Thursday's Market Dull And Generally Slow

Chronicle (Levin), 21 May 1949, Page 2

Thursday's Market Dull And Generally Slow

Messrs. Townsend and Paul Ltd., fruit and produce merchants, Wexlington, report that at the sale on ThurSday, 19, the market was particularly dull and omy choice varieties of fruit attracted any attention. However, the demand for Meyer lemons is still good, values realising up to-17s per half case. A consignrnent of New Zealand grape fruit, though lacking in co our, reaiised up to 20s per bushel. Mandarins in half bushel cases brought up to 24s 6d, all other fruits heing particularly slow to quit. Kumeras over the past week have been coming to hand - very freely and values are very much easier. Todays value for this line was 25s per cwt. The same ±ack of interest was shown in the- vegetabie sale. and only green peas, beans and brussel sprouts, showed any kind of attractive returns. All other lines were particularly slow. Heavy yardings of poultry have been offered, and va'ues here have remained firm. Consignments are sl-rongly recommended. Quotations are as follows: — Fruit: Tree tomatoes 7s to 10s; others '4s to 6s 6d; chinese goossberries choice, 18s to 22s; others 12s to 17s: mandarins 24s 6d; chokos '4s to 7s half case; persimmons 7s to 8s 3d; Meyer lemons 10s to 17s box; feijoas 3s to 7s 6d per quarter case; grape fruit 17s to 20s per bushel; passion fruit ls to ls 6d per dozen; grapes, hothouse, 3s to 4s 2d; outside ls ld to ls 4d per , pound. 1 Vegetables: Stringless beans ls 7d to ls 9d: neas ls to ls 3-£d per pound; beetroot 3s to 6s; cucumbers 32s to 41s; lettuce, choice, 2s 6d to 5s; others ls to 2s; leeks 4s to 8s; marrows 3s to 4s; rhubarb 4s to 12s: silver beet ls 6d to 3s;

spinach 9s to 12s 6d cases; white turnips 4s to 8s; cabbage 6s to 11s; ■caulifiowers 10s to 17s 6d; numpkins 4s to 8s: swedes 5s to 8s: carrots 6s to 10s; parsnips 3s to 5s per sugar bag; oo atoes wanted; kumeras 20s to.. 25s; onions 12s to 14s; sprouts 36s 6d per bag. Poultry: White Leghorn hens, 3s to 4s 6d; Black Orpington hens, 5s 6d to 9s: roosters, 4s 6d to 6s; geese, 6s to 7s; white ducks, young, 15s 6d to 19s; old, 5s 6d to 7s; coloured, 9s 6d to 11s each; turkeys 2s 2d to 2s 3d; cockereis ls 6d to ls 9d per pound live weight. Flowers: Tangerine poppies, 2s to 2s 6d; 'art 3s 6d to 5s; carnations 15s to 22s; chrysanthemums, 4s 'tb' 18s per gross; violets, 7s 6d to 10s 6d per dozen bunches.

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