MARKET REPORT

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 461, 2 September 1919, Page 1

MARKET REPORT

Mr J. Jones, auctioneer, n w City Markets, Auckland, loports sales as follows for weok ending August 23n1: This market this week has only been moderately tupplied with poultry, Produce and fruit and ail values are much firmer. Potatoes aud onions show much improvement and prices since last report higher. Poultry market very much firmer Pigs, extreme rates ruling and all clusscs brought very high p ices. Fiuit ma*ket snort supplied. South ern potatoes iu good quest. We quote: Poultry (1650 penned) Hens extra prime heavy 5a 9(1 to <>s lOd, good os to OS 6d ; small :U *id to Bd, ducks 3s to "3 10d, heavy breed* Is Od to tis 2d, geese Bs, turkey gobblers Ids to l(is, turkey hens 5s to 7s, hen and chicks 10s to £1 K ducks, Is to Is 9d each. ''roduoe.--Southern table potatoes £l2 to £l3, southern Northern Stais and Gamekeepers seed, £lO to £ll 10s, pumpkins l"s to 13 s swedes, ' i' l to £4 10;, melons 12s 9d, onions : prime only £1 to £1 10s, growing, hard to sell, butter, Is 4d, cheese Is, hams Is id, s.des 'ls Id, honey bulk •'id to 7d, laid I lil, (livmmkl pigs 8d to 9Jd. i Ma zo 7s 6 I to 8s lid, wheat 7s ! lid, oats 5s till, barley 7s 3d, Algerian SO'ml oats I'm *1 ; chad, i southern, £ll to £l2 10s; local 19 ! for piimo.