COMMERCIAL.
AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.
Jlr J. Jones reports:—Poultry: Roosters. 2/9 to 2/11; cockerels, 1/0 ro 2/: hens, 1/4 to 2/2; chicks, 7d to 1/2: ducks, 1/6 to 2/2; turkeys, 2/3 to 3/9: gobblers, 5/ to 0/0. Pigs, S/9 to 11/3; dressed pork, 3d to 3-.UI: hares, 1/9 to 2/; rabbits, 7d to 9d: butter, 6d to .d: eggs, ojd to Old: keg butter. Od to 7d; hams, od to 7d; sides, od to Od: cheese, 3d to 4d; honey, 3/0 to 4/; new kidneys, 5/ to 6/6; others. 4/3 to 4/0: Shepherds, 2/3 to 3/0; old potatoes, i'l 15/ to £2; onions, 0/ to 11/; oranges, 11/ to 1.0/ case; lemons, 3/6 to 5/9; walnuts, 5d to s'd; tomatoes, Od to 7d; oats, 2/3; bran, t'3 10/; sharps, £4 5/; chaff, £2 5/; maize, 2/10 to 3/; wheat, 2/10 to 3/.
Mesrs Arthur and Gorrie's weekly report.—Southern table potatoes, 30/, 35/; n ew kidneys, £4, £6 10/; Shepherds, £2 li, £3; green peas, lOd, 1/4 ;oats, 1/11, 2/3; fresh butter, 6d, 7id; cheese, 3id, Id; eggs, .d, 6d; Southern bacon, Gd, G.id; hams, 7id; local bacon, ad, aid; hams, (id; gooseberries, large, 3d, 3Jd; small, 2id, 2_id. loquats, 3id, 3ijd; tomatoes, small 2d to 4d; lemons, 4/3, 5/6; local oranges', 13/: table fowls, 1/9, 2/1; hens, 1/3, 1/0; ducks. 1/7, 1/11.
Hall and Perkins report:—Butter: 2UO kegs and boxes butter realised from 7d to 74d, strong demand-, cucumbers realise b/ to 0/; cauliflowers, 1/0 to 3/0 do^ cherries', 1/6 to 1/0 lb; eggs, (id to 7d; gooseberries, 3d to __d, small l^d to _1; lemons, 4/(j to 5/6; potatoes, kidneys, bulk 4/ to 5/0, good demand; round, heavy supply, _/_ lo' ,j/; bulk, 3/ to y/6; tomatoes, (id to 7d lb; pigs, strong demand, 10/0 to 15/, large 22/. Poultry: Itoosters, to 2/5, hens 1/_ to 1/S tor bulk, few pens up to 2/_; ducks, 1/3 to 2/3; turkeys, gobblers 5/ to D/, hcus a/3 to 4/; Peas, Hu to 1/0 peck.
Messrs A. Tooman and Co. report supplies generally heavy at the following rates:—Potatoes, market quite glutted. Prime samples of new kidneys soid from 3/ to 5/ cwt; round do., _-/ to 4/; old, totally unsaleable; local onions, id lb; Amen can do. Id to lid; maize, 3/ bushel; butter, good demand, prime sold at .id to 7id; keg do., _d to Yd; factory, i.Jti; farmers cheese, 4d; factory cheese, 4_ct; bacon, 5d to 6id; hams, ed to Via; eggs, 6.id to 7d. Fruit: Island oranges, 10/ to is/ case, local ditto, 16/3 to lv/U; mandarins, 9/ to XII; passion fruit, 15/; cherries,. 1/ to l/i>; gooseberries, large, zid to 3_i; small uo.„ L'd to lid; tomatoes, lid to Sd; mushrooms, 3d to -Id lb; lemons, good, 5/ to 7/ case; coarse do., 3/ to 4/. .Poultry: Strong demand. Hens sold 1/6 to 2/; roosters, __:/ to 2/10; ducks, 1/il to 2/9; geese, 3/9 to 4/; turkeys, 7/3 to 8/6. Young pigs, b/6 to 13/, according to class.
Alex. Aitken (.Limited) report. — Potateos again declined. Gooseberries more plentiful and -weak. Eggs and butter, also section honey in great request at above market values. Prices—Old potatoes, 20/ to 40/; new kidneys, 3/9 to 7/; Shepherds, 2/ to 4/8; onions, local, 9/ to 10/; Frisco, 11/; pumpkins, 6/6 to 7/; peas, 1/ to 1/6; asparagus, 3/6 to 6/; rhubarb, 3/ to -1/ dozen; oacs, 2/4; maize, 2/10; chaff, 40/ to 50/; butter, 6d to 8d for pats; factory" rolls, 9_d to lOd: kegs, 4d to 6d; eggs, hens, 6d to 7d; ducks, Sd; hams, 6d to 7_d; bacon, 4d to 6Jd; cheese, new, 4.id to 4:; d; honey, sections, 3/9 to 4/; lemons, 4/3 to 5/6; pine apples, 5/6 to 6/9 case; oranges, 11/ to 16/9; apples, to 15/; loquats, local, 2d to 3d lb; plums (Red Cressaries), 5d lb; gooseberries, lgd to 4d; walnuts, 5d to 6d; fungus, 3d; roosters, 1/3 to 2/8; hams, 1/4 to 1/8; chicks, 3Jd to 1/3; ducks, 1/6 to 1/9; ducklings, old to 1/; turkey roosters, 4/6 to 7/6; hens, 3/ to 4/6, great demand; «. ese, 2/9 to 3/6; pigs, 6/3 to 17/9 each.
Messrs R. Arthur and Co. report sales js follows:—Old potatoes, 30/ to 40/ ton; new kidneys, 4/ to 6/; Shepherds do., 3/ to 3/6 cwt; pumpkins, 6/; kumaras, 4/ to 4/6: onions, 3d to lid lb, prime samples, fresh butter, 5d to 73d lb; keg, 5d to 6id; =,f_s. s£d to 6-id; Southern bacon, tiid to Sad lb; hams, 7d to 7Jd; local bacon, 4d to fid: hams, 5d to,.6Jd; cheese, 46. Fruit: Lemons, 4d to 7d dozen; gooseberries, 2d to 3d lb; local loquats, 3_id lb. Poultry: Turkey gobblers, 5/ to 6*3; hens, 3/; clucks. 1/7 to 1/11; geese, 2/ to 3/; ordinary fowls, 1/3 to 1/9; table roosters, 1/8 to 2/3: hens, with broods, 3/ to 3/6; chicks, 3d; young ducklings, 4d to 1/2 each.
Messrs Donald and Edenborough resort—New potatoes, kidneys, 4/, 7/; .".-epherds, 3/, 3/6; onions, 14/; pumpkins, v/; kumaras, 6/6; green peas, l/l. 1., 1/4; old potatoes, 25/, 42/6. Butter: Prime keg, 7d, 8a; pastry, sd; fresh, Gid, 8d; eggs, s_d, 6d; cheese, Zl&, 4.1 d. Fruit: American apples. 14/, 16/; lemons, 4/3, 5/; local oranges, 14/, 16/6;* pines, 10/, 15/; bananas, Vi, 3/6; bunch gooseberries, 31d, 4d; walnuts, od, 6d; peanuts, l!Jd, 2d. Poultry: Table roosters 2/, 2/7; others 1/7, 1/10; hens 1/5. 1/9; ducks. 2/, 2/4; turkey gobblers, 5/, 6/9; hens, 2/9, 3/8.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 275, 20 November 1899, Page 7
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