AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 292, 9 December 1899, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Messrs Arthur and Gorrie'sweeklv re£(f1 t,i7 I£ i oto, eys', £2, 10A £4 5/; Shepherds; £1 10/, £2; local onions, l^d, lid; "kumaras i £2, £3; peas, 6d, 9d; French beans,■2ld'-'to i3d 1b: oats, 2/, 2/6; chaff, £2 5/;\ cucumT , hers, 2/, 4/; Southern bacon, S?d, 63; hams 7Jd, 8d; local bacon, 4d, Sid; hams, sd' 6ld ; cheese, 3*d, 4d; eggs. 7Jd; fresh butter, 7d, 7*d; gooseberries, 2Jd, 3d; cherries 9d, lOd; tomatoes, sd, 6d; lemons. V. s/! local oranges, 15/, 16/; table fowls, 1/9 2/3; hens, 1/6, l/ll; ducks, 1/6, 2/; rabbits I/fi pair. Mr J. Jones' Report:.— Poultry-Roosters, 1/6 to 2/7; hens, 1/5 to 2/; ducks, 1/6 W 2/4; geese, 2/9 to 3/6; turkeys, 3/6 to 3/9; gobblers, 6/6 to 9/3. Pigs, 8/9 to 16/. ButtW, £d to 7:] d; eggs, 7Jd to 9d; cheese, 3]dto 4d; bacon, 5Jd to 6}d; hams, 6}d. to 7id; honey, .3Jd to 4d; kidney potatoes, 3/3 to 4/; Shepherds, 2/ to 2/G; onions, ldto lid; kumaras, 5/ to 6/; gooseberries, l|d to ?Mj tomatoes, 6d to 6.\d; nuts, sd; oranges, 8/4 to 9/6; lemons, 3/9 to 6/ case; maize, "W to 2/11; oats, 2/ to 2/2; bran, £3 15/; sharps, £4 10/; wheat, 2/S to iy 10;. chaff, £2 5/ . Alex. Aitken, Limited, report tha heayjv est sale of the season to-day. Potatoes easier; eggs, rising rapidly. Prices: Sidneys, 2/5 to 4/; old Derwents, 15J to 20/ ton new onions, Id to lid; peas, 4d to 9d; French beans, 2d lb; butter,.pats, $4; to 6id; separator, 6id to 7d; factory roMi 9id to lOd; keg, 5d co 6d; eggs, 7jid to ?» hams, Drake's "Armada," 7id; farmeriSj SUI to Old; cheese, scarce, 41;. honey, sections, 3/6 to 3/9; bulk, 3d; lemons, 5/to S/; oranges, 2/ doz; cherries, 9Jdtol/'lo; red currants, 4d to 9d lb; Sydney, plums, Ked Vermonts, 4/ to 6/; Tippits, 5/ to W apricots, Sydney, 3/7 to 6/6;' local do., M lb; loquats, 3d; gooseberries, l^d totomatoes, 5d to 7d;. roosters, 1/8-to^ each; hens, 1/2 to 1/11; ducks, 1/5 to .2/1] ducklings, 3d to 1/; turkey roosters, W> to 8/6; hens, 3/8 to 5/; geese, 3/3 t0,5/5; goslings, 2/ to 3/; pigs, large stores, 17/ to .21/; small, 6/6 to 9/6. , :g Mr R. Arthur, auctioneer, reports prices as follows:—Kidney potatoes, £3 to £1 per ton; round do., 2/ to 3/ cwt; local onions, ljd to lid lb; kumaras, 3/; fresh W butter, first quality, Cd to lid lb; secona do., 4d to 5Jd; keg, 5d to 6Jd; cheese, 4d to 41d; eggs, 6d to 7Jd doz; Southern toot 6Jd; hams, 7d; local bacon, 4d to M | hams, ad to 61d; lard, 5d to 5Jd; honey, 3id; beeswax, 1/1 to 1/2. Fruit: Gooseberries, lia to 2?d lb; loquats, 3d to SJd 16. local Irish peach apples, 2/ to" 2/6; lemons. 6d to 9d .doz; plums, lid to 3d lb. Poultry: Turkeys, a/8 to 8/; hens, 3/ to 3/6; (in* 1/6 to 2/; geese, 2/S to 3/9; hens, 1/3 toW roosters, 1/10 to 2/5; chicks, 6d to 1/; ducklings, 4d to 1/. Messrs A. Tooman and Co. report ail intensive business done. Potatoes, marl* glutted; sales difficult to effect; nomiti- ; ally worth £3 ton. Onions, new, lj<l -'J Ud lb: green peas. 5d to 9d; French.bean;. 1/1 peck; maize, 3/ bushel; wheat; 2/9;.'*l:----2/1; butter more plentiful, prime frcsi sold at 6W to 7d lb: pastry and interic keg butter, 4d to sd; prime keg, 6d to'« factory butter, 10ld; eggs, scarce at. WV< fld doz; farmers' cheese, 3id to 4d; factor). V-&; bacon, 5d io 6d; hams, Cd to 7ld. Wtry: Heavy supplies,chiefly old hens.wniu sold from 1/ to 1/3 each; young do., -l/* i» 1/8; young roosters, 1/9 to 2/8; ducks, Vi to 1/8; geese, 3/ to 3/9; turkeys, hens,.*}" 5/; gobblers, 5/ to 9/; young pigs, :«» 13/. Fruit: Market well supplied.vGo&.e berries sold at l^d to 2^d lb; cherries,_» to 1/1J lb; loquats, 2d to 4d; Thames apn cots, 2id to 6id; grapes, 2/9 to Zfl.m lemons, 7/6 to 10/; cured d0 -> w ;°,«'. coarse do.. 3/ to 5/; oranges, W, tomatoes, 5/ to 7/; re"d currants,/< a to | lb; American apples, IS/6 case. . Hall and Perkins' report :-Gopd deraao at yesterday's (Friday's) sale for all W of produce. Eggs sold ireely.:^.%^i dozen. Poultry has been a little^ow. these two weeks. We quote:-Fruit. .WOberries, lid to 2Jd; apricots, Sydney^, to-6/6 per case;, plums, 4/3; to 7/^Tg apricots, ?.d to«d per lb; cherry P« green 2d, 'coloured 2d to 3d; currants,'^ to 6d; lemons, good demand, 7/to o/f oase; loquats, 2d to 2id; tomatoes,.M^ ■7?. d; cherries, 6Jd to 1/ per lb. f.°K% kidneys,:2/6 to 4/6; Shephera^.^fc, 1?^ onions, new, ljd to lid, very Mf.fjfp supplies wanted; Peas, green, edww peck; French beans, 10d to <V\f^im\ ers, wanted; cucumbers, 1/6 rhubarb. 3/ to 5/6 per doz; 6d to 7d; boxes, 6d to 7idr prime w^ separator, 9d; dairy, 5d to Sid;-cheese, scarce, a supply of W« cheese would meet with good saw, .y local/6id to 7d; bacon, a&t°J^^'i\^ factory hams, Sid; bacon, fid, iar«- 2 foO r sid; chaff, 37/6 to 42/6 at lai Wk.^ trucks sol dthis week; <*a^M;-fl»*-per sack. Poultry: Hens, 1/1 to m*fa, fi ters, 1/3 to 2/6; turkeys, J^'iSlI** gobblers, 3/6 to 6/9; geese, 3/." '^k&W 1/4 to 2/3. Pigs, 6/6 to 11/6 up to. : W.■:-, ; , pigs and porkers, 42/ to 26/, . .J Messrs Donald and EdenborougtVf £~ good business during the pa« ieSi si following rates:-Southern | otf o^% to 30/; new kidneys, £2 5/, f^^d'" hwds, £1 10/, £2 5/; ontof'JVpec*: local/lid, 13d lb; green peas, Wi^r^ kumaras, 2/, 3/ cwt; eggs, Wfo^.M fowls, 1/3, 1/10 each; table ioost ?| 2/; turkeys (gobblers), *>/, V ' » 2/0. 5/6 ouch; butter. Tarawig^ A Old; fresh butter, 61d,. 8d; f"L siw,' ■ Sci; pastry, Sd, sid; cheese, Urge^ loaves. 5d lb; bacon, fid, e f c b ' a nan»3.,ff 7id lb; oranges, 14/, W case, WJ* ; ciwr . packed, Jid; gooseberries, W'^-ijiJid-.iiK. ries choice, lid lb: tomatoes, *$<& peanuts, lid, 2d lb; lemons,- W> * cases, 3/3, 4/. : ; ■