COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6213, 15 October 1881, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office. Friday evening. Thr Customs duties to-day amounted to 1767 13s 9J. , ~ Mr W. Dowdcn'e weekly sale was well attended, and a considerable quantity of goods were disposed of. There was a bri»k demand for furniture Sin It An-riiUß's Weekly Refort.-A fairly busy week in the produce market. An improvement has taken place in the price of potatoes ; a shipment of Canterbury were sold from ship's side at 60s cash. There is a fair demand for good bacon and cheese, but littlu to hand. There is a limited demand for firstclass salt butter. Fruit is in fair demand. Furniture, at privato houses and Mart, has sold at good prices. Monday: Salo of household fumilure, etc., at a private house, St. George's Bay, Parnell: there was a good attendance, and everything sold at high prices. Tuesday: Sale of fruit, ex s.s. Hero, Oranges sold at 4s Gil to 6s : mandarines, 6s 9d to 12s. The sale of furniture at the Mart was very largely attended, and good prices were realised. Friday : Market-day auction sale was well attended throughout, and a quantity of stuff changed hands at fair prices. The supply of poultry was not so large as usual, and tho prices realised were not so good as they have been for some weeks past. Howl< Is Sd to 2s 10d: chicks. Is; turkeys, 33 to 3s 10d ; ducks, Is Sd to 2s 2d; pigs, 4s 0d to 9s; pig potatoes 123 to 20s; table potatoes. £3 10s; new potatooa, lid to ljd perlb; carrots, 3s ; pumpkins, 4s to 4s Cd • onions, 4jd tn 4Jd ; oata, 2s 6d to 3s ; maize Is 3d • damaged maize, Is 7d to 33 10d; wheat, 43 ; barley, 2s lid to 3s ; oatmeal. Id to ljd; bran 5s 6.1 per sack ; funRUS. 4d ; sharps, 4s 10d to Cs ; Hour, £8 to £H 10s ; cliaff, 2s to 2s 0d ; cheese, 3d to sid ; bacon, 4d to 7d ; butter, 2d to 7d ; tea— half-chests. Is 2Jd to Is 9ii ; hoi lls to 24s ; sugar, Hid to 4Jd; damaged sugar, 2}d to 3Jd; confectionery, l(Hd to lid ; soap-mottled. 20s; yellow, 16s ; honey, f.jd ; biscuits, 5d to 6d : salt, 5s ; apples, 2s to 14s per case ; oranges, 2s to 7s. Missus. Carbives and TiYLon held their usual Friday's sale, which was well attended, and a quantity of produce changed hands. They report: Poultry : lirahmas from is 3d to 4s Cd; half-bred Spanish, 3s to 4s; ordinary, Is 8d to 3s each; ducks, 2s Id; Turkeys, 4s 2il; magpies, 63 6d to 6s 9d ; young pijs, 6s 3d to 7s each. Fruit : Apples, 3s Cd to lls per case ; pines, 2s 8d per dozen. I'roduce .' Hams and bacon, 2d to Sd ; salt butter, 2jd per lb ; beof, ljd ; Canterbury potatoos, £3 10s; new potatoes, l}d per lb; cheese, IJd to Sd, according to quality ; oats, 2s 4d to 2s 9d • bran, 5s 3d per bag; chaff, Is 9d to 2s 6d ; maize, 3s to 4s Sd ; barley, 3s ; fowl wheat, 2s Cd to 3s 9d- oatmeal. 12s Cd per lOOlba; flour, 0s to 13s. Groceries : Tea, 24s to 10s per box ; half-chest. Is 4d to 2s per lb ; supir. 3Jd to 4id ; candles, SJd ; starch, 4 Jd ; cornilour, Old ; soap, 7s Cd to 14s per box; kerosene, 2i per gallon. Ma. Au'iiED BfCKUSO's Weekly Report.— At the Jlaymarket this day (Friday) fodder was in short supply. Oaten and meadow hay brought from 2s (id to 4a (id per cwt; small loads, 20s to 35s ; and straw, 14s to ISs per load. The horse market was fairly tilled. Active medium draught brought from £17 to £32 ; weight-carrying hacks and light harness animais of a good stamp the competition was brisk, and with few exceptions all entered were disposed of of at satisfactory prices.