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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 989, 26 January 1883, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CANTERBURY MARKETS. : ’(PRU TURSS .ASSOCIATION;) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 25. Wholesale Produce Prices—Bariev (feed), 2s 6d to 3S per bushel; barley; (malting), - 3--, Gd to 4s ; butter, 9d to 9ld ; cheese (new) old per lb : fowls wheat, 3s per bushel ; flour. £lO-10 £ll per ton ; .hams and bacon, in cloth. 9d per lb ; oats (feed). 2s to 2s Id per bushel; oafs (milling), 2s to 2s Id per bushel; potatoes,.,pl per lb ; wheat,(milling), 3s 3d to 3s Gd per bushel. MR FREEMAN R. JACKSON’S FORT ■NIGHTLY STOCK REPORT. - ; Wednesday, Jan 24. The business done during the past fortnight has been, very limited,- the continued dry weather preventing any. operations in stbek. At, Waverley a large number of sheep were penne 1, but the bulk had to be turned out unsold. At Hawera I sold nearly all, the sheep at reduced prices, and about one-third of the cattle entered. At St Hil-street tc-day it was almost impossible to place anything. A Eter the auction 1 sold all the sheep, but the who’c of the cattle, except two pens cf beef, were turned otxt. The welcome rain this afternoon, should it continue, will make some alteratio . in the stock trade, though the outlook, except for* beef, is not very encouraging. The almost total- failure of (the turnip crop must reduce the fattening capabilities of the district; hence during the ensuing winter I expect fat stock to soil higher; than, for some years past. Cattle.- At Waverley 95 head ■ were yarded, but none sold. At Hawera 244’ head came forward—Fat cows, £4 15s .cows and calves, £4 ; IR-montb-old steers, £2 17s Gd. At St Hill-street;— Fat cows* £4 5s to £4 19s. Sheep.--At- Waverley SOOO-Avere in the ■yards—Fat wethers, 9s 6d ; lambs, ssto 5s Gd. At Hawera 3003 were offered--—Ewes,-Gs IGd ; culis,'3s ; lamb's.-5s 6d., At the yards to-day 470! were yarded and. sold—Fat wethers, medium quality, 8s ; ewes and lambs, 10s ; inferior ewes, 6s, Houses.—Dull of sale,.and.almost impost ' sible to sell,,even at low rates. Exports.—-60 cattle and 950 sheep, MAIL'NOTICES. Mails arc despatched from Patea as follow-: i : DAILY AIAXI.S OUTWARD. For Waverley, Waitotara. Maxwelltown Kai Iwi, Wanganui, and South, twice daily; ' box closcs at 1-30 p.m; and 7 p.m. For Kakaramca; Manutahi, Hawera; Normanby,, Stratford, Inglewood, New Plymouth and;North,.at 11-15 a.m. -v r Direct mails to Nelson and Wellington by every steamer. Letters must be marked; per steamer.” ' - ■->, Francis Long. Postmaster. .

A supplementary mail via New Plymouth is made, up two days after above dates of closing, in Patea.

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