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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 453, 12 March 1890, Page 5

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Auckland, March 8. Messrs Arthur and Buddle's Weekly- Rerout.—A fairiy busy week in all departments. Potatoes have moved off fairly well, and more of good sample could have heeix disposed of. Many to hand are inferior samples, Onions sold at fair prices at the early part of the week, and the supply was not equal to the demand. Pumpkins have brought fair prices. Vegetables ot all kinds ai’e scarce. Fresh bxuter of good quality lias sold wel 1 , but salt is still dull. Cheese is ouict at about last week’s prices. Good bacon is wanted, but inferior is difficult to move oil’ at any pri :e. Kumeras have gone off freely. Fruit lias come to hand in lai’ge quantity. Three .sal s by auction have been ho d. Plums have been scarce, and prices have ruled high for those in good condition. Pears of the best description have sold at high prices. Some growers have held 100 long, and these have come to hand in bad rendition, tlicreß re prices have been low. Quinces have, been more plentiful : prices lower. Lemons : Not a large, quantity to liaml; la go samples have brought a fair price. Apples remain about tire • ame as last week. S me growers have not been careful in packing, putting small and damaged with the good; this is a gi’oat mistake. Poultry has come to hand in larger number than last week ; fowls have averaged a little lower; ducks, a shade bettex’, but there were no first-class lots; no goese or turkeys entered. Pig 3: N'ot a large number entered, but prices were lower than list week, but few buyers; feed is getting scarce. There have been five sale 3 by auction this week, all at the Mart: Monday, drape:y, clothing, etc.; Tuesday, Tlumday and Friday, produce, fruit, pou try, grocery, etc.; Wednesday, American organ, funiiture, etc. The following are the lowest and highest prices ut which we have sold this week Fowls, Is to 2s: chicks. 6d to Is Id : hens and broods, 2s 7d to 5s 10d ; Plymouth Rocks, Is 81; ducks, Is Id tols9d; pigeons, sdtolld; canaries, ls6d to 3s: pigs, 5s to 17s 6d : Hobarts, 2s to 3s 3d; kidi eys, 2s to 2s 4d; pinkeyes, Is 2d lo 2s 2d; cow potatoes. Is to Is 6d ; peas, Is Id; liinups 7d to 91d; parsnips, 7ct to 9d , cabbages, 2s 2d to 2s 6d per sack; red cabbages. Is 3id per dozen ; mangolds, Is 2d to Is 4cl; rhubarb. Is Scl to 2s; carrots, 2s 5:1 to 2s 9d o<r cwt. BJd per dozen; pumpkins, 2s to 3s 3d; onions, : jd to Id; picklcrs, Id; kumeras, £6; oats, 2s to 2s 6.1 ; fowl wheat, 2s 9d to 3s; floui\ 8s to 9s ; cliatt, 4s per cwt.. Is 6rl per sack : maize, 2s 9d to 3s ; chee e, 2'|d to 4d; bacon, 5-id to 7d; infeiior, 3jd; liam, 7d : inferior, 4jd ; shoulders, 5d : h. ney, 3d perlb (tin); mixed biscuits. 4d ; gingernuts, 4d; plain lunch, 3d ; wine biscuits, 4d: fresh butter, 6'd to 9.U1; salt butter, 2d to Cd; red plums, 3Ad to s : jd ; gage, sd; bullacts, -id; dessert pears 2)cl to 4d ; inferior. Id lo lhl: cooking pears, id to lid : \ aiiou.s dc; serf, :'j(l to 2\d : lemons, 6Ad to Is 2d ; iigs. lid to 2.1 d per dozen: hothouse giapcs. 4d to 7-id; soft. 2id to 3,fd; outdoor, lid to 31 d; passion fruit, Id to 21d ; small peaches, 3d to 5d per dozen ; watermelon?, 3s 6d; Cape gooseberries, 4:.d ; apples (cookings ijd to Id ; interior. Id, and Is 3d to 2s per case; dessert, id to 2fil; tomatoes, IRI to li|cl; Island oranges Is per dozen ; peanuts, 2RI per lb ; coeoanuts, 8s per suck; bananas (bad), id to lid.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. Farm and Dairy Produce. Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, 9cl: second quality, 6d; third do, 4d; cheese, good factory, 4]d to 4Jd; eggs, Is: lard in bladders, sfd; bacon and hams, 6d to 8d; Canterbury bacon, etc., in cloth:— sides, 8d; equal numbers, Bjd : liams, 9 : Jd. Flouix Market. Wholesale: Local rollers, first quality (sacks). -9 ss; second, ±'B 15s; Southern rollers, x 9 ss: stone (lour, £8 15s to £9 : bran, £3 ss; Southern bran, £3 15s to £4; local sharps. £3 lbs; Southe n do., £3 15s to x. 4; cabin broad, £l7: oatmeal, 25 s. £lO 10s: Southern oats, 2s to 2s 4d ; local wheat, Tuscan, 2s 9cl to 3s: Southern wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 6d : pearl barley, £lB per ton ; maize, 3s local potatoes,£3 10s beans, 3s 3d; onions, 2d per lb. Wheat (sacks extra), oats, chaff, oatmeal, sold sacks inc u ed. Kauri Gum. The gum market is still firm The current l’ate for fair to good ordinary gum is now a out £39 to £4O per ton. East Coast is in good demand, and is firm at £55 At present gum supplies are heavy. The supplies for last month were 645 tons, and for the month of March to date 140 tons. Manures. Bonedust, Sydney, £7 to £B, ac cording to quality; boncfioui-, £8 to £8 10s; Auckland, £8; Long Island do , £4los, bags included : superphosphate, first quality, £7 10s to £8: second quality, £6 to £6 10s. Coal and Firewood Market.— Coal: Newcastle, at yard. 32s per ton ; Bay of Islands, at mines. 13s; at yards. 24s ; steam, 24s ; house, delivered, 30s: Waika'o, at mines, 8s 12s; town, 18sto22s; 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. 253 ; 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 16s Building Materials.—prices arc 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; seconds class, 10s. New Zealand palings, sft (sap), 9s; (heart), 11s 6d; ti-tree x’ails, £3 10s per 100: puriri posts. £5; shingles, 12s per 1.000; Hobart palings. sft, 17s; 6ft, 19s: Hobart rails, 80s, selling queta'ions. Bricks, at Avondale, 31s per 1,000 ; town yards, 38s ; delivered, 41s. Drain pipes, at works: 2in drain tiles, 12in lengths. 50s per I.COO ; 21in. 70s; 3ft, 90s ; 4in. 130 s: 6in, 30s per 100 ; Sin socket pipes 2ft lengths. 6d each; 4in, 7d ; sin, 9d ; Sin. 2a 6d : 12in, 2s 3d ; 15in, 3s 6d ; 18in, 4s 6d : 21in, 8s; 24in, 12s.