COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8091, 31 December 1906, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND FRUIT AND FRODUCIMARKETS,,

The Star reports as follows on the Auckland fruit and produce market: Tne fruit and produce markets generally bavd been heavily supplied du.-ing the woik. Suppliet of new potatoes of prime quality came to band in quantities to a very unsteady market, and values ruling were very wide apart. For this and other farm produce lines the dernan 1 was exceedingly slack. Vegetables were fully plentiful to a very poor demand. In dairy produce lines most of the farmers' consignm -nts of butter arrived in po)r condition, Eggs were in short supply, but chesse wa» fully plentiful and was slow of sale. Fruit oontignmeati increased from day to day, and values declined accordingly. In the early part of the week all to hind sold under keen competition, but at yesterday'e sale an enormous supply of peache» was staged to a heavy drop in values. In poultry supplies were very light, and prices arc about equal to last week's rates, there was no business in other produce during the holiday season.

Dairy Produce.—Farmers'butter, 7d to 9Jd lb ; factory, la ; eggi, lid to Is doz. Farm Produce. Potatoes (nominal), prime local new, £n to £i 10s ton ; onions, 03 to 7l cwt.

Fruit.—Apples, local dessert, Is 6d to 3s box; cooking, Is to 2j box ; American, 7i to 10s cise. Plums, Knglish varieties, 2* to 78; Burbank, 2s to ; peaches, coloured, 2s 6d to 8s; grapes (hothouse), lod to la 6d lb; tomatoes, to Sjd; oranges (local), 3s to 4b cage, Island, 10s to 12s oase ; Lemons local, r >3 to 8s case, rough and ooarse, 3s t • 5s j cherries, local, 2}>i to 41 lb ; SyJney, 13s to 15s case ; Cape gooseberries, 41 lb ; gooseberries, 3s box; currants, 61 lb; watermelons. 8s to 30s d. z

Poultry.—liens, Is 61 to 2i ; table roosters, 2s 6d to 4s; ducts, la 6d t>2s ; geese, 3s to 4s ; chicks, 61 and Is; ducklings, 61; turkey goblers, 6s to 10s ; turkey hens, 3s to 6s.