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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3003, 13 October 1891, Page 2

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?•' ■ Tt'rik-'to fiM-s Office, Mond iy. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. MIiSSUS K.SAM AM) AlllFlUll's WkKK'.Y Rft.iiu , .—Price "f prii.incx generally are witli.i'it ni-tiTi .1 e-ini.'". 'I li.tc is a gnnd .-.-in ii'l I'i iil! I- H.r! <!..1.-w. l.iit. the 1,u:..l requirement m un« ■ ■ 1111i r.,■,<!. Oul |.nutoiii are r-'-lu.'o I tn proportion-, whilst tin! n-!W emp i-i coining m mnio plentifully than is usual at this soa*nn of t.hoyoir. Wii quite: Old potatoes, £1 to £2 per tnn ; n»iv Shepherds, U to gd ; kidneys, Id tn ljj'l. Maize is depressed, the Sydney marker, i.fiVring no inducement tn export. Oats : Largo shipments h;ive arrived during tho week ; values without alteration, Is 10'1 to L's c.i.f. ; Id tn 2s 41, p.x store. Other cereals slow of sale. Buttor : The market last Friday was aeain easier ; tor primp fresh, up tn tijd was paid, but second quality did nut realise more than -Id to "i.Jd ; wo expect no alteration in valuo this wuuk. Eijtrs aro whilst the (leir.aml nntitinnes eu'itl at l»rl tn 0.'.c1. We think pricen ahimld lirinalittln. Cheese is in limited suii|)!y ; all hr.es cleared at Friday's auction ; there is a K n "d demand for prime wvr mild. Hams and bacon, good iirjent nrders have been received for Koiithtini cure, botli fur lncnl consumption and export. L.ieii euro has also sold well, the demand beiiii,'pood ; fur prime, (Jd to 7d and 5d to (id, respectively : otherf»rndes according to cmiditimi Fruit : A sliipmunt of Taxmanian apples, «x Wairarapa, realised 11s to tls p".r case; peanuts, ex Ovalaii, 'J.j'l per lb ; cocoamils, (is fid to 7s ; lnmor.s are b.itter valu.i, *' tolOd for large ; •Id to (J.!, Hinall. Puuliry: Tlio domaiid continues very fjnnd ; smnii lirißs were in Hliort Hiipply last week. Heavy table fowls, Is , r id to 2s ; Dostors, Is 7d to 2s 2d ; •J< to 2-i'M ; tnrkovs, 3s t>> U.

Mil Ai.ic.x. Aitkkn-'s Mahket Rr.roKT.— Business to date fairly active, and prices in iHivcriil lines somewhat (iriripr. In tho potato liwi there has been :m improvement. Tho provioiiK low valuas have so increased tlm demand that stocks have, suddenly become small, and coiHt3quent.lv prices have advanced. At present it would be a diflicult matter to obtain in tho city twenty tons of tirsl.-class potato?*, fit for shipping, without being picked over. There are but few cnniiii; forward, hut by Monday's steamer stocks will again ho replenished. At Tuesday , ! , , sale I quitted nil on hand, at from 3os to 50s per ton. Onions are in fair supply ; prime Southern, l>l to l.Vi ; Califotnian, 2VI; mrmtH. Is 3.1 to 2.-T; wheat. prime towl feed, .'!s t)<l to 'Is ; maize, 2s 3d to 2a -Id ; oat", lochl, Is (id to Is 111 ; shoit feid, 2m 'M to tii (Jd ; bran, ■!■< (id to ss; sharps, 4s <id to 5* ; collio Hour, £0 per ton ; chaff, !>d to 2s per sack; baled Iny, H'.i, Vegetables staffed in Rood quantity, for which high prices ruled. Butter : For this line the local demand is small, etcept at poor price-", but orders fi,r thi> English market hue beon bnkod for forward delivery. I quota prime inw corned and guaranteed, 7d; but small lots ara not worth thi; pricH ; Crown brand, in 501b tins Sd, 101b tinslOd ; lib tin* (separator) 12* Uα per dozen. Prime dairy pats, fij-d to (>s<l ; poor lots, 5d to o.Jd ; old keg butter totally unsaleable. Kgsjs have an upward tendency, values obtained have been from o'id to .S\'.l. Ohewe : Tha market is barer than fur several seasons, although it seems difficult to obtain an extra price for a pood line. I quote new make 4:1 to sil ; old and inferior, Id to 4d ; export loaves, (id (of this lino I am at present the only holder, and have not sufficient to supply requirements until the new mako is fit to ship). Bacon and hams lire in full supply, but the quality generally is only medium. Prime well potuo and medium weights move off on arrival at 5d to fid for bacon, and UVI to 7d fir hams ; other kinds aro difficult to move at 3d to •Iγ! ; Canterbury bacon, in cloth, 7d ; hams, B.}d for small lots. Poultry continues in strong demand. Tlib weekly supplies are about 2000 head, but this is not sufficient to satisfy requirements. First-class table fowls, in condition. Is .Sd to 2s 6d each, ordinary and poor Is 4i to Is (jd, inferior Is 3d to 1s fid ; ducks, urmti.ified demand at 2s to 2s (id each, according to quality ; turkeys, hens 3s 3.1 to U (id, pnbblors :» to 5-i (id : ire.sn, 3s 3d to 4* 31 : canaries, 2s 9(1 to 7s fid each ; pigeons, Is 2d to Is (id each. Pies: Weekly supplies about 200. Chi ice breeds ynnn?, from 9a to 15s each ; medium lot;:, (5s to 8* ; inferior, 3» Gd to sa. MELr.OURXK MATIKKTS.

(iOtnSBOHOLV.H, MoRT AND Co. report under dare .NLilh mrne, S »ptemb»r 21st:— The improvement mentioned in our last monthly icport upon tho whoat market has been mnrc pronounced sincn th-ifc date, .1 further udvancn of HI pin- bushel hiving bn«n cst\!)lish" I. S mi■* cr< I.irl purchases have hemi in id ! on millers' account, and this ha* t'Mi'liv! t.ii harden local prices, while deliveries from the country continue to be liniitß'l.—\Vh"\t: In strong demand, at advanced r.itos ; quotations are from 5s 31 to ;"i<-l:i for (fo'j'l to primp milling; infrrior (mil mHinm fr.tr. 4s Sri to 5s Id.— Oats: Tlwro is no ini:ii'civpin»nt in this coro-il, and tin' tr-idr> :uv only bnyin? sparingly. Wo quote : l.iferior to pood Algerian, 2-i to Us 2-1, 2* 31 to 2m 51 for thin to mo'li'im 'on !, -sii't ~s SI for stout.