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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 451, 5 March 1890, Page 5

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Auckland, March 1, Messrs Airrnun and Buddle’s Wekicly Re I‘Okt. —A gond business has been done in produce generally. The potato market is clearer; but little improvement in prices, onions in fair demand. Good bacon is wanted. Cheese luis gone off fairly we'.l. Fresh butter in good demand. Fresh eggs wanted. Salt butter slow, i ruit. a large supply ; goo I demand ; satisfactory prices. There have been three sales. Poultry : A large supply, and better prices. Pigs Not a large number entered; prices were good. Light sales by auction have been held ; all have been well attended. Monday, at the mart : Pawnbroker's sale of unredeemed pledges from Mr Keesing. pawnbroker, Vic-toria-strect; also, at the residence of the late Mrs Hen y Ridings, Grafton Road, her household furniture and effects. Tuesday, at tlie residence of Mr \V. Pullen, Mount Eden ltoad, his household furniture, etc., cow, pigs, etc. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at the Ma.t, produce, fruit, groceries, poultry, pigs, etc. Welnesday, at the Mart, sun blinds, household furniture, and effects, etc. Thursday, at the Mart, d an ;ry, clothing, fa: cy goods, etc. The following are the lowest and highest prices at which we sold this week:—Fowls, Is 2d to 2s 3d ; chicks, Sdto Is 3d; hens and broods, 2s lOd to 3s 9d; Plymouth Rocks, Is 7d to Is 9d ; Go’den Hamburgs. Is 11 1 to 2s 4d ; turkoys. 4s to 4s 9d; ducks, Is 3d t > Is lOd ; ducklings, lOd to Is 3d ; geese. 2s 6d ; pigeons. Is ; canaries, Is 9d to 5s 3d: small pigs, 7s 6d to 12s; llobarts, Is 9d to 3s ; Oamarus. 2s 6d ; kidneys, 2s to 3s pinkeyes. Is 6d to 2s 3d ; pumpkins, 2s 9d; carrots, 2s 6d to 3s, 71 dto 9kl per dozen ; parsnips, 6d to 9d percP'zen; turnips, 2s; cabbage, 2s 2d to Is 7d ; red cabbage, 8d to la per dozen ; cucumbers, 2 l to sd: rhubarb, Is to Is 9d per dozen; piemclons, 2s; beans, 2d; peas, Is; onions (strings), id to l',d; bags and sacks, gd to ■]d; picklers. Id to IJd; garlic, lid; bacon (cloth), 6d to 6ld; hams, 7d; inferior, 2',d to 4}d ; liams (inferior), 4jd ; shoulders bacon, 3Ad to 5d ; rolls, 4d ; cheese, 2(d to 4d ; fresh butter, 7:,d to lOd; salt, 5d to sjd : no fresh laid eggs; flour, £8 to£9 7s; maize, 3s; barley, 2sßd; wheat,2slCd to 3s; oats, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; pigs’ food, 3s 9d ; chaff) Is 2d to Is 4d per sack : biscuits. 4d ; gingcrnuls, ( 4d; sauce, 9s 6d; sardines, 7s; salt, 4s 6d ; candles, sd; starch. 3.1 d; blue, 9d ; red plums, 4d to 4id; small red. 21d to 2:|d; Golden Drop. 4id: yellow plums, 2 : ;d to 3Ad; inferior, lid; damsons, 2d to 3d ; local oranges (small). 3d per dozon; apples (various), id to 2d; inferior, (d to id; lemons, 6d to Is 4d per do ien; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 4td; hothouse grapes, 3id to 6sd ; outdoor, 2d to 3Ad ; passion fruit, 2:jd'to 3d per dozen; watermelons, 6s to Bs6d; small, 3s; citrons, 4}d per dozen; quinces, lid to 2d; 13. C. pears, IJd to 2','d: inferior and other kinds, Id to lid; peaches, 2d to 2id per dozen (inferior); peaches, 2d to 2;d per dozen (inferior); peaches, lid per lb; bullaces, lid to 2(d; tigs, 2d; Sydney oranges, 4s 2d to 4s 6d per case; Island oranges, 5s 9d per case; bananas (inferior), Ad to Id.

Messrs A. Buckland a\'d Sons’ Weekly Report.—At the Hay market during the past week fodder has ranged from 2s 3d to 2s 9d the cwt; chaff, £2 15? to £3 the ton; maize, 2s 9d the bushel. Grass seed of all descr'ptions is now being inquired for. Holders should forward without delay. There has been no hide and skin sale this week, consequent on the death of Mr Geo. Ireland. At the horse sale on Friday horse stock wero in moderate number only, mostly old stagers; prices were without change: useful stock brought from £6 10 £lO each. At Ilemuera, on Thur. day, dairy cattle near calving were plentiful. Bidding was slow, and many were passed. Those sold brought from £3 5s to £4 5s each. Store cattle, particularly quiet cows, in better demand. Fat cattle in usual number. Slews were better worth 5s each, but cows at late values. Calves, short of requirements; prices in favour of the seller. Sheep, in moderate supply, at late values: Twotooth wethers, 10s: four-tooth, 11s 6d each. Lambs, plentiful; store lamb=, 5s to 6s; fat lambs, 7s to 10s each. Pigs, scarce ; porkers brought from 15s to 24s each

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. Farm and Dairy Produce. Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, 9d: second quality, 6d; third do, 4cl; cheese, good factory, 4|d to 4Jd; eggs, lOd; lard in bladders, 5Ad; bacon and hams, 6d to 8d; Canterbury bacon, etc., in cloth:— sides, 8d; equal numbers, B|d : hams, 9:,'d. Flour Market.— Wholesale: Local rollers, first quality (sacks), £9 ss; second, £8 ss; Southern rollers, £9 ss: stone flour, £8 15s to £9 ; bran, £3 ss; Southern bran, £3 15s to £4; local sharps, £3 10s; Southe n do., £3 15s to £4: cabin bread, £l7; oatmeal, 25's, £lO 10s; Southern oats. 2s to 2s 4d; local wheat, Tuscan, 2s 9d to 3s: Southern wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; pearl hurley, £lB per ton ; maize, 3s; local potatoes,£3 10s; beans, 3s 3d; onions, 3d per lb. Wheat (sacks extra), oats, chaff, oatmeal, sold sacks inc u ed. Kauri Gum. The gum market is still firm The current rate for fair to good ordinary gum is now about £39 to £4l per ton. East Coast is in good demand, and is firm at £56 Supplies for the month to date are 520 tons. Manures. - Boncdust, Sydney, £7 to £B, ac cording to quality; bonefiour, £8 to £8 10s, Auckland, £8; Long Island do , £4los, bags included ; superphosphate, first quality, £7 10s tc £8: second quality, £6 to £6 10s. Coal axj> Firewood Markki 1 .-Coal: Newcastle, at yard, 32s per ton; Bay of Islands, al mines. 13s; at. yards. 24s ; steam, 24s ; house, de livered, 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 103 ;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.—Brices are 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, 10.-. New Zealand palings, sft (sap), 9s; (heart), Us 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 quota' ions. Bricks, at Avondale, 31s per 1,000 ; town yards, 38s ; delivered, 41s, Drain pipes, at works: 21 11 drain tiles, 12in lengths, 50s per I.COO ; 2Ain, 70s ; 3t't, 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, 4s6d ; 21in, 85; 24in, 12 s.