MARKETS

Patea Mail, 26 October 1880, Page 4

MARKETS

AUCKLAND STOCK. (Latest Report.') C.vrn.E, SiiEEi', &c. —Messrs Hunter and Nolan report that there was a steady supply and an average one. They quote cattle at from 27s to 30s per lOOlhs.; no alteration in former week’s quotation for dairy and store stock; sheep in average supply, and priccsbad au upward tendency; wethers sold at from H)s to 20s Gd.; shorn, los to 17s 3d.; lambs were plentiful, and sold at 8s 9d to IGs Gd.; very few pigs yarded, and no alteration in previous week’s prices. Mr Buckland reports that on Monday (October 18) at the sale held at Pokcno about 70 cattle were yarded ; bidding was dull, although the greater number were eventually sold at current values. —At Drnry sale from 500 to 600 head vrore yarded ; there was a numerous attendance of buyers, and brisk bidding was obtained throughout the sale ; prices wevo higher than those ruling at the last Hamuera sale, NEW PLYMOUTH STOCK. (Latest Report.) Messrs Bauchope and King report that at their Waiwakaiho there was a good attendance, and bidding was much brisker than at last sale. A large quantity of cattle were yarded, of which the following were sold : 13 calves from £1 to £2 5s ; 2G yearlings from £1 17s Gd to £2 5s ; 5 18-months-old, £3 to £3 10s ; 7 clean 3-ycar-old-steers, £5 5s ; 1 steer, £4 10s ; G small springing heifers at £4 2s Gd, £3 5s and £3 2s Gd ; 2 nice springing heifers at £5 17s Gd ; 4 ditto at £5 ; 2 heifers and calves, £6 12s Gd and £5 12s Gd ; 1 cow and calf, £G 17s Gd ; 2 cows, £G and £5 ss; 2 shy cows, £3 17s Gd and £3 10s; 1 bullock, £0; 1 ditto, £8 ; 1 pair steers, £l2 10s ; 1 pair bullocks, £23 ; 1 ditto, £2O ; 1 horse, £3 ; colt, £1 10s. WELLINGTON COMMERCIAL, (Latest Report.) The week past lias exhibited a decided improvement in business, country orders coming in freel.f, stocks in consequence are rather scarce. The stocks in the Raknin, which vessel came alongside the wharf on Thursday last, arc badly wanted The s.s. Hero on her last trip from Sydney, landed a large shipment of candles, sugar, tea, wool-packs which had run short in onr market. No failures of any moment have token place since onr last. Bank rates are unchanged. In laat week’s report wc referred to the fact that a storekeeper had made a first trip with stores to Terawhiti, he reports there are about 33 men there who appear to be making good wages, and lie has made arrangements for a weekly visit. Wool

is coming in freely from the East Coast, and wc arc informed that the lambing season is now over, and the; increase is above the average. AUCKLAND RETAIL THICKS. (Corrected By latest report.)

Tallow wholesale, mutton 275, mixed. 20s to 2.') S. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected By latest report).

Butchers’ Meat.—Beef, 3d to 5d ; mutton, 24d to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices.— Taranaki flour, 13s 6d per lOOibs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 14s Gd ; wheat meal, 12s 6s; chick’s wheat, 4s Gd per bushel ; sharps, 8s per lOOibs, or sack 10s ; bran, 4s per sack ; oats, 3s per bushel ; oatmeal, 4s Gd per bag (25Ibs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel. WELLINGTON PRICES. (Corrected by latest report,) Flour Miirket — Wholemle.

Farm and Dairy Produce — Wholesale.

Hay and Corn Marhct.

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter 10d peril) Eggs ... ... ... 10(1 per doz Cheese (id to lOd per lb Milk ... ... ... Id per quart Beef 2d to (id per lb Mutton 2d to Id per lb Fork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Bacon JUd and Is per lb DUNEDIN BRICES. Prime beef, 22s (id to 2.7s per lOOibs; mutton, shorn, Ljd ; unshorn, 2 ; ', d per lb.

Boasting Beef 5d to 7d BoilBg Beef 4d to 5d Muff on, hind-quarfer 4id food .. fore-quarter ;Jd to — Lamb. hind-quarter ... 7s 7d each fore-quarter 7s fid each Bork and Veal (id to Od iSfcak.s... .. fid to Od Chops and Sausages ... 5(1 to Od

Buying. deling. .S. (1. s. (1. Butter (per It).) ... 0 7 0 !) Clicc-'C (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 0 10 1 0

£ s. (1. .1“ s. d. Sharps, per ton r» 0 0 fo 0 0 0 Adelaide, per ton ... 1-1 0 0 to M 10 0 ]5ran. per ion 0 0 to 10 0 Colonial Flour 11 10 0 to 12 0 0 Oatmeal 10 10 t) to ii 0 0

s. d. s. d. Milk, quart ... 0 •1 to 0 0 Butter, .salt, lb ... i) to 0 i; Butter, fresh ... 0 4i to 0 Cheese, Colonial ... ... 0 to 0 - 1 Kqqs. dozen ... ] 0 to I Lard, lb ... 0 r> to 0 7) .1 Ham, lb ... 0 8 to 0 !l" Bacon,lb ... 0 7 to 0 8 Fowls, pair ... 1 c to 0 0 Ducks, pair ... I: c to 0 0 Geese, pair ... s 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... !l 0 to 0 0

.(? s. d. X 8. d. Maize, Sydney 0 :> 0 to 0 0 0 Maize. Poverty Pay 0 •5 0 to 0 0 0 Oats... 0 2 •) to 0 ■) i) Oats, feed ... 1 11 to 2 1 Wheat 0 ;; I! 1 to 0 "o 0 Wheat, chick 0 o !)* to 0 0 0 Potatoes 2 0 to 2 10 0 Carrots 2 0 0 to 0 0 0 Hay, ton I 15 0 to 0 0 0 Oaten, ton ... ,-> 0 0 to 0 0 0 Straw, (on ... 10 0 to 0 0 0 Chaff, ton ... 5 0 0 to r, 10 0 Onions ■t 10 0 to 0 0 0