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Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1203, 11 December 1873, Page 2

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PROVISION MARKET. COLONIAL PRODUCE. JkryiNG Priojcs, Corrected by Auckland Dealers. s. d. s. d. 9 d. «• tl Butter,per Ib. 0 8-0 10 Ducks,pair.. 3 o—s o Checae (now) 0 s—o Gi Gocso, each 4 o—s 0 Eggg, perdoz. 0 B—o 0 Turkoys .. 3 o—4 0 Lard porlb. 0 7—o 0 Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls, pair.. 3 o—s*o (baro) .. 0 0-0 S Good Saltßuttor, o—o 3 Do (in cloth) 0 SJ-0 !)} Canter. Cheese. CJ—O 8 Auckland. 0 5-0 7 Hams, 9d to 10-$ d per lb. Retail Pjuoes, Farm and Dairy Product?. a. d. s. d. 8. d g. d. Milk, per qt. 0 Oto •5 I Ducks each 5 0-60 Butter (fresh) 0 8-010 | Geese, each 5 o—o 0 Cheese (now) 0 B—l 0 Turkoys, por 5 0-73 Erbs, per doz. 0 10—0. 0 Bacon, por lb. 0 B—O 10 Lard, porlb. 0 0-0 0 Hams .. .. 0 9-1 0 Fowls, pair.. 4 0-0 0 Salt Butter.. 1 o—l 3 Butchers' Meat. Beof, porlb. 0 4—o 7 | Pork, por lb. .. ..0 0 Mutton- ".; 0 4—o 6-1 Veal.. .. ....0 0 BREADSTUFFS..; J ,k ;\ SJFLOTJR. •WHOLESALE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality.. .... .. £17 Fine Flour—household £14 Adelaide Flour. ,-,... ..,. I'* 1? Canterbury £13 to £14 gg£Seconds, £12. Sharps, £710a •■■•>•'- Bakers' Price, per lb ..'.. .. ;.. .... .'.3d. Bran, Is Cd per bushel.:' Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4M.] Maizo, crushed and whole,-4s6dto*ss .... ;, ~ < WSMZ3 BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b, ' .... .. .. detail, 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. "WHOLESALE. ' ■ Maize, 5s ; inforior, 4s Cd " - < Gats, 6s 6d per bushel. Potatoes, £3 to £3 10s per ton.. New Potatoes, £5 to £0 tli ! ■■ :■ ■ ■-, :< ■ -'■•. «■■< ----- -Hay, £2 to £4 10s per ton. ~.,.. -;. Straw, £'210a to £3 per ton. ~ Chaff, £010s per ton. ,: . w-liUv ■ RETAIL. | Maize, 5s Cd to 5s Od per bushel; crushed, 5s Cd; , Oats, Cs per bushel. -;• >i '■ i; Potatoes, 4s Cd por cwt.; now, 7s to 8s Hay, cwt., 4s to Ca. Straw, 4s to os per cwt. Chaff, 7a;od to 8s per cwt. KAURI GUM AND FLAX MAEKBT. y The following aro tlio prices in the Auckland market:— ■ .-, ~ <j ■ . , . ; ■Gum—"Well scraped, best quality .. .. £30 to £32 Ordinary sorts .. .. v. .. ..£29 to £30 Fx-AX.—Finest quality .. .. £21 to £22 Second ditto .. £14 to £2Q Tow £7, to £8. — BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards1 and scantling, 100 ft, 9s to 15s , at mills, 10s 6d; planed, tongued, and grooved, lla Cd to 17s New Zealand palings, 6-fcet/ 10s ; O-foet, 12s ; titree rails, £2165t0£3 per 100 ;purirl posts, £5 per 100 ; shingles, 8s to 18s per 1000; .Hocart Town palings, 6ft., 17s; Cft., 193 ; Hobartown rails, 75s COAL AND FIREWOOD MAEKBT. Coal.—Newcastle, on Wharf, nominal; delivered 50a per ton. Bay of Islands, on board ships in port, 25s per ton, delivered 35s ; ditto at tho mines, 10s per Firewood.—Uncut, 14s per ton, delivered : cut I6s per ton, delivered. SrDtfEY. —The, Sydney Morning Herald of December 2 reporta :—Business in the import markets was duller to-day than is usual even on mall days. Wo only' heard of a small*sale of Patna rice at £20. i Mossrß Bradley, No-wton, and Lamb sold by

auction a shipment of kauri timber, ex Phoebe, at 15s to 23s per 100 feet; candles, lid to 11 id for best brands ; second quality, 10:kl to 10M : caustic soda,'£27 10s ; forced sales sardines, low figures ; quarters only worth ,5s Gd ; halves, 10s; lobster, 12s; Kent hops, firmly held, Is 3d to Is 9d ; brandies firmer j Hcnnessy's case, 28s 3d to 295 ; MarteH's bulk, 'Ss Gd ; bottled beer inactive, 10s Od to lls Gd. Sugar: On the 21st a large portion of the shipment ex Parana was quitted—yellows at £34 to £3G, white counters at £30 12s 6d to £37 17s Gd, brewing crystals at £30 15s to £37, whites at £37 10s to £38 17s Gd. The cargo of Honolulu sugar ex Helene was quitted this week at £23 to £28 10s for low to good rations, £30 10s to £33 15s for yellows. Tea.—This is the second season that importing has proved a loss to our tea merchants, who aro now unable to obtain cost and charges. , Tobacco.—Holders of line twistsare very firm—agents roquire la 7d for raven, and Is Gd for cable. Cigars unaltered.