AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9403, 9 January 1894, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

OKAIAWA AND MANAIA. The Egmont Farmers' Union (Limited), Hawera, report on January 4:—We have but very small sales to report this past week, for what with the holidays and wet weather a general dulness prevailed. At Okaiawa on Thursday, the 28th December, a moderate number of cattle were yarded, but thjfere were very few buyers present, so that scarcely anything was sold. We held our opening sale of the pew year at Manaia on Wednesday, the 3rd instant, but owing to wet weather the entry of cattle; was small. Bidding was flat, and only a few lines changed hands. We quote: Two-year steers, £3 6s ; cows, and calves, £3 8s; mixed yearlings, £1 18s. WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKET. Messrs. George Thomas and Co.'s Fruit Report, issued at Wellington on Thursday, January- 4th—The marKet for fruit throughout the holidays has been fairly sustained, but owing to the extraordinary quantity which came forward from all quarters, the realisations have been anything but satisfactory. The enquiries for cherries and plums have improved during the last weak as compared with early in the month, but the results for lemons show a great falling off. The results of such lines us cucumbers, green tomatoes, potatoes, and beans are very disappointing, and, as noted below, the present values are exceedingly low. We may remark that certain shipments of apples and Sears from Sydney were examined by H.M. Customs, and a certain quantity being found affected with the ; codlm moth, was condemned; Oranges (Sydney), best condition, 7s 6d to 9s, bad order from 3s per case; lemons (Sydney), best condition, 4s to ss, bad older 3s per case; ditto (New Zealand), best condition, ss, bad order from 6d per case'; mandarins, best condition, 6s, bad order 3s to 4s 6d: apples (Sydney), 5s 6d to 6s Id, (Nelson and Auckland): 4s to 4s 6d per bushel case; pears (Sydney), 6s 6d to 7s, (Nelson) from 2s 6d to 3s per half-bushel case. Plums (half-bushel cases) from 5s for those in good order and Is to 3s od for a large quantity that landed in bad condition. Cherries from 12s 6d to 14s for really good fruit and 3s to 8s for any that was off condition. Grapes from Is 7d to Is 8d per lb for especially choice lots from Whangarei. Apricots, peaches, and greengages have not been on the market for a week or so, but are keenly inquired for, and would fetch excellent prices 2in at all good order. Cucumbers (open air) very plentiful at 2s fid to 4s per Mb case. Beans, 2s 6d to 3s. Green tomatoes, from 3s to 4s 6d; ripe ditto, from 5s to 3s 3d per 201b to 251b case. Rhubarb, from 3s per dozen. .