COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2910, 10 March 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Tkt (Faibitri Oih.-e, Monday. AUCKLAND I'KtMH'OE REPORTS. Mil Ar.KX. AITKKN'.i MaHKKT ItKI'DKI- for 11|.) wok ending March 7. -A largo amount ~! I" .duco has been quitted. Potato.'." enutintto plentiful; |ioor, x 2 ti ji uii<. UK to i' 3 ; very prime | i- i*;( 11k l*. L'l. One lot, realised os „r ',i,ctii.u ; Muse wore tho tine-t sample. e'.iu'd tin- -easou. Cow potato.!--, "JO- to ■ i mi' ii- iia." been in fair demand at I■"Id ; putkler-., ,1.1. Pea-, Is to l;> lid per ; li .tails, I-. Other vegetables Hold at good prices. Potato unions are in (fHirl r|.-:i.,.n'l tor see lat Jtl pif ib. Cutis.; ,1 is Ixtoo suld 111 large quantifies at fiom lid t„ aid i for factory lots Ud is :»k.-il, but si.'s are few at this price. P> icon and ti on-, onlv poor lots uttering at 3d t.i'id; lnJ, Id lo 31. K-!g' are plentiful at lower value-.; prices uiled trom 101 Lo Is .>l. 11.11.1. -r : Prime fresh, od to pour, Jld Puiiltrynfall kinds nave been lu » m«1 .supply : satislactoiy prices ruloil tlro'iKhont. Kir-t-ulass table iowls, ' toO.;;,|; P'V.I-lo inediutl), Is Id to Is id; roosters. Is 10J to 2s !)J ; others, Is ,>,i to In 7 I ; Iloeiis, hi 'Id to Is !IJ ; u-ee-e, Ls to Js <11; turkeys, -s 'Jl to -Is; publ'ilers. Is to ; pigeons, Is to Is od; canaiie>, (id to -Is 9d. l'iss were penned m litrKO numbers, and met with demand, licst breeds, well gro-vu, from <), i;j to l'is lid : fairly Rood, 7s (id to !)s ; others, na lid to 7s. In fruit tho supply has b:on law, anil batter prices havo been obtained. The consiKninents per Wainui consistinj? of 2r>B( bunches of bananas, arrived in very bad condition. Oranges realised lis to -Is per case; Rood cnokin« apples, well packed and free from moth jl'} to 1W; poor, .',d to jjd : choice dessert, l : Jd to l;tl ; medium lots, Id to l.|d ; pour, Jtl to plmns, Pond's Seedling, 4.\d to .i|d; C»e» Lite Red, to Id ; other, 2Jd to 4Jd ; pears, 15on Chretien," 2Jd to ; other dessert, 3d to 3'i'd ; Benrre Diel, choice lots, 3d ; other 2d to 2.\d ; cookinp, ljd to Grapes havo been very plentiful. Hot house, 4M to Oijd; outdoor, 2d to -Id ; quinces, |d to Id"; fi(?s, to 3d ; lemons, Is 111 to Is . r )d per dozen ; peaches, od to Is Id per dozen : passion fruit, 2d to 3;\d per dozen; tomatoes, £d to Id ; watermelons, Ss to 18s Gd per dozen ; rock melons, 2s to 5s 3d per dozen ; walnuts Td to 8d ; damsons, l.'id to 2}d ; bnllaces, 2d to 2}d. Sales for the"week have been largely attended; that of Tuesday lasted - r 4 hours, whilst Friday's sain lasted fully nine hours, with keen competition to the linish. MKS.SIIS E.SAM AND AKTHUK'S Wkicki.Y Kui'OUT.—Produce: Business in all lines has been up to the average, except in pontiles, the demand for which is disproportionate to supply. For first quality £4. sacks in, is full market value. Other qualities according to condition. Second growth is prominent in most consignments to hand during the week. Now that potatoes are coming forward in sacks, the vexed question as to whether sacks should be charged or weighed in has again givon rise to considerablo discussion. For our own part, we strongly recommend the latter course as must advantageous to the producer. Experience convinces us that buyers, when asked to pay for sacks, make too great a reduction in thoir estimate of value for covering this charge. Fowl wheat: Contrary to expectation, tho supply has been short, whilst inquiries havebeon plentiful— ruling rates, 3s Id t.a 3.s 3d, sacks in. Oats : Kew season's to hand in very poor condition, causing great difficulty i>: effecting sales. Bright samples are wort! jjinl'nes, inferior Is ">d to Is Bd. Cacon :1- air business done in Canterbury. Local, of . ood quality, commands 3d to (id, hums 7 inferior, 4d Pi ">d. Butter: Market < ery sluggish, supoly much in excess of deriand. Choicest dairies, 7d; lower grades, 3.', d upwards. Chouso moves away, but at low prices, say nil average of 2'.d ; good at od ; poor at 2il. Eggs realised Is to Is o|d ; could have sold more. Frnit: The two auctions were well supplied, Friday's particularly _so;_ tho previous week's rates wornaboiitniaintained; apples, .VI to lid ; pears, IVI to 3d ; plums, 3 1 to-lif: grapes, l.'id to 7j : d ; lemons, Is Hi! to 1-. "id. The saio ot bananas, ex Waittai, mi account of those concerned, realised ::d to ;tfl pro- bunch : the condition was very lull. \Ve gtui below Friday's auction ~s ;■ Putatof-, best rprilily l'"> 15s to tj. Other its. 2-lid to Ictiiii-rns, 5< t-i 5s 31; unions, tu 1 ; pii'l.'lers. .yd; eahb.ie:s. 5! In 1 ■ I! |-.r d-i-..,,; .'arrets, -l'.l I. ill: ia. nip-. i : .loil>ul., 1- 3.1 to is !l i ; e, ine'S 2;|!0I per t-.-.vt; be in-, lt'ld p r peek; devse, :M to."! I ; ii <(••»!, 51 to i;|. Irioii I I to 7d : baron and hams in ,-:,.;h. it t't'. V.! ; 1- D-i t .2s L'd : bran. t. • lis ;; I ; sliiit 3s ltd ; wheat, 3s 31; clrdl', |s'.)d; I! >111', L''.l; butt-r, fresh, to 7 l'; e,-,'s, Js r. i Is 0] 1 ; bi<c>iit<, hi; p.'.mpkins 2s Id ; c..tfee, Is; box tea, los til ; apples, Id to : pears, I.yl to jl.l ; plums, 3d to Id; grapes, 41d to 7}I ; quinces, : ,'d ; ligs, lid to 2}d ; lemons, Is ild t,. Is I.