MART REPORTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 1 June 1923, Page 3

MART REPORTS.

MORTON AND PEARSON; Messrs Morton and Pearson report .or last weeis as follows : — : , f | Supplies of fruit were fairly heavy uni prices remained practically unmangedj Supplies of bananas, pines, : passions; and lemons reached the mar.vot on,Saturday.- • r There was a large crowd in attend-' mice at Friday’s sale and a full-entry jt furniture was disposed of: An'Over:and car oifered at auction was passed ai at £230, but was sold after the sale. Trices realised were —Apples, Deiici-; ous, best 10s 6d to 13s 6d per case, 1 medium 7s 6d to 9s 6d per case, other „rades 4s 6d to 6s 6d per. case, Jonauians 4s to Bs, Cleopatra 5s 6d to 7s 6d per case, Scarlets.4s 6d to 6s 6d per jise} - cookers 4s to os' 6d per ,case. rears Is 6d to 3s per half case, 3s to J s Ud per case. Bananas to 265, pines -os to 23s 6d per case; yaasions 20s per case; lemons, ’Frisco 50s, Adelaide Ms: grapes to 30s per case. Out, movers: Violets from 6d per bunch, j oranges, mandarines, etc., due this, neck. . „_ * Vegetables —Cabbage 3s to 3s 6d P ei '| dozen, leeks Is per dozen, beet Uu, marrows 3s 6d to 7s per dozen, pumpkins 8s to 10s per sack. Producer-Table potatoes 16s to lbs per sack; wheat, best 16s 6d to 17s 6d per sack, seconds 12s to 15s per sack; oats 16s 6d, seconds 11s to 13s 6d per sack; barley 13s to 17s, bran & 3d, i pollard 13s 6d. Poultry mash 12s 6d,' orit 10s 6d, cluck food 10s 6d, meat meal 2s 6cl, Fatna stock food 255, chalt 5s 6d, parsnips ss, carrots ss, swedes | 3s to 3s 6d; honey 6d to 7d per lb; pie mellons ljd to 2d per lb; peanuts to 7d per lb; walnuts 8d to 10d. —A good entry was disposed of on Friday. Prices were—Hens 3s to is per pair, cockerels 2s to 4s 3d petpair, roosters os 9d per pair, bantams is 3d. THE RIALTO, TEMUKA. A. H. Fenn submits the following re-.; ,o.c tor tne week ending May tit): i x'ouUuy— Good entries continue; old ~eus zs, neavy mrus 4s 6d to os; roos.ors, old 2s, young 4s to 6d; drakes x-igs—Weaners 5s 6d to 9s 3d, better Ms to 10s 9d. , I fable potatoes 7s 6d to 8s cwt, muons 7s 6d bag, oats to 14s _lovn .neat 14s to 15s, peas, seconds ros to .m; bacon rolls-is. 1 01 i-Vuio—Apples 4s to 0s 6d, pears 2d t ,er ni; marrows Id per lb; puiupknm ni per lb. UNIVERSAL MART. Messrs Haynes, Oakey and Co. report ..r week ending May 20 as under : Poultry— Hens brought .from 3s bu to js 6d per pair, cockerels 3s each. I Produce— Table apples 6s 6d per case, uest cookers 4s per case ; fowl wheat M and 17s 6d per sack; potatoes .lbs and 17a. and 18s for best whites. Uui A. and P. poultry foods meet with a keen demand, and we have disposed of * ""Furniture and Sundries—The demand for furnituro has been fairly keen, and during the week, we disposed of a fan quantity at satisfactory pi ices. ~ 1 Property. —'Hie demand tor PJ.'°P® rfcl °*, handy to town continues, and ot late \C have bad many mipunes for P™pei ties in the south cud. Vie have ]ns neg -- "ted a nice property close to Jn, i. gii-e now in touch, witji othu : oyvrs. ‘