COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 270, 6 June 1888, Page 6

COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Farm akd Dairy Produce. — Wholcsalo : Butter, prime fresh, Is per lb; Frozen Meat Company's Shell brand (wholesale), Is 2d ; cheese, good factory, o,'d to Id per lb ; Canterbury* none ; cjxgs. If : lard, in bladders, s\d ; bacon and hams, 7d to 8d ; Canterbury bacon in cloi h, 7-^1 ; equal numbers, T^d ; hams, 9 id, scarce.

Flour Mahket. — Wholesale : Flour, best roller, ill ss; second, i'lo ss; Southern llour, -C 9 : bran, ton (sacks included), t'3 10s : Southern do., L' 3 5^ : local sharps, X's : Southern do., C 4 10s ; cabin Inead, .Cl 5 : oatmeal, 1"9 10s to £10 10-: oats 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; niai/e, 3> 4d ; local potatoes, I*3 ; Southern potatoes, t'2 1 5s to C 3 : peail barle> , CIS per (on ; beans, 3:- 3d ; onions, 5s to 6?. Ail giain, ehall, oatmeal, etc., sold including sacks.

K.M'KT CUm. — Tlic market is unsettled, and thciv ha? been little business done during the week. I'iiee> ma> be quoted a-- follows: — Fair to «;ood ordinary, 1*32 to C 34 : supeiior paieel--, £35: l']a*t Coast, ,t'4b to C4B. Supplier foi May. 000 tons.

Com. \mi Fikkwooo "M\kki.t, — CoalNewcastle (chip's 23s to 27» per ton : yard, 26s to 50s : Bay of 1.-lands, at mines 13s ; at yanlf, 25" : steam, 24s ; hou-<e, deli\eied, 50s : Waikato, Ss, 12s ; at Auckland, 18s to 22^ : Taupiii, at mine, S«, 12-, at Auckland, &.team, 17s 6d ; household, do li\ered,2ss; \Vhangaroi. at mine, 9- 6d : ynul (steam), 17-^ 6s : household, 23-> ; deli\eied, 255. Firewood: Uncut uluif (eaiyo), 6s 6d to S^ 6d per ton : dolivcied, 1(K lo 12s : out, 14b to 16s.

Mvntrcs. — Bonedust : Sydney, 17 to iB, accoidino to quality ; bonctiom, t'S to l"8 10s : Auckland, L'B ; Penman miano, £17; Long Island do., i' 4 10*,' hayincluded ; Hurst's chemical manure, t'7 lb-> to i'ls.

BriLnixi: M vtekiat^. — Piices aic as follosvs at pie=ent : — Timber ; — Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 12s; s-econd-cla--, 6s 6cl : best, planed, ton^ued and uiocncd, iirst-cla*s, 14* : medium, lls : second cla«s, 9s ; uisticatcd weather boaid-^. lust e'a--, 14s : medium, lls : second-da**, 9*. Kew Zealand palinus, sit [sap), Q> : sfi (lieait), 11? 6il : ti-Utc mils, t"5 10s jicr 100; puriri posts, t"6 10s to L"7 10^ ; .-hinule-, 12s 6d per 1,000 ; Kobart paliiiff-, sft. 17* ; 6ft, 19? ; Hobait rails, 80^ filing quotations. Kiick- at Avondale, 50- per 1,000; town \auls 3Ss delivered 41-. Oiain pipe*, at woik-; 2m. drain tile-, lit. length*, 50- pei 1,000: 2.in., 70-; 3in. 90.-: 4in., 130s; bin., 30- "per 100: 3in., pocket pipes, 2tc lengths, 6d cich ; 4in., ' 7d ; 6in., 9<l : 9in./l- 6d ; 12in., 2-, 3d : 15in., 3s 6cl : 18in., 4s 6d ; 21in., 9- ; 24in., 12s.

Messrs Hunter axu Nolan V Witkt.y Rki'oul'.— Horse Feed, Seeds, and Grains: The supply has been good, and demand increasing. We sold oats. Is 10d to 2s 3d; clul!'. in large quantities. 2s 6d, small 3s per cwt ; r\ c gras-, 3s; cocktoot, 5s ; carrot?, 55s Jloi^cs Hie suppl> has been about the average, with a great scarcity oi good animals, lor which the demand continues brisk. On Frlda> at the Durham Yards, we sold hacks from to 10-> to a -16 15s : light harness hoi ses. t.6 to£S; draughts. £10 to €17; -omul ndmg hacks in brisk demand, and wanted; spring carts, new, !-16 to f.20 : second-hand ditto £4 10s to i.15 : ilray, t7 15s ; sets of harness. 12 10 to 2& 6d. Wool, Hides, Skins, and Tallow : At the tale on Tuesday , hides and skin-i were in full numbers; bidding was busk ; o\ hides, up to -K'i ; rows. 3,d ; small ox huh s 4d to 4jd : heavy, 4jd to 4ld: sm.ill cows', 2\l to 3d ; c il' skins 4d to 3d ; sheepskins, 2s to 3-. 10il: lambs'. 2s 4d to 3s; ftllow, 13=?. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards, on Tuesday, dairy cattle were in brisk demand and l.m " siipph", and with few exceptions all in were sold at advanced prices. There continues <i demand for good, young animals. Paces we-o from £3 10s to i.7 2i bd. btore cow \ 20s to 30s and up to £2 os. according to condition ; calvea. 03 to 11s. Fat cattle were yarded in laige number, and were steady throughout the at last week's values; Kit cows made i.2 10s to i\ 15s; steers, £3 s^> to £8 ss. Beef.: Steer», 17^>; cows. 12s to 14s per lOOlbs. Fat Sheep: The supplj was an average one, and pi ice 5 advanced considerably. Wethers, from 9-> 9d to 14^> 6d ; ewes,7s t014t.6d ; lambs, a small number yiu'd'M], pntt'3 langed from 8s 9d to 9? 9d. Pigs . A dr at of \ erv hue .arge jugs sold at trom 33s to 45» ; small. 11s to lo's.

r\tn Au-ki n Bluer ivn& Weekly Xi i-okv — At the Haymnikc, duimg ihe pa-t weekmeadow huj has ran trod from Is 9d to 2i od ; oaten '■heaves, Is 6d to Is 9<l per cw t : chad, 2^ 6d to 3s per cut ; m.u/e, 3s; oat-. 2-> 2d pei bushel. On Fnda\ Mas 25. hor c stock o! a etoo'l cla--, suitable f >r aetu c ha'rne-? or stiong riding hor-c-., were m v ''tier inquny, at a Miirht advance in valuer, and biouirht norn 1C to -tIJ each. with an unsatisfied demand; othu descriptions at late dull values ; and a spring ( art vwth hamc-s, £11. On Tuc-day. 3la\ 2~>, hideand skins A\er9 ])itched in fullnunihers and met v\ith af^ood sale throughout. O\ hide-> taiiLCil from 2, d for damaged, to U per II), cow hide-, from 24 to 3,' d : calf !iom 3d toad . tallow, 32s 9d to 14s; sheepskins we 1 c in demand at lmpro\cd values, prices ranged irom Is od to 4^ 9d each. At the Pukekohe silcon a small muster of stock found bu\ or^ at late \ aiue-. At Papakura on Wednesday li-w cattk' ■ueie bioutjht forward, but a lar^e number of hotse-, in response to the ad\ ertisement. but they \\ere not of the cia-s required, and but little busine s > resulted. At Kemuera, on Thur-da\, the dairy cattle brought forward woic ot moderate quality only, but sold freely, and impro\ed pi'ices A\ere obtained. I'riccs !or those near cihing ranged from £5 5s to £6 12s 6d. Store cattle, in usual number, sold much higher than for many maiket^. Fat tattle abundant; prices irregular, and lower as tin; sale proceeded. Prices tor good st "cis brought from 14s to 16s the lOOlta; cow,-, and mienor fatted steers, from 11s to 13s. Pi iocs gi\ en lor drafts of good steers langed from '~5 1o £6 10-., althougli indnidual cattle brought as high as £8 17s 6d. yhenp, in short .supplj, soldfrecJj, Wetheis ranged from 11s to 15s 3d ; ew es, 8s 6d to 15s; lambs, 8s toll-, each. Pigs, in short supply, rallied in price. Well-bred porkero brought 3d the 1b dead weight, and hea\ y coai se but fat pigs, I,'d the lb.

Mr^SRS G W. J3IXNEV AND SoXS' ItEPORJ' —Hides Prime ox, scarce and in demand, at 4,' d to 5d : heavy, 4,d to 4kl ; medium, 3,' d to 4(1: heavy cow, 3,d ; medium, market caver, quote 3d to 3',cl ; km. 3d to 3,d ; calf, 4'd <o 4Zd ; Jocal green ox, 22s 6d to 28s 6d each ; cow, 12-> to 19s 6d each ; kip, 6s to 9s ; stag hides, 10s to 13s each; damaged, Td to 2d per lb, Sheepskins Market very firm, md bri&k at ]ast neck's values. Tallow, 10, to 14s per cwt.; rou^h fat. Id per lb. Bones, firm at 4s 6d per cwt. Tails, Is 3d to Is 5d per dozen. Tail hair, 8d to Od per lb.