COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 274, 20 June 1888, Page 5

COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

il'viiM \\i> I)\lK^ I'kod! ii. -\\ holoale • Butter, piimc firs.h, Is pci 1b; Fio/en ! Meat Company s Shell hi ami (wholei sale), Is 3(1; cheese, good factor;,, 4\d !to I;d ; CanLeibuiy, none : eggs, 1- ; laid, in blnddeis, sld ; bacon and I ham*., 7(1 to 8d ; I'antei huij bacon in clot h, ~i\(\ : equal numbers. 7j'd ; ham.s, 9 j'ci, -cai ce. Fi.ox n M \kkv r. -- Whole-ale : Flour, be-t lollei, L'll 5-: second, HO 5--; SouLhoin iloui, I 1"),I 1 "), bum, ton (sacks included), L'l ; Southern do., t'3 ss, local slunps. £4; Nouthein do., I'l 10s : rabin biead, i'ls : oaimeal. 19 10- to 110 10- : oat-, 2- 2d to 2s 3d ; niai/e, 3s 4d ; local potatoes, \l2 los , .Southern potatoes, L' 2 10s to C 2 Jss ; pc.ul lnule\, f23 to L' 24 pet ton , lieaiis, 3- 3d : onions, 5s to 6s. All •ii.iin, ehal), o.ilmual, etc . -old including -acks. X m ill (.im, - The nun Ui'i i- taul\ active in spite ot t ho cablc^raphic ad\icts tioni Londoi) ic[)oi'tin<j a t.il! ot £b per ton. (iood busines- has been done it the followintr piiccs Fair to jxood oidman, 1"34 to t'3s : f-upeiior ])aicels, C 36 and upuaids; East CoasL, C 45 to t"47 Supplies-, fiom mail to mail, .382 ton-. Com, wi> FiHhwooi) Makki t.— foal: \ewca-tle (ship's -vide), 23s to 27s j jot ton ; >ju'd, 26s to 30s ; l^ay of Inlands, at mines, 13s: at _\ arris, 23.s ; steam, 24h ; liouse, delneied, 30n ; Waikato, Bf, 12* ; nl Auckland. 18-, to 22s : Taupiri, at mine, Ss, 12s, at- Auckland, steam, 17.-. 6d : household, do li\ eied,2ss; Whangaici, at mine,9s 6d : yai d (steam). 17s 6^ : household, 23s ; deli\eied, 255. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cai<ro), 6- 6d to 8s 6d per ton ; delneied. 10s to 12,s ; cut, 14stoK>. MvNt'ias. — Boncdust • S>dnc^, L"7 to L"8, accoidinj^ to quality ; bonelloui , L"8 to C8 JO.s ; Auckland, l!8 , I'cnnian t'l7 ; Lon# Island do., C 4 10s, ba^s included ; Hurhb's chemical manure, 17 15s to Ll5. fJriLiUM. M\Tf<Ki\i,s. -- I'iiccs arc as follows at pie>>ent • — Timbei :— Hoards and scantling, 100 ft bcht., J2.s; second-clash, 7s ; best, planed, tonjjued and grooved, In-t class, 14? ; medium, 11s : second-class, 9s ; rusticated weather boaidh, first-class, 14s ; medium, lls ; sLCond-cla^s, 9s. New Zealand palings, sit (sap), 9.s ; sit (heart), lls 6d; ti-tree rails, L"3 JOs per 100; puriri ponts, C 6 10-* to C 7 10s ; shingles, 12s 6d per 1,000 ; Hobart palings, sft. 17s ; 6ft, 19s; llobait iail«, 80s, selling (juotation«. Bricks at A\ondale, 30s per 1,000; town yards, 38s, delivered 41-j. Drain pipes, at works : 2in. drain tiles, Tft. lengths, 50s per 1,000; 2',in., 70s; 3m. 90.-,; 4in., 130s; 6in., 30s per 100; 3in., socket pipes, 2ft lengths, 6d each ; 4in., 7d: 6in., 9d ; 9in., Is 6d ; 12in., 2s 3d ; 15in., 3s 6d ; 18in., 4*^ 6d ; 21in., 9s ; 24in., 12s.

MhbbKs AKTIU X IM) Bl'DDU's WeI.KIA' Rki>okt.— lt has been a busy week in all departments. The supply of produce has been below the average. There hah been a demand for much more of many kinds, particularly for good bacon and hantt>, Butter and cheese : (lood pticen have boon obtained. Fruit has sold at good prices, not a large supply of local. Poultiy have brought fair prices. Pigs .sold well. Household effects have moved off freely at extremely good prices ; several pianos have been sold at prices varying from £12 to £38 10s each. Nine auction sales have been held, the whole being well attended. On Monday a pawnbroker's sale, at the mart, of unredeemed pledges, etc., from Mr J. Kae, pawnbroker. It passed off most successfully. There have been fom sales of household furniture and effects, pianos, &c. : On Monday, at the residence of Mrs Eyre, Victoriastreet ; on Tuesday, at Mrs Sorrow's revsidence, Grey-street; on Wednesday, at the Mart ; and on Thursday, at the residence ot the late Colonel Lyon, I J ark Road, off (Jrafton Road, at which there was a crowded attendance, smart competition, and high prices were obtained. There have been three sales of poultry, produce, fruit, &c. , at the mart — viz. , on Tues-

day, Thursday,, and Friday. Owing to the state of tho weather, the supply on Friday was much smaller than usual. Tho following aie the lowest and highest prices obj tainccl :— Fiji fruit : Bananas, l\d to lgd ; . pineapples, 10(1 to Is 3d per do/eu ; oranges, 6s 6d to 6s 9d per ca.se ; eocoanuts, 4s 3d to 8s 3d ; llobart apples, 4s to 8s a case ; local apples, l'/d to 3;} alb ; lemons, SUI to Is 4d a doz ; pcrsimons, 9UI ; passion fruit, 4d ; fowls, Is to Is lOd ; ehiokh, 7rl to lid ; J'lymonth rocks (young), Is 4d ; light Brahmas (line), 4s. 6cl ; silver llambuigt., Is 6d to 2s 3d ; Cochins, Hondans (young), Is 4d : geese, 3s 6d to 4s ; no ducks ; turkeys, 2s 6d to 3s 2d ; canaries, 2s to 7s 6d ; pigs, large, 14s, small, Is 3d to 10s: local potatoes?, £2 5s to CZ; pumpkins, Is 9d lo 2:? ; Oamaru potatoes, €2 17s 6d to L' 3 (sacks fiec) ; carrots, Is 2d to l.s 4d ; onions, \d to {;d ; mangolds, !)d to lOd bacon, 2d lo 6UI ; hams, 6,' d toBd ; butter, iiosh, in pats, biiperior Devonshire at 14 [d pei Ib : stilt butter, 3]d to 7jd — none Hr.stclass ; cheoso, 2d Lo 4 }d ; eggs, Is ; honey, ' SU!, m small tins ; fowl wheat (broken), Is 9d ; bum, 5s ; mai/,c, 3s 4(1 in small ] lots ; gioceries at fair pi ices. Mr Alex Aitkeu's icporfc tor the past week runs as follows :— A fair business has been done. Full supplies have boon received, and most sold. Fiiday's sale was hugely attended, but some paits oi the day competition wa.s rather dull. Fresh butlei shows a decline in value. Fjggs : Late uitcs were hilly maintained. Salt butter . All the prime quality to hand was puvatol) placed nr» 9fd to 9UI, and moic might ha\e been sold : inferior quality was not all sold, ffwing to the fall in fresh butter. The previous high prices of salt cannot be expected much longer, and a -light tall might be expected. The following were the prices ruling for the weelv :- Fowls • Poor kinds, 10(1 to Is ; good birds, Is 3d ; roosters, Is 5(1 to 2s 2(1 ; fancy fouls, is 9d to 3- lid each ; ducks, Is l()d to 2s 3d ; turkeys, 2s 3d to 7s ; geese, 2^ (id ; piLfs, small supplj', 10s to 12s each ; rabbits, lid to Is pei pair; potatoes, '.Southern. L' 2 15s to U 2 17s (id; local, C' 2 15.s to U 3 l a ; onions, }d to £d (market glutted) . mangolds, 10(1 to Is ; carrots, Is 3d to 2.s ; cabbage, Is 5(1 to 2s ; turnips 6d to 9d \ do/en ; pai-nips, 9dto Is ; potatoes, own, ljd ; kidney seed potatoes, C 4 to C 4 15.- ; biittei fi esh, prime, ll)d tols ; other kinds 7d to B\d ; salt butter, prime, 9fd to 9id ; pooi quality, 4d to 6d ; honey, 3d to 4d ; bacon, 2d to 8d ; han-, 8d to 9(1 ; eggs, Is 2d to Is 4UI; apples, good, 2}d to 3d; sin ill kinds, 2d ; pears, cooking, 2W ; lemons, 7jd to Is ; pumpkin, 2s to 2s lid ; pie melons, 4» to 5s per cwt; cheese, new, 4'i to 5d ; old, Jd to 3d : furniture and Mindiies sold faiily well.

Mi llcn'ikk vni» Nolans Wckklv Hi, niKi. Iloiae Feed, Giaui, Seeds.etc. Although stock* arc large, prices lor grain hnvc hud a disposition to hardon, but sales lia\ j been effected at the picvious week's quotations. Kocd oath, '/*> to 2s 3d per bushel ; Tartarian^, Ironi Is lOd to 2* 2d : oaten chad, t2 to *:2 10s per ton ; carrots, 25s pr ton. Horses* An increased number wero brought rorward; thcie was a corresponding (letniind. Kali's « ore cll'ected w ithout alteration in value. A tjood main were submitted b\ auction at the Durham Ya ds on Friday. There was stcadj competition throughout the sale, and most of the lots were cleared. Wo quote • Hucks, at ironi t.4 10-. to tl6 ss; light homes 1 } horsus. at iiom £6 10s to illO 17s bd : draught, from l 9 10s to £17. Wool. Hides, Skins, and Tallow : Quito average quantities were submitted at Hit 1 Durham Yards on Tuesday , and coniiietition was husk. We quote .O\ hides, at Ironi 3d to 4,' d; cow hides, fiom 3d to3!d; callskins, 4,' d to .Sd ; sheepskins, from 2s to 3s lOd ; tallow, 12b to 14s jut cwt. Catllo ■ The impro> ed domand noted last week has continued, and for lat beaots a slightly advanced value wa 1 - giron. An average number of dairy and fat beasts were ,\ aided at Newmarket, on Tucsdax , but stores were poorh represented. Howe\cr, there was a good muster ot the latter at I'ukekohe on Wednesday. Prices for fat beasts at the central market advanced from 5s to 15s per head, but stores and dturj stock sold relatively better. At Pukekohe, calves sold at Ironi 6s to 9s (id ; ye'irhnga, from 9s to 17s 6d ; eighteen months old, Irom 20s to 27s 6d; grown steers, fiom €2 10s to i 3: drj cows, from 23s to i 35b. Fat steels sold at from c 5 10s to fi7 ss; cows, from £3 to t5 7s 6d. Sheep An increased number were a aided at Newmarket on Tinsday, but the demand was far in advance of biipplj. and con&oquentiv fanc> prices were given, 18s being realised lor lat ewes. Pigs: Plentiful, m good demand at from 2d to 3d per 1b live weight. I\lk Ai i ui.o Hi i m.wd's Wi bkfa Ri i-ori. — At the Jlaymarket. during the past week, fo.ldei has ranged in price from Is 9d to 2s (3d ; i ball, 2s 4d tind 2s 5d the ewt ; inai/e, 3^ ; oats. 2s and _'s 2d the bushel. On Fridaj , .June 8, horse slock were in usual number, and the greater part ■'old. Prices ranged fiom £3 10-. to £11 each. A waggon brought ■-11. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesdaj bidding was brisk, and satisfactory prices ob lamed Cowhides ranged from 2 ,'d to 3'^d; ox hides, old to 4,' d; calfskins, 3id to ad the lb; tallow . 12s 6(1 to ]5> 9d ; bones, 4s od to 5s 6d tlie ("Wl ; .sheepskins fi om lb 5d to 4s 4d ; pelts, 3d to 9d each. At Ifcniuriii, on Thursday . dairy cows near calving were more numerous than of late ; they woic required, and late Mil ties fully sustained. Store cattle of all classes w ere alio in better demand. Quiet I wo-j car-old steers in iresh condition brought £3 each. Fat tattle, in full number, were also better worth fully Is Iho 1001b. Prices for good oxen ranged troin £7 to £9 10s ; three-year steers, £4 to £6, or from 15s to 17b 6d the 1001b. Hheep. in moderate number, tullv maintained labt wcok'b advance; lut wetfiera ranged Irom 15b to 20s each, averaging 17s 6d ; lambs. 7s 6d to 14b. Pigs, plentiful, were also better worth, parheularh heavy weights. i\ll,ssKs O. W^. HINXEY AM) SoYs' Ri I>OJ{T. A full catalo rucof hides, skins, etc., was oflored at their usual weekl\ sale, and the competition was good tor all lots ollered. Prime heavy hides realised from lid to 4^d ; heavy. 4id to 4^d ; )nediuni, 3,' d to 4il ; hea\,\ cow, 34(1 to 3id ; modium, 3d to 3(d ; light, 2,' d to 2U\ ; kip. 3.J1 to 35d ; call'skins, 4Jd to 4,' d par lb ; green o\ <hcav\), from 24s to 27s each ; cow, 12s 6d to 14s each ; skins, fiom Is 3d to 4s3d each ; lallovr, 12s to 13s 6d ; bones, 4s Od per ewt ; rough fat, Id per lb.