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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 27 May 1915, Page 2

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PRDOUCE MARKET Mr. J. Jones, Auctioneer, Victoria and Lome Streets, Auckland, reports :— POULTRY (1100 penned) Hens, 1/5 to 1/10, good 1/3 to 1/11, others 1/4 to 1/5 ; roosters, prime ( 3s to 3s 9d, good 2s to 2/9 , cockrells Is to 1/9; ducks, young 2/3 to 3s, old Is to 1/9;. geese, to 3/9; turkeys, gobblers 6s to 8/6, hens 3/3 to 4s. Pigs, 6/ to 12/9. FARM PRODUCE Potatoes, local, prime, 4s to ss, good. £3 10s to £4, Southern £6 to £6 10s : onions, £5 10s to £7 ; pumpkins to 4/; swedes, £1 5s to £2; kumaras, 7s to 7/6 ; citron melons £3 to £3 10s. Vegetables are low in value. DAIRY PRODUCE Eggs' fresh 1/9 to 2/, butter Is to 1/3, bacon 9d to lOd, cheese 8d to lOd, honey 3s to ss, bulk honey 2d to 3J^d FRUIT Apples, dessert 4/ to 7s 3d, good 4s to to 6s, cookers 3/6 to 5/; pears, Vicars 2s 6d to 3s 9d, dessert 3s 9d to 6s ; tomatoes, 3s Id to 4s 3d; passion fruit, good 1/9 to 3s 6d; lemons choice 5/ to 6/6. GRAIN Wheat, 7/9 to 8s; oats, 4/10, seed Algerian, 7/6; bran, £3 15s ; sharps £9 ids ; barley, 6s 6d; chaff, local £8 to £9 at station.