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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 463, 16 April 1890, Page 4

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Auckland, April 12. Messrs Arthur and Buddlk report:—The following are the lowest and highest prices at which we have sold this week : Fowls, Is Id. to 2s; chicks, 6d to Is 2d; Spanishes; Plymouth Rocks, lsßd ; small turkeys, 2s Id to 3s ; ducks, Is 4d to 2s 3d ;no geese entered; Guinea fowls, 3s: pigeon?, lOd; small pigs, 4s to 10s: potatoes, 3s to 4s 6d; inferior, 2s 7d ; onions, ijd to Id per lb ; mangolds. Is; citron melons. 2s 3d to 4s; marrows, 2s 6d to 2s 7d and Is 6d per dozen ; earsnips, 81d per dozen bundles; rhubarb, 2s ; jeans, 6jd"; cucumbers, bd; carrots, 3? and sdto9id"per dozen; cabbage, lid to Is 9d per sack; pumpkins, 2s 4d ti 3s; turnips, Is 4d to Is 8d per sack and 5d to 6d per dozen ; kumera’, 6s; barley, 2s 4d; oats, 2s to 2s 6d; fowl wheat, 2s 9 l to 3s 3d ; maize, 3s 9d ; bran, as; oatmeal, ljd to 2d; fresh butter, 7id to lid ; cheese, lhl to 3d; bacon. 5d to 7d ; hams, 4d to 7d; honey in small tins, 3d ; mixed biscuits, 4d ; ginger nuts, 4d; raisins. sld; currants, 4id to 5d ; tea. Is 2d to Is 8d ; cofFoc, 8d to Is 4d; chicoiy, 4.\d to 7d; paper, 2Ad to 3.)d; clothes lines, sinal 1 ,4 s 6d. sugar, No. 1, 3:ld per lb; kerosene, ls9d; charcoal, 3s 4d per sack ; sugar, No. 2,28 s; No. 3, 255; brown sugar. 2id lb; lump sugar, 4ld; split peas, l:fd; rice, 2 3 d; sultanas, 6d ; soap, assorted, 12s 6d to 16s ; cornflour, 4d to 61d; various brands sago, 2:id; ground ginger, Is sd; nutmegs, 3s; peel, Bid lo lid ; Indian almonds, la 6d ; Barcelona nuts, 4d to 51 d; New Zc-a’and walnuts, 9-Jd; castor oil, small, 4s Id to 4s 6d. large, 9s ; coffee beans, Is 61d; cocoa, Is 3d to 2s Id per lb: sauces, assorted, 4s 3d to 7s 3d ; paper bags, 3Jd to 6d ; plaid vestas. 4s 7d ; salad oil, small, 6s to 7s large, 9s; Van Houten’s cocoa 3s 4d ; marmalade, 6s 9d to7s 3d; tobacco, 4s 9d; sardines, 4s 41 and 6s 3d; grapes, s}d to 6d; pears, Id to 3^l; apples, dessert, :|d to 2id; cooking, :|d to ljd; inferior lots, id; quinces, fid to l 2 d; medlars, “d to ljd ; figs, 2d: small lemons, 6d to 7I; tomatoes, \& to Id : Island oranges, 6d to 6ld per dozen, and 4s per case; coflee mills, £3 5s to£lo each; coliee roaster, £5 15s; currant cleaner, £3 10s; weighing machine, £3 13s; spring cart. £l4 15s 6d; harness, £3 10s; horse, £7 ; iron safe, £9 ss; letter press, £110s; series, 10s to £2los.

Mr Alexander Aitken’s market report Potatoes have moved off freely ; all Waika’o lots to hand were quitted on arrival at £4, saik extra; other indifferent lots. 35s to 60s. Onions plentiful, demand dull at Ad to if tl; picklers, id to j’d; pumpkins, 7d to 3s 6d per ewt; mangolds, 255; carroi s. 2s to 2s 6d; piemclons, 2s to 3s ; oats, Is lOd to 2s 3d; wheat, 3s to 3s 3d ; maize, 4s; bran, 4s; cabbage, plentitul at 6d to Is 6d per sack, and 4dtols6d per dozen; cucumbers, 5d to 6d per dozen ; watermelons, 3s 6d to 5s per dozen ; green peas, Is tols 8d per peck ; bacon and ham, 1 iarcel of new local to hand realised 7d : Canterbury farmers’ cure, 6d; cheese continues plentiful, and only prime lots command attention, farmers’ make 3d to 31d, factory 4d to 44d, loaves sid : honey, demand only for that in 601 b tins at 21d by the ton; fresh butter, moderate supply at lOd to lid; keg but.er, good demand for prime quality at 7d ; other kinds, plentiful at 3d to 4d ; old lots, very bad ltd to lid ; eggs, in good supply, prices ruled from Is to Is 4d ; the supply of apples has been much smaller, and Friday’s prices were higher (the prices quoted are for both sales): good cooking apples, Id to l£d : medium, lid ; inferior, 4d to £d ; dessert, good kinds, lid to 2d ; pears have been very plentiful, nnd mostly of very poor quality. Buerrc Diels have realised from Id to 31, other poor cooking and inferior lots, Ad to :]d; passion fruit, scarce, at 2id to 3d per dozen; quinces, scarce, at Id. Demons : Moderate supply at 7d to Is per dozen. Island oranges, glutted, at 4d to 6d per dozen; tomatoes, R 1 to lid ; desiccated cocoanut, 8d ; chips. 7Ad ; boiled lolli- s, 41d, —others, 5d to 5Jd. In the poultry department there was a full supply. Prices ruled higher than last week. Good table fowls. Is 5d to Is 10d,— medium, Is 3d toll 4d,—inferior, Is to Is Id ; roosters, young, in condition, ls9d to 2s 2d each, —poor, Is 2d to Is 6d ; ducks, Is Id to 2s: gees \ 2s 3d to 3s 4d; turkeys, 2s 5d to 4s 2d; pure-bred fowls. 2s 6d to 8s each; pigeons, 3d to 6<l; canaries, 2s 6d to 6s each. Pigs : Large supply at 4s 3d to 10s 6d; suckers, 23 6d to 3s 3d.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons report that at their Waiuku sale on Satur lay last, there was a small muster of cattle, and scarcely the usual attendance; prices ruled low. At Remuera on Thursday, consequent on the heavy weather, stock of all kinds were in short supply; with dairy and store cattle. there was no change in values, but fat stock advanced in price considerably. Fat steers reached 20s and cows 16s the looib, and for sheep 3UI was the ruling price. Calves and pigs remained at late values, but lambs shared in llie advance obtained for sheep.

Messrs Hunter and Nolan's Weekly Report.—Horse feed: Grain, in limited quantities, sold privately, but there was no sale by auction. We quote oats, 2s 4d to 2s 6d per bushel; bran. £4 10s; chaff, £3 15s per ton; cocksfoot grass, 7s 6d; rye, 7s 6d per bushel. Ho 'scs : In consequence of the holidays there was no sale by auction, and very few were disposed of privately, but there lias existed a demand for all sorts of a good stamp at fully lore quotations. Wool, hides, and and skins: the auction sales were also pcs' poned,but there exist a strong demand for really heavy hides, arid skins are also much wanted. Cattle: Ihe supply has been small, but the demand brisk for dairy and store stoc.v at late quotations, and an advance has been given for fat beasts. The auction sale at Newmarket was held on Wednesday, and notwithstanding the inclement state of the weather, there was a moderate muster, which mot spirited competition throughout the sales, and fat stock advanced from 10s to £1 per head, ranging from 15s to 20s per 1001 b, but no heavy weights were yarded. Some averages of steers were £7 10s. £7 7s 6d, £6 16s, £6, £5 7s 6d, £5 2s 6d ; cows £4 10s, £4 2s 6d, £3 ss, £3. Sheep were short of requirements at Newmarket on Wednesday, and were eagerly competed, for; wethers, at from 15 1 to £l7s 9d ; ewes, 7s 9d to 15s. Pigs in moderate numbers; prices were in favour of the vendor, ranging from 2|d to 3d per lb live weight.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Farm and Datry Produce. Wholesale : Butter, prime fresh, lOd : second quality, 7d; third do, sd; cheese, good factory, 4id to 4Jd; eggs, Is: lard in bladders, 51d bacon ana hams, 6d to 8d; Canterbury bacon, etc., in cloth : sides, 8d ; equal numbers, B]d ; hams, 9ld. Flour Market.—Wholesale: Local rollers, first quality (sacks). £9 ss; second, £8 15s; Southern rollers, £9 ss; stone flour, £Blss to £9 : bran, £3 Es; Southern bran, £4 to £4 ss; local sharps, £4 5s ; Southern do., £4 5s to £4 103 : cabin bread, £l7 : oatmeal, 25's £lO 10s; Southern oats, 2s to 2s 3d ; local wheat. Tuscan. 2s 9d to 3b: Southern wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 6d: pearl barley, £l9 per ton ; maize,3s6d: local potatoes, £3los ; beans. 3s 3d ; onions, 3d per lb. Wheat (sacks extra), oats, chaff, oatmeal, sold sacks included. Kauri Gum. The gum market is firm, with all good qualities in good demand. The current rate for ordinary gum is about £3B. with good to superior at £4O and £42 per ton. East Coast is in good demand, and is firm at £56. The supplies for the month of April to date are about 200 tons. Manures. - Bonedust, Sydney.£7 to £7los, according to Quality ; boncSotir. £7 to £8 ; Auckland, £7; Long Island do., £4los, bags included ; superphosphate, first quality, £7 tG 10s, second quality, £6 to £6 10s. Coal and Firewood Market.-OoeI: Newcastle, at yard, 32s per ton ; Bay of Islands, af mines. 13s ; at yards. 24s ; steam. 24s ; house, de livc.red.3os: Waikato, at mines, Bs. 12s ; town, 18sto22s; Taupiri, at mine, Bs, 12s: at Auckland. steam. 17s 6d : housenold. delivered. 24s to 25s • Whangarci, at mine, 9s 6d : yard, steam, 17s 23s : delivered 25s ; Miranda, at mines, 7* to 10s ;at Auckland. 17s to 20s. Firewood: Uncut, at wharf, cargo, 6s 6cl 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 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. New Zealand palings, sft (sap), 9s; (heart), 11s 6d; ti-tree rails. £3 10s per 100; puriri posts. £5; shingles, Ks 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. 2m dram tiles’ 12in lengths. 50s per 1,000 ; 21in. 70s ; 3m, 90s : 4in, 130 s : 6in, 30s per 100 ; 3in socket pipes 2ft lengths, 6d each; 4in, 7d; 6in, 9d, Is 6d, 12in, 2s 3d ; 15in, 3s 6d; 18in, 4s 6d ;21 in, 8s; 24in, 12s.