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Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 528, 19 December 1899, Page 2

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Waikato Argus Office, Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messes Hall and Peeking' Report.— Butter, bulk, in box preferred, 6£d to 7d ; keg, 6d to 7d; 200 packages sold readily this week. Cucumbers, 7* to 8s ; chaff, to 42s 6d j eggs, demand good, Bid to lOd ; grapes, Is to 2a lb ; onions sold well, 1(1 to 2d ; plums, early Xmas, ripe, 3Jd to 4d; hard, 2d to 2\<\ ; peaches, 2s to 2s 61 dozen. Potatoes, hard to quit at big prices ; kidueya, Is 9d to 3s 6 1 owt., few up to 5s ; to 3s. Poultry and pigs sold well. Tomatoes, from 2d to 6d, Thames apricots realised up to 5d per lb. Messes Donald axd Edenbobougii Weekly Report.-Kidney potatoes, 2s 6d to 3s 6.1 ; Shepherds, 2s ; onions, ]}d ; peas, 6d to 8d ; bacon. 6d to 6Jd ; hams, to 7jd ; cheese, 4Jrl ; butter, fresh 6Jd to Bd, prime keg 6Jd to 7Jd, box 6-irl to 7£d, pastry 5d ; eggs, B£d to 9Jd. "Fruit : Grapes is lid, plums, red 3£d to \\k\, black 3£d to sd, cherries 10J to Is, red currants 5d to Gooseberries 2d to 3d, tomatoes 3d to sd, apricots 2|d to 3£d, lemons 5s 6d to Bs, oranges 16s 3d to 16s Oil, pines 12s 6d to 17s 6d, bananas, 3s Id to 3s Bd. Poultry : Table roosters 2s to 2s 61, others Is 4d to Is lOd, hens is 3d to Is Bd, ducks Is 7d to 2s 2d, chickeus 9d, geese 3s 6d, turkey gobblers 5s 9d to Bs, hens 2* 6d to 43 6d, according to size. Mr J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Poultry : Roosters, Is 6d to 2s lid ; heus, Is 5d to 2s ; ducks, la 6d to 2s ; ducklings, 8d to Is 4d ; turkeys, 3* to 3s Ud ; gobblers, 6s to 10s 61; geese, 3s to 3s 6d ; pigs, 9s to 16s ; butter, 6d to 7Jd ; eggs, Sid to lOiil ; keg butter, 61 to6Jd; cheese. 3£d to 4d ; honey, 3d to 4d lb ; hud, middles, 5d to s£d; rolls, sd; hams, 6-1 to 7{d ; green hams, to 7|d. Potatoes : Kidneys, £2 15s to £4 ; Shepherds, 2s to 2s 6d ; onions, Id to ljd ; kumaras, ss; gooseberries, 2d to 2|d ; plums, 4d to ssd ; tomatoes, 3Jd to 5d lb ; walnuts, 5d ; lemons, 5s to 6s 9d case ; cherries, lOd to Is; red currants, 5d to dressed pork, 3d to 3|d ; oats, 2s to 2s 2d ; maize, 2s lOd to 3s; wheat, 2s lOd to 3s ; bran, £3 15s; sharps, £4 10s ; chaff, £2 sa; jam, 3d to 3|d lb ; oranges, 3s 9d to 6s 9d case.

Messrs Richard Arthur and Co.'s Weekly Report.—Heavy supplies of ull kinds of fruit and produce to hand and disposed of at satisfactory prices. Potatoes, kidney prime samplep, £3 to £4 ; Shepherd, £2 ; others at per bag ; local onions. Id to l|d per lb; kumaras, £3 ; pumpkins, £4 to £5 ; green peas, fid to 9d per peck ; FrcDch beans, 8d to Is per peck. Dairy produce: Fresh dairy butter, 6d to Si ; second quality, 4s to sii ; corned, 5d to 6Jd, extra quality ; eggs, 9d to 10jd per doz ; cheese, to 4d ; lard, 5d to s£d ; Southern poultry, 6ld ; hams, 7d ; local bacon, 5d to 6d ; ham, 6d to 6-Jd ; fruit, local apples, 2s to 4s fid per case ; cherry plums, 2\ to 3Jd ; tomatoes, 3d to 4frl lb ; loquats, 3d ; gooseberries, IJ'l to 2|d lb ; lemons, 4s 8s per case; local oranges, 14s to 18s per case ; hot house grapes, Is IOJ-d per lb. Poultry, very heavy supplies: Turkey gobblers, 5s 6(1 to 8s 6d each ; hens, 2s fid to 4s 6il each ; geese, 2s fid to 4s 3d each ; ducks, Is 3d to 2s 3d each ; ducklings, fid to Is 3d each ; tables roosters, Is 8d to 2s 9d each ; ducks, Is 3d to 2* 9d each ; ordinary fowls, Is to Is lOd ; chicks, 5d to Is 6d each; hene and broods, 2s 6d to 4s each. Messes Alex. Aitken (Limited) Refoiit.—Great activity permeates the produce market all through. New onions came in with a rush and prices fell, but the demand continues good. Chaff is easier. Special lines of pat butter command high rates, but keg lots are weaker. New cheese is more plentiful, but late values are likely to be retained. Section honey scarce and enquired for. Eggs in great demand and likely to advance further. Gooseberries scarcer ; we require five tons at lfd lb. Lemons firming again, and must advance yet. Pickling walnuts wanted. Poultry of good class eagerly sought for at Christmas prices. Old hens are in heavy supply and somewhat affect the valuc3 of better birds. Young pigs arc still wanted. The following is an absolute summary of our sales :—Potatoes, new kidneys 2s 9d to 3s fid, extra good 4s, round sorts Is 4d to 2s ; kumaras, 4s fid per owt, in small lots; onions, fd to Ijd ; green peaß, fid to lOd peck ; beans, French, Is to Is 6d peck ; cucumbers, Is fid to 3s 6d» dozen ; rhubarb, 2s to 4s dozen ; cauliflowers, 2s 6d to 4s 6d dozen, scarce ; celery, 4s to 9s dozen ; oats, ex store, 2s 3d to 2s 6d, firm ; maize, c.i.f., 2s 9d, ex store 2s I'M ; bran, £4 ; sharps, £4, firming ; chaff, 35s to 45s ; good sorts scarce and wanted ; butter, prime dairy 5d to 9d, milled s<l to 7d, factory rolls 9|d to lOd, medium dairy 4d to sd, kegs 5d to 6|d, prime, medium 3d to wanted ; hams 7§d, farmers' 5d to Ggd, even numbers fid to fijd ; bacon fid to 64d, farmers' 5d to o|d, farmers', new 3£d to wanted ; honey, sections 3s fid to 4s, bulk 3d per lb, wanted ; lomons 8d to 9d dozen, 6s 6d to 8s fid case ; bananas ljd to lfd lb, 2s fid 10 3s 6d bunch ; pineapples, Island, 4s 6d to 6s 9d case ; hot house grapes, Is to Is 9d lb ; oranges, local (sweet) 14s to lfis 9d case, cho ; ce 2s dozen ; apples, 'Frisco*, 17s fid ; mandarins, 12s to 13s 9d ; cherries, 7jd to Is lb ; red currants, 4Jd to 6d ; Sydney plums, 4s fid to fis; Sydney apricots 4s to fis ; inferior, wet, 2s to 3s 6d ; loquats, 3d to 4d lb ; plums, local Vermonts, 3d to 5d ; mushrooms, 2d to 4d lb ; gooseberries, lfd to 2|d, plentiful ; tomatoes, 4d aDd 5d lb ; walnuts 5d to fid, pickling lots lid to 2d lb; peanuts, lfd lb, nominally ; charcoal, 2s 6d to 3s, slow ; beeswax, Is fid ; hares, Is 6d to la 9.1 each ; flax, wanted samples ; fungus, 3d lb, plentiful ; poultry, great demand ; roosters Is 9d to 3s 3d each, small Is 3d to Is fid, hens Is 3d to 2s 2d, chicks 4Jd to Is, ducks Is 2d to 2s ducklings 3.1 to 9d, turkey roosters 5s Cd to 9s 6d, scarce, wanted, hens 3s 61 to 6s fid, wanted, geese 2s lOd to 43 9d ; pigs, small, 5s to 12s, good to 18s fid ; pork, best dairy, 3d.