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New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6823, 29 September 1883, Page 4

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o NBW Zcll,AW HEBAiH Otficfc. Friday evening. Mil. R. Arthur's Weekly Report.—A fairly busy weak in all departments. Good cheese -wanted; butter dull Bacon of good quality sold at fair prices. Fruit firmer. Monday: Sale of household furniture and effects, Grey-street. A fair attendance, bidding dulL Tuesday: Sale of household furnituro at mart. Small att-ndance, bidding dull. Wednesday: Sale of fruit at mart. Attendance) good, prices higher. Apples sold at 6s to 103 ; oranges, Ss to 9s : lemons, Gd per do:ien The sale of salvage of drapery from late Are, Victoria-street, was largely attended, and good prices wero obtained. Thursday: Sale of land at Mount Kden, fronting Prospect Rise, the property of the late Mr. Rawlings. The attendance was large; many buyers, and competition brisk. All cold at very high prices. The following were the price:! obtained :—Lot No. 1, S4 feet, £3 per foot; No. 2, 91 fset 6 inches, £4 5s ; No. 3, 94 feet 6 inches, £3 12; i Cd ; No 4, 94 feot 6 inches, £3 7s M; No. 6, 150 feet, £2 17s 6d ; No. 6,103 feet G inches, £1 16s ; No. 7,10S feot 6 inches, £3 15s ; No. 8, £250 ; and No. 9, £210. Total, about £2900. A little over 4 acres of land. Friday: Market day sale at mart There was a good attendance, with fair competition and satisfactory prices. Fowls, 2s Id to 2s 8d; dressed fowls, Is 3d to Is Sd turkeys, 3s to 4s lOd; ducks. 2s 6d to 2s 8d; geoso, Ss 4d; pigeons, Is sd; potatoes, 2s 3d to 4s 3d; now I potatoes, IJd per lb.; carrots. Is 6d to 3s Sd ; mangolds, Is to Is Id; onions, 3Jd; wheat, 3s 6d; oats, 2a lOd ; maize, 3s to 3a f>d; sharps, 5s 6d; bran, 5s to 5s Cd; chaff, 2s '3d ; flour, £7 to £13 10s; cheese, SJd to 7d; butter, 4d to CJi ; bacon, 2d to 7Jd ; biscuits, 6d to 6|d; .lollies. 6d; confectionery, Sd; su?ar, 4Jd , tea (box), 15s 6d to !245; jam, 4s to 0s; silt, 4s 9d; apples, 10s to lis; oracpos. Ss to 9s ;. lemons, old to Gd; coffee, Is 2<i; bonoy, 2Jd to sd. Miscrs. Carbines and Taylor's Weekly Report.—Thursday's ss.le of groceries, etc., of Mr. Heap's, Symonds-street, was well nttcndod, and good price obtained. Friday's sale of produce, poultry, was well attended; poultry ruled high, ordinary fowls fetch Is 9d to 3s 6d; Spanish, 3s Cd to 5s ; brahma, 4s to 7s Gd; ducks, 2s w> 3s; turkeys, 3s 6d to 4s lid; polish fowls, ss; canaries, 2s fld to 7s Gd ; dogs, 12s. Kruit: Apples, 2s to 12s case; lemons, 4d to 5d doz. Produce: Hams and bacon, 2d toSJd; cKeese (good), 7d lb, inferior Id'o 3d lb; butter (pastry), 4d to 5d lb.; onions, 4d lb.; carrots (scarce), 4s; potatoes, 2s to 4s Gd; oats, 2s fld ; miize 3s 2d ; damaged, 3s Gd per bag; bran, 6s Od : pigmcal, 5s ; oatmeal, 2d lb.; flour. 14s ; sharps, Od. Groceries: Tea, 14s to 245; J-chest, Is Gd to 2s ; sugar, 4}d to 3J ; rice, ICs ; blue, 31 lb ; biscuits, 4d to 5d ; peel, 3d lb.; vinegar, Gs d 02.; mustard. 9s doz. Alb. tins; salt. ss; candlos, fld : starch. s>d to 4d lb : kerosene. Is M. Tim clnth.

A. Saunders, C. Alexander, 3. Vickers, J. F. Clarke, E. Frater, John Mowhraj", E. Home, J. 13. Morpeth, J. M. Lennox, W. Flood, H. J. Wickens, D. BMcDonald, D. G. MacDounell, Aitken Carrick, K. Spratt, Francis Hull. JosEpn Newman, Chairman. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. oaxlh, & s. d. Dat« Northern Omnlbns Co. ~026 — Sept. 29 Coro. Jnst-in-Time G.M.Co. -.010— Oct. 10 lona G.M.Co 0 0 C — Oct. 10 Darwin G.M.Co 0 0 3 — Oct. 10 Extonded G.M. Co 0 0 3 — Oct. 10 St. Heller's and Northcoto L. 0 1 3 — Nov. 1 DIVIDEND. Bank of Australasia .. .. 14 per cent. Oct. 5 B 7 TELEGRAPH. WELLINGTON. September 28 —Mr. James O'Shea reports:—Flour Adelaide (nominal), £13 to £13 10s: Canterbury (various and doubtful brands), £10 to £1010s; Dunodin (Duncan's), £10 17s Od to £11; Oimaru, £10 10s to £10 Ms. Sharps, £4 15s to £5 ; bran, £4 to £4 10s: oats, 2s 3d to 2s Od ; feed, 2s lOd to 3d ; potatoes, £3 to £3 10s ; maize, lo sale ; barley, none ; hauis and bacon, 7d to 7Jd ; butter (salt), no sale.

THE MAILS, CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Mails will close as under: Tnia Day. For Port Fitzroy, per Waterlily, at 8 a m. For Waterrord, Tauranga, etc, per Rotomahano, at 9.30 a.m. For Thames per Rotomahana, at 10 a.m. For Walwora, Mahurangi, Matakana, ilangawal, &c., per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Tairua, per Faku, at 2 p.m. For Mangawal and Kaiwaka, per Ruby, at 5 p.m. Monday. For Waitara. etc.. per Douglas, at 11 a.m. -~.} ; Sag For New Plymouth, per Itowena. at 11 a.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandel. at 11.30 B.m. For Whitlangt and Uppor SIM, per Argy!e, at 3 p.m For Russell. Kav.-akawa, Whangaroa, andMangonul, per lona. at 4.30 p.m. For Taranakl and Southern Ports, per Hawea, at a a.m Tuesday, 9rrr October. Per s.s. City of Sydney, a- follows: For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, Britiiih Columbia, Central and South America, British and Foro!<m West India*, at 1 p.ux. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Ifor money orders, roiristorod letters, and news, papers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters boaring an extra foe of sixpence in addition to tho postago will bo rocetvod by the mail agent on board tno etoßßior up to tho time of calling, Ihie mall will he dno in London on Monday, November 19. 18K3 S. 3. Biss, Chief Postmaster. N.B. —On and after first October noxt, money orders will be Issued pajab'e in the Dominion of Canada. The s.s. Stella will 'eavn the Rluff, for Dusky and Milford Sounds, Martin's Bay, Jackson's and Bruce Bays, and Parcnga River, on Wednesday, 3rd pros. Tho s.s. Waipara will lewe Hokitikn. for Okaritl, Jackson's Bay, and other intermediate Ports on West Coast of Middle Island on Tuesday, October 2nd. The s.s. Doric will leave Lyttelton, for London, via Rio do Janeiro, on Thursday, October 4. DAILY MEMORANDA, — September 29. AMT'SEMENTS,&c.: Abbott's Opera House—Hibernlcon Comedy Company, 8 p.m. Market Square—Woodyear's Electric Circus, 2 and 8 p.m. RnAflal A rlTro-rf.iaiamA*i4-CT

»d ; starcli, za to 4a id ; kerosene, is »d. The clothing, farniture, *-tc., were not nil sold. AUOKriAN!.' .ilOOKAM' «fif"="< ASSOCIATION. September 23, 1883. Company. Business. Closing Prices. — Buyer.", i Sellers. Banks— £ s &'■£. s d New Zealand .. — — 122 12 6 National .... — — 3 12 G Colonial .. — —250 LNStJBANOEa— i Union .... — —15 0 MJBOELiAintoDa— Auckland Gas .. — — 9 12 6 TJ. Sash & Door .. — — 7 12 C Auckland Timber.. — — 5 5 0 N.Z. Loan and Mer. — — 5 15 0 N. Z. Shipping .. — — i 12 0 Devonport Ferry .. — — 0 13 0 TaupiriCoal .. — — 0 16 0 Hiking— Queen of Beauty .. 2/6 2/8 — 0 2 9 Deep Level Cross .. — 0 2 8 0 8 0 Bright Smilo .. — — 0 2 G Prince Imperial .. — 1 19 0 2 0 0 Hand of Friendship — — 0 3 8 London .. .. — — 0 2 4 WaitoH .. .. 3/S3 9 — — Waiorongomai .. — — 0 16 Werahiko .. .. ere 0 6 0 0 6 9 Inverness .. _ G/9 0/10 — 0 7 0 Premier 1 — 0 10 0 Lucky Hit .... — — 0 3 G Colonist .... — 0 6 9 — Chanco .... — —020 Euroka ... — — 0 3 6