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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7789, 8 November 1886, Page 4

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New Zealand Herald Office. Saturday afternoon. The Customs receipts to-day amounted to £48 4s Id. The receipts for week ending November 6th were: Duties _ „:_".. £8571 2 9 Beer duty - _ .. _ 273 19 3 Light dues 64 9 6 Forms and fees _ _ «. 716 3 Other receipts M .. _ 14 5 0 £5,031 12 9 Messrs. Arthur and Buddle report a fairly busy week in all departments, with every prospect of improvement. Produce and fruit were in good demand at auction yesterday, and that of good quality sold w«ll. Poultry and pigs also brought good prices. The mark.t is still overstocked with bacon of inferior quality, which is difficult to sell at any price. It must be good and well got up to command a price. Cheese of good quality is wanted. Fruit has brought high prices, but little to hand. Gooseberries, the first for the season, were sold yesterday ; the prices were high. Growers must be careful to send only full-irrown fruit, and not to overstock. At Monday's sale of household furniture at a residence In Upper Queen-street there was not a large attendance, bidding very slow, prices low. Tuesday: Sale of household furniture, piano, &c„ at Mart. A fair number present, but little spirit in the bidding. Still a fair amount of business was done ; pianos sold at £12 10s and £20. Thursday : Sale of organ fittings, Ac at old Biptlit Church. Wallesley-street. for the Young Men's Christian Association. A good number attended, and prices were upon the whole satisfactory. The sale of drapery, clothing, Ac., at Mart was well attended, and good prices were obtained. Friday: Market-day »ale. Large attendance, good competition. A large amount of staff changed hands at prices that may be considered good. Fowls, Is lOd to 2s 5d each; ducks, 2s Sd to 2s 7d; turkeys, 7s 3d; Spanish, 8s 6d ; Polish fowls, 6s 3d ; pigeons, Is ; small pigs, Ss to 15s ; kumeras, id per lb; cabbage, Is 9d to 2s 3d per sack; new potatoes, Id to Ijd per lb ', potatoes, Is to 2s Sd; onions. (d to l(d per lb; cheese, Id to sd; hams, 3jd to 7jd; bacon, 3Jd to 7id; shoulders, 2d to s}d ; butter, 2d to 4\A ; fresh butter. 3d to 3}d; gooseberries, 5Jd to 6d; oranges, 3s 8d to 4s 3d a cate ; lemons, Sd to 9}d per dozen ; loquats, 6d to 7d; pines, 2s 94 to 5s 2d per dozen ; bananas. 2Jd to 3d ; biscuits, 4d to 5d ; chaff, 2s to 2s 6d ; maize, 3s 6d; flour, 12s 3d; tea, Is 4Jd ; lollies, 6Jd; candles, 4jd, Ma. Kdwabd Lstdon reports business for the week satisfactory. Monday : Sale of furniture. The prices ruled somewhat lower than last week, through a large quantity being sold. Wednesday: Sale of drapery and clothing ; was well attended ; bidding was unusually brisk, and the prices realised were satisfactory. Friday: Sale of produce, etc., was well attended, bidding spirited throughout, and a large amount of business was done at the following prices : —Potatoes, ol d, £3 per ton ; new, |d per lb, for which there was a great demand; bacon, 3jd to 4d par lb; bams, 4jd to 6d ; fresh butter, 6d to 9d per lb ; pa-try, 2&d to 3Jd per lb ; biscuits, from 3d to 5d per lb; fowis, from Is 8d to 2s 4d each; sucking pigs, from 10s to 14s 6d each ; oattceal, 2s 9d for 261bs bags; lollies, from B}d to 5d per lb ; tea, from Is 3d to Is 9d per lb. Furniture, for which there was considerable demand, has sold at the following prices: —Suites of furniture, from £3 10s to £15 ; half-tester bedstead, £3 10s ; chest of drawers, from 25s to £4; French iron bedsteads, 27s to £2 ; round tables, from 19s to £2 ; waihstands and dress-tables, from 15s to 30s per pair; kitchen-tables, from 9s to 15s, etc CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. calls. £ s. d. Date. Auckland and North Shore Steam Ferry Co. .- ..026 — Nov. 10 New Eureka G.M.Co. .. -.003 — Nov. 10 Thames G.M. Co. ... ..006 — Nov. 10 Saxon G.M. Co. - -. _004 — Nov. 17 Tokatea G.M.Co. .. - 0 2 0 — Nov. 30 Auckland Agricultural and Mercantile C 0... ~ ~ 0 2 6 — Feb. 8 DIVIDEND. Adeline G.M.Co. .. ..010 — Nov. 12