AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 54, 5 March 1900, Page 7

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Mr J. Jones reports:—Poultry in good supply- Prices: Koosters. 1/6 to 2/; young roosters, lid to 1/5; hens, 1/ to 1/b; cluck.., 1/1 to 1/B; turkey gobblers, 5/ to _/; hens, 2/6 to 3/b; pigs, i/ti to 15/; geese, 2/6 to 3/. Potatoes, i-_ 10/ to £4 per ton; onions, ./ to If, garlic, lid to 2d per lb; kumaras, 4/6 to 5/6; butter, farmers', ticl to Dei; keg and box butter, ticl to Yd; separator, B_cl to Did; eggs, 1/ to 1/2; bacon, .d to 6d; hams, (id to t__d; roily, 4_d to sd; cheese, 3d to 34d per lb; honey, section, 3/6 to _/; bulk _*ci to 3d. Fruit: Apples, half cases, 1/ to l/ii; full cases, 2/ to 3/6; plums, _d to 3d; uarnsons. lid to 2d; peaches, 5d to yd; inferior Zd to 4.d; lemons, 2/u to 6/6; nectarines, 3d to sd; pears, id to 2d; .Bon Chretien, _h_ to 3id; tomatoes. Id lo 2d; grapes, 4*d lo 7d; others, Id to .;u; Capes, 3d to 4d; rock melons, 1/6 lo 2/t>; water melons, _/ to 4/6 per doz. Pumpkins, 5/6 to 6/6; wheat 2/3 to 2/7; oats, 2/ to 2/2; heavy leed, 2/6 to 2/7; sharps, £4 to £4 5/; bran, £i 'to __4 5/; maize, 2/5 to 2/6. Messrs. A Tooman and Co. report a large business done during the week. .Supplies have been heavy. Potatoes up till Friday, sold readily at £1, but may Dow be quoted 10/ per ton lower. Onions sold from £6 to J. 7 ton; picklers fid to M Jb; pumpkins, 5/6 to 5/9 cwt; marrows 5/ to 6/; maize, 2/6 to 2/3 bushel; Kroneh SSP. 8, 1/_, t0 ,ul/9, peck; Prllne °*lry butter, ' Hid to lOd lb; factory do., lOAd; keg, 5d • to 7d; farmers' cheese. 3d to Sid lb- factory, 4_d to sd; bacon and bams. 5d to 6d. Fruit of all descriptions sold well, apples excepted. Superior Gravenstcins. Scarlet and Pippins sold from 3/6 to 6/3; superior cookers, 1/10 to 3/; other sorts, 1/2 to 1/8 case, and 6d to 1/6 por box; Bon Chretien pears. 4_d lb; Beurre, Capremont and Bosc 3d to 4d; Diel, 2d to _>d; other sorts, Id to __d; peaches, l_d to 3_d lb, and 3d to l/l dozen; plums, ordinary, 2d to 2ijd lb; Coe's Late-Red and St. Martin's, Id to lidordinary grapes, ._d to 6d lb; superior do ' Sid to lid; tomatoes. l_d to 2d; Cape gooseberries, 4d to sd; lemons, 3/6 to 6/Messlna oranges. 5/9 to ./; watermelons, 10/ to 15/; rockmelons. IS/; passion fruit, equal to 3d per dozen. Poultry— Ordinary fowls, Hd to 1/6; extra table. Including roosters 1/b to 2/2; ducks, 1/ to 1/9; geese, 1/6; turkeys, 5/3 to 8/9, according to .weight. Pigs, no improvement in price. Messrs Arthur and Gorrie-s Report — Hobart potatoes, best, £3 10/. £4; kidneys good. £i 5/. £4/; others, £2, £2 10/; pump! kms. £G 5/, £,; onions, id. Id; oats, 2/5. did sd; ham, s_d, Ujd; fresh butter, 9d 10_d; eggs, lOd, 10_d; cheese, 3d, 3id; dessert apples, 2/6, 6/; cooking-, 2/. 3/6; dessert pears, ZhA. 4d; cooking, lid 2dteaches, superior. Sd, l/XJ; medium, 6d,' »d: others. 2_d, sd. and Ud, 3d lb; quinces Id; hothouse grapes, 7d, !l_d; outdoor. 3d.' Sid; lemons, 5/6. 6/6; plums, 2d. 3id- toCiatoes, 14d. 2d; passion fruit, 2d; Cane gooseberries 4d; table fowls, 1/8, 2/1; hens, . 1/, 1/4; ducks, 1/3, 1/9; rabbits, 1/6. l/_ pair.

Alex. Aitken, Limited, report: Heavy Bales continue. Values generally for fruit _£«n. Z? akel; ljo,w class *VV\es have spoilt prices, for better sorts. Potatoes nnn; onions, a little weaker. Prlces: Sidneys 3/ to 3/9; Hobarts. 3/9 to 4/; lt°A% i/8* t0 V\ P'nWora. Sd to id; pump- % n!k- r(, b, t0 8/a cwt= garlic, lid to 2d; Chaff. 50/ to 55/; butter, pats, to 9_d- factory rolls. lOd; boxes. 6d to 10d; kegs. 4d to ._d; eggs, io_d to 1/; cheese, 3J<J to 4d_l?k?J" , sectionß- weaker. 3/6; lemcrris. 3/6 lo 5/6; bananas, 1/6 to 2/6 bunch; hothouse grapes. 4id to I0_d; outdoor, lid to 3d; Si. I: cookers, lid to 2d: apples, best 3/ to melons. 3d to 6<i; watermelons. 6d to 1/9 7/6; others, 1/ to 2/6; peaches, Ud to 3d Ibid to 1/3 dozen; plums, l_d to 2id; Damsons lid to ljfd; passions, 2id to 3d; rockCnret.cn. 3_d, 4Sd; Beurre Diel, 2*d 31deach; Cape gooseberries, 4d to Sdr tomatoes, ljd to 2d; quinces. Id to lid. Poultry land pigs, weak, at about the same rates as last week.

Messrs Donald and Edenhorough's Report.—Potatoes, kidneys. £3 5/. £3 10/; Hobarts, £3 15/.. __4; pumpkins. 5/, 6/; Onions. 5/6. 7/; garlic, 2d; fungus 31d; tocksfoot, 34. 3_d; butter, prime keg and hox, 6Jd. 7id; cheese. 3^l, 4Jd; eggs. lOid; iacon. 6d; ham. 6d, 7d. Fruit-Pears Hon Chretien. 3_d. .„.!; Beurre Die!. 2ld,' 3,d----tother sorts, id, 3jd; apples, choice dessert 4/6. 7/3; cookers, 2/9. 3/1(1; other lots, 1/, 8/7; plums. Pond's Seedling. _Jd, 3Jd- Golden Drop, 24.1 3d; Taka punas. 2id 3}dother kinds. 2d. 3d: Damsons, lid 13dpeaches, choice. 1/2', l/io dozen. 3d." .id lb: other lots. Od, 1/ dozen. l_d, 2Jd per !b: jgrapes, 6d. X_d; outdoor. 2"_d, 3Jd; tomatoes. l_d, 2Jd; lemons. 4/6, 6/3; Messina oranges. 7/; watermelons. 9/G, 17/ dojenpassion fruit, 2jjd. 4_d dozen. Poultryyoung roosters. 1/3. 2/; hens. 1/, 1/6; ducks J/3. 1/3; turkey gobblers, 6/. 7/6; hens, 3/3,'

Hall and ret kins report good tone in potatoes, butter and poultry market Apples clean, orderly packed, ripe dessert lo 7/4 case: others. l/(! to 4/; half caso »d to 2/1; buans, l/_ lo 2/ peck; butter, keg or box. 6id to Sd: Klthani rolls, lOd to 10_dChaff. old, 40/; cape gooseberries. ia to 4d lb; grapes, 8d to 10} d; eggs. losd to in; iigs. .d dozen; lemons, to 8/G case; maize. 2/6; pumpkins £6 10/ to £7 10/: potatoes, Waikato. £3 10/ to £4 10/; kidneys. i_4; Magnums. £4 to iC4 ./: pickling onions. 3d to id.—Poultry— ffhe prices are not ruling high at present; Some, very satisfactory returns have been taade. Turkeys are wanted. Pigs-Large Bales, very fair prices, the market not generally high. Onions. £5 10/ to £7 ton easier market; pears. 15.0. 3d to 4d good, .wanted; tomatoes. IJd to 3d; hulk. 2d; jauinees. Id to lAd; passions. 3d to 4d; pea dies, 4d lo lid dozen; extra choice to a/4: lid to '__d Ib: plums. 2}d to 3Jd. scarce. .Vegetables bringing tremendous prices.