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Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 426, 25 April 1899, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Office, Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Mr J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Butter. 7£d to 9(1 lb; keg, 6£d to 7d lb ; rolls, 6d to 7]d ; eggs, la 7d to la 10.1 ; hams, to 7sd ; sides, s£d to 6}d ; green sides prime, 6d to to 7jd ; rolls, 4Ad to 6d lb ; cheese, 3d to 4d lb; lard, 3sd to 4jd ; honey, 3a 3d to 3a 6d doz ; potatoes, 2s to 2s 101 ; onions, 3s 6d to 4s ; potatoes inferior, £1 10a to £1 15s; melons, Is 6d to Is 9d ; kumars, 3s 6d to 4s 6d cwt; carrots, Is 4d to Is 6d ; pumpkins, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; roosters, Is 5d to Is lOd ; hens, Is to Is Sd ; ducks, Is 3d to Is Sd ; geese, 2s to 2s 6d ; turkeys, 2s 6d to 5s 9d : pigs, 3s 9d to 7s 6d ; others, lis to 12s 8d each; dressed pork, 3d to Fruit: Apples, 2s to ii 9d ; pears, l|d to 2}d ; tomatoes, Id to l£d ;quinces, fd to Id ; grapts, 8d to 9£d ; cape goosebeiries, 3d lb ; oats, 2» to 2s 3d ; bran, £3 10s ; sharps £4 10s ; maize, 2s lOd ; wheat, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; chaff, £2 10s lo £3. Messbs Alex. Aitkkn&Co.'r Weekly Report.—The special features of the produce markets this week were the rise in eggs and continued scarcity of butter, both being in great demand. Owing to the continued outlet to Manila and Australia, prime potatoes have retained values and are now scarcer. Southern sorts just to hand are good and are realising 3s per cwt. Bacon still scarcer and selling at 8d ; cheese firming. Fruit in good' supply and all prices firming. Lemons and quinces in great demand. Poultry coming to hand freely at advanced rates ; 57 young pigs penned today and realised full values. The following is an absolute summary of our sale :—Potatoes : New potatoes (stags), Id lb, Round and Hobarts 25s to 50s ton, weak ; Oamaru Derwent 3s to 3s 6d cwt ; knmaras, 2s 4d to 5s per cwt, glutted ; onions, Silverskins, 2a Gd to 5t 6d, weak ; Picklers, $d to fd, wanted ; garlick, Id to Ijd ; pumpkins, Is 3d to 2« cwt ; citron melons, Is 4d to Is 6d ; oats, ex store, 2s Id ; maize, 3s, easier ; barley, cood feed, Is 9d to 2s per bushel ; bran, £4 ; sharps, £5 per ton ; chaff, new, £2 to £2 10s, wanted ; butter, prime dairy, Sj-d to lOd ; nulled, 7d to Sd ; factory rolls, Is ; medium dairy. 4d to 6d ; bulk, 8d to 9d ; kegs 6d to 7d, piime 8d ; eggs. Is 6d to Is 9d, scarce ; bacon, 7d to 7Jd; farmers', 6d to 7d, scarce ; hams, Sd ; farmers', 6Jd to 7d ; cheese, 4d to 5d ; farmers', 3jd to 4d ; honey, bulk 2d, sections 3s, wanted ; lemons, 4d to 6d per dozen, 3s 6d to 5s 6d case ; grapes, 5d to 6d ; outdoor, 3d to 3£d ; bananas, If d ; 601 b cases, 3s 6d to 53 6d; oranges, Island, 8d to lOd doz; apples, Is 6d to 3s case; clean cookers. Id lb ; choice dessert, 3s 6d to 6s 6d ; pears, dessert. 2-}d to 3d ; ordinary stewing, f i to 2d to Is each, plentiful ; peaches, 2d to lb, id to 1b dcz ; figs, Id to 3d doz; passion fruit, ljd to 2£d dcz; tomatoes, Id to lsd lb, Is 6d to 3s 6d case ; Cape gooseberries, 3d to 4Jd lb ; walnuts, 3£d to sjd lb, new ; peanuts, 2d lb ; charcoal, 2s 9d to 3s 6d. Poultry, good demand. Roosters, la 6d to 3s ; hens, Is 2d to 2s 4d ; pullets, Is 9d to 2s 3d, wanted ; ducks, Is 2d to 2s ; turkey roosters, 3s 6d to 7s 6d ; hens, 2a Id to 3s, good demand ; geese, 2s to 3s 6d. Pigs, good sorts, 4a 9d to 15s ; scrubbers, 2s 6d to 5s ; pork, 3?jd.