COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1365, 6 October 1883, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET, (THOM OUR OWN’ CORRESPONDENT.) Friday, October 5 Wholesale.

Honey, Bfd to 5d } jam, 6s 0d ; biscuits, fid ; sugar, 3d to 4|d j confectionery, 8d ; boiled lollies, s|d to 6d ; tea, (box), 24s ; coffee, Is 2d to Is 4d ; paper, 3-jd ; salt, 5s ; white lead, 3|d ; apples, 3s to 10s ; soap, 15s fid. Apples sola at 2s fld to 4s per case ; oranges, 2* 6d to 7s ; mandarins, 7s to 10s 3d ; local lemons, at 3id to 4|d per dozen ; citrons, 7|d; peanuts, Ifd per lb., bananas, £d ; brahmas, 10s 6d ; Spanish, 4s 3d ; carrots, 3s Id to 4s Id ; turnips, 2s 6d , mangolds, Is 6d ; pumpkins, 4s 9d ; cabbages, 2s 4d to 9s per sack ; onions, 2| ; box tea, 15s fid to 30s ; cocoa and milk, 8s per doz ; Wilson’s jams, 6s 6d ; Murray’s jams, 4s 6d to 4s 8d ; starch, 4d. Butchers’ Meat. Retail.

£lO Os, according to quality; Auckland. J? £ V, Oa Pcr “ v i»n guano, £l7 to £lB ; Maldon Island, £8 ; Hnon guano, small lots, £o to £6, bags included; Hurst’s chemical manure, £l4 10s ; boneflour, £9. Mr Alfred Buckland reports that there is no material alteration in iast week’s produce report (September 28th). Fodder has fully maintained its value, good quality selling from 5s fid to 7« per cwt; maize, 2s lid to 3s 3d ; oats, 2s 8d- Horse stock have been yarded in full numbers, and were in steady demand. Good medium draughts varying from £23 to £2O each. At the hide an? stem sale on Tuesday there was an improved enquiry for hides. Prices ranged from 2gd to 3sd ; tallow varied a good deal in quality and ranged from 24s 6d to 31s 6d per cwt • sheepskins, ls6d to 4s 2d each; lambskins,’ id, At Pukekohe on Monday last there was a large muster of store cattle, and quiet cows were in demand at moderate rates, but young cattle largely maintained their late prices. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy 0 .title were at late rates .- st< re cattle better maintained, and fat cattle, in full numbers, fuliy sustained last week’s values, averaging -6s the lOOlbs; sheep were in unusually short supply, and advanced 3s each ; lambs were in full number but good enquiry, and ranged from 14s to 18s each, but 1.50 lambs averaged 14s each. Pigs of all classes are brisk enquiry, particularly well-bred

■. d, b. d. Butter, fs. lb 0 2-0 10 Butter, salt, lb Cheese (local) 0 7-0 9 0 6-0 64 ,, Canterbury 0 6-0 8 Eggs, per doz 0 8-0 0 Lard, per lb, (bladder) 0 6-0 7 Hams, in cloth .< 0 8-0 9 Bacon and Hams 0 6-0 8 Hams (in cloth) 0 11-0 0 Canterbury Hams and Bacon 0 84—0 94 Jams per dor 37 6-38 0 Fowls per pair 2 0—40 Retail, >. d. a. 1 0-0 d, Butter fresh, per lb, 0 Butter, salt, per lb, 0 10—1 0 Cheese (colonial) 0 9-0 10 Eggs, per dozen Milk, per quart 0 10—0 0 4-0 0 0 Lard, per lb 0 6-0 9 Fowls, each 2 0—3 0 Ducks, each 2 0-3 0 Geese, each 5 0-7 0 Turkeys, 5 0-8 6 Bacon, per lb 0 10-1 0 Hams, per lb Bread, per 21b loaf 1 0-1 4 -0 34

Per lb. Per lb. s. d. s. d. Roasting beef Boiling beef 0 4 to 0 0 4 toO 6 6 Mutton, hind quarter ,, fore quarter... Lamb, fore quarter .., 0 4 to 0 0 2j to 0 3 0 4 to 0 0 ,, hindquarter ... 0 4 toO 0 Pork and veal 0 5J to 0 - Steaks 0 8 to 0 8 Chops and sausages ... 0 5 to 0 6 Tallow, best (wholesale)—Mutton, 38s : mixed, 25s to 30s. Flour Markxt. Wholesale, d. Superfine flour, silk dressed, per ton . 13 10 0 Fine flour, ditto, household . 12 10 0 Adelaide, per ton... . (none) Oamaru, per ton ... . 12 0 0 Dunedin, per ton ... . 12 0 0 Canterbury, per ton . 12 0 0 Bran, per ton (local) . 5 10 0 Sharps, per ton 5 10 0 Cabin bread . 18 0 0 Oatmeal 18 0 0 I’earl barley 24 0 Hay and Cobn Market. 0 Wholesale. £ s. d. £ s, d. Maize (local) 0 2 11—0 3 3 Oats 0 2 4-0 2 8 Wheat o 4 0-0 4 9 Wheat (fowl) Hay, meadow, per ton, 0 3 6-0 0 0 pressed 6 0 0—0 5 0 Lucerne, ditto « 0 0—0 10 0 Straw (load) 0 18 0—1 10 0 Chaff (eaten) ... 6 0 0-0 0 0 Hay (oaten) 5 0 0—6 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 3 15 0—4 5 0 Chaff (mixed) 4 10 0-5 0 0 Barley 0 o 0—0 3 3 Malting Barley ,,, ,,, 0 5 0-0 5 3 Clover 5 10 0-6 0 0 Retail. s. d. s. 3 9—4 d. 0 Maize, per bushel Oats, per lOOlbs 6 0—0 0 Oats (seed) 3 6—8 9 Bran, per lOOlbs Wheat (fowl) 6 0—6 6 3 6—4 0 Hay, per owt 6 6—7 o Lucerne, per cwt. 7 6—8 0 Oaten hay, per cwt. ,,, Straw, ditto 0 0-7 3 0—4 0 0 Chaff ditto (scarce) 6 0—7 $ Manures—Bonedust, Sydney, *4* fl a n a Atari 2mm ▲ - 11 l. £9 10a to