COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 206, 2 September 1886, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, this day. Thk Anokland Grocers' Association quotM tho wholesale price of fresh butter, 10d per lb, and fresh ogge, 8d per dozen, for the week ending September 9th.

Mr J. R. Randurson reports sale of shares by public auction to day :— 70 shares in the Northern Boot and Shoo Manufacturing Company (133 6d paid-up) bronght 9j Id per share; 50 shares in tho City of Auckland Tramway and Suburban Land Co. 120s paid up), realised 5s per share. The 200 Whangarel coal shares elloltnd no offer, and ero now for sale privately by n-y----self, at a low price. No offer was made for either Turkleh Bath or Plumptdn Park shares.

Messre Samuel Cochrane and Son sold by auction this morning at -heir Quoen-street mart the largo woortfn oulWlng lately occupied by Mr Maxfield, grocer, Queen-street. The premises a-e to bo removed wi;hln 9 days from date of purchase. At flist bids came very slowly, ult the building was B" d for th! umall sum of £J Subsequently nvei 300 volumes of books were eutimitted for sale, when fair prices were realised. Macaulay'e History brought 2s 3d per vol; Byron'e works M vt vol. and Prescoti's Conqueat of Mexico 10d per vol. Messrs Morton and Jaokeonlheia rhelr third clearance ealo of Mr Jamos litoson's eWtdk to-day at the Parnoll nursories. 4'hero wee a fair attendance, and good prices vere realised.

Mr Gpbrlel Lewis liold an extenstve df apriiiß end strmmer boots and Bhoee to-day at hie Qneen-atreet Auction Mart. Mr R. Arthur sold 170 casern d£ apples thte mornlngiat prices ranging from fle 3d 'to 6s 9d.