COMMERCIAL

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 199, 20 August 1904, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. The local fruit and produce markets have not been brisk during the past wek. The low prices recently ruling for apples had the result or smaller shipments bPing spilt from T_»_an_, and accordingly prices advanced considerably. Poultry were in shorter supply tha.n last week, and prices were maintained, the demand bein» strong. E?gs were in supply at about equal to last week, but prices declined. Tie following were the ruling prices at the auctkra sales to-day:— Field Produce.—Potatoes: Waikato, Hobarts £2 too; Southern table. £2 15/; Southern and Wailcato, seed and wbite varieties £1 10/ and upwards' (nominal); new kidney, lid to ljd lb; onions, Victorian, 6/ to 1/1 cwt. Dairy Produce.— Dairy and separator butiter, superior lOd to lid lb; ordinary, farmers', 8d to Od: stale and inferior. ... to Bd' farmers', keg, first Td to 7Jd; seconds, sd : milled, in bulk, for export. 9d: factory roils, lOd to lid; eggs, fresh, 9d to lOd dozen- cheese farmers', 3d to 3id lb: factory 41d: loaf, factory. 4}d to 3id: bacon, farmers', 4d to Gd: factory, 6d to Sid; Uaniß, farmers', 4d to 6id: factory, 6d to 7d - factory, double-clothed, 8-sd. —Apples: llobart. 9/ to 13/1 case; Southern 7/ to X/ 9; oranges,local, Px>r Man s 3/ to 4/; Island, 6in cases. 4/"to 4/9; Din cases 6/ to 6/(5: mandarins. Sydney, large, 4/6 to 6/V; small, 3/6 to 4/1. Lemons: Local, prime, 2/6 to 3/: rough and coarse, *y to 2/3; passion fruit. Sydney, poor. 8/ to 7/6; peanuts, poor Fijian, lid to 2d lb: brigM Japanese, 3d to bananas. 2/1 to 3/ bunch, 2d lb: pines. Queensland, 8/ to 10/6 case; cocoa-nuts, 7/ to S/ sack. Poultry.—Hens, 573 to 2/9 each; table roosters 2/G to 3/ti; ducks, 1/10 to 3/; geese, 3/C to 5/; turkeys, gobblers, heavy 8/9 to 11/: Hgbt, 6/ to 7/6 each; hens. 3/6 | to 5/3. MARKET QUOTATIONS. The Dairy Produce Committee fixed the following wholesale quotations for butter and eggs for the week ending 27th August. —Factory butter, lud and lid per lb. farmers' butter (besn. 7d per lb; farmers' batter (second quality), 6d per lb; and e«-"S. 9d per doz. Sir J. Jones reports:—Poultry penned in food numbers and prices ruling high. Boosters. 2/3 to 3/2: cockerels. 1/4 to 2/; hens 1/10 to 2/7 ; ducks, 2/3 to 2 0; In dim Runners. 3/6 to 4/9 <>ach: geese. 3/8 to 4/3' turkey gobblers. 7/3 to 11/9: hens. 3/3 to 4/6; pigs. S/!» to 17/ each: butter, 81d to 9d: kes, 6d to 7d: box, 6id to 7Jd: eggs, lOd to lid dozen: cheese. 3Jd to sd; bacon. 6d to GJd; hams, 6id to 7d> lard, sd: honey. Hid lb' section. 3/9 to 4/3 dozen; potatoes. £•> 10/ to £2 15/; onions, 7/ to 9/ cwt; kumaras. 6/ to 6/9 cwt; carrots, 1/6 to 1/9 cwt; pumpkins. 3/6 cwt: Canterbury kidneys £3 10/ to £4t Up-to-Dates. £3 15/ to" £4; oats. 2/1 to 2/3; maize. 2/3 to 2/4; wheat 3/2 to 3/o: bran. £4 5/: sharps. £.y. Siaff. '£5 10/: apples. 5/9 to 8/9; Southern, 6/3 to 8/; lemons, 3/ to 4/; walnuts, 6d lb.