AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.
Mr Alex. Aitken reports fair buaine»B during the past week at the following fates:—Southern potatoes, £4 to £4 5s per ton; seed varietieß from £6 to £7 ltis; unions, local, 5a to 7a cwt; Southern, 8s to 3a 6d ; mangolds, 20s ; carrots, 253 ton i sutnaras, 4a Gd to 5a cwt; pumpkins, l§6d so 2a 6d; citron melons. 3h ; chaff, £4 bo £5 ; baled hay, £3 10a; oats, 2a 9d ; local, io., 2a 4d to 2.3 6d ; fowl wheat, 3s 8d bo 3b Ud per buehel, Bew maize, 2sßd ; old do., 3a; bran and eharpß, £5 5s per ton ; ftash butter, beßb dairy, 9£d' to Is; factory, la 2dlb; best kee, 6d to 7d ; medium, 4^d to 5d ; local chaese, 4d ; factory, loaf, 5d ; large Bize, 4Jd ; Southern bacon, 6|d lb ; hams, 8d to B|d; local aides, 6d; hams, ?d; ejrfjs, la 6d dozen. Fruib : Apples, '8 to lCs case ; lemons, 6d to 9d dozon ; persimmons, 8d dozen.
Messrs Tooman and Co.'s Report.— Rasineas steady during the past week. Beit Southern potatoes, £4 5s ton : prime kidney seed, £5 10* to £6 ; poor, £5 ; local seed, £2 10s to £4 ; onion?, dull of sale, primo7a cwt.; maize, 2s 4d to 29 5d bußh., "■'■f., 2a 8d to 2a 9d ex Btore ; bran and sharps, £5 ; oats, short feed, 2s 9d : local, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; pumpkin*, 25s to 35b ton ; Kimaraa, 5s to 6s cwt. ; mangolds, 20s ton; white carrots. 20« to 30a ; red ditto, 25s to 309. Bubtor : Prime fresh dairy, lid to la In ! factory roll=, Is 2d ; bulk, la Id ; keg aitto, prime old 6d, medium sd, poor 4d, new season keg, 7d; egg?, Is to Is sd.
Southern bacon, 5d fco 7d lb; hams, 8d ; lecal sides, 3d to 6d ; hama, 5d to 7d. Cheese, very scarce ; farmers' make, 4d ; factory, 5d bo 5Jd; honey in section, 3b 6d dozen, in bulk 2d. Fruit: Prime local apples, 8a to 10» case, medium do, 5s to 6s; lemons, 4s to 6s ; Tongan orangee, 2* to 38, in crates 4s 9d to 6a; Tahiti oranges, 7a 6d ; local marmalade, 5a 6d to 8s; Capi gooseberries, 4id to 6d; walnuts, 6id: bomatoe?, 2* 6d to 2a 9d ; cocoanuts, 7sack ; peanubs, Id to ljd. Poultry scarce and higher in price.
Mr R. Akthuk reports fair business thit week afc the following prices :—Southern potatoes. £4 to £4 5s ; seed do., from £5 to £6 10b ; kumaras, 6a to 7a cwb ; white carrots, 25s per ton, red do., 30a ton ; pumpkins, 20a to 30« ; onions. 6s to Scwt ; new maizo, 2s 9d to 2s lid bushel, old do., 3s to 3s Id ; oats, 2a lOd to 3a ; bran, 4s 9d to 5s ; sharps, 4s 9d to 5a 6d ; chuff, £3 10s to £4 5a ton ; fresh dairy butter, 9d to l(Md ; medium, Gd to Sri ; best keg, 5Jd to 6d ; medium, 4d to 5d ; cheese, 3d to 41b : eggs, Ir to Is 6d dozen ; Southern bacon, bid to 7d lb ; hams, Bid to 9d ; local bacon, 4hd to 3d ; hums, 5Jd to 6^d ; bean apples, 0.i.t0 10a C;l cace; extra choice, 12=>; medium, 4s 6d to (id ; lemons, 4d to 6d dozen ; Cape gooseberries, 5d lb. Poultry : Turkoy gobbiors, 5s to Sa ; turkey hens, 2^ to 3o 6d ; ducko, 2« to 2s 6d ; t>rizo Pokins, 3a 6d to 5s 7d; cnckorels. Is 3d to 2s; tablo fowls, la to lc 7d.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 151, 1 July 1897, Page 3
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