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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2606, 24 August 1878, Page 2

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The markets yesterday were not quite so brisk as on the previous Friday, owing in a great measure to the unfavourable state of the WMr b R*. Arthur reports as follows :-Fowls, is 5d to 23 6a ; turkeys (small), 3s 6d; geese 33 6a to 4s ; ducks. 2s 3d; small pigs, 7s 6d to 10s6d canaries, 93 6d to 12s; goats, Is 6d to lls potatoes, 3s6d to 5s 6d; carrots, 3s 9d to 4s; turnips (Swedes), 3s to 3s 6d; onions, ljd to 3d; maize, 5a 6d: -oats. 4a 4d; flour, £12 to £14; bacon (Canterbury, 7*d to9d; Anckandh^to, 7d ; cheese, 6d to 8a; butter, 4d tc. lOd; beef, ljd to 2 "d-pork, 4d; pumpkins. 3s 6d to 4s; biscuits, 6d- cream of tartar, 2s 3d; washing powder, Bs;'brooms, 17s: rice, 26s to 28s; tinned peaches, 15s to 16s ; yellow sugar, 4M; niustard,, 7Jd; raisins, 3id; candles, lOd ; peel, 15d; paper 4d; tea (half-chests), 2s to 2s 4d per lb; tea (box), 22s -blue, 8d ; starch, sd; blacking, Is 9d to 3s 6d per box ; table salt, 7s ; soap, 17s ; cocoa. lOd to is 7d ; knife-powder, 8s; B.M. soap, lOd ; safety matches, small. 4s; vinegar, 10s; corn flour, 8d; oatmeal, 23s to 265; crushed loaf sugar, SJ-a. The furniture brought good prices. Mr G-.'Sibbin, of Queen-street, di'l a fair business yesterday. Oats (damaged), 3s 2d: cheese, in great demand, 7d; inferior sold at 6}d to 7d; potatoes, £5 15s to £B.perton; Canterbury, £6 ss; flour, £1210s and £16 2s 6d per ton; beef, 21d per lb; honey, 3Jd to 31d; bran. 8s 6d; maize? 4s 6d to ss; sugar, 4i to 3d; tea i"^ 3/ is' 7id to 2s 7jd per lb; coffee. Is 4d; butter, 7d t9 lOd per lb; onions, 2d to 2sdperlb.