Pigs, Poultry and Produce

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 64, 18 March 1944, Page 3

Pigs, Poultry and Produce

The Dominion Auctioneering Company report receiving a large entry of pigs at their weekly salo on Thursday and with the exception of two peus a total clearance was effected. Prices for s all lines were down on last week’s , realisations. A capacity entry of poultry was panned, a real good sale resulting, table poultry In particular being in good demand. Vegetables were in ! large supply, prices being as follow: I Pigs: Weaners 7s to 10s each, slips ■Ss to 15s, heavy stores 22s to 275, light i stores IGs to 19s, light porkers to £2 Is Gd, empty sow £2 4s. Poultry: Good pullets 13s to IGs each, medium Ss to 11s Gd, heavy cockerels 5s Id to Gs lOd each, medium 3s lOd to 4s Gd, light 2s to 3s, heavy hens 5s to 7s Id, medium 3s to 4s Gd, light ; roosters to 2s G*i, young ducks 5s to (is 10(1, old ducks 3s, young geese 5s Id, old 3s lOd. Produce: Peaches 7s Gd to 10s case, tomatoes, quarters 2s Gd to 4s, halves 4s to Gs 9d, passion fruit 14s Gd, cabbages to IGs cwt., carrots to 7s sugar bag, peas 3Jd to Gd lb., runner beans 4d to (id lb., striuglcss to 4d lb., pumpkins ; 9s to 14s Gd sack, marrows 2s to 4s • sack, silver beet Is to 2s case, cucumbers Is to 3s case, rhubarb Gd to Is , bunch, lettuce, best to ISs Gd sack, i others Ss to 9s case.