COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 3, 4 January 1896, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS,

Mr Richard Arthur reports a very busy weak in all departments. I*otatoe%in better demand, kidneys selling from 3s to 43 6d cwt; Hobarts and others, 2h 6J to 3s 3d cwfc. Onions, from gd to l£d ib. Poultry : Turkeys, from lla to 13s each ; hens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d euch ; cable fowln, 2s to 33 each ; other, la 6d to la lOd each ; chicks,_ 8d to Is each ; ducks, Is 6d to 2a each ;' geese, 23 6d to 3a 6d each ; hen and brood, 2s to 3a 6d each. Eggs, Sd to lOd dozen. Fresh batter, 4d to 6cl Ib; corned ditto, 4^d to s^d; bacoD, 4id to 6£d ; ham?, 6d to 8d Ib ; cheese, 2id to 4d Ib. Fruit: Apples, Is 7d to 3s 9d case ; plums, rirab-class, lfd to 3d Ib ; second, Id I to l^d Ib ; apricots, 5d to ssd Ib ; hothouse grapes, 9|d ib; pears, 2dlb; peaches, 4d to 7d dozen, and Id to 2d Ib ; lemons, lOhd to Is 4d dozen. Grain : Wheat, 4s to 4s 6d ; maize. 3s 3d to 3a 6d ; oats, 2a 9J to 3s ; bran, 53 ; sharps, os ; chaff, £5.

Mr Ar.ux. Aitkejj reports a amount of business for the r. 7. weok. New pofcatoos, kidneys, p .o camples, 3s 6d to 4s; ordinary, 2a Jto3s ; Shepherds, 2s 6J bo 3s ; other varieties, 2a (3d to 3a 6d ; onio^p •w»'o, Jd to Id ; pea 9, 3d to 7<i ; French beans, 5(1 bo 8d peck ; broad, 2£d to 4d ; wheat, 4s 6d ; nmizo, 3a 3d to 3a 5d ; oats, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; sharDS, £4 5s to £4 10s; bran, £4 to £4 ss; chaff, £3 10a to £4. Bncon : Primo Canterbury hams, 7-^d to Sd ; medium and local, od bo 6d ; sides, prime, 5d to 5Jd ; others, 4^d to sd. Cheese, factory loaves, 5d to s|d ; largo sizes, 3£d to 4i|d ; farmers, 3d to 4d ; honey, bulk, 2id ; section, 3s to 3d 6d. Butter : Prime local, 5d to 7d ; medium, 3d to 4id ; keg, prime, 5Jd to7d Ib ; rnodium and ordinary, 4d to 4^d. Fruit plentiful. Plums, 2id to 3|d ; damaged, l£d to Hd ; apples, lOd to 3s 7d ; poaches, 6d to lOd for prime, medium, 3d to s£d ; pears, l^d to2d ; apricots, 6d to6id ; goosoberrief!, Id to 2d Ib : per case, 2s 6d to 3i 4d ; tomatoes, 4|d to 4fd ; lemons, Is to Is 6d dozen ; cherries, 4ci to 8d ; grapes, 8d to Is 6d Ib. Poultry: Roosters, 2s to 33; cockerels, Is 6d to 2j 3d ; hens, Is 2d to Is lOd ; geese, amall, Is lOd to 2a 3d ; large, 2s 9d to 3s ; turkey gobblers, 6a to 9a; hens, small, 2s to 2s 9d; large, 3a to 5s ; ducks, Is 3d to 2s ; ducklings, 9d to Is 3d; chickens, 8d to Is; hens and broods, 2s 6d to 4s ; pigeons, 3d to 9d ; canaries, 2s to 3a each. Pigs: Large, 17s 6d to 19s 6d ; medium, 9s to lOg ; mall, 5b 3d to 7s.

Messrs Esam and Arthur Report.— The holidays have naturally interfered with the ordinary routine of business. Notwithstanding, the volume of trade nan been considerable, caused principally by a fair demand for produce for export and a larger enquiry for fruib for presenb requirements. The prices we subjoin are what have been actually realised, bub ib is difficulb to predict what values will rule from now forward. Potaboes, kidneys, £3 to £4 ; onions, |d bo Id ; kumarao, Ib; oats 2s 8d to 2a 9d ; bacon, 4d to ssd ; hams, 5d to 6d; Southern, 7^d ; frosh bubter, 4d to 7d ; salt butter, 3£d to 5d ; cheese, 3d to 3^d ; inferior, 2d to 2^d ; e^gs, 8d to 9d; honey, tins, 3d. Fruit : Poaches, Briggs' Red Mny, choice, 8d to lid ; ordinary, 4d to 7id ; small, 2d to 3d; Early Rivers, large, 4d to 6d; other sorts, 3d to 5d ; plums, Early Rivers, lgd to 3d ; Orleans, 2d to 3^d ; Early Blue, 2d to 2^d ; Botan, green, 2|d ; pears, l^d to 2Jd ; apples, Irish poach, Is to 2s ; red Astrachan, Is 3d to 33 3d ; cherry plums, 2d to 3d; grapes, 9d to la 2d ; tomatoes, 4d to 5d ; small, 2d to 3d ; lemons, 9d to Is 4d dozen ; oranges, Is 3d dozen. Fowls, Is 2d to 13 8d ; roosters, Is6d to 2s Id ; ducks, Is 3d fco Is 8d ; turkeys, 2e 6d to 6a.

Messrs A. Tooman and Co. roporb a' brisk business done during the week. They quote : Potatoes, £2 to £4 10s ; onions, |d to Id; oats, 2s 9ii to 3a; bran and sharps, ss; peas and beans, 3d to 8d ; kumeras, £d "> maizo, 3s 3d to 3s 6rl ; bufctor, freeh, 6Jd to 7id ; eggs, 9|d to llj£d ; cheese, 3d to 4Jd ; bacon and hums, 5d to 6d ; honey, 2d to 3d. Poultry : Fair supplies ; old fowls, Is to Is 7d ; fat younsr, Is 9d to 2s ; table roosters, 2s b'd to 3a 4d ; ducks, Is to ]s 8d ; gceee, 3s to 3s 9d ; turkeys, 5s 3d to 8s 9d. Pias, 6a to 12s 3d. Fruit: Gooseberries, Id to 2^d ; plums cherry, sound, 2d to 3d; soft, Id bo lfd; black kinds, good, 2d to 3£d ; poor and unripe, l£d ; Orleans, 2£d to 3£d ; peachos, choice, 6^d to 10£ d ; ordinary, 3^d to s£d ; small and over-ripe, 2d to 3d ; grapes, 10£ d to Is 4d ; cherries, 2^d to B|d ; greon gagos 3d to 5d ; apricobs, 5Jd to 7fd ; pears, gd to 2d, according bo quality ; tomatoes, 3U to s?>d ; lemons, 10a to 17s 9d case ; apples, good cooking, 2s to 4s 6d : choice Aetracban, 3s to 5a 9d ; others, 6d to Is 9d box and ca«e ; mandarins, 6s bo 10s 9d ; oranges Sydney, 6s to 9s 3d ; Whangarei, 10a 5d bo 14s.

Mn J. Jones quotes :—Poultry : Turkey gobblers 6s 3d to 93, hens 3s 9d to 5s ; geese, 2s 6d to 33 9d each ; roosters, Is 6d to 2s each ; hens, Ib 3d to Is 8d ; young fowls, lOd to Is Id each : ducks, la 3d to Is 3d. Pigs, 6s to lla 9d each. Fruib : Apples, 2s to 3s 6d case ; plums, cherry, lfd to 2d; Early Rivers, 2d to 2£d; peaches, 3d to lOd dozen ; lemon?, lOd to Is 2d dozen; grapes, lid to la 3d Ib ; tomatoes, 2d to 3£d Ib ; Cape gooseberries, 5d to 6|d Ib. Butter : First-claae but soft, 6d to BJd Ib ; second, 5d to 5Jd ; inferior, 3d* to 4fd Ib; keg butter, 4d to 4Jd (plentiful at present); eggs, 8d to 10|d dozen ; cheese, 3d bo id Ib; section honey, 4s dozen ; bacon, first-class, s^l to 6£d Ib, seconds, 4d to 4|d ; hama, first 6^d to 7Ad Ib; seconds and inferior, 4d to s^d ; potatoes, 3s to 4s cwb, inferior, 2a to 2b 6d cwb; green peas, 3d to Sd peck; cucumbers, 8d to Is 2d dozen : beans, 3d peck ; maize, 3s to 3s 3d; bran, £4 15s to £5 ; sharps, £4 5a fco £4 15a ; oats, 2s 6d ; chaff, £5 bon ; onions, l£d Ib; carrots, £115s to £2 5a ton.