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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 2 September 1915, Page 2

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PRDOUCE MARKET

Mr. J.Jones, Auctioneer, Victoria and Lome Streets, Auckland, reports :— The market this week has been steady m most lines. Last week's rates- were maintained. Poultry of good quality is still in strong demand. Fruit is short. Butter and eggs are in good, demand Swedes and pumpkins are J slow of sale. We quote : > POULTRY (750 penned) Hens, prime 2/8 to 3/6, good 2/4 to 2/7; ducks, 2s to 3s; roosters, prime to 5/9, good 4s to 4/9, smaller 3s to 3/6 cockrells 2/3 to .2/9 ; turkeys, gobblers 7/6 to 14/6, hens 4s to 6/3. Pigs: 14s to £1 7s 6d. ■ < ' FARM PRODUCE Potatoes, Southern table 8/6, southern seed 7s to 7/6, local table £4 to £5 10a ; 8/6 to 12s; swedes, £1 lOs* pumpkins, 3s to 3/9. ' ' DAIRY PRODUCE . Butter, Is to Is Id; eggs, 1/1 to 1/2 • cheese, l\i to B^d; hams, Bdtolod-' sides, 9d to 9Hd ; lard, 7^d. FRUIT Apples, choice 8/6 to 10/9, good ; 7s to Bs, cookers 7s to 9d; lemons, 5/6 to 8/6. GRAIN Wheat 7/6; oats 4/11 ; bran £8 ; sharps £9; Algerian oats 7/9; chaff £8 to £1010s ; barley 6/3.