THE RIALTO

Southland Times, Issue 24576, 27 October 1941, Page 8

THE RIALTO

William Todd and Co. Ltd. the Rialto, report as follows for week ending Saturday:— Pigs.—Small weaners 10/6 to 15/-, medium 16/- to £l/0/6, well grown £l/1/6 to £1 16/6, small stores £l/10/- to £l/19/6, stores £l/17/- to £2/16/6. Poultry.—Hens 2/5 to 3/2, heavy breeds 3/- to 5/1, geese 4/- to 4/9, ducks 2/6 to 4/2, perching pullets 4/- to 5/-, lambs 5/to 11/-. Bacon Pigs.—Prime baconweights 120 to 1501 b 7d per lb, delivered at abattoirs. Produce.—Table potatoes: King Edwards are in short supply. There is a good demand at £l2/10/-. Arran Chiefs £9, King Edward seed 8/- to 9/- bag, pig potatoes 2/- bag, chaff £5/10/-, straw £3/10/-,. oats 15/- to 18/6, crushed oats 14/6, wheat £1 1/- to £l/5/-, sorrell 3/6; oatdust 5/6, farrafood 16/6, meat meal 11/-, poultry pellets 12/6, calf nuts 12/-, sheep nuts 11/.-, dairy nuts 12/-, pig nuts 10/6, molasses 12/6, Moose meal £l/2/-, Moose nuts £l/1/-, lucerne meal 15/6. maize meal £l/2/6, crushed linseed £l/16/-, oyster shill grit 6/- cwt, burnt lime 4/6, Hunter’s fish manure 3/small bags. Miscellaneous.—Pumice boilers £9/5/-, pumice washtubs £3/5/-, sashes 15/-, wheelbarrows £l/15/- to £2, meat safes £l/10/-, steps 15/-, timber £l/2/6, droppers £l/2/-, stakes £2/10/- 100, totara strainers 15/-, posts £9/10/- 100, draught collars £2, winkers 15/6, pony pads £2/5/-, bridles 15/-, overall paint £l/2/6 gallon. Vegetables.—Cabbage 3/- to 4/-, cauliflower 4/-, lettuce 3/- dozen, carrots 3d lb, rhubarb 2d to 3d lb. Grass Seeds. —White clover 2/- lb, Timothy 1/3, dogstail 1/-, cocksfoot 1/6, cowgrass 1/9, Montgomery red clover 3/-, Alsyke and white 1/- 501 b bags, perennial ryegrass (certified) 2/6 bushel, farmers’ dressed ryegrass 15/- sack, mixture ryegrass, clover and cocksfoot 3 lid lb, Essex rape (certified) 1/- lb.