COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 338, 30 January 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

FARM and Dairy Produce.— Wholesale : Butter, prime fresh butter 8d lb ; cheese, goodfac- , tory, 5d to 5Jd ; eggs, lOd ; lard, in bladders, 5 Jd to 61d; Dacon and hams, 6d to 8d; Canterbury bacon in cloth, B£d; equal numbers, 8?d; hams.lOJd, in cloth. Flour Market.— Wholesale : Flour, best roller, £14 10s; second, £13 10s ; Southern flour, £11 10s to £12 ss; bran, £6; Southern do., £5 10s ; local sharps, £5; Southern do., £5 ; cabin bread, £17 ; oatmeal (25's), £18; oats, 3s 8d to 3s lOd ; maize. 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; local potatoes (now), £8 to £8 10s per ton; pearl barley, £20 to £22 por ton; beans, 3s 3d; onions, 5s 6d to 6s 6d. All grain, chaff, oatmeal, etc., sold including sacks, i Kauri Gum.— Themarketisflrmer, and agood business is being done at tho following quotations :— lnferior lots, from £30 ; fair to good ordinary, to £35 ; East Coast, £43. Supplies for Jamiary to date, 520 tons. Coali and Firewood Market. — Coal : Newcastle, at yard, 32s per ton; Bay of Islands, at mines, 13s, at yaids, 245; steam, 245; house, delivered. 30s: Waikato, at mines, Bs, 12s; at Auckland, 18s to 225; Taupiri, at mine, Bs. 12s; at Auckland, steam, 17s 6d; household, delivered, 24s to 255 ; Whangarei, at mine, 9s 6d ; yard, steam, 17s 6d ; household, 235 ; delivered, 255 ; Miranda, at mines, 7s to 10s ; at Auckland, 17s to 20s. Firewood : Uncut, at wharf {cargo), 6s 6d to 8s 6d per ton ; delivered, 10s to 12s ; cut, 14s to 16s. Manures.— Bonedust: Sydney, £7 to £8, according to quality ; boneflour, £8 to £8 10s; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian guano, £17 ; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags included ; Fison's fertiliser, £7 to £14 ; superphosphate, first quality, £7 10s to £8 ; second quality, £6 to £6 10s ; Craigs lime, 35s to 40s per ton. ' Building Materials.— Prices are as follow at present: — Timber — Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 12s 6d ; second-class, 8s : best planed, tongued and grooved, first-class, 14s 6d; medium, 11s 6d ; second-class, 9s 6d ; rusticated weather boai'ds, first-class, 14s 6d; medium, 12s; secondclass, 10s. New Zealand palings, sft (sap), 9s; (heart), 11s 6d; ti-treo rails, £3 10s per 100 ; puriri posts, £6 10s to £7 10s ; shingles, 13s per 1,000; Hobarfc palings, sft, 17s; 6ft, 19s; Hobart rails, 80s, selling quotations. Bricks at Avon dale, 3Qs per 1,000; town yards, 38s, delivered 41s. Drain pipes, at works: 2in drain tiles, 12in lengths, 50s per 1,000; 2Ain, 70s; 3ft, 90s ; 4in, 130s ; 6in, 30s per 100 ; 3in socket pipes, 2ft lengths, 6d oach ; 4in, 7d ; 6in, 9d ; 9in, Is6d; I2in, 2s 3d; 15in, 3s 6d ; 18in, 4s 6d; 21m 9s; 24in. 12s. Messrs Arthur and Buddles Weekly Report.— There have been held since our last week's report eight sales by auction ; four for furniture and effects. On Saturday, at the re. sidence of Mr J. Lepper, Church-street, Devonport ; Tuesday, at the residence of Mr G. Veale, Karaka - street, Newton ; Thursday, at the residence of Mr Edward Parsons, Taraar Villa, Symonds-street ; and on Wednesday, at the mart. Those at the private houses were well attended, particularly so the one on Thursday, and first-class prices were realised. The one at tho mart was not so well attended, and prices ruled in favour of the buyer. Pianos sold at £16 15s to £20 each. One for drapery, clothing, &c, at the mart on Monday. A good assorted lot ot stuff was offered. A quantity sold at low prices. Many lines had to be passed. Three for poultry, produce, fruit, groceries, &c, at the mart, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The whole have been largely attended. Competition has been brisk, and first-class prices have been realised. Produce of good quality : most kinds are in first-class demand, the supply not being equal. Fruit of all kinds has come to hand in large quantity (over 1,000 cases). All has met with splendid competition, and sold at prices averaging higher than last week's. We would again urge growers to exercise the greatest care in picking, packing, and sorting ; so much depends upon it. A few small, inferior, or partly rotten will greatly affect the price, and the style and size of the packages have much to do with the price. There was a large supply of fowls, mostly hens and young ones; the demand was very limited, and they sold at lower prices than we remember ever before. A fair supply of ducks ; these sold a little better, but still prices ruled low. Only a few geese ; no turkeys entered. Very few pigs ; there wasnot much demand. The following are the highest and lowest prices obtained :— Fowls, lOd to 2s; chicks, 2d to Is eaoh; hen and chicks, 18 8d to 2s Id; ducks, Is to Is 4d; ducklings, 9d each ; muscovies. Is 4d ; geese, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; pigeons, 6d to 7d ; small pigs, 5s 6d ; canaries, 2s 6d to 3s 9d ; spring cart, £8 ss ; iron tanks, 8s to 27s each; peas, 2d to 61d; French beans, 2d to 4d ; cabbages, lOd to Is 5d and 7Ad to 9d per doz ; rhubarb, Is 6d to 2s 6d ; carrots, 3Jd to 5d per doz. ; cucumbers, 9^d to Is 4d per doz. ; potatoes, Hobaxt, 4s 7d to 7s ; Port Fairy, 4s 9d to 5s Id ; kidneys, 4s lOd to 5s 7d ; Shepherd's, 4s 3d ; small potatoes, Is lOd to 3s Id ; onions, £d to Id ; picklers. 3d ; bran, 5s : maize, 4s ; cheese, 3d to 4|d ; bacon, 4Ad to sid ; hams, 6d to 9}d ; salt butter, 4id to 6d ; honey, 2Jd to 3id ; ginger nuts, 4d to 4}d ; biscuits, 4d ; pears, £d to 2sd ;f apples, id to 13d ; Washington plums, 3d to 4d ; damsons, lid to 3d ; dark plums, 2d to 3d; golden drop, 2d to 2td ; Prince of Wales, 2^d to 2^d ; Orleans, 2^d to 3d ; green gage, 3id to 4*d ; Russian damsons, 3id ; apricots, 2d to 4Jd : nectarines, 32d to 4d ; mulberries, 9d ; peaches, 2^d to 4id per lb and lid to lid per doz. ; tomatoes, fine ripe, 4id ; strawberries, 3d to 3^d per quart ; figs, 3d to 4cl per doz. ; lemons, Is 2d to Is 8d per doz. Mr Alexander Aitken's Market Report for the week ending January 26 :— Business brisk in all lines. Large quantities of all kinds of produce have come to hand, most of which has found ready sale. Potatoes have been in further increased supply. All ripe Hobarts in sacks found private buyers for export, but those in small bags have sold at lower pricea at auction. The demand for kidneys is falling off, and only Hobarts are asked for. Seed onions have been in good demand for export, but none have been wanted for local consumption. Potato onions will not sell, except atlow prices. The supply of seed onions, although large, is not equal to requirements. Vegetables are low. Grain is quiet. Chaff, no sq.lo. Poultry has oome forward freely, and supply has been in excess of demand, consequently prices have not ruled high. Pigs : Large supplies of second class breeds; prices easier. Bacon and hams have moved more freely, at fair values. Cheese is quiet. A large quantity of second class quality has been cleared. Butter : Fresh has improved in price, and supply has been larger. Eggs have also improved m value. Corned butter is quiet, and sells only for pastry use, for which the demand is small. Fruit has been in unusually large supply. Plums have sold well, btit small apples ruled low. Pears realised fair values, juemons are much wanted. Upwards of 700 packages of local-grown fruit and 800 packages of Fiji fruit have been quitted this week. All the sales have been favoured with crowded attendances. The following are the quotations for the week : — Fowls, old, 7d to Is ; good ordinary, Is to Is sd ; roosters, 8d to Is 7d ; \ ducks, 7d to Is sd ; turkeys, none ; geese, 2s 6d to 3s 3d ; chicks, 4d to 7d ; pure-bred fowls, Issd to 2s ; pigs, 1b 3d to 9s each ; potatoes, in sacks, trade lines, £6 10s to £7 (sacks weighed in) ; potatoes, in small bags, at auction, 5s to 6s 3d (bags extra) ; seed onions, £7 (sacks extra) ; potato onions, £4 10s (sacks extra) ; Danish oats, 3s 3d to 3s 4d; bran, ss; sharps, bs; pig meal, £3; chaff, £1 lQs to £2 ss! peas, 3Jd to 4d ; beans, 6d per bag ; cabbages, 6d to Is por sack; rhubarb, Is 6i to 2s; butter, fresh, BSd to 10a ; inferior, 3Jd ; corned butter, s?d to 6d ; eggs, guaranteed, IOJd to ljd; others, BdtoBJd; bacon, sid to 6d; hams, 6Jd toBJd; Barrier honey. 3d ; section ditto, 3d ; white clover ditto, 3^d ; apples, small, fd to 13d ; large, id to Id ; good extra, ljd to ljd ; red Astracan, Ijdto2£d; Mob's Royal, Id to I\d ; Gravenstein, Id to 1-id ; pears, Jargonelle, Lid to 2?d ; small pears, Id to lid : cooking pears, id to Id ; Early Rivers plums, 2}d to 4d ; greengage, 2?d to 4d ; damaged ditto, Ud; peach plums, 3d to 4d; diamonds, 3d to 4^d ; Washingtons, 2}d to 3^d ; damsons, 2}d to 3id ; hothouse grapes, Is Id per lb ; outdoor, B}d ; peaches, 5d to BJd per dozen, and 2d to 4d per lb ; apricots, 4d ; damaged ditto, 2d ; lemons, 2s to 2s 3d ; nectarines, 3d to 4Jd per lb ; cheese, prime, 4Jd ; damaged, 2id to 33d ; fair, 4d.

CHRISTCHUROH. January 25.— Retail prices: Fresh butter, Sd to 9d; eggs, 9cl; cheese, 5d to 9d; milk. 3d; beef, 3d to 8d ; mutton, 2d to sd ; pork. 3d to 7d ; hams, lOd to Is ; bacon, 9d to lOd. Wholesale produce prices .'—Wheat, prime milling, 3s 5d to 3s 9d, f.0.b.; medium, 33 6d ; oats, milling 2s 9d to 2s lOd; bright short, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; barley prime malting, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; prime medium, 3s; peas, bluo Prussian, 3s 5d to 3s 6d; butter, prime, 7d— second quality, 4d ; cheese, small loaves, sd— other sizes, 4id ; hams and bacon, in cloth, 7Jd ; flour, first, £10 10s to £11 10s. Live stock prices :— Fat sheep, lid per lb : beef, 13s to 17s per 1001b ; fat lambs, 6s 6d to 9s ; calves, 12s to 18s; pigs, porkers, 3£d per lb. Active demand for young cattle, but' very fevr to hand. No quotable changes in stores.

' The English freemasons will give a banquet to LorcTOnslow before h.js de- > parture for New Zealand. , Donald McJJeod, an, old sottler, died at Waipu last Friday, at the age of 90 years. There ought to be a la\y passed tha,t railway restaurant keepers shqlldate their sajud wichgs, Mv D, Sheehy, M.R for Galway South, has been arrested at Glasgow on a charge of inciting.