COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9137, 20 August 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office, Saturday evening.

Messrs. Arthur and Buddle's Weekly RePOK'f. —This lias been a busy week in all departments. Eight auction sales have been held, all have been well attended, and good prices realised. Monday: Sale of unredeemed pledges from Mr. A. S. Asher, pawnbroker, Grey-street, a very larjre attendance, jewellery, watches, etc., brought fair prices ; clothing sold well. Monday and Thursday : Sales of drapery, clothing, etc., at the shop of Mrs. T. B. Smith, Kyber Pass Roa,d, and at the mart; good business done at very satisfactory prices. Tuesday: Sale of a large collection of trees, shrubs, from Mr. George Mason's nursery, Claudland's, Hamilton, Waikato; the attendance was vory good, and prices realised far above that anticipated, there having been so many sales he!d. Tuesday aud Wednesday, sales of pianos, household furniture, and effects at a private residence, Hamilton Road, Ponsouby, and at the mart, all sold well.

Pianos brought from £K O od sale of freehold properties. 1 here tition for the house and allotment, c K e J Surrey Hills, and also for the one Ihe propert> a a Road Parnell. Both were vertleed for sale by order of the ewtrar in ■, cr ms Road f\ll<>n's> was postponed till next llim>«ay, 23rdl V>"lav■ Market-day sale of poultry, produce, fruit' Lweries etc The supplies were small, ow nc U? theslo. nv state of Uie weather There was a fair attendance of buyer,; much larger quantities could have .been disposed of But little produce of any kind on hand. Hum has been a fair supply of cheese, principally Southern Butter of kcoS quality is still very scarce, and i» much wanted Good local bacon and hams are in demand at fair price.. Honey ie wanted Poultry of good condition brings a fair price ; supply small. Pigs are in demand, but few entered. The follow. £1 are-prices realised owls, is 2d to Is 8d: chicks liKl ■ bantams, Td ; turkeys, 3s to 3s Sd ; dead rabbits 3d to s*<i ; canaries, 3d to 6s 9d ; carrots, lod to "is -Id ; potatoes, new, id to gd (no kidneys in); Waikato, £* to £4 10s (sacks extra); inferior, £3 (sacks extra); Oaiuaru, £3 15s to £4 5s (sacks in); seed. £4 -onions, id to Id; turnips, *d U> <Jd per dozen, and is per sack ; cabbages, spring and Savoy, 8d to 2s Id per dozen, 6d to is 2d per sack ; celery 5d to ioj-d ; pumpkins, Ss 2.1; maize. 2s bd ; oats, Is 10d to 2s 3d; sharps, Seed; bran, Baed; bacon 4}dto6jd; inferior, 2(1 to 3d; hams, f>[a to "id • cheese, 4j*d to tid—a lot of old at per cheese ; butter cornea, 9d to Is ; inferior, Hd to 3jd—no fresh in ; lard, in bladders, 4Jd ; tea, half-chests, is 4d • biscuits 4d to 4jd ; honey, 3d to :Ud; Uobart apples 7s 6d to 8s 9d ; local, SJd to 4jd ; lemons, 10* d to Is Id ; local oranges, lid ; bananas, id. Sir. Alex, aitken's Weekly Market Report for the past week.—Supplies* of produce have been heavy, and demand fair. Poultry was in smaller supply than usual, and, owing to wet weather, that to hand did not show to advantage. Prices were satisfactory. Rabbits were also in the same state, and sold low ; altogether too many being sent to town. Potatoes; Prices have not reached expectations. The market is very unsettled. Southerns cannot be imported under £4 12s, while they can be purchased here at a much lower figure. Owing to the present state of the market, it is not considered advisable to rise the price of local grown at present. A rise was put on in the beginning of the week, but the demand fell away, and they had to be put back to late figures. Butter is slightly on the increase, K»gs very numerous. Decline in value. Bacon and hams met with better demand, but no improvement in price. Cheese: No alteration. No really good to hand. Fruit : But little to hand. Prices were better two weeks ago. Notwithstanding the very wet weather Friday's sale was well attended, and a very good business was done at the following prices:—Fowls, poor, Is 2d to Is Sd ; good ordinary fowls. Is 5d to Is 0d ; roosters, is to 2s 2d ; ducks, 2s to 'is C«l ; geese, none : in keys, small, 2s 6d to 3s; heavy, 33 9d to ss; light Brahmas, 3s ikl ; dark. 2s id to 3s ; game, Is lid to 3.<; pip*, well-bred, Us Cxi to 12s ; very small, 5s to S< 6d ; dressed pork, '2d ; rabbits, 6d to OJd per 'pair ; potatoes, ordinary local, £3 10s ; really good, £4 ; Canterbury*, £4 ; OailiarilS, £4 10s to £4 15s ; local seed, £3 15s to £4 ; Southern kidneys, £4 15s to £5 IDs ; maize, none ; oats, is 5d to 3s 6d ; bran, £;> 10s; (sharps, £3 15s ; wheat, 3s; carrots, 20e to 2&s per ton; mangolds, 15s; cabbages, 10d to is; parsnips, 4s'6d «nd Is '2d per dozen ; turnips, (id to Is Oil per sack, and 4d to 9Jd per dozen ; new potatoes, round, Jd ; kidneys, |<l to ijd : onions, £-S per ton, and Id to Ijd per lb, in small lots ; butter, prime fresh, Is 4d to Is tH.I; other kinds, Is to Is 3d ; inferior, Sd to 10d ; Taranaki, fresh, in pickle, lid to 18 -2d; cornea butter, prime, Is; good medium, SJd to 10d ; very bad, Jd to 2d ; eggs, 7d to Ski ; duck eggs, SJd to M ; honey, 2d to 4d ; bacon, Bd to 03(1 ; hams, 6d to 7id ; inferior lots, 3d to :Ud ; Raglan, 4d; local, equal numbers, Md to 6Jd ; cheese, Sid to s£d : old. -2d to 2jd ; apples, S}d to 4*<l ; lemons, 8d to Is. Harness, sundries, furniture, and fruit trees cleared off at satisfactory rates. Messrs. D. F. Kva.ns and Co.'s Weekly RePORT. —A busy week. On Monday, Mr Knight's property on St. Mary's Road found a purchaser at £«;0, though much below anticipations. Tuesday's furniture sale at mart w.vs not very satisfactory. Thursday's sale of furniture at Svmonds-street was largely attended, and excellent prices obtained, viz.: Wertheim sewing machine, £S Ts Cd ; green rep suite, £1S ; Brussels carpet, 3s per yard ; piano, £17 ; feather pillows, sa; half-tester bedstead, £1 15s; fowls, Is 5d eacH ; garden hose, 4d, etc. Friday's sale at mart: A large amount of second-hand furniture was disposed of at fair prices. On Saturday cottjge and allotment in Brown-street changed hands for £100.