RETAIL PRICES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1029, 19 August 1871, Page 12

RETAIL PRICES.

Mr. vr. —Beef, roasting, 5d to 7d per lb. ; straks 5d to 7d per 11). ; boiling, 2 ld to 5d ; mutton, 2d to 4d ; pork and veal, 4d to 7d. To hotels, 4',d to 5d all round.

Poci.tky. - Fowls, 4s to (is per couple; •lucks, (is to 8s per pair ; goe^e, 12« to 1 fis do ; turkejs. 1 0s to 20s each: pigeons, 2s fid to 3b do : rabbits. 3s (id to 4s per pair.

iKiin I'm mutr.. -Bacon, 10d to Is Id per 11) ; butter, fresh, lOdto Is ; salt, yd to lOd ; cheese, Colonial, 7d to 8d : do, English, Is fid; eggs, Is (3d per dozen ; ham Is 3d to Is 9d per lb ; milk, 3d to 4d per quart. Vecet.uii.es.-- Cabbages, Id to 2d each; carrots, 2d per bunch ; celtry, 3d to fid per bunch; leeks, 3d per bunch : lettuce, Id to 2d each : onions, filbs toSlbs Is : parsley, 3d per hunch : radishes, 2d per bunch ; turnips, 2d to 3d per bunch ; potatoes, 4s to ;">s per cwt.

Mr Archibald M.OIR, Manse street, reports the following as the latest quotations : — Flour- £14 to £1-1 10s per ton. Oatmeal -£14 10s per ton. Pearl Barley — C2O per ton. Bran— £3 10s per ton. Pollard- -U4 10s to to per tou. Chaff' — £4 per ton. Hay — £4 5s per ton. Potatoes — £3 per ton. Carrots- £2 10s per ton. Turnips — £2 10s per ton. W heat— sb fid to 5s ()d per bushel. Barley 2s 9d to 3s 3d per bushel. Oats — 2s 2d to 2s 5d per bushel. Butter- -lOd to Is 3d per lb. Cheese -fid to Sd per lb. Bacon and hams — -9d per lb.

Messrs W incur, Stkphi;n u o.\, vmj Co. report : - Fat Cattle. A full sup] >l\ ratno t" hand, about 100 head of middling to prime <[iialit\ being yarded. We sold GO head, chiefly good quality, at from £4 15s to fit 10s each. One extra prime eov. brought £13 ss. We also sold privately 129 head at from 17s lid to 20s per lOOlbs. AYe qiioto prime quality 22b (id, middling ditto 17s (nl, per lOOlbs.

Fat Sheop.- Only about 500 ewes and wethers, of very poor quality, were penned. We sold 300 at 4s each. Other sales consisted of 200 mixed ewes and wethers at (is fid. We also sold privately, for present delivery, 750 merino wethers at 2ld per 11), and 200 half-breds at 3^l per ll>~; and for forward delivery, 500 merino wethers at 2'jd per lb, 300 do ewes (on station) at 5s each, and 800 half-breds, prime quality, at 3.U1 per lb. We quote present market rates, for prime half-breds, 3' t d to 3',d per lb ; do, merinos, 2.U1 to 2-; d.

Store Cattle and Store Sheep. — Wu have 1 uyers for good woll-gi own steers and store wethers, of both of which classes we could place a considerable number. "We quote 4 and (i-tooth merino wethers, 5s fid to (>& each ; 3 to 4-year old bullocks, £3 to £3 lUb; mixed sexes, 40d to 50s.

Horses. — There exists a fair demand for good draught and light harness horses. "We ({note iirst-elass draughts, £40 to £50 ; medium do, £25 to £30 ; good hacks and light harness horses, £13 to £20 ; medium do. £10 to £12 ; light ami inferior, £3 to £5. Grain. -^lho market remajixa inactive at

about lafct quotations; Wheat — Good samples are worth 5s fid to 5s 9d per bushel. Oats— Dull of sale. Barley — Xo enquiry.

Messrs Drivkk, Stewakt, atid Co., report :—: —

Fat Stock.— About 100 head cattle -were yarded, principally inferior quality and light weights, all of which were cleared at prices ranging from 15s to 25-j per lOOlbs, fully the latter figure being obtainable for <m« pen of prime quality. We quote fair to prime beef at 20s to 25s per lOOlbs. Only about 440 sheep were brought forward, also inferior, the prices realised being no criterion of tho value of really good mutton. This we quote as follows ; — Prime half-breds, 3. J ,d ; merino, 2/d to 3d per 11). We have placed several lots for forward delivery at a slight advance on these rates.

Store Sheep.— We have no transactions to report, but have enquiries for merino wothord and half-breds, any of which offering in accessible localities would meet with buyers at rates considerably beyond our late quotations. ■Store Cattle.- At our salf at Clutha Ferry on the 1 1th hist. , we placed a few head mixed at 300 to 42s fid. Beyond this we have heard of no transactions.

Wool. — Telegrams via Suez report favourably on the progress of tin- June-July sales, but until receipt of advices, but little importance can be attached to the advance quoted. in the local market, there is some slight enquiry for good scoured parcels, but we have not heard of any changing hands.

Tallow.— A few tons were sold at auction, at from £2S for medium mixed, to £31 for fair mutton.