AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 110, 9 May 1895, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

' Mr Ri--ARTinJii quotes^. priceß as follows; thfe week :—Canterbury■ pobabbesV'£2 Ss to £2 103 per ton ;■ local, £1 15s to £2 5s ; cow 'ditto, 30s; briions, |d to fd per lb'.;■ kumeras, 3s Gd to 481 6d per. cwb ; pump■kin's'; 2a f white- carrots, :£l 15a to £2 per ton'; red ditto, £2 10s; wheabj 2s lOd; dabs,, Is 9d: maize, 2a 3d ; bran, 2s. 9d tb 38; sharps, 4s 3d ; fresh butter, s|d to B^d per lb; ; keg ditto, 4d to 6d ; chease, 4d to ,4J'd ; baWn, 6d to 6|d; medium quality, 2|d tosd,;ham^7d t0.8d.» shoulders,4Jd to 6d ; honey, 2£d- perl b; apples, desserb, 3a 6d to 5s- 6d per case; cooking, 2s od to 4s; .pears, 2£d to 3Jd p,er lb ; walnuts, 4Jd bo "6d; passion fruit, 2d to 2Jd ; lemons, 5d to 6d per dozen ; guavas,- l'£d. to 2Jd per, Ib ; \ quinces, |d ; Ctfpe gooseberries, 4|d to 6d : pcr rlb. Poultry:! Turkey gobblers," 3a to 38 6d; ben, ditto, 2s bo 3s ; geesej 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; ducks, Ib to 2a; cockerels, Is 3d to Ig9d ; ordinary fowl*, Is to 2sr •

: MkAlex Aitken reports brisk business this week in" all departments. V Prime Southern potatoes sold at £2 5s to £2 lOs ; local, £1 15s to £2 5s ; cow, ditto, s £l 7s 6d to £1 10s; onions, £510a to.£6; kumeras, $8 6d to 6s per ctvfc ; pumpkins. Is 9d to 2s 6d : mangpldß, 18b to 20a; marrows' and melon?ii9d to la 3d par cwt J> white carroce? 30*; per, i ton ; red, ditto, Sos ; fowl wheait: !2si, ""9dj feed ! oats,^ Ml9d'' to la lOd: dun seed, is lid; maize, 2a 2d to 28 4d_; biran, 3a sd; sharps, 4s 5d td^ 4s 6d. ' Butter :Taranaki rolla, 9d per lb; bulk, Bid';,local dajry, 74d bo BJd ; prime, keg, 6d to 6Jd ;' medium, 5d to' s|d ; pastry, 3^d to 4£d; cheese, loaf, 3|d to 5d ; large size, 4djq 4Jd per Ib; eggs, Is' lpd bo 2a; Canterbury baqon, 7d to 7£d.; hams, Bid;. local sides, green, 6£d ; smoked, 6^d to 6|d ; local hams, green, 71 d; smoked, Bd. " Honey, in sections',' 3s 6d to': 4s ; in bulk, 3d to" 3|d per Ib. Fruic: Apples, besti sortsi locaJ,; 4s to 6s ; cooking; 3a 6d to* 5s 6d; Hobarb, 6s to 7a per case> local pears, 3d ;tb.3Jd per Ib desserb; cooking, 2d to 2|d ; Hobarb dd;, 7s 6d to 8s" per case ; walnuts, 4^d to 'SJd per lb ; pfißsio'n;fru)6, 'ljdi to 2d per dozen ;^ Cape gooseberries, 4^ to 4|d j.guavaa, fd to Id ; medlars, l^d '"'"': " -:::":"',■''■ ■■: '"' •;-"■■ ■..-■ <: