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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2630, 21 May 1889, Page 2

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The WtiiMo Times Office, Monday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Mil \ikx. Au-khs's Makkbt Rui'oiiT fur tl, o wiM-.k ending May 1.5.-I'\hh- sales by auction of produce, fruit, poultry, etc., have V,..,mi hcl:i with satisfactory results. On 'Friday the usual weekly sale was very hP'i'ly attended, with spirited competition t'i th'iMind Tho attendance was unprecedented in point of numbers and au umwimlly liu-KO business was tlio result. I'otaluus have come to hand n> smaller tiuantity, but values have nut unproved. Onions coming freely to hand, values unchanged. Pumpkins .sold at somewhat bottJr prices. Melons am still ow. Carrots sell readily, but values are n\v. Vegetables were in largo supply and sold at satisfactory prices. Wheat oats, and maizo have moved off freely at late quotations Local bacon and hams are coming in freely, and find ready sale at late quotations: 'Canterbury slow of sale, bgga, increased supply and values are lower. Fresh butter : A good quantity received, values unchanged. Corned butter in cood supply; second-class has moved freely for local trade, but it is vet too early to force the salo of prime quality ; values will be higher. Cheese of prime quality is scarce; only second-class mi hand ; values unchained. I'nut is still cming to hand in largo quantity, and has ni-'t with better demand at satisfactory rates ; fully 1000 cases have been quitted this week, and the quality, on the whole, has boiMi "nod. Pears have sold at a bettor average price ; apples keeping kind.-, have also caused keen competition. Ihe followin", arc thn week's quotations :—Poor and old fowls, Sd to .Is ; Rood table fowls Is -Id to Is Sd ; roosters in condition, Is !>;t to Ls 3d, small and poor, Sd to Is lid ; ducks, is 5d to 2s ; pekins, 2s t.i 2s Sd ; turkeys, 4s Od to 5s ■ gae.se, 3s to 3s 3d ; canaries, 3s id : Igoons. Sd io lOd ; pigs, (choice), 12s Gd to 10s (!d • fair lots, l)s lid to 10s !)d ; small, ;m l>l to 7s 3d-dead rabbits, Is 2d per pair; potatoes (local), 3s to 4s sd, according to sample; kidneys, tl to «;; onions, l.[d to •>,| • cow potatoes, £1, sacks ertra; carrots, Is (id to "s lid • swedes, ls!)d ; pumpkins, 2s id to 3s ; ciemolons, Is to 2s 3d ; citrons, 2s to •>s 10d ; watermelons, 2s 10d per dozen ; cabbages, Is Oil to 2s 10d ; new potatoes Ikidnev) 2ld per lb; mangolds, Is do. ; <i: f d to7.]d ; hams, 8d to fld ■ shoulders, T.d to (id ; Canterbury farmers' cure, r..W to (id; first-class quality, equal numbers, S : ,'d ; eggs, Is 3d to Is lid ; fresh butter, 10.'.d to Is; corned butter (urime\ Sd to S.'.d ; medium, (>d ; pastry, 3d to Id ; lard, 3d' to 3Jd ; honey (ordinary), "d to 3d • Waikato (in bulk), S!A ; 10,b tins JJ.'.d to Id ; 21b tins, -Id to l.|d ; section, 3d to til Fruit, walnuts, lid per lb ; cape gooseberries, i>.",d to 7d ; lemons, Is to Is -Id ; quinces, ljjd to IJd ; pears, Beurre Diel, I.UI to 2',d :' Winter Noli*, U to 2d ; Napoleons, Mi to l.kl; others, 1d to lid I apple* (Coxs Orange), l.'.d to VIA; Blenheim Orange (<Aiod) Ud to l.'.d ; medium, Id ; Biamarck.s, licibVild; sr..rtiiern spy, i-wt" lad; Stono Pippins, l.{d ; Ohineuiun. 1 ,\d to l 3 d ; (io'den liusset. l?d tii l^1; lakapuna Jlussut. Ud tollfd; Court of Wick, Ud ; Great Unknown, l.'.d ; Roinette do Canada, Id to l.'id; Stripe's Beefing, Id to lAd ; GladneyV Red, Ud to lji ; damaged amilps -M to rd ; passion fruit, J.j-a ; to W per dnzßii; pines, 3s lid to 4s 9d ; c->coanuts, rs od.

NKW ZKALAND GRAIN IN SYDNEY. (lIT FI/''TRIC TKIiB«RAPH. -COI'VIUOMT.) Svi.XBY, May IS.—At a sale of grain, ox h * Hiuiroto, the following prices were realised : -Wheat: Chick feed, 3s lid to As 8d: Hunter's white and pearl,-Is'id to -U 5d ; prime Tn»« 4h 8d t» -H !M. <>a -s ■ "Faulty, 2s (Id; medium, 2.<_H'l to .<> _<l, milling 3a :id to .'!, -fd ; primn fend, .fe 4d to .'is lid. Maizo, .Is .°.d. Bran, Is Id. Pollard, Is 2d. ___^-