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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 276, 27 June 1888, Page 4

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Mkssks AnTiiun and liuimui's Weekly Rkport.—There has been a, fair demand for pro. duco ot all kinds, and the supply has been fairly good, but litUe on hand. Prices remain about the saino as last week, except in the case of bnttoi\ ior wJiich prices are lower. But few local-grown potatoes to hand ; there is a good supply of Southern. Prices are ilrinci*. Onions are not quite so plentiful, but, an improvement in price. Local cheese moves off freely, it is diflicnlt to got any offer for inferior or old. Salt butter has come to hand freely. Pricei are lower ; a drop has taken place in the Sydney market. Owing to the low price at which potatooH tiro .soiling, pumpkins, carrots, turnips and all kinds of vegetables are still at low prices. Tho supply of local \ Krown fruit has dropped oil considerably. AH of good quality has sold well. There is ,a fair supply ol llobart apples in tho market, bui they aro ot inlerior quality and sell at low prices, which keeps the price of our local thrown lower than they otherwise wo.ild be. Moat of Iho lemons to hand this sveek have been of inj iorior quality. There has been a taiv supply ot poultry, and prices have been satisfactorypigs entered ; there was a demand. A large quantity of dead rabbits sold at, good prices. The demand tor household requisite-, has not not been bo grcal as last week. At a private house sale good prices wero obtained. Pianos have sold at £10 to C2O ; American organ, C2O. There have been only six bales by auction this week. They have been all well attended. On Monday, a ealeol! unredeemed pledges, Iro .i Mr h. H. Neuiiiogen, Pawn'bioker, Quecnbtrcct, Wiishcldat the Mart. A largo number wero present; good competition. A large quantity ol jewellery sold al very satisfactory prices, Sevcm.l of the better class watches brought C.i to L] 7 each. The clothing sold well. On Wednesday, sale of pianos, household furniture and effects at the Marl. The attendance was Rood, bidding languid, prices ruled low. The sale of piano, organ, household iurniture. .Sec., at a private house in Victoria Avenue, View Hoad, Mount Uodlull, on Thm&day, was vorj largelj attended, and lirst-elass prices weie obtained A olullbnier hi ought 110, bedstead £4, piano 120, American organ 120. The saleof dia;j( ry.clolhing. &o.,ut the Marl, passed oil very .successfully, a good business was done. There have been two sales ol poultry, pioduce, fruit, etc., vi/ . on Tuesday and Fnda\. The tollown.g are the Inchest and lowest, prices obuuncd :— Kowis, Is to Is 10rl ; young (owls. 6d to Is2d; Spanish, Is 6d to 2s Id; i'lymouth rocks, Is f.d to Is 8d ; Jirahmas, Is 3s to 4s 2d ; Cochins, Is 3'l to Is v )d ; w lute Leghorns, 2s 6d : Lloud.uib, Is lOd ; Turkeys, 'Is Id to 4s Td ; ducks, Is 3d to 3s Id ; geese, 3-> 6d ; canaries, 2s to 6s ; pigeons, 6d to 9d ; no pigs entered; dead KinbUs, lid to 6'ri; local potatoes Is 6d to 3s; Onmaru potatoes, 3s, new potatoes, Id to ,d; seed potatoes, ss; carrots. Is lo Is 7d ; pumpkin-., Is 6dfo2s3d ; turnips, Is 6d ; mangolds, 9d to lOd . pie melons, 2-i 6(1 to 3s; cabbages. Is Id to Is 6d ; onions, _d to [d ; rhubarb. Is Id do/ ; oats. Is lOd >o 2s 3d ; m.u/o, 3b 3d ; bran, 3s dd ; sharps. 4s 3d; fowl wheat, 2s 10a to 3s Id ; Iresh butter, m !lt> ]);its, 7dtol-3l|d; coined butter, 3d to 'd ; cheese, oil to 4jd; local bacon (sides), I'd to 6'd shoulders, 4'd; hams. 6jrt to M ; Canterbury bacon (sides), 4'dto6'd; shouldeis, 2',d (o V_d; liams, 4d to 7d ; Joc;il i.uns (lib tins-, 3s 6d to 4s do/. ; local apples, i;d lo 3d ; pe.us, 4d , guavas, 5d ; lemons (small), 4\<l to S',d do/. Ml'^KS 111 NTK.K A\l» MaiAN s Wls,Bi;rA- ltKj'ojit.—At the Durham Yards during the week pioduec has been m brisk demand, thoutfli low in price. Chair. »-2 Kh to £2 12s 6.1 ]ier ton ; oats, 2-> to 2s 3d; itun/e. Os 3d; cariots, 30s ]>or ton. There wi> a fair muster at the Durham Yards on Ji'nd.'iy, and urisk demand, and anything ol ,i good stamp sold lrcely. Upstanding hacks draught horses, and nseiul farm horses are required, but no improvement in weeds. Hacks, ■».5 10s to 118 ; light harness, 1 ~6 to £ll si; draught, £11 to £16 10s. Wool, skins, hides,, tallow : At the hide and skin sale on Tuc-day a lull catalogue was brought torward. Hides sold at from 2,' d to 4, l d ; oaltsluns, 4d to bd ; .sheepskins, Is 9d to 4s ; pelts 6d to 9d ; tallow, 15s. Cattle: A good .ill-round demand exists lor all classes. At Newmarket on Tuesda> dair» cattle ol «ood quality were scarce, and with lew exceptions allfound purchasers. Their exists a good demand tor good ,\oung animals , stores -old at late value-.. Fat laitle were in lull suppi', , anil though inaiiv were not nist-eiass pi ices showed mi upward tonoeiu j . J<\it cows fetched lioni t.2 10s to tb 2s 6d ; steers. £4 i)~> to £S 2& 6d, or aoni 15s to IS-, per 1001b. .shuep In moderate number-., and brisk demand. Wethers, 14s to 18s 6d ; ewes, 12s 3d to 18s Lambs 60 shorn iambs fetched 8s 6d; in wool, lls to 15s 6d. Pig-, : bhort supplj ,and brisk demand for good porkers and baeonei 1 ?. Mu A w.'Kia>r.(JCki, vnd's Wfkkia- Ri i-oht.— At the lla\ market, dm nig tliepast week, loose looder ach.inced in i>rice, ana on Tuesday it ranged Horn Is 9d to 2-, 3d ihecw 1 ; ehail, rrom £2 5s to *-2 lbs; bonedust. lrom £5 lo £7 10s; potatoes. Lothe ton . nuu/e, 3-s, o.its, Is lid to 2> 2d the bn«hel. At ihe hide ,mhl skm sa'e on Tuesda\ . the mouiry was -,ooil, and Lite prices sustained. Hea\ y ox hides, rrom 4,<1t051d; medium and light! fiom id to 4;d; cow hides, 2}d to 3,d ; c.nl-.kinb, 4d to 5d ; pelts and s! ins, lion) ?i\ to 'Is 7d each. At the hojse s.ilo on Fnd^, prices wetc without altei.xtjon fiom the past lew weeks, usolnl horses, medtum-si/ed, r.mgmg from £i) to £12: a (.'ambndge roller told lor .'-12, and a spting e.irt. £il. At ihe «.oiiiiti,\ tat tie- pales, held respecti\ cl\ it! Pokeno and l)rur\, stock ot all classes werem better inqmr , , and ad\.ineed in values. At Kemucra, on Tnur-jday, d ury cows near calving bi ought lioni £4 io % each. J<\u < atllj wcic \.irdcd in hill numbers; best quality onl> maintained last week s prices, nifi nor were low er in price. Siieep, abundant, were lower in pi ice about 2s each, partieulailj wethers. Kwo» in lamb w ere in good inquiry Weh-bred d.un -led pi-;s kejit their values, but coarse pigs were almost unsaleable, pi ices being nominal. Some averages obtained 20 cow s, l 4 4s ; 1j Vo Ss 6d ; 4S sreers, £6 18s U\ ; 3o steers. 1.6 15s ; 300 sheep, mixed sexes. 15s ; 200 wethers, 14s; 190 wetheis. 15s 8d ; 206 wetheis, 15s 2d , 105 ewes, lls 6d ; 194 sheep, mixed sexes, 14-» 6d respective^ . Medics G. A\ . ]Jixm:v ax I) Sox-, report that at their usual weekh saleof hides, skins, tallow, etc., brisk competition was experienced ior ail hea\y hides, and a few choice lots realised 5d per tb. They quote. Prime heavy oy, 4}d to 4Jd; liea\y,'4id to 4.d ; medium, 3[d to 4d ; heavy cows, 3^l to 3.d; medium, 3Jd to 3id ; lighUiud <«lopp\ 2,dto2id, kips, 3',d to 3d ; callskms, 4,d to 4.d per Ib ; stag hides, 7s to 12&; each; local butcheis green ox, 24s to26s, cows; ois 6d to lfs 6d each each. Skins' A lull supply r,, hand and \,ru es ruled '"rom Is 9d to 4s 3d; ( . n lts. fiom 4d to Is 6d each. Tallow , 12s lo 13s , Do iies. 4s 6d per cw t ; lough fat, Id per lb.