SALES BY AUCTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IX, Issue 2543, 20 March 1872, Page 6

SALES BY AUCTION.

February 21 Mr. a. W. Binney held to-day, at his C ' Exchange, an extensive sale of "rocerie-. \ Zealand produce, &c. Tlio following are' nun iiitions :—Bell and Black's 7d iZ' ijross; ditto, round woo;i vestas, 6s 10d n _;roS3 ; pint pickles, 10s 8d per dozen • p.urts vinegar, 8s lid per dozen; elaw J Uero, 12s 9d per dee,, in bond, 2 ton,™a con and ham 3, 3£d per lb. ; peas, Id p er lb .-abin bread, 2d per lb ; fan.-y biscuits 6'd per lb. ; Peacock's jams, 6s (id per dozen • j-irs, s,[d per lb. ; Hawkius' jams, 0s 10kl ner dozen. y

Febrc-.y 22 Messrs. L. D. Nathan and Co. held a trade -i.c of tobacco at their stores, Shortlandstreet, this day. The following weTe prices realised :—Venus, 10's, lod ; S col :. 10 1 ,, loj-ij Keindeer, 10's, lid. The other lines were withhr.iwn. There was a l»r»e attendance of the trade present, but comne titiou was not at all brisk, owing, ao doubt" to our overstocked market. '

Mr. L.W. Eaton submitted to public compelition, at, his rooms, a quantity of JS'e w Zea! land produce, ic. The attendance was f a j r but bidding ruled low. Maize Bold at 4s Gd per bushel; Hour, £10 per ton ; butter ~B l d per lb. ' ]

At the Brunswick Hart, to day, Sir 8 Jones offered to the trade a large consignment if tens, sugar, tobacco, &e. The foTlowi eK ■ire the prit-es realised :—IOO mats of fi ues t . ellow Mauritius crystals, 5J per lb.; ioq gunnies Company s I.C. sugar, SJJ p er n,_. Li)U boxes tea, ex Meteor, Is 7d per lb.; 20 >>oxes raisins, -IJd per lb ; kerosene, 2s 9d per ,';iltoii; prime Canterbury cheese, GJ per lb. February 23. Since flic issue of our summary report for the outgoing mail, very little has eouie to our notice. We may, however, notice Mx. g .Jonea' eale this week. Port Cooper checo realised 01 per 11).; Brandon's Neva stearine .;.indles l-ijd per lb., d.p. ; WhybroVs salad til, (is 9.1 per dozen, d.p.; .Melbourne I.C. ■lugars, bid per lb., d.p.; K rey crystals, 3<d ;>.r lb., a.p. Teu occupied no attention, and jlher goods certainly (lagged.

Messrs B. Tonka and <••>. suld to-day acou■"igntneut of fruit, from the south. Apples sold at from 21. to per lb.; bacuu brought reasonable prices. February 2-t. Mr. S. Jor.es sold to-day, at his mart, & splendid shipment ol" Wamiiiuibool potatoes, which re.ili-t.-d -la 9.1 per cwt. Mr. It. Arthur reports a aood attendance at his markcl-day sulo yesterday, but bidding was not spirited, except for poultry. Potatoes wore not equul to the demand. The following are the prices realised:-—Fowls, Is-id to to 2s Sd each ; Hamburg fowls, 3s GJ; ducks Is 3d to 2s 2d; geese, 43 to 4s Oi; turkeys, none in ; fancy pigeons, la Gd to 2s 0 1 eu'.-li ; potatoes, 4s to 5-> Gd per swt. ; onions, lid to IJd per lb. ; .Sydney onions, J:l to Id ; bacon, job lines, 24d*to Sid per lb.; butler, second quality, 2id to 511; cheese, 3jd to U ; Auckland a'jiples, lid ; quinces, l:fd ; Sydney apple.-, lid to maize, -la 6d per bushel ; flour, damagfd.JKlO per ton ; aiiudry groceries a-id furniture ut fair pi-ices. A small lot of jewellery, &l\, was sold at paying prices, llis sale of fruit to-day, ex City ot Melbourne, was well attended. Xlie following are quotations: Seville oranges, 3Gs per case; fine sweet oranges, lla rid to 12s per ease ; lemons, 16i ',o 18a per case; pears, lid per lb.; apples, lid to 24'1 per lb. February 27. Mr. S. Jones held a sale of liqulis, which was very well uttendi d by the trade, but very little disposition was evinced towards making purchases, and such 11a were made were at low quotations, tints : —Macheu's stout (with all faults, but, repacked), sold at 8a lid per doz., duty paid ; ditto, with damaged capsules, and dirty app.-araiK-e, 3s Gd per dozen, duty pud; Bass's (triangle) ale, old aud gone, 6= per dozen, duty paid ; red and while Australian wine passed without a bid ; Joseph Terrier, Sons, and Co.'a champagne (a good article), •10s per dozen, duty paid ; port, in bulk, no olfer ; sherry, dry, passed in at 7a per gallon; the same quality, bottled, 28s per dozen, duty paid ; M:irtell's pale brandy, in quarter-casks, passed in at Gi 8d per g-illon, iu bond ; rum, 33 i,\p. (simp-wed to be Queensland, but a very good Sample), 3a per gallon, in bond ; ditto in hlid*., passed, aud this closed the sale.

Mr. Q-. W. Binncy sold to day, at bis Corn Kxchaugc (on account of wliora it may concern), ii quantity of Christchurch beer, hops, &j. The following are the prices :—lO barrell Christrhiirch beer, 21s per barrel ; 3 pockets hops 4id per lb. ; 1 cask hams and bacon, 5d per lb. At Mr. L. "W. Eaton's auction rooms to-day a quanli'y of maize, etc., was disposed of: — Maize, 3J 3J per bushel ; barley", 3s l-.t per bushel; oate, 3s per bushel; butter, 9d per b. ; apples, 2d per lb. March 2. Mr. It. Arthur reports that r.t his market day auction sale, yesterday, he sold at the following rates : —Fowls, la to 2s 9d eaeli ; chickens, GJ to 9d ; ducks, Is (5.1 to 2s GJ ; geese, 3s 9J to Is 2d ; turkeys, 4s ; pigeons, lid; Sydney appl s, Id to 2|d per lb.; Auckland apple?, 2\d ; potatoes, 4j lo fii per civt. ; onions, Ijd to 2i per lb. ; bacon, job lots, 3d to GJd per lb. ; Wairoa cheese, Hi tj 5d per lb. ; butter, second quality, 4d to t.j 7{d"; beef, 1} 1 ; Peacock's j mis. >i 9i per d izeu ; tea, half-ehe-ts, Is sil ; AiickiiCilcatni»:ii, ; household furnituro s.t fair prices. March 5. Messrs. E. and H. Isaacs held » saU , hj aid ion this tluy. There was a fair at -.•u-------anee of Hie irade, both in groceries and liquids. The lines passed were : Currants, 5d per lb., duty paid ; Valencia raisins, Gd per lb., duty pail; Jordan almonds, Is 10J per lb., duly paid (a 1 ne.v fruit and very fi.ie) ; m:iec:irini a.id vermii-eUi, Is Id per lb., duly paid ; fig-', 7\ 1 per lb., iu small bues (very line), duty piil; pUul vesta?, 6s 3d to fis -1-1 p« gross ; tin pocket vestas. 'Jd 61 per gr.isa ; VViivbrow's half pint, salad od, 0s 9J per dozen, duty paid ; split, peas, 21-i (3d per c.vl.; carbouat.) "of so hi, 2Us 6d cwt., duty paid; Price's Beliiiout cjiiiniles, lujd per lb., duty paid ; Brmdou'a caudles (Neva stearine), 1 , 3 d per lb., duly pai 1; American lobsters, lls per dozuu. duty paid ; Morton's salmon, 12s liJd per dozen, duly paid ; UoUoway's pills und ointment, Irom'lUs GJ to 28s b\i, according to size and eont, uts At half-past 12 the sale of liquors commenced ; and at starling point Uuunessy's buU brandy realised 7s 3d (..c-r gallon, in bond ; cuse ditto, 27* 61 per doz-u, in bond; Burnetts' old torn, Ms por dozen, iu bjnd ; L . it tide's rum. 30 0.p., ii per gallon, in bond I'lie other liqtiiJ". utimelv, c'haiupagne, wines, ami bottled brer, wt-rj withdrawu lor better prices. March 0. Mr. It. Arthur reports, at his market-da* sale yeslur.l iv, he soid at the. fo-lowiug prieei : -Jb'owls, Is l?.l to 2.-. 2d eajh ; turkeys, 3s bJ each; ducks, Is Id to 3s ea,-h ; k'i'«e, •**-M each ; potatoes, 5i t . Gs per cvri. ; unions, l.a to l.\d pur .b. ; bacon, joo lots, i I to Sμ \W th.; "Nelson apples. 2|- 1 to 2i I per !b ; P'^ r - J . 3id to 3*l per lb. ; q.uuces, li-1 per |J. | ouiter, second quality, od to 6jd per 10.; • meese, inferior, 3id to 3i 1 p.-r lb. ; Miiu.rr io!s of ten. Is 81 per ib.; furniture, &< , » c fair prices. , March 12Messrs. 11. S. Meyers and Co. held a sale ot Tasiuaniau j .uis, fruit. &e , at tueir itorti to-day, t'inro was a large at tendance :uia Uir uncej were realised. The j.iiua oe[»S very Superior uud o. uovv season. c-o.umamW • aiteutn,,,, aud the whole was disposed "If iu trade partis. llld following are the luotaiious : -J.nu iu liiw, 7s tu 7s jii.s, 61-1; apples, 2d to 3d per lb ; pears, io 2i t ; oi.ions, ill per ton; m»p-> -t- , 1J t " , Mr" it. Anliur reports that at his sale tji* d ,v of iruit t-x Bel'a Jlury, tile iodowiug p";_ e, ,yu"ro realiiud:— Plums, ad to -ti per i» ;

,hm*ons, Id to-ljd ; pears, id to 3|d per lb ; « ilniits' " li I ,ol ' c:lS0 ' ,l l'P l( ' s > 1 t0 3 i J l u ' 1 ' )[,' ■ onions in rases, ijM per lb. March 13. -\fr Kiehanl Arthur reports the. following ' „'-,! l.i-s wile of the balance of fruit-, ex I.'.'',' Marv :— Apple-S M ' <o 3'd p?r lb. ; .',,'■>< in eases. Is- 1 p.-rib. ; ditto (Auckland), VV i ]"T lb. ; (o"U, Is 5.! l>. U 9.1 cuch ; '.: ~,< ■'■> 9d Iα -Is cuc-li. ■■'" " Murch 15. llu" , sn.e °'~ c ' tv eiulo-vments took pLice at -■.. ci Sibbiii's "murf to dny. i Ik- one in (y!, k ,.,ie].i- 5 1r,'0!. felchod £13"()or annum, the ~J; vv.Ti- witlidmwii. 'Xlicro wna a large but the npsfL prices were said to '. .':,io ' or building with brick o:i n2l 'Mr. K- Artlmr reports the following ~...,.; lvai.'Si'd at his sale on Friday: — |-". v '< 1- to 3< cviih ; Spanish ditto, us (>d ; l'V. in >!itto. Us 3d ; disi-ks, Is 7d to 2d ; ~'., .',.- (I.i ; turkey.-:, 2s 1U to 3s til; :'.",'„.- fis 1.1 per ewt.; onions, Id to lAd L..']>-. :'bai-oii, -ijd to 7d ; cheese, 3.1-1 to Gd ; '-■■'.■ ;i.i ; :i!>p ! >'s, Id to :*i t ; box tea, 255.