THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7001, 25 April 1884, Page 4

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Kjluiu Gum and Fux Hab&ist. — Receipts for month todate, about 431 ton*. The following quotations approximate to prosont rates £3S and upwards ; fair to sood ordinary, £38 to £43; superior do., £45 and upwards; East Coast, £65 and upwards. Flax, per ton, £1S to £21! Tow, do.» £7 to £»; Fundus, per lb., 2Jd to 3d; Cocoonut Fibre, per cwt.. 15a to 17s ; Beeswax, 9d to lOd lb.

Preserved and Dried Fruits. — WlwleiaU: Driod Prunes, 6}d to 7d; Crystalized Pine Apples Is to Is 3d per lb: Preserved Gingor, Is to Is 2d; Peanuts, ljd to 2d; Barcelona, 6Jd to 7d per lb.; Shelled Nuts, 9d to Is; Brazil. «d to 9d. Retail: Driod Prunes. 8d to 10d; CrystaUzed Pino Apples, Is 9d to 2s per lbi; Preserved Ginger, Is 9d to 2s; Peanuts, Sd to Is: Barcelona Is to Is 6d J Shelled Nuts Is to Is 6d: Brazil. 9d to Is.

Fakm and Uaiky Product..— WhoUiole: Butter, f re3h, 10d ; Butter, salt, Sd to 10d: Cheese, good local od to 6d; Canterbury, do., 6d to 7d; Efgs, per dor.. Is 0d ; Lard, per bladder, 7jd ; Baooa and Hami, Provincial, 6d to Sd; Hams, Sd to 9d; Canterbury tlum and Bacon. 9il, in cloth; Hams only, lid; Jams, por case, 5 dos., £1 15s to £1 17s 6d: Fowls, per pair, 2s 6d to 4s; Feathers, bakod, clean and selected. Is Cd to Is 9d per lb. Retail.- Milk, por quart, 4d: Bettor, fresh. Is; salt d 0. ,, 10d to Is; Cheoso, colonial, do., 9d to 10d; Eggs, per doz., 2s; Lard, per lb, ed to 9d; Fowls, each. 2s to 3s ; Duck 3, do., 2s to 3s: Geose, du., Ss to 7a; Turkeys, do.i each, 5s to 8s 6d; Bacon, per lb., 10d to Is; Hams, do.. j< to Is 4d. Hat and CoßVlLuiKiT.— Wholesale : Maize, local. 4s 4d to 4s Sd; Oats, 23 Bd ta 3s ;■ "Wheat. 4s; Jowl, 2a 9d to 3s; Barley, 2s 9d to 3s 3d: Malting Barlej. 5s to 5s 3d (no demand); Hay, meadow, per ton. pressed, £6 to £6 ss: Lucerne, do.. £6 to £6 10s (nominal): Straw, per load, ISs to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £5; Oaten Chaff £4 15s to £5; Hay, oaten. £5 to £6; Clover, £5 10s to £7; Potatoes, por ton, £3. Retail: Maize, 6s: Oats, do., 33 to Ss 3d; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, Ss 6d to 43; Barley, feed do., 3s 6d to 4s ■ Hay, per cwt., 6s Cd to 7s; Lucerne, do., 7s 6d to Ss; Oaten.do., 6a to 7s; Straw, do., 3s to 4a; Chaff, do., 5s to 63,

OinßEi and Orchard Frodctoe.— WholuaUt Apples. 8s to 12s Od per c&so: App'os, per lb., 2d to 4d; Lomons, per do*.. Is to Is od; Onions, per lb., Jd to 2d; Celery, per doz., 2s to 4s: Garlic, 3d to 6d per lb.; Pnmpkin, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per cwt; Cocoanuts, 8a to 10s per 100: Oranges, 10d to Is 3d per doz.; Bananas, ljd to 3d; Pine Apples, 8s to 9s 6d; Oranges, 7s 6d to 9s ed per caje. Oranges, Is 3d to 2s per doz.; Lemons, 2d to 3d each; Onions, per lb.. 2d to 4d; Apples, per lb., 4d to 6d; Celery, per bundle, 2a to 6d: Pumpkin, per lb, ljd to 2d; Bananas. Sd to 6d; Garlic, 8d to 9d per lb. Nkw Zeaulnd Fux Kopk.—Prices subject to trade terms. Eopo of ail sites, per ton, £40; Tarred Yarn, do.. £40; Wool Lashing, do., £38. Coal Aifb Firewood Makksi —Coal: Newcastle (ship's tide), cargo, 23s to 30s por ton; yard, 32s to 355. Bay of Islands, at yards, 275, scarce ; screened, 30s; ditto at the mine, 13s; ship's side, 25s to 265. Waikato, 8s to 12a; in Auckland, 18s to 225. Kamo, 12i per ton at loading ground. Taupiri at mine, 8s edto 12s; at yard, 18a 6d to 225. Whangarei. at mine, 9s 6d; yard (steam), 17s; household, 21s, delivered 255. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo), 9s to 10s per ton; delivered. 14s: cut. 17s to 18s. Flour Market.— WhoUtalt: Superfine Flour, silk dioued, per ton, £1210s; do., do., household, £1110j; hundreds 65., fifties 10s., per ton extra, sacks and : bags free: Southern, do., £1010s to £1110s; Bran,per ton (sacks Indudod), local. £6: Southern, do., £5- Sharps, £5 10s; Cabin Bread, do., £18: Oatmeal, do., £12 10i to £13; Pearl Barley, do., £23 to £24: Bread, per 21b loaf. 3MSeeds.—Lucerne, Is 3d; White Clover, per lb., Iβ 3d to Is 4d; Ked Clover, per lb., 9d to 10d: Cowgrass, par lb., Is to Is 2d; Alsyke, perlb., Is 3d to Is4d; Trefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d: Timothy, per lb., 7d; Kape, per lb., «d to 6d; Purple-top Aber. Turnip, per lb., Is Sd; Green-top Aber. Turnip, per lb., Is Sd; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., Is; Prairie Grass, per bushel, 6s; Ryegrass, per bushel, Ss to 6s; Cocksfoot per bushel. 8s 6d. Miscelujteous.—Kerosene, from Is 7d to Isßd ordinary brands ; Fencing Wire, So. 6, 7, and 8, assorted, £14 10s to £15 10s per ton; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime, in stone Is 6d to 2s. New Zealand Palings. 6ft., 7s 6d to 10s; 6ft., 13s; Ti-tree Bails, £2 10s to £4 per 100 • Puriri Posts £8 to £7 : Shingles, 13s to IBs 6d per 1,000; Hobart Palings, sft., 15s to 19s; 6ft., 17s to 21a; Hobart Bails, 75s to 853. Buying and selling Quotations. Botchers' Meat.— Betaii: Koasting Beef, per lb., 4d to 6d; Boiling Beef, do., 3d to 6d ; Mutton, hindquarter, <io., 4u; do., fore-quarter, do., 3d Lamb. 3s to 4s quarter; Pork and Veal, i par lb., do., s}d to 7d; Steaks do., Cd to id* Chops and Sausages, 4tl to 6d. f7hoUsale: Tallow, mutton, per cwt., 48s to 60s mixed, do., 25a to 35a. .

Manujibs. Bonedust, Sydney, prime, £8 to £810s; Boneflonr, £9 10s ; Auckland, £9, inferior, £8 15s to £7 10s; to £8 10s ; Peruvian guano, £18; llalden Island, £8 Hcon Guano, email lots, £5 to £6, bags included; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £1410«.'. Boildiko Materials.—Timber: Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 10s to 16s, best dressod, 18s to 19s Cd: second class, 9s to 12s 6d; rustic woathat boards, 17s to 18s. Mills: Cargo, best, 12s to 14s 6d; second class, 6s to Bs. Balk, 63 6d to 7s. Bricks (at Whan), 3os to 40s; Town Yards, £2 Sβ to £2 10s per 1000. Drain Pipes, por 1000, e Inches bore, 40s;. 4 inches, 14s; 3 inches, 9s; 2 incneß, £2 5s per 1000; Socket Glazed Pipes, 18 inches, 2s 6d; 15 inches, 2s; 12 inches, 156d;19 inches, Iβ 3d; 6lnches, 8d; 4 Inches, 6d per foot