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Waikato Argus, Volume IX, Issue 802, 12 November 1900, Page 2

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' WAIKATO AttOtra OKWOK. This Day. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messus Riouakd Autuuk and Co.'s Weekly REroiiT.—Business during the week has been good. Southern table potatoes, £o 10s to £'■) Ins, new kidneys £d to lil,. Siujpherds id to f-.'l ; kumaras, 1 j-d to ; lemons, iid to Sd dozen, and 3sßdtoosb'd: loquats, l§d to 2d lb; gooseberries, ltd to S-Jd lb ; butter, factory Sid to 9kl, pastry ojd to 7d lb; eggs, Id to C/til ; bacon, bid lb ; hams, 7d lb ; local bacon, Mjd to sjd ; local hams, 4d to (id ; lard, 4id to od lb ; fowls, Is 4d to Is I'd each ; roosters, Is ltd to 23 3d ; ducks, Is 8d to 2s 2d ; geese, 2a 6cl to os Gd ; turkey gobbler.*, 2s 6d to 6s (id, hens 2s 6d to 3s 3d ; ducklings, 3d to 51 ; chicks, 4d to Sci each ; bulk honey, 2.|d to 2-Jd. Messes Alkx. Aitken (Limited) Report ; Satisfactory business for the week. Potatoes : Arrivals from the South were sinail; values remain firm. For new kidneys there is u gocd demand and prices obtained at our last sales compare favourably with bite Wellington quotations. In eeiexls, maize is enquired for; the supply is uot equal to the demand and prices have hardened. Oats remain about the same. Butter and eggs are in good supply; our prices under the hammer f.>r some jtime past have been in advance of local quotations. New cheese is wanted. Fruit: The market is bare pending the arrival cf Island steamers. Han Francisco apples are about clear, and there is a better demand for lemons. Poultry it in short supply on account of the holiday ; high prices were obtainc I for good table birds. The following is an absolute summary of our sales: —Potatoes, Hobarts £3 10s to £3 15s, new kiuuey : Jd to l : J-d per lb, Shepherd's it Gd to 7s cwt.; peas, Is 3d to Is 8d per peck; asparagus, 4b to 5s per dozen ; cauliflowers, 3s to 5s per dozen : cabbages, 2s to 4s per sack ; rhubarb, 4s to 5s per dozen "bundles; oats, ex sttue, 2s 4d ; maize, 2s 9d, ex store ; wheat, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; bran, £3 15s ; sharps, £4 5s ; chaff, 70s, good sorts still scarce and wanted ; butter, prime dairy 7d to 7id. medium 6d to 6£d, according to nmker and quantity, factory rolls lOd, kegs Gd, pastry 4Jd to 5d ; fresh eggs, 6d to 7d ; hams, " Drakes " 9d, farmers' 7d, even numbers 6Jd ; bacon 6}d, farmers' 5d ; cheese Gd to 6Jd, farmers' 5d lb, very scarce ; wanted ; pine apples, 4s Gd to 5s 6d per case ; honey, section, 3s 6d to 4s ; lemons, 5s to 6s case ; bananas 2d lb, 2s Gd to 3s Gd bunch ; oranges, Poor Man's 6s 6d, Island 5s to Gs Gd case ; cocoanuts, Ss Gd per sack ; apples, lis 6d to 14a Gd case ; walnuts, sjd to Gd ; peanuts, 3d lb, scarce ; charcoal, 33 to 3s 6d j beeswax, Is 3d, slow ; rabbits, 9d pair ; hares, Is to Is Gd each ; fungus, 3d lb. Poultry : Good demaud ; roosters Is Sd to 2s Gd each, hens Is 7d to Is lid, ducks Is 3d to Is Gd each, turkey roosters 4s Gd to Gs Gd, do. hens 2s Gd to 3s Gd, geese 3s to 3s Gd.