PRODUCE REPORTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 114, 29 July 1913, Page 3

PRODUCE REPORTS.

Mr J. Jones, auctioneer, Victoria and Lome streets, Auckland, reports Poultry came forward this week in very heavy supplies to a good market and high prices were obtained, in cas63 extreme prices were realised. Fruit has firmed, and the market has an upward tendency. Potatoes are a shade easier with very heavy sales. Southern seed potatoes are in strong demand. Butter is firmer. Eggs, slightly lower prices realised than last week. Swedes are slow of sale. Pumpkins, market firm. We quote : (These prices are not what we obtained for the pure bred birds). Poulry: Roosters, table 3s (3d to -Is 10d ; ordinary, 2s Gd to 3s. Cockrels, Is 3d to Is Bd. Hens, ordinary, 2s (id to 3s 3d ; special, extra heavy up to 3s lOd. A line of 250 pullets realised 3s to 4s 3d. Ducks, 2s 3d to 2s lid. Geese, 3s 6d. Turkey gobblers, 7s to 10s. Hens, Is to 6s 3d.

Pigs, 8s 6d to £1 03. Produce : Potatoes, table, £0 to £6. Gamekeeper, seed, £G 10s to £7 10s. Northern Stars, £6 to £0 10s. Pampkins, £6 10s to £7 los. Swedes, £2 to £2 ss. Carrots, red, £4.

Fruit: Apples, dessert, 6s 6d to 9s od, Pears, cookers, (is to 8s 9d. Lemons, 7s to 10s 3d. Cooking apples, 6s 9d to 8s 6d. Butter, bulk, 113 dto Is Id. Eggs, fresh, Is 5d to Is 7Jd. Bacon, factory sides, 9d to lO.jd. Hams, lOdto Hid. Grain : Maize, -Is to 4s 3d. Wheat, 4s od. Oats, feed, 2s lOd to 3s 2d; seed, 3s 4d to 3s 9d. Bran, £5. Sharps, £6 10s. Chaff, Southern, £6 los.

Mr J. W. Jones, auctioneer, Market Square, opposite Town Hall, Auckland, reports : —During the week poultry, butter and eggs have been in firm demand, with good prices. Poultry : Roosters, 3s 3d to 4s 2d each, and others 23 6d to 2s 9d. Cockerels, 2s and 2s 3d each. Hens, Is 9d to 2s 9d. Ducks, 2s to 2s Bd. Turkeys, gobblers, 8s 9d to lis od ; hens, 4s 3d to os 3d.

Butter, Is to Is 2d per lb. Eggs, Is od to Is 7d per do/en. Cheese, 6d to 7d per lb. Honey, 3s 9d to 4s 3d per dozen sections.

Bacon, 9d to lOd per lb. Hams, lOd to lUd per lb.

Potatoes, £-5 IDs to £5 15s; Northern Star, seed, £6 to £G 10s ; Up-to-dates, £6 to £(5 5s ; Gamekeeper, £(> 15s to £7. Pumpkins, 7s to 7s 9d ; inferior, 6s per cwt. Swedes, £o per ton. Carrots, £o per ton. Kumeras, lls per cwt. Onions, 9s to 10s Gdper cwt. Maize, 4s -id to 4s 6rl. Wheat, 4s Id to 4s sd. Oats, 2s 10s to 3s ; Dunn, 2s 9d to 2s lid.

Bran, £•> ss. Sharps, £6 10s. Chaff, £5 17a Gel to £6 10sp(r ton.