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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3104, 7 June 1892, Page 2

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The Waikato Times OJict, Monday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messrs Esam and ahtiiuk report good demand for produce during the week. Nearly all linen were cleared out. I oratoea of A 1 quality soli freely at fnmi £2 10s to J.., 1 .- w . very few lots riiinain unsold. Onions Laws impply t" Hand mnrtly inferior mialitv, which »rj difficult to quit at ,„y price ; line "t good sold at from £ I 10s to t's .j< (Wain leuiuios at about the same as l ist week. Good demand for maize and „. lt H winch show a slight improvement. Local bacon of A 1 quality is rather scarce ; that which came to hand found a ready sale at s'd to ttfd ; liams. 0M to 7a<l. Cheese is still very scarce; sells freely at4d to for first quality. Fresh Gutter v.Ktnrday, selling at from 10M to Is 2Jd, Nr>, 1 lc?avincf unsatisfied demand. Prime Hilt butter all cleared on arrival atlrom 8)d to O.'jd. Kegs in fair supply and sold at Is id to 1* sd. Supply of local fruit is fallin" low, bnt prices remain at about last week's quotations. The following prices were realised Potatoes, Rood table ±,2 10* to £2 15* ; a few small prime lots, 16 , Southern kidimys, £2 15s to £3; onions £-110s to £5 ss; inferior lets, Is 3d to Is 0d per bag: kumeras, £6 to £7 ; pumpkins, £2 to £2 5a ; citrons and piemelons, £1 to -£1 5s • carrot', £1 10s; maixe, 2s to 2s 2d ; oats 2s to 2s 3d; local, la 3d to Is lOd ; bran', £4 ss; sharps. £4 10s ; bacon, 5Jd to 6 : Jd ; hams, GJd to 7£d ; cheese, 4d to 4Jd ; inferior ditto, 3d to 3id ; eggs, Is 4d to Is 5d • fresh buttur, 10,\d to ls2}d ; salt, good, Bid to 9id ; apples, Northern Spy, 2.M to 2M ; Sturmer, 1M to 2.Jcl; Ohinemuri, 2M to 2M ; French Crab and Stone Pippin, 2d to 2M ; Cleopatra, 2.i'd ; Orand 5-crown, 2d • "Shockley, to 3d ; American Horn, 2d'; lemons, 7d to Is; shaddocks, 3s j; local oranges, 2s to 4s: figs, Id ; guavas, 2JcI to 2Vd • tomatoes, gd to ljd; peanuts, 2d ; fowls, Rood table, Is Sd to 2s 4d ; small, ditto, Is to Is 4d ; ducks, 2s 4d to 2s Cd. Mil Alkx. Aitkks's Market Report for the woek ending June 3.—Business nas been brisk during the week, although values show but little change. Fruit, poultry, and produce sales three have been held, all largely attended, with fair amount of competition. Potatoes havo come to hand in good quantities nnd s >ld freoly ; about 40 tons have been sold. Canterbury* have been most owing to the quality at £2 15s to £3, wholesale linns per ship, 42 10J ; Taranaki, £2 10< to £2 15s : Nnpier, £2 10s, ship's side. « 5a to £'2 t* bd : kato'fl best, lots, £2 10« ; poor quality, £2 to £2 ss, very few of the latter appear to bo free from disease, consequently are dull in demand ; seed kidneys are inquired for at £3 ; Magnum Bonums, local, £2 to £o ; wheat, good whole fowl feed in fair demand and moderate supply at 3; to ds del ; maize, 2s Id to 2s 3d ; oats, feed, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; other lots, i s 10d to 2s ; bran, 4s 10d ; sharps, £5; carrots, 25s to dogi; pumpkins, Is 8d to 2s (id ; mangolds, 2os to 30s per ton ; in good demand. Onions ; Several tons of second-class locals have been sold at Id to 3s per cwt; prime lots, 3s lOd to 4s lOd ; and per lb. Garlic : Totally unsaleable. Cabbages, Is to 2s per sack. Vegetables have been plentiful, and sold at fair prices. Butter, fresh, has been in fair supply and good demand; prime sold at lljd. to Is OJd : medium to good, lOd to lid. Keg butter has been in demand, far beyond supply; prime, spring-mada, lOd ta 10M ; good summer-made, i)d ; iaranaki tresh-kegged and extra prime, lid to Is. Eggs have been in moderate supply. New laid. Is 3d to Is Gd ; good pickled, lOd to Is. Cheese ia remarkably scarce ; prune quality, 4id to 5d ; loaf, s|d to fid ; poor, 4d to 4Jd. Bacon: A fair quantity of medium"local to hand, which sold at 3d to r,d • prime, 5d to Gd ; hams, 5d to Sd. Honey, tinned, 3d to 3JJ ; section, 3 a d to 4d. Lard is wanted; none coining forward. Apples : Local, prime Ohinemun, 2d to 2M ; Stone Pippin, 2d to 2&1; Sturmer. 2tf to 2.Jd ; other good lines, 2d to 2 2 d ; Pxtra pood dessert, to 3d ; medium lines, 13d ; damaged, lkl to lifd. Tomatoes, ripe Id to lAd, green Gd to Is per case ; Cape gooseberries, 4.Jd to sfl ; lemons, large (Id to Is, small 6d to 7d ; guavas, 2d to 2Jd. Poultry was penned in the usual largo numbers; prices continue to rule rather low, no doubt duo to the game season ; iirst-chiss fat table fowls, Is Gd to 2s : good ordinary. Is to Is Id; poor, small, etc., (id to Is Id ; roosters, in condition, Is 7d to 2s 2d ; others, Is to Is Gd ; ducks, Is 4d to 2s 3d ; turkeys, gobblers 4s to tis Id, hens Is lOd tD 3s Gd ; ducks, Is !)d to 3s Bd, Pigs were penned in large numbers; demand was better than previous week ; best well-grown lots, Ss to 12s ; fairly good lots, 5s to 7s Gd ; suckers and po:ir lots, Is i)d to 4s Gd. Dead rabbits, Is 4d to Is Sd per pair; dead poi k, to 3d.