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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2967, 21 July 1891, Page 2

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W Xi■>..* '>"■ -, Monday. AIYICLANI) PRODUCE MARKETS. Mn A i,kx. AilKk:.' s Mahki.i' Ri:i'ni;r. - tin■! In wci'k ending .1 ill v l.s. -liu.mess f"i' till' Wi-ok lias beetl f.lll Iv »':ti*e, ami a go..d quantity of general produce lias been put through. P.iiv. in in.-1. lines are unchingod, e\ee| >ting eggs, winch have he.en 1r.i.1 e plentiful, and have receded in %a!n>'. At Ti leu I. y'< s di'.all i r ill.-, "i I I • I i l l In I•>U I, bat by I'iiday, retail values had lowered, and auction rates were Is tu 1.-s 2d flutter, fresh,h.is been very scarce; |u line.ls to Is Id; p-i'H', 10 1 ; 111fi;ri<ir and made up lnts, lid tu 111 ; Line's sterling brand pits, Is -Id ; tinned, Is (id ; keys batter in this line, the turnover has been large, and supply of prime quality has birnly met the demand : mime quality iSd to 10d ; fairly good, (id to 7A'I ; m"iium grades, 5d to 5J,d; inferior old, 2l to lid. Cheese, market baro of really good qu.ility; prime mild lot-', all cleared at 4 I ; iiour lines, 2d to 3d ; export loaves.o.id to (id. Bacon and bains quitted, prime bicon, oil to (id ; clothed, 7d ; hams, prime, (i 1 to 7d ; clothed, 7d to Sd ; pom an! inferior lines, -Id to (i 1 ; shoulders, 3.V1 to-PI ; h'"ivy bacon, 4d to ; laid,ki'^,;il to 3!d; bladders, -lii ; honey, tins, 3d to S.jd ; section, -Id toad ; boiled lollies, -Id ; biscuit-', 3ld to ."ill. In fruit,tho supply has fallen off, and prices have advanced. Several lines of apples have realised 3d per lb; Simmons' Winter, 2Jd to 3d ; Nickaj-icks, 3d : Stone Pippins, 2.j-d to 3d ; Roino Beauty, 31 ; Ohinomuri, 2.Jd to 3d ; other kinds, 2ld to 3d ; lemons, lar«c, Is 2i 1 to Is -Id ; others, 4d t'i yd. The cargo of Island fruit ex Taupo was beyond market requirements, and meeting with poor domand realised poor prices : Bananas, at auction, Is 2d to Is !ld per bunch,and 2s to3s at ship's side; cocoanuts, (is lid to 7s; peanuts,'-''>d t"2|M. l'otatoes,market still overstocked. N'a| iei grown are completely blocked loc d growers at t'2 r.s to ,t'2 10s ; resorted for shipping, to ; Waikato, £2 5s to £2 15s ; Taranaki, £3; kidney seed, £'3 10s to ill; magnum bomim, 5» ; early rose, }js ; shepherds, £3 to t'3 10s, dull. Onions, prices shipping parcels, Id ; pool', .(-il to M ; good ordinary, Jd to .yd ; mangolds, 20s ; carrots, scarce at 25s ; baled meadow hay, £3 10s ; wheat, very scarce at •Is to -Is 3d ; burluy, dull at 2s S i to 3s; oats, local, Is Sd to Is 10d ; short feed, 2s 3d ; pumpkins, Is to Is fid ; chaff, lid to Is (id per sack ; bran,'tM to L' l 10s; sharps, 5s lOd; oatmeal, l'J-> to 13s ; garlic,no sale,and large stocks held. In thepoultry department thero was a boavy supply, and Ihe bulk were iir.-t-class birds, the sale in this department ladled four hours under very keen competition, ami all sold at really good prices: Firstclass table fowls, from is 3d to 2s 3d ; medium. Is Id to Is (id ; poor, Is to Is 3d ; ducks, 2-i 2d to 2s 5d ; geese 3s lOd to -Is Od ; turkey hens, 2s to -Is 3d ; gobblers, 3s 3d tu (is lid ; pure bled fowls, ss. Pigs were in good supply, and met with brisk demand ; Be~t lot*, iOs to 15-. (id ; poor 3s i» 1 to 5s ; iil' flimi), (is 3 I to lis. Pigeons, Is to Is 3d ; canaries, 2s 7d ; feirets, 7s each. At the H.tlo o( nursciy stock at McDonald's nursery there wax a good attendance, and good business was done, although 110 high prices were obtained, shrubs and shelter trees were dull, bul'truit trees of all sorts, including late varieties of apples, were eagerly sought for, owing to mont nurseryman having already H ild out. The sale of pictures and general stock of Mr De C'ourcy, held on Thursday, was numerously attended, and satisfactory prices were obtained. The usual weekly piodn.:>i sales (tbroo in number for the week) ii.ivc aLo been very largely attended, with t tir amount of comp"titiiui.

MKssita Ksa.m and Airmen's Wekkly Jvi-.'i'Our. — l a nil pro.lnce ; Values generally in ij' be quoted as without material change, in putat l 'l'.s, till) supply is still beyond requirements, ami wo (In irit anticipate any improvement fur sumo time to come. We quote; Napier-', l! 2 "is to t'2 10s; Waikatos, ill! lUs tu £2 l"n ; Shepherds, £3 "m to t'-J; kidnuy, L' 3 to £t; llobart seed, £3; now potat.oes, y'd to Id. Maize, 2s -kl to Gd ; eats, bright short, 2s; dim, Is Sd to Is lOd; white Tartarian, 2s 5d to 2-i 7d. Kmvl wheat, although scarce, at 3s !)d to 3s lid, is not in such groat demand, owing to the low price of maize. Bran, £-1; sharps, .to . r K : carrots, £1 ssto £1 10s; unions, scarce, X 7. In dairy produce, there was a largo K'ipply of piime fresh butter, which brought :i considerable advance on previous weeks' rates. The caiise of tho rise is, we think, ontirely attributable to the groat demand for tho reqnirem Hits of the outgoing steamers on Friday, and it is flonbtfnl if prices ivill be maintained many days. Wo sold on Fi iday it boxes Lang's separator at Is Id, 3 boxes Waiuku at Is I !d, I box Waikoukou at Is 2VI, 1 from Whangerei at Is -lid (special quality), 5 boxes Waikatu from Is to Is 3d, and sundry boxes at price:- ranging as above. Keg butter of prime grade i.i scarce ; the value is ti.Jid to (Id, second quality Id to "id, pastry 31. Kggs, us anticipated, have receded in price, tho supplies lying more plentiful ; last week we obtained Is -Id to Is (U<l, whilst yesterday, for same quality and from H une consignors, I.i to Is Oi l were the ruliuii rates. CVws of lirst grade is scarce, and i.j worth -Id ; second quality and inferior, o.'.d down to 2d. JSacuii and hams i'l fairly ;;ood supply, although quality is not generally of the best. We quote, for prime euro, ,'>d to lid for bacon ; and fid to SI for hams ; medium, according to condition. Honey, 2|'.l to 3.]. I. Fruit : The m>pply of apples- was considerably less than expected, and price; advanced on an avera,'e yd per lb. Wn sold a-i follows : Sinckleys, 2ld to 2yd ; American Horn, 2Vd ; (Jem l'ippin, 2.1J to 2„d ; 1 'tide of Australia, 2yd ; Sr.unii'ji, 2A 1 ; Simmon's Winter. 2J.1 ; Guidon lint, - --t, 2.', I : French Crabs, ; infrri-e-e e.d It i >.i. I.]-i to ly'd ; lemons, 10 I to Hi ; -mi". SI; c e 1 aunt*, 7s pur «aek ; Inn mas, Is p -r bunch ; dates, 4] 1. Poultry wor • ijeiiieal oi laiger numbers than usual. X i entiies for ;urkcye or geese. Heavy table fowl--, Is od to 2s; poor, 11 1 to Is Id: liolden llimburgs, 2s Id ; ducks, 2s to 2> li I; canaries, 2) to -Is ; pi.-euis, Ij' 1 l -> !> I.