AUCKLAND PRODUCE REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7372, 25 January 1902, Page 4

AUCKLAND PRODUCE REPORT.

Auckland, January 23. Potatoes are in heavy supplies, the crop turning out better than was expected after such a dry spring, the growth of this, and indeed of most crops, being phenomenal during the last six weeks. There has been a good demand to meet this, and kidneys ha\e been placed at 3s 6d upwards, other kinds in some oases being quitted at lower money, while consignments have not always realised what has been the nominal market value.

As the Imperial Government are again " buying oats, these are very firm in the , South, and in Dunedin it is estimated that j the local demand alone is sufficient to keep j the market up to the present level. It will j be another two or three months before > the crops are available, but given favour- 1 able weather Auckland should be able to ! draw from Canterbury in a week or two. In the meantime, it is difficult to purchase , lines in the South, and all to hand have | been easily placed ; in fact, moat of thearrivals have gone into immediate consumption, and heavier shipments could ; have been absorbed by the local demand. ADDINGTON MARKET REPORT. Christchdbch, January 22. ; Fat cattle : There was dull sale, and a decline of Is per 1001b, beef ruling at 17s. Steers, L 6 12a 6d to L 8 10s ; prime, L 9 to Lll, heifers, L 5 5s to L 8 ss, cows, L 5 53 to L 7 10s. Stores : A mixed yarding met good sale. Fat Sheep : Freezing wethers were in good demand, selling at 13a to 16s 9d, heavier up to 17s Id, lls and 12s 6d, others 8s to 10s" 6d. Merinos were almost unsaleable, and only one prime lot sold at ' 14s 3d. Fat lambs : Secendary sorts and careless drafting were responsible for a decline of Is to Is 6d. About 2500 were taked for export at lls 4d to 14s 3d ; 600 by butchers i at 9s 3d to 13s 7d ; 650 by graziers at 9s • to 10s 8d ; 1400 were passed at 10a to 123 9d. Store sheep : A few wethers made 10s lid to 12s 8d ; dry ewes, 10s Sd to 13s 7d ; ewes and lambs, 8s to ,8s 2d ; all counted. Lambs (about 2000) sold at 7s 3d to 10s Bd, and 1800 were passed. Pigs : Baconers, 35s to 525 ; porkers, 22s to 28s ; both averaging, 3Jd per lb ; stores, 14s 6d to 20s ; small sorts, 6s to 103 6d.