AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9635, 6 October 1894, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Mr. R. Arthur's Weekly Report.Potatoes still dull, seed kinds no demand. No onions. Vegetables sold well. Carrots- not in such good demand. Fresh butter more plentiful; corned butter scarce. Poultry : Not a large supply, prices ruled lower; no geese entered. Fowls sold at Is to 2a 4rt each; light brahmas, Is 9d to 3s 4d; buff Cochius, 2s to 3s 3d; silver Hamburgs, 2s; chicks, 7d to lid ; hens and chicks, 5s 6d ; turkeys, gobblers, 5s 6d to 6s Id ; hens, 2s 6d to 3s 2d ; ducks, Is lOd to 2s Id. No pigs entered. Fresh laid eggs, 5d to 6Ad. Fresh butter, 9d to IOJd ; corned, in pats, Sd; pastry, 6d to 6.Jd. "New cheese, 4§d; inferior, 3^d; old cheese, 2d. Bacon, 3d to GAd ; hams, 6d to 7d. Potatoes, Is 6d to 2s 6cf; pumpkins, 2s 6d ; red carrots, Is Id to 2s ; cauliflowers, Is 3d to 2s 9d dozen; cabbages, 8d to lid; rhubarb, 4s tid; celery, 4j> to 9s ; lettuce, 4d to Gd ; asparagus, 3s ; new potatoes, kidney, l.|d lb. Oats, 2s; maize, 2s 3d ; wheat, 3s ; bran, 2s 9d to 3s ; sharps, 4s 3d ; oatfrleal, 9s 6cl 1001b; flour, 15s; tea, Is. Lemons, 3d to 4d dozen; local oranges, Bd. Messrs. Esam and Arthur's Weekly Report.—We confine ourselves this week to a detailed list of prices, as changes are too unimportant to call for extended remarks. Potatoes are a shade easier, but with this exception values may be considered stationary. Southern table potatoes, £2 5s to £2 10s; Waikato. £110s to £2; small seed, £1 to £2; onions, If d ; maize, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; oats, 2s Id to 2s 2d; bran, £3; sharps, £4 os : pumpkins, £2 10s to £3 15s; new kidneys, l|d"to l§d ; Shepherds, -Ad to fd; red carrots, £1 los ; bacon, s£d to did; hams, Gd to 7id; fresh butter, Mo. 1, lOd to 10Jd; No. 2, 7cl to S.Jd; prime salt, 9d to 9£d ; cheese, 4d to 4Ad; eggs, 5Ad to GJd ; local passion fruit, 4£d ; lemons, to Gd ; loquats, 3£d ; Hobart apples, 5s Gd to 8s Gd; coco&nuts, 5s to 6s ; fowls, Is 3d to Is 9d; roosters, Is 9d to 2s Id; ducks, Is 8d to 2s. Mr, Alex. Aitken reports sales for the week as follow : —Potatoes : Southern, £2 7s Gd to £2 10s per ton ; Waikatos, £2 to £2 5s ; seed varieties, £2 10s to £4 10s. Pumpkins, £3 to 3s 10s; citron melons, 5s 6d, Carrots: White, £1 10s; red, £1 15s to £2. Kumeras, 5s to 6s per cwt; onions, 2d per lb ; bran, £3; sharps, £4 103 ; chaff, £3 5s to £3 10s ; oats. Is lid to 23 3d per bushel; wheat, 2s 9d to ; maize, 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; pressed hay, 4s Gil to 5s per cwt. New. potatoes: Kidneys, l|d to lid ; Shepherd's, |d to l£d; Early Rose, to l£d. Dressed pork, 4£d to ; hares, Is 9d to 2s each ; rabbits, Is 10s to 2s per pair. Butter : Best Taranaki rolls, lid to Hid: bulk, lOd to lOAd; keg, 9d to 9Jd; local dairies, BJd to lOi'd ; pastry, 6fcd to 7id. Eggs, s£d to Gjd. Cheese : Large sizes, 4d to 4i'J; loaves, 5d to f>.Jd. Honey: Bulk, 3Jd to 4d ; section, 4s to 4s Gd. Bacon, Canterbury, 7d to B£d; hams, 9d to 9Ad; looal bacon, 5d to 7£d; hams, 8d to 83d ; lard, 4£d to Sd. Fruit; Apples, Hobart, 5s 9d to 7s 3d ; mandarins, 6s to Gs 9d. Oranges : Sydney, 3s to 3s 9d; local, 4s Gd to 6s Gd. Lemons, 3s to 5s 3d ; Cape gooseberries, 5d to 5.], d ; walnuts, Akaroa. 7s to 7£d; passion fruit, 9s per case ; local loquats, 3£d per lb. Vegetables entered in large quantities, and sold at prices satisfactory to the vendor. Creen peas, Is lOd per peck. Poultry: Good table roosters, 2s to 2s 9d; others, Is 8d to Is lid; table fowls, Is 9d to 2s 2d: others, Is 3d to Is Bd. Ducks, Is 7d to 2s 4d ; geese, 2s 9d to 6s 9d. Turkeys: Gobblers, 4s 4d to Gs lOd; hens, 2s 9d to 7s. Ducklings, 5d to Is 4d each; hens and broods, 3s to 6s 3d; pigeons, 4d to lOd ; canaries, 2s 6d to 14s 6d ; parrots, 7s 9d to 12s 3d. Pigs: Well-bred lots, 17s to 22s Gd; medium, 12s to 153 6d ; others, 7s to lis Gd. Messrs. Arthur Tooman and Co. weekly report.—Poultry: Although in heavy supply, most kinds were not equal to demand. Firstclass table fowls, la 8d to 2s 3d; others, is 5d to Is Set ; roosters, choice table Is 9d to 2s 3d, others Is 3d to 4s Gd; Plymouth Rocks, 2s to 4s 3d ; Spanish, 2s to 3s 6d ; Game, Is Gd to Ss 3d ; Brahmas, 2s to 4s 6d ; ducks, 2s to 2s 3d ; geese, 4s to 4s 6d; turkey hens, 2s Id to 3s 9d ; gobblers, 3s Gd to 5s 3d ; bronze gobblers, 10s to los; hens, 9s to 103 6d; pigeons, 9d to Is 2d each ; ducklings, 6d to Is ; broods of chicks, 3s Gd to 53 3d. Pigs : Small, 8s 6d to 13s; well grown, 15s to 25s each. Vegetables, full supply, fair values: —Potatoes : Southern, £2 10s ; local, £2 4s to £2s 5s ; cow, £1 5s to £1 10s. Carrots, £1 to £1 10s; table, 2s; pumpkins, £3 to £3 10s ; onions, l|d to 2d; new potatoes, ;'d to lid. Maize : Feed, 2s Id to 2s 3d ; seed, 2s Gd. Oats, Is lOd to 2s Id ; bran, £3; sharps, £4 ss; garlic, 2d to 2,} d; chaff, £3 10s to £4; hay, £4 10s. Butter, plentiful: Prime local dairies, lOd to lid; medium, 9d; Taranaki factory roll, 9Jd to lOJd; bulk, Ski to 9d; dairy roll, 8d to Sid; bulk, 8d to 9d; keg butter, prime, 8d to 9d ; poor, 6£d. Eggs, 5d to 6£d ; honey, tin, 3d to 4d ; section, 4d to 4id. Bacon, local, 5d to GJd ; hams, 6Jd to Sd ; cheese, 4£d to sd; loaves, 5.Jd to Gd ; flour, £9; oatmeal, 10s ; damaged, 5s to Gs. Fruit: Bananas, ex Ovalau, la 6d to 2s 9d ; oranges, local, 6s to 7s ; Sydney, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; mandarins, 6s 3d to 8s Id ; passion fruit, 9s Id to 10s; loquats, 43 2d to 4s 6d per halfcase : pines, 8s to 10s 6d ; Sydney green peas, Is 7d peck; peanuts, 3d to 3£d; cocoanuts, 78 to 7s 6d; apples, ex Tarawera, choice kinds, 7s 6d to 10s: poor, 5s 6(1 to 7s; aromatic pearrnains, 12s 8d; pears (Black Actteon), 103 3d. Mr. J. Jones' Weekly Report.—Baoon: First-class green, local, sides, 7d to 7£d ; seconds, Gd to GJcl ; hams, 7id to 8d ; others, 6d to 7d ; smoked, 6id to 7d lb ; seconds, 6d to 6Jd lb; Canterbury sides, 7d to 7s: l; hams, BJd. Butter: First-class, 10£ dto ll£d; second-class, 91d to lOd lb ; other classes, 7d to 9d lb ; keg butter in good demand, but short supply. Eggs, sdto6d. Dried apples, 4Jd to 6d; lard, 4d to 4Jd lb. Potatoes : Waikato seed, £22s 6d to £2 ss; table, £2 to £2 ss; Canterbury table, £2 5s to £2 10s; seed, £2 5s to £2 10s. Rabbits, Is 9d to 2s pair. Vegetables : Cabbage, 4d to 8d dozen : sacks, 8d to Is Gd ; cauliflowers, Is to 3s 6d dozen ; rhubarb, 3s to 5s dozen ; celery, Is to Is 3d dozen; pumpkins, 2s 3d to lOd cwt; cucumber and tomato plants, la Id to Is 4d box : cow potatoes, £1 10s ton : carrots, £115s to £2 ton ; maize, 2s 2d to 2s 3d bushel; oats, 2s ; tartar, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; bran, 2s 9d to 3s 100; sharps. £4 ton; chaff, £3 5s to £3 15s ; lemons, 3Jd to 5d dozen. Fowls, Is 3d to la 6d; roosters, Is 7d to ls9d; ducks, Is 3d to Is lOd each; turkeys and geese, none entered.