AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET REPORT.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 232, 5 December 1916, Page 1

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET REPORT.

Mr J. Jones, auctioneer, Victoria and Lome streets, Auckland, reports sales as follows: *

Poultry came forward in heavy supply and for good conditioned birds good prices were again realised. Turkeys and geese in strong demand. Potatoes are lower, we quote : Poultry (1640 penned), hens, prime 3s 3d to 4s, good 2s 9d to 3s Id, ordinary hens 2s 6d to 3s, small 2s to 2s 3d. Ducks 2s to 4s ss. Roosters prime up to 6s, good 4s to 4s6d, small 2s to 3s, chickens 4d to 8d each, ducklings lOd to Is 2d, turkey gobblers 9s 6d to 15s 9d, hens 6s to Bs. » Pigs 14s to 19s 6d. Farm produce: Potatoes, new, prime 12s to 14s 6d, good lis to lis 9d, small 5s to 7s, onions 18s 6d, pumpkins 9s, kumeras 8s to 10s 6d, butter Is to Is 2d, eggs Is 3d to Is sd, cheese IOJd, hams lOid to Is, sides 10id to 11 Jd. Fruit: Apples 16s to 18s 6d, plums 5s to 6s, tomatoes 6d to lld lb, lemons 8s to 12s, gooseberries 5s 6d to Bs.

Grain : Maize-5s 6d, wheat <is 9d, bran £5 10s, sharps £B, barley meal £6 15s, oats 4s 2d, chaff £7 10s.