AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2125, 20 February 1886, Page 2

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Farm and Daiiu Produce.—Wholesale : Butter, fresh, lOd ; butter, salt, 7d to 8d ; Cheebe, good local, 5d to 7d ; Canterbury, do., 5d to (Ud ; Eggs, per dozen, Is 3d; Lard, per bladder, 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, (id to 8d; Hams, GJd to B\d ; Canterbury Bacon only, 7d; equal numbers Hams and Bacon, Gjd to BJd; Hams, 7d ; Jams, per case 5 dozen, 30s ; Fowls, per pair, 2s to 3s (id ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is (id to Is 9d per lb. Retail: Milk, per quart, 4d ; Butter, fresh, up to 1b; salt do., 8d to lOd ; Cheese, per lb., Cd to 9d ; Eggs, per doz., Is (id ; Lard, Bsr lb, (id to 9d ; Fowls, each, 2s (id to 4s ; ucks, do., 2s Gd to 4b ; Geese, do., 5s Gd to 8s; Turkeys, do., ss> to 7s Cd; Bacon, per lb.. to Is ; Hani.-,, do., Sd to Is 3d.

7^d Hay and Corn Market.—Wholesale (selling ex store): Maize, local (new), 3a 3d to 3s (id ; Oats, 2s Gd to 2s Sd; Barley, 2s 3d; Malting Barley, 4b ; Wheat, 3s 8d ; fowl, 3s to 4s ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £4 5s to £510s; Lucern, ditto, £(» to £6 10s (nominal); Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s ; Oaten Chaff, £4 5s to £4 15s ; Hay, Oaten, £4 to £4 10s ; Clover, £(i 10s to £7; New Potatoes, £5 per ton. Retail : Chaff, per cwt., 5s to Gs ; New Potatoes, Id to l|d per lb; Maize, 3d to 3s 3d ; Oats, do., 2s 9d; Wheat, fowl, i>or bushel, 3s Gd ; Barley, feed, do., 3s to 4s ; Hay, per cwt., Gs Gd to 7s ; Lucera, do., 7h 6d to 8s; Oaten do., (is to 7a ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s.

Grass* Seeds.— Retail: White Clover, Is Id ; Red Clover, 9d ; Cowgrass—American, 10d; English, Is ; Alsyke, Is Id ; Timothy, 8d ; Trefoil, 8d ; Lucern, Is Cd : Rape, (id ; Ryegrass (scarce), Gs Gd to 7s Gd per bushel; Cocksfoot, 8s (id per bushel. Manuke-s. —Bonedust, Sydney, prime, £8 10s to £!), infeiior £7 15s to £8 ; Bonyflour, £'J to £10; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian Guano, £14 to £17; Coral Queen do, £5; Long Island do, £4 10», bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 2(5 per cent, to 28 per cent, £6 to £(i 10s; do., do., 30 per cent, to 38 per cent., £8 to £8 10s; Hunit's Chemical Manure, £13; Freezing Company's Sujwrphosphate, 32 per cent., £8: 25 per cent., £(i; Corn Maniac, £8 ; Root Manure. £8 10s; Grass Manure, £7 10s; Bonedust, £9. Flour Market.— Wholesale : Superfine flour, silk dressed, per ton, £10 10s ; do., do., household, £8 10* to £9 10s; hundreds 55., fifties 10ti per ton e\tra, sacks and bags free; Southern, do., £7 10s to £8; Bran, per ton (sacks included), local, £6; Southern, do., £7 10s to £8; Sharpy £6; Cabin Bread, do., £15; O.itme.'il, do., £11 to £12 ; Peail Barley, do., £19 to £20. Miscellaneous. — Kerosene, 130' tost (duty paid), fiom Is 7d to Is 8d ; 150' test (duty paid), 2s Id ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime, in stone, Is Gd to 2h ; New Zealand Palings, JJft., 7s fid to 13s; 6ft., 14s ; Ti-tree Kails, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Pnriri Posts £l> to £7 ; Shingles, 13s to lfis (id per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s; 6ft., ISs to 21s ; Hobart Rail*, 80s to 90s; Wire, Gin., £12 ; 7in., £12 10s ; Bin., £13; Bnibed Wiie, 30s per cwt. Buying nnd helling quotations. Kauri Gum and Flax Market.— Supplies for month to date, 230 tons. We quote prices nominally : Poor ordinary, £30 downwards ; fair ordinary, £34 to £35; best, do., £36 upwards; East Coast, £48 to £.;0 per ton. Flax, per ton, £15 to £19; Tow, do., £5 10s to £8 10 a; Fungus, per lb., 2jfd to 3id ; Coconnnt Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s ; Beeswax, 7d to lOd per lb.