PRODUCE MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 278, 23 November 1893, Page 2

PRODUCE MARKET.

Mr Alexander Aitken reports business has been very brisk during the past few days. New potatoes wero in fair demand at the beginning of the week, and in consequence advanced Id. per lb. Heavier supplies later on causod prices to drop again, and the market has still a downward bendency. Monday's values wore : Shepherd, Id to l^d ;"kidneya, l^d. Present values are: Kidneys, l£d; medium quality, Id ; Shepherds, Id ; old potatoes hard to qui£ at £5 10a. Onions : California slow of sale ab lfd lb ; bran, £3 per bon ; sharps, £3 10s ; fowl wheab, 2s 9d to 3s; maize, 2s 9d bo 2s 10d for feeding sorts, 3s 3d to 3s 6d for seed. Very heavy supplies of vegetables are coming in, groon peas realised 5d bo Is 2:1 per peck ; French beans, 7d to la; rhubarb, 2s 3d to 5a per dozen bunches ; cabbages, 6d to la Sd per sack, 4d to Is 9d per dozen. Butter : Prime ireab is rather scarce, and worth 6£d bo 7_d ; medium to poor, 4£d to 6d; kog, prime new season's make, 6£d to Id; old keg butter unsaleable ab any price; cheese, 4^d for new now full cream ; other lots, 3d to 7d per lb ; prime old factory, 3d to 3£d ; inferior lobs, 2d to 2kl per lb ; bacon, roll, 6Ad to 7d por Ib ; Canterbury, l)_d ; hams, Bi.l for local ; other lots, 4^d to 6d por lb ; honey, scarce, prime section, 4d per lb; bulk, 2^d; small tins, 3-jd bo 4d. Fruit : Supplies aro increasing, gooseberries, 3s 9d to 5s per 251b box ; lemons, 7s 6'd to 9<_ per case tor lona! ; 4s 5<J to 5_ for Sydney ;/ local oranges, 6a per case ; Sydney, ditto, 4s :.d to 6s 6d : Island, 8.. 9d; tomatoes, hothouse, s{d to 6.jsd per lb; grape.*, 2s 2d to 2s 6d per lb; cherries, 9.1 to Is 4d per lb, red currants from Tuakau, lid bo Is Id pet* lb. Poultry : First-class fowls, is 7d to Is lid ; extra heavy. 2s to 2s 3d ; poor to medium, Is 4d to Is 8d ; heavy roosters, Is lOd bo 2s yd ; small, Is 3d to Is 7d ; turkey gobblers, 5.s to 6s Gd ; hon dibfco, 2s 3d to 4a 9d ; ducks, Is 8d bo 2s each ; geeso (scarce), 3s 9d to ss. Pigs, best lots, 10s to 12s 9d each ; poor, small and rough, 4s 6d to 8s 9d each. Mr R. Arthur reports fair business during bhe week. New potatoes sold ab tho following rate- :—Shepherds, Id to ljd ; kidneys, HI ; Hobarts, ]_\d to Ud. Onions : Damaged, 4s 6d per case, or Ad per lb ; sound, ditto, Id to lfd. Grain : Barley, 2s Gd ; oats, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; wheat, 2=* lid ; ma>ze, 2s Hd ; bran. £3 5? per ton ; sharps, £3 10b : cheese, 4d to 6d per lb ; medium, ;Hd to 3M per Ib ; butter, fresh, 5d to 7d 1 por lb ; keg, 4d to 6d ; eggs, 8«i to 8"-d per dozen ; bacon, 6d to 7d pur Ib ; hams,, 7d to 8d ; medium lots, 3.'.d to 5Ad *, shoulders, 4Jd to 6d *, lard, :i!_d to 4d por lb. Fruit : Lemons, Od to lOd per dozen ; gooseberries, 3d to 3j£d per lb. Poultry : Ducks, Is 4d to Is 9d ; roosters, Is 9d'bo*2s9d'; turkey gobblers, 4s 6d to 6._ 6d ; hens, 2s 3d to 3a &d each.