MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 11 January 1881, Page 4

MARKETS.

MELBOURNE WOOL PRICES. Under date Melbourne, December 22nd, the New Zealand L. and M. A. Company report : Wool. —The operations in this market since the date of our last report, the 25th November, have been characterised by a healthy activity. Large and varied catalogues have been submitted and have met with brisk competition, resulting in the placing of about 37,122 bales at prices fairly sustaining those current when we last advised. Inferior descriptions, however, have shown a weakness, and this has been particularly noticeable in coarse cross-bred, which, in sympathy with the decline reported at Home, has suffered considerably. The attendance of buyers, comprising English, Scotch, Continental, and American baa been large, and the business on the different accounts good. The Americans, however, at the early part of the season operated sparingly, but lately their influence has been more felt, and has no doubt helped to preserve the rates at the level we have indicated. The clip, taken as a whole, is superior to that of last year, the hitherto good supply of grass and water having been the means of making the fleeces generally heavier and sounder, while the greater care that has been exercised in skirting and preparing the wool for the market has done much to raise the standard of price of the parcels offered. NEW PLYMOUTH STOCK. (Latest Report .) Messrs Bauchope and King report: — On Thursday we held our cattle sale at Waiwakaiho. We yarded 145 head of cattle, 112 of which were sold. The bid* ding was not so brisk as at our last sale, but still things moved off very well, heifers and steers maintaining full rates. Store cows found no bidders. The following lots were sold ;—l2 calves @ £1 10s ; 26 yearlings from £2 10s to £3; 24 18-month-olds, £3 2s 6d to £4 ; 32 steers @ £4 5s to £4 17s 6d ; cows @ £6, £6? £5 ss, £5 6s, £6, £6 ss, £6 5s ; springing heifers @ £6 7s 6d, £5, £4 10s, £4 10s ? £4 7s 6d ; heifer and calf, £5 ; bull, £4 ; heifer, £3 6s. AUCKLAND STOCK. {Latest Report .) Hides, Wool, &c.— On Tuesday, Dec 28 in addition to the usual sale of hides and skins, 56 bales of wool were sold ; prices of the previous wool sale were maintained ; wool in grease ranged from 7Jd to B£d • washed wool, 9|d to IHd per lb ; hides, 3d to 4d per lb ; pelts, lid to Is 3d ; sheepskins, 4s to 4a 6d. Cattle, Sheep, &c.— At Papakura, Dec--29, a small sale of 69 head (generally well bred) cattle of good class met with a brisk sale at improved prices.—At Remuera on

Thursday, Dec. 30, dairy cattle were in fair enquiry, and maintained the improved value of last week ; store cattle wore something lower in price ; fat cattle in average number, and 111 were sold to the trade ; bidding was dull, and prices ruling last week were barely sustained ; medium weight good quality steers were at 23s per lOOlbs, cows and heavy weights from 18s per lOOlbs ; sheep were less than the usual number, with prices from 2£d to 2£d per lb for best wethers ; lambs numerous but in good enquiry ; best quality from 10s to 16s each; pigs’ carcases at low values.

NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report), Buying. Sellng s. d, s. d. Butter (per lb.) 0 6 0 8 Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 010 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 1 0 1 2 Butchers’ Meat. —Beef, 3d to 5d ; mutton, 2£d to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices. —Taranaki flour, 14s 6d per lOOlbs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 15s 6d ; wheat meal, 13s 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. AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report.) Roasting Beef 5d to 7d Boiling Beef 4d to 5d Mutton, hind-quarter ... 4d to 5d „ fore-quarter 3d to Lamb, hind-quarter ... ... Bs 6d to 5s „ fore-quarter 3s 6d to 5s Pork and Veal 6d to Od Steaks... ... ... .. 6d to 8d Chops and Sausages 5d to 6d Tallow wholesale, mutton 275, mixed, 20s to 255. WELLINGTON PRICES.

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 Lamb 2s 6d and Bs Beef 2d to 6d per lb Mutton 2d to 4d per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Bacon 10d and Is per lb

DUNEDIN PRICES. Prime beef, 22s 6d per lOOlbs ; 'mutton, l£d to Ifd per lb.

(Corrected by latest report,) Farm, and Dairy Produce — Wholesale. s. d. S. d. Milk, quart 0 3 to 0 0 Butter, salt, lb 0 H to 0 24 Butter, fresh 0 24 to 0 34 Cheese, Colonial .. ... 0 44 to 0 5 Eggs, dozen 0 9 to i 0 Lard, lb 0 3 to 0 4 Ham, lb 0 0 to 0 10 Bacon, lb ... 0 8 to 0 9 Fowls, pair 4 6 to 0 0 Ducks, pair 5 0 to 5 6 Geese, pair 5 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair 6 0 to 0 0 Flour Market--Wholesale. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sharps, per ton 4 0 0 to 4 10 0 Adelaide, per ton ... 13 10 0 to 14 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 Hay and Corn Market, £ 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 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 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 0 0 3 to o 0 0

Seeds. s. d. s. d. Ryegrass, bushel 3 6 to 4 0 Cocksfoot, per lb 0 3* to 0 4 White clover, per lb 1 3 to 0 0 Red clover, per lb 0 8 to 0 9 Turnips, dozen 1 6 to 0 0 Alsyke, per lb 1 6 to 0 0 Cow grass, per lb 0 10 to 0 10*