COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5035, 27 May 1895, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

II astertos, ■ Monday. Messrs R. E. Hornblow & Co,, auctioneers and produce merchants, report wholesale pricjsas follows for i week ending Saturday, May 25th:— Business in nil departments has been brisk during the week, all kinds of produce moving more freely, but prices remain at last week's quotation. Our miscellaneous auction sales have been exceptionally well attonded and high prices realised. Our horse sale on Saturday wns well patronised and wc had numerous enquiries for useful hacks. Poultry was in fair demand, hut our entries wore poor. In land, wc have more applicants for leaseholds, with riglit-oi'-purcliaso, than we can supply, several on the list being from the South Island, who are prepared to invest a fair amount of capital. We quote prices as under: - Butter, Cd per lb; eggs. Is Oil per doz. Poultry: Fowls, Is Cd to 2s per pair; turkeys, 4s Od to 5s (id; geese, 4s 9d; ducks, i!s 3d, Produce; Wheat, 3s to 3s 3d; oats. Is 7d to l.s lid; oaten shoaf, Is JOs to '2s '2s; straw, Is Id per bag; potatoes, 5"2s (ill to £3 per ton; | pig potatoes, 3s 3d per sack, these [are all locally grown and free from |flood water; bacon, dairy fed, Gd per lb. Pigs: Five and six months old, 13s to Ids each. Horses: Saddle hacks, £'2 to £7 30s; light harness, .{'s lo ;£!) ss; light draughts, £l3 to £l6. Oni: of tbo sights of Wellin ton, at any , tia'oisundouuinblyllioiiiasiiifaiit establishment known as To Aro Ilousfi, anil now that every department within its walls is fi'led to overflown)),', with a bewildering varet; ot tlio hmsoii's i-oveltios in milliocry, mamles, tests, etc., ilismweihan eve; a pleasure aod profit to visit the whole- i sa'c family draper)' warehouse, Te Aro House, j

Particular atteni'O'i lias been paid this year to the require-vi-;itj of country ciis-'om-ers, and the result is to be seen in the immense aid vane,! stocl; of calicoes, 'shirtings, iunneis, llauiiclli.-it.es, strong [ waring dress matciv.ls, men's and boys' I clothing ito. The choice i'! each departmeat, is almost unlimited, as mm be imagined, when it is slated that o* Ihinne'- | eLtc a'one, over 5t;,000 yards have this season been imported at' Te Aro I.'oi'sc, Wc!lin|!Joi. A spec'ally organised deportment, has been established to deal with co jotrr o'ders. Patterns of any materials in Stock, will be (orwnritcl to any address, post occ, Country residents are invited to write (or prices, or any information regarding gonds wanted. It is confidently nssoiN that nowhere can such a selection, or such sterling value be as at Te Aro Fojse Wellington.—Aott.