COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9130, 11 August 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

»- New Zealand Hr.it.vi.n Office. Friday evening. The Customs receipts to-day amounted to £831 Ss Stl. ' MKSMIS. ARTHUR AND lU'l'->I.K'S WrKKI.Y RFrouT, —The week has been a fairly busy one in all departments. There have been eight sales by auction ; these have been well-attended. A sale of unredeemed pledges from Mr. J.. Levy, pawnbroker, Victoria-street, took place at the Mart on Monday ; the attendance was very large. The sale continued about six hours, and ?. great numb.T of bits of watches, jewellery, books, clothing. etc., were sold at very satisfactory prices. Two sales of drapery, clothing, etc.. have been held : on Tuesday, clearing [ the stock of Mrs. T. 15. Smith, at her shop, Karanga- | hape Road, which was largely attended, and good i prices were obtained. On Thursday at the Mart, when bidding was dull and prices ruled in favour of the purchasers, a quantity of stud changed hands. One sale onlv for household furniture, etc., held at rice mart on Wednesday, the demand was limited, and bidding languid, still a fair amount of business was done. One sale of properties ar the mart on lif - lay ; these were sold by order of the Registrar oi the Supreme Court, and were purchased by tile mortgagees. Three .-ales of poultry, produce, fruit, groceries, etc., on Tuesday, We lnesday, and Friday. Produce generally ha- been in good demand. Potatoes have nrv; been all eared out, buyers would not give the price required lor some lines. All other root crop and vegetables cleared off. Bacon of good quality is in fair demand, bat i; must be good and well got up. not too heavy, or the price will be low. There is still a large nnsati'-re-d demand for good cheese, and both fresh and corned butter. Fruit has sold well ; the supply of local mown has been small. Honey in small supply ; groceries sell well. Poultry were entered in large numbers, many weie not in good condition, none of tirst-cla's quality. Pigs of good breed sold well. So polk entered. Dead rabbits, not so plentiful, sold well. Fowls brought Is to Is fni : young ones, Kid to Is 3d ; Plymouth Rock. 3s; buff Cochin, lis ; Brahmas, Is Cd to is :id : turkeys, 3s to ;>> Gd ; ducks, is ."nl to 2s 3d : geese (small), 2s Cd to 3s : pigeons, 0d to Is 3d each; canaries, 2s 3d to Ss each : well-bred youngpigs, about. 2to 3 months old, lis'.d to Ids 3d each ; rough bush pigs, lis dead rabbits, OJd toCUI each ; potatoes (locall, Ss 3d to 4s (bags extra); !>ainaru, 3s ftd to 4s (bags in); seed, 4s Pd : new (Shepherd's) Jd : pink eyes, id ; kidneys. IJ.I ; pumpkins. 2s Pd to 3s ; carrots. Is 2d to Is 'ad per cwt., and f.J.i petdozen; turnips, 4J.J to =,d per dozen ; sacks cab. bases, Td to Is sd : loose savoys. 2s per dozen; common. Is per dozen; celery, ]0d to Is; garden peas, 4d per quart ; maize, 2s Cd ; oats. 2s to 2s 3d : onions, to id ; inferior, id to id ; sharps. 3s »■„) ;; bran, 3s to Ss fid : cheese, ;>}d to s}d ; inferior. 2ld ; old, at per cheese ; bacon (local), ,-ides aid to '.'ld ; hams, Cd to 7 el; roll, 4d to (s'pl; inferior, 2d to 3id ; hams, inferior, 3]d ; corned butter, Td to Is; inferior, lid to 3d lard in bladders, 4ld ; biscuits, ltd to 4}d ; soap, 5s per bos ; honey, 3}d ; eggs. Til : tea (boxes), 17s Cd to 225. Ex Wainui. from Fiji : bananas. Id to 1;d ; cocoanuts, Us to 7.s per svk ; Ilobart apples, ex Te Allan : Crabb's. 8s ltd to jus Cd ; stone pippins, Cs 3d to Ts 3d : Stunners, lis. fid; local apples, 3jd to ad : no lemons. Mr.. Alexander Aitkf.n reports for the week ending August 1° A considerable advance lias tak"ii place in ino-t kinds of farm and dairy produce. Supplies have been large, but insufficient to satisfy demands. Potatoes are daily advancing. Butter is so scarce that almost any price can be obtained. In the early part of the week j<»,> sacks of local potatoes were sold in one line at .£3 His for all sorts, and they have now reached £1, and likelyto advance another las very soon. Friday s sale was well supplied ; a large attendance, and an extensive business done, and the following price" ruled Fowls, poor kinds, is 2d to Is 4d each ; good table fowls, Is 7d to 2s 11 ; roc -tevs, Is Td to 2; 2d ; game fowls, Is 7;I to 2s Cd : Spanish, Is ?d to "s ; Cochins. 3s to as Brabmas. 3s to .',.s ; ducks, 2s Id to 2s r.i! ; terse, 4s; turkeys, small, 3s Gd to 3s 9d ; heavy. 4s r d to Os 3d each : pigs, rough inferior breed. 4s (id to 5s Cd ; pigs of fair ave.'lge breed, 10s nd to 12s each ; pork, none; rabbits. Is lid to Is 2d per pair; pratoes. local, £3 10s to it Is; Southern. il'i to il'i ,"s: local seed, £4 ; Canterbury kidneys, a'< 10s ; shepheids, •• •>; onions, good, none ; inferior, Id to ■Jd ; cabbages, lo I to Is lid per sack ; now potatoes, rpund, ;d ; kidneys, Jd to ljd; turnips. Is Cd per sack, and id to Sd per dozen ; parsnips. Is to Is 3d per dozen ; mangolds, lOd to is ; pumpkins, 3 s (id; carrots, 2."s '<> 3fjs; oats, 2s 3d; seed, 2 4d to 3s; maize, 2s (id ; wheat, Is 3d to 3s; damaged Hour, 4s per sack ; sharps, £3 10s ; bran, £3 a.s to £3 10s ; butter, really prime realised Is 7d per lb; other lots, Is 3d to is 4d ; inferior, Is to Is 2d; salt butter, good p.usi ry kinds, "id to IOAd ; very inferior, 3d to id; prime qnality, none; eggs, Sd to lOrl per dozen; honey, 2d to 3d ; lard, 4rl to 4Ad ; bacon and ham. host local, Gd for equal ntimbers ; hams only, G.jd to Td ; inferior ditto, 'Id ; Raglan ditto, 4jd, equal numbers ; heavy and poorly cut local lots, 4id to ">d ; inferior, 3d ; at Friday's sale about U tons were sold. Fruit: Local apples, 4<d to f<sd per lb; Hobarts, Id to 2d; oranges, 10s to 12s per case; mandarins, ir>- Cd to 12s; lemons, Ts Cd ; local ditto, 7id per uozen; bananas, ljd to ljd. Cheese, prime, 4ld to aid; old, 2d to 2id. Table potatoes, good onions, cheese, and butter, both fresh and salt, are in great demand, and my rooms cannot be overstocked at present. A large quantity of furniture and sundries cleared at satisfactory rates. STOCK AMD MINING ASSOCIATION. Auckland, August io, I--!-;.

A. Saunders, C. Alexander, S. Vickers, J. F. Clarke, It. Frater, J. M. Lennox, I). I). McDonald, I). G. I MacDonnell, Aitken Carrick, R. Spratt, Francis Hull, Jamas Iteid, It. U. Mackv. Joseph Newman, Chairman.

Company. Business, j Closing Prices Banks: .Buyer*. I Sellers New Zealand .. — 10 "12 «• — Colonial .. ... — "2 .} 0: — Insurance: j New Zealand .. 80/ — 1-110 South British .. — 2 7 0' — National .. ... 18/10 0 18 !); 0 19 0 Colonial .. .. — 0 & 3, — Misckixaneoits : I N./..L. <fc Mercantile — 4 0 0 — Devnnport Ferry 23/ — I 13 0 Tan pin Coal Co. .. — — 2 4 0 Northern Boot Co. — - (J 11 0 Mining: ; Saxon .... 3/G — ! — New P. Imperial .. — — Jo 3 0 Old Caledonian .. — 0 4 0 0 5 0 Trenton .. .. — — I 0 2 6 Moanataiari .. — 0 5 0 Alhurnia .. .. J/G 0 1 0 — Paroquet .. .. _ _ 0 2 0 '■urn , .... _ _ 0 0 10 Goldwater.. .. _ _ 010