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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 245, 13 October 1917, Page 10

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rRUT AND rRODrCE MARKETS. Business in thp fruit and proilupp mark.li I aurlni; the w-k Uix* 1.,-cn I.iirly (food. Th-- ' nuirket :> alm.wt ban' <>i' appli-s. anil otb'-r f ruii i> pariiiularij ><-:irr.>. oruncc. are ulmusi dnl_hi-<l. with ',niy a few Ani«-rl-1 -ins on hand. htx-.A lemons ar.' in better r iipplv. Appie. are iiui' shortly. Fiji l.ananas «w .•.,.;,i this wot-k in ,i ...al market. l'otati>.'s aro in ;_..■(>_ supply a! last we.-ks rales. The onlou inark.t is absolutely bat-t-. Farmers' butter sold well. and fre.ii e«gs _r. firm at ipiocatiiin. Vejsetuiblcs are nix r...> plentiful, and hißli pri.-.s arc obtalmtl fur lines, l'oultrv was again in demand, ond best-conditioned bird, sold at high prices. Field Produce. — I'oratnei. prime, £f| medium :: r, ,- w t . new _v„ to :! ,| ,|,. Bma n Id lb.: ..ni. ns, lijd lb.: rhubarb. H ■ tr, -/. dozen: pumpkins. 1_ ■ t., 11 . rvri. !>airy Pr.ida.-e.—Butter. farmers - . in prints. 1 2 tn 1 :; lb. : ej;_s. i :i dozen Fruit.—Apple*. im-al, coloured, extra superior, dessert. 17,- to IS - case., "ood l-i,'-: pears. _.",/- rase: tomatoes, hothouhe. 1 - lb.: oranges, local, ln-s:. L'o-- rase, small I ; '.'- to 1_ -. Island IH/-: lemons, local prime. 11 - tr, 1_ ,ase. B ocml 7 t., S lo<-al. rouirh aud course, :;ti t n 4,-; passion I'h'iV 1 "." ''"-""' : wal ' '• '"•: Peanuts. 4;, d lb.: banana?. \2- to 1:: ease. Poultry.—liens, good. 4 - to .1 10 each, small _/!n to 'i I', : tabic roosters. 4'- to ii IO: ducks. 2 1; tr, . s each: chicks, r.ri to 1 in each: ducklings. ].. \<, \ \\ each: tiirk-y gobhlcrs. s • to I_.'- each: turkey hens. ."■- to 11, X each: hen and brood*, s/----to 12/ I', ec.ch: hen and duckings, {.ut; t 0 22 ■ each. LONDON! MARKETS. IX-XnOX. October 12. Butter.—Butter is in very short supply owing to small arrivals. Danish is selling ' at _1R... There has been no official announcement regarding the purchase of tinAustralian surplus. and there Is- some uncertainty whether It has been completed. Cereals.--Wheat : No cargoes are offering. Small sales hay- been made of Australian. ex quay, at 71/0. Flour is very firm, the demand greotly exceeding the offerings. Hats. pe_s. and beans are quiet and steady. Sttg::r.—l'rices are unchanged. j Metals. —I'opper. £ltU _■/-. Tin: On' <pot. i—-. 17 0: three months. £_4.. _/B. Lead : On spot, £.10 In,'-: threi> months. __0 in . Spelter: On spot. £.",4: three months. Kill. Silver, 4.jjd. — (A. and V.Z. Cable.) CANTERBURY PRODUCE -VLARKETT. CHKISTCIirRCFI. Friday. There are apparently no further supplies if wheat held in the country districts. What msiness is being done in oats is purely ocal, as price, are above coastal shipping evel. A fair amount of business is still H-ing done with the North Island in ontheaf chaff, aDd up to £0 per ton at country tationa in being paid for prime heavy chaff, rhe potato market Ik very doll. F-rlees now iffered are 47 11" to r>6 - at country stations, ccording to distance. Merchants who have upplles on hand are not, however, inclined o offer more than 45, -.