MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 30 December 1880, Page 4

MARKETS.

AUCKLAND STOCK. (Latest Report.') Cattle. — The shorthorn cattle occasioned a large attendance. Bidding fell far short of owner’s expectations, and two animals only were dispossd of at auction. Subsequently several were sold privately, and two superior young bulls only remain unsold. Those sold were—Duchess of Derrmont, purchased by W. Fantham for 110 guineas, roan; Butterfly Duke by W. E. K. Walker, 55 guineas ; Premium Duchess the 6th, Duchess of Bridgewater, and Oxford Brass Knocker, 300 guineas, by W. J. Hurst; 4th Duke of Bridgewater, Messrs Reid Brothers, 60 guineas ; Harmony the 4th, W, Earll, 65 guineas.—Messrs Humer and Nolan report that the cattle supply was large. They quote beef 235, to 30s per lOOlbs.; dairy cows, £6 10s to £9 15s ; calves, 32s to £2 17s ; yearlings, £3 to £3 I7s ; 2-year-old steers, £4 to £4 15s ; grown steers, £6. Sheep in full numbers and no alteration in value ; lambs plentiful and sold at 6s to 13s 6d ; pigs in average numbers and sold well. NEW PLYMOUTH STOCK. Messrs Bauchope and King report : On Monday last we held our cattle sale at Waiwakaiho, which had been adjourned on account of the Waimate Plains sale. We had a splendid attendance, both in buyers and cattle—over 20U head of stock were yarded, which were all sold with the exception of a few cows and some fat cattle. Prices for yearlings and steers showed a good advance on late rates ; there was but little alteration in cows and heifers. Prices given were : 26 calves, from 27s 6d to 38s 6d each ; 30 yearlings, 55s to £3 7s 6d ; 27 18-months olds, £3 5s to £3 15s : 48 steers, mostly 24-year-oldsj £4 4s to £4 12s 6d ; 4 3-year-olds, £5 to £5 10s ; 4 springing heifers, £4 10s ; 2 do £4 15s ; 2 do, £5 ; 1 do, £5 os ; heifer and calf, £3 15s ; 6 heifers, £3to£4 2s 6d ; 7 cows, £3 to £4 17s 6cl ; 11 do, near calving, £5 to £6 10s ; 12 store cows, £3 12s 6d to £4 5s ; 2 fat cows, £5 5s ; 3 pairs o£ bullocks, JtlO, Jtl7, lilO. WELLINGTON COMMERCIAL. (From N.Z.il/«*7.) The past week has been dull and uneventful. Wo have no material change in values to report; the only line that has had any attention is fencing wire. A sale of No. 6 has como under our notice as low as £l4 per ton ; the shipments to arrive are heavy. Galvanised iron is dull of sale and may bo quoted at £26 to £26 10s for 26guage. Sheet lead is without alteration. There has been the usual seasonable demand for dried fruits, but nothing of a special character has been reported ; currants are scarce, and holders are firm

for Eleme raisins are also scarce ; sales have been made in wholesale lots at 7d ; the quotation for small trade parcels is 74cl : sultanas are in full supply and quotable at 7d ; good muscatels are scarce, as also aro Jordan almonds. Sugars.— By late cable advices from Melbourne, we learn there is considerable excitement in consequence of a reported failure in the beet crop in Paris ; we aro advised of a rise of £1 to £1 10s per ton, but ws think this only applies to other than refined descriptions. The Refining Company have not notified an advance. We cannot report any change in our market; buyers only operate for immediate requirements, and quotations are unaltered. There is very little doing in teas —one or two sales of low line boxes have come under our notice at from 16s to 17s 6d ; half chests are only operated upon in small lots. Fish of every description is dull. Caudles are scarce. Stocks of Price’s are large, and lOd is asked. Bottled ale has had a little business. Ilenessy’s case brandy is very low in stock, and quoted at £2 to £2 Is. A fair business has been done in less known brands. Flour maintains about the same rates as we reported last week, viz., £ll for best brands. CANTERBURY STOCK. There is a slight rise on last week’s prices ; beef is quoted at 19s per being a rise of Is., and mutton at 2d per lb, being a rise of Lambs sold at 8s to 8s 9d each. AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report.)

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

Butchers’ Meat, —Beef, 3d to 5d ; mutton, 2Ad to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices. —Taranaki flour, 14s 6d per lOOlbs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 15s 6d ; wheat meal, 13s Gs; chick’s wheat, 4s Gd 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 —Wh ole sale.

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Seeds.

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter ... ... Sd to lOd per lb Egas Ispordoz Cheese Gd to 10c! per lb Milk -Id per quart Lamb 2s (id and i!s Reef 2d to Gd per lb Mutton 2d to -Id per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Bacon lOd and Is per lb DUNEDIN PRICES. Prime beef, 22s Gd per lOOlbs ; mutton, shorn. ]“d ; unshorn, 2d per lb A Lucky Max. — The numerous friends of Mr Perkins, formerly of the Occidental Hotel, Auckland, will be glad to hoar (hat he has made a lucky hit on the Temora goldfield, New South Wales. The Sydney Evening News says . —A parcel of stone was sent from the No. 1 East, Rich’s reef, Temora, for assay, and gave the splendid return of 230z 13dwt IGgrs to the ton. Mr Perkins, of the Royal Exchange Hotel, Sydney, is the lucky proprietor of the claim mentioned. The assayer, in in's rcport, makes special mention ol tJie sig’mficant fact that in no part of the stone soul him for analysis was there any colour of gold visible, and moreover, that it will not X'eqnirc any of the complicated methods of treatment in crushing, as the stone is perfectly free from p3‘iitcs. Everything points to the reef turning out well, if not a veritable fortune to the owner.

Egg Fur.—Beat up throe or four eggs with a little moist sugar, grated nutmeg, and powdered ginger ; put them in a jug with one quartern of old nun. Heat one quart of ale, and when nearly boiling pour it into another jug, and add it. gradually to the eggs ; then pour rapidly from one jug to another till quite smooth.

Roasting Beef 5d to 7d Boilh g Beef •Id to 5(1 Mutton, hind-quarter 4d to 5d ,, fore-quarter 3d to — Lamb, hind-quarter ... 3s Cd to 5 s „ fore-quarter ... 3s Cd to 5s Pork and Veal Cd to Od Steaks... Cd to Sd Chops and Sausages ... 5d to Gd

s' d. s. d. Butter (per lb.) ... 0 G 0 S Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 1 0 1 o

s. (1. s. cl. Milk, quart ... 0 3 to 0 0 Butter, salt, lb ... 0 11 to 0 21 Butter, fresh ... 0 21 to 0 ii Cheese, Colonial ... ... 0 41 to 0 5 Eggs, dozen ... 0 9 to 1 0 Lard, lb ... 0 3 to 0 4

s. cl. s. (1. Ham. lb ... ... 0 0 to 0 10 Bacon, lb ... . . . ... 0 8 to 0 t) Fowls, pair ... ... 1 « to 0 0 Ducks, pair... ... 5 0 to 5 (1 Geese, pair ... ... o 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... 6 0 to 0 0

& s. d. £ s. d. Sharps, per ton 4 0 0 to •1 M 10 0 Adelaide, per ton ... 13 10 0 to 0 0 P.van, per ton 0 0 to 0 0 0 Colonial Flour n 0 0 to 11 10 0 Oatmeal 10 10 0 to 11 0 0

£ 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 y to 0 1 10 Wheat 0 8 0 to 0 3 3 Wheat, chick 0 2 9 to 0 0 0 Potatoes 1 5 0 to i 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 s> 0 0 to 0 0 0 Chalf, ton 4 0 0 to 0 o 0 Onions 0 0 3 to 0 0 0

s. cl. s. cl. Ryegrass, bushel ... ... 3 (1 to 4 0 0 Cocksfoot, per lb ... 0 :?i to 4 "White clover, per lb ... 1 3 to 0 0 Reel clover, per lb ... 0 S to 0 0 Turnips, dozen ... 1 t; to 0 0 Alsykc, per lb ... 1 t; to 0 0 Cow grass, per lb ... 0 10 to 0 10.J