COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 43, 15 February 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Mr. Newton King’s Stratford Weekly Report. At the . Hayniarket there was only a moderate yarding of pigs, there being a large attendance, and good enquiry for pigs, which resulted in a rise in prices. I quote slips and weaners 11s to 17s 6d, small stores £1 Is to £1 10s, medium do. to good £2 to £2 2s, gigs and sundries at usual rates. At the Mart.—Poultry: A fair number of birds were penned, hens Is 3d to Is 9d, roosters is to Is 9d, cockerels 9d to lOd, ducks Is 3d to Is 9d, potatoes 6s 6d owt., small do 3s pci bushel, furniture and sundries maleing fair prices. I also held a sale of oil paintings on behalf of J. D. Perrett, about half of the catalogued number being sold. Fruit: Some 800 cases of assorted fruit came to hand during the week, chiefly plums, which resulted in the market being a little easier. Plums, greengage 3s 6cl, purple gage 3s, diamonds 2s to 3s, Satsuraa 3s 6d, Burbank Is 6d to 3s, Ogbn Is to 2s, apples 3s 6d to 4s 6d, nectarines 4s 6d to 5s Gd, peaches 3s 9d to sd, tomatoes 2s Gd to 4s Gd, cucumbers 2s, according to size of case and quality. (Received 15, 8.5 a.m.) London, February 14. Tallow: Twelve hundred and thirtyseven casks were offered and 923 sold. Prices were unchanged.