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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 175, 9 May 1874, Page 2

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Bay os Plenty Times Office, Friday Evening. W© direct attention to Mr Bodoll’s auction sal© on Tuesday next of two valuable horses—- “ McKenna ” and “ Black Bess ” —the property of th© Telegraph Department. Mr Bodell reports as follows for the month of April:—“ I have sold several lots of cattle during the month. Milch cows, £6 to £9 10s ; steers and heifers, two to three years old, realised £3 10b to £6 ; yearlings, £2 to £8 ; calves, 25s to 40s. Horses : Several good hacks fetched fair prices. I held several good sales of household furniture during the month of April. The attendance was large and prices very satisfactory. I sold about 10 tons of Potatoes at £4 to £5. Rye grass seed, good sample, 7s to 7s 6d per bushel. There have been numerous inquiries for town lots, and many have changed owners to the tune of 100 per cent, to what they fetched 12 months since. Farm sections are anxiously inquired for, and several good settlers have bought and intend to commence operations on their farms,” The following are the latest quotations of the Auckland markets obtained from telegraphic and Other sources: COLONIAL PRODUCE. s. d, s. d. . s. d. s. d. Butter, per lb. 1 6-0 0 Ducks I 0-2 3 Cheese ... 0 s—o 7 Geese ... 2 6—5 6 Eggs, per dox. 1 9-0 0 Turkeys 1 6-4 6 Lard, per lb. 0 7-0 0 Bacon 1 0-0 9| Fowls, pair 3 0-4 0 Hams ... 1 1-0 0 BEEADSTUFFs! Exons. Millers’ Price, per ton—lst quality ... £l6 Fine Flour—household ... ... ... £l4 Seconds, £l3 ; Sharps, £9 Bakers’Price, per lb. ... ... ... 3d Bban, Is 9d per bushel. Bbead, per 2Lb. loaf, 41 to 4|d. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001 b. ... ... Retail, 225. MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. WHOLESALE Maize, 6s 6d per bushel Oats, 5s 9d per bushel Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s per ton Hay, £3 10s to £4 10s per ton Straw, £3 5s to £3 10a per ton Chaff, £7 per ton KAURI GUM AND FLAX. Gum.—Ordinary ... ... 25s to 26a per owt Superior ... ... 26a to 28s per cwt Flax.—Finest quality ... £2O per ton Second quality ... £l3 to £l6 per ton ••• ... ... £5 to £5 10s per ton BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber : Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 9s 6d to 15s ; planed, tongued, and grooved 11s to 17s. New Zealand palings, sft, 10s ; 6ft, 13s ; teatree rails, £3 10s per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100; shingles, 8s to 14a per 1,000 ; Hobart Town palings, sft, 16s j 6ft, 18a ; Hobart town rails, 70s.