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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 187, 20 June 1874, Page 2

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Bay of Plenty Times OfSce, Friday Sight. Mr BodelTs annual auction sale of trees and shrubs will take place at the Tauranga Auction Mart this afternoon, at two o’clock. Mr Bedell also announces a sale of cattle on the 27th instant. W© direct attention to Mr Henshaw’s auction sal© of sundries on Monday next. 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. 2 0-2 3 Ducks 1 6-2 3 Cheese ... 0 0-0 7 Geese ... 2 6-4 0 Eggs, per doz. 2 0-0 0 Turkeys 2 6-4 0 Lard, per lb. 0 7-0 0 Bacon 0 0 Fowls, pair 2 0-4 0 Hams ... 1 1-0 0 BBEADSTUFFS. EIiOXTB. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality ... £l6 Fine Flour—household ... ... ... £l4 Seconds, £l2; Sharps, £lO Bakers’Price, per lb. ... ... Sd Bran, 2s per. bushel. Bread, per 2lb. loaf, 4d to 4|d. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001 b. ... ... Retail, 225. MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. WHOLESALE Maize, 8s 6d per bushel Oats, 5a 9d per bushel Potatoes, £6 to £6 10s per ton Hay, £5 per ton Straw, £3 5s to £3 10s per ton Chaff, £7 per ton KAURI GUM AND FLAX. Gem.—Ordinary ... ... 24s to 25a per cwt Superior ... ... 25s to 26s per cwt Flax.—Finest quality ... £l7 to£l9 per ton Second quality ... £l3 to £l6 per ton Tow £5 to £5 10s per ton BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber: Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 9s 6d to 15s, llsatmill} planed, tongued, and grooved, lls to 17s. New Zealand palings, sft, 10s ; 6ft, 13s; teatree rails, £2 10s per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100; shingles, 8s to 14a per 1,000; Hobart Town palings, sft, 16s ; 6ft, 18s ; Hobart town rails, 70s.