THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5399, 7 March 1879, Page 2

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Fa km and Dairy Produce. Wholesale. a. d. 3. d. s. d. s. d. Butter, fa, lb 1 3to 1 4 j Bacon, Pro. 0 oto 0 7s- - sit, lb 010 — 1 0 I Hams, Pro. 0 6 —o 9 Cheese, Wra. 0 7— 0 8 I Ct'bury baconO 8— 0 0 Do., Ct'bury 0 7J — 0 SJ I Ct'bury hamsO 8— 0 10 Eggs, dozen 1 6— 0 0 I Onions .. 0 I—o1 —0 ij Lard, lb ..0 6 —o 0 1 Salt butter, Canterbury and Wanganul, per lb., lOd to Is Retail Prices. Milk, quart 0 4to 0 5 Ducks, each 1 oto 2 0 Butter, fs, lb 1 6—o 0 Geese, each 4 0— 6 0 Hutter, salt 1 0— 1 3 Turkeys, do. S 0— 5 0 Cheese, col. 0 10 — 0 0 Bacon, lb ..0 0— 0 11 Egga. dozen 1 9— 0 01 Haras, lb ~0 10 — 1 0 Lard, lb .. 0 8— 0 0 Onions ... 0 2— 0 0 Fowls, each 1 6— 2 0 Bread, 3i to 3£d per 21b. loaf. Butchers Meat. Retail. a. d. a. d. Roasting Beef 0 6to 0 6 Boiling Beef 0 4— O 5 Mutton,hind-quarter 0 0-0 4^ „ fore-quarter 0 0— 0 3 Pork and Veal 0 6— 0 6 Steaks 0 6—o 8 Chops and Sausages 0 0— o 6 Flour Market. Wholesale. £ a. d. Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton .. 12 0 0 Fine Flour, ditto, household.. .. .. 10 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. .. .. .. £7 to 710 0 Adelaide, per too ..(nominal) ~ £13 to 14 0 0 Damaru ~ .. .. do. .. £9 to 10 10 0 Donedln do. .. £9 to 0 10 0 Canterbury .. .. do. .. £9 to 9 10 0 Bran, per ton (sacks Included) .. £7 to 710 0 Cabin Bread .. .. . 18 0 0 Oatmeal .. 21 0 0 Pearl Barley 22 0 0 Hay and Corn Market. Wholesale. Maize,bush., s. d. s. d. I Hay, me'dow,£ 9. £ a Sydney ..5 3t05 6 J ton .. 50to 510 Do., Prov. .. 5 0— 5 3 | Lucerno, do. 7 0— 0 0 Fiji Maize .. 5 4— 0 0 1 Straw (load) 2 10 — 3 0 Oats.. .. 4 0— 0 0 Chaff, dc 5 0— 5 10 Oats (local).. 4 0— 4 6 1 Wheat (fowl) S 9— 4 01 Wheat(local) 4 6— 5 0| Potatoes, £5 10 to £6 p?r ton ; Ilobart Town seed, none; Oaten Hay, per ton, £0 to £5 10s. KetalL s. d. 8. d. 8. <L 8. d Maize, bushel 5 6to 6 0 I Lucerne, cwt. 7 6to 0 0 Oati, ditto 4 4—4 0 j Oaten, ditto 6 o—7 0 Bian, ditto 1 6— 1 9 f Straw, ditto 50 —60 Wheat (fowl) 4 6—5 0 Chaff, ditto 6 o—6o Hay, cwt. . 6 0— 6 6 1 Potatoes,ditto 6 0— 7 0 Seeds. Retail. Ryegrass, bhl 7 oto 8 0 Trefoil, lb. 0 9to 0 0 RedClov*r,lb 0 9— 0 0 Ratstail, lb. 1 6—o 0 White Clover 1 o—o 0 Timothy, lb. 0 6 — 0 0 Alsyke.lb... 12 — 0 0 Lucerne, lb. 1 6— 0 0 Cowgrass, lb 1 0— 0 0 Rape, lb. .. 0 5— 0 0 C -cksfoot, bL 12 6— 0 0 Woolpacks Id quanti'y, 3* 9d to 4i each ; Cornsacks, 10s to 13s v 2* dozen. Fencing wire, No. 6, Ids 6d; No. 7,175; No. 8 37s 6d per cwt. Kauri Gum and Flax Market. We quote the following prices on the Auckland market delivered nett cash:— GUM.—Ordinary (scraped).. £31 te £32 per ton. Fla«.—Finest quality .. ..IS — „ Flax.—Medium .. .. 15 — 16 ~ Tow 10 _ u „ Ftrsaus 2Jd. per lb Coax and Firewood Market. Coal.—Newcastle (ship's side), 31a per ton, yard, 42s to 453 ; Bay of Islands, at yards, £2', screened, 263 ; ditto at the mine, 12s; ship's side, 20s; Walkato, at mine, ss; in Auckland,lss to 20s ; Taupirl, at mines, 6s 6d to 10s ; at yard 18s to 21s; Wangarei, at mine, 8s Sd; yard (steam), 17s, household, 225; Miranda, at yard (household), 225; steam, 18s. Firkwoob.—Uncut, at Wharf (cargo), 7s 6d to 9s 6d per ton; delivered, 13a: Cut, 14s to 16s delivered. BOILDINO MATBRIAX3. Timbir.—Hewn baulk, 6s to 7s. Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., best, 16* to 17s ; second class, 9j to 10s best planed, tongued aud grooved. 17s to 20a, alt nominal. Mills: Cargo, 12s to 14s ; second class, 7s to S». Bricks (at Whau), 35s to 40s per 1900. Liv.e, Sd per busheL New Zealand Palings, sft., 12s 6d; 6ft., 13s ; Ti-tree Rails, £3 por 100; Puriri Posts, £6 to £7; Shingles, 13s to 14s per 1,000; Hobart Town P&li&gs, sft., 15s ; 7fL, 17s ; Hobart Town Hails. 72s 6<i. Nxw Zealand Flax Rofk. £ s. d. Kope of all sizes.. .. .. 42 10 0 per ton Tarred yarn 40 0 0 „ Wool lathing .. •• .. SS 10 0 ~ Clothes lines 0 0 5 per lb. Manures. Boxedust, £7 10s to £9; Mexican] Guano, £12 I Peruvian, £18. I Alaxila Hkmp Roi»k. MRST QUALITY. i £ a. d. Rope of all sizes .. .. 60 0 0 par ton. Whale and lance lines .. .. 70 0 0 ~ Catting-in falls .. 68 0 0 ~ Clothes line .. .. .. 0 0 S per lb. Subject to trade discount. UR. VICKERS'S WEEKLY STOCK AND SHARE LIST AND INVESTORS 1 OTTTDE. Amt.jAmt (5 o Company. Capital, of paid S q Sb. up. § ~ o C I a 6 K £££ £ X Bank of N. Zealand 725,000 10 10 ISi 15 si Bank of N. Zealand new issue 275,C00 10 10 17J National Bank N.Z 2,000,000 10 3$ 67,' 66i Colonial Bank N.Z. 2,000,000 5 2 47/ SCi N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency .. 3,000,000 25 2J 4J 15 7? N". Z. Insurance 1,000,000 10 40' 05; 15 9± S.British do. .. 1,000,000 20 40/ 54/ 15 11 Nat. Insurance Co. 1,000,000 10 10/ 19/ 20 10 Standard Ins. Co. .. 1,00 0,000 10 15/ 17/ 10 7 Coloniil Ins. Co. .. 1,000,000 10 7/6 6/ Auckland Gas C 0... 50,000 5 5 8i 15 31 Thames do. .. 26,000 2$ 38/ 24/ 912* Onion S. &D. Co. 63,475 5 5 9 10 10 Ditto, new issue .. 24 "5 1010 luck, and North Shore Ferry Co. .. 5,000 1 1 — — 5 Bay of Is. Coal Co, 20,000 10 10 *S 10 Hi Waikato Steam N. aodC. M. Co. .. 10,000 10 8 Union Ins. Co. .. 2,000,000 20 12/6 13/ Auckland Timber ' Company.. .. 60,000 5 ! 80/ G Guthrie and Lar- I nach (Limited) 250,000 5 1103/ 90/ 12| 13J * Ex div. The m<uk<-t for Insurance stocks is still unsettled, prices difficult to quote, and the above are therefore nominal. Insurance March 6, 1579.