PRICES AT AUCTION

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 346, 29 April 1935, Page 4

PRICES AT AUCTION

VEGETABLES PLENTIFUL BUT FRUIT MORE SCARCE. VALUES REMAIN FIRM. A plentiful supply of poultry and vegetables ami a lack of fruit coupled with a good demand in all sections were the features of Messrs. Newton Kin;.;- Ltd.'s auction sale on Saturday. Poultry was penned in fair numbers ami prices were realised as follow: liens 1/1. lo 2/-, bantams 3d to (id, duck. 1/7 to 2/1, pullets 3/2 to 5/-, roo. tors 1/1, turkeys 5/3. Tile offering of vegetables was very good, both as regards quantity and quality, and sellers received satisfactory prices for their produce. Values ranged as follow; Spinach 2d to 3d bundle, lettuce plants 2d to 43 bunio, cabbage plants 2d to Id bundle, le; k;> 3d bundle, rhubarb 2d to 3d bundle, celery 2d to 3d bundle, parsnip,. 2d to 3d bundle, carrots 2d to 3d bundle, jtuirrows 3d to 6d each, cabbages (is to 12s dozen, jam-mel-ons (id to Is. each-, cumicuins Id to 3d each, pumpkins (id to Is each, beet root 2d to 3d bundle. Very little fruit was. offered for sale, app'es and pears being the only variety. Roth dessert and cooking apple.; :-old at 2/6 to 3/- for ,201 b. cases and 5/(1 to (>/- for 40lb. cases. 201 b. cases of pears brought from 2/0 to ■ i , 3/G.