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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2690, 8 October 1889, Page 2

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The Wnikitlu Times Ojjicc., Monday. Auckland produck mahkkts. Mk Alex. Aitkbn's Makkkt Rkpout fur the week raiding October sßusiness for the week hurt been brisk in must lines. Potatoes have been in much better demand, and more cnuld have been sold ; seed lots have been all cleared out ; unions remain scarce ; new potatoes ate coining in plentifully ; voce tables of most kinds have been scarcegrain generally has been quiet; hams and bacon have been quitted at late values ; cheese, a fair quantity of new make has come to hand, and all has been cleared out at food prices; honey remains quiet; outter, fresh in large supply, many poor lots prices have ruled low ; ogg-, good supply, improvement in value, demand unsatisfied. In the fruit department apples, lemons, etc., havo been in fair supply at miod prices; a large shipment of bananas and coeoanuts was sold at satisfactory priors. 11l the poultry department prices ruled higher than usual for all kinds entered. Piers were also in large numbers ; prices ruled lower. The following prices are now quoted Fowls : Poor conditioned lots Is 4d to la (id ; fair lots, Is 7d to Is ,Sd ; cood table fowls, Is Od to "2s 3d ; roosters, •mail Is 4d to Is Gd, in condition Is 9d' to 2s lid each ; game, 2s to 5s ■ Spanish, 2s to 3s 9d ; Brahmas, Is l'od to 2s Bd. Ducks, Is lOd to 3s Id ; ducklings, lOd to la 7d ; chicks, (Id to Kd ; turkeys, 3s lOd to 7s 3d; geese, 3s '.Id; nigs, small, 4s Gd to 7s 3d ; others, Ss to 10s lid. Potatoes: Best Waikato, £:j ; medium, £4 10s; seed .11 to £4 damaged, Is Gd to 2s lid; Oamaru, us f»d ; Hawera, none; Napier, none ; Canterbury, 'Is t<> os ; onions, local, ;>d; wheat, 3s -d to !>s lid; broken, 2s to 2s 3d; ktuneras, 0s lid • muizo, 2s lOd to 3-i; cabbages, 2s to 3s; cauliflowers, 4s lid to ss; rhubarb^ -ts Gd to 5s 3d; carrots, 2s to 2s 3d ; new potatoes, kidney, Ud to lyd ; small Id ; Shepherd's, Id to l.id ; pumpkins. 0s 9(1 ; bacon, 4d to li.'.d ; hams 7d to (Id ; cheese, new Wairoa, "-l.}d to 5d ;. factory loaves, 5.1 d ; honey, tin, 3d ; stction, 3.W ; hulk, 2|d ; butter, fresh, 2d to lid; 'laranaki, Od to li.'.d ; eggs, hen, liM to 7d ; duck eggs, 7fd to Nd ; local apples, "id to s|d ; Hob,arts, "Ad • lemons, lid to Is od ; citrons, 2. f d ; oranges, (id to 8d ; Island, Ms lid per case ; Cape gooseberries, BAd; dried apples, -;>d ; bananas, l.'.d to l .yd ; coeoanuts, <sod; peanuts. 3d ; box teas, 14s.