MARKET REPORTS.
Produces Distributors, _ Ltd.. _ Palmerston North, report the following prices for tin’s week according to quality and grades: 'loniatoes, 4s to lCu i-casc; quinces, 4s fid to 7s fid ease; peaches, 9s to 12s; ]ajipmelons, Cs fid super, 8s fid sack; pumpkins (best reds), 6s 6d super; kunmras, 2jd to 3d per lb; green peas, 2d to 31d tier Il>; beans, 3d to 5d per lb; celery, 8s; lettuce, 3s to fis fid case; cabbage, Drumhead, 7s; Savoys, 7s 6d; cauliflowers, 8s to 13s; swedes, 6s super bags; carrots, 3s to 3s fid; parsnips, 3s fid to 4s 6d sugar bags: leeks, 5d bunch; beetroot, Is fid dozen; silver beet, 3s case: potatoes (Suttons), 6s a cwt.; onions (table), 5s fid sugar bag, 11s cwt; picklers, lid petlb. Larger quantities arc coming forward now, with an increased demand, hence values remain firm, with a good demand for good kumarus. The Dominion Auctioneering Co., Lid.. Palmerston North, report the following prices realised at their weekly sale held on Friday.—Pigs; Best weaners, 10s to 13s; slips, 16s In 19s: stores, 19s lo 245; light porkers, 35s 6d, Poultry: Best W.L. liens. 5s to 6s per pair: light hens, 4s lo 4s fid per pair; heavy hens, 7s to 8s per pair: heavy cockerels, 8s to 9s per pair: medium cockerels, 5s to 7s; pullets, forward. 7s to 9s each; medium. 3s to 6s each; ducks, old. 4s to 5s per pair. Produce: Tomatoes. 4s to 10s per case: cauliflowers, 8s to 11s; cabbage, Drumhead, 5s to 8s; lettuce, 3s to 12s; cucumbers, 2s to 4s; spinach, 4s to 6s: pumpkins, 4s to 7s 6d per bag; marrows, 2s to 4s per bag; celery, 7s to 8s per case; parsnips, 4s to 5s per sugar bag: carrots, Is 6d to 2s 6d per bag; beetroot, 3s to 4s 9d; silver beet, 3s to 4s per case: rhubarb, 3s to 8s per doz; potatoes, 5s fid to 6s 3d per cwt: onions, 10s to 12s per bag;-peas, 2d to per lb; beans, 6d to 9d per lb. Grand organ and pianoforte duos, anthems, viola solos, ladies’ quartette, and vocal solos are included in the programme of the musical evening arranged by the choir of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church for presentation on May 2, at 8 p.m.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 126, 27 April 1940, Page 14
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383MARKET REPORTS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 126, 27 April 1940, Page 14
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