THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.
FARM: AND DAIRY PRODUCE. SKTAIL PIIICSS. s- d. s. d. I s. d. d. Milk, quart, 0 4to 0 5 | Ducks, pair 5 oto 6 0 Butterlb.fr. 1 o—o 0 | Geese, each 6 0— 70 Cheese (col.) 1 o—o 0 | Turkeys, eh. 5 0— 7 0 Eggs, dozen 1 3— 1 6 Bacon, lb. 10 —14 Lard, per lb. 1 0— 0 0 J Ham 1 0— X 4 Fowls, pair 4 0— 5 0 i Potatoes, cwt. 5 0— 6 0 Potatoes (new), Id per lb. ISUTCHEUS' MEAT. Beef, per lb. 0 5— 0 7 j Pork, per lb. 0 6 — 0 0 Million, lb. 0 4— 0 7 Lamb,quarter 4 0- — 7 0 BiiEiD, 5d to 55d per 21b. loaf. WHOLESALE PRICES. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Butter, per lb. 0 0 — 10 Ducks 4 0— 4 6 Cheese 0 7— 0 9 Geese 5 0— 6 0 Eggs, per doz. 1 0— 1 3 Turkeys 4 o—6 0 Lard, per lb. 1 0— 0 0 Bacon (col.) 0 9— 1 0 Fowls per pr. 3 6—4 6 Hams 1 0— 1 3 Potatoes, £5 10s to £6. FLOUR MARKET.—Wholesale. The Mtlls. —Fine flour, crown brand, ailk dressed, £22 per ton; seconds, £11; sharps, £7; bran, Is Od per bushel. BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, per 100 feet, Ss to 10s; boards, tongued and grooved, lis to 13s ; broad timber, 10s to 12s. Posts, £4,105; Rails, £2 10a; 6-feet palings, 16s; 5-feet palings. 12s ; shingles, 8s to 9s ; New Zealand palings, lis; do. shingles, 10s. Bblcks per I'>oo, wholesale, £2 delivered; retail, £2 15s, delivered. Lime, per bushel, Is to Is 3d, delivered. KAURI GUM ARKET. "We quote the following prices on the Auckland market:— \Vell scraped, in cases 26s to 30?, Inferior quality los to 18s. Papafeura, good hill gum ... 225, Kiverhead, well cleaned ... 20s to 245. COAIi AND FIREWOOD MARKET. COAL. —Newcastle, 45s to 50s per ton delivered Bay of Island", 25s per ton at the wharf Wangarie, 22s 6d per ton at the wharf Firewood —10s to 12a per ton delivered. HAY AN© COBN MARKET. WHOLESALE. Maize, 2s 9d to 3s ; oats, (best) 3s 9d ; bran, Is ; hay, £4 10s per ton; straw, £2 10s; chaff, £5 10s. to £7 10s. BETAIL. Maize, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; oats, 4s 6d ; bran, Is 3d per bushel; hay, os 6d ; straw, 4s ; chaff, 6s to 8s 6d per cwt.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1308, 25 January 1868, Page 3
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409THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1308, 25 January 1868, Page 3
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