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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 447, 19 February 1890, Page 4

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Auckland, Feb. 14. MESSRS A.:BUCKLANO AND SONS’ WEEKLY REPORT.—At the Haymarket during the past week fodder has ranged from Is 6d to 2s ST - , ’ oaten chaif. £2lss and « the tona oats. Is 9d to 2s; inferior wheat. Is 7d; barley. 2s Id the bushel; old wheat is inquired for. At the horse market o» Friday a larger number than usual were sold; prices without alteration: useful stock ranged from £6 to £ll ss. On l uesday an unusually large muster ot hides sold at fum late values. Damaged, from >d to lid» ordinary bides, Ud to 3|d ; heavy sound ox, up to 4id; calfskins. 2kl to 4-,d tlm lb, thlow. 17s 6d to 18s fed ; bones. 4s 6cl the cwt. Sheepskins, also m full number, better worth: pelts ranged from Is 3d to 2s 6cl, lambskins, 2s 3d to 2s 9d each. About 25 bales, principally lambs woo', brought hom 7d to 7id the lb. At Rcmuera, on Ihuisday, dairy cattle at profit, or near their calving, advanced m price fully ]os .each, store cattle at lower values, tat cattle, m tull number, kept last.' week’s values. &lup-boinc oxen were from les to 14s; local steeis, 15s. cows* 10s to 12s the 100 b. Hticep plentiful. Sold irregularly. Young sbeep kept their price, but aged sheep, particularly owes, were much lower in price. Store pigs were» low in Pice, but porkers were in demand at Prices obtained were: For dairy cows, £3lss to £6; store cows, 10s to 30s; steer calves, 12s 6d each. Averages for fat cattle were: 67 steeio, £6 6s: 39 steers. £6 4s : 15 steers, £5 (os ; 11 steers. £5 6s ; 7 steers, £5 10s; 27 steers. £4 15s ; 8 steeis, £4 12s 6d ; 12 cows. £3 7s 6d. Averages for sheep wereß6 wethers. Us 3d: 80 wetlieis, 11s 10d, 120 wethers, 10s; 130 ewes, 6s; 60 owes. 9b, 70 owes 7s 9«1: 70 ewes, 6s 9d: 60 ewes. 4s lOd , 75 ewes’, 4s 7d each. Porkers brought from 21s to 275: weaned, 5s 6d each* Messrs Hunter and Nolan’s Weekly Report.— Grain, seeds, liorseferd. etc.—More than sufficient for requirements have been brought forward; the demand has been sou at. the previous week’s values. W e quote Oats Is 6(1 to 2s 3d per bushel; maize, 3d to 2s lOd; bran, £3los per ton : pressed meadow hay, £4 per ton. Horses: There has been much vitality in the market; an increased number have changed hands, and there was an upward tendenev in value for those of a. good stamp of all descriptions. There was a good many submitted bv auction at the Durham Y ards on Tiidav. Competition was steady throughout, and most of the lots were cleared at the expectations of the vendors. We quote: Hacks, at trom *4 37s 6d to £lO ss; light harness horses, trom£B to £11; medium draught. £7 to £l3 10s.. hides, sheepskins, bones, tallow, etc.. Large quantities were pitched at the Durham Yaids on Tuesday, and there was brisk demand. Crossbred wools sold at from 7:\d to 7;,d per lb- lambs’ wool, from 7Jd to 7fcd pel lb, stout ox hides. 4d to 4/d per lb: medium. 3d to 3 ; |d per lb: cow, lid to 2/d per lb; calfskins, 3,d to 41a per lb ; sheepskins, from 2s 8d to 3s lid each; pelts, from is6dto2sld; lambskins Is 6d to 2s 5d ; bones, £4los per ton ; tallow. £l7 to £lB 5s per ton. Cattle: The supply has been an average one. and the demand steady, with little or no alteration in value. There was a moderate muster of all descriptions at Newmarket on Tuesdav, but the Pukekohe Yards on Wednesday were well filled. There was an upward tendency in value for dairy cows, while stores and fat beasts maintained the previous week s values. We quote: Steer calves, from 10s to 17s 6d each : yearlings, 18s to 22s 6d ; 18 months to 2 vears old. £1 to £1 15s ; grown steers, from £2 10s to £3 15s; dairy cows, from £3 5s to £5 10s ; drv cows, £1 to £llss ; beet, ox, 14s to 163 per 1001 b ; cows, 12s to Its. Sheep: No stores were yarded at. Newmarket on Tuesday, and there was barely an average number of fat, ones. In consequence of the dry weather the trade only purchased for actual requirements at the previotts week’s values, but those weie sustained. Wethers sold at from 9s 3d to 13s ; ewes, from 6s to 12s 6d; lambs. 7s 9d to 9s 9d each. Pigs: But a limited number were yarded, but the demand was brisk for good porkers, at from od to 3£d per : lb live weight.

Messrs G. W. Binxey axd Sons’ Re cost. - On Tuesday we cleared an extra large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, wool, tallow, etc. Bidding was brisk throughout, and values of hides advanced id to id per lb. fctout prime ox are still in short supply, and sell at 4/d ; heavy stout. 3/d to 4-1; medium,3d; heavy « ow, oid • mediunu l : |d to 2d; one line of 25S cows sold at 1 13-16 d; light, lid; kip, heavy, lid to 2d ; light, 2/d to 3d; call, 3/d to 4»d: damaged, id to lid per lb. Sheepskins : A few full wool s : old up to 5s 9d; salted and green meet ready sale at an advance on previous sales. Extra (picked), 3s; average lines, Is lOd to 2s 3d. The catalogue included 500 dry shearlings, which sold from 6d to lOd each. Wool: 1 ambs’, 7d to 7 d: crossbred, 7d to 7/d per lb. Tallow : 17e to 18s 6d per cwt: rough, lid per lb. Bones, 4s 6d per cwt; shanks, 5s per cwt. Messrs Arthur and Buddle’s Weekly Report.—There have been ten sales by auction this week. The whole have been well attended, and at each a large business was done at very satisfactory priees. Potatoes still continued to come to hand in excess of demand, no improvement in priees. could not clear out all brought forward on Friday. Onions : A supply beyond demand, prices about the same as last week. Vegetables: The supply is dropping oil'. Cheese in good supply, not so large demand. Butter: Fresh less in quantity, the weather was too hot for it- good priees were obtained. Salt is still a drug. Bacon of good quality is wanted. Eggs were wauted. Fruit ot all kinds has come to hand in very large quantities. All soft kinds and dessert pears have sold well. Apples have ruled low. Poultry: Not so large number of fowls entered. There were no first-class lots, therefore no high prices were obtained, but the average, was better than for some weeks past. A fair nuniber of ducks and geese entered. Prices ruled low Pigs were entered in fair number; prices were satisfactory. The following are the highest and lowest prices for the week : boyvls. Is to Is lOd ; chicks, Sd to Is 2d ; young light Brahmas, Is 8d ; Golden Hamburg, 2s ; Black Hamburg, lsod; peacock, 7s 6d ; ducks, Is to is 6d- geese, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; pigeons, 8d to Is 2d ; canaries, 2s, 3s; goats, 3s 9d to 6s 6d; pigs. 5s to 20s- Ilobarts. 2s 3d, 3s; kidneys. Is. 2s 6d; Port Fairv, 2s Id, 2s 3d : pumpkins, 53 2d. 3s 4d; cucumbers, 2d to 4id ; parsnips. B|d dozen; turnips, 3d to 5d dozen : carrots, 6/d, lOd ; cabbages, 2s 4d, 2s 7d, sack; red cabbages, 6d, Is Id dozen; rhubarb, Is 6<l. 2s: peas, 7d, 9d ; French bcuns, 2d, 4Ad ; onions, sd* ; pieklqi % s» Id • garlic, 2>‘.d: wheat, 3s, 3s 3d; maize, 3s ; oats, 2s Id, 2s'4d; pigs’feed, 3s 6d; cheese, 2d, 3/d; bran, 3s 6d ; sharps, 3s 6d ; chatt, 4s ; bacon, 3d to 7d; fresh butter, sd. B:|d ; stale pirns 4d 61d (no guaranteed to hand); Bon cfn-etien nears, 2/dT4/d; other kinds, lid 2/d ; apples, 3d'to 3d ; small, id; late Orleans plums, 3Sd; Pond’s seedlings, 4d, 5d ; golden drop, 3d ; purple gage, 3/d, 3/d; .greengage, 31 d, 4d; magnum bonum, 3/d: damsons, 2jd, 3/d; bullaccs, 2id; blackberries, 3.1 d, 3(d; lemons, 5/d Is 3d f rock melons. 3s 9d; water melons, 3s 3d dozen; Gape gooseberries, 4/d, sd; inferior, 1/d; quinces. Id; hot-house grapes. 4/d, 8d; outdoor and damaged, small bunches, 3:!d; Reaches. 6ld, 8d dozen* 2‘jd, 3d lb ; tornattiis. Id to Id. Sydney fruit: Oranges; 4s 6d, 9s; /-cases mandarins, 4s; passion fruit.. 2s 9d ; /-cases, 7s ; plums, 2/d, 3d. Peanuts, 2/d, 2/d ; mixed biscuits, 4d; ginger nuts, 4d; plain lunch, 3d ; currants. 3[d; honey, 2d, 3d ; sugar candy, 4d; starch, 3d; safety matches, 3s gross; pickles, 3s 3d, 6s 6<l; raspberry vinegar, 5s 9d ; lemon syrup, 6s 6d.

Mli ALEXANDER AI'J’KKN s Market Report for the week ending; February loth.—ihe sales for tho week have been largely attended, and a large amount of business has been done. Potatoes have been quitted privately m large quantities, but the supply has been in excess of demand, at £2 lCs to £3; cow potatoes, 2s to 2s 8d per sack. Onions coming forward freely; seed kinds are in good demand at £6 to £7; Dotato onions, dull, at Ad to id. Maize is slow of sale at 2s. Wheat: New crop eonnng In freely, and prices are lower; small lots, 3s; large lines, 3s: all sacks in. Bran and sharps ara rather scarce, at £4 to £4 10s. In vegetables, large supply of peas at 5d to B.rd; cabbages, pool', Is 6d to 2s per sack, and 9d to Is 5d per dozen; water and rock melons, 5s to 63 per dozen. Garlic finds a fair demand! t 2Ad to 2M. Paeon ajid hams fair supply of local, at 6d to 7d; hams, 4d to Bd. Cheese plentiful; fair quantity sold at 3|d to4d for farmers’ makes, and 4d to 4M for factory. Eggs were very scarce in the early part or the week, at Is 3d 'to Is Aid, but owing to increased quantity at Friday’s sale, prices ruled from Is to Is lid. Fresh butter coming to hand in noor condition; fair quality. 7d to9d; vory inferior 2.!.d to sd. Keg butter overstocked, with no demand. In the poultry department the supply was again large. Prices were somewhat better. Poor and old fowls realised Is to Is Id, good ordinaryls 4d toTs Sd; young roosters, m copdition, Is 7d to 2s 3d; small, poor, and old. Is to. to Is 2d ■ chicks, lOd to Is; dupks. Is 6d to Is 9d; young, iod to Is 3d; geese, 2s 3d to,2s 9d; turkeys, none to hand ; pigs, : prices satisfactory; good lots, 10s to 14s 6d, others. 4s3d toOs ’fcd. In the fruit department the simply has been larger this week and the quality all round has been very good; prices Have ruled higher. Good largecooking;buds, id to lid; medium, §d to 2d, poor, -d . Irish peach. 2Ad to 2Jd; ribston pippins, 2d to 2Ad: Cox’s orange. 2d to 21d: scarlet peannam and similar dessert kinds, 2 2 d seedfingf 4d toVldfl’case’of'cvtvaclio'ice. 8d; 8d doz.; very choice, Is 3d; tomatoes, ,d to lid, acdWding to condition; pears. Bon Chretien. 3id to 4Ad; summerthorn and similar, cA to 3id, Windsor. Ud; grapes, M to 3d; Cape gooseberries. Sld'to bd: blackberries, 4<l; lemons. Is to Is 7d doz. ; quluccs, 2Jd; island oranges, Is

6d to Is 9d doz.; nectarines. Is doz. A farm a Wairoa South, lately owned by Mr O Hagan has been sold privately for £650.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET

Farm and Dairy Produce. Wholesale Butter, prime fresh, 9d: second quality, 6d. third do, 4d; cheese, good factory. 4/d to 4Jd e°-gs lOd; lard in bladders, 5/d; bacon ana hams , 6d to 8d; Canterbury bacon, sides, 7/d. equal numbers, 7/d; bare hams, 9/d; clothed, -/cl 63 Flour Market.—Wholesale: Local rollers, first quality (sacks), *9 ss: second. £8 ss; Soiithcrn rollers, £9 ss; stone flour, £8 16s to £9 ; bran. £3 ss; Southern bran, £3 os; local sharps. £3 10s; Southern, £3 0s ; cabin bread, £l7 : oat meal.2ss, £1010s: Southern oats._2s2d to2s4d: local wheat. Tuscan, 2s 9d to os: Southern wheat, 8s 3d to 3s 6d: pearl barley, £l7 per ton; maize, 3s: local potatoes, £3: beans. 3s 3d: onions, 3d per lb. Wheat (sacks extra), oat', chad’, oatmeal, sold sacks iuc u eel. _ Kauri Gum. The gum market is still firm The current rate for fair to good ordinary gum is now about £39 to £4O per ton. East Coast is in good demand, and is firm at £55 to £56. Supplies for the month to date are 305 tons. Manures. -Bonedust, Sydney. £7 to£B, according to quality; bonetiour, £8 to £3 10s; Auckland, £8; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags included: superphosphate, first quality, £7 10s to £8: second quality, £6 to £6los. Coal and Firewood Market.—Coal. New castle, at yard. 32s per ton; Bay of Islands, at mines. 13s ; at. vavds. 24s ; steam. 24s ; 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, 23s : delivered, 25s ; Miranda, at mines, 7s to 10s ;at Auckland. 17s to 20s. J lrcwood: Uncut, at wharf, cargo, 6s 6d to 8s 6d per ton : delivered, 10s to 12s; cut, 14s to 16s Building Materials.— Prices are as follow at present:—Timber: Boards and scantling, 100£t 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. New Zealand palings, sft (sap), 9s; (heart), 11s 6d; ti-trec rails, £3 10s per 100; puriri posts. £5; shingles, 13s per LOOO; 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 1,000 : 2/in, 70s ; 3ft. 90s ; 4in, 130 s: 6in, 30s per 100; 3in socket pipes 2ft lengths, 6d each; 4in, 7d ; 6in, 9d ; 9in, 2« 6d ; 12in, 2s 3d; 15in, 3s 6d ; 18in, 4s 6d; 21in, 8s; 24m. 12s. -