COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 84, 8 April 1905, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

PEUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

The local fruit and produce markets have been well supplied throughout the piist week. Potatoes have declined consiuerabiy in price owing to the steady and increased shipments from the South. Uuious were a shade firmer, and at present Ibe market is lightly supplied. In dairy produce there was a most noticeable falling oil in the supplies of farmers' butter owing to the prevailing dry weather, and the output of numerous dairies Is at present too small to scud to the local market. Eggs were in very short supply, and brought high prices at auction. The fruit market was well supplied during the week. Prices throughout were lower than last week, and the demand for apples was unusually slack, excepting where siue, quality, and appeuriuiee were obtainable. The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales yesterday :— Field Produce. — Potatoes: Prime Waikatos, £7 to £8 ton; prime Southern, £7 to £7 10/; damaged and poor lots, .Southern, £3 to £3 10/. Onions: Prime local, £7 to £8; rough, 6/ to 0/6 cwt. Kumaias, Id to lid lb. Dairy Produce. —Dairy and separator butter, special brands, Uid to IOJd lb; ordinary, bd to fcvjd; Inferior, 7d to 7Jd; farmers' keg, firsts 7d to 7£d, seconds ttd; milled, in bulk, for export, 9Jd; factory rolls, 101 dto lid. Eggs: Fresh, 1/6 to 1/7 cloz; pickled, Gd to 1/1. Cheese: Farmers', ad to 4d; factory, 4Jd to 4Jd; loaf, 5d to Oid. Bacon: Farmers', 5d to 6d; factory, 7d to 7Ad. Hams: Farmers', 6d to 7d; factory, 74d. ; Fruit. —Apples: Local, dessert, superior, 4/ to 6/ case; ordinary and good, 3/ to 3/G; cooking, large 3/ to 3/9, medium 2/ t0.2/0; Hobart, Kibston pippins aud scarlet Pearinniiis, 7/6 to 8/. l'etu-s: Dessert, medium, 6/ to 7/; choice, 9/ to 10/; cooking, 4/ to 5/. reaches: Dessert, 5/ to 6/6; preserving, 2/3 to 3/9. Grapes: Superior indoor, 1/ to 1/2 lb; ordinary and good, Bid to 10d; poor, 6d to 7d; outdoor, 3d to oid. Oranges: Island, 5/ to 6/. , Maudarins: island, 5/ to 6/. Lemons: Local, prime. 4/G to 5/6; rough a.*d coarse, 1/ to 2/, Cape gooseberries, 3|d to 4Jd lb: quinces, 2/6 to 3/6 case. Passion trait: Choice, 4/ to 5/; poor, 2/ to 3/ per full size case. Watermelons: Local and bydney, 5/ to 8/ doz. Rockmelons: Local, 8/ to 10/. Peanuts, licl to 2d lb; bananas, 3/ to 5/ bunch, 2d to 2id lb. Poultry.—Hens, heavy 1/5 to 1/7 each, light 9d to 1/1; table roosters, heavy 2' to 2/7, medium 1/ to 1/6; cockerels, 7cl to I/; ducks, 1/ to 1/0; chicks. 5d to 6d; turkeys, gobblers 4/3 to 10/, heus 2/3 to 6/9. Mr. J. Jones reports:—Roosters 2s 2d to ?.s, cockerels is id to Is Lnl, .ens is :d io Is ad. poor Is Id to Is3u.ducii£ ;s 6d io 2s -d, poor Is 3d to ]3 "-d. tiuiseys ■ gobble s bs io V-α (jd,' liens 3*. iv us 60, ;rc?se 3s 6 '. pi.i;s Os io Ss Gd, poLati-es Is io Ss, onions £(i" 10s to £7, culinage 2s satk, butter—!b. pats Sd to 9d, secouds 7d to T'.f.d, sna box 7M>d to S l /id. factory lOVfcd, die s--3%d to 4'Ad, egjjs Js ti'/jd to Is hd, pickled eggs Is to Is 2d, sides ti'/.d to 7d, ham 7d to honey 3d to aVidin bulk, sections 4s dozen, beeswax is to Is l%d, apples—choice dessert 5s to Os 6d. others 3s to 4s, cooking 2s 6d to 3s 3d, Inferior not asked for; pears fis to 7s 6;1, de=;se; t pears 8s to 12s Gd; quinces 2s 6d to Ss 3d, passion fruit 3e 6d to 4s, plums 4s 6<l to 6s 3d, hot house grapes 7d to outdoor 3d to 3%d, peaches 3s 6d to 4 s 3d, choice dessert os to 7s 6d, tomatoes 7s 3J to 2s 6d, maize 3s Id, wheat Hs K>d. r.ats 2s 4d, Sharp's 6s 6d, bran £4 r>3. barley 2s 7d, local chaff at station £4 12s (id, sklii, Southern £5 10s.