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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6147, 30 July 1881, Page 4

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New Zealand Hebald Office. ■"■-'" - ".'■.'•"■'■:'■ -Friday evening:. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £913 14sld. : -~-' ■ .:..:. ' . ;_ . Mr. YT. Dowden's weekly sale was numerously attended. The trees realised excellent prices. Canterbury potatoes fetched £4 5s per ton;. Canterbury cheese, 5d per lb.; Sydney bacoii, 7Jd ; butter, 3d to 8d; beef, 2d to 2Jd ; kumeraa, 3s per cwt.j Hobart apples, 3d per lb.; coast maize, 4s per bushel; -biscuits, 5d per lb.; Tiee, 3Jd per Ib.j tea; 253 per box; petroline candles, 9d.

pecroune canaies, va. He. E. - AKnrtJK'fl .WEEKtr Report. Rather a quiet week in the produce market. Potatoes have been in" fair demand and firm in price, the better samples L3l6s to L 4, more could havo been sold than were sent in. Bacon of inferior quality from the coast and 3outh has come to hand, for which it is difficult to get an offer. Good quality continues at a low price,' first-class Sydney has sold at 6d to 7Jd in parcels. Butter is also slow of sale, a large amount of that'on hand is of second class and Inferior quality, good stuff will bling 7d to 9d per lb. But little doing in grain and Sour. Cheese stock is light, but prices continue low, good Canterbury can be bought at lid. General merchandise at auction brought good prices. Monday; sale of Mr. Rae's unredeemed pledges. A fair attendance, but bidding was languid; but little sold.- '.Wednesday: Had a sale of general merchandise ex Loch Doon, from London, at Messrs. Potter and Co.'s, Duiham-sfcreet. The trade was well represented throughout the sale, which continued to a late hour. The attendance was large, and bidding brisk-good prices were -realised , , and every line was sold. Thursday: Sile'of furniture, &c, at the mart. The attendance was small; fair prices wore obtained. Friday: The sale of poultry, produce, &c, was not so well attended as-usual. Fair prices were obtained for some lines. Several lots of butter,' cheuse, and bacon had to be passed, bidding not coming up to the reserves: There was a good supply of poultry, all sold welL- Fowls, Is Id to 2ssd ; turkeys # -3s3d to 3a 4c!■; ducks. Is lOd.to 2s 2d ; pigs, 6s to 20s; pigeons. Is; Potatoes, Sβ 6d to4s6d; carrots,.3s; pumpkins, 2s fld'to 3s: mangols, 2a; turnips, Iβ 6-1 to Is6d; onions, id to ljd; oats, 2s Cd to 3s; brar, 6s 6d to is Sd per sack; flour, L 9 to Ll2 10s; oatmeal, ljd; chaff, 2s to 2s 6d per sack; cheese, 4d to sd; bacon, 2d to Bjd; bntter, 23d to Bjd; beef, 2d; honey, 5Jd to ed; lollies, 6d ; oranges, 8s to 10s; apples, 2id 3d; Itmons; Is 6d to Is 7d per doz; citrons, 3s per doz; iiugar, 3Jd to 4ld; tea, 2is; rice,- 2jd to 3d ; soap, 16s; salt, 6s;candleß, 10d. ' Messes. Carbines AKD Tayxor's Kepoet.—The usaol Friday's sale was well-attended, and good bnsiness done: Poultry, Is 3d to 2s fld;.:ducks, 2s; turkeys, 4s to 4a fld;'young pigs, very small, 8s 6d, The fruit trees, shrubs, plants, etc., were all cleared. ' Produce'. Hams and bacon, In cloth. 6d to 7W, bare, 23 toed; salt, butter, 2d to 7Jd; cheese, ljd to 3d; pumpkins,'3s 6d; onions, Jd to ljd; melons, 2s per . bag; salt beef, 2d; pork, 13s per keg. Fruit:. Apples, ia to 10s per case; oranges, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; peanuts, ljdperlb.; oats, 2a to Ss per bushel; Coast maize, 3s lod; bran,-L5 10s; sharps, Lβ; oatmeal, L1310s; ■i« flpuTrlaotoLl2; chaff, 2s 0d per bag: "Groceries: "" toi'a c?le3ts, ?, la; boxea ' 16a M to24s; sugar, 3Jd ?" 1 5f te^ 3d *° s i a : Australian froit, 2s ed. l&^lmSS^ ; henwtl f = P?tat, 23s per cwi , ' filled,-and, ■*$■ aU the horses were dilSled" "S" 1 / Three heavy draught colts, bred by mIw P^ M l' fellow,, Wkata, brought 'from L 25 to I™ - heavy dranghf gelding, with foals, \sn io s toS and a pair of useful farm mares, from Waitara \ai 10s eacrl , .: A large number of light harness horesi and hacks were disposed of from L 5 to Ll2 each.

Mb.'J. S.' Buokiasd's Report (By Telegraph).— At tho Cambridge sale, on Saturday, 21 horses of a nscfsl etomp were entered. Many -were sold at lair ralUbS. Strong plough horses and medium draught horsea brought L23to L 25; useful hacks, 1,910s t<> > 102 fiweU-ired mare, LlB. At Ohaupo the live stook sale on Tuesday last, a eraaller number than usual TO3 brought fomard. 110 iead on y beSw yarded o| which Or wero.BoW ,at the auction. Prices were sHtehtly advanced orer the last quotations. The 40 Sles advertised as bred by Mr. D. Macton rt b h r e O . , J|" torn 1210 ato 13 153; email dairy cows and hdters, were wldliiT»telj-e,'J 6s each. I