COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 95, 21 April 1894, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS,

Mb Alex. Aitken' reports brisk business daring the week. Potatoes : Prime

samples, £3 to £3 5s ; other lots, £2 03 to £2 15s ; cow potatoes, 30a to 35a ; bran, £3; sharps, £4; onion?, local. Id to l|d : Canterbury, Jd to Id; picklers, ljd ; pumpkins, best lots, 2s 3d to 2a Sd : others, Is 3d to 2s ; pie and citron melons, lOd to Is 6d cwt ; thaize, 2s 10d ; oats, best feed, 2a to 2s 2d ; local, ]s 9d to 2i : wheat, 2s 7d to 2s 9d ; kumera3, 4s to 5a 6d inferior, la 6d to 2s Gd ; chaff, best oaten, £2 15s to £3. Butter: Prime fresb, 7id to 9d ; medium,

6d to 6d. Keg butter : 200 kegs poor and

medium quality quitted at 3d to 4d ; prime 60 kegs quitted at 6d to 7d ; Taratiaki box dairy, prime, 7d; poor, 4^d to sd; separator, 7d to 8d ; factory, lOd. Cheese :

prime dairy, 4d ; other lots, 3d to 3£d ; factory, 4^d to 4Jd ; loaves, 5d to sjd. Honey : Tinned, 3^d ; section, 3^d to 4d ; special line, 4hd. Bacoil, new sound local, unsmoked, 6id to Bjd ; smoked, 7d to 8d ; hams, 7d to 9d ; Canterbury new bacon, 9d ; hams, lid ; old do., 4d to 7£d. Eggs vary J scarce ; fresh, Is Cd to Is 7£d ; pickled, lOd. Fruit ba? baeo in heavy supply, choice cookj ing apples, 43 6d to 63 3d, others 2s 6d to I 4s 3d ; choice dea?ert apples, 5s to 7s 6d, and lup to 8s 6d for heavy casea ; others, 3a to ! -Is 6d ; lemons, 3d 6J to 63 ; passion fruit, jss 3d to 8a 6d ; tomatoes, Is to 3s 9d ; quinces, 3s to 03 6d ; grapes, best, IOJd ; to Is 3d, others, 4|d to 6d ; Cape .gooseberries, 4rJ to s^d ; fige, Is fco 2a 3d per small box ; island oranges, 4s per caee; guavas, ljd to 2id ; walnuts, 6d; chestnuts, 6d to 9d ; filberts, 9d ; watermelons, 6d Co Is 5d each; Hobart apples, 88 per case. Poultry : Very heavy supply; best young roosters, la 6d to Is lOd ' others, Is 2d to Is 5d ; cockerels, 8d to Is; table fowls, Is 6"d to 2a Id ; others, including small,' 8d to Is 4d ; ducks, best lots, Is 6d to 2s ; others, 9d to Is 4d ; geeee, 2a to 2a 9d ; turkeys, gobblers, 3s 6d to 7s 9d ; hens, la 6d to 4s ; pigeons, 4d to Is 9d ; canaries, ss; pigs, best lots, 10s to 14a 6d ; others, 2s 9d to 9=>.

Messrs Esam and Arthur report salea at the following rates: — Potatoes : Hobarts, prime, £3 to £3 5«; others, £2 58 to £2 103; Email cow potatoes, 30s; carrots, 35s to 40s; kumeras, £4 to £4 10s; pumpkins, 35s to 40s ; pie and citron melons, 20s to 353 ; mangolds, 25s ; onions, lid to lid; wheat, 23 9d to 2a lOd; maize, 2s 7d to 2s 9d ; bran, £3; local bacon, b\d to 8d ; ham, 6d to B^d ; cheese, 3|d to 4d ; fresli butter, No. 1, BJd to lOd; No. 2, 6i<l; eggs, guaranteed, Is4d to Is 4Ad ; pickled, Od to Hid; salt butter, sAd"to lid. Fruit: Dsssert apples, 3s 9d to 7s 9d ; cooking, 3s 6d to 63 ; pears, 2d to 3£d ; lemons, 4d to 8d ; guavas, 2^d to24d ; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 4id ; tomatoes, Is 6d to 3s Id; medlars, Is to !2a ; peannte, l.fd ; ivatormelon?, Gs 6d. I'oultry : Fowls, Is Id to Is 6d ; turkeys, Is 9d to 3s 6d ; ducks, la 3d to Is 4fl : p'f-rs, I'M fid.

Mr. J. Jo vim reports prices :—Potatoes : Fair demand, also a-light increase in price. •First-class polatce?, £3 to £3 os ton ; *econd-e!ass, £2 IC-> tr» £2 15a ; inferior, £1 10s to £2 ;js ; cow poUtoe", Is 6d to 2s 6cl per sack. Bacon, iiivt-class, 7^d to 8d ; seconds, ;").'fd to Gf'J Ib ; inferior, 4d to Sd lb; hams, first, 7J-1 to Bj!d ; seconds, 6d to 6id ; inferior, 3d to 4&d lb. Butter: First-clase, 8d to 9,{d lb; second-class, 6d to 7+d : other cl.is-k, pa*iry, 4|d to scl; keg butter, s|d to6:^d lb ; Eggs, guaranteed, 1? 4|;fJ to 1b 7£il dozen; cheyso, bead Southorn Wairua, 3ld io Id ; other elasse?, 2Ad to 3d ; old Canterbury, ljd to'id lb. Vegetables: Peas, If 9<l peak ; cabbages, Is to la 9d dozun, ]a 3d to 2s 6d eack ; pumpkins, Is 6d to '2? 4d cv/t; pio melons and citron melons. Is to Is 9d cwt, and la to Is 6d fade : mangold?, H to Is Cd sick ; lettuce;, oil :. :..m; carrots, la Od to2a 6d cwfc ; ptirani] h, carrots, ai<i turnips, 3d to 5d dozon ; rhubarb, la 3d to 2s 3d dozon ; celery, le (id to 2a 3d dozen ; marrowe. la to Is 6d sack ; kunieras, 4s 3d to s;j 6d cwt; onions, l,{d to l^ii lb; .Southorn, 83 6d to Ga 6d ewt; onions very scurco; ryo tjras?, 8a 3d to m 6d per buahei ; apples, good first-class, 6a to 8s 6d case; inferior, 2s to 4s case ; peroiiiitiioms, lAd to 2;|d lb; pears, cooking, 2(1 to 2^(l lb ; dessert, 3d to 4Jd ; peaches, 6d to la 6d dozea ; figs, Id to 2d dozon ; pnsfiio!) fruit, 2d to .3d dozon ; tomatoes. Id to l.Jd lb, Is to 2a 6d caso ; lemon*, 3d to Cd dozen. Pige, young, 3s 9d each ; fowls, small, 9d to Is 3d ; others, Is 3d to Is 7d each ; ducks, la to la 6d each ; maize, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; wheat, 2t 6d to 2s 9d ; bran, 3b ; sharp.?, 4s ; oats, feed, 2s to 2s 3d ; dun, 2s to 2e 2d bushel.

Mr K. Arthur reports good all-round business done at tho following prices :— Fowls sold at lid to 2a 6d ; chicks, 6d to Is 2d ; Wyandobtes, 2s to 3s ; Brahmas, Is 5d to 2s 2d ; Dorkings, 2s Cd ; turkeys, gobblers, 4s 3d to.Sc, hens 2s Id bo 2s lOd; ducks, Ib Id to Is lOd ; pigeonß, 5d to 8d each ; young pigs, 10s to lla each; fresh eggs, le 3d to la 6d ; fresh batter, 7d to 9d ; corned butter, Gd to 6£d> best satnpleß ; bacon, 7d; cheeae, 3d to 3d, besb samples ; potatoes, 2s to 3s ; kumeraa, 4s; pumpkins, la 6d to 2s; melons, Is 3d ; red carrots, 2a; cabbages, 7d to Is lOd dozen, 2s sack ; carrots, 6d dozen ; beet, 6d dozen ; wheat, 2s 9d ; maize, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; oats, 2e to 2s Id ; bran, 3s ; chaff, 3s 9d ; sharps, 3a 9d ; apples, ljd to 2Jd Ib, and 3a Id to 3a 6d case ; grapes, la to Is 2d ; Cape gooseberries, 4^d ; guavae, 2£d to 3d ; walnuts, 5d to 6d ; chestnuts, 7d ; medlars, la 3d case; lemooa, 4d to 7^d dozen; passion fruit, 3d.