AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Northern Advocate, 7 May 1887, Page 3

AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Auckland, Friday. The Auckland .Grocer's Association quotes wholesale price of fresh butter at /10 per lb., and fresh eggs 1/9. FLO Pit MARKET. Wholesale roller flour per ton £12 5/, superfine silk dressed £12, household £11. GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Wholesale, apples 6/6 to 9/ a case, /2 to /3 per lb., lemons per dozen from /10 to 1/ ; retail, lemons up to 2/ per dozen ; apples /3 to /5 ; figs /4 and /5 a dozen ; wheat, little firmer at 3/11 to 4/; new maize has come in the market and has a wide range sjfy from 3/ to 3/9 ; potatoes dropped to £3 to £3 10/. : k KAURI GUM ?IABKET. l } The mail which arrived on Satury brought advices, of strong and brisk market in London, but buyers have to look ahead as to probable stateof home marketjwhen gum which is now purchased will' arrive there; About 500 tons left this country within the last 30 days by steamer, a fact which will , have serious effect. London buyers believe that London market has reached its highest pjoint and will soon decline, l^ast year 3400 tons were sent to New York and before the first half of the present year is over 2300 will have left Auckland for New York, so that that market must also be fairly supplied. Local supplies for four months this year' amount to 2000 tons, average .for year about 6000 tons, about 1100 more than last year's production, therefore a possible fall iof a few pounds per ton may be expected. Supplies for April 4.50 tons. We quote with probable easier tone, fair . ordinary 417 to 42/, best ordinary 45/, and East Coast 57/ to 59/. MR. ALFRED BUCKLAND'S REPORT. At Eemuera, on Thursday, dairy cows somewhat short, in demand and consequently sold well. No store cattle yarded. Fat cattle yarded in usual numbers and except tor really first-class quality from 10/ to 20/ a head lower than last week. Fat sheep sold freely at an advance!/ to 2/ a head, pigs plentiful, but not muoh wanted. Crown Lands Board yesterday decided to write to the Minister of Lands pointing out the desirability of preserving.^ ,> least one tenth of forest on each" section under Land Act 1885. Thomas Lewes application for lot 91 and part of lot 90, Buarangi, under Homestead Settlement system was referred to .Assistant Surveyor General. Kamo Town Clerk wrote asking lots 94 and 95 be given to Town Board in lieu of portion of roadway taken by Railway Department. Matter was referred to District Engineer for report. Board declined to lease Henry Sheperd 2000 acres at Mangawai. Chas. Wright was granted Crown Grant for his selection at Opuawhanga. Wellington, Thursday. Sir George Greys Bill defining the hours of labour within the colony, provides that after January Ist. 1888, eight hours shall, unless where contract in writing to contrary, constitute a days work. Fisher intends to introduce a Bill to prevent brewers owning public houses. . In Legislative Council the JDivorce Bill was thrown out. In connection with insect killing andcodlinmoth nuisance, Major Locket received information from Cape of Good Hope that seed of Codlin-moth-killing plant is very dear, sixteen shillings an ounce. He has sent to the Cape for seed and will shortly have some to dispose of. It is a creeper and can be planted at the bottom of an apple, tree, -abound which it will entwine.

PreDaier dropped* [Representation Bill a,nd asked thosp opposed to mo.et him. and arrange /a compromise. Christchurch, Thursday. John.' Tairoa, son of a Moari Member, wais charged at the R. M. Court to-day,. with forging £he name of his father in a promisary note, case remanded till next day.