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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 273, 12 April 1898, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Offick. Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Mb J. Jones' Weekly Retort.— Poultry in good supply, bat demand low, and prices also low : Roosters, Is to Is 8d ; hens, lOd to Is 3d ; ducks, la 2d to la 5d ; geese, 2s to 2s 9d ; turkey hens, Is 6d to 2s 6d ; gobblers, 3s 9d to 7s each ; pics, 5s to 7s 9d ; potatoes, £5 ; onions, £6 10s to £7 ; pumpkins, 3s Gd to 4s ; kumaras, 6s to 7s ; pie and citron melons, 3s to 3s 6d cwt; butter, 8d to 4d ; eggs, Is 2Jd to Is 4d ; bacon, sides, 5d to 6j|d ; hams, 6d to 7d ; middles, 4d to 5d lb; rolls, 4d to 6d lb; fruit, apples, Is 6d to 3s 9d case ; pears, Id to 3|d, prime 3}d lb ; quinces, Id to l-}d ; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 4jd; grapes, Gd to B}-d ; plums, 2d to 3}d lb ; oats, 2s 8d to 2* 9d ; maize, 2s 8d to 2s lid ; bran, £4 5s ; sharps, £5 10s to £6. MR ALEXANDER AiTKEN'S REPORT.— My Easter sale was a great success, and resulted in the attendance of all the best l«yer3 in town. In consequence of northern boats arriving late, some hundreds of cases have to be sold on Saturday. Heavy arrivals and the threatening weather depressed prices somewhat. All choice dessert fruits, however, realised splendid prices. Potatoes, onions, chaff and maize arc still dear, and likely to be. Pollard is almost unprocurable. Butter and eggs : I cleared 300 pack ages this week, but the demand continued up to date. Keg butter is specially sought for. Poultry arrived in large numbers, and prices again fell. I quote: Potatoes, Canterbury and Hobarts, kidney, £5 tn £6 ; local, Hobarts, 4s 6d ; kumaras, £6 to £7 10s ; onions, Silverskin, fd ; Globes, £7 to £7 10s ; oats, firm, 2s Gd ; maize, firm, 2s 9d ; bran, £4 ; sharps, £5 10s ; chaff, £4 to £5; butter, prime dairy BJd to 9d, medium dairy 7d, new keg 7d to 8d ; eggs, Is 2d to Is 4d ; bacon, Gj-d, farmers' 4d ; hams, 8d to 9d ; cheese, to sd, farmers' 1M to 3d ; honey, bulk 2d to 3d, sections' 3s 9d, scarce ; apples, 401 b. cases 2s Gd to 6s 6d case, inferior Is to 2s ; pears, stewing sorts fd to l-J-d, Beaure Diel lkl to 3d ; lemons, 4£d to 6d dozen ; watermelons, 6s Gd to 7s 6d dozen ; rockmelons, 2s to 4s 6d dozen ; Persimmons, 6d to Is doz ; medlars, Is to Is 6d. Is 4d case ; quiuces, Id to ljct lb ; crab apples, IJd lb ; passion fruit, ljd to lfd doz ; peaches, none ; grapes, hothouse, 7d to Is ib ; outdoor. 2fd to 5d ; tomatoes, id to Id lb, green ; ripe, Id to 2d ; tips, l£d to 2d lb ; Cape Gooseberries, 5d lb, scarce ; walnuts, 4d to 6d; poultry, glutted ; roosters, Is to 2s 3d, mixed 9d to Is 0d ; ducks, Is to Is Gd ; turkey roosters, 33 Gd to 5s Gd each ; hens, Is 6d to 3s ; geese, 2s to 3s 3d ; pigs, 4s 9d to 5s 6d each, large, 8s 3d to 15s. >.

NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY ’ MANURES. Kemptuorne, Prosser & Co. s (New Zealand Drug Company Limited) Westfield Manures Price List, season 1897 :

medium or hue .. .. i o Piecount less 21- per cent, for cashPrevious lists now cancelled. Prices sub' ject to alteration withont notice.

•‘A” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluble, 32/34 percent. ; amPer ton. monia, 14 percent.) ... “B” Superphosphate (total phosphates, SI per cent. ; soluble, 26 per cent.),-2cwt. 2 6 sacks ... > .. “ C ” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 46 per cent.; soluble, 15 per cent.), 2c\vt. 4 3 6 sacks .. 4 9 0 Bonedust (pure), green 6 15 0 Bonedust (pure), steamed 6 15 0 Bonedust and Blood 6 5 0 Special Root Manure .. Special Grass Manure * A ’ (for 7 0 0 top dressing) .. .. .. Special Grass Manure ‘ B ’ (for 6 10 0 permanent pastnre) .. G 10 0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip Manure 6 10 0 Special Rape Manure .. 6 10 0 Special Corn Manure .. 6 10 0 Special Maize Manure ,, Special Orchard Manure * A ’ 7 0 0 (for young trees) Special Orchard Manure ‘ B 1 7 10 0 (for fruit formation).. 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure.. G 10 0 Special Onion Manure.. 7 10 0 Special Sugar-beet Manure .. 8 10 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt. sacks, 14 0 0 64 per cent, phosphate of lime Kainit, original sacks about 2 4 15 0 cwt. 4 10 Nitrate of Soda (original sacks Per cwt. about 2owt.) .. Muriate of Potash (original sacks 14 0 about 2cwt.) .. Sulphate of Potash, original 16 0 casks about 2cwt Sulphate of Iron, original casks 18 0 about 3cwt. ,. 10 0 Special Garden Manure, 14lb Per bag. bags Fowl Grit, 14lb bags, course, I 6