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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 51, 3 November 1896, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Office, Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. New Zealand Loan asp Mekcantilk Agency Co. (Limited).—Auckland Wool Stores, October 28.—We offered a large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, etc., at our weekly auction sale on Tuesday. Hides were a shade weaker al round ; sheepskins firm at late rates. We quote :—Hides : Prime stout ox, 5d to lid ; heavy stout, 4d to 4.Jd ; light and medium, 3d to 3|d. Cow, best lines, 3td ; medium. 2gd to 3d ; kip, to 3d : calf, Sid to 4}d. Sheepskins : Large, 5s to lis 3d : medium, 3s 3d to 4s fld ; lambs, Is 2d to Is 8d ; dried, sound pelted, s'l to sid per lb. Hones, hair, tails, etc. : At current rates. Mr.-si:s Esaxi and Artiu'u's Weekly Rei'okt.—Produce— Potatoes: Tlie niarket is in an unsatisfactory condition, and wo can only quote approximately. Old potatoes are scarce, nominally, at £5 1()3 ex store. New crop should next week maintain present values, »s export orders require to be tilled, aud holders are firm and indisposed to sell. Cereals : The demand has been confined to local requirements Onions are almost unprocurable, and unless the incoming mail steamer brings supplies, the market will be quite 'bare. Cheese : Small quantities ot old only offering. Eggs are advancing, which is rather surprising. Hams' and bacon are of local cure in small supply. Fruit has been received in quantity from outside sources. Poultry continues scarce, whilst the demand remains brisk. Southern table potatoes, £5 to £5 10s ; new kidneys, lid to lid; Shepherds, ;Jd to ;d ; red carrots. 25s to 30s ; onions, inferior, 2d : oats, 2s 5d to 2s (id ; wheat, 3s !)d ; maize, 2s !M to 2s lid; green peas, Is (ill to Is 7d ; cheese, old, 3d ; new, worth 3.'id to 4d : fresh butler, (id to 7d ; salt butter, No. 1, (id to 7d : No. 2,4 d to oil : eggs, Sd to Sid ; local bacon, 4(1 to 5Jd : hams, 4Jd to"fijd ; box tea, 10s ; honey, 2d to 3d. Fruit ; Cape gooseberries, 41 to 4Jd ; large green goosobciries, 4}d to 51d lb; lemons, (id to 10'rd ; tomatoes. 4-J"d to 7d ; loquats, lid to 2',d ; large, 2','d" to 3d; oranges, 7s ; cocoanuts, 3s 3d to 4s (id ; Sydney passion fruit, lis 3d ; oranges, 4sOd to 5s ; pines, !)s (id to 12s (id case. Poultry : Fouls, Is (id to 2s : roosters, 2s to 2s 4 1 : ducks, Is od to lsOd ; rabbits, Is 8d pair ; hares, Is lid to 2s id each.

Mil Alkx. Aitken reports business fairly brisk lor the past week. New potatoes are coming in in larger quantities and realising good prices. Southern potatoes are very scarce and have advanced in price. The following prices are a fair guide to present, values :—Southern no* tates, i'4 los to i'o os ; new Shepherd's, i<\ to Id ; kidneys, huge, lid. small, Id ; onions, good, "id to Mil lb ; medium, l.'.d ; carrots, 20s to 30s ton : bailed hay, I'3 10s ; chaff, £3 to £3 os; bran, £3 10s: sharps, £4 os: fowl wheat, 3s Oil to 3s Od bushel; oats, 2s od to 2s (id ; maize, 2s Sd ; seed ditto, 2s lOd ; dressed pork, 3d to 3',d ; rabbits, Is oil to Is Sd ; hare?, ]s (id to os ; butter. Tuniuaki, rolls, bid, bulk, 10d ; dairy, good, 5d to 7d ; pastry, 3d to Id ; keg bitter, prime, lid to 7d ; medium, od to obi; eggs, 7d to Oil do/.; cheese, factory, loaf, 4-Jrt to od ; large sizes 3.',d to 4d ; honey,section 2s (id to 3s till ;" balk, 2bl to 3d. Fruit: Hobart apples, 10s to 12s; mandarins, 10s to 10s Od ; passion fi nit, 12s to 12s (id ; Sydney oranges, -Is to ."is easy ; local, (is to iSs ca?e ; lemons, Sd to Is dozen: loqtiats, Id to Ibl ; green gooseberries, 4bl to od ; (Jape gooseberries, Id to 5d Jb ; Island oranges, 5s to (is case ; pine apples, 10s to 12s; bananas, 3s to 4s; roeoannts, os (i;l to (is ; peanuts, 2',d to 3'd lb. Poultry : Roosters, 2s (id to 3s ; cockerels, Is lOd to 2s 2d ; hens, Is 4(1 to 2i 2d ; ducks, Is Gd to 2s 3d ; geese, 3s Gd to -Is ; turkeys, her:?, 2s 3d to 3s (id, gobblers, os to 7s 3d ; chickens, (id to Is 3d ; ducklings, small, 4(1 to Od, large, Is Id to Is 7(1 : pigeons, (id to ' lod ; canaries, 2s 6d to 4s Gd ; hens and broods, 2s Gd to (is (id. Pigs : Medium, 10s to J4s (i:l ; small, Gs to 0s Od, according to quality.

Mksshs Akthitr Toomajj and Co.'s Market Rki'ort.—During the week a considerable amount (if general produce lias been placed. The supply (if fruit has been very heavy, with strong demand in grain?, and farm produce generally shows a sharp rise in price, l'.iittcr : Supply of iresli much increased, at lower pricts, while the demand for keg in quantities is unlimited, for export, at fresh price. Kjrga more plentiful at further advanced values. Cheese: Only old offering, and almost unsaleable. Old potatoes show an advance of 30s ton, and the supply of new is still very small. Poultry still commands high rates, with great demand. Young pigs, although in full supply, were sold under spirited bidding. We quote : Old potatoes, i's to i'.) 10s ton ; new, round, Jd to Id lb ; kidney, prime Ijd to I'd, poor Id. -Maize, 2-S 10.1 lo 3s ; feed barley, 2s (id ; oats, '2s (Id : bran and sharps, £3 I.h ; chaff, £3 to £3 10s. Onions, American2Jil to 3d ; green peas. Is Id to Is Sd peck ; other vegetables scarce, and dear. Butter, superior dairy, 7<! : fair, oil to (id ; poor, 4a to 4id ; factory,rolls, !Ud ; prime new keg, (id to bid ; eggs, Sjd to !)d ; cheese, old. Id to 2d; new, 4d to 4 J ,d ; bacon, 4d to (id ; hams, 5d to Sd ; honey, section, 3s to 3s 6d ; beeswax, Kid to Is; fungus, 3d to Hid; fowls, ordinary, Is 4d to Is Sd ; good, Is Sd to 2s 3d; roosters, Is Sd to .'is 4d ; turkeys, hens, 3s (id to .">s !)d ; gobblers, 7s !)d to 8s JOd ; geese, Ms (id ;-ducklings, yd to (id ; pigs, ijoodyoung. !)s to 12a 3d; large, 245. Fruit : Loquats, ordinary, 1-Jfl to 2d : large. 2J,d to 3d ; tomatoes, , r id to (ijd ; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 4kl ; green gooseberries, small, 2yd ; lemons, 7s Oil to 10s ; large cases, 13s to 15s; oranges, Sydney, (is to (is 3d ; local, 5s to 7s ; Tahiti, Ss (id ; apple-, Ilobai t. good, !)s (id to lis ; poor, 2s to ."is ; mandarins, HI, to lis; passion fruit, lOsto I Is; pines, Queensland, (is to Ss ; Fiji, 5s .'id to lis ; bananas, 1(100 bunches realised 2s il.'id to 3s (id ; peanut.-, 2d ; coeoatiuts, S.I sack.