COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 160, 8 July 1899, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS,

Messrs Arthur and Gorrie's weekly- r,__ l0 0/ t:r SO. U _h? ra table *" Ei *25/ __ W; seed kidneys, £2 10/, £3 io/ ; kumaraT 0/6, 6/; carrots, 25/; onions, prime £3; «?- roils 9W^hnneS^-. U", el Bd'o 9iU'- faW ' J_VV bulk' Bia' caeese, 3d,._Jd: eggs. 101 d, lid; bacon, Cd, 0d; hams, 6d ?!£ apples, (j/, 9/6; .oranges,' local!' 2/6, 3/6. lemons, 3/, 4/; fowls, 1/, 1/5; table fowls 1/0; ducks, 1/10, 2/3; turkeys, gobblers, _/' 5/6; hens, 2/6 3/; canaries, 8/ 10/;rahbit_ 1/0, 2/ pair; hares, 2/, 2/6.

Messrs It. Arthur and Co. report good bus ness during the past week at the following rates :-Potatoes, £2 to £2 10/; seed do £2 10/ to £3; onions, £3 to £4 _/■ carWi. *,' >J f° o%; k"maras' <V to 7/; pumpKin.., _/ to 2/6; citron' melons, 3/ to 3/6 cwt; maize, 2/6 to 2/7 bushel; oats, 1/S to 1/10; fowl wheat, 2/3 to 2/4; fresh dairy .butter, 7d to Old lb; keg do., 5d to <_&• pastry uo., 4d to sd; eggs, lid to 1/ dozcheese, 4d to 4.d; _ac<m, tfjd to 7d lbhams, «d to 74d. Fruit: Apples, 6/ to 8/6 case; small cases, 4/ to 5/; lemons, 3/6 to 67; Cape gooseberries, 3*d to 4d. Poultry Turkey gobblers, 5/ to 6/; hens, 2/ to 2/9geese, 2/6 to 2/9; hens, 1/0 to 2/;' ordinary fowls, 1/2 to 1/7; table roosters, 1/8 to 2/4small pigs, 6/ to 8/6. '

Messrs A. Tooman and Co. report a very busy week, with sales at the following rates Southern table, £2 5/ to _t_\v/xtf) .° eaII i 1 K to fl 15/' Southern seed, £3 5/; local do., £1 10/; prime onions, £o; pumpkins, £1 15/ to £3; kumaras, 5/ to 6/ cwt; citron melons, 4/10; pie do., 2/6: maize, 2/9; carrots, £1 to £1 15/; prime dairy butter, BJd to 9.d lb; factory, lOd; medium do 5d to 6d; keg, 4d to 6d; eggs, 10fd to lid doz; farmers' cheese, 4d lbfactory do., 4_d; loaf, s_d; farmers' bacop 5d to 6_d; factory bacon, 6_d to 7d; hams, 6d to 7Jd. Fruit: Special quality apples, 10/ case; good do., 8/ to 8/6; fair do., 4/ to 6/; lemons, 4/ to 5/; passion fruit, 6/ to </6; mandarins, 8/6 to 10/6; pines, 7/ "to 8/; Island oranges, 3/6; local do., 2/ to 3/; marmalade oranges, 7/ to 10/; bananas, 1/6 to 2/ bunch; peanuts, ljd to 2d lb. Poultry: Very heavy supplies this week, with lower prices. Ordinary fowls fetched 1/3 to 1/6; roosters, 1/3 to 2/3; ducks, 1/S to 2/; geese, 1/6 to 2/; heavy turkeys, 4/ to 5/; medium, 2/6 to 3/9; young pigs, 8/6 to 14/9; pork, 2Jd to 3*d lb; rabbits, 1/4 to 1/8 per pair.

Mr J. Jones repo.ts:— Poultry: Roosters, 1/5 to 2/3; hens, 1/3 to 1/8; ducks, 1/3 to 1/10; geese, 2/3 to 2/9; turkeys, 2/3 to 3/4; gobblers, 5/ to 7/3; pigs, 7/6 to 11/3. Butter, 8d to 9_d; seconds, 6d to 7id;,.kegs, 4Jd to. 6d; eggs, 10c! to Hid; chese, 3_d to 4id; honey, 3d; bacon, sides, 5d to Cd; bams, 6d to 7d; rolls, 4_d to sd; potatoes, £2 5/ to £2 10/; local, £1 10/ to £2; kidneys, £3 to £3 10/; pumpkins, £2 to £2 10/; carrots, 1/ to 1/3: kumaras, 4/ to 5/; oats, 2/; dun, 1/8 to 2/; maize, 2/5 to 2/7; bran, £4; sharps, £4 10/; chaff, £2 to £2 10/.

Hall and Perkins report :—Roosters, 1/9 to 2/3; table birds, few to 3/; young, 1/3 to 1/9; hens, 1/3 to 1/11; ducks, 1/6 to 3/4; turkey hens, 1/9 to 3/; gobblers, 2/6 to 5/; geese, wanted; canaries, 8/9 to 8/; pigs, well bred suckers, 8/ to 10/6; others, 16/9 to 19/; apples, scarce, 3/ to 9/3; butter, 63 to lOd; keg do., 5d to 6d; cliaffi, wanted, 40/ to 45/; carrots, £1 ton; red do., 25/ to 30/; bran, £4; eggs, lid to 1/2; kumaras, 5/ to 6/; lemons, 3/6 to 5/; maize,.2/9; potatoes, Lapstones, 40/ to 80/; Early Rose, 100/; eating do., 45/ to 55/; onions, 2/ to 5/; pumpkins, 30/ to 60/; mandarins, 8/ to 10/; wheat, 2/6; sharps, £4 5/; melons, 2/6 to "5/- _____