MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 20 November 1880, Page 4

MARKETS.

FREEMAN R- JACKSON’S STOCK REPORTWednesday, 17th. The sale to-day was the only one I have hold during the past fortnight. The yards were full to overflowing with store cattle of a good description. They were all sold at fair prices, with the exception of fat cattle, three pens having to be turned out unsold. Sheep were in short supply and sold well. Cattle. —593 head were yarded and 80 ]d—Fat bullocks of best quality, £8 to £9 ; store bullocks, £5 5s to £5 17b 6cl ; 2-year-olds, £4 5s to £4 10s ; cows and calves, £4 15s ; heifers, £3 10s to £3 12s ; yearlings, £2 10s to £3. Sheep. —233 were all that came forward—Fat ewes and wethers, 8s to 8s 6d ; ewes, 7s 9d.to Bs. PlGS.— Well-bred porkers, 24s to 28s ; breeding sows, 60s. Horses. —A large entry was made— Draughts, £lB to £2O ; good hacks, £8 to £l3 ; weeds and screws, £2 to £6. Exports. —44 cattle, 550 sheep. AUCKLAND STOCK. (.Latest Report.) Mr Alfred Buckland’s Weekly Report.—At the Haymarkot, on Friday last, there was a small supply of fodder, which Bold at previous week’s values. In horse stock less than the usual number were sold, but late values wore sustained. Strong riding and active light harness horses brought from £l4 to £3O each ; an American buggy, £3O; and the Taukan allotment, £62. On Saturday, at Waiuku, there was a full muster of stock, both cattle, sheep, and horses. A very numerous attendance, and fair inquiry throughout the sale. All yarded were disposed of. At Hemucra, on Thursday, dairy cattle of good quality brought from £8 to £lO ; aged and indifferent slock from £4 10s each. A large number of calves and yearlings met with a slow sale, but maintained their late values. Fat cattle were in less number than required ; the usual number not having arrived from the coast, prices were higher than last week, and ranged from 27s to 30s for Auckland-fatted, and 26s to 27s for shipbornc. The show cattle sold brought respectively—for the cows, £l4 12s 6d and £l4 ; and for the steers, £lB 17s 6d and £l7 15s. Sheep were in moderate number only, and advanced slightly i«i prices. The pen of prize wethers brought 30s 6d each. Lambs were in full numbers, and maintained last week’s values—from 7s 6d to 15s each. Tory few pigs were yarded. Messrs Hunter and Nolan’s Weekly Report. —Horses : The market has been unusually active, and prices have an upward tendency. Cattle : Holidays interfered with our

Newmarket sale, which had to be hold on Wednesday, as well as the Pukeho sale. We quote 2s per lOOlbs advance on the average price of beef as compared with the previous week, but for other descriptions there were no noteworthy alterations. Sheep were plentiful, and receded slightly in value, 1.6s being the highest price for shearlings, while lambs sold for 15 s. Pigs; Supply small, consequently prices were in advance of market rates. THAMES CATTLE. Banks and Co.’s Weekly Report, —On Wednesday the Parawai yards were well filled with cattle of prime quality, all of which were sold, realising 25s per lOOlbs. Sheep plentiful, and of variable quality, averaging 2id to 2sd per lb. Lambs, very good, sold at from 12s 6d to 14s 6d each. CANTERBURY GRAIN & PRODUCE(Latest Report.') The week having been observed almost as a close holiday, on account of the Races and Agricultural Show, we have no business to report in the grain market. The values of every line may be stated at the quotations of the previous week. The reports from the various districts respecting the growing crops continue satisfactory, the weather having been exceedingly favorable.

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 5d ; mutton, 2Ad to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices, —Taranaki flour, 13s 6d per lOOlbs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 14s 6d ; wheat meal, 12s 6s; chick’s wheat, 4s 6d per bushel ; sharps, 8s per lOOlbs, or sack 10s ; bran, 4s per sack ; oats, 8s per bushel ; oatmeal, 4s Gd per bag (251bs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel.

WELLINGTON PRICKS. (Corrected - by latest report,)

Farm and Dairy Produce — Wholesale.

Hay and Corn Marlcet.

Flour Market—Wholesale.

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter 8d to lOd per lb Em-rs Isperdoz Cheese <>d to 10d per lb Milk Id per quart p, ee f 2d to (id per lb Mutton 2d to Id per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb B acon lOd and Is per lb

DUNEDIN PRICES. Prime beef, 25s per lOOlbs ; mutton, shorn, lid ; unshorn, 2-Jcl per lb.

Boasting Beef oil to 7cl ■Id to od Mutton, lund-quavtcr ■Id to od ,, I'orc-quai'lcr ... od to — Lamb, hind-quartoi' ... !5s(id to os „ 1'ore-quavtcr ... iis (id to 5s Pork and Veal (id to Od Steaks... (id to 8(1 Chops and Sausages ... od to (id

Buying. Holing, s. d. s. (1. Butter (per lb.) ... 0 r, 0 8 Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per cloz.) ... ... 0 10 1 0

s. cl. s. cl. Milk, quart ... 0 4 to 0 0 Butter, salt, 11) ... 0 o to 0 G Butter, fresh ... 0 4.'. to 0 Gi Cheese, Colonial ... .. 0 4 to 0 r> E"c;s. dozen .. 0 !) to I 0 Larch lb ... 0 5 to 0 5 a Ham, lb ... 0 7 to 0 !) Bacon,lb ... 0 G to 0 7 Fowls, pair ... ... ... 4 c; to o o Ducks, pair ... 4 G to 0 0 Geese, pair ... 5 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... G 0 to 0 0

, £ s. cl. £ 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 B 10 Oats, feed 0 1 !) to 0 1 Wheat 0 3 0 to 0 3 0 S Wheat, chick 0 2 9 to 0 0 Potatoes 1 10 0 to 2 0 0 Carrots 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 Hay, ton 4 15 0 to 0 0 0 Oaten, ton 5 0 0 to 0 0 0 Straw, ton 10 0 to 0 0 0 draft’, ton 5 0 0 to 5 10 0 Onions 4 10 0 to 0 0 0

£ s. d. £ s. d. Sharps, per ton l 10 0 to 1 15 0 Adelaide, per ton ... M 0 0 to H 10 0 Bran, per ton B 0 0 to •1 10 0 Colonial Flour n 10 0 to 11 10 0 Oatmeal 10 10 0 to 11 0 0