FEILDING MARKET REPORT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 718, 18 January 1910, Page 8

FEILDING MARKET REPORT.

Messrs. ,A. H. .'Atkinson .and Co., Ltd!, of 'Feildihg,. reporting on Friday's.-sale; state that a very largo entry-of-pigs-came forward, 'every pen being-filled.. Bidding, how-, ever, was lifeless, and although- they quitted nearly overy, pen, values showed ■ a Bharp decline all j-ntmd, aud vendors had to accept practically anything offering. Milk yields have been, sensibly-less during tho last few weeks, and this lias helped to accentuate'the present,.slump by, forcing dairymen to place pigs on to an already •'depressed. market- Poultry . was in fair supply,-but no well-grown table birds wore forward. - The market, as Is usual at tho time of year, was not strong for indifferent sort?. They had a very heavy supply of fruit of.really excellent!quality, 'some 250 cases of tomatoes, peaches, plums, apples, and iars of raspberries finding n. ready market,, and selling at prices shoiving -a. pood return to , growers. . Plums only are 'difficult of sale .with the .abundant■ local supply, and large quantities coming on to tho market from outside sources. - Good -potatoes,---free from'!: blight; ' are selling well, and made valuc3 coual to £9 ner ton.' Quotation's ;^-Pigs— WoaneTS- and slips, 53. 3d., 6s. 6d., ss. 9d., 65... 6s. 3d., to 7s. 3d:; stores, Bs. 6H.; 95., 10s, ,11s.. to 13s;- 9d.j porkers, Ms. 6d„ 155., 1.65. Cd.. 17s. 6(L, 18s. 6d.. 19s. 6d., OJs. 6d.;. heavier, to 225. 6d. Poultry at each—Light cockerels, Is.'. Is. 3d., Is. 5d., ls. ! 7d., to Is. 9d.; hens, Is., Is. 2d., Is. 3d., Is. 4d.; duoks, Is. 2d., Is. 6d., to Is.: 10d.;' geese, 2s.' . Produce—Japanese . plums, . 25.; cherry plitms, 2s. 6tl. to 3s. per .ca«e; peaches.-: 4s. 6d.'. to 5a.; tomatoes; : '3s. 6d;; apples, cookcrs, ljd. per lb.;. Taspberries. 5d.; cucumbers, 2-s. 6d. per case; potatoes, Is. 6di,pcr 561b. bag;:factory bacon, sides 7d., hams Bd. per lb. .