AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9491, 21 April 1894, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

I Messrs. Esam and Arthur's Weekly Report.—Potatoes have been in more limited supply, and prices may be considered as 5s a ton better than last week's. We do not anticipate much farther rise, as Southern shippers are ready to supply. Market continues uneventful in cereals. Onions are exceedingly scarce, supplies not being adequate to requirements. Fresh butter in good supply, with prices maintained. Considerable quantity of salt butter has been disposed of at fair good prices. Eggs are still scarce. Fruit: Local supplies show signs of diminishing ; apples are realising better prices. Poultry in large supply, the quantity of turkeys being so great that prices ruled exceptionally low at yesterday's auction. We quote as under : —Potatoes : Hobarts, prime, £3 to I>3 ss; others, £2 5s to £2 10s; small cow potatoes, 30s ; carrots, 35s to 40s; kutneras, £4 to £4 10s; pumpkins, 35s to 40s; pie and citron melons, 20s tc 355; mangolds, 255; onions, lid to ljd; wheat, 2s 9d to 2s lOd; maize, 2s 7a to 2s 9d; bran, £3; local bacon, 6§d to 8d ; ham, 6d to BJd; cheese, 3Jd to 4d ; fresh butter, No. 1,.8& a to lOd; No. 2, 6£d ; eggs, guaranteed, Is 4d to Is 4^d; pickled, 9a to ll|d; salt butter, s£d to 7£d. Fruit: Dessert apples, 3s 9d to 7s 9d; cooking, 3s 6d to 6s ; pears, 2d to 3id; lemons, 4d to 8d ; guavas, 2Jd to 2j;d ; Cape gooseberries, 4d to 4 jd ; tomatoes, Is 6d to 3s Id ; medlars, Is to 2s ; peanuts, lgd ; watermelons, 6s 6d. Poultry : Fowls, Is Id to Is 6d ; turkeys, Is 9d to 3s 6d; ducks, Is 3d to Is 4d ; pigs, 10s 6d. v Mr. .Jones' Weekly Report.Potatoes: Fair demand, also a slight increase in price. First class potatoes ruling from £3 to £3 5s ton; second clasu, from £210 a to £215 a;

inferior from £1 10s to £2 ss; cow potatoes, Is 6d to 2s 6d per Back. Bacon, first class, 7id to 8d ; seconds, sfd to 6fd lb; inferior, £d to 5d lb; hams, first, 7|d to B£d; seconds, 5d to 6Jd; inferior. 3d to 4£d lb. Butter, first-class, 8d to 9£d lb second class, 6d to 7|d; other class, pastry, 4fd to 5d ; keg butter, 5Jd to 6|d lb; eggs, guaranteed, Is to Is 74d doz; cheese, best Southern Wairoa, 3sd to 4d ; other classes, 2£d to 3d; old Canterbury, lsd to 2d lb. Vegetables: Peas, ls9d peck ; cabbages, Is to Is 9d doz. Is 3d to 2s 6d sack; pumpkins. Is 6d to 2s 4d cwt; pie melons and citron melons , Is to Is 9d cwt, and Is to Is 6d sack ; mangolds, Is to Is 6d sack: lettuce, 3d doz; carrots, Is 9d to, 'is 6d cwt; parsnips, carrots, and turnips, 3d to 5d dozen; rhubarb, Is 3d to 2s 3d dos«n ; celery, Is 6d to 2s 3d dozen; marrows, la to Is ,6d sack; kumeras, 4s 3d to 5s 6d cwt; onions, IJd to ljd lb; southern, 8s 6d to 9s6dcwt; onions very scarce; rye grass, 3s 3d to 3s 6d per bushel; apples, good firstclass, 6s to 8s 6d case; interior, 2s to 4s case persimmoms, l£d to 22d lb pears, cooking, 2d to 2Jd lb; dessert, 3d to 4id; peaches, 6dto Is 6d dozen ; figs, Id to 2d dozen ; passion fruit, 2d to 3d dozen; tomatoes,, Id to ljd lb, Is to 2s 6d case ; lemons, 3d to 6d dozen. Pigs, young, 3s 9d each; fowls, small, 9d to Is 3d ; others Is 3d to Is 7d each ; ducks. Is to Is 6d each ; maize, 2a 8d to 2s 9d ; wheat, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; bran, 3s; sharps, 4s; oats, feed, 2s to & 3d; dun, 2s to 2s 2d bushel. Mb. R. Arthur's Weekly Report.—A good all-rouncr business done. Potatoes of first-class quality are firmer ; other lots still difficult to get off. Pumpkins slow at any price. Kumeras quiet at lower prices. Onions scarce at advanced prices. Carrots in fair demand; _ vegetables scarce. Grain and fodder in little better demand. Fresh butter sold well. Corned butter goes off slowly at late priees; only first-class samples command attention. Bacon scarce; price for good rules high, a large unsatisfied demand. Cheese of A 1 sample in fair demand ; other lots go off slowly at low prices ; stock light, first-class wanted. Honey is slow at late prices; only "White" on hand. Fruit: Principally apples to hand; these have sold well, at a slight advance on the average on last week's prices. Lemons quiet at low prices. Grapes brought high prices. Poultry: A large number of fowls entered; many were young birds; prices ruled low for all kinds of poultry. Fowls sold at lid to 2s 6d; chicks, 6a to Is 2d; Wyandottes, 2s to 3s ; Brahmas, is 5d to 2s 2d; Dorkings, 2a 6d; turkeys, gobblers 4s 3d to ss, hens 2s Id to 2s lOd; ducks, Is Id to Is lOd; pigeons, 5d to 8d each young pigs, 10s to lis each; fresh eggs, is 3d to is 6d; fresh butter, 7d to 9d ; corned butter, 6d to 6id, best samples ; bacon, 7d ; cheese, 3d to 3d, best samples ; potatoes, 2s to 3s ; kumeI ras, 4a ; pumpkins, Is 6d to 2s; melons, Is 3d ; red carrots, 2s ; cabbages, 7d to Is lOd dozen, 2s sack ; carrots, 6d dozen ; beet, 6d ! dozen ; wheat, 2s 9d ; maize, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; oats, 2s to 2s Id; bran, 3s; chaff, 3s 9u ; sharps, 3s 9d ; apples, l|d to 2£d lb, and 3s Id to 38 Set case ; grapes, Is to Is 2d; Cape gooseberries, 4Jd; guavas, to 3d ; walnuts, od to 6d; chestnuts, 7d ; medlars, Is 3d case; lemons, 4d to 7Ad dozen; passion fruit, 3d. Mr. Alex. Aitken's Market Report:— A brisk business done during the week. Potatoes moved off in quantities. Prime samples free from rust, £3 to £3 ss; other lots, £2 5s to £2 15s; cow potatoes, 30s to 355; bran, £3; sharps, scarce, £4; onion 3, very scarce, local, Id to l^d ; Canterbury, £d to Id; picklers, lsd ; pumpkins, best lots, 2s 3d to 28 8d ; others, Is 3d to 2s; pie and citron melons, lOd to Is 6d cwt; maize, 2s lOd; oats, best feed, 2s to 2s 2d; local, Is 9d to 2s; wheat, 2s 7d to 2s 9d; kumeras, 4s to 5s 6d; inferior, Is 6d to 2s 6d; chaff, best oaten, £2 15s to £3. Butter: Prime fresh, 7id to 9d; medium, 6d to 6d. Keg butter: 200 kegs poor and medium quality quitted at 3d to 4d ; prime, 60 kegs quitted at 6d to 7d; Taranaki box dairy, prime, 7d; poor, 4Ad to sd; separator, 7d to 8d; Crown Factory, lOd. Cheese : Very scarce; prime dairy, 4d; other lots, 3d to 3id; factory, 4Jd to 4|d; loaves, od to ssd. Honey: Tinned, 3&d; section, 3Jd to 4d; special line, 4£d. Bacon, new sound local, unsmoked, 6Jd to B^d; smoked, 7d to 8d; hams, 7d to 9d; Canterbury new bacon, 9d; haras, lid; old do., 4d to 7id. Eggs very scarce ; fresh, Is 6d to Is 7|d ; pickled, 10a. Fruit has been in heavy supply; choice cooking apples, 48 6d to 6s 3d, others 2s 6d to 4s 3d ; choice clean dessert apples, 53 to 7s 6d, and up to 8s 6d for heavy cases; others, 3s to 4s 6d; lemons, 3s 6d to 6s; passion fruit, 5s 3d to 8s 6d; tomatoes, Is to 3s 9d; quinces, 3s to 5s 6d; grapes, best IOJd to Is 3d, others 4|d to 6d; Cape fooseberriee, 4d to s£d ; figs, Is to 2s 3d small ox ; Island oranges, 4s case; guavas, ljd to 2£d; walnuts, 6d; chestnuts, 6d to 9d; filberts, 9d; watermelons, 6d to Is 5d each; Hobart apples, 8s case. Poultry Very heavy supply; best young roosters, Is 6d to Is 10a; others, Is 2d to Is 5d : cockerels, 8d to Is; table fowls, Is 6d to 2s Id ; others, including small, 8d to Is 4d ; ducks, best lots, Is 6d to 2s; others, 9d to Is 4d; geese, 2s to 2s 9d; turkeys, gobblers, 3s 6d to 7s 9d ; hens, Is 6d to 4s; pigeons, 4d to Is 9d; canaries, 5s ; pigs, best lots, 10s to 14s 6d; others, 2s 9d to 9s. - "