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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6063, 23 April 1881, Page 4

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■ ■ • ■ ~ * — . N«w Zjjaiand Hkrald Offioe XHsOostom, r ,ceipU t^ ay aSte^tlbz . Mr. W. Dowden'a sale of produce waa well attended, and as tho biddingV." fatisk a con aiderable quantity of goods wero disposed of! E.andA. Isaacs sold the p s. Anne Milbankaj she lies atranded at Parua Bay for attendance and as there were several buyers the competition was brisk. Mr, E. Arthur reports for the week :— A fair amount of business dono at fair Drier* Potatoes have come to hand more freely; could not clear oil out. Local cheese have cleared off pre tv well. No good bacon brought forward. Butter has moved off rather more freely —the beat samples at 7<l to 10d, second-rate at very low prices—2d. to a Fruit has moved off readily at fair prices, 'localSrown bringing a much higher price than theHbbart Wednesdays sale of fruit was well attended Auckland apples sold at 2j<2 to 3M per lb; pears, lid to 2Jd; medlars, 2Jd; quinces, 2d to 2Jd; lemons i!, te per dozen; Hobart apples, 2d to Sidperlb. Fowlssoldat Is 7d each- ducks Is 8d • pumpkins, 3a to Ss 8d; onions, Jd to Id; potatoes, 3s' • Xhursday-s sale of furniture, &c, at tfie mart was fiirly attended, and good prices were realised. Friday's sale at jfessrs. Patersori and Co - s Queenstreet, of salvage from the late fire was largely at tended and all sold at high prices. The market day ' sale at Hart of poultry, produce, etc., was well ' attended. A large quantity of produce and fruit ' exchanged hands; the sale continued to a late hour and prices were very satisfactory. A largo number of ronai^on^hMnfore^olTat 5 ' Wer ° y -° n ' mndl . out o£ ' in large numbers, prices ruled miiHi inwuVtiwn hchai Fowls, Is to 2s ibd each ™ lurtSJs Z Tod"S 4, in Id to ljd; oats, 2s 2d to 23 3d per bushel; wheat,

!3s 4d per bushel; barley, 2s MP" bushel; sharp*, 5s e<l; bran, 5a per jack ; flour, £8 to £13; oatmeal. Id to Uα; chiiff, 2s to 2s (M per sack; bacon 4d to 0d • butt-r »d to 10d ; cheese, 5d to sjd ; tea (halfchests), is ed to 2s Id; box tea, 18s "to 265: sugar, 3Jd to 4Jd ; candles, ejdtolOd; soap, 16s; rice, Jd ; raw oil <V(M : biscuits, 6d; Auckland apples, 2d to 3J<l ; Sγ" Ud to 3d ; Hobart apples ex Tararua, Os Cd £93 £>d per case; quinces, 2d ; white lead, 4jd. Messrs. Carbines and Taylor held their usual Friday sale, which was well attended. They report as follows : — Poultry: Fowls, Is Sd te 2s; chickens, 9d each; ducks, Is 9d; turkeys, 3s 6d. Fruit: Apples. 2d to 2Jd ; quinces, IJU porlb. Produce : Beef, Jd to 2d per" lb. ; butter, 4d to 7d per lb.; onions, Id; hams 63d to Sd; potatoes, £3 to £3 10s; bran, £A 10« - oatme»l, l{d. and £6 per ton; flour. £11 iss ; barley, 2s 9d ; rice, 2Jd; maize, 3a to 3s 0<l; oatsi 2s Sd to*2s Cd; herrings, 2s 0d per case ; cheese, 2d to 4jd per lb. ; sharps, 5s per lOOlbs.; salt, 5s 8d; tea, 18s per box ; half-chest, is per lb.; candles, fld; soap, Ss per box; sugar, 3Jd to 4Jd; carrots, 3s Cd per cwt.; hermatite paint, 23s ; puoipkins, 3s Cd per cwt.