POULTRY MARKET.
Prices of live poultry in the Wellington market are quoted as follow: Fowls. —White Leghorns: liens, 2s 6d to 3s 3d each; cockerels, lOd to Is a lb; pullets, best 4s to 8s each, others 3s to 4s each. Black Orpingtons: Hens, heavy 4s to 6s 6d each, medium, 3s to 4s 6d; cockerels, heavy lOd to Is a lb; medium, lOd to Is. Rhode Island Reds: Cockerels, heavy lOd to Is a lb. Ducks.—lndian Runner, young 4s to 6s each, old 3s to 4s 6d. White, young 4s to 7s; heavy, 4s to 7s. Geese-: 4s to 7s 6d each. Turkeys: Is to Is 2d a lb.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 137, 10 May 1940, Page 10
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110POULTRY MARKET. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 137, 10 May 1940, Page 10
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