COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 401, 11 September 1889, Page 6

COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Auckland^ September 7. ' Farm and. Dairy "Produce. .. . Wholesale Butter, prime f rqsh,- 8d ; • second qualify, 7d third quality, sd ; -cheese, good factory, 5Jd to sid ; eggs, 6d ; Card, in bladders, 5Jd \ bacon and hams, od tb 8d ; Canterbury bacon, new cure, ' sides, 7*d, equal numbers, HA, bare hams, 9Jd. Flour Market.— A^olesale : Local- flour, £8 10s to £10 10s"; Southern flour stone), £9 5s (roller) ' £10 ss ; bran, £4 10s ; Southern bran, £4 10s ; local sharps, £4 10s ; Southern,- £4 10; cabin bread £17 ; . oatmeal, £14 10s in 25's, 816 in ' 7's • Southern oats, -6s p * J 2d . to „ 3a, 4d; Oamaru "potatoes, £5 10 a; pearl barley, £19 to £20 per t6n • maiiyj, 3s ; Canterbury potatoes, £5 5s • beans, 3s 3d ; onions, 3d per \ a. -All grain, chaflT oatmeal, etc., sold including sacks. Manures.— Bonedust, S/dney, -£7 to £8, ac- . cording to quality; boneflour,, £8 to £8 10sAuckland. £B ; Long Island d 0... £4 included': Fison s fertiliser, £7 10s to £14 , superphosphate, first quality, £7 10s to £8; seqond quality, £frto £6 10s ; Craigs lime', 35s'fco 40s 'per tori; - „ Kau i Gum. — The market hag-been firm during the month ipast, and, there has been a ' brisk demand for the week just completed. East Coast has advanced from £44 to £45; ordinary fetches from £37 to *38, with a strong' demand. The supplies from mail to mail for the month are 611 tons, and for the six day of Sept. to date, 130 tons. Coal and Fikewood Market.— Coal: Newcastle, at yard, 32a per ton; 'Bay of Islands, at mines, 13s; at yards, 245; steam, 245; house delivered, 30s ; Waikato, at mines, Bs, 12s ; town 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, 25s : 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 365. „ , ' Building Materials.— Prices are" as follow at present:— Timber—Boards and scantling, 100 ft best; 13; second-class, 8s; best planed, tongued and grooved, first-class, 15s ; medium, 12s; second-class, 10s; rusticated "weather ' boards, first-class, 15s; medium, 12s; sgcondclass, 10a. - New Zealand 'palings, sft (sap), 9s; (heart), 11s 6d; ti-tree rails, £3 10s per 100 ;' puriri posts, £5; ' shingles, 13s per. 1.000; Hobart palings, sft, 17s; 6ft, 19s;' " Hobart rails, 80s. selling quotations. Bricks at Ayondale, 30s per 1,000; town yards, 38s, delivered 41s. Drain pipes, at works: 2in | drain tiles, 12in lengths, 50s perl.QOO: 2Jin, 70s3ft, 90s; 4in, 130s ; 6in, 30s per 100; Sin" socket pipes,, 2ft lengths, 6d each ; 4in, 7d; 6in, 9d; 9in 2s 6d ; 12in, 2s 3d; 15in. 3s 6d ; 18in. 4s 6d: 21in 2s ; 24 in. 12s. -

Messrs A. Buckland and Son's -.Weekly Report.— At the Haymarket during the past week fodder has broughtfrom 2s 9d to 4s the cwt* chaff, £2 15s to £4 ; boneduat, £6 10s to £7 the ton ; oats, 3s ; maize, 2s 8d to 3s the bushel. On Friday horse stock were in demand at an advance over late values, prices for heavy draught ranging from £18 to £23; medium draught, £bJssto £10 10s ; and riding horses up to £15 each. On Tuesday both hides and skins were'- in large quantity, and fully kept late-values. Ox hides brought from 3£d to 4£d ; cow hides, 2id to 2*d ; calfskins, 3d to 4id the lb ; bones, 4s 6d ; tallow, 16s 9d and 17a the cwt : butchers' sheepskins, 3s lOd to 6s 2d each. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows near profit were numerous; prices ranged from £2 to £5 each." Store cattle in good inquiry. Threeyear stoers, in fresh condition, £3 10s. Two-year-olds, £2 12s ; dry cows, from 25s to 455.; yearling heifers, 12s each. Fat calves plentiful at late values. Fat cattle short of requirements, sold irregularly, but on the whole were better worth. Prices ranged from 16s to 18s the 1001b. Sheep also short of usual numbers, were fittK at last week's values, and a few early lambs brought from 12s to 14s each. Pigs were in moderate numbers and of good quality, and they sold satisfactorily. Messes Arthur" and Bubble's Weekly Re--port.—There have been eight sales by auetipn' ' this week. Monday : Pawnbroker's sale of unredeemed pledges, watches, jewellery, clothing, etc., at the mart, from Mr ,J. Ulsen, pawnbroker, Market-street, off Wellesley-street.' There was a large attendance, and good prices were obtained. The interest in leasehold house, etc., in Hepburn-street (the late "residence of the Rev. Mr Dutton, United Methodist Free Church minister) was sold for £11?. At the house— also his household furniture and effects— the attendance was large, and prices were very satisfactory, luesday at the martFreehold property in Hamilton.Waikato.agood block of buildings adjoining G Wynne's Hotel was offered, but bidding -did not reach th^e , price wanted. It is no w open for sale at very lojv p^ice. The trees, shrubs, etc., broughta very low price There was but a small supply of produce, fruit, etc. (as a. large, auantity. bad ieen- sola privately) ; prices were satisfactory. ' Wednesday : Household furniture, etc., at the Mart ; owfng to the, very -unfavourable state"*of f sHe v weather, but little business was done. Thur.s-* day, at Remuera, the residence of Mrs Young, her household furniture and effects,- also- the residence and grounds, nicely situated; on the Mountain Road, There was a crowded attend- • * ance ; the rurniture brought satisfactory prices ; the property was not sojd ; it i 3 still in the - - market at a low figure and easy terms. F. riday i > Market-day saie. Poultry, pigs, J produce, fruit, etc., at the Mart. A large supply of many lines, and a good demand ; a large business done. Salt butter has been cleared out; no doubt prices will improve for good samples ; an unsatisfied demand tor good fresh butter and eggs. Good cheese is much wanted ; the supply far below the oemand; qrders could, not be executed. Honey is wanted; none on hand. There is a good demand for weH gotup localcured bacon and hams. Potatoes, -both table and seed, have moved off freely. Onions are wanted. Grain has been in fair demand Fruit scarce ; prices high for apples. Poultry : A good supply of fowl", and the average price was good ; no very high prices. Not a large number of turkeys ; most were small ; a high price was obtained for the best.' But- few ducks; these brought 2s each. No geese. But few pigs entered; these brought very high prices. The following are the highest and lowest prices for the Week, viz. : — Fowls : Ordinary, Is to 2s; light Brahma hens, Is lid to 2s 3d ; Wyandottes, 2s 6d ; Spanish, Is Jid ; Plymouth Rocks. Is 3d to Is 9d ; same. Is 4d to 2s lOd ; Houdans, Is 4d ; bantams, 8d to 9d ; hen and chicks, 3s 7d ; turkeys, 2s to 7s 3d ; pigeons, 9d to ' Is 4d ; ducks, 2s. Pigs 9s 3d to 16s. Local potatoes, table, 3s 9d to 4s 6d, seed, 2s 6d to 4s (sacks extra): Southern, seed 3s 3d to 5s 6d. table os to 5s 6d (sacks in); kidney, seed, 5s to 6s 6d : new potatoes, small. £d ; pumpkins, 4s 4d to 4s 9d ; red carrots, Is 6d to Is 9d and 5d to 8d per dozen ; white carrots, Is 7d to Is 9d ; brocoli, 3s per dozen, small; turnips. 2£d per dozen ; parsnips, is 4d ; cauliflowers, 4s 6d per dozen. Bran, 4s to 4s 2d ; oats, 3s sd, to 3s 6d : wheat, 3s 2d to 2s 6d; maize, 3s 2d; barley, 2s 6d ; sharps, 6s ; chaff, Is 9d. Cheese, 3£d to 5d r» • onions, 2j|d to 3d ; hams, 4d to 7 id ; sides bacon, 43dto6^d; roll bacon, 4d to 5Jd ; salt butter, Id to 4d ; fresh butter, 6Jd to 7fd ; eggs, 6d ; honey' in tins, 3d ; biscuits. 4d; Scotch mixtures, sid. v Apples : Stunner Pippins. 3d ; Stone Pippins, 3idto3gd; Winter Majetia, 3Jd; large red, 4d ; mixed, 2jd to 3Jd; 'Winter Greening, 31d^ -, Reinette, 2-td; lemons, 6d to 10d; oranges, sd; citrons, Id ; guavas, l}d. Tea, haltchests, Is „ 2Jd to Is Bd, boxes, 13s to 20s.

Sydney, September 4. Wheat is dull : chick seed, 3s 5d to " 3s 6d ; New Zealand milling, 3s gd to 4s 2d ; Californian, 4s 4d to 4's 6d ; Adelaide, ws to 5s 2d. Ftour, New Zealand, stone-made, £o) 15s to £\o 10s; roller-made, 10s to ;£ii 55, Oats, very sick ; feeding, 2s 8d to 3s ; very large shocks here ; seed, 3s to 3s 2d. Maize, 3s iod to 3s nd. Barley, feed 2s ad ; Cape, 2s 8d to 3s, nominal ; bran easier, od to 9^d; pollard, dull, od ; chafif, New Zealand, 10s to £6 ; potatoes, New Zealand, £4 12s 6d to £4 17s 6d ; Circular Heads, 10s ; onions, scarce, to .£"30 ; butter, imported dairy, cjd.to is; separatormade, lid to is; local,, ,is to is 4d ; factory, is 4d to is 6d ;- Gheese, 5d to 7d; bacon, local, 7dto7^d; New^ Zealand, o.d to 9 }4d, nominal; hams/ iod to 1 id.

MELBOURNB,"September ,^7 ' Wheat, very strong, ss- ',60 -offered without response ; flour, stQne-made, ;£n los ; oats, 3s; New Zealand; ,4s 6d ; maize, '4s to 4s o^d'; barley, Cape, 3s io^d, refused, New Zealand prime malting 5s 3d, inferior to.jnedium 4s 9d to ss ;. bran, fs id ; peas, ss.

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