AUCTIONEERS REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10133, 16 May 1896, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS REPORTS.

Mb. Riohaeb AaiHinv's Weikly Rspom. -An exceptionally busy week. .Furniture in private houses sold at high price's.. Potatoes, £3to £316s ton; pumpkins,^£4lss; kumeras, £5 IDs to £7; onions, £7 to £8 ton, and Id: to lb for small-lots. Bacon and hams, good demand; cheese moving off briskly; fresh butter and eggs, large supply, prices high; corned buttermovingoff steadily. Fruit, good sucply; poultry large consignments to hand, prices Jiierh. Table roosters sold at from Is 8d to 3s each; fowls, Is to Is lOd each; turkey gobblers,4a6d toss6d each; hens;3s2d<to4s3d each; geese, 2s 3d to 2s lOdcjach; ducks, Is6dto2s each •.•smallpigs, 3s to 5a 3d each; rabbits, Is 5d pair; hares, Is 9d each; fresh eggs, Is fjd to Is 8d doz.; pickled, 7d doz.; fresh butter, 4Jd to 8d lb; corned butter, 5Jd to 6£d lb; cheese, 3d to 4d Ibj.ba'cdni 5Ja to 6Jd; ham, 6d to74d lb; equal number, 7d lb. Vegetables: Cabbage, 2a6d to. 3s 6d doz. Fruit: Apples, 4s to 6s case;..athersj, 3sto3s 9.1 case; pears, lid to 2d lb; quinces, Id to lid lb; passion fruit, 3d.to4d doz. Grain: Wheat, 3s 7d to 4s; maize, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; oats, 2s 4d to 2s 8d; sharps, 5s 3d; bran, 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Messrs. Esam and Arthur's Weekly Re-POET.?-Alteralions in values are so unimportant, both in general produce and fruit, that it is almost unnecessary to repeat last week's quotations. Supplies of former are up sto present-requirements, but of fruit the supply of Ideal is every week getting smaller. We quote value as follows i-Sonthern table potatoes, £310* to £3 15s; local, £215s to £3; white carrots, £110s to £1 15s; red, £2 10s; kumarasV°£sVtO £7; pumpkins, £4 to £5; onions, £7 to:£9; mangolds, £1 to£l ss; oats, 2s6d; wheat, 9d; bran, £4:cheese,3d to4d; iiiferipr,*2d to 2id: bacon, Southern, 6d to 7d; hani's/ B£d; local bacon, 5d to 6jd; hams, 6d to 7M; fresh hutterjd to 9d,sal6sd to7d; honey, tins, 2?d to 3d, bulk 21d to 2Jd ; fowls, 10a to Is 4d, table fowls Is MtA 2s Id; turkeys, gobblers 4s to 5s 2d, hems 2s 6d to 3s 3d; ducks, Is 5d to Is lOd. Fruit: Dessert apples free from moth, 4s 6d to 7s; . haltcases, 2s'3d tb2a IOd; cooking, 4s to 6s: other sorts, 2s Id to 3s 6d; Vicher Winkfield pears, 2Jd to 2Jd ; quinces, ljd to IJd; Gape gooseberries, 3idto4d| passion fruit, IJdto 2Jd; persimmons, lOd to Is 4d; tree tomatoes, 2|d; grapes, 4|d to IOd; vater melons, ls9d to os; guavas, 2d; lemons, 7d to Is Id ; mushrooms, 4£d. Messrs. Author Tooman and Co. report a -satisfactory demand for produce generally.. Supplies throughout have been ■heavy, .'awl', values, excepting butter, are without noticeable change. Potatoes are plentiful, but only Southern in demand. Onions plentiful. Eggs scarce. Fruit: Supply and demand about equal. Poultry to hand in great quantities, and sold at good values. Cheese is still quiet and plentiful. Bacon and hams: But little offering, and unless quality and get up is Al prices rule low. We quote :—Potatoes: Southern, ex store, £3 os to £3155; local, £210s to £3. Onions, £75s to £8, and |d to IJd lb; inferior, \i. Pumpkins, 3s 9d to 5s 3d; Swedes, £1 10s to £2 10s; carrots, white, £1 5s to £1 10s; red, £115s to £255; kumaras. 7s Gd to 8s 3d; cabbages, 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Maize, 3s 3d; oats, 2s 6d;!bran,'4s; sharps, 5s 3d; wheat, 3s 3d-' wholesale;- 3s 8d retail. Butter: Local dairy, '5d to Bid;■'' prime keg, 6£d to 7d: poqr, 4d to 54; Taranaki fresh factory, bulk, 9d to lOd, in unlimited demand; stored faotory and dairy, sfd' to Bid; fresh, rolls,9d to IOd; Acme brand, 10$ d; eggs, scarce, Is 6Jd to Is 9d ; cheese, dairy, 3d to 3Jd; factory, to 4Jd; bacon and hams, local, good. 6d; Southern bacon, 6}d; hams, 7Jd, Apples: Superior cooking and dessert, 4s 6d to 7s 3d; others, 3s to 4s 3d aud Is 6d to 2s 3d box; lemons, 8s to 10s; passion fruit, I2s: grapes, superior, Is fid to Is 8d; good, 9d. to Is 3d; poor, 7d to 9d ; walnuts, 8d ; quinces; 3s to ?s 6d: mushrooms, 5d lb; tomatoes, ripe, 4s 10653 d; Cape gooseberries, 4d to~sjdv pears, dessert. 3d to 4jd lb; cooking and damaged, Is to 3s case; oranges, 4s to ss'3d case. Fowls: Poor, ok,and small, Is Id to Is 4d; good hens, Is 5d to 2s 3d; fat roosters, Is lid to 2s IOd; extra, 3s each; ducks, 2s 2d to 2s 8d each; geese, 2s to 3s 3d: turkey hens, Is lOd to 5a 3d; gobblers, 2s 6d to 8s 3d each. Pigs : Small suckers, 2s to ss; prime, 5s to 6s 3d; large, 83 to 12s 9d; dressed pork. 3d to 3£d; hares, 2s to 2s 3d each; rabbits, local, Is 6d pair, Mr, J. Jones' Weekly Rctort.— Poultry in far better demand, maintaining good prices. Fruit supply declining, but demand good.. Grain tirmiug. Eggs in good demand, with good prices. Poultry: Good roosters, 2s 2d to 2s 7d; others, Is 8d to 2s ; hens, Is 3d 'to la 7d: ducks. Is 5d to 2a 2d; geese, 2a to. 2s 6d; turkey;gobblers, 5s 6d to 6s 4d; hens,' 3s 4d to. 4s Id; Andalusian fowls. Is 7d to 2s; youne chicks', 6d to lOd each. Pigs,-3s 3d to 6s9d; others, 7b 9d to 10s 9d. Fruit: Apples, first $s 9d. to 6s Bd, second 3s 6d to ss: persimmons, 3d doz, ligs, Id to 3d doz; mushrooms, 4d to 7id lb: tomatoes, lid to lsd; quiuces,. l|d, to ]|d; walluuts, ssttto 6id lb; Cape gooseberries, 4jd to sgd lb; piemelons, 2s dwt'jcTtrom melons. Is 10d to ■ 2s.cwt;'vred carrots, 2s to 2s 68; white carrots,|ls 6d tola 9d ; kumaras, 63'; inferior order, 'js to 4s 9d; pumpkins, 5s to 5s 6d; onions, in bag's, Id lb; in sack, £8 to £8 15s; garlic, ljd to IJd; Canterbury aud Oamaru potatoes, £3 as to £3 lUs ton; Waikato, £2 10s to £2 15s; seed oats, 2s to2s lid,; feed oats,2ssd to2s7d; sharps, 5s 6d to 5s 9d; bran, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; maize, 3s 2d to 3s 4d: wheat, 3s 6d to 3s 8d ; harlev, 2s 9d to 2s lid; butter, first, 6J<l to Bid; 'second, 5Jd to 6Jd; keg butter, 5d to 6Jd ; eggs, Is Sd to Is 10M dozen ; cheese, 3*d to 4d lb; bacon, local sides, s£d to 6d ; second, 5d lb; hams, 5Jd to 6|d: Canterbury bacon, to 6Jd; hams, 7^l; inferior bacon, 5d to 6d lb; hams. 5Jd to 6d; rolls,sd to sfd ; piss cheeks, IJd to 2Jd ; shoulders, 3Jd to 4d lb ; honey, in btilk,2Jd to 2£d; in tins, 3d to 3Jd ; sectipns, 3s 3d to 4s dozen; tea, Is 2d to Is 9d per lb. Mr. Alexander Aitken reports having obtained the following prices:—Southern potatoes, £3 5s to £310s; local, £210s to £3; onions, prime local, scarce; best lots, £7 to £8; medium, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per cwt; pumpkins, 4s Mto 6s 6d per cwt; inferior, Is 6d to 2s 9d: kumaras, 5s Id to 6s 6d; mangolds, 9d to Is 3d: turnips, Is 6d to 2s; melons. 4s to ss; cabbages, prime, 5s per sack; French beans, Is Id to Is 7d per peck ; carrots, 30s to 35s per ton. Make, ex store, 8s 4d; wheat, 3s 7d to 3s 9d; oats, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; sharps, 4s 9d to ss; bran, 4s; chaff, £355. to £3 10s per ton; hay, baled, £410s. Bacon, southern, 6$ to 6?d; hams, 7Jd to 8d; local sides,' 4d to 6d, according to quality; hams, s|d to 6d. Eggs, guaranteed, ls'OJd to Is 9d; Dickled.ls to ls3d: butter, factory rolls, lO^d; hulk, 10d; medium quality, to9Jd, local SJd to Bd, prime keg 5d to 6d, medium and pastry 4d.-tosa; cheese,, factory 3Jd fe:4|d, loaf 4id to 5d,. farmers' 3d to 3id; honey, bulk 2ld'to 3d,'sections ; 3s to 3s'6a ; -dressed pork, 2a- td' 3Wt rabbits;'»6d pair; hares, 2s to2s7d eichv-Frint: Apples, prime dessert 4a to 7s, cookers 3s to 5s 6d," medium and mothed 2s to 3s; grapes, indoor 6d to 7d ; guavas, Is 5d to 2s: tomatoes, tree 3Jd lb, green Is 3d to 3s; medlars, Is to 2s; quinces, Id to 2d lb; lemons, 7d to lOd dozen; passion fruit, to 3d dozen. Poultry: Roosters, large 2s to 2s Sd, small and cockerels 6d to Is 6n ; hens, large Is 2d to Is 9d, small 9d to Is Id; turkeys, hens 2s to 3s 6d, gobblers 5s 6d to 6s; geese, 2s 3d to 3s 3d :. ducks, Is Id to 2s 6d ; pullets Is 6d to Is 9d; chickens, 5d to 7d ; pigeons, 7d to lOd : canaries. 2s 9d to 4s; pigs, medium 6s 9d to 7s 9d, small Is 9d to 3s6d.