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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 434, 4 January 1890, Page 3

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Messrs Arthur and Buddle’s Weekly Report. ' Seven sales by auction have been held this week. The whole liavobeen wel attended, and good prices realised, Saturday: At Kingsland, the residence of Mr J. Nelson; his household furniture and effects. The property was not sold; it is still open for sale at a very lo v price, as the owner has gone to Melbourne. Monday: At the mart, pawnbroker's sale of unredeemed pledges, gold and silver watches, jewellery, tools, books, clothing, ete, from Mr Mendelssohn, pawnbroker. Victoria - street. At Remuera, at the residence of A. G. Cover, Esq., Arncy Road, a portion of his household furniture. There was a large and fashionable audience, and for many lots smart competition. Upon the whole prices were very good. Bedroom suites brought from £29 to £49 each; brass bedsteads, £8 to £810s; hall stand, £3los ; bagatelle board, £5 Bs. Tuesday: At the mart, Fiji fruit, ex Wainui: also poultry, prodtuc, fruit, etc, At the residence of Mr J. Carmichael, Mount Eden Road, his household furniture and effects. Friday: New Year’s market for the sa’e of poultry, produce, fruit, groceries, etc., at the mart. The supply of poultry was very small, bat a few fowls, ducks, and geese; no turkey-'. The prices realised were greatly in advance of last week’s, and a large unsatisfied demand. There will be another sale on Tuesday next. The supply of fruit has been smaller than usual at this season; prices have advanced. A entail shipment of oranges and apples canto to hand from Sydney. There has been a large supply of produce of all kinds, and the demand lias been good. Potatoes have notinproved in demand or price. The fo lowiug arc the lowest and highest prices at which wo 1 avo sold this week Fowls, Is 4d to 2s lOd; turkeys, 4s Sd; ducks, Is Id to 2s; game fowls, 2s 6d; liamburgs, Is lOd; chicks, 5d to Is 2d ; geese. 2s 9d ; pigeons, lOd to Is 3d ; canaries (young), 2s; small pigs, 7s 9.1; rhubarb, Is 6d to 7s; cabbages, 8d to lid the dozen, Is 6d per sack; cucumbers, 9d to Is fed per .. dozen; lettuce, 3i to 4£d per dozen; peas, 9d to 10|d; carrots, 6dto7dper dozen; French beans, 6ld to 9d ; broad beans, 4d; kidneys. 2s 9d to 4s; Shepherds Is to Is 8d; Blue Belle, 2s lOd ; cheese, 3d to 4d ; inferior, ljd to 21d ; onions, id; bacon, inferior, 21d to3£>d ; hams. 6(d to7d; inferior. 4d to 4.1 d; fresh butter. 4d to 7id : stale, 3d to 3id ; lard, bladder, 3d : honey, small tin, 2d to 3d ; section, 3s perdoz; eggs, 71 d; biscuits, 4d; flour, £9; oats, 2s lOd ; wheat,'3s to 3s 3d ; bran, 3s 6d per 100; Sydney oranges, 10s; Mandarins, 9s to 13s 3d ; had orricr, 5s 3d to 7s 3d; plums, sid; apples, Sydney, 3s 6d per case; apple 3, American, 2d to 3’,d; peaches, local, Is 7d to Is lOd per doz; gooseberries. 2id to 4:{d; inferior, Id; apples, local, 3d to 3id ; Capo gooseberries, 5d to 8d; cherries, 6d to lOid; Early River plums, 8d; blue plums, 73d; pears, 3:(d to 4{d ; lemons, la 5d to Is f>d. . .

Mr Aibxandkk Aitken's Market Report for the Week ending December 28.—At commencement of week business was very active, and a more than usual amount was put through iff consequence of the holidays intervening. Friday’s sale was of short supply, hut fully up ter demand. On, Monday, at the special sale of poultry, a large hmqbtr were penned and quoted at prices '■ iff favour of vendors. Tm s lay’s sole was characterised by very heavy consignmentsof poultry,fruit.andallkindsof pro-, ducc. Fruit realised’very hi;h prices with unsatisfied demand, and same in ay bo said of the poultry. General farm and dairy produce was slow of saje. Large sale of island fruit onTuesday Was fairly attended, but the. heavy shipment was in excess of demand, consequently only medium prices ruled. Potatoes in shorter supply, but no improvement in value. Onions remain in good demand for shipring. Maize, wheat, oats, etc., in goed demand at previous values. Hams and bacon : There 1b fair demand for prime quality. Cheese: Market glutted with ordinary; factory loaves scarce. Butter : No prime fresh entered. Fair quantity of inferior quitted at satisfactory prices. Eggs plentiful at lower values. Honey: Very slow sale. Pigs not in active demand. Fair number, entered. Following are quotations for the week:—Poor and old fow’s. Is 3d to Is 4d ; good ordinary,. Is 6d to Is 8d; heavy tabic lots. Is 9d to ,2s 2d; poor. Is *1; roosters, young and in condition, ls9d to 3s; to Is 8d; ducks. Is 3d to 2s: geese, 3s to ss; turkeys, heavy gobblers, 10s to 14s each f medium, 7s to 8s; liens, 2s 6d to ss; pigs, lirstclass young, 10s to 12s: others, 4s to 7s; potatoes, Shepherds, 20s to 50s; kidneys, 60s to 80s; Hobarts, 40s to 60s; onions, local, gd to Id; maize, 3s ; wheat, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; bran, sharps, and pigmeal. 70s ; cabbages, 9d to 2s; rhubarb, 2s to 4s: peas, 8d to 'a 7d per peck; cucumbers. Is 3d to 3s; bacon, local, 5d to 7d; hama. 6d.to 9d: elicesc, 21 dto 31d; factory. 41 d; eggs. KM to Is; butter, fresh, inferior, 3d to 6d; apples. Irish Peach, Id to 21d ; inferior, id; Red Astralean, 2:,*d to 4d; cherry plums, 8d to lOd ; Early Rivers, 83d to lid; peaches, 9d to 2 3 per dozen; lemons, Is 7d to 2s: gooseberries, 33d to 6d ; cherries. 5d to lid ; Cape gooseberries, 6d to 9d; bananas, 3d to 2d; pines, 4 s 9dtoss9d; peanuts, 3jd; coeoanuts, 8s per sack. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons’ Weekly Report.— There are no sales to report for the cavlierpart of the week. At the regular horse sale held yesterday (Friday) there was more spirit shown in the bidding, and better prices obtained for any useful horses brought forward ; and at the cattle sale held on the same day, dairy cows were in demand at full values. Fat cattle obtained an advance of about Is the 1001 b, 16s the 1001 b being the ruling price for best steers. Fat sheep were also better worth 6d each, but lambs were slightly lower, good quality at 8s each. Fat calves scarce, and better worth.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. Auckland, December 28. Farm and Dairy Produce. Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, 7tl: second quality, sd; third do, 3d to 4d; cheese, prood factory, s]d to 5Jd ; eggs, lOd: lard, in bladders, 5Ad; bacon and hams, 6d to 8d; Canterbury bacon, new cure, sides, 7Jd, equal numbers, 7 : Jd; bare hams, 9id ; clothed, id extra. Flour Market. —Wholesale: Local rollers, first quality (sacks), *9 ss; second, £8 ss; Southern rollers,i9 ss; stone flour,£B 5s to£Blos ; bran, £3 ss; Southern bran, £3 ss; local sharps, £3; Southc n,£3os; cabin bread, £l7 ; oatmeal. £l2, 25‘5.; Southern oats, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; local wheat, Tuscan, 2s 9d to 3s; Southern wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 6d: kidrey potatoes, £4; pearl barley, £l7 per ton; maize, 3s; Canterbury potatoes. £3; local potatoes, £1; beans, 3s 3d; onions, 3d per lb. Wheat (sacks extra), oats, chaff, oatmeal sold, sacks inc urted. Kauri Gum. - The gum market is stiil firm, with a good business being done. East Coast i 3 in large demand, and is firm at £54 to £55; fair to good ordinary fetches £3B, and superior pari cels £39 to £4O. Manures. Bonedust, Sydney, £7 to £B, according to quality; bonefiour, £8 to £8 10s: Auckland, £8 ; Long Island do , £4 10s. bags included: Fison’s fertiliser, £7lOsto£l4; superphosDliate. first quality, £7 10s to £8; second quality, £6 to £6 10s ; Craig’s lime, 3os to 40s per ton. Coat, and Firewood Market.— Coal: Newcastle, at yard. 32s per ton ; Bay of Islands, at mines, 13s ; at yards, 24s ; steam, 24s ; house, delivered, 30s; Waikato, atmincs, 8s 12s; town, 18s to 225; Tanpiri, at mine. Bs, 12s; at Auckland. steam, 17s 6d: household, delivered. 24s to 25s ; Whangarei, at mine, 9s 6d : Yard, steam, 17s 6d ; household, 23s : delivered, 25s ; Miranda, at mines, 7* 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 Building Materials.— prices aro as follow at present:—Timber: Boards and scantling. 100 ft best, 12s; second-class, 7s; best planed, tongued and grooved, first-class, 14s; medium. 12s; second-class, 9s; rusticated weather boards, first-class, 14s; medium, 12s; secondclass, 10s, Now 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 Avondale, 30s per 1,000 ; town yards, 38s ; delivered, 41s. Drain pipes, at‘works: 2in drain tiles, 12in lengths. 50s per I.COO ; 21 in, 703 ; 3ft. 90s ; 4in. 130 s: 6in, 30s per 100; 3in socket -pipes 2frlengths. 6d each; 4in, 7d ; 6in, 9d ; 9in, Jfe» 6d ; 12in, 2s 3d ; 15in, 3s 6d ; 18in, 4s 6d ; 21in, 8s: 24i», 12s.