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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 298, 7 June 1898, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Office, Monday AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Mr J. Jones' Weekly Retort.— Poultry : Roosters, Is 3d to Is 9d ; hens, lOd to Is 3d ; ducks, Is 3d to 13 8d ; geese, Is 9d to 3s 8d ; turkey hens, 2s 6dto3s6d; cobblers, 4s 9d to 6s 3d ; pigs, 9a to 14s 6d ; butter, lid to Is 2Jd; keg, lOd to la Id ; inferior, 9d to eggs, Is 3d to Is 6d ; cheese, 3|d to 4jd; honey, 3s 3d to 3s 6d doz ; bacon sides, 5d to 6jd ; hams, 7d to 7Jd ; rolls, sd. Potatoes, £7 5s to £7 10s ; onions, Id lb ; Southern kidney, £8 15s to £9 5s ; locals, £6 to £7 5s ; pumpkins, £3 15s to £4 10s ; kumaras, 6s to 7s 6d ; melons, 3a 6d to 4s 6d ; oats, 2s 9d to 2s 10d ; maize, 3a 4d to 3s 5d ; braD, £4 15s ; chaff, £4 10s ; carrots. £2 to £2 2s 6d. Fruit: Apples, 3s to 6s 6d ; Cape gooseberries, \\d to 4|d ; lemons, 3d to 5d ; tomatoes, Id to ljd.

Mr Richard Arthur's Weekly Retort. —Business brisk during the week. Potatoes still maintain their price, Southern quoted at £7 10s ; local, £6 5s to £6 15a ; kidney seed, Southern, £9 10s ; local, £7 ; pumpkins, £3 to £4 ; kumaras, £6 10a to £9 ; onions, \d to Id ; citron melons, £4 to £4 10s ; white carrots, 40s ; red, 50s ; cheese, in good demand, 4d ; fresh butter, wanted, lid to is id ; keg, prime, lid to Is ; other, 7d to lOd ; Southern bacon, 7d ; hams, BJd to 9d ; local wanted ; eggs, Is 3d to Is 7d dozen ; poultry /Turkey gobblers,4s to 7a each ; hens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d each ; geese, 2s 9d to 3s ; ducks, Is 9d to 2s od each ; table roosters, Is 6d to 2s 5d ; email, 9d to Is 3d ; ordinary fowls, lOd to Is 6d ; others, 2s to 3s each ; small pigs, 6s to 7a each. Fruit : Dessert apples, 4s to 5s 6d case ; others, 3s to 3s lOd each ; poor aud mothed, 2s to 3s ; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 4£d ; tomatoes, Id, green ; lOd to la 6d case. Grain : Maize, 3s 6(1 ; oats, 3s ; bran, 4s 9d ; sharps, 6s 6(1. MR ALEXANDER AITKEN's ReI'ORT.— Splendid sales have resulted during the week. All best fruit sold as it arrived. Prime de3sert apples realised 6s to 8s 6(1 per case. Potatoes are still firm in Canterbury; locals selling well. Onions and kumaras rising. Eggs firmed again. Butter is now at its best. Cheese scarce and wanted. Chaff and hay very scarce. Pigs and pork are now in good demand. Bacon rising. Poultry firmed up a little, and are now realising payable prices. I quote : Potatoes—Canterbury Hobartß, £7 to £7 10s ; local Hobarts, 5b 6d to 6s 6d ; Canterbury seed kidneys, 9s 6(1 to 10s 6d ; new kidneys, 9s per cwt ; onions, Globes, £9 10s ; locals, 8a to 8a 6d ; piemelons, 4s to 5s ; kumaras, £7 10s to £8 ; pumpkins, £3 to £4 ; carrots, white £1 15s to £2 ton, red 45s to 50a ; mangolds, 30s to 35s ; oats, firm, ex store, 2a lOd, c.i.f., 2s 8d ; maize, 3s 6d ; bran, £5 ; sharps, £6 10s ; chaff, £4 10s to £5 ; hay. oaten, £5 to £5 15s ; butter, prime dairy Is to Is 2d, factory Is 2d to Is 3d, medium dairy 9(1, new keg Is, pastry 8d to lOd ; eggs, Is 3d to Is 6d, pickled 9d to la 2d ; bacon, 6Jd to 7d, farmers 5d to 6d ; hams, 8d to 9d ; cheese, 4Jd to ojd.farmers' 3Ad to 4d, wanted ; honey, bulk, 3d ; sections, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; apples, 401 b cases, best dessert, 6s to 8s 6d case ; seconds, 3s 6d to sa; pears, Napoleons, to 4d for best; others, dessert, \\d to 3d; stewing sorts, Id to doz. ; oranges, 7d doz., 12s 6d perorate ; poor mans, 8s 6d case; bananas, lfd lb ; pcanut9, 2Jd to 3d ; passion fruit, 3d to 3ad doz. ; Sydney, 10s case ; grapes.hothouse, to la ; tomatoes, 6d tols 6d case ; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 5d lb ; guavas, 2d to 3d ; walnuts, od to 6d, scarce ; charcoal, 3s 6d sack. Poultry : Roosters, la 3d to 2s 9d ; mixed, 9d to 2s 5d ; ducks, Is 3d to 2s 6d ; turkey gobblers, 3a to 6s 6d each ; hens, la 9d to 2s 6d ; geese, 2a to 3s 6d. Pigs, 3s 9d to 8s each ; large, 601 b each, 9s 6d to lis; pork, 2f d to lb. HAWERA MARKETS. The Egmokt Farmers' JJnion report: At our horse fair ou the 28th ult., a large number of horses came forward, but the quality of the majority of them was not up to the usual standard. Although the attendance was large, only a few of the hor&C3 elicited keen competition. We quote :--Draught horßes, £ls to £lB 10a; light harness, £8 5s to £l3 10a ; hacks, £3 to £9 15s. On the Ist inat., %t Manaia, our yards were well filled with cattle and sheep. The attendance waa larger than usual, and bidding on the whole waa more animated than for months past, and with a decided improvement for all classes of stock. We ?uote :—Forward bullocks, £4 to £4 6s ; at cowa, £2 17a 6d to £3 2a ; yearlings, £1 58 to £1 7a; springing heifers, £2 15a to £3 15a ; eighteen months old heifers, \ £1 2s 6d to £1 7s 6d ; store cows, £1 5a to £1 13s ; fat and forward wethers, 9a 7d ; fat ewes, 6a 6d to 73 lOd ; lamba, 4a 3d to 4a 7d. NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY'S MANURES. Kemfthorne, Prosseb & Co. s (New Zealand Drug Company Limited) Westfield Manures Prico List, season 1897 : Per ton. "A" Snperphosphato (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluble, 32/34 per cent. ; ammonia, 1$ percent.) £4 15 0 "B" Superphosphate (total phosphates, 31 per cent. ; soluble, 26 per cent.), 2cwt. sacks 4 3 6 "C " Superphosphate (total phosphates, 46 per cent.; soluble, 15 per cent.), 2cwt. sacks 4 9 0 Bonedust (pure), green 7 0 0 Boneduat (pure), steamed ... 7 0 0 Bonedust and Blood 6 o 0 Special Root Manure .. ..700 Special Grass Manure ' A ' (for top dressing) 6 10 0 Special Grass Manure' B ' (for permanent pasture) .. .. 610 0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip MaD are .. 6 10 0 Special Rape Manure .. .. 610 o Special Corn Manure .. .. ClO 0 Special Maize Manure .. ..TOO Special Orchard Manure * A ' (for young troes) .. .. 710 0 Special Orchard Manure ' B ' (for fruit formation).. .. 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure.. .. 610 0 Special Onion Manure.. .. 7 10 0 Special Sugar-beet Manure .. 8 10 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. .. 14 0 0 Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt. sacks, 64 per cent, phosphate of lime 4 15 0 Kainit, original sacks abt>ut 2 cwt 4 10 0 Per owt. Nitrate of Soda (original sacks about 2cwt.) 14 0 Muriate of Potash (original sacks about 2cwt.) 16 0 Sulphate of Potash, original casks abont 2cwt 18 0 Sulphate of Iron, original casks about 3cwt. ~ .. .. 10 0 Per bag. Special Garden Manure, 141 b Kaera t , | , | » 10 Fowl Grit, 141 b bags, coarse, medium or fine .. .. 16 Discount less l\ per cent, for cashPrevious lists now cancelled. Prices sub' ject to alteration without notice.