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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5053, 17 June 1895, Page 2

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Mastertox, Saturday. Messrs R. E. Hornblow & Co., auctioneers and produce merchants, report as follows for week ending Saturday, June 15th : Business during the week has been fairly good, and all lines in produce continue firm at our quotations. Oats, chaff and potatoes are in good demand, and prices for some show an upward tendency. Poultry is in good demand, and Saturday's prices were exceptionally good.intter and eggs remain at last quotations, Dairy fed hams and bacon are easy to quit at our rates. Our horso bazaar was largely attended on Saturday, but prices wero very low as compared with previous sales. In land we notice a better demand than for some weeks previous; especially so in town sections, two of which have changed hands through our agency, last week. Owiug to wet weatbor, our general sales in Mauriceville and Eketahuna last week, were not up to tho averago, but our Masterton sales were very good. Our quotations are as follows :

Butter, 6d per lb j eggs. Is per dozen. Bacon, 6d and Bid; hams, 7d per lb. Poultry—Fowls, 2s to 2s lid per pair; ducks, 3s lid; geese, 5s 2d; turkeys, ss. Produco-Oats, lsScl to 2s; oaten sheaf, 2s to 2s 3d ; straw, is id. Potatoes-Table, 5s 9d to 6s 3d per sack; pig potatoes, 3s 3d. ~-... Horses—Hacks,sos to £6; hajfiss do, £3los to £9. SecondHhd ■addles, 15s to 255; harness, 20s to 28s.