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Motueka Star, Volume V, Issue 318, 6 September 1904, Page 4

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Cukistchttrch, August 31.

Thefolio wing are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free of commission, except where otherwise specified : Wheat —Pearl and Tuscan 3s 4|d, and Hunter’s 3s 3d at country stations.'

Oats—Heavy Canadians Is 8d to Is 9d, short feed Is 6d to Is 7d, Duns Is fid to Is' 7|d, Danish is sd, at country stations. Flour, millers’ quotations, Roller .£9 Os a ton.

Peas-—Partridge 3s to 3s 4d, blue Prussians 3s 3d at country stations-

Barley—Prime malting 3s, at county stations. . Pollard : 80s ton. Bran : fiss. Oatmeal: £lO Os f.o.b. f Oatsheaf chaff, 55s to 60s Od pertonat country stations. Potatoes—Kidneys 30s, Early Rose 355, Dervvents 18s, at country stations.

Onions—£3 15s at country stations,

Dairy Produce; Cheese,- factory sd, dairy 4fd; butter factory, local, 12|dper lb, North Island lid, dairy 8d to 9d prime, salt (in boxes) 8d to 9d , bacon 7d, hams • Bd, factory bacon and hams gd higher, fo.b. — eggs 9d to lOd a dozen.-Christchurch Press. STOCKSALES. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale yesterday, as follows:- —There was a fair entry oj bullocks, ranging from prime heavy weights to light and medium quality. Heavy bullocks were equal to last week’s rates ; light realised up to 24s per 100 lb. Best bullocks £ll 7s fid, others £9 to LlO 12s 6d ; light L 8 15s to L 7 12s 6d. A small entry of wethers sold freely. Prime 26s 4d, others 24s Id to 265, light 23s 3d. WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. SPECIAL TO “MOTUEKA ST Alt.” The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd report on the market as follows : Apples, choice dessert, 6s to Bs, cooking 6s 6d to 7s, in good demand ; pears dessert 5s to 9s, cooking 6s ; lemons 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; walnuts 5d per lb ; oranges island 10s ptsr 9in case poorman oranges 5s ; bananas 1 Is. Potatoes Derwents £2 10s other sorts £2 to £2 5s market weak ; seed potatoes, Beauty of Hebron 70s, Up-to-date 70s ; Kidneys 70s ; Derwents 60s ; onions 5s 6d ; straw { whoaten, ( oaten, 42s fid at railway wanted ; 72s 6d to 75s at country maize lbs *, poWard 5s 3d to 5s fid bran 4s to 4s 3d ’/oats prime 2s 2d, discolored 2s, seed 3d to 2s 6d ;-broken rice invaluable for poultry, 6s 6d par 100 lb in 200 lbs ; cabbage 4s 6d to 5s per sack ; cauliflower prime 8s to 9s 6d market firm ; brocoli 9s to 10s per sack . j.pimpkins 4s per cwt firm ; marrows 5s per x swt firm carrots 2s 6d ; swede turnips 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; butter, separator 8d to dairy 7.d to Bd, pastry 6d to ,7d ; eggs fresh ls per dozen, preserved 9d ; cheese test factory mediums sd, large 4|d to 41 d, dairy 4d to 4|d ; bacon, sides 7d, rolls 7gd, hams 7d to 8d ; lard bulk 6d, rolls 6|d ; dressed pork 56s to 80s 4gd, 80s to 100 s 4d in good demand ; poultry ducks’ 5s 9d to 6s ; table roosters 4s to 5s 6d ; cockerels 3s to 4s ; fat hens 3s 6d to 4s others 3s to 33 6d ; pullets 4s 6d to 5s ; turkeys, hens 11s, gobblers 12 to 16s ; geese 6s to 7s per pair. Poultry in good demand.