AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 276, 27 November 1897, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Alex. Aitken reports values to-day : — Potatoes: New Kidney, Jd to Id ; new Shepherds, id to |d. Pumpkins, £1 10s. Butter: Prime dairy, 5d to 6d; medium, 4id to 4f d; separator, 8d to BJd; new keg, s£d. Eggs, guaranteed, lOd to lid. Bacon and hams, in cases, 7d lb; sides, 4£d to 6^d; Canterbury hams, 8d to 9d. Cheese: Farmers', 3Jd to 4d; Canterbury, 44d to sd. Pork, s£d lb. Green peas, 9d to Is peck; broad beans, 6d to 7d peck. Oranges: Marmalade, 5s 6d case; Island, 8d to Is doz. Lemons, 4s to 4s 9d ; bananas, ljd green ; ljd ripe; pineapples, 5s 3d to 6s 6d case ; gooseberries, 2id to 3d lb; currants, red, Is lb ; loquats, 2id to 2|d; strawberries, Is per box. Poultry:• Young roosters, 2s 6d to 3s 3d; mixed lots, Is 6d to 2s 3d; geese, 3s 3d to ss; Turkey roosters, 6s 3d to 8s 6d; hens, 3s to 4s 6d; ducks, Is 6d to 2s 3d. Pigs : Weaners, 10s to 13s; Stores, 20s to 255; suckers, 3s 9d to 7s. Arthur and Gorrie's Weekly Report—New Eotatoes: Kidneys, Jd to Jd; small, id; hepherda, Jd; other sorts, £d to fd. Old potatoes, no demand. Kumaras, £4 to £5 ; pumpkins, £4; onions, ljd to ljd ; oats, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; maize, 2s 4d; Southern ehafl\ £4 15s; Southern bacon, 6Jd ; hams, BJd ; local bacon, 3d to s|d ; hams, 4d to 6id; cheese, 3d to 4d; fresh butter, 5d to 6£d; salt butter, 3d to sd; eggs, BJd to lOd; honey, 2d. Fruit: Gooseberries, 2}d to 3Jd; loquats, 3d; red currants, 9d; local oranges, 8s to 12s ; lemons, is to fes 3d, aad 4d to 6d dozen; cherries. Is 4d; tomatoes, Hi to 6id; small, 2id. Poultry: Hens, Is to Is 7d; roosters, Is 7d to 2s Id; ducks, Is 6d to 2s; turkey gobblers, 5s to (is 9d; hens, 3s to 4s. Messrs Arthur Tooman and Co. report good business done under keen competition, when the following values ruled:—Kidney potatoes, fd to Jd; Shepherds, id to Jd; onions, Ud: green peas, Is to Is 3d: French beans, 5d lb; rhubarb, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; cauliflower, 3s to 7s doz; butter, 4*d to 7d ; eggs, 84d to 9id { bacon, hams and cheese unaltered. Poultry staged in large numbers; hens, Is 4d to la,10d; table roosters, 2s 6d to 2s lOd; cockerels, 1 Is 7d to Is 9d; chicks, 6d to Is Id; ducks, Is Cd to 2s 4d; turkey gobblers, 6s to 8s 3d; hens, 4s to 5s 6d; geese, 2s to 3s 6d; young pigs, 4s 6d to 9s 9d ; pork, 3id to 4d; gooseberries, large, 2|d to 3Jd ; medium, 2£d to 2jid; poor small, 2d to 2id; loquats, 4d to 4}d; grapes, 2s 6d; tomatoes, 7d to 73d; cherries, Is 2d to Is 9£d; lemons, 4s to 7s 6d; oranges, local dessert, 7s to 10s; marmalade, 5s to 6s. Pinessold low, while bananas and oranges brought high prices.

J. Jones's Weekly Report.—Poultry: Roosters, Is 8d to 2s 8d; hens, Is 5d to Is lid; ducks, Is Sd to Is Ud; ducklings, 5d to 61d; turkeys, 4s 6d to Gs; hens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; geese, 2s 8d to 3s 3d; pigs, 5s to 7s. Butter, 4d to 51d;eggs, 8d to 9d; bacon (sides), 5d to 6d; hams, 6d to 63d; Canterbury BJd; kidney potatoes, 5s 8d to 7s 8d; Shepherds, Id; old potatoes, 2s; onions, ljd; kumaras, 5s to 6s; pumpkins, 3s 6d to 4s; peas, lOd to Is 3d; gooseberries, 2Jd to 3d; lemons, 5d to 6d; dressed pigs, 3d to 3id; cheese, 3Jd to 3id.