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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2672, 27 August 1889, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Office, Monday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Mr Alex. Aitukn's Mahket Rei'out for the week ending August 23. —The sales of product) have beon very satisfactory, and good quantities of most kinds have been quitted. Poultry has been in large supply, all pens filled ; prices were satisfactory. Potatoes : Large supply of local lots ; the demand has been brisk, values are easier. Onions : Local are done ; consignments of Californian to hand in prima condition ; have arrived to a good market, and most have been cleared. Vegetables have ruled lower. Bacon and hams full supply ; values unchanged. Butter, fresh, in large supply ; fully half-a-ton received this week, which sold at about previous values. Corned butter remains unchanged, really fine quality, none. Eggs: Further increased supply ; values lower, good demand. Honey is slow of sale owing to the low price of butter. Apples in good supply; prices have been satisfactory, although in sumo cases not so high as those of last week. Tuesday's and Friday's produce sales were largely attended, with satisfactory results. The following are the prices obtained : — Fowls ; Poor and old lots, Is 3cl to Is -Id ; good ordinary, Is 5d to 2s Id ; roosters, in condition, Is 7d to 2s 3d ; small, Is 4d to Is 5d ; Spanish, 2s to 40s; Langshans, Is Od to 3s ; Plymouth Rocks, Is lid to 5s fid ; game, -Is to 45s each : ducks, 2s 3d to 2s 7d ; ducklings, Is Id ; geese, 3s 7d ; turkeys, light, 2s (5d to 3s, heavy 4s2d to 5s Cd ; pigs, suckers 4s to 4s 9d, medium, 5s to 5s Od, others 7s 0c! to 13s Gd. Potatoes: Best Waikatos, £4 to £4 10s; kidney soed, £-1 to £4 10s; Waikato round Reed, £3 to £4 10s; Waikato cabbages, Is Gd to 2s ; turnips, 2s to 3s (5d ; pumpkins, 4s to is Od; bacon, 4d to C|d ; hams, 4|d to 7id ; cow potatoes, 30s ; carrots, 26s 8d to 35s per ton ; mangolds, 30s ; maize, 2s Od ; oats, 3s 2d ; wheat, 3s (id ; bran, 4s Gd; butter, fresh, 4sd to 8d ; corned, to 6d ; egggs, GJd to ; honey, clover, 4d; Barrier, 3d ; bulk, 2id ; section, 4d. Apples : Stono Pippins, 3|d to ; Simmons' winter, 4d to 4ld ; Five Crown, d to 3j'd ; Kentucky, 3|d to 4yd ; American Horn, 3',d ; Newton" Pippins, 3}d; Sturmer's, 3Ad to 3jfd ; other kinds, 3d to 4d ; damaged and poor lots, l:jd to 2;} d. Oranges, local, Sd to Is per dozen ; lemons, 10k! to Is 3d per dozen; pears, Catialie, 2.1 dto3d ; bananas, l.jd; Island oranges, per dozen.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messes Kaye and Cabtek's Report for weok ending Aug. 10th :— Milling Wheat : Tuscan, 3s Od; pearl, 3s (Ud; Hunter's, 3s od. Fowl Wheat: Good whole, 3s 3d ; broken, 3s. Oats : Milling, 3s; bright short feed, 2s lOd; Danish, 2s Od ; duns, 2s lOd to 3s; Nubians, 3s 3d. Barley: Prime malting, scarco, 4s to 4s 2d ; medium, 3s Gd to 3s 8d; feed, 2s lOd ; pearl, £21. Ryecorn, good clean samples, 3s Od; medium, 3s 4d. Elour: Best R,oller (sacks), £9 10s ; stone, £0. Bran, 72s od. Pollard, 755. Oatsheaf chaff : Good heavy, 05s. Oat straw chaff and wheat-straw chaff, 555. Oatmeal, 25's, £14 10s ; 7's, £10 10s. Peas: Blue boiling, very scarce, 4s Gd ; feed sorts, 3s Gd. Beans: Good whole, 3s sd; medium, 3s 4d. Linseed, £15 (scarce). Ryegrass : Machine dressed, 4h Od; {armors' parcels, 4s to 4s Od; Cocksfoot : Prime seed, ; medium, 3.1 dto 3.1 d; light, 2.1 dto 3d. Butter, 7Ad to Bd. Cheese, 4.fd to sid. Hams, i)M ; bams and bacon, Sd ; bacon, 7jd. Lard : In kegs, 4d; bladders, 4Ad. Derwent Potatoes, 90s, sacks included. Kidneys and Early Potatoes in stock: Early Bath Kidneys, 803 ; Fluke Kidney?, 05s; Lapstona Kidneys, 05s ; Magnum Bonums, 100s ; Walnut-leaved Silverskins, £0 10s ; Ayrshire Heroes, Sutton's Elourballs, Beauty of Hebron, and Early Ashleaf, £G 15s. The above prices current are all {.0.b., Lyttelton, sacks and packages extra, except when otherwise specified. Minimum, two tons.