PRODUCE MARKET

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 8 March 1917, Page 2

PRODUCE MARKET

Mr. J. Jones, Auctioneer, Victoria and ' Lome Streets, Auckland, reports •'— The market this week has been ex-., ceptionally busy, and for choice quality potatoes and choice young pullets a strong demand existed. Butter and eggs are a shade easier. The fruit market has been well ."supplied, and for good dessert and cooking apples the market remained firm. Over the"advertised number of poultry came forward and a steady demand existed for good young fresh hens, also pullets. Roosters of heavy breed sold well. Young ducks are in good demand. We realised for a line of pullets from 5s 6d to 8s 6d. POULTRY (1458 penned). Roosters, prime 4s to 5s 4d; hens, heavy 3s 6d to 3s 9d, smaller 2s to 2sJlod' cockrells Is to Is 8d; pullets, choice 53 6dtqßs6d, good 4s to 4s 6d, fresh - conditioned young hens 2s 6d to 3s sd; ducks, 2s to ss; geese, 6s; turkeys, gobblers 8s 6d to 12s, hens 4s to 6s. FARM PRODUCE Potatoes, prime 9s to 9s 6d, good £8 10s to £8 15s, medium £7 to £7 10s, small £5 ; onions 8s 6d to 9s ; kumeras 8s to 10s ; swedes £3. ; DAIRY PRODUCE Butter Is Id, eggs Is 6d. to Is Bd, ~~ cheese 9d, honey 4d to 4^d, bacon lOd to UHd, hams lid to Is. ** FRUIT Apples, choice 6s to 7s 6d, good 5s 6d to 6s 6d, cookers 5s to 7s ; pears, choice 5» to Bs, coolcers 5s to 6s; passions 2s to 2d 6d ; grapes lOd to 10^d. GRAIN Maize 5s 2d, wheat 7s, oats 4s 6d, bran £5, sharps £7 15s, barley 4s 9d, Southern chaff £7 15s, local chaff £4 10s to £5.