AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 19 January 1901, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

.Messrs j. Ctihil! and Go. report good business; all lines cleared at satisfactory prices. Kidney potatoes, 6 to 7/; Magnum Bouum. i!'; Hobnrts,. 5/ to 5/9; peas, (id to Td per i>eek; Kreix-h ;• beans, -Id to (id per peck: Imaii bean;-, Id per peck. Fruit, 4/7 to 5/ per case: plums, Japanese sorts, 8/ to 4/ per case; English plums, :'>/6 to 4/7 per case; grape;;, hothouse, tkl t& Sd; tomatoes, .'ill to ;ihd; apples, quarter-crises, 1/ to 2/B; large cases, 2,'ti to 3/; pears, 8/tS to 7/0 per case, according to siae: iigs, tld to 7d per doz: cucumbers, (id to 1/6 per doz, according to quality. Poultry,: Hens, 1/2 to 1/7: roosters, la.rge, i.'/ to 2/0: small and cockerels, 1/3 to 1/7; ducks, 1/1 to 1/0; ducklings, 4d each: c'aiekens, 5d to Bd. I'igs: Ueinaud poor, ;>/ to 8/.

Mr J. Jones' Report.—-Poultry and pigs in extra supply. Apples almost unsaleable unless for prime duality. PoultryRoosters, :i/9 to 2/8,; hens, 1/3 to 1/8; ducka, 1/-1 to 1/8; turkeys, S/ to 7/4. Figs, 5/ to 8/9. Butter, 7d to T^i; keg, 6d to 6£d; box, Gd to 7d; eggs, oJcl to Old; bacon, sides, 5d to Gd; ham, (>id to 7Acl; cheese, 4d to ilil; honey, 3d to 31d; lard, 4d to 4Ad; potatoes, £5 5/ to £6~15/; extra, £7; onions, id to 3d. Fruit—Apples, 2/ to 4/6; pears, lid to l!fd; plums, l}cl to lijd; peaches, fid to 1/1 dozen; tomatoes, 3d to i.ji; lemons, G/fl to 7/9; walnuts, srl to 5Jd; otits. 3/2 to 2/4; maize, 2/6 to 2/7; bran, £4 5/; sharps, £4 10/ to £■! 15/; wheat. 2/8 to 2/0: chaff, JC3 to £3 5/. ATter to-day all fruit wfll be sold by the ease and must be paid for before delivery.

Ale>:. Aitken (Limited) report a busy week. Heavy consignments of produce to hand; all lines cleared except cheese Potatoes am more plentiful: there is n pood demand, and we think present values will be maintained. Eggs lri better demand: buttur lower; fruit, heavy supply of Japanese plums, moderate supply of. other fruit. The following- Is an absolute summary of our sales:—Potatoes, kidney, C/ 0 to 7/ cwt; Hobarts. C/ to 6/9 cwt. Peas, 16 to Sd . per peck onions, £4 to £7; cucumbers. 1/ to 1/6 doz; cabbages, 1/ to. 1/6 per sack; rhubarb, 1/6 to 2/6 per doz; oats, ex store, 2/4; maize, 2/8, ex store; wheat. 2/0 to 2/9; bran. £4; sharps, £4 10/; chaff. 05/ to 70/; butter, prime dairy, tic! to Bid; medium, 5d to Bid, according- to maker and quantity; factory rolls, Kiu; kegs, W.d: paHtry. 4id to Gd. Fresh eggs, 7d to Sd; hams, "Drakes," '■'.VI; farmers' 7:1: oven numbers. 6stl.

Bacon, 6d; farmers'. sd. Cheese, . r>d to aid; farmers'. 410 lb. Plums,, Japanese, 1/6 to . 4/7 case: Early River, 2/4 to 3/; Early Orleans, 2/9 to 3/6. Apricots, ■',/ to 8/; peaches, Sii to 1/ per doz.; Innmtoes, 4d to fid lb; grapes. 5J«] to 9d; honey, section, 3/ to 3/G; lemons, 6/ to 7/ ruse; bananas, 7/4 case; anples, M to 5/ rase; charcoal, 3/ to 3/C. Poultry: Roosters. 1/C to 2/ each; hens, 1/ to 1/4; ducks, 1/4 to 2/ each; turkey roosters, 6/ to 8/: turkey hens. 2/6 to 3/0; geese, 1/6 to 2/6. Pigs, 4/ to 7/6.

Hall and Perkins report big sales. Fruit selling rather well. Apples, clean and orderly packed, 3/ to G/; half-cases sell best, 1/ to 2/(3. Butter is coming in freely, but all sold. Box and keg, sid to 7d. Cheese, dairy, 4d to sd; chaff, new, CO/, old 65/; cucumbers, 1/6 to 2/9; dates, new, fid; eggs very plentiful, 6Jd to 8(1; grapes, none under Sd to V; honey, 3/ to 4/*, lemons are selling well, 6/3 to R/7: peaches in strong demand, specially red worth to 2/C doz, white (id to 1/ doz, 3d to 4d lb. Plums all sold by the ca.se; strong demand for dark plums, realised 4/il ease of 261b; greengage sold high; Takapuna and Yellow Drop not under ra:e lid lb; Burbanks, big, 2/6 to 8/6J case. Poultry was penned in big numbers, but prices were well maintained, specially for roosters, 1/4 to 3/. There is :i demand for turkeys; hens. 1/ to 2/; ducks. Vfi to 2/: geese, to 3/9. Pigs were entered w"l. and fair prices were obtained—Young. 5/- to ','; extra breed, 8/9; bigger piss reached 17/9. Tomatoes, rate 2Jd to 4d. The potato market is well supnlled. but values keen about £5 1/ to £6 for good quality; some sold at 4/ to 4/6.

Messrs Arthur nnd Oorrip's report.— Kidney potatoes. £fi £7; Magnum, £G, £G 10/; Hobarts, £5, £5 10/; seed onions. £7; potato onions, £2 10/, £3 10/; Southern bacon, 6d; local bacon, 4d, sd; hams, t\, 6d; fresh butter, 7d, 81d; eggs, Bid, 7cl; cheese, 31d, 4d; dessert apples, case. 4/, 6/; half case, 2/, 3/C; cooking apples, case, 3/,5/j half case, 1/9, 2/6; inferior sort, 9d, 1/3; English plums, case, 7/, 8/6; half case, 2/6, 4/; Jap plums,- hair case, 1/9, 3/0; grapes, 9Jd, lOJd; apricots, 4id, sd; large peaches, 7d, 9Jd; medium, ad, 6d and ljd, 2jd lb; lemons, 6/, 7/; tomatoes, 2/6, 4/; table fowls, 1/6, 2/; hens, 1/, 1/3; ducks, 1/4, 1/11.

Messrs R. Arthur and Co. report steady business during the past week at the following rates: Good kidney potatoes, £6 to £6 10/; a few extra good, £V; other sorts, £4 10/ to £5 10/; onions, 6/ to 7/ cwt; maize, z/ti bushel; rresn dairy butter, 0U to 7d; pastry do., Bid to 4£d; best keg, 6d lo Bad; Dox, ud to ill; inferior keg unu vox, 4d to sid; eggs, 7(1 to 8d dozen; farmers' cneeae, id io -i^d; locui oacou, 411 10 oju; nams, 5d to Uicl; raciory, bid lo SU. JL<"ruu: iJessert apples, a/ to o/ case; cookers, z/ lo 4/; lemons, 6/ to 8/ case, ij% io U/3 half case; peaches, 6d to i/3 dozen; 3/tt to 0/ case; apricots, 8/ to 111; .dark plums, as high as U/; Japanese and others, 2/ to a/; tomatoes, 3/ to 5/ box,and 4/ to U/ case; grapes, 7d to lOd lb; walnuts, 5d to 54d. Poultry: Market well supplied and prices lower. Table 'roosters; 1/U to 2/; ordinary fowls, 1/ to l/G; chicks, .tid to 1/3; ducks, 1/6 to 2/2; geese, 1/10 to 2/4.

Messrs A. Tooman and Co. report a heavy week at the following rates, with Uirge supplies throughout. Prime kidney potatoes, £5 to" £6 10/; medium and off sorts, £3 to £4; seed onions, £6 to £7 107; potato onions, ■£4 to £5. Peas, beans, and marrows unsaleable. Butter, plentiful. Dairy, 6d to 7id; box and keg, 4-Jd to 6d; factory, 9Jd to lOd; eggs, 7i!d to 8-d; farmers' cheese, 4d; factory, 5Jd; loaf, 6d; bacon, 5d to 6d; hams, 6d to7d. Fruit: Superior apples, 3/ to 5/ case; medium, 6d to 1/6; Jargonelle pears, 5/ to 7/ case; medium, 1/8 to 2/ box; Angelina Burdett plums, 5/3 to 7/; Rivers, Early, 4/ to 5/; other black plums, 3/6 to 4/6; Japanese plums, 2/ to 2/9; choice grapes, lOd to 1/ lb; medium do., 7Jd to BJd; red peaches, 8/ to 10/ box; medium, 5/ to 7/; tomatoes, 3/ to 5/ box; Cape gooseberries, 4Jd lb; lemons. 7/ to 8/3 case; water melons, 10/ to 12/ dozen. Poultry: Easier. Poor fowls, 9d to 1/3; good, 1/6 to 1/3; cockerels, 1/ to 1/8; table roosters, 2/4 to 2/10; ducks, 1/3 to 2/; geese, 4/; turkey gobblers, 8/ to 9/; ducks, 2/ to V- Young pigs, 4/6 to 9/3.