COMMERCIAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 312, 31 October 1888, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Mkssks Arthur and Buddlis's Wjoeicly Ilicroit •'. — Business for the week has been, on tho wliolo, satisfactory- Produco has bcon in fair supply, and has met with ready sale at about last week's prices. Mo really first-class now cheese in yet. Old potatoes all cleared out; now are coining forwaid lrcoly. and all of good growth realise full prices. Fresh butter plcntilul, and prico low; Rood salt very . scarce. An unproved demand lor bacon and /hams. Auction sales lor tho week have been seven in number: Drapery and clothing on Monday and Thursday; largo attendance on both days, and very sal isl'aetory business done. On Tuesday wo sold a cargo of Tongan bananas, ox Vindox; buyers very numerous, and considering the poor condition ol the Iruit excellent prices realised. Wednesday's turmtuiesiile at tho Mart was well attended, a larne quant.it> ol stuff beini> cleared at fairly good prices. The demand for good furniture has shown a considerable improvement during the last L»rt night, and sonic {urge sales have been inndu privately at auction resen cs. A sale ot household turnilurc, etc., at the North •Shore on Thursday wub fairly attended. At i?i iday's market b.ilo buj cis wore numcious as usmiJ, and competition brisk, tho day closing AVith cry little pioducc unsold. Poultry and pig pens weic again well-filled, and Lull values were cbta'iied. Wo quote prices as under-— Fowls, in poor condition, Is Id to Is 4d ; oidi- \ nary, Is 6d to Is lOd ; roosters, Is 9d to 2s; ducks, Is 6d to Is 9d; turkeys, 3s lOd to 4s lid: geese, 3s 6d ; pigeons, (id to !)d ; hen mid broods, 2s 3d to 6s; young pigs, bs to 10s 6d ; dressed poik, 3id; sacks cabbages, Is Id to 2s; carrots. Is 2d to Is 4d : gieon peas, Is to Is 7d per p ck ; cucumbers, b_ld each ; rhubarb, 41d to 5d per dozen ; pumpkins, 4s 5d to 4s (id ; new potatoes (Shepherd'b), id to id ; kidne\ s. Id to I|d ; new cheese, 4d to 4'd ; old, lv to 21d, bacon, 4d to 6\d ; hams, sjd to 7d; wheat (chick). Is 9d ; maize, 2s lOd; oats. 2s lid ; In an, ss ; shai ps. 4s 4d ; chair. Is 2d to Is 6d ' (backs extra) ; flour. .4.9 10s; butter (liosh), 4d to SUI ; interior salt, l\d ; honc\.3d to 31d ; tea in boxes, 15s to 18s ; Indian, 2b 4d ; biscuits, 4d to 4kl : Cape uooscbcrrioy. Is Id: loquats, 4|d; London mixtures. 8d : bananas, ,d to 1 id. Mu Ai,i'.\\M)Ei: Aiiicicn s A I \uici.r Hrci'onr tor the week ending Oi,tuber27lh - Business tor l lie \u-Pk has been tairlv s.Uisl.ictorj . Moot ot that received tound loadj tale. Much more ol most kinds could lia\ c boon disposed of ; but little ot any kind ol produce lei lon hand. Out potatoes na\o been m lair supply: .illcleau'd. New potatoes wcie in shoiter supplj, and better pi ices weie obtained; demand steadily increasing. Poultry has been in irood sunplj ; late price-3 fuil> mo-intnined; there is a yoou demand tor all kinds, figs entered in good numbeis puces high tor all ot tan biocdmg. Vegetables in fair supplj . Fro-sh butter was in smaller supply; there i-> a marked improvement in both price and demand; keg butter in titir .supph. Kggs in gooil supply; price- a tulle easier. Bacon and hams came forward freeb , all of good quality and get up sold icadil.v; some ver\ choice quality received trom To Awamutu sold as soon as received at an valued puces, and much more ot same quality could have been disposed ot. There ■was a good supply ot checbe, which was all cleared, none on hand. Friday's sale was largely attended, and the lollov\ ing pi ices were obtained : — Kow Is, ordinary , Is 5d 10 ls> lid each ; roosteis, Is 7d to 2b Id , .Andalusian fowls, 5s each; Hrahmas, 2s to 3b 6d each , Spanish, 2s to 3s yd each ; other a arieticb at similar values; ducks. Is 8d to 2b ; chuks, fad to 8d ; turkeys, 3s 6d to 5s 3d , geese, 3s 6d to 4s 7d ; pigeons, 10d to la 4d ; pigs, t.nr .iverage lot-s 10s 9d to 16s 3d each ; interior breeds o-> 6d to 9b eacli; pork. 2d: old potatoes, YVaikato. 4.4 5b to t4 10s: new potatoes Shcphoids ,'d, and Id . kidney. Id to 1 Id ; poor lots ,'d ; onions 2d : cabbagi-s 9d to 2-^ per sack . pai snips, 9d to Is 3d per sack ; carrots. Is per do/.en . peas. Is 2d tv Is 5d per peck : oats, 2s 6d to 2s 9d , maize, 2^ lOd , thai!. Is per sack , bi an, 4s 6d ; sharps. 4s 6d; pumpkins, 4b sil : fresh butter. 4,d to {s}d : interior, 4d; small parcel turkey eggs, 2s per dozen ; durk eggs, 7[d to B|d per dozen ; fertile, Is ; hen e^gs, 6ld . honoj , 3d : bacon ('L'c Awamutu), side*, 7d ; hams, 8d to BWI , other local lots, 4d to6a. mici lor lots, 3d to3'd; nieduiin lots, 41d to 5d ; new cbeeso, 4d to"4ld ; old inferior, |d to Id; green goosebcines, 4d ; bcehn cs. kauri double storey. 9s to los , single, 7s to 12s: kahiknteo. lines, 7s to 11s each; box teas. Us 6d to 21b , lam, 3UI to sd. Furnituie and sundnes weio rather dull. | jMics^h-5 C. X P.ic.ri axd Co"\ii'\N\ leport a I iairl> satisfactory week's busmesa. Supplies oi all kinds iunc been quite up to piewous and the demand and prieeb in most instances have been greatly improved. .New potatoes, although to hand in large quantities were all cleared at good pi ices, and moic could lui\e been sold at a slight ad\anceon prices. Old potatoes lull \ maintain former prices, butaic not in such good supply. Onions are still scaice, and command icadi sale at a good figure. Garden \egctablcs arc selling better at advanced rates. Grain ■values aio unchanged. Hams and bacon ot good qualitj maintain former prices, and demand is as good. Fresh butter to hand in large quantifies; all clcaied. but prices rule rather low. Poulfrv in shoit snpplj and good sorts are hitching impro\ ort pneob. Small pig-, bcaice demand un-iatislicd. price-} ruling high. On Fii'lay the maiicut sale \\ab well attended, and good business done. Poult ij • Fowls, fiood. Is 9d to 2s Is each; do lav, ordinal >, Is 4d to Is 7d ; ducks, Is 10d to 2s 3d ; no turkejs nor geese entered; hen and chick-., t>s !!d per clutch; small pigs, good breed, 14s; do (suckers). 6b to 8s 3d. Produce: Old potatoes, -4.4 to £5 per ton ; new potatoes, bhopherd's, good sample, J.ttold per lb ; do., pooi samples, to yd , kidncis, Id to l^dpcrib; onions (spi outing) [d told per lb ; cabbages, 3s 3d per sack ; carrots, 3s 9d ; tuuupb, Is 6d per dozen bunches; maize. 2s 9d nnd 2s lOd per bushel ; oats, 2s 8d to l's lOd : bran, £4 15s per ton : sharjjs, to ; chatt, £3 15s , ticsh butler, 4}d to s'd: cheese, 3d to 4kl; lard. I,'d nei lb; corned beet, ,'d tol id, corned butter, mtcuor,2'd; 101 l bacon, prime Canterbury, 6id and 7d ; bacon, do do £»id, and6^d; hams, tjood local, 6UI ; bacon, d.>, s'd to 6d , Hour, t9 10s to lill pel ton ; oatmeal, h_ll 5s per ton; candles, s' ( d per lb; soap, 11.11., 4s 6d per box, biscuits, 2',d u3!d per lb ; lams, 4s 9d per dozen.