AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 399, 4 September 1889, Page 6

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Auckland, August 3 0 Farm and Dai it y Produce. — Wholesale : Butter, prime fresh, 8d ; second quality, 7d; third quality, sd : cheese, good factory, 5Jd to sid; eggs, 6d ; lard, in bladders, 5Jd ; bacon and hams, 6d to 8d ; Canterbury bacon, noAV cure, fides, 7id, equal numbers, 7'/ri, bare hams, 9^d. Flour Mauickt. —Wholesale : Local flour, £8 10s to £10 10s; Southern flour stone), £9 5s (roller), £10 ss ; bran, £4 10s ; Southern bran, £4 10s ; Jocal sharps, £4 10s ; Southern, £4 10; cabin bread, £17 ; oatmeal, £14 10s in 25's, -fcl6 in 7's ; Southern oats, 3s 2cl to 3s 4d; Oamaru potatoes, £5 10s : pearl barley, £19 to £20 per ton ; maize, 3s ; Canterbury potatoes, £5 ss ; beans, 3s 3d ; onions, 3d per lb. All grain, chair, oatmeal, etc., sold including sacks. Manuuks.— Bonodust. Sydney, £7 lo £8, according to quality; boncHour, £8 to £8 10 a; Auckland. £B ; Long Island do. £4 lOs.bags included ; Fison s fertiliser, £7 10s I o £14 ; superphosphate, flist qualify, C 7 10s (o £8; second quality, £6 to .C 6 10s ; Craigs lime. 35s to 40s per ton. Kauui Gum.— The local market for gum continues linn : a good business has been done during the week at about the following rates:— Fair to good ordinary, £36 ; superior parcels, £37 and upwards accoiding to quality ; East Coast. £43 to £44. The supplies for the 30 days of August to date ai c 740 tons. 1 Coal and Fihewood Market.— Coal : Newcastle, at ytii'd, 32s per ton ; Hay of I stands, at mines, 13s; at yards. 245; steam, 245; house dolivered. 30s : WajkatQ, at mines, Bs, 12s : town 18s to 225; Taupiri. at mine. Bs. 12s; at, Auckland, steam. 17s 6d; household, dolivered, 24s to 255; Whangarei. at mine 9s 6d, yard, steam, 17s 6d; household. 235: tiein ercd. 2bs ; 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 J6a. Building Matekuis.- Prices are as follow at present:— Timber— Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 13; second-class, 8s; host planed, tongucd and grooved, first-class, 15s ; medium, 12s; second-class, 10s; rusticated weather I boards, first-class, 15s; medium, 12*; secondJ class, 10s. New Zealand palings, bft (sap), 9s; (heart), 11s 6d; ti-lreo rails, £3 10s per 100 ; puriri posts, £5; shingles, 13s pci 1.000; Hqbart palings, ,3ft. 17s; 6ft, 19s; Ilobart rails, 80s. selling quotations. Bricks at Avondale, 30s per 1,000; town yards, 38s, delivered 41s. Drain pipes, at work 3: 2in drain tiles, 12in lengths, 50s per 1.000; 2Hn, 70s; 3ft, 90s; 4in, 130s; 6m, 30d per 100; 3ui socker pipes, 2ft lengths, 6rl each : 4in, 7d; 6in, 9d; 9in 2s 6d; 12in. 2s 3d; 15in, 3s 6d ; 18in, 4s 6d; 21m 2s ; 24 in. 12s.

MI'SSRb A. BUCKLWD AND ?»vs' WIKKLV Rui'OHT.-At the liaymarkct duiing the past weou prices oi fodder have ranged from •is lo 3*9dthoc\vt; cluifl, B3los to£4thoton : maize, 2s lCd lo 3s ; outs. 2s lOd to 3s 2rt ; wheat, 3b 3d the bushel ; potatoes, £35s to t4 10s the lon. On Friday horse stock were in less number than usual; those brought forward sold freely ut fully late values; prices for strong 1 working horses w ere irom £12 to il 1 ) ; medium, £3 to £7; a spring cart brought .t!4. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday hides were better worth ; ox hides bi ought up to 4d; cow. 2*d to 2^d ; cnlfskins, Id the lb ; tallow, 14s to 18s ; bones, 4s 6d the cwt; butchers' skins, 4a to 6s 4d ; station skins, Is lOd to 4s 9d each; wool, from 5d to 7,' d the lb. At the country cattle sales held icspeclively at Pukckoho and Papakura, cattle were raided nioro numerously than last month, and prices were linn. At Kcmucra, on Thursday, all descriptions of stock were in full numbers. Dairy cow s tit calving ranged lrom Mto £4 123 61; joung dry cows, from 25s to 46s ; old cows, lrom 12s to 17s; 15-uionths steers, 25s to 30-> ; two to three-year-old steers., 45s to 47s 6d ; three to four-year-old steers, £3 135; calves, 8s to 1.3s each. Fat caltle at last work's vnlnes. Steei 8, fiom 13a to 17a; co^ss, 12s lolls the 1001b. Fat m ethers, 3d the lb, or from 14s to 17s ouch ; store wethers, 10s to 12s; poikers, from 18s to 30s each. | MISSftHS ABTUUB \ND BIjDDLV. S WKKFCIiY RlCl\ iir.— Produce of all kinds has moved off freely, but but little of any kind on hand. Potatoes haTo been in pood demand, both tor seed and consumption. Grain, bran, etc., have nio\cd ofl treelj. A large quantity oC bacon and hams has uccn sold at fair prices. Good local cured, ii well got up and not too heavy, meets with ready sale. Good cheese is much wanted. The heavy stock of salt butter has been le-s^ned, but low prices had to be taken. Fresh butter in fair supply and in good demand ; also fresh-laid eggs Onions are scarce ; high prices can be got for good samples. Frjit. A lair supply of apples,; high prices were obtained. Poultry ' A fair number hi fowl 1 ? entered, and sold well. Not many diteks and geese. Prices were high. The turkeys entered were small. Pigs so'«L well. Furniture, etc., at private hou->e sates sold well, but business lias been dull at the mart ; only six sales b^ auction this week. Monday and Wednesday: Household turniluiv) and etlects at the mart. Tuesday: Piano, lurniturc, cow, poultiy, etc, at Mr B. T.iylor's, "Bcllwood," Mount Koskill. There was a very large attendance, fair competition, and good prices were realised Thuisda.> . Di apery, clothing, etc. at the marl: a good number were present, but many lines did not meet with demand; a fair amount of business was done. '1 uesday and Fndaj : Poultry, produce, fruit, groceries, etc., at the mart. At both a large business was done at most satisfactory pi ices, but little of anything but salt butter left on hand. The following are the highest and lowest prices lor the week :— Fowls, ordinary, Is 2d to 2-, bd ; Andalusians, Is 5d to Is 8d ; Spanish, Is 3d to 2s : \\ hite Cochins, 2s<sd; golden llambuigs, 2s ; Plymouth rocks, Is Brt to 2s 9d ; game. Is 4d to 2s 3d ; dark brahmas. Is 9d; hens and chicks, 3s 3d ; hen and ducklings, 3s 9d; guinea fowls, 3s 4d ; turkeys, small, Is 7d to 2s 9d ; ducks, 2s to 2s 6d ; geese. 3s 9d ; canaries, 2s Gd to ss ; pigs, 4s lo 9s ; local potatoes. 3s 6d to ss. sacks extra; local seed. 2s 6d to 4s 3d ; Southern, table (sacks in), 4s to 5s ; seed. 3s 6d to 5s : Oamaru. table, 5s 6d; onion-?, 3|rl )• 3Jd; interior, 1 |d; carrots, w liito. Is 6d to Is 91 ; red, 2s to 2s Id ; parsnips, 3s 2d ; new potatoes. „d to ,'d ; cabbages, Is 9J. to Is lOd ; cauliflowers, 3s Id lo 4s sd; oats, 2s Id to 3s bd ; fowl wheat. 3s 3d to 3s 6d; m.ii/e. 2s to 2s lOd: chafT, Is 9d; bran, five-lnnhel sacks, 4s 8d to 4s 9d ; inferior oatmeal, £8; sharps. 6s; barlej, 2-; 6d; bacon, sides. 2|d to6Ul; rolls, 3UI to 4d; liams, 5d to 7d; inteiior, Id to 4WI; cheese, inferior, 2.d to 3d ; beef, lid ; fresh butter, 6d to 7 id ; second class, 4d : eggs, 6d to 6 id ; honey, 2 [d tj 'Ml ; local jams, 3s to Js 9d ; Muirav's,4o lOd ; biscuits, 4d ; apples, stone pippins, 2UI to 4[d; Fieneh crabs, 4|d ; Simmonds winter. 4|d : Niekerjacks, 4}d ; Norfolk beotintr, 2d ; mixed, 3id to 3,' d ; lemons, !d to Is 3d; citrons, l|d; peanuts, 3d; local oianges, 7d; Scotch mixtures, b'.d ; tea. half-chests, Is to Is 6d.