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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5478, 7 June 1879, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Naw Zealand Herald Office, Friday evening. The Customs receipts to-day were £382 17s S<l. Mr. E. Arthur's sales of poultry, produce, &c, were not so largely attended as usual. The supply of poultry (no doubt owing to the stato ot the weather) was small. All of" good condition sold well. Potatoes have sold during tho week at £6 to £6 10a for Canterbury, and £5 10j to £6 10a for Auckland. Bacon continues scarce; a small parcel of Auckland brought SJd at auction. Cheese is in good demand, but littlo coming to hand. Salt butter is very slow of sale. Fowls sold at Is 6d to 2s 7d; chickens, 5.1; Dorkings, 3s to 3s 3d ; Spanish, Is lid to 4s Gd. Small pi S s, Is 3d to os 6d; potatoes. 5s to 6s Gil; onions, in bags, 2d to 2_d; stringed, 3Jcl; pumpkins, 3i Id to 4a 6d ; carrots, 2s 3a to 3s (id; swede turnips, 2s to 2s 3d; melons, Is 6d; bacon, oil to SJil; cheese, Gd to ; oats, 3s Gd to 3s lOil ; wheat, 3s Gd to 4s ; wbeatmeal, 8s; flour, £510s to £12; oatmeal, 2_d ; apples, IJd to o_d; oranges, Gs to 10s Gd; salmon, Gs Gd to 7s GJ ; lard (in bladders), S-l; tea (in bor), 18ii to 24s ; half-chests, Is lid ; cocoa, Is Gd ; cornflour, 7M; white zinc, 3£, d; red lead, 3d; clothes pegs, ss; biscuits, Gel ; candles, ; soap, 16s ; salt, 5s ; butter, lOd ; lemon peel, Is 3d. Furniture department aale was fairly attended, and passed off satisfactorily.