COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6237, 12 November 1881, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Mr. "W. Dowilen's weekly sale was well attended, the bidding brisk, and a considerable amount of goods were quitted. Mn r. Ai'.TiiCß'ri Weekly Report.—A quiet week in the produce market. New ii-iml in r.ither excess of demand- It w-s ulmcuit to clear out ot auction to-day at 4<l per lb. Af ™ of the host samples went to Jd and Id : kidneys at Id to U,l Could P not Clear out old ones at any Chee>eis verv dull of sale, but few could be worVcd Oir at auction' No good bacon to hand. A few kegs of orncd butter have come to hand, but Cd was the highest offer for it to-day; makers want 7d to sa. There U a fair demand for fruit. Green gooseberries sold to-day at 5d per lb. Tuesday: Sale of furniture, Ac., at the mart. Tho attendance WAS Rood, and all sold at satisfactory prices. Thursday: Sale of oranges, ex s.s. Hero, from Si-dnev. There was a good muster of tho trade ana others* The fruit was in bad order; the prices realised were very satisfactory. Friday: Market day sale of poultrv. produce. »*c.« at mart. The at-t-ndance was much smaller than usual, and bidding ee.nerally was languid ; still, a fair quantity of stun j was worked oft. The supply of poultry was ; small, and prices ruled lower than last week. ; Fowls. Is 4d to 2s Gd ; Spanish. 2* 3d to 4s; silver | spanned Hamburgs. 3s 9d to 4s Id ; Cochins, 3s fit , Lanpshans 4s 9d ; turkeys, 2s 2d to Cs 3d ; ducks, is Sd to 2s c: 1; Pk-s. Os Cd to 10s; pigeons, Is; old potatoes, is 2d to 3s; new potatoes, Jd to Jd, kldners. Id to l jd: oats, 2s Sd ; sharps :.3 Sd psr lOOibs".; C.nir. £9 to £14 10s; oatmeal Is to 14s , liri-i 0* per sack; chatf. 1? to ii Odper&iLk, carriti -'i Cd' ciiecse Id to aid; bacon. 2',d to • Id . butter (s'll. .id;. o>d to -2!d ; butter (new), Bjd ; fresh Iri'ter r -id to &l; trre.'u gooseberries, »d pel in., orin"e's 'is to 12s per case; tea (lialf-ch'sts). Is 4d to 2s : box tea, ISs to 24s ; paper. Sid to 3:(d : blacking, .-■S Gd per uross : rice, 2'jd ; starch, 4Jd ; coffee. Is 3d , 'io'h't ." -■ 1 • sj',-ar, sjd to 4Jd ; candles, iOd : biscuits' ' c,.l'; white lead, 41d; boiled oil, -Is 9d ; corniluur, fl'd ; salt, Ss; confectionery, lOld. MBISU6 Cabbixes <sd Tatloii held their usual Frid-iv's sale which was well attended, and a quanti;v of prod ice changed hands. They report: Poultry were in demand, and fetched high prices. Speckled Uauiburtrhs. Cs; lir.ahraas, 10s Cd e»ch; Lansshans, c.i - L-ame fowls, fls «d ; ordinaty fowls, ]s 7d to Ss Cd , ,larks. Is ml t» 2s 7d ; chicks. Is each ; young pi£s. Os to "s 0.1. Produce: 1 fains and bacon were in remand a; 4d to Sd per lb ; salt butter, 7id per lb ; Canterbury cheese 4?d; airoa, 4d to 4^d; salt beof, 2d; muUou 1!d ; carr-jts. 2s 6d ; old potatoes, 2s to 3s per cwt"; nen-'potitoes, to Id par lb ; kidneys, lid per I lb; cibbaje, 2s per bag; oats, 2s to 3d porbuihcl; uiaizc, 3s to 4a 0\ \ bran, 3s 6d to 5s ; sharps, f»s 6d ; 1 b.vkr, 2i lOd to «s; flour, £9 t > £13 10s; oatmeal, Jo 12 10s. Groceries: Tea, half-chests, Is 4d to 2s; boxes, 245; sugar, 3idto4jd; starch, C^d; cornflour, 6jd ; salt. 4s Gd to 5s ; c;ndles, Bjd; soap (yellow), 7s Cd to IU per box; blue, 103 ; kerosene. 2s; paint (hematite). 23s per cwt. The clothing and sundries irer«< all sold"at satisfactory prices. Mn. AJ.KRBO Uijcklind's Wkeklt Rmpom.— At the IJavmarket, to-<iay (Friday), fod<ierwas scarce, ! and brought from 2s Cd to 4s, small loads 13s to l/ ; s, ami straw «Js to 20s per load. Horses were yarded in ; lar/or numbers than for month 3 past, and nearly ft j ; disposed of. Anything of a good stamp, in all clashes* elicited keen competition. Heavy draught brought from £31 Us to £33 10s; medium draught, £16 to £.30; light harness horses, £12 to £i r > f>». Several good hacks were eagery competed for, six ot which wero sold at prices ranging from £14 5s to £20, and a number of light hacks and ponic3 wero cleared at from £5 to £12 ; ltaht and medium colts, £9 r»s to £13 10s. Tlie entire, Penrose, £21. The bulls advertised were not disposed of.