AUCTION SALES.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2822, 11 August 1866, Page 6

AUCTION SALES.

Messrs. Hunter and Way held their monthly catfclesales on Wednesday at Papakura. Milch cows seemed much in demand, aud satisfactory prices were obtained. The attendance of persons was large, and the amount of stock offered for competition of very good quality. A marked improvement has been noticeable in the business done during the last two market days, both as to number of stock and prices realised. Messrs. C. Arthur and Son held a sal© of drapery, ready made clothing, bouts, and ahoes, &c, on August 2, atfchcirmart, to close consignments. The following quotations were realised : — fclastic-side boots, 4s. to s*. 3d. ; knee boots, 3s. to -is. 2d. ; men's vests, 3s. 6d.; overalls, patent leather, 2s. Id.; assorted coloured cotton, 7s. ; women's corsets, 3s. Cd. ; trousers buttons, Is! to Is. 9d. A quantity ef Timkau flax was sold at Mr. Samuel Cochranes auction mart on Thursday, for £25 103. Messrs. W. J. Young and Co. had * sale of wines, spirits, &c, on the 3rd. The following prices were obtained : — MclSwen's Edinburgh ale, Bs. per dozen ; Barclay's stout. 9s. 9d. ; Allsopp's ale, 10a.; Dawson's, pints, 5s ; Otard dark brandy, 5* in bond ; rum, 20 o p., 3s. 9ii. in bond ; Stewarts whiskey, 2s. 6d. in bond; 3-dagger braudy, 238. 6d. to 25s. per dozan; Geneva, 10a. 6d. per dozen; liqueurs, 205., duty paid; Danville's Irish whiskey, 18a. in bond. Oilmen's stores : Castor oil, half-pints, 6s. 9d. per dozeu ; salad oil, ba'f-ipints, 10s. 6d. per dozen ; assorted pickles, pints, 125.; quarts, 155.; lib. jams, Batger's, lls. per dozeu; bottled fruits, 18s. per dozen ; assorted sauces, half- pints, 6s. Gd. per dozen; lib. salmon, 18s. 6d. per dozen ; lobsters, lls. ; quarter-box sardines, Bs. 3d. ; raisins, 7 Jd. per lb ; tea, Is. lOd. duty paid ; ration sugar, 4|d. per lb. duty paid; bwiss cigars, 275. 6d. per 1,000, in bond. Mr. S. Cochrane sold a large quantity of groceries, oilmen's stores, wines and spirits, &c, at the stores of Messr*. D. Graham and Co. , on Monday. The following were the prices obtained : — Jamaica ginger, Is. 4£d. to Is. s£d. ; lib. tins sal- | mon, 18s.; salad oil, half-pints, 10s. 6d.; salad oil, pints, 16s. 6d. ; salad oil, half-pint decanters, 145.; salad oil, pint decauters, 275.; table vinegar, quarts, •14s. 6d. ; mushroom catsup, 9& 6d.; Indian soy, 9s. 6d.; French olives, 14*. 6d.; Spanish olives, 143. Gd.; fellies, 12s. 6d. ; jams, 125.; Cayenne pepper, Bs.; bottled salt, Bs. 6d. to 95.; bottled fruits, 18a. 6d, to 195.; black pepper, Is.; white pepper, Is. 2£d.; pint pickles, 135.; West India 1 pickles, 9i.; chutney sauce, 83. 6d ; goudie cheese, Is. 4£d.; pine cheese, Is. 4id.; Cheddar loaf cheese, ls.7id.; Stilton cheese, Is. 7d.; middles bacon, Is. 4d.; Lea and Peniu's sauce, 14s, 6d. ; red herrings, I 17s. 6d.; oysters, Bs.; Finnan haddocks, 145.; lobsters, Us.; i-tins sardines, Bs. 6d.; 4- tins sardines, I 12s. 66. ; homoeopathic cocoa, Is. sd. ; chocolate, Is. 44d.; 71b. tins Scotch oatmeal, 4£d.; 4lb. tins ! pearl barley, 4|d.; round oatmeal, 4|d. ; fine oatmeal, 3|d.; pearl barley, 3|d. to 4£d. j split peas, 3d.; York hams, Is. 4d.; middles bacon, Is. 4d.; currants, 7£d.; i-boxes layer" raisins, Is. 2d.; JEleme raisins, 84d.; figs, small bores, Is.; fine congou tea, Is. 2d. to 2s. 3d. ; sugar, crystals, s{d. to sd. 9-16ths ; Chilian flour, £18 per ton ; rice, 3Jd. ; Sydney beef (Bell's), 10s. ; cigars (Manillas), 80s.; tobacco (10s), Is. 2d.; Price's Belment caudles, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. ; 3-bushel bags, 17s. Wines and Spirits : Martell's brandy, dark, 6s. 9d.; pale, Bs.; brandy, 93. 6d. ; rum, 4s. 6d. ; Martell'a brandy, 29a. ; three-dagger brandy, 255. ; JRedliou's crown, 225. 6d. j old rum, 3sr. 3d. ; Islay whiskey, 3s. Sd. ; Banff whiskey, 10s. Gd. ; scheidam schnapps, 275 , duty paid ; sherry, ss. to lls. ; port, Bs. to 12s. 6d. ; champagne, 40s. per case ; Worthington's ale, in bulk, £8 15s. ; in bottle, 12».; Jeffrey's ale, 12s. ; Byass's stout, 12s. 6d. ; curacoa, j 70s. to 965. ; maraschino, 70s. ; Japan blacking, in paste and liquid, 69. to 125.; New Zealand park, I jiut arrived, 5Jd. ; beef, 3d. Mr. S. Cochrane sold a property at Epsom, containing about five acres, with house, stables, and out-houses, occupied by Mr. Leonard for sixteen months, for the sum of £520. A paddock of five acres, on the Great North Eoad, was sold for £38 15a. The three years and eight months unexpiied of the lease of the Criterion Hotel, Hobsonstreet, was sold for £200. Mr. D. J. O'Keeffe sold some surplus medical stores at the Albert Barracks on Monday. About 500 dozen port wine, in two-dozen cases, were sold at 17s. per case, in bond ; 20 dozen sherry, one-dozen cases, were sold at 18s. per case, duty paid. Mr. L. W. Eaton s«>ld 25.000 feet of kauri boards and scantling at 7<*. 6d. to Bs. 6d. per 100. Jones and Co. held a sale of aundry allotments on Tuesday, at their mart, Queen-street. An allotment, No. 5, of tbe parish of Maungatawhiri, containing 25 acres, sold for £23 ; lot No. 10, of section No. 49, of the Township of Queenstown, containing 1 acre 3 roods and 29 perches, sold for £11 10s.; lot No. 183, in the parish of Pakuranga, county of Eden, containing 5 acres, sold fur £7. Turrell and Touks held a clearance sale of clothing and drapery on Tuesday at their stores, Queenstreet. There was a good attendance, and satisfactory prices were realized. Boys' tweed coats sold for Bs. 6d, ; boys' suits, 155.,' knickerbocker suits, 10s.; waterproof coats, 9d. ; magenta and mauve winsey, 135. ; winsey rubes, 7s. A sale of town lots at Kangiriri, Waikato, took place on Tuesday at noon, at the Waste Lands Office, but was not very well attended. C. Heaphy, Esq., officiated as auctioneer, and about eight lots were sold at a slight advance upon the upset prices. The remainder of the lots were withdrawn. Mr. C. Stichbury held an unreserved sale of wines and spirits, on Wednesday, at his stores. The following prices were realised : — Brandy, in bond, 145. ; old torn, in bond, 9s. 6d. ; champagne (quarts), in bond, 175. ; champagne (pints), in bond, 9s. 9d ; sauterne, duty paid, 21s. ; bottled ale, duty paid, Bs. ; bottled porter, free, 10s. 9d. The Suffolk Hotel, College Road, Freeman's Bay, sold for £800. Jones and Co. held a sale, on Wednesday, at their mart, Queen-street, and realised the following quotations : — Best Cavendish tobacco, in bond, Is. Id, ; vestas, 10s. 6d. per gross ; cut tumblers, from Bs. to 12s. per dozen ; cut wines, from 9s. to 10s. 6d. per dozen. Messrs. Turrell and Tonks held a sale of hardware on Thursday. T hinges sold at 3s. 6d. per dozen ; butt hinges, la. 3d. per dozen ; morticw gauges, 195. ; tin tea-pots, 15s. to 20a. ; spades, 465. per dozen; Mr. L. W. Eaton held a sale of produce on Tuesday at the stores of Eaton and Dewolf. The following prices were realized: — Seed potatoes, 4s. ; damaged potatoes, 2s. 6d.; damaged maize, ss.