AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET REPORT

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 366, 9 April 1918, Page 2

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET REPORT

Mr J. Jones, Auctioneer, of the New City Markets, Auckland, Reports under date of Saturday last as follows :

Our opening sale was held this week in our new buildings and was' a huge success. We penned about 3000 head of poultry and in the whole satisfactory rates were obtained : White Leghorn Hens in the moult were not in much demand. Small Cockrells are still low in value. Potatoes are much firmer and high prices were obtained. Fruit of all description met with ready sale. Pigs are not in good demand, and values are low. Kumeras and butter and eggs are in good demand, we quote:

Poultry: Hens, prime 2s 3d to 2s 7d, good, Is lOd to 2s 3d, small, and inferior Is 5d to Is Bd, ducks, 2s to 3s 7d, geese ss, turkey gobblers, 8s fid to 14s, hens, 4s to 6s 9d, roosters, prime, 4s to 4s Bd, good 3s 6d to 3s Bd, small 2s 6d to 2s lid, cockrells, Is to Is 9d,

Dairy Produce: Butter Is 2d, eggs Is 1 Id to 2s 3d, cheese Is, hams Is 2d sides Is Id to Is 2d.

Farm Produce : Potatoes, Southern £9 to £lO, local £6 to £B, onions £8 to £9 10s, swedes £2 10s to £3 ss, pumpkins £3 10s to £5, kumeras £7 to £9.

Fruit: Apples, Dessert 5s to 7s, cookers 4s 6d to 6s, pears 5s to 9s 3d peaches 4s 9d to 6s, lemons 8s to lis 6d, passions 2s to 4s. Grain : Maize 8s 4d, wheat 7s 9d, barley 6s 9d to 7s 6d, oats 5s 8, Algerian Oats 5s 6d to 6s 10, chaff southern £ll to £l2.