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AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. t The markets have been more freely supplied in many lines during the week, the most ncliceable being that of new potatoes, which I Buffered a considerable drop. Grain and other lines of farm produce showed no change. | Egg*, . although less plentiful, show an ini clination to drop, the Southern demand being less keen, and local picklers being about filled up. Some very fine samples of farmers euro of bacon and hams have been offer-1 ing, and found good sale. Cheese- is unchanged in price, and new lots of farmers' have been more plentiful. New season's fruit 13 now finding its way into the the first lot of cherries realising 3s 6d per lb. Th» Taviuni, from Samoa and Tonga, landed a large quantity of fruit. Bananas met with a very r>or demand, but pines and oranges sold high. Poultry continues scarce and dear. Owing to Show day preventing the ordinary attendance of buyers, young pigs were not in demand. The following is summary of the remit obtained at the auction sales yesterday : — Dairy Produce.-Maize, 2s lOd It 2s lid bushel. Potatoes: Kidney, new, lid to Ijd lb;. Southern, 9- to 9s 6d cwt; new, round, Id to lid lb. Garden Produce.— American, 2Jd lb. Cabbages, 6d to Is dozen; cauliflower?, Is 6d to 2s 6d; rhubarb, 3s to 3s 4d; green J peas, lid to Is 4d peck; broad beans, 5d to ' od; cucumber*, 4s 6d to 4s 9d dozen. | fruit.—Apples: American, 17s 6d case. I Loquats, 2d to 4d lb; bananas. Is 3d to 2s 6d bui.ch; gooseberries, 2Jd to 3|d lb. Oranges: Local, 7s 8d to 8s 9d rase. Lemon?, 5s to 7s 9d case; mandarins, 8s 6d to 10s 6d; tomatoes, 4d to 7£d lb; cocoanuts. 6s to 7 6d sack; Cape gooseberries, 5d lb: cherries, 3s 6d. Poultry.—l'owls. Is 7d to 2s each; roosters, teble, 2s to 2s 6d; ducks, Is 7d to li 9d. Turkeys: Gobblers, 5s to 7s; hens, 3s to 4s 6d. Geese, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; lien eggs, 3d to Bsd dozen. Dairy.—: Print, 6d to 6|d lb: keg, 6:1 to 6jd. Cheese: Local. 4d to 4Jd lb. Bacon: Local, 6£d to 7d lb; Southern, 6{d to 7d. Hams: Local, Bil to 9d; Southern, 3d to 9d.
Miscellaneous.—Pigs, 3s to 13s 9d each, according to size; honey, 2d to 3J<l lb.
OATS. [by TELEGBAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Ln-vercargul. Friday. There have been no chants in the market for oats during the past 'fortnight. The beneficial rains in Australia have stopped a good deal of speculative buying. Prices aro unchanged. WOOL. By Telegraph.—Press ion.-Copyright. IjO.vuox, November 10. For the forthcoming series of colonial wool sales, 74,000 bales have arrived, of which 15.000 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers. Including a quantity brought forward thei\» will bo 16,000 bales available for the series. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. | Buyers.—New Zealand Insurance. 665; National Insurance, 16s 6d: Standard Insurance, J 13s; New Zealand Accident Insurance 235, Id; New Zealand and River Plate. 17s 3d; ' Auckland Gas, now (£3 10s). £10; Northern Steamship, 7s; Devonporb Steam Ferry. 37js 6d; Lalph's Taupiri Coal. 4s 6(1; Kuranui, 9(1; May Queen Extended. 2d; Moanataiari, ss; Nonpareil, 2d: Sheridan, paid up, 2d; Tararu Creek, Is 8d; Victoria, 3d; Alpha, 2s 6d; Grace Darling, Is; Imperial, l\d; .New Zealand Talisman, lis; Talisman Extended. 7?; ~, M tended, 3d; W'aihi-Silrerion, 5s 10(1; ailii South, 6d: Woodstock. 9s sd; Bunker's Hill, Is 3d; Four-in-Hand, Is.
SELLERS.—New Zealand Insurance, CSs; South British Insurance, 51s; Standard Insurance. 13s 6d; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 21s; New Zealand and River Plate, 18s; •Auckland Gas, old. £14 8s; Auckland (las, new (£3 1081, £10 7s Gd; Thames Gas. 58s: Gisborne Gas, 38s; Northern Steamship, 7s 3d; Devonport Steam Fern-. 40s; Ralph's Taupiri Coal, ss; Union Oil. 18s 6(1; Broken Hill, 3d; City of Auckland, 6d; Kaiser, paid up. 3d; Kuranui, 8d; Kuranui-Caledonian, Is Id; Mahara Royal, 2s 6d: Mar Queen ilauraki, 4s 6d; May Queen Extended. 3{d; Moanataiari, 5s 9d; Monowai, 4s 6.1; New Aiburnia, 2s 3d; New Wliau, 2d; Nonpareil, sd* Sheridan, paid up. 6d; Tararu Creek, Is I'd; Victoria, 6d; Alpha, 3s; Crown, 15s fid; Imperial, 3d; Komata Reefs, 4s; New Zealand Talisman, lis 8d; Oliinemnri Syndicate, 2s; Talisman Extended. 3d; Waihi, £4 10s; Waihi Consols. 2d; Waihi Extended. sd; Waihi Grand Junction, 18s; Waihi-Silverton, 6s 9d; Waihi South, Bdi Waitekauri, 255; Waitekauri United, 3d; Waitekanri Union, 3d: Woodstock. 10s 3d; Bunker's Hill, Is 6d; Coromandel Freehold Proprietary, fid; Four-in-Hand, Is 2d; riauraki South, 2s; Hauraki New Zealand Associated Gold Mines. 8d: Harbour View. 3d; Matawai, 3d; New Golconda, 2d; ProgressCastle Rock, 4d: Roval Oak of Hauraki, Is lOd; Tokatea Consols. 3d; Welcome bind, 3d Barrier Reefs, paid un. 5s 6d; Great Barrier Gold and Silver. 2s Gil. J. M. LENNOX. Chairman, j 3.15 p.m., November 11, 1898.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10908, 12 November 1898, Page 4
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