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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1362, 29 September 1883, Page 2

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AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. Friday, September 20 Wholesale,

Honey, Bjd to 5d ; jam, 6s fid ; biscuits, 6d ; sugar, 3d to 4Jd i confectionery, fid ; boiled lollies, 54d to fid ; tea, (box), 24s ; coffee, Is 2d to is 4d ) paper, 34d j ealt, ss; white lead, SJd ) apples, 3a to 10s ) eoap, 15s fid. Apples sold at 2s 6d to 4s per case ; oranges, 2s fid to 7s ; mandarins, 7a to 10s 3d ; local lemons, at 34d to 4ld per dozen ; citrons, 7|d; peanuts, IJd per lb., bananas, Jd ; brahmas, 10s fid ; Spanish, 4s 3d ; carrots, 3s Id to 4s Id ; turnips, 2s fid , mangolds, Is fid ; pumpkins, 4s Od ; cabbages, 2s 4d to 9s per sack ; onions, 2j ; box tea, 15s fid to 30s ; cocoa and milk, 8s per doe ; Wilson’s jams. 6s fid ; Murray's jams, 4s fid to 4s fid ; starch, 4d.

Manures—Bonedust, Sydney, £9 10s to £lO os, according to quality; Auckland, £7 to £8 10s ; Peruvian guano, £l7 to £lB ; Maldon Island, £8 ; Huon guano, small lots, £5 to £6, bags included; Hurst’s chemical manure, £l4 10s ; boueflour, £9. Stock, &c. Horses—Good animals in steady request. Hacks from £5 2s 6d to £l2 10s, medium draught, £25 to £3O. Hides—From 2Ad to 3d per lb. Station skins—ls 5d to 2s 9d. Butchers’ skins—3s fid to 3s lOd each. Wool—s|d to sjd per lb. Pigs—Plentiful, and good prices were realised. Dairy Cattle—Limited in number, and better prices. Store Cattle—Scarce, and upward tendency in price. Fat Cattle—Advanced 10s per head. Sheep— Well fattened Auckland wethers, old at 27s each. Good demand.

a. d. a. d. Butter, fs. lb 0 2—0 10 Butter, salt, lb 0 7-0 9 Cheese (local) 0 6-0 6J „ Canterbury 0 6—0 8 Eggs, per doz. ... 0 8—0 0 Lard, per lb. (bladder) 0 6—0 7 Hams, in cloth 0 8—0 9 Bacon and Hams 0 6—0 8 Hams (in cloth) 0 11-0 0 Canterbury Hams and Bacon 0 8J—O 9i Jams per doz ... 87 6-38 0 Fowls per pair 2 0-40 Retail.

a. d. i. d. Butter fresh, per lb, ... 1 0-0 0 Butter, salt, per Ibj ... ... 0 10—1 0 Cheese (colonial) .. 0 9-0 10 Bggs, per dozen ... 0 10—0 0 Milk, per quart ... 0 4—0 0 Lard, per lb ... 0 6—0 9 Fowls, each ... 2 0—3 0 Ducks, each ... 2 0-3 0 Geese, each ... S 0-7 0 Turkey s, ... o 0—8 6 Bacon, per lb. ... ... ... 0 10—1 0 Hams, per lb. ..i ... ... 1 0-1 4 Bread, per 21b loaf —0 3J

Bctcheks’ Meat. Retail. Per lb. Per lb. 8. d. 8. d. Boasting beef k .. 0 4 toO 6 Boiling beef 0 4 to 0 0 Mutton, hind quarter 0 4 to 0 4J ,, fore quarter... 0 24 to 0 3 Lamb, fore quarter 0 4 to 0 0 „ hind quarter 0 4 to 0 0 Pork and veal .. 0 54 to 0 •J Steaks 0 6 to 0 8 Chops and sausages 0 5 to 0 6 Tallow, best (wholesale)--Mutton, 38b ; mixed, 25s to 30s. Fi.ova Market. Wholesale. £ i. d Superfine flour, silk dressed, per ton 13 10 0 Fine flour, ditto, household 12 10 0 Adelaide, per ton (none) Oamaru, per ton 12 0 0 Dunedin, per ton 12 0 0 Canterbury, per ton 12 0 0 Bran, per ton (local) 5 10 0 Sharps, per ton 5 10 0 Cabin bread 18 0 0 Oatmeal 13 0 0 Pearl barley 24 0 0 Hay and Corn Market. Wholesale. £ 8. d. £ b. d. Maize (local) 0 3 0—0 3 3 Oats ... 0 2 4—0 2 8 Wheat 0 4 6-0 4 9 Wheat (fowl) 0 3 6-0 0 0 Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed 6 0 0-6 5 0 Lucerne, ditto ... ... 6 0 0-6 10 0 Straw (load) 0 18 0—1 10 0 Chaff (oaten) 6 0 0—0 0 0 Hay (oaten) 5 0 0-6 0 0 Potatoes, per ton ... 3 15 0—4 5 0 Chaff (mixed) 4 10 0-5 0 0 Barley ... 0 2 9—0 3 3 Malting Barley 0 5 0—0 5 3 Clover 5 10 0-6 0 0 Retail. a. d. a. d. Maize, per bushel 3 9-4 0 Oats, per lOOlbs 6 0-0 0 Oats (seed) 3 6-3 9 Bran, per lOOlbs 6 0-6 6 Wheat (fowl) 3 6—4 0 Hay, per cwt 6 6-7 0 Lucerne, per cwt. 7 6-8 0 Oaten hay, per cwt. ... 6 0-7 0 Straw, ditto 3 0-4 0 Chaff ditto (scarce) 6 0-7 6