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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3167, 11 October 1892, Page 2

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♦ . | Thf Waikatn Tiws O/ltW, Monday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Mksshs E.sam and Airrnuit"s Wkkki.v Rkl'OKT.—Potatoes :—Wo quote : Southern, t2 os to £2 10s ; Waikato, prime, !C2 5s to £2 10s ; inferir.r, 30s to 355. Maize, 2s !M, ex store. Oat- : The market is very uncertain. We have .-old, ex wharf, at 2s Id to 2s lid; ex store, 2s 7d to 2s lid. J-oul wheat : Good sample, ."is 3d ; chicle, 2s !M to 3s. Chalf : Oaten (very pood), £5 ; inferior difficult to sell. Unions are very scarce and orders remain unfilled at 2d t' 2.W. Butter : No. 1, Gj'd to 7[,d ; one specially fine l"t, S.Vd. kef,' butter is in better supply also, but trade is limited owing to sellers a-king too high a liguie. Eggs, (id to 7d. Dams and bacon in fair quantity, the former at (id to 7d for local good ; infeiior, Bacon, 4d to 5.W. Southern factory has advanced .W per lb during the week. Fruit: Hobart apples, ex T3 Kapo. realised—Stunner pippins, 9s Oil to 10s ; French crabs, 7s 9d to 8s Gd ; stone pippins, 7s 3d to 8s ; scarlet pearmains, 7s. Peanuts, 2d. Local lemons, .Oil toCd per dozen ; Sydney, 4s 3d to 4s (id per case. Loquats, 2i'id to I'-{A. Poultry : Roosters, 2s to 2s Id f fowls, Is 3d to Is 8d ; ducks, Is 7d to Is lOd. Mb Alex. Aitken's Wkekly Report.— Potatoes, £2 to £2 2s (id in large lines ex wharf, and £2 10s to £2 15s ex store. Onions, very scarce, 2d to 3d ; garlic, 2d whoat, 3s; maize, 2s 7d ex wharf, 2s lOd ex store ; oats, 2s f:d ; bran and sharps, £4; 10s; pumpkins, 5s 3d to Ss; kumeras, Ss Gd ; new kidney potatoes, ljd to 2d ; Shepherd's, Id ; green peas, 2s Od per peck. Butter, prime, 7d to 9.fd ; medium, GJd to 7d ; keg butter, Sd to lid. Eggs : Hen, (id to Cj'd ; duck, 7d to BJd. Cheese : Prime dairy, 4Jd to Gd ; factory, Gd ; loaves, GM to 7Jd. Honey : Bulk 2Jd, sections 3d. Bacon : Prime, Gd to Gid; poor, 3£d to 5.Jd. Hams : Prime, 7d to 8d ; clothed, 9d ; poor, down to 4d. Biscuits, assorted, Id; boiled lollies, 4d. Fruit : Hobart apples, Ss Gd to lis per case; lemons, GJd to Sid ; poor, 4Jd to Did ; loquats, to 4 ; jd ; dried apples, 5d to 7d ; cocoannts, (is 6d to 7s; peanuts, 2d to 24, ; Fiji pineapples, 4s 4d to 5s Id per dozen. Poultry : Firstclass table fowls, la lOd to 2s 3d ; others, Is 4d to Is Od ; roosters, in condition, 2s to 2s Gd ; others, Is Id to Is lid ; ducks, Is Gd to 2s 3d": geese, 3s lid to 5s Gd ; turkeys, hens 3s to -is 9d ; ducklings, 4d to Is 2d. Pigs : «est lets, 12s to ISs ; good, 8s to lis ; pour ind suckers, 2s Gd to 7s Gd. Pigeons, Gd to Is ; canaries, 2s to 2s Gd ; hens and chicks, 3s 3d to Ss. MARKET REPORTS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report under date: Chiustchuhch. September 23.—Wheat: Toere is no improvement to note in the demand, and, being confined to the exigency of the local millers, the business passing is only to a very moderate extent. The market from week to week is continually showing a downward tendency. Really prime wheat is in very few hands, and will be a i required before the season is out, the holders of which are under the impression that prices now demanded will eventnalU have to be paid. We quote bf.st milling velvet and Tuscan, 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; ext.a prime, held for 3s t)d to 3s lOd ; medium to good, 2s Od to 3s 2d.—Oats : The position of the market does not mateially differ thN week from last; a moderately lair demand exists, and a much larger business could be dohe if buyers could secure their requirements at a slight concession on prices asked, ,-J)tit the quantity on hand being within a v'eVy small cempass holders are not over anxious to quit except at prices on the basis of those lately current ; and as far as we can see at present those are likely to remain good. We quote best feed and milling, Is lid to 2s ; medium to good. Is <Jd to Is 10J; inferior to medium, Is od to Is Bd.—Potatoes : The business done in these is only from hand to month,merely supplying local wants, ami consignments being continually in excess, prices never rally, which are— for best Derwents, 27s Gd to 30s ; inferior to medium, 15s to 25s per ton (ex stove, sacks weighed in).—Chaff : The market has been kept fully supplied for some time back and with less consumption prices show no improvement, and are : for best, 50s to 53s ; medium, 42s Gd to 47s Gd ; inferior, 30s to 40s per ton,— Dairy Produce : Very little business is being done in this line. The market is pretty clear of prime salt butter, but there is no demand. Quotation(nominal), say Sd to 9d per lb. Cheese has little or no inquiry. Quotations for factorj, moiinm size,-l.jd to 5d ; loaf, to sid ; dairy made, 2d to -Wd per lb.—Wheat : In face of English advices, it cannot be expected that any improvement in value* will take- place; indeed, it is difficult to know what is bottom, as prices, are steadily receding for all qualities except primest milling, which is firm at 3sGd to3s Sd f.o.b. Other sorts vary from la 9d to 3s, according to quality 2nd condition.—Oats : There is a fair business passing in this market, and values are maintained at their former level. Wo quote prime milling 2s Id to 2s 2d, heavy feed Is lOd to 2s, ordinary qualities Is Sd to Is 9d per bushel, f.0.b., sack* extra.—Potatoes : There is no improvement in the outlook of this market. Sales have been made during the week at 9s to 10s per ton at country stations.—Dairy Produce : Butter : Butter in kegs, Sd to 9d per lb ; cheese, o\<\ to per lb.