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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3200, 29 December 1892, Page 2

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The IVaikato Times OJ/ice, Wednesday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Meshiw Esam and Arthck's Kktobt.— Potatoes : Kidneya, £4 15s tu £5 lOj ; Alaunum Bonuin. £1 10* to £5 ; Port Fairies, £4 1~)3 ; Hobarts, £4 os to £4 15a. Onions, Id to ljd ; inferior, i/d. Sharps, 3d 9(i ; bran, 3* i)d ; maize, 3-* 4d to 3d fid ; nati, 2s 2d to 2d 6d ; wheat, 2* 3d to 2s. Od. Fresh butter, No. 1, 6d to 7(1 i No. 2, 5d to s*d ; salt buttor, fid to GJd. E<*fjs, 8d to 9d ; che«?e, 3.)|d to 4}d ; bacon, 4d to Gd ; hams, 4.sd t(, 7d. Apples ; Rid Astrncans, easos, 3s lid to 7s 3d ; half-cases, 2s to 4s ; Botty Geemm, cased, 4s 3d to da 3d ; Irish Peach, 2s Gd to ua fid ; half-cases, la 4d to 2s (id ; KTaDOs, Is Id to 1h od. Peaches : Brigßs' Red May, Is 9d per dozen ; Early Rivers, Is Gd ; others, 9d to Is 2d. Plums : Early Hirers, 4id to 5Jd ; Orleans, 4£d ; Cherry Plums, off. Jargonel pears, 3d to 3Jd. Lemons : Cases, os to 9s 5d ; half-cases, 3s to 4s (id. Goosoberries, 3s 6d to 5s ; tomatoes, sid to Gd. Roosters, Is 8d to 2s 2d ; fowls, Is to Is 6d ; chicks, 10d to Is ; ducks, young, lOd to Is Id ; in good condition, Is 6d to 2s Id ; turkeys, gobblers, 4s 8d to 8s 9d : hens, 3s Gd to 5s Gd ; geese, 2s lid to 4s Gd.

Mr Alex. Aitkks's Weekly Report.— Potatoes : Prime kidneys, £5 to £5 10s ; others, down to 3s Gd ; Hobarts, £4 to £5 ; Shepherds, £3 to £3 10s. Onions, Jd to ljd ; wheat, whole 2s lid to 3s 2d, broken 2s Gd ; maiae, 3s 6d ; peas, 8d to Is 4d per peck ; other vegetables at fair rates. Butter : Fresh, Gd to ; keg butter, Gd to 7d ; extra prime, 7Jd. Eggs, choice, lid to Is 4£d ; others, 8d to lOd Cheese : Dairy, 3d to 4d ; factory loaves, 5d to GJd. Bacon : Canterbury. Gid to 7d ; hams, 9d ; poor quality, 4d to "61. Fruit: 2000 bunches bananas realised from 2s 4d to 3s lOd per bunch ; ripe, 2d to 2Jd per lb ; pines, 14s Gd to 25s Gd per case ; peanuts, lid to ljd ; cocoanuts, Gs 3d to 8s per Back ; grapes, local, Is 3d to 2s per lb ; cherries, local Gd to Bd, Sydney 7s Gd to 10s per case ; apricots, local 12s to lGs 9d per case, Sydney 4s 8d to Gs (id ; plums, Early Rivers, 10s to 15s Gd per case; green, 7s to 8s 6d ; cherry plums, 9a to 12s Gd per case of 201b ; Sydney plums, Gs to 7s 6d per case ; tomatoes, 4ijd to 7d per lb ; apples, Sydney, 3s Gd to 5s ; local, choice,3s to 8s per case ; medium, 2s to 2s Gd ; poor, Is to Is 6d ; peaches, Is to Is Gd per dozen ; pears, 5s to 12a 6d per case : gooseberries, good, dry, 4s to 8s Gd per case ; wet, Is 7d to 3s 6d per case : oranges, local, 5s 6d to 12s per case, and Is to Is Gd per dozen ; lemons, dull of sale, local, 3s Gd to 10s Gd per case; Sydney, 3s to 5s per case. Fowls ; First-class, Is Gd to 2s 2d ; roosters, heavy. 2a Gd to 3s 5d ; others, Is 3d to 2s ; poor and ordinary fowl*, Is to Is 4d ; ducks, Is to 2s 8d ; turkeys, hens, 2s Gd to 5s 2d ; gobblers, 5s to 9s 3d ; geese. 2s 6d to 4s 3d. Pigs : Best lots, lis Gd to 14s 9d ; ordinary, 8s to lis 3d ; poor and small, 7a Gd to 7s 9d ; pigeons, Gd to is ; Brahma capons, 3s to 4s 2d. . MARKET REPORTS. The Egmont Farmers' Union (Limited), report under date :— Haweba, December 22nd, 1892.—We held a clearing sale of dairy stock, etc., at Mr W. Jameson's farm, Finnerty Road, Ngairo, on Thursday, the 15th inst. There was only a small attendance, and bidding was rather slow, but the cows being a choice lot, sold readily enough, some of them realising over £7. The other stock as well as sundries were also disposed of under the hammer. We quote : Milkors, £4 7s Gd to £7 12s 6d ; 2 to 2A-year-old heifers, in calf, £3 to £4 15s. Our sals at Stratford, on Friday, the lGth inst., was not quite so good as the previous one, though the entries were nearly as large, but there was a dulness in the market that made itself felt throughout the sale, howevor, the bulk of the cattle changed hands before loaving the yards. We quote : Two to 2.i-year-old steers, £3 12s Gd to £4 12s Gd; 18-months' to 2-year-old steers, £3 2s to £3 9s 6d ; 12 to 18-months' steers £2 lis to £2 15s; cows and heifers in calf, £3 15s to £5 18s; 2 to heifers, £3 5s Gd to £3 9s Gd. We had a fair attendance at our Manaia. sale, on Wednesday, the 21st inst., but though we had a magnificent lot of cattle entered, biddinf, was slacker than W3 have experienced during the past 18 months and very little business was done under the hammer, though several lines changed hands after the sale, prices being from 5s to 15s per head lower than they were a month ago. We quote : Fat bullocks, £G to £G ss; forward, do., £4 15s to £4 17s Gd ; 18-months steers, £2 lGs to £3 8s; cows in calf. £3 15s to £4 10s.