COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3021, 24 November 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikalo ft«! Office, Monday. AUCKLVNI") PRODUCE AIARKETS Mksshs Ksam ash Aiiniun's Wkbki.y Ki:i'OliT. -Tim volume of busin-ss lias bo«n Considerable Utirintr tho week. 11l produce, tlin nnlychnn!!"''t">i)m«nt;iHtef,avde value-* is in potato'*-, (lie market for which iri thoroughly disoriMnish.'d owi..- to tho lareo arrivals ..f nlil kinds ex tho South, and which h*v ( i realised only 2-= to 10s pur ton, sacks in. This of ci'iiriin Int seriously affected prices ot mnvsiii-N. U , .' i|iMt« : Shepherd's £2 i>* l<, L'H ; kidneys .t:i t> • CI 10->, stale, accordnit; to cnxlitiiin. F>>r export wehavo sold ki'lnoya up to £6 10.* for prime picked. S.'iortly wi! hope prices will improve. Mnizo ha» bi!»'n scarce, and sold at 2n 3d to 2-i -I'i «x whurf, 2>l higher ox stiiro. O.itn havn realised '2a Id ex wharf, '2i 3d ex store. Barley i« dull of sale. Fowl wheat is practically unrpintablo, iM there is scarcely any in the market. Chaff is also without enquiry. Iu dairy produce prices remain about stationary. Wo had an unusally supply of prime fresh and keg butter, for which there was good competition. Bacon nnd liams principally confined to medium quality. Thnro is ft Rood demand for Southern euro, and good business can be roportnd. Errs were in better supply for auction, and realised good prices. Cheese also to hand in increased quantities, and with good demand. In fruit, the supply of gooseberries was larce, and we think, from all reports, crops arc so good that prices will mlo low; lemons aro in very strong demand, ami all first-class sold at Is 5d to Is 8d on arrival ; loquats wero lower than last week, and cherries about the same. J'oultry: Wo had im iinpiovod supply for auction, nnd several crates arrived late ; pricus coiilitiua satisfactory, with good demand. We quote current ratos as follows :—Old potatoes, 10s to 20< : kidneys, I. , :; to £4 10< ; Shepherds, t!2 to tS; maize, l!s 3<J ; oats, 2s Id 11 2s 3.1 ; slmi|is, £3 15s; bran, £4; barley, 2s (M ; ueas, Sd to Is; rhubarb, -l-i to 5s ; bncoii. 3d to i").W ; hain«, l.'.d t<i OVI ; butter, Xo. 1 r.'d tr.'liAd ; No. a'-IJd to"od ; salt b'itter, ~>>/\ to IJd; eees, 7d to ; cheeso, 3d to \hi ; coffee, Is V K t\ • biscuits, -Id; gooseberries, 2d to 3d ; loqnats, 4d ; lemons, U Tid to Is Bd, small, 10' i ; cherries, Is Oil; orautres, 3s. 4d to 3< lid ; fowls. U 7d to2< 5d ; turkeys, 3a 9J to fis Grl; ducks, Is 0 I to 2<. Mn Ai.kx. aitkes-'m Mabkbt Rkpout fur tha week ending November 21.—Busi-ins.-j during tho week has been briiik, and lirge quantities of RPnoral produce have huen quitted. Tha auction sales have been lirprely attended, with spirited competition, and large quantiiio-t of nil kinds disposed ot. Potatoes, both old and new, are very plentiful iiud low in pric* ; tlm former are flilHcult to q,iit at, any pricu. .")00 sacks of C.inlci-bury wero :-i>id at from β-t t<> 10s j.iii- tun, aacl:ti included : Tarannki potatoes, in prime m.nditioii. 20s to 40j p«r ton ; Walkutcis, l. : ''-i to 30-i pel- ton. At those prices iitock-i could imt bu cleared. New potatoes uro being forced on tha market nvai'dlosj ot pricu. Shephei'iisi have been cold at from 2s to 4s per uwt; kidneys. 2s 3tl to Us. "Full v2O tons wero told on Fnilay at t.lw.rt prim*. Onions: No old lots oifurinfj; a rjufintitv of now sold at auction .it 2id I'"' , "'• Whent : Mono offering; thorn' is a Rood dsinand for fowl feed at 4s .'i:l per bushel. Bran and sharps are dull of f-alo tit -i-i. Maizo is in good demand, mid /ill lota to hand havo realised frdiii 2s 4d to lid at auction. Vegetables have hseii plentiful, and fair values. Ehubirb, 3s to li.s per dozen; giwn peas, li.fil to Is per pack ; beans, 5:1 to 81 ; cabbages, O'l to In 3d per sack, niri 4 1 to la 3d p-v dozen, Butter: Fresh has been more pl-ntifnl, and sold at higher prices; p.-ime, U'l to ttyil ; medium. 5Ad ; kog Imttrr —npwarda of 70 Uoeii to hand, quitted on arrival at fid to 7d, according to quality, picking, ami packages. Egf/s are. still in good diMiand, and Ivivo been in good supply, lien 7Ad to 8:1; duck egg.*, Sd to .Sid. Chcoso has .sold freely at from 3d to 4(1, althoufih si'pplins havo been larger. Honey; New section, 4d ; old, in bulk, 2.W. Lard is scarce, and I have ninny inquiries at 3.J,d for kegs, and 4.V1 for bladders, liacon and hams havo sold much bolter. Prime bacon. "»<1 to Gd ; p-ior M to 4>l ; Ijinni! hams, 7d to,SI, scare!; poor lots 3d to lA'l. Fruit: In this line a larere business has "been done. L'.rions have been in ex-ces-ive demand at from Is to Is 7d por d'./.jn. tlooseherrirs: Over 500 case.- to linnd, ami, consi.ieiine the fi.ct that none wore bought by the jim fact<iry, nrienswere very satisfactory. L nge sorts uvilised from 1» I to 3d. and small kinds Ud to 2d. Loqiiiits, 7d per lb; tnmatops. 5d to 7d per in; walnuts, Is. Chenies: None to hand. I'onltry was penned in large numbers, n "d realised high prices. Virst-el-iss table fowls, l< SI 1,0 2i lii; medium, Is 51 to Is 9d ; p<ll,r, Is 3d to Is 4d ; ducks, Is Gd to 2s; gerse, 3s 3.1 to 4s. Turkeys : Hens, 2s 3d to.'js; gobbler?, 5s to Bs. Pigeons, 0d to Jld; canaries, la !)J to 3s (id. Pigs were penned in good quantities, and realised fair prices , . Bust breeds, Ss to 12s; medium lots, (is to ,Hs; others, Is to 5s each. A sale of furniture was bold at tho mart on Thursday, and was satisfactory, good prices being obtained.