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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 25, 31 January 1887, Page 2

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K7»!is-a Btah Oitlco, this day. MK6SSS Autiiub ri AND Boddlb report n. very busy week in a?) dorftrtinonts. Fruit hasi conio to hand. Wediiesdey,- gale of fruit, andi at mart: A largo stvjsply;; (tcod attendance,, and although, on accoun* of tbo, large quantitiesto hand, prices woro lowar, still they were vnry satisfactory. Grapes, la W ■;■ Pears. Ijd to SW;. plums, Ud to SJd: gi-oengagea, lja to 3jd;. peachts, 21d to SJd par doam, lid to 3Jd Jbt apples. 3d to 3d; nccf*ruii)*. Sjd dozen and 21d lb; lemoDS, Is dozun : damsons, ljd io> sld • honey, in email tine, 3d: soatces. 4s 6dThursday : Salo of bananus frott- .Fiji at mart; a coed number present, but o* account ol: nhinnpva havine sent three times anore than 1b ?equ?red tor th? 9 market, it was diSßcalt to sell them in smoll lots at Jd to Id por lb ami only a few sold at thofe prices. Friday, market day: Stle of poultry, produce, fruit, eto., ap mart; a fair attendance. Poultry yrem entered, in Urge number*, but little deroaa«; price,, ruled low. Fruit entorod in very larsy iraantlty; tha salo continued to a. late hour, yowls, la to la 7d esch; Sranish,23; Brahmas.'Zs to 2a Id; ducts, la to Is 3d; geese. 8a 3d ; tarkeys,2B 3d to 3c plgoonsljto7a; Bmall pigs,7sfld.-, pea-!owlf, Gj j potatoes. Is Id to Is per owt; cabbage, to. to 01 percack;rhubiirb,2sfttperdciKan; onions. }d to Id per lo; apples, Jd to 2Jd par lb; pears. Id to 3J £er lb: pouches, ijd to Hid por dozon; plnmß. l!d to 31d per lb; lemons. Is to 2s Gd par dozen; BOCtarines, 3Jd por lb ; graphs. Is par lb; Capo Koo^eberrios, Gd per lb; oits, 2b 6d to 2a 8A rer bushel; miizj, 3s fid per bushel: sharps 6a por 100; bran. Is to 6s por sack; chaff, 2s to Sa bd. per sack; flour, 613 to «18 10s; biscuits, yd to li'.drorlb: cheese, I\\ toijd; bacon and hßn»i, 2M to 7W; toa, boxes, J2» tn 215-, halt-chesfj, Is 5d : confectionery, 6i<3.; boiled lollies, lid. Me Bdwaku Lkvdon' reports: Bneinees Vor the week satisfactory in all departments. Tao sales during ths woek havo baon well attend' cd. Friilav Salo of produce, frnit, &c. Uf.ms *etsh«dsldto SJd per lb; baoon, 3W to 64 per lb • cheese, 2d to in per lb ; biscuit*. 2!d .'to 34 po^ lb; potatoes, £210 ato £5 per ton ; onioj a. Id to lid per lb : npples Id to 2d ncr lb: paap. J Jd to to 21d per lb ; plums, SJd to fid per lb ; fo» ;ls. Is lCd to 2a 4d aich ; docks. 2a to 2s Id each. Ice. A largo quantity of furnitura was sold at va'.y low prices. ■ .