COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 65, 17 March 1900, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Mr J. Jones reports.—Poultry: Slightly easier in price, supply very B ooa. .uoue. teis, 1/6 lv 2/; neus, i/3 tv i/a; cut^eruis, l/x 10 i/4; aucivd, i/* to 2/; o^«e, w to 3/6; turKe>s, d/ to o/iu; ijouuicis, wu to 6/j. Pigs, i/y to la/i. i-otatuud, to 4/; Riiine.) s J-i! v/ i-o £o !»/; onions, o/ to t>/t>; pumpkins, 5/3 to t,/^; mtions, z/9 to 4/ uozen; outter, I'M to t 4 d iv; k^h' butter, t; 4 a to tyu; box, v. k a to Uau; prime, <v; eggs, j^ IO 1/4; claccSO, Bia lo -i.,u; Hun*.}, ou t G sections, B/0 to u/9; bacon, -xi t« ou; nuws, ud to tiu; rolls, iiiu to i^u w. i-ruit: Appiea 2/3 to i/ti case; pijbrs, i;d to aia; peacnes, -j.d to WiJ; interior, ia to o^u; Lumaioes, lid to 2u; plums, ii^ci to -jcl; interior, isa to i^u; quinces, ia to jjCi; grapes, li^u to i^d; outdoor, lid to 3d; ngs, 2ct; Capes, 2-jci [ 0 ■Id 1b; oats, 2/6 .to 2/i; raaac, 2/0 to 2/7; bran, 4/; sharps, £4 10/ to i-4 15/; wheat, 2/4 10 2/7; Chan', £3.

Messrs Arthur and Gorrie's weekly report.—Mobart potatoes, good, £0 lu/* £4; others, i 2, i 3 lv/; kidney poi.ai.oc-s' good, £2 lv/. JJo lv/; inferior, £1 10/, 4:2; imperatu i:4; onions, ii(j 10/; oav», 2/5, 2/6; pumpkins, £5, iiu; peas, 2/, 2/«; cn^ese' 3d, 3id; fresh butter, l'Jii. V^d; t -g S . ;/• bacon, 4id, sd; hams, ad, 6d; dessert ap.' pies, clelm, 2/6, 6/; cooking- class, 2/, 3/fimothed, 9d, 1/6; dessei't pears, 2d, 3:»! cooking, 1\&, 2d; peaches, superior, 1/ to 2/; medium, 4£d, 3d; others. 3id: ana lid, 22d lb; hothouse grapes. sd, 3d; outdoor, lid, 2Jd; lemons, 6/fi, 7/6; plums, 33 4d; tomatoes, 3d, l:jd; passion fruit. ]j(i' 2jd: walnuts, 6d; Cape gooseberries. 4a' 4Jd; water melons, 7/, 15/; rock. 4// i|/' quinces, 3d, Id; table fowls, 1/9, 2/1; hens' 1/, 1/4; ducks, 1/4, 1/10.

Messrs Arthur Tosman and Co. report brisk business during- the past week at the following rates. Prime local potatoes £3 10/ to £4 ton; medium do.. £110/ t 0 10/; Southern do., £2 15/ to £3 10/; onions Southern, £4 to £4 10/; local. £4 10/ to-£5 10/; picklers, ' >Jd to Id lb: pumpkins. 5/ to 6/ cwt; maize, 2/6 to 2/7 bushel; prime dairy butter, lOd to lljd lb; keg do., 7d to Bid; factory do., IOJd lb; eggs, l/l to 1/2* dozen; farmers' cheese, 3Jd to 4d; factory 4}d to sd; bacon, 53 to 6d; hams, 6cl to 7d lb. Fruit, very heavy supplies this week, particularly in peaches. Superior dessert apples, 6/3 to 7/; others, l/fi to 3/6; green cookers, 2/b' to 3/9; mothed. 1/ to 1/6; pears, Beurre Diels. 3d to 3ld Ibbox, 31d to 41d; Napoleon, IJd to 2jd"; passion fruit, 6/ to 8/ case; extra choice peaches, Sd to 1/9 dozen; good do 4d to 7d. and Id to 2Jd lb; plums, 2d to 3id lb indoor grapes, 5d to 1/J; outdoor do, l%d to ihd; tomatoes, 15d to 2Jd; others, Id to I^, Cape gooseberries, 4|d to sd; lemor.t. 6/K to 8/6; melons, 1/ to 15/ dozen, according to size. Poultry, ordinary fowl, 1/ to 1/7; good table, 1/6 to 2/; ducks, 1/8 to 2/; turkey goblbers, 6/ to S/6; hen do., 4/ to 6/. Pigs, no improvement in price. Messrs Donald and Edenborough report. —Potatoes, Hobarts, £3 15/, £4; Hebrons, £3 10/; Southern kidneys. £3 10/, £•»; pumpkins, 5/. 6/; onions, 3/, 6/; picklers, id, 3d; cheese, SJd, 4}d; eggs, 1/, 1/2; butter, prime keg, 7d, 7*d; box, 7d, Sd; bacon* sict, 6d; hams, 6d, 7d. Fruit: Pears, Beurre Dlel, 23d, 3M; Napoleons, lid, 13d; other sorts, lid, 3id; peaches, 4d, 1/2 dozen, lid, 31d lb; Quinces, id, ljd lb; grapes, hot house, 7d, lOd; outdoor, 2.? d, sd; plums, IJd, 2'd- damsons, lid, l?d; passion fruit, 2d, 3Jd; Cape gooseberries, 4id, sd; water melons, 4/, 13/6; rock melons, 7/, 14/3; apples choice dessert, 5/, 7/3; cookers, 3/, 3/6; other lots, 1/6, 2/9; lemons, 7/, 9/; *jmatoes, 13d, 2id; peanut's, 2d, 2Jd; walnuts, 7d Poultry: Table roosters, 1/8, 2/; small, M, 1/3; hens, 1/, 1/4; ducks, 1/4 1/8; turkeys wanted; gobblers, 7/ 8/; hens, S/6, 4/6- fungus, 31d; cooksfoot, 3d, 3td. Aiex Aitken, Limited, report heavy market sale to-day, and prices about the satae as last week. Best potatoes remain firm- inferior sorts cheaper; onions lower. All fruit of first quality sold weii. j»;----though peaches and pears were plentiful and cheaper. Prices: Kidneys, 2/6 to 3/o; Hobarts, 3/ to 4/; onions, 4/6 to 6/; picklers, gd to Id; pumpkins, 5/6 to 7/; peas, 2/2 to 2/6; beans, 4d to 9d;chaff, 2/6 to 3/; butter, pats, 8d to Sir; pastry, 4d to 6£d; keg, Sd to Bid; Onewhero and factory rolls, 93d to lOJd; >eggs, 1/1 to 1/2; hams, "Drake's," 6*d; farmers', 4d to sd: bacon,' "Drake's," 5Jd to 6d; farmers', 3d to Sd;. honey, sections, 3/ to 3/6; lemons, 6/3 to 7/G case; grapes, hothouse, 4Jd to 3Jd; outdoor, Bd to 4Jd; pears, 2d to Sid; cookers, etc., Id to 2^.d; apples, 1/ to 6/4 case; peaches, 3d to 1/3 dozen, l^d to 3d lb; plums, Coe's, l£d to 2d; passions, 2d to 2Jd; watermelons, 6d to 1/3 each; "rocks," 4d to 9d each; Cape gooseberries, 3Jd to 4d; tomatoes, lid to 2i|d; quinces, id to Id lb; walnuts, 6d to 7d; roosters, 1/10 to 2/3; cockereds, 1/3 to 1/6; small, 6d to 1/; hensg 1/ to 1/8; ducks, 1/3 to-2/3; turkeys, roosters, 5/ to 6/; hens, 3/ to 3/6; geese, 2/to 2/6. Pigs, 6/ to 9/, poor derriarid".' : "fip: