COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7008, 3 May 1884, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

» Nbw Zbalaxd Hiba&d Office. Friday erenine. The Customs recoipti to-day were £SB7 14s 7d. Messrs. E. and A. Isaac.* held an auction today of surplus stores ax Rangitikei. They consisted of the usual things landed from emigrant vestelß. - The attendance was large, and good prices were realised. < . Messrs. E. and A. IcaaCß held a sale to-day of ■wine*, spirits, tea, etc., in the estate of Lionel PEillips. . The attendance was large, bidding spirited, and good prices, were obtained. Mesbbs. Carbines asd TatioJ held their usual Friday's sale of poultry, produce, etc.,' and report a good attendance. RDd f»ir prices averaged in all departments . Poultry: Young fowls, lid to Is 4d ; full grown do, Is 6d to 2s 3d ; spangled Hamburg!, 3s each; Brahnus, 4s eaeli; turkeys, 3s 4d to 4i> 6d : young pigs,4s to 12S; ducks. Is 7d; pigeons, 10d ; canaries, 12s to 16s. Fruit: Apples, 2d to3a; pears, ljd to ljd. Prodace:.Bacon. 4d to 7Jd : bims, 6d to9Jd; onions, id to Id ; pumpkins, 3s to-3s 31; potatoes, 2s 6d to 3s 04.; carrots, 3s : pieraeloDS, Cs ; timothy ryj) grasssoed, 2Jd. Groceries: Te» in half-chests. Is 3d to 2s : boxes of tea of lilbs, 24s : sugar, white, SJd to 4d: soap, 8s 6d to 15s; keroseto. Is 10d to" 2s ; sperm candles, 9d ; jams, assorted, 6s 6d dozen : lemon :peel, lljd. Furniture: Tables, 0s to 28s ; easy chairs, •ICs 0d: couches. 15t to 235; wooden bedsteads, 7s 6d to 12s 6d; perambulators, 18s 6d ; chairs, ss; spring mattrasses, 28s 6d. Oatmeal, 3s 9d- 251b bag: chaff! 2i 6d to 3s; bran, Gs; sharps. Cs : flour, £9 to £12 10$; oat>, 3i: indite. Ssto ss -Od. The jewellery, fancy guods, and general assortment of drapery all cleared out at prices satisfactory. . " ••"■••