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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 465, 23 April 1890, Page 4

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AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Farm and Dairy Produce. Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, lOd: second quality, 7d; third do, sd; cheese, good factory, 4}d to 4 Jd; eggs. Is: lard in bladders, 5Jd bacon and hams, 6d to 8d; Canterbury bacon, etc., in cloth:— sides, 8d; equal numbers, 8)d; hams, 93d.

Flour Market.— Wholesale: Local rollers, first quality (sacks). £9 ss; second, £8 15s; Southern rollers, £9 ss: stone flour, £8 15s to £9 : bran, £3 10s; Southern bran, £4 to £4 ss; local sharps, £4’ 5s ; Southern do., £4 5s to £4 10s : cabin bread, £ls ; oatmeal, 25’s, £lO 10s; Southern oats, 2s to 2s 3d; local wheat, Tuscan, 2s 9d to 3s: Southern wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 6d: pearl barley, £l9 per ton ; maize, 3s 6d; local potatoes, £3los; beans, 3s 3d; onions, 3d per lb. Wheat (sacks extra), oats, chaff, oatmeal, sold sacks included.

Manures.— Bonedust,Sydney.£7 to £7los, according to quality ; bonefiour, £7 to £8 ; Auckland, £7; Long Island do., £4los, bags included; superphosphate, first quality, £7 to £8 10s; second quality, £6 to £6los.

Coal and Firewood Market.— Coal: Newcastle, at yard, 32s per ton; Bay of Islands, at mines, 13s ; at yards. 24s ; steam, 243 ; house, delivered, 303 ; 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. Firewood: 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-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 1,000 ; 2Jin, 703 ; 3in, 903; 4in, 130 s ; 6in, 30s per 100; 3in socket pipes 2ft lengths, 6d each; 4iD, 7d; 6in. 9d; Is 6d; 121n12s 3d ; 15in, 3s 6d; 18in, 4s 6d ; 21'in, 8s; 24in, 2s.

Messrs A. Buckland and Son's Weekly Report.— At the Haymarket during the past week the wet weather prevented the usual supply of fodder. For that brought forward late prices ruled. Maize has brought from 3s 5d to 3s 3d ; oats, 2s 4d to 2s Id; ryegrass, 6s and 5s 9d; cocksfoot, 7s the bushel; potatoes, 47s to 40s the toD. At the horse sale on Friday a larger than usual muster of horses of all classes met a steady market at fully late values for the greater number sold. Prices ranged from £5 to £B, although several were from £9 to £ll 10s each. On Tuesday hides were pitched in full number. For light and inferior quality prices were from 2Jd to lid, but heavy hides were in request at 4Jd to 4d ; calfskins. 4!d to 3Jd the lb; rough fat. lid the lb ; tallow, 17s per cwt; wool, from 71 d to 51 d the lb; lambskins, 2s lid; sheepskins and pelts, from 4s 9d to Is each. At the country cattle sales, held respectively at Pokeno on Monday and Drury on Wednesday, cattle of all descriptions were in full numbers; and, consequent on the recent rains, sold at an advance over the prices ruling the previous month. Two to three-year-old steers brought from £3 15s to £2 4s; calves, 7s 6d to 18s: springing heifers, £3los to £4 5s each. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cattle were in less number than usual, and atlate values. The store steers advertised had not arrived, consequent on the inclement weather, but are on the road; but a large number of store cattle, mostly cows and heifers, were yarded, and obtained an advance over late values. Fat cattle in average number, : mostly steers of good quality, obtained an average of 17s the 1001 b ; 160 steers averaged £6 10s; 30 cows, £4 ss. Calves, plentiful, sold throughout at high values. Sheep, penned in full numbers, did not obtain the extreme values of last week. Prices for wethers were firm at 3d, ewes 2ld the lb; 600 wethers, hoggets, averaged 14s 6d each. Lambs were lower than last week, but realised good prices. Shorn lambs, from 6s to 103 6d; woolled lambs, 8s to 13s each. Pigs, in short supply, sold satisfactorily, well-bred pigs bringing about 3Jd lb, dead weight.

Messrs Hunter and Nolan’s Weekly Report.—Grain, seeds, horse feed:—The continued wet weather prevented business being done, but holders adhere to their valuations. Oats, from 2s to 2s 6d per bushel; maize, 3s; cocksfoot, 7s 6d per bushel; rye grass, 5s 6d to 7s 6d; chaff, £3lss per ton; bran, £4 per ton. Horses: There was an increased muster at the Durham Yards on Friday for sale by auction, and com petition was good. We quote: Hacks, at £5 to £l2 10s; medium draught and light harness, £6los to £ls. Wool, hides, skins, etc.: There was a good quantity of stuff catalogued on Tuesday at the Durham Yards. The demand was brisk for all lines, but particularly so for heavy ox hides. We quota heavy ox hides, 4Jd to 5d per lb; medium, 3d to 4d ; light weight and cows’, lad to 2|d ; calfskins, 3Sd to 4,jd per lb: sheepskins, 2s 4d to 3s 2d; lambskins, 2s 6d to 3s Id; pelts, 8d to Is lOd each; wool, 6Jd to 7:1 d per lb; tallow, 17s per cwt. Cattle: A moderate number have been brought forward, and tho demand for all descriptions has been good; grown steers advanced slightly in values; fat beasts barely maintained the extreme value of last week. There was a fair muster of dairy and fat stock at the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, but few stores were yarded, and there remained an unsatisfied demand for grown steers. Fat beasts receded in value 2s 6cl per 1001 b, A good many dairy cows were yarded and disposed of; £5 7s 6d was the highest price roached. Some averages of fat steers were—£7 12s 6d, £6 17s 6d, £6 2s 6d, £6, £5 17s 6d, £5 14s: cows, £4 10s, £4 7s 6d, £4 2a 6d, £3 17s 6d, £3 7s 6d, £2 15s. Sheep were fairly represented at Newmarket on Tuesday, and were keenly competed for throughout the sale, 2s per 81b being freely given; wethers sold at from 12s to 18s 6d ; ewes, 10s 6d to 15s 9d; lambs, from 6s to 9s 6d; pigs, in short supply, sold at from 3d to 3Jd per lb live weight. Messrs Arthur and Buddle’s Weekly Report.— A large amount of business done in produce. Potatoes of good sample in brisk demand, a much larger quantity could have been disposed of at good prices. Onions: The demand has been far beyond the supply ; a very large quantity has been sold for shipping, and many tons more could have been sold. Bacon, well cured, is in demand beyond the supply. Butter: Good fresh butter has been in demand, supply not equal. Salt must be of first-class quality to command attention. Good cheese is wanted. Honey, in short supply. Fruit, supply not so great, prices about the same. Poultry: A good supply of fowls; the prices averaged well, although nono brought very high prices. Ducks were entered in fair numbers, and prices ruled high. Turkeys, but few entered, not a brisk demand. Pigs were brought forward in fair numbers, an improvement in prices. The following are the highest and lowest prices at which we have sold this week by auction and private sales:—Fowls, Is to 2s 7d; chicks, Is to Is 3d; turkeys, 2s lid to 3s 9d ; ducks. Is 6d to 2s 4d; Muscovys, 2s Id to 2s 6d ; canaries, Is 6dto2s 4d; pigs, 3s 6d to 12s 6d; Hobart potatoes, 3s 6d to 4s 9d ; onions, 3d to Id, and £7 per ton; carrots, Is 9d to 2s 8d per cwt., and 5d to 8d per dozen ; pumpkins, 2s to 3s sd; cabbages, lid to 3s per sack; red cabbages. 8d to lOd per dozen ; turnips, 7d to 8d; parsnips, 5d to B|d; piemelons, 2s to 2s lOd; rhubarb, 3s 3d; bacon, 3Jd to 7d; hams, 4Jd to 7d; cheese, 2d to 4d; frish butter (no first-class entered), 5d to BJd; inferior, 2td to 41d; sausage skins, lOd; honey, 3d: wheat, 3s 3d; maize, 3s Sd; oats, 2s 5d to 2s 6d; bran, 4s; flour, 8s 6d to 10s; biscuits, 4d. Dessert apples, Jd to 2Jd ; cooking apples, Jd to ljd; inferior, Jd to Jd; pears (various), Jdto4d; guavas, 4d; quinces, |d to lid; medlars, 2d to ljd: lemons, 4dtols 4d; walnuts, 6d to 8d; passion fruit, 2 : ' t d to 33d; Cape gooseberries, 4d to sd; rock-melons, 3s; watermelons, Is 3d to 3s; Island oranges, 32d to 4Jd per dozen; bananas, 3d to ljd per lb; peanuts, lidto2Ad. Mr Alexander Aitken’s market report for the week ending April 19.—During the week produce of all kinds has moved in large quantities. Waikato potatoes are in good demand, and sold freely at £4; other kinds, 23 and 4s 3d. Onions quitted in quantities at £7 ; quantities of inferior coming to hand, which are unsaleable. Wheat is much wanted at 3s to 3s 3d. Oats, ordinary, 2s; stout feed, 2s 4d to 2s 7d; bran, £4; sharps, scarce, at 4s 6d; pumpkins, plentiful, at Is to 3s; piemelons, 2s to 3s; citrons, 29 9d to 4s; watermelons, 5s 6d per sack; cabbages, Is to 3s per sack. Bacon and hams are scarce, no prime lots offering. Medium, local, 3d to 7d; hams, 7d to Bd. Eggs were in shorter supply, at Is 2d to Is 6d. Butter: Large quantities of inferior to hand, which fetched 3d to 4Jd; prime, lOd; Taranaki, 6d to Bd. Prime keg is in good demand for export orders at previous quotations. Good pastry lots in demand at 3d. Honey : Bulk, in good demand, at 2Jd; clover, 3d; section, 31 d. Cheese: Not much of prime quality coming forward. Poor lots, dull, at 2d to 3d; prime, 31d to 4d; factory, 4d to4ld; loaves, 6 id. Fruit of all kinds in large supply. Most of that to hand has been of choice quality, and very satisfactory prices have been obtained. Cooking apples, various sorts, Id to lgd ; good dessert sorts, lid to 2d. Several tons of keeping kinds were placed privately for export at 2Jd, cases and paper extra, and sufficient could not be obtained in time to execute further orders to hand. Pears: Large quantities of choice

Beurre Diel realised 2Jd to 3!d; medium, 2d to 2id ; other pears, Id to 2d. Quinces, Id to lid, fair quantity to hand; lemons, scarce, and in good demand at Is to 2s, according to size ; small poor, 5d to 7id. Grapes : A superior lot of hothouse to band realised 9d to Is; walnuts, 8d to 9d; passion fruit, 3d to 3jd per dozen. Oranges: Supplies all cleared at4d to 6d per dozen. On Wednesday a shipment of Island fruit, ex Arawata, sold to a large attendance, at satisfactory prices. Bananas, Id to lid ; pines, 5s 6d to 6s 3d per dozen ; limes, 2s to 4s 6d per case; cocoanuts, Bs. Poultry have been entered in large quantities ; prices satisfactory. Fowls, poor, etc.. Is to Is 2d; good table lots. Is 5d to Is lOd; roosters, young, in condition, Is 8d to 2s 4d; ducks, Is 7d to 2s 5d each; geese, 2s 6s to 3s; turkeys, 2s 8d to 5s 6d each; pure varieties fowls, 2s 6d to 6s each. Pigs plentiful; not a good demand, at 2s 6d to 9s. Canaries, 2s to 10s each. Hares, Is 6d to 2s 6d each; rabbits, Is to Is 6d per pair.

KAURI GUM SUMMARY.

We are able to report the kauri gum market as firm at time of writing, no change of any great moment having taken place since last mail. Prices now stand as follows :—Fair to good ordinary, £39 to £4O per ton; good to superior, £4l bo £42 ; East Coast, £56 to £57 ; rescraped, £7O to £75. Supplies from last mail, 507 tons. The barque Essex cleared for New York on 18th inet. with 513 tons gum. The ship Pleiades sailed for London on April 2nd with 261 tons gum, and on the same day the barque India (which put back previous month in distress) sailed again for New York with 2,727 cases gum. The barque Thomas A. Goddard, duo from Wellington in a fortnight, is the next vessel to load here for New York. The barquentine Elinor Vernon and the barque Carrie L. Tyler follow on the berth. The barque Willowbank is loading some gum for London.