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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1795, 18 December 1895, Page 2

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Mr J. Jones reports prices as follows this week : Poultry: First,-oloss roosters, young, Is 7d to Is lid; others, Is 3d to la sd; hens Is to Is 2d; turkey gobblers in good condition, 6s 3d to 8s 6d, ofie pen 9s each; hen turkeys, 3s to ‘is 2d each; geese, 2s 4d to 2s 9d each ; ' du-ks. Is to Is 5d each; ducklings,>3d to lOd each; chicks, 3d to cd each. A few pens of first-class k bued ; fowls, 2s 6d to3s 2d each. Pigs, suckers, 4s 61 to 10s each ; other classes, 16s to 19s each. Fruit: Gooseberries, first-class, lijd; other classes, id to lid lb , tomatoes, 3id to 4fd; Cap§ gooseberries; 4pl to s}d lb ; loquets, none entered; lemons, ssd to 7£d dozen; plums, green, lfd to 2Jd lb. Bacon, Canterbury hams and sides moving off at: Sides, 6d to 6Jd; hams, to 8d lb ; local green sides, 5d to 6d per lo ; hams, 6sd to per lb ; second-class sides," 3&d to 4|d per lb; hams, second, 5d to ssd; cheese, first-class, 3£d to 4£d per lb; honey, section;: 3s ad to 4s per dozen ; bulk. 2f d to 2£d; butter, first-class dairy, 6jd to 7fd per lb; second-class, 4sd to 5 Jd;. inferior and pastry 3d to 3|d per lb ; eggs, guaranteed, bid to 10? d per dozen ; rabbits, 8d each. Potatoes: Kidney, 3s 6d to 4s 31; inferior classes, 2s to 2s 6d qwt, Shepherds, 2s to 3s 6d’ cwt; 1 local onioils. to lid lb ; kumuras, 5s to 63 3d cwt (rather sfow of sale at present) ; green peas, 6d .to BJ-d peek ; broad beans, 5d peck; French beans, Bdtolodpeek; cabbages - 6d to Is'3d per dozen; carrots, 2s to 2s 3d cwt; rhubarb, Is 9d to 2a- 3d dozen; oats, 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; maize; 2s 9d to 3s; sharps, <£4 10s to; £5 ; bran; JJo-'to £5 - £&■- 10s ;" wheat, 4s 3d. • /