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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 448, 22 February 1890, Page 2

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THAMES CATTLE MARKET. At Fleming & Go’s week!}’ sale of fat cattle, which was held on the 19th inst., at their yards, Purawni, Thames, they report: The usual number being yarded, prices having a downward tendency. Steers sold at from L3to L 4 10s each, being equal to from Us to 12s per 1001 b. Heifers sold at irornL3 2s 6d to L 3 17s 6d each, being equal to from 10s tollsper 100!b. Cows sold ar from L2 35s to L 3 10s each, being equal to from 9s to 10s per 1001 b. a full market of sheep and lambs were penned, and sold as follows : Ewes, 10s 6d to lls each ; lamhs, 0s to 7s each. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messrs St( ne Brothers* Report.—Southern feed oats, 2s 2d ; black oats, 2s ; Danish, 2s ; fowl wheat, 3s Id; feed barley, 3s; mave, 3-; crushed 3s; chaff,best oaten, 80s, bright straw 60s flour .B} croft’s first quality, L 10; superfine, L9los ; Golden Gem, L 9 10s; oatmeal, £l2; bran, L 4; sharps, L 4; Southern hams and bacon, B£d ; Auckland dairy fed, 7d£ ; vinegar, Is (3d Tea; boxes, 15s; half-chests, Is Gd ; half-chests Indian, 2s. Bouedust: Au.kiand Tallow Company’s, £7 10s; Runcorn, £7 10s; S. and G. j ure, L 6 10s ; “ Farmers’ Friend.” £5 10s. djotuirt palings, steet, 15s per 100 ; Manilla, rope, 8d and 9d ; Europe, 8d • corn sacks, 44 by 204, per dozen, 6s 6d ; currant-, fid ; kerosene “Light of Age” brand;. Is 9d ; colza oil, 3s 6d ; salt, black horse, fine, £5 5s ; co-use, L 4 15s,

Messrs. Alfred Buckland ami Son’s Weekly Report. At the hide and skin sale on 'iiiesday the greater part were light hides of medium qu dity ; Prices for those where iroin l£d to 2sd ; best cow, 10s to 21s the ewt; pelts and skins, 9d to 3s 9d ; lambskins, Is Id to 2- 8d each. Wool continues to come forward freely, and brought 644 7d, 7£d, B§d, and 9d the lb. At the sales of fat cattle held respectively at Pokeno anil Drury, not many wue yarded, ami consequent on the dry weather rtore cattle are dull of sale, but dairy cows'at Their profit are in demand at improved value--.: At Reinn(fa, on Thursday dairy cows were-not in demand. Prices ranged from L2 to L 5 5s each. Ei.TO-cattle in, limited number, wue dull piritue.'-ifaL cuttle, in u&ual number, were at

l'is<s wpcU’h values : 14s to 15s for steers and 11 the 1001 b for cows. Fat sheep n full supply, were also without alteration in value :Two tooth wetliers averaged 10s; four—tooth, lls 6il ; ewes, from 3s fid to 9s; laruhs, 5s 6d to 8s 6d each, Pigs: Numerous ; wen in good detnund, Te Aroha and Ohinemuri News Office Friday. [Corrected to noon of Thursday.] FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE Wholesale. Retail.

8. d. 8. d. 8. d. 8, Butter, fresh, dairy, lb .. .. 0 9 ...0 0 0 11..0 0 Do. second quality0 6 ..0 0 0 8 ..0 0 Do., third quality 0 4 ..0 Do., Waikato 5 0 5 ...0 0 “Anchor” brand 0 10...0 0 0 0 ..0 0 Do., Prime Salt 0 5 ..0 6 0 0 ..0 0 Do., inferior salt 0 0 ..0 4 0 4 ..0 0 Milk, quart .. .. 0 3i..0 0 Cheese, local, lb 0 4 ..0 Do., best factory 0 5 ..0 5f 0 5 ..0 0 0 . # Eggs, dozen 0 10..0 0 10 ..0 0 Lard, bladder, lb 0 5 ..0 6 0 6 ..0 0 Hams, bacon, Pro 0 54..0 6* # # Cant, bacon, new 0 7|..0 0 Hams .- 1 9J..0 0 • , HAY AND CORN. Per cwt. Hay, ton .. 3 0..4 0 5 0 ..6 0 Oaten, do. .. 2 0..3 0 4 0 ..5 0 Chaff, threshed... 2 0..2 10 0 0 ..0 0 Oaten Chaff .. 3 5.. 3 10 # # Straw, load .. 0 18..1 10 * • Clo»er, ton .. 5 0..0 0 Potatoes, local.. 3 0.. 3 10 # # 8. d. 8. d. Maize, bushel .. 2 10..0 0 3 3 ...0 0 Barley, feed. .. 3 0..3 3 3 3 ...3 6 Do., malting .. 3 9..3 10 , . Oats, feed .. 1 9.. 2 0 2 4 ..2 6 Oats, seed .. 2 6..0 0 0 0 ...0 0 Oats, milling .. 2 3..2 11 6 0 ..0 0 Wheat,locsl milling2 9.. 3 3 0 0 ..0 0 Wheat, Southern 3 2..3 6 0 0 ..0 0 Wheat, seed .. 3 6...3 9 0 0 ..0 0 Do., fowl .. 2 10. .0 0 3 0 ..0 0 FLOUR. £ s. £ s. Northern Roller Flour, B acka, per ton ... 9 5.. 0 0 • • Jo., Household 8 15.'. 0 0 ,, Roller Flour, South, do., 9 5.. 0 0 .« Southern Stone Make 8 15.. ( O • # Bran, 3 15.. ( 0 , # Sharps, 3 15.. 0 0 •. Wheatmed 9 5.. C 0 •. Oatmeal, 2-Vs 14 10.. C 0 a . Oatmeal, 7’s 10 10.. C 0 ,, GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE Apples,case,Hobart none Apples, lb, local 0 1 ..0 3 0 2 ..0 4 Onions, cwt .. 9 0 ...9 3 0 1 ...0 1§ KAURI GUM AND FLAX. £ 8 d £ Poor Ordinary, ton ... 35 O 0...36 O 9 East. Coast .. ... 0 0 0..55 0 Lfi Fair Ordinary .. 37 0 0...39 0 0 m Best Ordinary .. 40 Flax, best clean 0 0.. 0 0 H E3 Auckland .. 22 0 0..23 0 0 Good medium ... 22 0 0..21 0 0 Do., Ordinary .. 17 10 0. .18 10 0 Tow ... ... ..2 0 0... 2 5 0