AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 74, 28 March 1895, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Mr R. Arthur reporbe good business during the past week ab the following rates : — Potatoes Bold at lower prices. Prime realised £2 5s to £2 108 ; cow ditto, 30a per ton ; carrots, 2a 6d per cwt; pumpkins, 2s 6d to 2a 9d; kumeras, 4b to 4b 6d ; citron melons, 3s to 3s 4d; pickling do., Id per lb; fowl wheat, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; oats, Is lid to 2s ; maize, 2a 3d ; barley, 2s ; bran, 2s 9a; sharps, 4s. Butter, fresh, 5d to 6£d per lb; keg,'4sd to s£d. Eggs, lOd to Is; cheese, 2£d to 4d per lb; bacon, 6d to 7{d ; hams, 6d to 8d ; honey, 2£d to 2fd perlb. Fruit: Apples, la to 4s 6d per case; pears, ljd to 2fd per lb ; plums, Igd to'2£d';' quinces, £d to fd perlb; lemons, 6d to 8d per dozen ; tomatoes, Id to ljd. Poultry : Turkey gobblers, 4s 6d to 6s 9d each ; hen do., 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; ducks, Is to le 2d ; geese, 2s 2d to 2s 6d ; cockerels, Is 2d to 1b 6d ; ordinary fowls, la 'to 2s. . , '. . . G.W. Binneyand Sons' Befoht.—On Tuesday a large catalogue mot ready sale under brisk competition. Hides : Stoub ox are in demand, prime selling up to 5Jd ; extra stout, 4d;to 4j«i'; medium, 3d to 3^d ; light oxfand steer, 2Jd to 2|d ; cow, firm, from 2d to 2|d : calf, 2£d to 3d ; secondclass hides sell at low figures. Sheop skins : Local green from lfl 2d to la lid ; country dry, 3d to 2s 4d each. Tallow, bones and horns: No change. Hams and bacon : Morepork (equal numbers) selling freely-from 6fd to 7d; Islingbon prime sides,7d. Bonedust: EMU brand, £5 per ton ;, bones short of demand and prices likely to advance. JVJk Alex.- Aitken reports brisk business during tfao paafi week, Island orders having keSpfc matters busy. Potatoes sold at from £2 10s Co £2 15s per ton ; medium potatoes, £1 15a to £2 per ton ; cow ditto, 25s to 30s per ton ; pumpkins, 2s 6d to 3s per cwt; carrots, 3s 6d per cwt; citron melons, 3a ; | kutneras, 5a 6d to 6a 6d ; oniona, £4108 bo £6 10s per ton ; wheat, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel; oate, Is 9d to Is lid ; maize, 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; bran, 2a 6d to 2s 9d ; aharpß, 3s 9d to 4a. Butter : Taranaki roll, 9d ; bulk, Bfcd ; local dairy, 6^d to 7d ; best "keg, 6d to 6^d ; medium, 4d to sd. Eggs, lOd to Is per ,dozen ; cheese, best loaf, 4^d to 4f d per lb;' large sizes, 3^d to 4d ; best Canterbury bacon, 7d to 7^d ; second quality, 3d to 4d ; hams, B^d to 9d ; local sides, 6d to 6fd ; hams, 7d to 7id ; honey secbion, 3s 6d to 4s; bulk, 2fd to 3Jd perlb. Fruit, dessert apples, 2s 3d bo 4s 3d per case ; cooking do., 2a 3d to 3s ; pears, lgd to 2|d .per lb ; stewing, Id bo l^d per lb; peaches, Is to le lOd per dozen ; cooking ditto, 3d to 5d per lb; plums, l£d to 2Jd ; quinces, £d to Id per lb; lemons, 6d bo 8d per dozen; Cape gooseberries, 3Jd to 4^d per lb ; tomatoes, lidtol^d.