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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2556, 27 November 1888, Page 2

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The Waikato Tiiius Ojjice, Monday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Mr Alexander Aitken's Market Report for the week ending 2-lth November shows a hoavy rise in nil kinds of farm and dairy produce and grain of all descriptions, the demand for all kinds being very active, and prices are rapidly rising. Forty tons of new potatoes, and upwards ot 35 tons of old ones, have been quitted at and above last week's quotations. Corned butter shows a considerable advance ; all prime on hand was privately sold in the early part of the week at G?jd, while that received at the latter end found quick sale at7id, and an advance on this price can now be obtained. Fresh butter was ill good supply; advance in price. Eggs in good supply ; heavy advance in value. Vegetables in large supply; prices good. Fruit: Large supply of gooseberries; no material change in value. Cheese: Large supply, but little unsold; prices show signs of an advance, but tho quality must be good. Poultry were entered in very large numbers, many selling off owing to tho high price of feed ; prices were rather irregular ; roosters sold high. Pigs: Greatly increased supply, but quality on the whole poor; those of fair breeding sold high, but inferior kinds were dull. Friday's market sale was largely attended throughout the day, with spirited competition. Tho following prices were obtained during the week :--Fowls, poor kinds, Is to Is Id ; ordinary good, Is 5d to Is 7d ; extra kinds, Is 9d to 2s ; ducks, Is 3d to 2s tid ; geese, 3s !)d ; turkeys, 5s Gd to 5s 9d each ; small, 4s Od ; chicks, 4d to lid ; hens and chicks, 3s to 7s 6d ; ducklings, 3d to Od each; pigs, well-bred, 14s each; medium, 10s to lis; poor bred, 4s to 7s ; very inferior, 2s to 2s 9d ; dressed pork, 2d to 2/jd ; potatoes, old, £5 10s to £7 ; new potatoes, Shopherd's, £0 to £G 7s (id, and gd to Id per lb; kidneys, £7 to £8, and jd to per ib; Hobarts, £G to £7 ; unions good, lfd to 2d ; inferior, Ad to £d; new onions, Id ; cabbages, Is to Is 3d per sack, and Is Gd to 2s 3d per dozen; peas, Is 3d to Is 8d per pock; rhubarb, 2* to 4s per dozen; maize, 3s !)d .to 4s; wheat 3s Gd to 4s; bran, £(i 10s; sharp, £G; oats, short feed, 4s; Danish, 2s lOd to 3s; inferior lot a, 2s 3d to 2« lid; chaff, £4; horse carrots, IDs to 2iis ; fresh butter, prime, 7d ; other lots, fjj.d ; corned butter, prime, ti/.d to 7.[d ; second-class, Gd to lijd; lard, old ; eggs, hen, 7.}< lto Sd ; duck eggs, B.|d to S.jd : turkey egirs, Is lOd ; houey, in bulk, 'Jjd ; small tins, 3d ; no Waikato to hand yet; hams, good, 7W to 8d ; cheese, prime, 4kl to od ; small and really good, lid ; second-class lots, 4d ; gooseberries, ljj'l to ; lemons, yd to Is ; citrons, ljd to 3d per dozen. CHRISTCHURCir GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Mess its Kaye and Carter's Report for week ending Nov. l!)th, IHBB : —Wheat: Tuscan, 4s 3.1 : pearl, 4s Id ; Hooter's, 4s 01, d, tiLit.. Fowl wheat . Good whole, 3s (id to 3s <A 1; broken, 3s 3d. Oats : Milling. 2s lOd ; bright short, 2s (Id ; good tliort, INodjduns, lis A I; black, 2s (Id; Danish 2s Gd, advancing. Barley: I'rime malting, 4s Gd; malting, Is -Id ; food, 2s lOd, firm ; Cape, 3sid; pearl, £20. Peas : Prussian blue, os ; while, 3s; dun, .'ls; split, £14. Beans: Good whole, 3s Id ; medium, 3s. Flour: Roller, £11; stone, £t> 10s to £10. Bran, Dos; sharps, S.>s ; pollard, SiN Gd (scarce). Oatmeal, in 251 bs., £12 10s; in 71 lis., £14 10s. Ryesorti, 3< lid ; linseed, £14 10s. Ryegrass : Machine dressed, 3s to 3s 3d ; farmers'lots, 2s Gd. Cocksfoot: Heavy dressed, ; medium. 3,[d to 3.1 d; seconds, lid to 2d. Ontsheaf eli.itf, £3 7s Gd. Hay (baled), £3 Ins. Hops, Is, f.o.b. Nelson. Honey, 4d. Potatoes: Dervvents, £G 10s, very .scarce. Butter, Bd, firm. Cheese: Loaf, od; medium. I.VI per lb. (scarce). Hams, B£d ; bacon, li.i'd ; hams and bacon, 7d. Lard : In bladders, 4J/I. Tho above prices current are all f.0.b., Lvttelton, sacks and packages extra, except when otherwise specified.