MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 4 December 1880, Page 4

MARKETS.

FREEMAN R. JACKSON’S FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPORT. Wednesday, December 1. Since my last report I have held three sales, viz,, at Hawera, Waverley and St. Hill-street. Prices receded slightly at Hawera, but values were well maintained at Waverley. At to-day’s sale store cattle sold fairly well, but in no case are prices so high as at the corresponding sale of last month. The sale of pure-bred bulls went off well, the attendance being large, and bidding spirited. The buyers in all cases were well satisfied with their purchases, the sale also leaving a fair profit to the vendors. Whilst the bull sale was going on, the newly-erected “ forum ” was crammed with settlers and others interested in the sale, it being satisfactory to see that every effort to please my constituents was appreciated. The only sheep sold during the past fortnight were those to-day, prices being at last quotations. Cattle.— At Hawera, 560 head were yarded and sold—Steers, 3-year-old, £5 15s; 2-year-olds, £4 10s to £4 12s Gd ; fat cows, £4 5s ; heifers, £3 17s 6d ; yearlings, £2 to £2 10s. At Waverley, 507 head were sold—2-year-old steers, £4 2s 6d to £4 12s 6d ; cows, £4 ss; heifers, £3 17s 6d ; yearlings, £2lss to £2 17s 6d. At the yards to-day, 234 cattle were sold : Fat bullocks, £6 15s to £7 17s 6d ; cows, £5 15s to £6 2s6d ; store bullocks, 3-year-old, well forward, £6 ; cows, £4 5s to £4 17s 6d ; yearlings, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d. [For particulars re sale of shorthorn bulls, see local column.] Horses. —Dull of sale, a few being sold at low prices; Exports.—74 cattle, 750 sheep. AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report.)

Tallow wholesale, mutton 375, mixed, 20s to 255. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report),

Butchers’ Meat. —Beef, 3d to 5d ; mutton, 2£d to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices. —Taranaki flour, 13s 6d per lOOlbs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 14s 6d ; wheat meal, 12s 6s; cluck’s wheat, 4s 6d 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 PRICE 3. (Corrected by latest report,) Farm and Dairy Produce — Wholesale.

£ s. d. £ s. u. Sharps, per ton ... 4 0 0 to 110 0 Adelaide, per ton... 13 10 0 to 14 0 0 Bran, per ton ... II 0 0 to 0 0 0 Colonial Flour ... 11 0 0 to II 10 0 Oatmeal 10 10 0 to 11 0 0

Hay and Corn Marlcet.

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES, (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter 8d to lOd per lb Eggs Isperdoz Cheese (5d to lOd per lb Milk 4d per quart Beef 2d to Cd per lb Mutton 2d to 4d per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Bacon lOd and Is per lb

Roasting Beef 5d to 7d Boilii.g Beef 4d to 5d Mutton, hind-quarter •Id to od „ fore-quarter ... 3d to — Lamb, hind-quarter ... ... 3s(id to 5s „ fore-quarter ... 3s Gel to 5s Pork and Veal ... Gel to Od Steaks... Gel to 8d Chops and Sausages ... ... 5cl to ud

Buying. deling. s. cl. s. cl. Butter (per lb,) ... 0 G 0 8 Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 0 10 1 0

s. d. s. d. Milk, quart ... 0 15 to 0 0 Butter, salt, lb ... 0 U to 0 25 Butter, fresh ... 0 4 to 0 65 Cheese. Colonial ... .. 0 4J to 0 5 Eggs, dozen ... 0 o" to 1 0 Lard, lb ... 0 8 to 0 4 Ham, lb ... 0 0 to 0 10 Bacon, lb ... 0 8 to 0 y Fowls, pair ... 4 6 to 0 0 Ducks, pair ... 4 G to 0 0 Geese, pair ... 0 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... G 0 to 0 0 Flour Market--Wholesale.

£ 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 2 2 to 0 2 3 Oats, feed 0 1 9 to 0 1 10 Wheat 0 3 0 to 0 3 8 Wheat, chick 0 o 9 to 0 0 0 Potatoes 1 5 0 to 1 10 0 Carrots 1 10 0 to 0 0 0 Hay, ton 4 10 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 4 0 0 to 0 0 0 Onions 4 0 0 to 0 0 0