COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 3 February 1900, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Alex. Aitken (Limited) report the heaviest sale of the season yesterday, completely filling their large marts with stacks of fruit. Prices rirmer all round. Eggs and cheese very scarce and wanted badly. Prices; Kidneys, 2/9 to 3/3; Hobarts, 3/, 3/6; onions, S.S., 4/8 to 7/; picklers, id to Id; garlic, l£d to 2d; beans to 1/6; peas, 1/6 peck; oats, 2/2 to 2/4; butter pats, sld to 7id; kegs, 4d to Gid; Onewhero factory rolls, lOd; eggs, IOJd to 1/1; hams, 5Jd to 7Jd; bacon, Aid to 61a; cheese, 3Jd to 4d; honey, sections, 3/9, wanted; lemons, 6/6 to 9/; bananas, lja to 2d; pineapples, 8/ to 10/; figs, 3d to 6a dozen; grapes, 5d to 7id; pears, Bon Chretiens 3d to 4id; others, ljd to 22d; stewjng Id to lid; apples, 2/ to 6/6; peaches, 4d to 1/6 dozen, ljd to 31d lb; nectarines, 2Ja to 4d; plums, lid to 2d; greengages, lid to 21d; Pond's, ljd to 2d; Cape gooseberries, 5d wanted; tomatoes, Id to ljd; roosters, 1/8 to 2/; hens, 3d to 1/3; ducks, 1/3 to 1/9- old, 1/, 1/2; turkey roosters, 7/6 to 9/6; hens, 3/ to 4/j geese, 2/6 to 3/; pigs,, dull, 9/G to 11/9.

Messrs A. Tooman and Co. report heavy sales this week, with general improvement in.fruit and produce right through. With the exception of farmers' cheese and garlic every line entered during the week was cleared out. All prime samples of potatoes were cleared at £3 wholesale. The market is now £3 5/ to £3 10/ ton; medium and cow potatoes, 25/ to 60/; onions, £4 10/ to £6; garlic, 2d lb; oats, 1/11; Southern feed oats, 2/7; maize, 2/7; green peas and beans, 1/4 peck; prime dajry butter, BJd to 9d; keg, 5d to 6Jd; factory, lOJd; bulk, lOd; eggs, lid to i/2| doz; farmers' cheese, 3d to 3Jd lb; factory do., 4£d to sd. Fruit—Selected dessert apples, 3/ to 5/; cooking: do., 2/ to 3/6; mothed do,, 1/ to 2/; Bon Chrietjen pears, 3d to 4Jd; other kinds, Id to 2Jd;'extra choice peaches, 1/3 to }/9 doz; gpod do., 8d to 1/; others, l*d to 5d doz; all sorts of plums, ljd to 2Jd lb; grapes, 5d to 9d; tomatoes, Id to ljd; Cape gooseberries, 4d to sd; lemons, 8/ to 10/ case; Messina oranges, 7/6: Island do., 3/; passion fruit, 5/'; pines, 10/;' water melons, S/9 to 12/6 doz. Poultry—Ordinary fowls, 1/ to i/9; roosters to 3/3; ducks, 1/ to 1/9; geese, 1/6 to 2/; turkeys, 2/3 to 8/; young pigs, 7/ to

Mr J. Jones' Report.—Poultry received in great supply, prices slightly easier, Roosters, 1/6 to 2/; hens, J/ to 1/6; ducks, 1/2 to 1/5; turkey gobblers, 6/3 to 8/; herts, 2/5 to 3/7. Pigs, 8/ to 13/5. Potatoes, £2 15/ to £3 10/ onions, 5/6 to 7/; garlic, Hd to IP; kuniaras. 5/; eggs, lid to 1/2 doz; bacon, 5d to 6id; hams, 6d to 6|d; rolls, 5d to 51d; cheese, 3d to 4d: buttei', 6id to BSd; keg butter, 6d to 62d lb; rolls 7Jd tp 8d; hoiiey, Sid to 4d; sections. 4/; bulk 2Jd to 3d. Fruit—Apples, 2/ to 3/6; plums lid to 13d; nectarines, 2£d to sd; apricots, sdlemons, 7d; peaches, Cd to S(j; poor, 3id to 4Sd; pears, Id to 13d; Bon Chretiens, 3d to 3Jd; tomatoes, Id to lid; grapes, 5d to Slid;- pats, 2/ to 2/2; maize, 2/7 to 2/8sharps, £4 5/; wheat, 2/6 to 2/7; bran £3 15/ to £4; chaff, £2 10/, ' ' ff

Messrs Arthur and Gorrie's Weekly Report.—Kidney potatoes, good, £3, £3 10/; others, £2, £2 5/; Hobarts. £2 10/ £3; ?5 I,i 0S lf K ' fr 1Q/ { f 6; wheat, 2/7, 2/8; bats 2/4, 2/5; French beans, 1/6; peas, 1/3; dessert apples, clean, 2/6, 4/3; others, 1/, 1/6cooking apples, Clean, 2/, 3/9; others, lOd 1/3; pears, 2Sd, 3id; peaches, large, 7d 1/' medium, sd, Cd; others, 3id, 4d, and lid to 2Jd lb; grapes, 51d, BJd; lemons, 7/ 9/Jap. plums, Hd. 2d; English plums ' lid! iv ii^ o!.^ *$• ld: Cape gooseberries f/i ducu: a iAir 191 ™^>P

Messrs Warren Blyth and -Co, report the sale by auction, with keen competition, of two sections in Avondale Sputh, containing- U .acres each, for tlje sum of £40 and £42 5s respectively. , * -