AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 270, 5 April 1898, Page 2

AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Mr J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Poultry : Roosters, Is 3d to Is 9d ; hens, Is to Is 6d ; ducks, Is 3d to Is 6d ; geese, Is lOd to 2s 6d ; turkeys, gobblers 4s 9d to 7s 9d, hens 2s 6d to 3s 9d ; pigs, 6s to 9s 9d ; others, 10s 6d to 14s each ; butter, B£d to 9Jd ; keg butter, 6>d to 7td ; eggs, Is 2d to Is 4d dozen ; bacon, sides, 5d to 6d ; hams, 6d to 7d ; inferior, 5d to s£d ; lard, 3Jd to 4d ; rolls, 4d to 4jd ; potatoes, £5 to £5 10s ; onions, £6 15s to £7 ton ; pumpkins, 43 to 4s 6d ; citron and piemelocs, 3s to 3s 6d cwt ; cheese, to 4d lb. Fruit : Apples, 3s to 4s 9d ; inferior, Is 6d to 2s 3d ; pears, ljd to 3|d ; quinces, Jd to ]ld ; figs, Id to lid ; oranges, 3s fid to 4s ; lemons, 6d to 7d ; Cape gooseberries, 4£d to 4jd lb ; plums, 2d to lb; prime, 3d lb ; grain maize, 2s 9d to 3s ; bran, 4s to 4s 3d ; sharps. £5 15s to £6 ton ; oats, 2s 7d to 2s lOd ; kumaras, 0s to 7s cwt.

MR ALEXANDER AITKEN'S REPORT.— I have pleasure in reporting a splendid auction to-day, prices being very satisfactory to growers, excepting the poultry and pig department, where values are still easy. Potatoes and onions were again on the rise, and I cleared large consignments of southern kidneys, besides local Hobarts and Blenheim Redskins. Kumaras are in great demand ; eggs and butter more plentiful, but buyers are still eager at late rates. Maize, oats and chaff are still coining to a bare market, and comand advance 1 prices. All lines of good dessert fruit are being snapped up at big prices, quinces, pears, grapes and tomatoes being in specially good demand :—I quote : Po'atoes, Canterbury kidney, 5s to 5a fid ; Blenheim Redskins, £5 153 ; local Hobarts, 4s to 5s 3d ; onions, globes, 7s ; locals, 5s 9d to 6s 6d ; Spanish, 7s ; kumaras, 5s to 7s 6d ; pumpkins, £3 to £5 ; oats, risiug, 2s 7d ; maize, 2s 9d, rising ; bran, £4 ; sharps, £5 10s : chaff, £3 15s to £4 10s ; Canterbury, £5 ; butter, prime dairy, B£d to lOd ; medium dairy, 7d ; new keg, 5d to6d; eggs, Is 2£d to Is 3|d per dozen ; bacon, 6§d ; farmers, 3d to 4d ; hams, 8d to 9d; cheese, to sd: farmers', 3d to 4d ; honey, bulk 2d to 3d, sections 3s 6d ; apples, 401 b cases, Is (jd to 4s; inferior, any price j medlars, l]d lb, 2s per quarter case ; pears, Napoleons £d and Id lb, Forrels Id, Beurre Uiels ljd to 3d; lemons, 5d to 8d dozen ; oranges, 8d dozen ; passion fruit, l|d to wanted ; peaches, 8d to Is dozeu, best Is fid, scarce ; stewiDg, 2£d to 4d lb; plums, Col's Red, 2Jd lb ; grapes, hothouse, 6d "to 9d lb ; very choice, Is 6d ; outdoor, 3d to 03d ; tomatoes, to 2d lb, green id lb ; tigs, lid per dozen ; Cape gooseberries, 5d lb ; watermelons, Is 9d to 6s fid dozeu ; rockmelons, Is to 2s 6d ; poultry and pigs same as last week. HAW ERA MARKETS. The Eomont Farmers' Union (Limited), report:—On Saturday we held our usual monthly horse fair, when we submitted a large number of useful horses. Bidding tor draughts and good sorts was brisk, whilst inferior sorts were neglected. We quote: Draughts, £l7 2s 6J to £24 ; light harness horses, £9 to £l4 5s ; hacks, £3 to £9 12s fill ; weeds, 5a to £l. At the Glover Road Yards on Wednesday, 30th inst, both cattle and sheep were far in excess of the number advertised. The attendance was also large, and bidding for cuttle was more animated than of late, although prices remain about the same as last quotations. We quote : Fat bullocks, light weight, £4 2a to £4 5s ; forward bullocks, £3 to £3 12s; yearling steers, 17s fid to 19s ; store cows, 183 to £1 19s ; fat cows, £2 73 to £3; two to two aud a-half-ytar-old steers, £2 to £2 53; heifers in calf, £1 19s to £2 43 ; wcanera, 5s fid to 6s. Sheep : Fat and forward wethers, 7s to 7s 9d ; fat ewes, fis to ''3 fid ; Merino orors, 2s 9d to 3s : cull lambs, Is 6d to 3s. NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY'S MANURES. Kemitkornk, Pkosske & Co. s (New Zealand Drug Company Limited) Wistfield Manures Price List, reason 1897 : Per ton.

llU.UiUlli U 1 llllL i* •• 1 Piscount less 2} per cent, for cashPrevious lists now cancelled. Prices subject to alteration without notice. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Per New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited). London, April *2.—The wool sales closed firmly this day. Since the close of the last sales, washed and scoured Merino, superior, medium ana inferior ure Id per lb higher ; Merino slipe, greasy Merino, medium and inferior and fine greasy washed and scoured Crossbred, kl per lb higher ; greasy Merino, superior and medium greasy Crossbred slipe, medium washed and scoured, coarse, greasy, washed and scoured Crossbred, and greasy Merino lambs, superior, medium and inferior par to d-d per lb lower. Other descriptions unchanged. The total quantity sold during the past sales was ‘202,000 bates, of which 113,000 bales have been taken for consignment. Iris estimated that 16,000 bales hive been held over forfeiture disposal. There was no American demand.

•‘A” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluble, 32/34 percent. ; ammonia, U percent.) £5 2 (i "B” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 31 per cent. ; soluble, 26 per cent.), 2ewt. sacks ... I 3 6 “ C ” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 46 per cent. ; soluble, 15 per cent.), 2c\vt. sacks .. 4 9 0 Bouedust (pure), green 6 13 0 Bonedust (pure), steamed 6 13 0 Bouedust and Blood 6 0 0 Special Boot Manure .. 7 0 0 ‘ Special Grass Manure * A ’ (for lop dressing) .. 0 10 0 Special Grass Manure ‘ B ’ (for permanent pasture) .. 0 10 0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip Manure 6 10 0 Special Rape Manure .. G 10 0 Special Corn Manure .. 6 10 0 Special Maize Manure .. 7 0 0 Special Orchard Manure ‘ A ’ (for young trees) 7 10 0 Special Orchard Manure 1 B ’ (for fruit formation).. 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure.. 0 10 0 Special Onion Manure 7 10 0 Special Sugar-beet Manure S 10 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. 14 0 0 Coral Queen Guano, 2owt. sacks, 64 percent, phosphate of limo 4 13 0 Kaiuit, original sacks about 2 cwt. .. •1 10 0

Per cwt. Nitrate of Soda (original sacks 11 0 about *2cwt.) .. Muriate of Potash (original sacks about 2cwt.) .. .. .. 1G 0 Sulphate of Potash, original IS 0 casks about 2cwt. Sulphate of Iron, original casks 10 about 3owt. 0 Per ba r r c* Special Garden Manure, 1 lib 0 bags 1 Fowl Grit, Mlb bags, coarse, medium or fine 1 ()