COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2904, 24 February 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

lha Wniknto limn ■>»' -. Monday. AUCKLAND PRODUCE REPORTS. M.-4 ALEX. AITKK.V'H MARKK.T far the weok omliriß r-Vbruary 21. —I no output f.-:r tho week ha' lom unnMM.ly ">■'>'> heavy linen having changed hanil- priv.itely, in addition t.) quantities qniUe.l at auction. The hulbh for the ivr-nk havo boen ully supplied in .ill line:*, and tho attendance beun lartfo throm.'h"Ut, Iridays mIo lasting nino home without a bru-A-. tn producothiwaru hut f.'W chanirosm valurs but Mil improved demand him nut in for iivst linui! In potatoes, there has been » rn.ii.icly domand throughout tho woek for shijipinK p.ircols at II to W fn. Th-J oxpmt requirements for the cuniiiK week will bo husjo, consequently a slight improvement in vulue may bo looked for. Green and badly aortod lots are out of demand, and -fill only at miction at HI! "h to K3 n<. Onions, good ne;d kinds aro in active dumand at U> os to £7 : poUto oniony 1h 7d to U per cwt. ; garlic out of demand at prostmt. Wheat: Sivoral parcelH tr> hand sold mi arrival at .U 31 to 3s tid; 200 sacks of Waik-Uo wheat h ivo also been sold from sample for forward delivery at 3i 3d to 3s fid ". P rimo nnllnif, Ik Mto 3s !)>1; bran, 3s 10d ; sharps, W • maize, £2 10s to £3; vegetables in full

supply at fair prices; bacon, ijrimc lots h .■'tree at ojd to 7d ; poor, Id to >«1 ; hams, prinio, 7(1 to 8.1; poor, 2dl to Id; cheese, of s poor quality, plentiful and dull at L'd to 2.W, t μ-iine, 3d to 3!d; butter, fresh, of pomquality, glutted at ad to Id, prime, hd to 6 id; keg butter, no demand at present. ( R;gs havo been very plentiful, iuesdays , average price Is 3d, Friday's sales averaged Uld ; eeotion honey, 3s 6d ; poultry of all ■ kinds wore pennod in very largo nuinbore, . all pene being filled, prices ruled very satH- , t iiy throughout, first-elas* table fowls, U Ai to 1i : ordinary. Is «d to Is Sd ; poor, 1 s i 41toIs 5d ; rooste.s, young in condition, ; •Js to 2s 'Jd : others, la 51 to Is ; ducks, U 3d to t- »d ; Reese, 3s to 3s Gd : turkeys, 4itnfis3d; canarits.2-t> -Is; pi.,'«ons, ( 11 la 2d. I'ig3 wore in good supply and , active demand, best l»tn, 10s to Mi !•; , medium lots, 7- 3d to % M, poor and sinal, 6UoGn. Fruit: The supply hu been still lirger, that of Friday being the nrgest nuanlitv t havo yet ottored at one sale ; for etone fruits higher prices have been obtained, but the market for apples excepting dessert varieties, of special quality continues very bad. indifferent lots benifj Bold at per ess?, pears m good supply at satisfactory prices, apple*, choic* cooking lots, |d to Id, average, .i|d, ordinary, M to id : poor to medium, 1* to Iβ 10.1 per case ; dessert, very choico lots, ljd t.» 2 cases realising 2d ; ordinary, M to Id ; pears 8..n Chretien. 2.|d to 3Ad ; othur s-.rts. Id to plums (Jolden Drop, W to Jjd; Aamnvn Bonmn, 3J.d to 3-fd ; greengage, 2 : M to 3W ; Pond's seedling, larße, od to ■Id ; ordinary, 2jM to 3.td ; Victoria, od ; | Orleans and purple gage, 3d to AM; touiiitoes, l<l to M ; grnpes, vinery. 4id to b:;.} ; out-door, 3H to 4d ; Cape gooseberries, 4:fd U, Ii.VI; li'ictftrines, 4Jd t« ?i>i per dozen; poaelVes, .Id to «Jd i>er do/en and 3d co M per pound ; blackberries, 2d ; lomoiis, Is -id to Is lid ; quinces, Id to Hd ; poanuU, -id to L'.'.d ; citrons, 2.\d to -Id ; local oranges, Is 11 (wr dozen. IIKSSIW ESAM AND ARTHUR'S WBBKLV llFi-OBT.—Uusiness in produce has been ■v.muwlmt quiot, tho dumand for potatoes iint up to the supply. Price for prime l[ob.uts is i*:t pnr toil ; the market is rather MMiet, with a downward tendency, caused, wo think, by the largo quantity of inferior Ki-ados oHerinn. Fowl wheat : The new γ-mij \i now being delivered. Wo have i.ltwud several lines during the week at M Id to 3d2d, sacks in. The quality is not very «»od, twing inoiat and uprouU'd. llio "m-xl amount availablo for fowl feud, and •!.. drop in tho prico of mnizo, will bo an re Iμ luivu u ilopriwsirif? effect on values, l.iuon inovos otf woll for iivstcliiHS, but iuferior i.-. noglucted. We quote local ac -i, ,'■■ i!,i • liivins, r»d to 7d : Canterbury, equal uiim'jotN, by th« ensa (s : i'd to sd. Butter h : ,s boen sc-ircer, price fn,- pr.nio frnsh i><\ : infori.>r,4.it»3Ad. Eggs in better supply, )>ut not equal to domand, at lO.yl to il./j. i 'hecso remain.-; low in price, quality as n, nilu i- not lir.H-class, tie demand i> sluu'iiish. Onions meet v.ith a r.nulv sale at an averagi! of about <T. 10s to Si! 10«. Fruit : The two .ales held during the week have boon wel. supplied. Apples remain very low. ~d to Vd being the average ; really first-class, ri to lid. Plums maiiitai.. g lvalue. Ctm • ilon Drops, 3 I ; Pond's Seedling. 3,1 to o.jd; damson.', 2-1; pnaclvs, Sd per dozen; tomatoes, a couipleto drug, aveiMßo price id drapes are plriitifiil, at ul to b.A ; peanuts, 2.} d per !b, slow of sale ; C..p« aoosoberrio-. If per lb. Wednesdays furniture salo w.»s well attended, and an unusiully largo amount of. llie nth.T misccllan-ous sales lit.'O b-'.Mi fairly i'mo.l also. Subjoined me Fi id iy s auction of produce i-l-'-taKu-s, £4 tn £4 :»s ; iiiftri-jr, W lO< I" £3: onion.-. $ I b< ri j Ci.bb.lßßS, -1-1 to Is od per doz, Is to Is (Jl psrsnek; pump''iu-. Is 6d to Is; rhuhnrb, Mo 2s; beans'J.Vl; carrots, Did to 10J ; turnips. 101 ; who'it, 3s K 1 to 3s id ; sevemllarce line., S< 1! ; b.r1..-y,2s - ; oats, •>s 2d; bran, os lid: xlurps 3* lid; flour, £!Uoi:10; ehi.tf, 1-. i).l ; bacon 41 to 0d; l,aun,.->d to 7.1; eggs. 101 tolU.l; fresh lmtt,.r, ;-.Uo81; silt, 31 to 4.11 ; tea, box 15< lid ; colfep, Is ; biscuits. 4d ; lioney, od; white paint, 20s ; oil, 3< (id; apples id t... Ud; dani-ii.n.i, 21 ; Pond's seedlings, 31 d to 3 : ; 1 ; Golden Ump.-, 3 I ; other sorts, 2Ad to 3J • grapes, ~<\ to U:|d ; C».|>e gnos..!beriis,'4!lco4U: lemons, IOJd to Is 5 I; poaches, 'MA to >Sd per doz, 2VI per lb; passion fruit, 2:,' I t-. 3.V per doz ; toumtoes, Ad to S I ; peanuts, -J|).