WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13412, 9 May 1912, Page 8

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "Tho Colonist.")

Wellington, May 8. Messrs. Laery and Co., report as foljtaws on the Wellington fruit and produce market: —

Apples: Choice dessert, Dougherty 9s to 9,8 6d; Jonathans 7s to 7s 6d; choice cookers 5s to 5s 3d, prime 4s to 4s 3d.

Pears: Choice Winter Nelis 10s tills; Winter Cole 9s 6d to lOsj.Beurrie Diel 7 s 6d to 8s ; Vicars 4s 6d to 5s per cas-e.

Grapes: Largo 9d t-o 9j-d, small 6d to 6Jd. Tomatoes: Choice coloured 3s 6d to 4s per half case. Quinces : AVeil coloured 4&.&O 4g Bd per case.

(•ape gooseberries 4d to 4-J-d per lb. Pie melons 7d to 7s 9d per sack. Chillies 3s 6d par kalf-oasc. The potato market is easier, prioes 6s 6d to 7 s per cwt. Onions: Prime table 10s to 10s 6d per cwt. Hens 2s 6d to 4s; young roosters 3s 6d io 4s; ducks 5s to S? 6d p? vr pail". Eggs, fresh 2e Id, preserved Is 3d per dozen. ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET. i I'NtT1:!) Ph-ss ; ->to<;> >:io\'.l Ghristchurch, May 8. At the .A'Winston live stock market to-day there were larp/> entries. Thorc way :;. jr.otx' <!• :':' ■■"■ "' ' ■I«.i3*" sh^p, j>rul they r.old woll Fat lambs showed** further sidvaruv; in £>rice. There was a drop of rtv.ti shiili•■.;;■ por lit-ad on fat sheep, except ia piii.sf" heavy weights. In a larg;' v."rdir.;i of store sheep weJIKT-s (i!!'>:-i.iy of ;< good class) were rep resented. il;>;- balance being mada "up ■of fi Ivit of !.• :«iJ-.s and /»wes. The majority of thn l-;("i- wc-V' of an infennr or medium cln.vs, the only exceptions being one or tw<> lots of exceptionally good two and IVnir iuotlx owes. Ti ivas n strong demand for wethers at last week's rates. All forward conditioned lines elicited £ood competition, and in some instances, advanced rates were obtaitM?d, while medium lambs were firm, with an upward tendency. Ono pen of quite exceptional two-tooth ewes, perhaps as good-'R line as has been offered at Addington during the current season, realised \ip to 19s 3d. Most of the remainder of the ewes were aged or low conditioned sheep, and for the*© pric&s were on a par with those ruling a week earlier. The range of prices was—owes two tooth 19s 3d; four, s*x. and eight tooth, medium, lie 9d to 12a 6d; six and. eight tooth 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; full and failing mouth 8s to 9g Gd: culls 5s 2d to (>s Gd. Wethers, four and six tooth 15s 6d to 16s 4d ; two and four tooth 15s to 15s 9d, for good sorts ; others 18s to 13s 3d; two and four tooth, half-bred, 13s 4d; six tooth to 14s 9d; two tooth, forward, 14b to 16s; the latter price being paid for a very good lot; others 11s to 13s; four tooth half-breds (small) "L2s 9d. Lambs, forward, 13s to 13s 7d ; fa-ir stores 8s 9d to 11 s,; small sorts 8& to 9s 6d ; and cul's 4s to 7s'6d. The yarding of fat lambs was not only a very large one, totalling about 9,5'J<J. but so far as quality was ocneernod it was one of the best of the season. Well grown and well finished Limbs formed the bulk of the offering. A niumber of !otg of tegs made 20s- and upwards. ,There wae an advance of fully; 6d p^r feead in values, as compared vith la st week, though the better quality .accounted to a large extent for the- higher range of prices. Tegs made 17s 6d to 20s, extra to 225. alverage weights 14s 6d io 17s 3d, light and unfinished lots 12s to 14s.

The yardina of fat r^pp was a, very largo one, and was composed chiefly of owes. Among tho wrthorfi were somo very prime heavy she«p, and those* sold fully up to last week's rates. Kn'o'/.mf»; fllioep, both withers and ■cvos, jmkl inferior sorts, showed a decline of fully Is p«r head as poinpaT"d with bho provioug week's prices. Tlicre v/as an absence of the briskness that was mani-

fest tho week boforo, and this hceamo moro marked tho sale jirovivopsed, tfeoTJgh it brightonod again »t tho olof>?. Prime wethers mado 17s fid to 20s, extra "' to 21s; others los 5d to 17b ; prinjo ewes 14s to 17s 6d j oxtra to 21s 6d ; others I.os 3d to 13s 6d. Merino wethers 15s 7d : Merino ewos 11b.

by at. least. Is per 1001b., the ran go lieing 21e to 255. Steers made £7 6a to £11, extra to £14 ss; heifers £5 10s to £6 12s 6d; and cows £5 to £9 15s. Stores were represented by a small yarding, the greater number being dry cows. The demand for' young cattle wan a- little brightor, but others word not in request; 15 to 18 months sorts made £2 13s to £3 14s ; two year heifers £4 7s ; dry cows 30s to £4 ss. A fair number of dairy cows, some being of a useful class, were offered, and all descriptions sold well, the competition being kcon. Prices ranged from £5 to £12 sa.

The yarding.of pigs was a medium one mostly of a good cla.ss, but the demand lacked briskness. Choppers made 55s to 90s; heavy baconere 60s to 70s; and lighter sorts'sos to 55a, or equivalent to s}d per Ib. The best class of porkers brought 40s to 455, and lighter descriptions 30s to 37s 6d, equal to 5-} dto 51d per Ib. Store pigs were well represented by pigs. of a very useful class, and /there was good competition. The best descriptions made 35k to 42s 6d; smaller sorts 22s to 32s 6d. Small weancrs were weaker than at recent sales, but larger sorts Bold well, prices ranging from 5s 6d to 12s 6d.

There were 342 head of fat cattle penned, .and though thoie wore a lot of j*ood animals offered, there was a largo proportion of cow beef. Tho salo ww, dxill and dragging. Prices were easier