COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 450, 20 June 1899, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

This Waikato Argus Ofyice, Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. * Messrs Richard Arthur and Co.'s Weekly Report.—Business during the week has been good :—Southern table potatoes, £2 10s to £2 15s ; onions, £3 to £4 ; pumpkins, £1 10s to £2 ; kumaras, £3 to £4 10s ; oats, Is 9d to Is lOd ; sharps, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; wheat, 2s 3d to 2s 5a ; maize, 2a 4(1 to 2s 5d ; barley, 2s 6(1. Fruit : Apples, la>-ge cases dessert, 6s to 9s ; Unions, 3d to 5d dozen ; fiesh butter, 6-Jd to lOd lb, keg 5d to 6d ; eggs, Is 6d to la 7Ad ; Canterbury bacon, 7-Jd ; do. hams, 7£d to 8(1 ; lard, 5d ; honey, 3d to 4d ; table roosters, Is 9d to 2s 3d ; fowls, Is to Is 6d ; duoks, Is 9d to 2a Id ; turkey hens, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; do. gobblers. 5s to 6s ; geese, 2s 6d to 3a ; young pigs, 5s 9d to 7s. Mr J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Butter, 7?d to 8d ; second, 6d to 6|d ; eggs, Is 5d to Is 9d ; keg butter, Ogd to 7d lb ; box butter, 6d to 6|i ; cheese, 3Jd to 4d ; hams, 6d to 6jd ;"sides, 5d to 6(1; green sides, 6d to 6Jd ; hams, 6d to 7d ; honey, 2|d to 3d lb ; potatoes, £2 5s to £2 12s 6d; local, £2 to £2 ss; Canterbury kidneys, £3 to £3 10s; Shepherds, £4 10s to £5 ; onions, £2 10s to £3; carrots, £1 ss; kumaras, 4s 3d to 58 ; pumpkins. 2s to 2s 3d ; melons, 2s to 2s 3d. Poultry: Roosters, Is 6d to 2s 4d ; hens, Is 3d to la 9d ; ducks, Is 5d to Is lOd; geese, 2s to 3s 6d ; turkey gobblers, 5s 6d to 9s 9d each; hens, 2s 3d to 3s 4d; pigs, 9s 6d to 15s 8d each. Fruit: Apples, 7s to 93 4d case ; lemons, 4 J jd to fid ; guavas, l|d lb ; Cape gooseberries, 4d ; oats, 2s; bran, £3 10s ; sharps, £4 5a to £4 10s; maize, 2s 2d to 2a 4d ; wheat, 2s 2d to 2s 4(1; chaff, £2 5s to £2 10s ; carrots, £1 2s 6d at station. Enquirks for good farms for sale or lease. Messrs Alex. Aitken (Limited) Report.—We have little alteration to make on last week's report. Potatoes and onions are low and sell slowly. Apples for good samples dessert and cooking, there is a strong demand at paying price*. Factory butter, the supply is abundant demand slack ; dairy, in pats, prime sells at sight at fair prices. Eggs ~ scarce ; good competition for all offered. Bacon and hams firm at last week's rates. Factory cheese, medium and loai, sharp demand, values inclined to advance. Poultry selling at satisfactory prices, if in good conditiou. Pigs selling well. • Hares and rabbits, short supply, good demand. The following is an absolute summary of our sales. Potatoes, locals, 30s to 45s ton ; Oamaru Derwents, 50h 60s ton ; seed potatoes, Lapstones aad Flukes, 33 6d to 4s ; Shepherds, 4s 6d ; kumaraß, 2s to 3s 6d per cwt ; onions, Silverskins, 2< 6d to 4s. Weak. Picklers, 3s to 4s 9d ; garlic, lsd lb ; pumpkins, Is 6d to 2s cwt ; melons, citron, Is to Is 9d ; cabbages, 4s 3d cloz ; cauliflowers, 4s 6d doz ; celery, 6s to 9s doz ; oats, ex store, Is 9d to Is lOd, firm ; maize, 2s 3d to 2sJsd ; barley, 2s 8d ; bran, £4 ; sharps £4 15s ; chaff, £2 5s to £2 10s. Firm ; butter, prime dairy, 7|d to 9|d ; milled, 5d to 6d ; factory rolls, 9d to lOd. Choice ; bulk, 7d to 9d medium dairy, 5d to 6d ; kegs, 4d to 6d ; eggs. Is 6d to Is 9d, scarce, pickled 9d to lOdl ; bacon, 6d to 7-J-d, scarce ; hams, Bd, farmers' 6|d to 7d, even numbers 7|-d to 8d ; cheese, 4d to sd, farmers' 3£d to 4jd ; honey, bulk 3d, sections 3s, wanted ; lemons, 3d to 5d per dozeß, 3s to 4s 6d case ; grapes, 9£d ; bananas, lfd lb ; pineapples, 9s 6d to 10s 6d case ; oranges (Island), 3s to 5s 6d case ; apples, choice dessert, 5a 6d to 9s lid ; Persimmons, 4d to 8d dozen ; tree tomatoes, l|d to 2d lb ; passion fruit, 10s 6d case ; tomatoes, 3d ; Cape gooseberries, 3d ; guavas, l|d to 2Jd lb ; walnuts, 5d lb ; mu&hrooms, 3d to 4-id lb ; chestuts. to 4d lb, wanted half ton in sack ; peanuts, 2d lb ; charcoal, 2s 6d to 3d, weak ; hares, Is 6d to 2s each ; rabbits, Is 3d to is 9d pair ; poultry, good demand ; roosters Is 4d to 2s 9d, cockerels Is to Is 3d, hens 1e 4d to 2s, pullets Is 3d to 2a, wanted, ducks 2s to 2s 6d, rising, turkey roosters 4s to Bs, hens 2s 3d to 3s 6d, good demand, geese 2s to 3s, Guinea fowls 5s each, wanted ; pig?, ijood sorts, 10s to 17s, small 5s 3d to 6s 3d ; pork, 3£d ; mutton, legs, 2d ; shoulders, l|d. NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY'S MANURES: Kempthobne, Pbossbb & Co. s (New Zealand Drug Company Limited) Westfield Manures Price List, season 1898 : Per ton "A" Superphosphate (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluble, 32/34 per cent. ; ammonia, l-£ percent.) £5 10 0 "B" Superphosphate (total phosphates, 31 per cent. ; soluble, 26 per cent.), 2cwt. sacks .. ~4Bb "C " Superphosphate (total phosphates, 46 per cent.; soluble, 15 per cent.), 2cwt. sacks 4 15 0 Bonedust (pure), green 7 0 0 Boneclust (pure), steamed ... 7 0 0 Bonedust and Blood 6 10 0 Special Root Manure .. ..700 Special Grass Manure ' A ' (for top dressing) , 6 15 0 Special Grass Manure ' B ' (for permanent pasture) .. .. 6 15 0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip Manure .. 6 15 0 Special Rape Manure .. .. 6 15 0 Special Corn Manure ' A ' (for green feed) .. .. ~ 615 0 Special Corn Manure ' B ' (for wheat, oats, barley, etc ) .. 6 15 0 Special Maize Manure ' A ' (for green feed) 7 0 0 Special Maize Manure ' B ' (for cob maize) .. 7 0 0 Special Orchard Manure ' A ' (for young trees) .. .. 710 C Special Orchard Manure ' B ' (for fruit formation).. ~ 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure.. .. 6 15 t Special Onion Manure.. .. 7 10 0 Special Snscar-beet Manure .. 8 10 r . Sulphate of Ammonia .. ..1400 Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt. sacks, 63 percent, phosphate of lime 4 15 0 Surprise Island Guano, 2cwt. sacks (47 per cent, phosphate of lime) 3 1C 0 Kainit, original sacks about 1 cwt; 4 7 6 Per cwt, Nitrate of Soda (original sacks about 2cwt.) 14 0 Muriate of Potash (original sacks about 2cwt.) 10 0 Sulphate of Potash, original packs about 2cwt. .. .. 1G 0 Sulphate of Irop, original sacks about 2cwt 10 0 Per bag Special Garden Manure, 141 b bags 16 Fowl Grit, 141 b bags, coarse, medium or fine .. .. 16 Lineeed Oil Cake, fino crushed, medium or whole cako, per ton 9 15 P. Vitaflor for Pot Plants, lib tins 0 G Discount less 2h per cent, for cash. Prices subject to alteration without notice. Previous lists now cancelled. Aucklaud, Juno 1, 1890. |