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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2687, 1 October 1889, Page 2

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The Wnikalo Times Ojlkt, Monday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS

Mil Alex. Aitkkn's Market Repout fur the wool: ending September 28. —Tin; .salon for the week have been well attended, with spirited competition. Poultry still commands high prices. Potatoes have come freely to hand; table lots are in active demand at improved value. Carrots, pumpkins, and other vegetables have been in Rood supply at satisfactory rates. In fram there hay been but little dono at late prices. New potatoes still command good rates. Bacon and hams have been quitted in fair quantities. Cheese continues very scarce, and values remain firm. Honey is still dull of sale. Fresh butter in increased supply, but values lower. Eggs also show a slight decline. Corned butter still remains a drug, and stocks are large. In fruit a fair quantity was entered. Apples sold at higher prices. Oranges : a quantity of local grown sold fairly well; no lemons received. The following are the quotations; —Fowls, poor lots, Is -Id to Is ud ; ordinary, Is 7U to Is 8d; good table fowls, Is Od to 2s lid each ; roosters, snial', Is 3d to Is Gd; in condition, Is lOd to 2s lid each : ducks, Is 8d to 2s Bd, young Is ltd; Spanish, Is (id to 4s; game, 2s to ss; Brahraas, Is '.Id to 3s; Cochins, Is 101 to 3s ; turkeys, -Is Oil; bronze wing do., !ls to 13s (id cach ; pigs, inferior, us to (is; medium, 7s 3d to 8s; choice breeds, 10s to ISs, according to size; potatoes, best Waikato table, Is (id to ss; other kinds, Its to Its (id; fair, -Is ltd; Hawera, 5 s ; Napier, 5s ; others, Its to 5s ; seed, 2s (id to 4s; onions, 3,', d ; pumpkins, 4s lid to 5s lid ; wheat, lis ltd to Its (id ; broken, 2s 3d ; bran, lis Gil ; cabbages, 2s to 3s ; cauliflowers, 3s to 5s ; rhubarb, 4s Id to 4s Od the doz. ; carrots, Is '.Id to 2s 3d; new potatoes, kidnev, ljd to 1/,' d ; early rose, Id to Ud; maize, Its; bacon, 3d to L>d ; hams, 4.U1 to 8d ; Canterbury, LOd ; cheese, 4±d to 5d ; honey, 2Jd to IJl>d ; butter, prime fresh, to 7d : inferior, 2d to od; Taranaki roll, G.'.d to 7\d; eggs, s}d to (Jjjrl ; ducks, (id to G. : td; apples, black warrior, 4d to 4|d ; uiekajack, 4[i ; others, 4.', dto sd; Hobart, damaged, 2s Gd to 2s lid per case; Cape gooseberries, lOd ; oranges, local, lid to Did per do/..