COMMERCIAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 334, 16 January 1889, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Akttiuk and Buddlis's Wkekta' RerouT. -Thoro huvo boon nine sales by auction this week, and the whole have been wollattonded. Two of properties on Monday, nu estate al Northooto, known as Bartley, situated near to the Northooto Wharf, having a frontage to the main North Road, sloping down to a shelly beach in Shoal Bay, which was cut up into *71 allotments, averaging- a little ovor a quarter of an acre each : a homestead of eight, acres, fenced and planted, with eottago, an orchard site ot 71 acres, alsu well fenced and partly cultivated and planloa. Thirty - eight of the allotments have been sold at the total sum £1303 105, boing above the upset price; the remaining lots ure open for solection at tho auction upset prices, and will no doubt soon bo taken up, as there are many inquiries, ami the prices are very low lor such eligible properties. On Tnursday a vory line proporty atßiikenhead. known as Raven Hill, having a largo frontage to the North Road, running down to tho harbour, near to tho Sugar Works, containing ovor 30 acres of land, cue up into line building sites averaging over half an acre each, was ottered at very low upset prices, but none were taken up. This is albo now open i'or selection at tho upset prices, either in single allotments or more or in bloekb. Great interest was taken in these' sales, manifested by the large number present; the upsot price ot each lot being published was such a novelty m Auckland thai tho public evidently wore slow to realise that this meant tho only protection tak°n in the interest ol the owner, but having learned such to be the tact, great satisfaction is expressed. Three of household furniture, etc., on Monday, at tho residence of Mr D. Joncb, Archhiil. Tuesday, at the residence ot Mr Wuhcrby, Mount ICden Road; the piano brought £25, spring cart, £20, harness £6. Wednesday, at tho mart : Good prices wero obtained at each sale and a larce quantity sold. One of forfeited bharcs m the South Kapanga Gold Mining Co. (Limited), at tho mart, on Wednesday. Throe of poultry, produce, fruit. &c., at tho mart on Tuesday .' Thursday and Friday all largely attended, and competition was brisk, resulting m satisfactory prices. The supply ol produce generally has not boon equal to the demand. A much larger quantity ot potatoes could have been disposed of. Uood bacon anil cheese are wanted. An unsatisfied deiuaud toi lresh butter. If nut has come to hand in very largo quantity (over 800 packages). Ail in good condition has biougrht run- prices, upon tno wholo rather bortot than last week's. Peaches: Many »\'ore in bad condition— either too npo when packed, or not bullicienf caru taken in picking and packing; otherb wore small and inferior. Raspberries : Some to hand, packed in small cases, in vory good condition, proving they van be thus tent if care is taken in plucking and packing. They should be picked with the stems, the boxes planed on tho inside, made very small and shallow, the bottom and sides put together tib tight as possible, giving space on the top for air, these packed firmly together in a ca^o. with a [listinetly-written label on the top "Tim Side Up." (It ib to bo hoped the railw ay officials w ill not think it too much trouble to attend to such ii request.) Some groweis of plums and damsons have packed their fruit in ioo large cabes ; none should bo over 401b, and made shallow. 1J nless, growers are careful in picking (not too ripe but fully developed^ and properly packing, prices mubt sufler. Poultry : Fowls and ducks were entered in large number; most ot* them w ere young or out of condition ; those in good order hi ought lair prices. Only a few geese entered, no full-grown lurkojs. Fowls sold at Is to la 6d ; roosters, Is 3d to 2s 6d : cockci ela. Is Id to Is 6d : chicks, 4d to Is ; liens, with binall chicktr, 2s to 2s od ; Spanish fowls, Is 6d ; Langr,hans, Is 6d; turkey chicks, Is 7d to 2s: ducks, Is to Is 3d ; ducklings. 6d : gec&c. 2s 3d to 3b ; small pips. 7s to 7s 3d ; canaries, Is 6d to ss. Potatoes: Hobarts. 7s to 7s 3d. kidnovs.6s6d to7s 6d ; Port Fair>s. 6s 7d: onions, Ad to |d; caulifiow cis. Is 5d per do/..n ; cabbages, lid to Is 9d per Mick', is Id to Is 8d per do/en: red cabbages, Is 6d per dozen ; peas, 3^d to lOd per peck ; French beans, 3d to 5d per peck ; rhubarb, 2s to 5s 6d - maize, 3s 9d : towl wheat, 3s 9d : bran, 5s hI- chfose. od to 5d : bacon, sides, 4\dto7id; pieces 4d ; inferior sides, 2d : hams, host. 8d to 3\d; second class, 5, d; fresh butter, 4d lo7d; inferior, 2d to 3d ; bait butter, 7n ; eggs, 4d to 3ld; honey (sections). 4s ; biscuits, 3d to 4UI ; box tea, las; Early Kivcrs plums, 2}d to 3d; Orleans. 2 \d; Washmgtons, 2kl to 3UI : Goliath, lid ; small yellow, 2\d ; greengages. 2?rl lo 3'sd ; purplegages, 2<d , naiusons. 2d; goosebemes, Lid to 2|d ; cherries. Id to 2^d ; cherry plums, Z\d- raspborrios. 7,' d; Cape iroosobernes, 7\d ; ucctirines, o 4 u tv . -^~. „... k,r »,» M-; • iicars id to 2\d ; Irish Peach apples, hi to Hd ; [led Astraclnms and others. 1 Jd to 2d ; peanuts. 2d : lemons, lOd to 13U1 per dozen; peaches, 2.a to is ; citron lemons, 4d ; figs, 4UI. Mn aj.exaxuuk Ain<nx-.MAKKi:r Ri.port for the week ending January 12th).— There has been a large business done in all lines, with very wtisfactorv prices lor all oxoopt corned butter, « hich is canuuandiiic: very low prices. Potatoes liavu been m very actnc demand at gre.itlj improved values, upwards of 70 tons hawng been quitted torcxpui; ilvi week, and as many inoro could have boon p .nvd but wore not lorlh ao'nmtr. Farmers shouldjtake ad \ ant ago of the present market . and bond mas manj a 1 - posfciblo, is the prc-ent demnnd may only List, ten a lew weeks and the prices now oik-ring should be tiighlv satisfactory to growers. Onions have also moved oil in largo lmcs for export ; those having potal o onions should bring t hem I orw ard fit once, as the &cccl ki-uls will shortly bo on the market. Corned tuittcr is neglected at verj low values ; 150 kees were submitted to unction on Tuesday, but bidding was voiy languid, and prices ruled low ; all except that with resor ies was sold, andtherc is now no demand. Farmers must hold back until March, when a groat improvement might be expected. Fruit has been in smaller supplj. Plums, gooseberucs cherries, and other soft nuits have suld at much better prices, but app'cs ot small and poor samples are low ; large eookim> and dessert kinds sold well. Fresh butter in fair supply, fair values obtained. Kggs: only those which can be guaranteed sell well ; in future, no egga will be ottered unless guaranteed by tiie sellcis. Bacon an i hams are quiet. Cheese in good siipplv. Sales are quiet for chaff: there is no demand. Bran and sharps iurther declined. Grain unaltered. Poultry was entered m large numbers, fully 1,500 head; prices about the same as last week The following arc the week's quotations -.—Fowls : Poor and old. lid to Is 2d ; good table fowls, is 3d to Is lOd : roosters, m condition. Is lid to 2s 3d ; ducks, lid to Is 4d : no turkeys creese, 2s 3d to 2s od : chicks, 4d to 8d ; cockatoo, £2. Pigb Good brevds 11s 6d to 16s 6d. according to breeding antt size: poor kinas. 7s to 7s 3d ; medium, 7s 6d to 9s- inferior, large. 5s to Us 6d. Potatoes: JlobartP, good in back, Co 10s to £7 10s ; kidneys, £7 to £8 ; Shepherd's, £6 Kb to £7 ; cow potatoes. ■fcJ 10s to £3. Onions. £7 per ton, and \d to Id per lb ; peas. 44d to 6d per peck : beans, 4d ; broad beans, 6d per bag : cabbages, 9il to 3s 3d ; carrots and parsnips, 9d to Is 3d : bran and sharps, £4 10s ; oats, Danish, 3s 6d ; maize, 4s : wheat, 4s 6cl ; chail', €2. Butter : Prime iresh, s]d to 7jd ; corned prime, 4;d to 6d ; medium, 3UI to 4cl ; vastly, 2*d to 3d. Cheese, 4^d to a ld ; eg«s guaranteed, 8d to 9.1 ; others, 4d to sd; bacon, skl to 6d: hams, 8!d ; section honey, 4d. Apples : Small kinds, 'd to }d ; red Astiacans, 2',d to 3d ; large cooking, lid to 2d ; lemons, Is 3d to Is 6d; Early River plums, 2\n to 31d ; greengage. 2Ad to 3UI : damsons, 2]d ; VVashmglons, 2}d to 3d; poaches 7d lo Is; cherries, 2id to 3d ; Cape gooseberries. lOd to Is; ripe gooseberries, 2}d to 3d ; green, 2d to2|d ; cherry plums, 2d to 3d ; rhubarb, Is to 2b per dozen. Messrs C. E. Paget and Co. report for the past week as follows: — A fairly satisfactory week's business has been done, but in several lines supplies have been far short of demands. A brisk demand for potatoes for shipment has been experienced, but many large orders could not be filled, owing to growers holding buck. As this line is commanding good prices, growers should not neglect this market, especially as tho Australian market (as has been frequently proved) may oxporiencq a sharp fall at any moment. Fruit of all kinds, if in good order, has been selling readily at good rates, and no difficulty is felt in ridding any quantity. In grain, maize is slightly easier in price ; other kinds remain at last week's quotations, but sales are dull. The demand for hams and bacon of first-class quality keeps up. but inferior sorts are almost unsaleable. Fresh butter is still low in price, and owing to the fall in price in Australia corned butter is almost neglected. Poultry is commanding but poor rates, and tho supply of almost all kinds is in excess of the demand. The following prices were ruling for tho week : Produce, etc. — Potatoes : None to hand but Hobarts. At the beginning of the week sales opened at £6 10s and £7 per ton, but at time of writing £7 10s and £8 can bo readily obtained fo>- prime samples. Onions, Qd and |d per lb ; a rather better demand exists tor this line ; green peas, 5d and 6d per peck ; French beans, 4}d to 6d ; cabbages, 2s 9d per sack ; plums, 3d to 3Jd lb; gooseberries, 4d per lb; apples, poor samples Id and Ud per lb ; lemons, lOd per dosjoii ; f rcah butter, s}d; corned butter, 6}d; cheese, 4d to 4Jd • hams, prime local, 6Jd to 7.d; do., best Canterbury, 9Jd ; do., light taints, 6d ; bacon, best Canterbury, 8d to Bid ; do., light taints, 4Jd lo 6id ; bacon, local, fair quality, 4|d to SJo ; corned beef, Id to lid ; honey, 3id; lard, 2Ad; maize, 3s lOd per bushel; oats, 3s lOd to 4s2d; wheat, fowl, 4s 3d ; sharps, £5 10s per ton ; bran, i £5 103 ; chair", 2s to 2s 6d per sack ; flour, 12s to 12s 9d per lOOlbs ; oatmeal, 16s 3d ;biscnrils, 23d lo 3Jd ; tea, 14s per box ; jams, local, 3s 9d and 4s per doz. ; do., Dunedin, 4s 9d ; candles, od per lb ; rice, 2d per lb; bottled ale, quarts, 4b to 4s 6d per doz ; peppermint cordial, 2s to 2a 9d per doz. ; jimejuice do., small, 2s per doz; raspberry do,, do., 3s ; vinegar, 4s per doz. ; poultry, good table fowls, Is 8d and Is 9d each ; fow's, poor sorts, Is ro is 3d; ducks, Is 3d to Is 6d ; goese, 2s lid to 3s 7d ; small pigs. 5s 6d to 7s 3d.

Messrs A. Buokland -and Sons' Weekly Kispout. — At tho Haymarkot during tho pnsfc week f odder has been in usual supply. Prices for meadow hay have ranged from Is 3d to 3s 6cl ; oaten sheaves, Is 6a to 2s 9d tlio cAvt. ; oats (wholesale), 3s and 3s 6d tho bushel. At the horso salo on Saturday, tho sth January) thore was good competition and improved values for fresh young animals. Prices generally ranged betwoen £Jo 5s and £10 10s each. Consequent on tho accumulation during tho holidays tho hido and skin.salo was an unusually largo ono. Abovo 500 hides and sheepskins in proportion wore sold. Heavy green hides sold at 24s each ; salted ox hides, from 3d to 3-fd; cow hides, 2d to 2}d: ualfrkin-. 3&rt to 4gd tho lb; tallow and fat, 10s to 20s 6d tho cwt., polts, sd; shoopsldns, ss ; lambskins, Is to Is 8d each. Tho Waiuku salo, liold on tho sth of January, consequent on tho oloaring-oufc salo of the late W. Wallace's stock, was very fully atlendod Full values woro obtaiuod for all cattlo sold, and tho implements and sundries were also frooly competed for. At Remuora, on Thursday, dairy cattlo were dull of sale at last week's values. Yearlings were in bettor inquiry. Other descriptions of store cattle dull or sale. Fat cattle, in full number, kept their value ; good animals at 16s tho 1001b. Shcop, in usual supply, were bettor worth about Is oaoh ; wotheis sold from 12s to 15s each. Lambs, yarded in largo number, were lower than last week; for, although quality was better, prices wero about tho same, and ranged from 7s 6d to 10s 6d each. Pigs, in moderate numbers, woro in good demand. MKSSRS (i. W. BINNEY AND SONS' RjjSPORT. — Heavy catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow. Heavy ox up to 4d por lb ; no extra heavy ox on'ored. Cow hides, heavy, 2h& ; light, 2icl to 2|d ; sloppy and damaged dull of salo ; calt and kip steady. Skins maintained last quotations, although the demand is not brisk, owing to the wool sales. Tallow, in shipping condition, £21 10s. por ton ; ordinary, 163 9d per cwt. Kough fat, l)d per lb. Bones. 4s 6d per cwt. Flour (" Kxcelsor" brand), sacks. £12, 100' sand 50's £12 10s per ton. Factory cheese, 5d ; loai. ssd per lb.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydnky, January 10. Maize, 3s lOd to 4s; oats, 3s 6rt to 4s, with nmrkotdull: prune bran, 11 cl to Hid ; pollard, IVd Lo Is. Wheat : Chick feed, 3s 6d to 4s ; milling, 4s 8d to 4s lOd, market quid. Potatoes, £15 lo £17, interior sort^ are difficult toscll, tho market is declining; onions, £14. The butter market has entuHy collapsed; butter is now quoted at 6d to Od, nominal; cheese, fad to 7-d ; bacon. 3d to 9.d. Melhournk. January 10. The client market is ilrm at 'la Bkl . Hour is quiet, bionc made, £10 10s ; oats, Mioil,4sBd, Calcutta, 3s 6d; barley, mnltini?, 3s 9d. Cape, Zo 3id. Tho maize market is brisk at 4s 6d ; bum is" firm at 2s 8d ; sugar, Mauritius (while), C 2355. Aui^laidk, Jaiuuuy 10 Wheat is Ilrm, from 4s 7d lo 4s Bd, farmers' lots at Port Adelaide, 4s 6d ; ior oxxt-poi ts. 4s 4d to 4s 5(1 ; (lour, i oiler-made, £11 10s, stono-made, t:io 15s ; bran. l-> lo Is2d ; pollard. Is ; New Zealand oats, o<3 9d to 4b lOd.