THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6212, 14 October 1881, Page 4

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Flour Market.- Wliolesale : Superfine Flour, silk dioisoci. per ton, £14; do., do., household, £13; hundreds 10s., fifties 205., per ton ejetra, sacks and hags free: Adelaide (none); Southern, do., £12 to £12 10s; Bran, per ton (sacks included), local, £510s; Southern,do.,£4lssto£sss;Sharps,do., do., £5 10s to £5 15s; Cabin Bread, do., £13; Oatmeal, do., £1-2 to £12 10s ; Pearl Barley, do., £17 to Als ; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 3d. Garden" asd Orchard Prodcce.— Wholesale: Apples, per lb., 2d to 3d; Hobart Apples, per case, Cs to 10s ; Lemons, per doz., Is to Is 3d; Onions, per Ib. ■id to oil; CauUtlowers, per doz.. Is 6d to 3s ; Celery, per doz.. 3s; Pine Apples, per doz., 7s to 9s; Oranges, Sydney, per case, Ss to 10s; Island Oranges, per doz., Is to Is Id; Bananas, per lb., Ud to i\d ; Pears, 2d to •id; Walnuts, 0d Strawberries," per quart, Sd; New Potatoes, Kidneys, lid; round, Id; Green Peas, per peck, 3s; Asparagus, per bundle, 4d to Sd. Retail : Lemons, per doz., Is Gα , to 2s; Onions, per lb., 6d; Cauliflowers, per doz., 2s to 4s; Celery, each, 4d to 6d; Pine Apples, do., Is to Is Cd; Bananas, per lb., Sd to Cd; Apples, do., 4d to Gd ; Pears, 4d to 6d; Walnuts, Is 3d ; New Potatoes, Kidneys, 2d ; round, 2d ; Green Peas, per peck, 4s 6d; Asparagus, per bundle, 9d to Is 3d; Strawberries, per quart, Is. Farm and Dairy Produce. — Wliolesale : Butter, resh, Sd ; Butter, salt, Sd; Cheese, local, 4Jd to 5Jd; Canterbury, do., 4>d; Eggs, per doz., Sd; Lard, per lilacldp.r. (M to 7d ;"ll«cnn an.l Ham., Prnrtncir-1. 7.1 to lid ; Canterbury Hams and Bacon, bare, Sd to Sjd ; Jams, per case, 5 dor., £1 15s to £1 17s Cd. I'.etail .- Milk, per quart, 4d ; Butter, fresh, 9d to 10d ; salt do., lod ; Cheese, colonial, do., Sd to 10d ; Eggs, per doz.. 10d ; Lard, per lb., 10d ; Fowls, each, 2s Cd to 3d; Ducks, do., 2s Gd to 3s; Geeso, do., 4s Cd to Gs Cd ; Turkeys, do., os to 7s ; Bacon, per lb., 10d to Is; Uams. do., Is to Is 4d. Hay and Corn Makket.— Wholesale : Maize, 3s 9d Oats, 2s 5d to 2s 9d; Wheat, fowl, 3s G to 3s 9d, scarce; local do., 4s 3d to 4s Gd; Bariey malting, per bushel, 3s 6d; feed do., 2s 9d to 3s; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £5 to £6; Lucerne, do.. £6 to £0 10s ; Straw, per load, ISs to £1 10s ; Chaff, £3 10s to £4 15s; Ha}-, oaten, £5 to £5 10s; Clover, £5 10s to £6 ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, Gs Gd to 7s ; Ryegrass, do., do., 7s to 7s Gd ; Potatoes, por ton (bags included), £3 10s to £4. Retail: Maize, per bushel, 4s 3d to 4s Cd; Oats, do., 2s 9d to 3s; Bran, per lOOlbs., Cs to Gs 6d; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 3s 0d to 4s Cd; Barley, feed, do, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; do., seed, do.,'3s Cd; Hay, per cwt., 0s to 6a 6d; Lucerne, do., 7s Gd to Ss ; Oaten, do., Gs to 7s; Straw, do., 3s to 4s; Chaff, do., 5s Cd to Cs; Potatoes, 3s 3d to 4s ; Clover, Red, lid to Is ; do., White, Is Id to Is 3d ; do., Cow. grass, Is 2d to Is 3d: Alsyke, la Sd; Trefoil, 7d to j 8d ; Rape, 5d T'Tnio Seeds, sorts, Is 3d to 2s ; I Timothy grass, 7d ; CocKSioot, per bushel, 7s to 7s Gd ; Ryegrass, do., do., 7s Gd to Bs.

Kauri Gum ash Flax Market.—Gum is slightly easier. Receipts for October so far about 250 tons. The following quotations approximate to present rates :— Fair ordinary, at £36 ; good ordinary, £37 to £38 : East Coast, £45 to £48. flax per ton, £19 to £21; Tow, do., £7 to £9; Fungus per lb., 4d; Coooanut Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s: Beeswax, per lb., 6d. Co.u. asd Firewood Market.—Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), cargo, 2Ssto 303 per ton ; yard. 36s to 40s ; Bay of Islands, at yards, 22s to 245; screened, 2Cs; ditto at the mine, 12s; ship's side, 19a to £1. Waikato, at mine, ss; in Auckland, lCs 6d to 20s. Kamo, 10s per ton at loading ground. Taupiri at mine, 6s. Cd to 10s; at yard, 20s to 20s. Whangarei, at mine, 8s 0d; yard (steam), 17s; household, 225. Miranda, at yard (household;, 13a; steam, 18s. Firewood : Uncut, at wharf (cargo), Ss Cd to 9s 6d per ton; delivered, 13s; cut, 14s to 16s. Miscellaneous.—Kerosene, from Is Sd to Is 10d ; ordinary brand.", and Is duty paid, the latter in 1-ga.l-lon tins. Woolpacks in quantity, 3s Gd to 3s 9d each ; Corn Sacks, 8s to 9s Gd per dozen. Fencing Wire, Jvo. 6, 7, and 8, assorted, £16 to £17 per ton. Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime, in stone Is Cd to 2s. New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s 6d to 10s; Cft., 13s ; Ti-treo Kails, £2 10s to £3 10s per 100; Puriri Posts, £0 to £7 ; Shingles, 13s to 10s per 1,000; Hobart Palings, sft., l(is to 18s; 6ft., ISs to 20s ; Hobart Hails, 72s lid to 90s. Buying and wiling quotations. New Zealaxd Flax RorE.—Eope of all sizes, per ton, £42 10s; Tarred Yarn, do., £40; Wool Lashing, do., £33 10s. Buildiso Materia!. , ) —Timber: Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., best, 13s to 13s Gd; second class, 8s to Ss Cd ; best planed, tongued and grooved, 14s. Mills : Cargo best, 11s to IlsGd ; second class, Gs to 7s. Baulk, 6s to 6s Cd. Bricks (at Whau), 353 to 40s: Town Yards, £2 5s to £2 10s per 1000. Drain Pipes, per 100, SG inches, £2 5s pe't 1000; Socket' Glazed Pipes,' 18 inches, 3a ; 15 inches, 2s Gd; 12 inches, 2s; 9 inches, Is 3d ; 6 inches, 8d ; 4 inches, Gd per foot. Butchers' Meat.— Retail: Roasting Boof, per lb 5d to 7d ; Boiling Beef, do., 4d to 5d ; Mutton, hinrt(juarter, do., 4d to sd; do., fore-quarter, do., 3d; Lamb, hind-quarter, each, 3s 6d to ss; do., foroquarter, do., 3a 6d to 5s ; Pork and Voal, per lb.. Steaks, do., Gd to 8d ; Chops and Sausages, 5d to Gd Wliolesale: Tallow, mutton, por cwt., £1 10s; mixed, do., £1 23 to £110s. SlAjfUßEs.—Bonedust, Sydnoy, £8 to £8, according to quality; Auckland, £7 to £8 10s; Peruvian , Guano, £17 to £18 ; Huon Guano, small lots, £6, bags included • Boncflour. £8 to £9 10s.