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Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 210, 16 November 1897, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Office, Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Mr Alexander Aitken's Revort.— Good high prices are obtainable for pigs and fruit. The former are selling well, viz., suckers 6s 6d to lis, weaners 9s 6d to 14s, porkers 14s to 31s, while gooseberries are in demand to-day at from 2jd to 4d, and should be sent in as quickly as possible. A few cases of cherry plums sold at Sd per lb. privately. Loqnats, 3d to 4d ; lemons, Is lOd to 2s 7d for half size, and 2s lOd to os for full size cases. New kidney potatoes are worth gd to Id per lb ; shepherds, f d to -|d ; old potatoes, 2s to 3s per cwt; peas, Is to Is 6d per peck ; piemelous, 5s per cwt; cauliflowers, 3s 6d to 4s (id per dozen; carrots are very scarce, but are wanted at from £1 15s to £2 5s for red, and £1 10s to £1 15s for white varieties. Local chaff is selling well at £3 15s to £5 us; oats, 2* 3d to 2s 6d per bushel ; maiz», 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel ; bran, £3 15s to £4 per ton ; sharps, £3 10s to £3 15s per ton. Butter, in rolls, locally made, is iairly plentiful, selling at from ohi to 6|d per lb ; keg ditto, if good, 6d to 7d per lb ; eggs are again getting firmer, and sold at Cd to 7£d per dozen ; section honey, strong demand, 4s Cd to Gs per dozen ; bulk ditto, 2J,d to 3d per lb. Dairy bacon selling at 5d to Gj-d per lb ; hams, 7d to 7£d per lb ; local cheese, 4id to 5-Jd per lb ; factory cheese, 4d to Cd per lb ; pork, 3d to 3fd per lb ; rabbits, Is 4d per pair ; hares, Is 6d to 2s each. Poultry is rather plentiful, and the following prices were realized : —Table roosters, Is lid to 2s lOd each ; cockerels, la 4d to Is lOd each ; hens, Is 3d to 2s Id each ; geese, 2s 3d to 3s Id each; ducks, Is 4d to 2s 9d each ; ducklii)gs,4d to lid each ; hens and broods, Is Cd to 5s each ; turkey, gobblers, 4s 9d to & Id each ; hens, 2s to 3s lid each ; pigeons, 6d to lid each ; canaries, 3s to 5s 6d each ; and for special singers, 15s each.

Mts.sns Akthur Toomak and Co. report a large business done during the week, when the following prices ruled : Potatoes, old, 403 to 60s ; new kidneys, 6s 6d to 10s ; .Shepherds, k\ to £d ; maize, 2s 3d ; chaff, 3s to 4s ; onions, Id to Hd ; green peas, Is 3d to Is Gd ; pumpkins, 4s : bran and sharps, 4s ; butter, fresh od to 7d, factory 9gd ; cheese, 3-Jd to 4jd ; bacon, local 3d to 6d, Canterbury 5d to 6|d ; hams, 5i to BJd ; eggs, 7d to Poultry : Ordinary and poor fowls, Is 4d to Is Gd ; good, Is 7d to Is 9d ; roosters, 2s to 2s 8d ; ducks, Is 4d to 2s ; ducklings, Gd to Is 2d ; turkey hens, 2* 4d to 3s Gd ; gobblers, 4s to 5s 9d ; geese, Is lid to 3s. Pigs : None entered ; pork, 3jd to 3j(l. Fruit : Goosebenies, medium, 2d ; large choice, 3d to Sfd ; loquats, 2d to 3fd ; lemons, 4s to Gs ; oranges, local dessert, 7s to 10s ; marmalade, 3a to Gs ; apples, Hobart, Ss to 10s ; mandarins, Ss to 9s ; passion fruit, 10s to lis.

Mil J. Jones’ Weekly Repout.— Rutter slightly lower. Eggs same as last Meek. Poultry iu good supply, with high prices. New potatoes to hand freely. Poultry: Roosters, Is 9d to 2s 2d ; hens, Is 4d to Is lOd ; chicks, 4d to lOd ; ducks, Is 6d to Is lid ; geese, 3s to 3s 3d ; ducklings, 4d to Is each ; turkeys, gobblers 5s 3d to 6s 6d, hens 2s 9d to 3s 6d. Pigs, suckers 7s to 7s 9d, others 10s to 15s 9d ; butter, 4id to sjd ; keg butter unsaleable ; eggs, U]d to 7.1 d dozen ; bacon, sides 5d to Gel lb, middles 4d to 4|d, rolls 4d to 4id, shoulders 3d to 4d; hams, Cd to C|d ; Canterbury sides, 6d to 6|d ; hams, B]d to Std ; cheese, 3Jd to 4d lb ; new potatoes, kidneys, Jd to Id ; Shepherds, Id to :jd ; others, inferior, -Id ; kumaras, 6s Gd to 7s ; pumpkins, 3s Gd to 3s 9d ; old potatoes, £3 10s ; onions, Ijd to Ud ; green peas, Is to Is 4d ; cabbages, Is to Is 4d dozen ; cauliflowers, 2s to 3s 9d ; pigs, cheeks, 2d lb ; dressed pork, 3d to 3jd lb ; oats, 2s Gd to 2s 7d ; maize, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; bran, £4 to £4 2s 6d ; sharps, £4 5s ; chaff, £4 10s. NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY’S MAN URES. Kempthoene, Peossee & Co. s (New Zealand Drug Company Limited) Westfield Manures Price List, season 1897 Per ton.

“A” Superphosphate (total phosphates, -10 per cent. ; soluble, 32/3-1 per cent. ; ammonia, li percent.) £o 2 6 “B” Superphosphate (total phosphates, .‘>1 per cent. ; soluble, ‘26 per cent.), 2ewt. sacks ... 4 3 6 “ C ” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 46 per cent.; soluble, 15 per cent.), 2cwt. sacks .. 4 9 0 Bonedust (pure), steamed 7 0 0 Bonedust (pure), green 7 0 0 Bonedust and Blood 6 f'J 0 Special Root Manure .. 7 0 0 Special Grass Manure ‘ A ’ (for top dressing) .. c 10 0 Snecial Grass Manure ‘ B ’ (for permanent pasture) .. G 10 0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip Manure G 10 0 Special Rape Manure .. G 10 0 Special Corn Manure .. G 10 0 Special Maize Manure .. 7 0 0 Special Orchard Manure ' A ’ (for young trees) 7 10 0 Special Orchard Manure ‘ B ’ (for fruit formation)., 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure., G 10 0 Special Oniou Manure.. 7 10 0 Special Sugar-beet Manure . , s 10 1) Sulphate of Ammonia .. 11 0 0 Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt. sacks, 64 per cent, phosphate of lime •1 15 0 Kaiuit, original sacks about 2 cwt. ., •I 10 0 Per cwt. Nitrate of Soda (original sacks about 2cwt.) .. 14 0 Muriate of Potash (original sacks about 2cwt.) 1G 0 Sulphate of Potash, original casks about 2cwt. IS 0 Sulphate of Iron, original casks about oewt. 10 0 1'iseount less 2.V per cent. : For ca^ b. Previous lists now cancelled. Price s subiect to alteration without notice. Per ba TP Special Garden Manure, I-lib bag*. ; Fowl Grit, Hlb bags, coarse. I G medium or fine .. ., 1 <; Pure Linseed Oil Cake, fine crushed, or, if required, rough crushed, or, in whole cake, 1'.cwt. sacks (per ton) 8 0 0