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Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 98, 23 February 1897, Page 2

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The Waikato Akgus Office, Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messks Esam and Aiithi:k's Wekkta' Report. —Supplies of potatoes have not been tqual to demand, and for prime quality prices remain firm at £7. There is a probability of Circular Heads finding their way to this market, as the margin is sufficient to induce shipments. The cereals market is fairly quiet ; oats ex ship '2s 3d to "2s <sd ; local, not many in the market. The Fiona brought a .•shipment of maize, the value of which we have not heard. The dairy produce market is sluggish, the hot weather disturbing the usual demand. Fruit continues in ample simply, but the quality varies so much that it is difficult to guide growers as to prices. We submit auction quotations as follows : Potatoes, Ilobar t, £6 10s to £7 ; Magnums, £7 ; onions, £0 10s to £7 ; pumpkins, £4 to £4 10s : kumeras, lid Il> ; cheese, 3d to 4d ; bacon, 4d tofjd ; hams, 5d to Gid : fresh butter, 5(1 to fjid, not all sold ; salt, 4d to 6d ; eggs, Oil to 10.1 ; honey, section, 3s (3d ; oats, 3s Gd ; fowls, Is 2.1 to Is Gd; roosters, Is Gd to '2s ; ducks, Is 2d to Is (id ; geese, 2s Gd. Fruit : Peaches large, We'l coloured, 9d to Is Gd ; medium, 5(1 to 7d and 3d to 4d ; small, Id to 2d dozen and Id to 2d lb ; passion fruit, lid to 2]d ; lemons, Gd to 8(1 ; greengage plums, lsd to 2Ad ; Golden Drop, lid to 2d ; Pond's Seedling.", lid to Satsumas, 2d to 2Ad ; Burbanks, 2]d to 2£d: Purple. Gage," lid to 2d;' Takapaua Drop, lfd to 2d ; "damsons, Id to lid; bnllaces. Id ; grapes, 3d to 9d ; small, 3d to 4d ; outdoors, 2d to 2id ; Bon Crctieu pears, to 2id ; othe'rs. Id to lid ; apples, clean, 3s to 5s ; other--. Is to 2s (3d; tomatoes, -Jd to Id; water-nulons, 3s to 5s ; rock-melons, 2s to ss. ■ Mr. Alexander Aitkkx reports about the usual amount of business for the past week. My sales were well attended, and competition was brisk for all lines. Potatoes were firmer in value, 1 quote best samples at £7 to £7 10s, medium from £6 to £G 15s. Onions, no material change, £7. Maize a little firmer, no change in other lines. Maize, 2s lid to '3s ; oats, 2s 7d ; wheat, 4s 3d ; bran, £4; sharps, 4s Gd ; chaff, £3 to £3 s', according to quality ; fresh butter, best dairy 6d to 7d, medium 3d tood, factory rolls, lid, bulk 10-Jd, keg prime Gd to Bid, medium and patchy 4jd to 5d ; eggs, lOd to Is ; honey, section 3s Gd to 4s, bulk, 3d ; cheese, factory loaves 4jd to sd,large size 4id, farmers' make 3d to 3id ; bacon and hams, Southern sides Gid, hams Sid ; local cure bacon 3d to Gd, hams> 7d to 7id. Fiuit : Plums IJ-d to 3d, according to quality ; damsons. Id to lid ; pears, Bon Chretien lid to 3d, other sorts Id to 2d ; tomatoes, ;|d to lid ; nectarines, 2d to 4il dozen ; grapes, sid to lOd ; letnnus, Gd to 8d dozen ; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 5d ; peaches, choice dessert 9d to Is Gd dozen, medium 4d to 6d, culinary Id to 2d lb; apples, desssrt 3s to 4s case, cooking 28 9d to 3s Gd, medium and mother! Is to 2« case ; figs, 4d to Gd dozen ; watermelons, 4s to 8s dozen ; rookmelous, 2s to 4s. Poultry in heavy supply ; roosters, large, Is 91 to 2s Gd ; cockeicls, Is to Is 8d; bens, Is to lid ; ducks, Is 3d to Is 9d ; ducklings, is to Is 2d ; geese, 2s 3d to 3s ; turkeys, gobblers 7» 6d to lis 9d, hens 3s Gd to 4s Gd, chickens Gd to lOd, hens and broods " !?s Gd to 3s Gd ; pigeons, Gd to 8d ; canaries, 3s Gd to ss. Pigs were penned in large quantities ; medium sized 13s 6d to 15a Gd, wcanera 7s 3d to 10s Gd, suckers 4s Gd to Gs Gd.