MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 6 November 1880, Page 4

MARKETS.

AUCKLAND STOCK. (Latest Report.") Mr Buckland reports that at Remucra, dairy cattle were fairly numerous, but the greatest number inferior, cither from age or ill-bred. The few good animals were eagerly competed for, and all met with a good demand. Store cattle were more numerous than usual. Well-bred heifers in good demand, but other descriptions dull of sale. Fat cattle in average supply ; 125 head sold ; light weights, provincialfatted, were steady, at from 27s to 29s ; ship-borne, from 22s to 24s the 1001 bs. Fat sheep, in fair supply, met with a steady sale, at from 2jjd to 3d the lb. Lambs,short of requirements, and at higher values, brought from 12s to IBs each A number of pigs from the coast, medium weight and coarse quality, sold better than usual. Fat calves were plentiful, but maintained their values. Messrs Hunter and Nolan’s report:— Horses.—The improvement noted last week has continued, and more than the usual number have changdd hands. We quote hacks from £G 15s to £l7 ; lightbarness horses, £ls to £3O ; medium draught, £22 to £25. Cattle.—The supply has been good of nearly all descriptions. A steady demand has existed, but vendors who expected higher rates were disappointed. Both at Newmarket and Waiuku there was a large muster of dairy and store stock, which was disposed of at races current for the last fortnight, a few pens at tne latter place being held over. There was a good muster of fat beasts, and some of them, locally fed, were in prime condition, and were well competed for, ; but there was little alteration in value. Sheep.—l here was an increased supply, and competition was not quite so keen as on the previous week. Best wethers in wool, from 20s 9d to 27s ; inferior, from Iss 9d to 9s; shorn sheep, from 12s to 15s 9d. Lambs were rather scarce and small, the highest price obtained being 13s. Pigs were scarce, and the demand brisk. CANTERBURY STOCK. (Latest Report.) There was an average attendance at the Addington Yards on Wednesday, and the bidding was brisk throughout, mainly owing to the somewhat small supply of most lines of stock. The numbers yarded were—sheep, 3518 ; cattle, 344 ; pigs, 58. Sheep. —The sheep offered comprised a larger portion than usual of fat shorn cross-breds. Extra prime quality lots of these realised 13s Gd ; good do and prime, from 10s Gd to 11s 3d. Cross-breds in their wool sold at 17s Gd for prime lots, and 14s Gd to 15s 9d for good do. There

were no fat merinos worth quoting. Stores were in good demand, but comparatively speaking none wore offered. Lambs of prime quality sold at from 11s Gd, others from 6s Gd to 10s. Cattle.— There was only a small entry of good beef cattle, and competition was accordingly keen We quote prime quality at 23s per 1001b ; second quality, 21s 6d. There was a slightly improved enquiry for stores, and prices accordingly ranged higher than last week. Best three-year-olds brought £6 7s Gd ; two-year-olds, £4 10s ; yearlings, £3 5s ; and well-grown calves, eight and nine months old, £2 9s. Pigs were cleared at prices ranging up to £3.

AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report.)

Tallow wholesale, mutton 275, mixed, 20s to 255.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report),

Butchers’ Meat. —Beef, 3d to 6d ; mutton, 24d to 5d ; pork, od to 7d. Mill Prices. —Taranaki flour, 13s 6d per 1001' os ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 14s Gd ; wheat meal, 12s 6s; chick’s wheat, 4s Gd per bushel ; sharps, 8s per lOOlbs, or sack 10s ; bran, 4s per sack ; oats, 3s per bushel ; oatmeal, 4s Gd per bag (251bs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel.

WELLINGTON PRICES. (Corrected by latest report,) Flour Market — Wholesale.

Farm and Dairy Produce—Wholesale. c- A „ rl

Hay and Corn Market

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter ... ... 8d to lOd per lb Eggs Is per doz Cheese ... ... ••• 6d to lOd per lb Milk 4d per quart Beef 2d to 6d per lb Mutton 2cl to 4d per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Bacon lOd and Is per lb DUNEDIN PRICES. Prime beef, 22s Gd to 25s per lOOlbs; mutton, shorn, IJd ; unshorn, 2_'d per lb

Roasting Beef Sd to 7d Boiling Beef 4d to ad Mutton, hind-quarter 4Jdto ad ,, fore-quarter ... Lamb, hind-quarter 3d to — 7s 7d each „ fore-quarter Pork and Veal 7s Gd each ... Gd to Od Steaks... .. Gd to Od Chops and Sausages ... od to Od

Buying. Sellng. s. cl. s. d. Butter (per lb.) ... 0 7 0 !> Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per cloz.) ... ... 0 10 1 0

£ s. cl. £ s. cl. Sharps, per ton 4 10 0 to 1 13 0 Adelaide, per ton ... 11 0 0 to 11 10 0 Bran, per ton 3 0 0 to 3 10 0 Colonial Flour 11 10 0 to 12 0 0 Oatmeal 10 10 0 to 11 0 0

s. d. s. d. Milk, quart ... 0 4 to 0 0 Butter, salt, lb ... 0 ;> to 0 6 Butter, fresh ... 0 *1 to 0 Gi Cheese, Colonial ... ... 0 4 to 0 5 Eggs, dozen ... 0 0 to 1 0 Lard, lb ... 0 5 to 0 5 i Ham, lb ... 0 7 to 0 » Bacon, lb ... 0 G to 0 7 Fowls, pair... ... 4 G to 0 0 Ducks, pair ... 4 G to 0 0 Geese, pair ... 5 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... G 0 to 0 0

£ s. d. £ s. d. Maize, Sydney .. 0 3 0 to 0 0 0 Maize, Poverty Bay 0 :> 0 to 0 0 0 Oats... .. 0 2 2 to 0 2 o Oats, feed ... .. 0 i 9 to 0 1 10 Wheat .. 0 3 0 to 0 o i} Wheat, chick .. 0 2 9 to 0 0 0 Potatoes .. 1 10 0 to 2 0 0 Carrots .. 1 10 0 to 0 0 0 Hay, ton .. 1 15 0 to 0 0 0 Oaten, ton ... .. 5 0 0 to 0 0 0 Straw, ton ... .. 3 10 0 to 0 0 0 Chaff, ton ... .. 5 0 0 to 5 10 0 Onions .. 4 10 0 to 0 0 0