MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 10 February 1881, Page 4

MARKETS.

AUCKLAND STOCK. Messrs Hunter and Nolan reported on the 4th, — Housks. —There has been considerable vitality in the market, and a very large number have been brought forward, but unfortunately many were weedy or refused to take their warranty teat. We quote, backs, from £5 12s 6d to £l7 ; light harness horses, from £l4 to £22 10s ; draught, £32 ss. Catti.k. —There has been a great deal doing in the market. The supply has been good, particularly at Papakura, where the yards wore completely filled. No choice dairy cows have been disposed of. A large number of stores have been brought forward, and found purchasers. Fat beasts have been in rather short supply, but there was no upward tendency in the prices. We quote, Dairy cows, from £6 15s to £8 6s ; calves, from 27s 6d to 40s; yearlings £2 10s to £2 16s : two-year-old steers, £3 12s to £4 10s ; three-year-old stesrs, £6 to £5 10s. Shkkp. The number submitted at the fair on Tuesday was much less than anticipated. The rams, though well bred were not the best of their class, £2 10s being the highest price, while inferior animals sold at 16s. Ewes ranged from 7s 6d to 15s 3d ; lambs, 7s 6d to 10s; store wethers, 10s to 1 Is’.Od. The butchers pens at the market were well filled, and Is 8d per 81bs was about the average price. Lambs were plentiful, and sold at fiom 6s 6d to 14s 3d. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report), Raying. Scllng.

DUNEDIN PRICES, Prime 1 "'•cf, 22s Gd per lOOlbs ; mutton, 1-Jd to 1,(1 pc lb

S. cl. S. (1. Butter (per lb.) 0 <? Cheese (Colonial) ••• 0 ‘ 0 10 Eggs (per doz.) 1 u 1 * Butchhr.s’ Meat. —Beef, 3d to 5d ; mutton, 2i«l to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices. —Taranaki Hour, 14s fad per 1001 bs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 15sGd ; wheat meal, 13a 6s; chick’s wheat, 4s 6d per bushel ; sharps, 8s per 1001 bs, 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 ?? !° Boilii g Beef f i 1° - i Mutton, hind-qnarter ... 4d to od fore-quarter ... - - 4d to Lamb, hind-quarter ... dsCcl to 5s „ fore-quarter ... 3s 6d to os Pork and Veal t° I 1 ! Steaks. ™ to 8d Chops and Sausages ;Kl to bd Tallow wholesale, mutton 27s, mixed, 20s to 25s. WELLINGTON PRICES. (Corrected by latest report,) Farm and Dairy Product—Wholesale. s. d. s. d. Milk, quart 0 3 to 0 0 Butter, salt, lb 0 * 1° ° Butter, fresh • • • - - t) 5 to 0 b

Cheese. Colonial ... s. d, s. d. .. 0 4J to 0 5 Eggs. dozen .. I 2 to 1 3 Lard, lb ... 0 3 to 0 0 Main, lb ... 0 11 to 1 0 Bacon, lb ... 0 0 to 0 10 Fowls, pair ... ... 4 0 to 0 0 Ducks, pair ... 4 (» to 0 0 Geese, pair ... 0 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... 0 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. a. Maize. Sydney 0 2 li to 0 3 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 !) 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 o o o Onions 0 0 3 to o o o Seeds. Ryegrass, bushel ... s. d. s. d. 3 6 to 4 0 Cocksfoot, per lb . 0 3-J to 0 4 White clover, per lb 1 3 to 0 0 Red clover, per lb 0 8 to 0 0 Turnips, dozen 1 (> to 0 0 Alsykc, per lb 1 (> to 0 0 Cow grass, per lb o io to o CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter 8d to lOd per lb Eggs Is 3d per doz Cheese (id to lOd per lb Milk 4d per quart Lamb 2s (»d and 3s Beef 2d to 6d per lb Mutton ... 2d to 4d per lb Pork 7d per lb Ham Is per lb Bacon lOd and Is per lb