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Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 58, 9 March 1889, Page 4

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Messrs Arthur and Buddlk's Weekly Report.—There have been eight sales by auction this week, viz. :-Monday : Sale of furniture at Mr Otto's dining-rooms, Queen-street, and-afc the mart a. sale of unredeemed pledges, ■watches, jewellery, etc., from Mr J. Kae, pawnbroker. Elliott-street The attendance was good, and prices very satisfactory, luesday -At the mart, a sale of produce, fruit, etc.; it was well attended; a largo quantity sold. The prices obtained at the three sales held lor the disposal of produce, fruit, etc., will bo found below. Wednesday: At the mart, a sale of household furniture and ciFects. There was a good collection, but owing to so many sales of furniture being held the attendance was small, and prices ruled in favour of the buyers. Thursday: At the Mart.- sale of assorted earthenware, etc., also of general drapery, clothing, etc., and of fruit. The attendance at the whole was good, and prices very satisfactory Friday: Market day sale of poultry, produce, fruit, etc., at the Mart. There was a large attendance of buyers, fairly brisk competition, and a large amount ot all kinds sold at satisfactory prices. Poultry were entered in large numbers, a, great quantity or clucks and young fowls, all sold at fair prices. Turkeys were not so numerous as fowls and ducks.. They, brought high prices, Is 9d to on Od each ; fowls sod at lOd to 2s ; chicks and young foivls, 5d to Is 3d; Wyandotte, 4s each; Cochins, Is to Is lOd: 1-lamburss, Is 4ri ; Brahmas, 2a 9cl; game Is 3d; Spanish, Is 3d; Pigeons, bd. to Is 3d; ducks. Is to Is 7d; geese, 2s 4d to 3s Id; canaries, 2s to 3s 6d each. Not a large number of pigs entered. These cold well, ■bringing 5s 9d to 11s each. Produce of all kinds i 3 in fair demand. Poiatoes have not improved in price. A quantity of inferior quality has come to hai d, and other lots in very bad co ndition; it was dirlicull to get these off at low prices. Onions of good quality have moved off freely ;an unsatislied demand •; price firm. Cheese of good sample is m Ce . mand, but it mu.--t be really good quality to command attention. BuitJr is still quiet.'; no really first-class to hand. Eggs, iroali. fu-e in ! demand. Bacon and hams are wanted ; no first-class to hand. Fruit has como to hand, in large qnantity; there have been loss soft kinds; these have brought a little better price. Many of the apples and pears •were not carefully picked or packed; prices will continue low until all such are done for. Good peaches would sell well; lomons are wanted. The following are highest and lowest prices for the week, viz.:—French bouns, 3}d to 4u; peas, Is; cucumbers, 2id to Sid ; cabbages, Is to 2s 7d; red cabbages, It 3d per dozen; carrots, 7d per dozen; rhubarb, Is to Is 60. per d,O7.en: parsnips, 9cl to lOd ; potatoes, 3s 8d ;o s^; < inferior, 2s 3d to 2s 6d; onions, ;)d to Id; inferior Id to -Jd : picklors, ;Jd to Id ; sharps, 4s 6d; bran, Is 6d; oaisi 2s 3d to 2s 9d; barley, 3s ; wheat, 3s 3d; flour,£ll; bacon, fair quality, Sid to7d: inferior, lid lo 3}d; cheese, 34d to 44d--n inferior, Id to 2jd ; eggs, 6}d to 8M ; stale 3d 1 , 0 . 1! 4id; fresh butter, 4d to sdd; very soft, 2dto. T jC \ ;: j honey in tins, 2d to 3d; biscuits, 4d; greengage*..!'. lAdtolifd; Pond's seedlings, lid to2|d; Aim\si i' yellow plums, lid; golden drops, l : }d LUS; I Victoria plums, lid to 2d ; purple gago'j, lid" to I I? f d; egg plums, l|d to ljd; Jefferson's, l.'d; Takapuna drops, lid; Washington ulumg, ig c l; Magnum Bonums, li|d; various kinds, =d to lid; Dawson's,.:}d to lid ; poor, id ; Bullaee's, id told; Capo gooseberries, 6d to 6id; quit) cos, \i { to Id ; peaches, lid to 2d per Ib, ana %1 to SJ { perdo;:en; grapes, indoor, 4]d to 6]d ; hr\\Sv .^ and soft, 2:/ dto 3|d ; outdoor gra,pes, 3id • vkjj ,r s all kinds, id to 2,', d; apples, id to J.'.cl; *• o {ty,fj/ JOS ' Jdtof;d; watermelons (small), 3s; ' omO ris mot lirst-class), Is to Is Sid. ATOBUB mot M« AI.EXAXDEK AITKPIS'S v - n7 . r m •»• .pn™ for the week ending March r £*$**£. *:, of general produce has b<- J--f 1«WJ?"?S"; of all kinds have bo«n ' .en quitted. Sttpplioß fpnely, but at rcdi' .argo. Grain is ~UI ng easier. Potatoes r' .ted values. On;.oasftie Biand ready salp , t really good quality comVegetables ar'' and values arc more wettled.

For keg butter, there is Still no demand. Cheese of good quality has moved more freely. Honey is dull. Bacon and hams move slowly. In the poultry department, the supply has again been large, every pep being filled. Values unchanged. Turkeys have been In large supply, aud have sold high. Pigs :. Smaller numbers to hand. All sold at good values. JTrtiic : The supply has again been large, particularly in apples, which have been far in oxcess of demand : consequently prices have been very low. Pears still remain at late quotations. Plums remain at last week's values. Lemons have been in good supply and have sold high. Grapes : Tho supply, though large, has been far short of: requirements, and better prices have been obtained. Peaches in short supply, prices high. No Cape gooseberries to hand : severaMots were wanted. A large supply of water melons came to hand and sold freely. The following are tho week's quotations :—Fowls, poor, is to Is Id: good table fowls, Is 5d to 2s Id; rooster?, small. Is 5d tols6d; in condition, Is 9d to 2s 4d; chicks, 10d to Is: ducks, Is 4cl to Is lOd ; geese, 2s 6d to 3s Id; turkeys, young?, 3s 3d to 6s 6d; ditto, heavy. 4s 3d to 6s 3d. Pigs: Mfi'lium. 5s to Ss; good, 10s to lls 3d. Potatoes : Well sorted and free from disease. 4s 6d to ss: others, 3s to 3s 6d ; co-w potatoes jtg t.o 3Cs, sacks extra. Onions: Send kinds, §d to Id; potato onions, id to Jd. Cabbares, 3d to Is 6d; pumpkins, 2s 6d to 3s 3d ; peas, 8d to 9d ; beans, 2d to sd; rhubarb, 2s to 3s; fowl wheat, 3s Id to 4s; oats. Danish, Is 8d to 2s, sacks extra; bran and sharps, 4s 6d ; maize, 3s 9d; buttjr, fresh, 3d to 6Jd ; cheese, ordinary, 4d ; loaf sizo. 4Jd to 5d ; eggs, S*d to lOd: honey, 2d to 3d ; bacon, Id to 7M; hams, 6d to 9d; apples, all sorts. Ad to lid. Pears : Bon Chretien, lid to2id ; hard cooking sorts. Pjd to Id ; Napoleons, ijd to Id. Peaches, 3kl to 4:} d per lb ; lemons. Is 6d t.o Is lid; tomatoes, jd to Ijd : grapes, 4-kl to 9Jd ; damsons, good, Id to ljd ; poor, 3d to 3d." Plums: Pond's Seedling, lid to 2d ; choice, 2d to. 3d; Golden Drops, ljd to 2d; Magnum Bonum, ljd to 13d. Watermelons, 4s 3d to 5a per dozen; cucumbers, 2d to 7d per dozen.