THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6696, 4 May 1883, Page 4

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Gardkn and Orchard Produce.—Wholesale : Apples, 2d to 3d per lb.; Pears, Id to 2{d; Lemons, per doz.. Is 0d to 3a; Onions, per lb., Id to lid: Grapes (ordinary), la to Is Cd per lb. ; Walnuts Od to Is ; Rhubarb.per doz., 2s 6d ; Filberts (none)Celery, per doz. 2s to 3s; Figs, 2d to 4d per doz.; Garlic, 3d to 6d per lb : Passion Fruit, ljd to 3d per doz.; Pumpkin, per lb., 3s 0(1 to 4s cwt; Cocoanuts. 8s per 100; Tomatoes, per lb., ljd 2d ; Beans, Is pock: Oranges, Is 3d to Is Od por doz. ; Bunana3, lid to 21d Tine Apples, 8s to 9s Gd. Retail: Filberts (none): Tomatoes, -id to Gd; Oranges, 2a to 3s per doz : Figs, per doz, Od; Lemons, 2d to 3d each • Onions, por lb., 3d ; Apples, per lb., 2d to Od; Pears, 4d to 8d; Walnuts, Is 3d to 2s; Ehubarb por bundle, 4d; Celery, per bundlo, 3d to Od' Pumpkin, per lb. Id to ljd ; Grapes, 2s Od to 3s per lb.' Beans, ljd to 3d; Bananas. Od to 8d ; Garlic, 8d to Od per lb ; Passion Fiuit, 4d to Od per doz.: Pino Apples Is Od to 2s Cd. ' Preserved and Dried Fruits. — Wholesale • Dried Prunos, 6d to 8d; Crystal iiod Pino Apples Is to Is 3d por lb; Preserved Ginger, Is to Is -»d ; Peanuts, 4d to Od; Barcelona, Od to 8d per lb.; Shelled Nuts, 9d to Is; Brazil, Od to 9d Retail; Drioii Prunes, 8d to lod; Crystalized Pine Apples, Is 9d to 2h per lb.; Preserved Ginger, Is 9rt to 2s; Peanuts, 8d to Is ; Barcoloua Is to la Od • Shelled Nuts la to Is 6<l: lirazll. 0,1 to Is. Farm and Dairy Prouuok.—Wholesale: Butter fresh lOd; Butter, galt,Bil to lOd ; Chocse, goodlocal' 5d to Od ; Canterbury, do., ojd to 7d; Eggs, per doz ' 2s to 2s 3d ; Lard, per bladder, Od to 7d; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, Od to8d; Hams,Bd to 3d; Canterbury liain and Bacon, OJd to lOd, in cloth ; liams only Is • Jams, per casio doz., ill 17 s Cd to £118s 3d: Fowls' per pair 3s 104 1 '; Feathers, bake 1, clean and selected' up to 2s per If., lletail • AHlk. per quart, 4d ; Butter' frosh. Is; sali do., Is 2d; Choose, colonial, do Dd to lod; Eggs, per doz., 2s Od ; Lard, per lb.' 0(1 to l)d; Fowls, each. 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s Oil; di,., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., each, fis to 8s Gd; Pigeons, 2s Od to iSs (3d pair ; Bacon, per lb lOd to Is; Hams, do., Is to Is 4d. Coal and Firewood Market—Coal: Newcastle (ship's sido), cargo, 30s to 33s per ton ; yard, 32s to 35s Bay of Islands, at yards, 275, scarce ; screened" 30s; ditto at tlio mine, 13s; ship's side. 25s to 20s Wai' kato, at mine, lis ; in Auckland, 10s Od to 20s. Kamo 12s per ton at loading ground. Taupiri at mini.' 8s Od to lis; at yard, 20s to 255. at mino, Us Od; yard (steam), 17s ; household, '-'Is delivered 235. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (canm)' !)s to 10s per ton ; delivered, lis; cut. 17s tu 18s. Miscellaneous.—Kerosene, from Is 7d to lsßd ordinary brands. Woolpacks in quantity, 3s 3d each , Corn Sacks, 9s to lis por dozen. Fonulng Wire No. 6, 7, and 8, assorted, £13 10s to £15 per ion. Lime, slackod. Is per bushel; Quick Lime, in sfone s6d to 2s. New Zealand Palings, 6ft., 7s 6d to 10s ; 6ft., 13a; Ti-tree Kails, £2 10s to £4 per

100;Puilxi PostA, £6 to j&7; Shingles,' 13k< to 10i per 1,000; Hobart Palings, 6ft., 17a to l&s; 6fL, l&j to 21b; Hobart Rails, 85s, 100s. fiuying and selling quotations.

Kauri Guh ajtd Fxjuc Market. — Tho gum market is quiet at prices auoted below. Heceipts for month to date, 29 tons. The following quotations approximate to present rates :—Good ordinary. £40 to £41; East Coast, £50 to £52. Flax, per ton, £18 to £21; Tow, do,, £7 to £9; Fungus per lb., 2Jd to 3d * Gccoanut Fibre, per cwt.» 16s to 17s; Beeswax, 9d to lOd lb.

Hay axj> Corn Majiket.—Wholesale : Maize. local 3s 8d to 4s ; Oats, (new) 2s 7d to 2s lOd ; Wheat' 4s 6d to 4s 9d; fowl, 3s 6d to is; Barloy, 4s 3d to 43 6d; Hay, meaclow, per ton, pressed, £6 to £6 ss; Lucerne, do.. £6 to £6 10s (nominal)Straw, per load, ISs to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £6 ♦ Oaten Chaff, £0; Hay. oaten, £5 to £6 ; Clover £5 10s to £6; Potatoes, per ton, £5 to £6 103. Hsiail • Maize, 5s to 5s 3d; Oats, do., 3s to 3s 3d; Bran per lOOlbs., 6s; Sharps, por lOOlbs., 6s; Wheat fowl, per bushel f 4s to 4s 6d; Barley, feed do., 4s 6d to 6s; Hay, per cwt., 6s 6d to 7s; Lucerne, do., 7s 64 to Ss ; Oaton, do., 6s to 7a; Straw, do., 3s to 4s* Charf, do., 6s to 7s 6d. Fi-offß Market.— WhoXetaXe: Superftne Flour, silk doused, per ton, £14; do., do., household, £13; hundreds 55., fifties 10s., per ton extra, sacks and bags free; Southern, do., £12 to £13; Bran, per ton (sacks included), local, £0 10s; Southern, do., £5 ss; Sharps, £5 10s; Cabin Bread, do., £18; Oatmeal, do., £15 0s to £1510s; Pearl Barley, do., £21 to £22; Bread, por 21b loaf, 3Jd. • V:- ; 1 • . ; Seeds.—Market is quiet,'. Lucerne; Ala ; 3d; ! White Clover, per lb., Is to.ls Id; Red Clover, per lb., 9d to 10d; • Cowgrass, • per, lb., >is to Is 2d; Aisyke, per 1b.,. Is to Is '2d Trefoil, per lb., 7d to Sd; Timothy, per lb.'; 7d ; liape, per lb.; 4d to sd; Purple-top Aber. Turnip, per 1b.,. Is 3d; Green-top Aber. Turnip, per lb., Is 3d ; Green Glob© Turnip, per lb., Is; Prairie; Grass,; per. bushel,' 7s to 8s; Ryegrass, per bushel, .- 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about 8s .. vButchers' Mxat.—Befatt ; Roasting Beef, per W," 4d to Cd ; Boiling Beef, do., 3d to 6d; Mutton, hindquarter, do., 4d; do., fore-quarter, . do., 3d; Pork and Veal, per lb., do.,'sJd to 7d; Steaks, do., 6d to 8d; Chops and Sausagos,-::41 to 6d. WhoUsale: Tallow, mutton,? per cwt., . 48s to 50s; mixed, do., 25s to 355. ■ ...-j : y^r.; BriLDiuo Materials. .— Timber: Boards ' and Scantling, iOOfL, 10s to 15s, best dressed, ISs to 19s Gd; second class, 9s to 13s 6d; rustic weather boards, 18s. Mills; Cargo, best, 12s; second class, 6s to 6e 6d. Balk, 6s 6d to 7s. ' Bricks (at Whau), 35s to 40s;. Town > Yards, £2 .6s to £2 10s per 1000. Drain Pipes, per 1000, 6 inches bore, 30s; 4 inches, 14s; 3 inches, 9g; 2? inches, £2 5s per 1000; Socket Glazed Pipes, IS inches, 3s; 15 inches. 2s 6d; 12 inches, 2s; 19 incheß. Is 3d; C inches, 8d; 4 inches, 6d per foot New Zealand Fulx Bops.—Prices subject to trade terms. Rope of all sizes, per ton, £40; Tarred Yarn, do.. £40; Wool Lashing, do., £38 10s. ; Uakubss. — Bonedust, Sydney, £7 to " :£7 10s, according to quality; Auckland, £7 to £8 10s; Peruvian guano. £18; Maiden Islamd, £8: Huon Guano, small lots, £5 to £6, bags included; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £14 10s; 1 Queensland Bonemeal, £810s. LIVE STOOIC AND PRODOCE MARKETS. • . Mr, Alfabd Buckxaxd's Weekly Report.—At the Haymarket, on Friday last, hay and straw were in brisk demand, and brought from 4s to 6s 6d the cwt.; chaff of good quality, £6 the ton; oats, 2s 6d; barley, Ss; fowl wheat, 2s; Poverty Bay ryegrass, 3s 6d per bushel. Horse stock were again offered in fall numbers. Shapely animals, quiet in harness, fully maintained their values, but unbroken stock were doll of sale. On Tuesday, a fuller market, of hides than usual, met with a steady enquiry at late values, prices ranging with quality from 2Jd to : 3£d per lb. Tallow is in better demand, it. brought from 28s to 31s per cwt.; skins, from Is to 2s Id each ;. wool, 4§d to 6Jd per lb. At Remuera, on ' Thursday, dairy cattle, at their profit, were in demand, but backward springers dull of sale; store cattle at late values. Fat cattls were in average supply. "At the opening of the sale prime steers were slightly fetter worth, but fell as the sale proceeded to last week's values. Prices obtained were from averages were—27 oxen;KS:::^BrowniDg,'£B'Bs'9d ; 8 oxen, Edward Allen, £7 13s :9d steers) Grico and Parker, £7 17» 9d ; 3& .oxen, Company, £7 13s 3d ; 9 steers, R. Grierson f '£s 32s 6d ; 10 cows, J. L. Tole, £4 6s. Sheep ;.were in .short supply,but with no improvement.. inV.ralues.?; Pigs in full numbers and good demand, at satisfactery : prices. Mkssrs. Husticr and Nolan's Wkekly Report/ —Hoises : There has been continued.-, animation in the* market, and a good/many have changed hands,' many of them at prices not unsatisfactory to vendors.. There was ag*in a large muster at the Durham Yards, on Friday. There was fair^competition^and,nearly' all entered were disposed .'of : v and'private sales have been larger than usual., :We sold jHippodamiaifor l 345 guineas. Cross-country horses,. £20 ,tb w £3o.:ios ; ; useful medium draught, /rom , £l7to£2s';-hacks,"from-' £5 to £12. Cattle : The number.brought forward has been large. Dairy and store.stock were in steady demand. Fat beasts were Vwhile Btocks already held were large,'v : . consequently prices ruled in favour of the : purchaser. ' Both , the Junction and Papakura vyardß. - were filled stock. Dairy cows were -, in l request at from £6 10s to £0.. Store steers swere" well competed for, but heifer calves in low/ condition were comparatively neglected. Fat beasts ''.declined slightly in value. We quote calves, 14a ; to. 21s , I ;yearlings, from 22s 6d to 30s ; 18 months.,old steers; from 32s 6d to 42s <5d ; heifers, from 27s to 335; tworycar old steers, £2 4s tD £3 2s 6d; heifers, £2 5s to £2.17s 6d ; steers, £3 10s to £• Sheep.: .A'.very large number has been . brought [ forward, but as a steady demand has existed, prices have not declined, but on the contrary for some .-lots higher average was obv tained than on the ; previous -week. We qaote'store ewes at from 5s to;lis ; 1 wethers,- 8s 6d to lis; fatsheep, Is 8d per 81b; lambs, Ss to 10s 6d: Pigs '• Suiall supply. ■>

A. Saunders, C; Alexander, S. Vickors,. J. F. Clarke;. R. Frater, John Mowbray, R. Korne, J. B. Morpeth; J. M. Lennox, W;. Flood, H. .Ti \yickens,.l>; B. McDonald, IX G.' MacDonnell;. Aitk'en Carrick; R. Spratt, Francis Hull. - •v. ■■■<■*:'. •••• - Josapn^Newmani Chairman. •••. CALL AND, DIVTDKNT) LIST: The following are the.current\call»: and dividends: of the companies named below; ma certified in onV advertising columns« •« • uallbV- £ i d r Dato: New Union Beach :: G.M. Co.' 0. 0 3 — May;: 7 Te Aroha Eureka G.M.Co. . . 0; 0 — May . 9 Karaka G.M. Co.-; ■' .. 0 0 'S —r' May 9 Queen of England r;.M.Co,. . 01 ~ May : 9 NewEnreka G.M.Co. ! v ;. 0 O '6 ~ :May; . 9 llauraki G.M. Co.. 0. .0, 6 May;,: . 9 Little Jimmy G.M.C0... ... 0 0 (J .9 New Manukau G.M. Co. : . . ; 0,,0 li -r- May 9 Martha G.ll.Co.'v: O'-.l ; 0 May' 12 Arch Hill Brick and Tilo Co.:: .0' 1 0 May, '; 19, Reuben Parr G.M.Co." . : .. Oi. 1. 0 May .: 21 DIVIDEND. . ; • ... . . New P.incolmperial G.M.Co., 0. -G ~ May 4

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