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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3077, 5 April 1892, Page 2

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The IFaikalo Times Office, Monilay. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARICKTH. Mkxsks KSAM AMI Akthch'H WKKKLY ItBI'OBT. —Wo have held saint', i)a,ii.y during tin: week. In I>l'.|<luci! til"'" I'l'i ii few changes to repoit. Pclat.cs have linen in such heavy supply that prices aro lower, !io< to 55s being full market N'tes ; the quality continue.-; varied, a really Hivt-class tuber is Hcurcely obtainable. The cereal ir.aiket is without m.tleriil change. l<owl wheat has been cleoivd fit 3s Otl to 3s lid. Onions am too plentiful, and prices too low to be remunerative. Fresh butter from our usual dairi»s was in .shorter supply than usual, 10(1 t<> lOifl being readily obtained ; kog sorts find buyers almost on ai rival, Nn. I at 7id to Bkl and other quality in proportion. Hams and bacon : Trade is confined to .Southern factory cure; supplies of former are bo reduced that prices have considerably advanced. Cheese has been to hand in fair quantity ; factory aUd to 4VI, dairy 3:1 to 3jd. Kegs :Up to Friday we had an unsatisfied demand at Is lid, but since thon the market has collapsed, distributors showing no disposition to buy, supplies having increased ho much. ] f jiipv moves off steadily. Vegetables were staged in largo quantities, and found ready buyers. Fruit : Supplios for I r,d*y s auction were very he-ivy, apples particularly being abundant. The inferior anil motheri varieties seriously interfere with payin it pricos for the £,ood quality; market ft litio weaker, but an upward mnveinent rriav shortly be anticipated. Grapes and lemons were also in good supply, with good prices for the latter. Cape gooseberries are wanted in excess of supply. Poultry : Supplies good ; a large quantity of young chickens penned; prices are about the same m recent quotations. Our auction prices have ruled as follow : Potatoes, Hobarts, £2 5s co £3 ; magnum bonums, £2 10s to £3; onions, $cl to §1, and £3 10s to £4 10s ; bian, 4s ; sharps, 4s ; oats, Is 8d to 2s; maize. 2s; pumpkins, £2 5s to £2 10s ; kumeras, 8s Id ; piemelons, £1 10s to £1 15s ; bacon, 4d to s,\d ; fresh butter, No. 1, 9Jd to lOftl; No. 2, 7d to Sd ■ salt butter, 7d to BJd; factory cheese, 4<f to 4,'jd ; farmers, 3d to 3Jd ; eggs, 9}d to Is Id : honey, small tins, 3il to 3.^1; apple*, froe from moth, Pearmains, id to 1,1,-1; Stunners, Id to ljd ; Ryiners, Id ; Oiiinemuri, Id to P,d ; Stone Pippins, gd to Id ; Northern Spy, to ljd; Reinette de Canada, Jd to Id : Golden Russet, l§d ; inferior lot, .{d to fid ; good desseit pears, 2d to 3d; inferior, Id to ltd; cooking pears, :[d to Id ; tomatoes,'Jd to Si ■ Cape gooseberries, Ofl; passion fruit, 2Jd; IJ.-I to l.Jd; watermelons, 4s 3d to 8s; rockmelons, 2s fid to G^ l ; grapes. No. 1, 7d to 10H ; No. 2, 3d to 4d ; ont-door, 2.[d_ t," sid • lemons, Is to Is 8:1; persunmoms, ljd Tier ib ■ walnuts, Gd to Old ; young fowls, in Rood condition, Is 4,1 to 2s Id ; poor Od t,o Is ; old, Is to Is G J ; chickens, 4d t > hd ; t irkeys, 3s 3d to ;>s 81; ducks, Is 31 to Is 9.1 ; pigs, 4s 3d to (h 3d.