AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 266, 9 November 1899, Page 2

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Farm and Dairy Produce.—Butter: New Zealand Dairy Association, Anchor, and Crown brands, lid lb, Mercantile brand lOd wholesale; dairy liutter, wholesale, Gd; retail Bd, second quality Bd wholesale; fresh eggs,. 5d per dozen wholesale; lard in bladders 4»d lb, in lib packets -.-,- s}a; cheese, farmers', 4d lb, factory •■'do., export and medium size, 4Jd to-43d,• loaf 4Jd to sd; bacon and hams, Green's Canterbury sides, Cd, equal numbers, GJd; hams 7Jd, in single cloth, double cloth, id extra. . ¥l Flour Market.—Flour, local, wholesale. £?' 10/, ; wheatmeal £7 10/, . bran 1001 D sacks £3 5/, 1601b sacks £3 2/6; sharps, 2001b sacks, £4; oatmeal, £10 10/ per ton, 25' s £12 for 7's* ■■■=■"■-■■•*■•-' -■ y ■ * Grainr-Oats. 2/1, c.i.f.: f,owl wheat 2/10', ex store,"4 sacks irioluded'j Southern milling wheat 2/10 to S>, sacks extra; maize 2/8 on wharf. Chaff—£l 15/ to £2,per ton at the station. - n '" ' Onions—California, £12 per ton. Potatoes—Prime samfjles Southern, £1 15/ to £2 per t;on; prime new kidney, 7/ cvvt; Shepherd, 3/0 to 4/.cwt. Coal and Firewood Markets.—Many of the following quotations .are nominal:— Newcastle coal at yard, 28/ to 30/ ton; Westport SO/, Taupiri, best household, delivered,' 12 sacks to the ton—Tons 25/. discount 1/ for cash; half tons 13/, discount' 6d;' quarter tons '6/9, discount 3d for cash; hundredweights' 1/6, -no dis count. Picked steam, 12 ,sack 3' to . the ton—Tons 22/, discount 1/ for calsh; ha.lf tons '11/6, discount 6d for "cash; Quarter tons 6/3, discount 3d for cash. Firewood: Uncut, at wharf, cargo 7/.to 9/,' ton; da-. livered 12/ to 14/; cut 13/ to 16/. . Building Materials.—Prices are ;nomlnally as follows: — Timber:. Boards and. scantling, undressed, 100 ft best, 14/; medlumf 10/6; socond class. 8;/6r'bc!st planed, tongued and grooved, first:class, 16/; medium, 12/6; second; class,--. 10/6; rusticated weather-boards, first ■ class, 16/; medium, 12/6; second class, 10/6. Undressed boards, Mn thick, best, 11/6; medium, 9/; second class, 6/6; rough lining boards, gin second class. 6/; lining boards, planed, tongued and grooved, best, 15/6: medium, 12/; second class, 10/; boat boards,, specially selected, 15/6 fo. rjin, 14/6 for lin. Kauri palings, sft, sap, 9/; heart, 11/; . ti-.tree rail, £3 10/ per 100; puriri posts, 1/ to 1/6 each; shingles, 13/ per 1000; Hob.art palings, sft, 17/; 6ft. 19/; rails, 80/; selling quotations. Dry pressed bricks, 52/6 per 1000- ordinary brick, 50/ per 1000; fire bricks, 2£in, £8; and 3in, £9 .per 1000; fire clay. 60/ per ton: hydraulic lime. 4/ par 3bu«hel bag. Drain pipes, at works, 2ln drain tiles, 12in lengths, 50/ per 1000: 2Jin. 70/; 3in, 90/; 4in. 130/; 6in, £15 per 1000: 3in socket pipes, 2ft lengths, 7d'each; 4in:.9d; Sin, V, 9ln, 2/; 12in, 3/; 15in, 4/6; 18in, 6/; 21in. 11/: 24in, 15/. . ■ ' ' ,

Kempthorne, Prosser & Co.'s New Zealand Drug Company, Limited,' .Westfield manures price list, season 1899:— One Ton • £ s d 'A' Superphosphate (total phosphates 40 per cent., soluble ' 32.84 : per cent.. 1J per cent, ammonia).. 510 'B* Superphosphate (total phos- ; phates 31 per cent., soluble 26 per cent.), 2cwt sacks , 4 8 6 ;

'C Superphosphate (total phosphates 46 per cent., soluble 15 per cent.), 2cwt sacks 4 15 0; Mineral Superphosphate (total : phosphates 3S per cent., soluble 30 per cent), 2cwt sacks 5 0 0 Bonedust (pure) steaemd 7.0 0 Bonedust (pure) green 7 0 0 Bonedust and Blood 610 0 Special Root Manure 7 00 Special Grass Manure 'A.' (f6r Top Dressing) 6 15 0 Special Grass Manure 'B' (for Permanent Pasture) 6 15 0 Special Potato Manure 7 00 Special Turnip Manure 6 15 0 Special Rape.Manure 615 0 Special Corn Manure 'A' (for green feed) 6150 Special Corn Manure 'B' (for Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc.) 615 0 Special Maize Manure 'A' (forgreen feed) 7 00 Special Maize Manure 'B' (for cob maize) 7 00 Special Orchard Manure 'A' (for young trees) 7 10 0 Special Orchard Manure 'B' (for fruit formation) 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure 6 15 0 ' Special Onion Manure 7 10 0; Special Sugar Beet Manure 8 10 0 Sulphate of Ammonia 14 0 0 Cpral Queen Guano, 2cwt sacks (63 per cent, phosphate of lime).. 4 15 0 I Surprise Island Guano, 2cwt sacks ■ (37 per cent, phosphate of lime) 3 8 G (f.0.b., Onehunga, £3 12/) Kainit, original sacks about lcwt 4 7 6 Nitrate of Soda, original sacks about 2cwt 14/cwt Muriate of Potash, original, saoks about 2cwt 16/cwt Sulphate of Potash, original sacks about 2cwt 16/cwt Sulphate of Iron, original sacks . about 2cwt 10/cwt Special Garden Manure, 141b baprs..l/6each Fowl Grit, 141b bags.coarse medium or fine 1/6 each Vitaflor for Pot Plants, i!b tins ....6d each linseed Oil Cake, tine crushed, medium or whole cake, per ton 9 15 0 Discount less 2| per cent, for cash. Prices subject to alteration without notice Previous Lists now cancelled. Auckland, October 16th, 1899.