MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 2 December 1880, Page 4

MARKETS.

AUCKLAND STOCK. (Latest Report. ) Cattle, Sheer, &c.—Messrs Hunter and Nolan report that there has been increased vitality in the market ; dairy and store, stock have maintained their value, and fat beasts were a shade higher. There was a marked difference in the price of shipborne beef ; provincial beef sold at from 24s to 28s per lOOlbs. The sheep supply was very short, and consequently prices ruled higher ; lambs were plentiful, and sold at 6s 3d to 15s 6deach ; pigs plentiful, but of inferior description.—Mr Bucklond reports that at Papakura on Wednesday (Nov. 24) the usual number of cattle were not yarded, and those brought forward obtained a brisk sale at good prices.—At Reinuera on Thursday (Nov 25) dairy cows were dull of sale, but store cattle were in good enquiry ; fat cattle in full number (178 yarded) ; prices were lower than last week, and ranged from 22s for sbipborne, to 26sforbest quality Aucklandfatted cattle ; sheep in moderate numbers, and an advance of 2s per head was obtained ; good wethers wore at 2-Jd per lb.; pigs numerous, and good ones were in demand, but coarse pigs were at low prices. AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report.)

Tallow wholesale, mutton 275, mixed, 20s to 255. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report),

•^ob 3 \r^ A */ *** Butchers’ Meat. —Beef, 3d to 5d ; mutton, 2fd to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices. —Taranaki flour, 13s 6d per 1001' ob ; 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, 3s per bushel ; oatmeal, 4s 6d per bag (251bs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel. WELLINGTON PRICES. (Corrected by latest report,) Farm and Dairy Produce — Wholesale.

Flour Market — Wholesale.

Hay and Corn Market.

■Jj s, d, £ s. d. Maize. Sydney ... 0 3 0 to 0 0 0 Maize, Poverty Bay 0 3 0 to 0 0 0 Oats 0 22 to 0 2 3 Oats, feed ... ... 0 1 9 to 0 1 10 Wheat 0 3 0 to 0 3 3 Wheat, chick ... 0 2 9 to 0 0 0 Potatoes 1 5 0 to 1 10 0 Carrots ... ... 1 10 0 to 0 0 0 Hay, ton 110 0 to 0 0 0 Oaten, ton 4 15 0 to 0 0 0 Straw, ton 3 0 0 to 0 0 0 Chaff, ton 400 to 000 Onions ... ... 4 0 0 to 0 0 0

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES, (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butler Sd to lOd per lb Eggs Is per doz Cheese fid to lOd per lb Milk 4d per quart Beef 2d to 6 d per lb Mutton 2d to 4d per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Bacon lOd and Is per lb

DUNEDIN PRICES. Prime beef, 25s per lOOlbs ; mutton, shorn, l-jjd ; unshorn, 2d per lb.

Boasting Beef 6d to 7d Boilii.g Beef 4d to fid Mutton, hind-quarter ■Id to fid „ fore-quarter ... 3d to — Lamb, hind-quarter ... ... 3sfid to fis „ fore-quarter ... 3sfid to fis Fork and Veal ... fid to Od Steaks... fid to 8d Chops and Sausages ... 5d to fid

Buying. Scllng, s. cl. s. d. Butter (per lb.) ... ... o <; 0 8 Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per cloz.) ... ... 0 10 1 0

s. d. 6. d. Milk, quart ... 0 a to 0 0 Butter, salt, lb ... 0 n to 0 2i Butter, fresh ... 0 to 0 GJ Cheese, Colonial ... ... 0 4,'. to 0 5 Eggs, dozen ... 0 9* to I 0 Lard, lb ... 0 a to 0 4 Ham, lb ... 0 0 to 0 10 Bacon, lb ... 0 8 to 0 9 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. cl. £ s. cl. Sharps, per ton 4 0 0 to i 10 0 Adelaide, per ton ... 13 10 0 to 11 0 0 Bran, per ton 3 0 0 to 0 0 0 Colonial Flour 11 0 0 to 11 10 0 Oatmeal 10 10 0 to 11 0 0