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Te Aroha News, Volume VIII, Issue 487, 9 July 1890, Page 5

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Messrs Hunter and Nolan’s Weekly Report.—Horse feed, seeds, grain, etc. : The supply, although not large, lias been ample for I the requirements of a steady demand. We quote feed oats, Is lOd to 2s 2d per bushel; make, 3s to 3s 2d; chad', £2los to £2lss per ton; carrots, £1 10s per ton. Horses have been in fair supply and demaud, without material change in value. Quite an average number were disposed of by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday, and the previous week’s prices were fully sustained. We quote hacks at from £3 to £lO 10s; medium di aught, £6 to £l4 10s; unbroken draught colts, £9 to £l2 15s. Wool, hides, and skins : Average quantities met steady competition at the Durham Yards on Tuesday, and there remained an unsatisfied demand for extra heavy ox hides. Stout ox we quote at 4d to 4:fd per lb; medium, 21d to 3fdTlight ox and cow. Id to lid; calfskins, 2Jd to 4fct per lb, sheepskins, country, 2s to 4s 4d each; butchers’, 3s to 6s Id. Cattle: The supply has been a moderate one. and the : demand steady, with little or no alteration in valuo of all descriptions. There was a short muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, but a good one at Papakura on Wednesday.” Competition was goM for all sorts at the previous week’s values. Some averages of fat steers were; £6 13s, £6 ss, £6 3s 6d, £5 14s, £5 0s 6d; cows, £3 15s, £3 12s 6d, £3 10s, £3 2s 6d, £3. Sheep: Below an average number were penned at Newmarket on Tuesday, but there was no advance in value. Wethers sold at from 13s to 15s 9d; ewes, 10s 3d to 13s 6d; lambs, 9s 6d. Pigs : Rough, small store pigs sold at nominal values, but fat pigs were in oettor demand at from 2d to 2£d per lb live weight. Messrs A. buckland and Son’s Weekly Report.— At the Haymarkct during the past week the sales have resulted as follows Hay, 2s 3d to 3s 3d the cwt; oaten sheaves, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; straw, 10s to 20s the load; cliatf, 3s 61. A good sample of Southern kidney potatoes, 4s 3d : maize, 2s 9d ; oats, 2s to 2s 2d. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, heavy ox sold at3ldio 4jd; cows and light ox from lid to2Jcl: calfskins, 3d to 4id ; sheepskins, 4s to tis Id each; station skins, 2s Id to 4s 6d ; wool, sjd to 7fd per lb ; tallow, 16s 6d to 20s the owf. At the horse salo, on Friday, two colts sold at £ll and £l2; heavy draugbr, £l6 10s ; gelding from Kaipara, £10; and hacks from £2 10s to £7 each. At the Pukekohe sale there was a large muster of cattle and a good attendance of buyers, almost everything being sold at prices satisfactory to the seller. At Romuera, on Thursday, dairy cows were at late values, goed ones at their profit making from £3 to £slss. Fatcattle were in usual numbers, 270 being sold. Steers were better worth, selling at fully 18s the 1091 b, while fat cows were dull of 3alo at from 12s to 14s the 1001 b. An average of sheep were yarded, and sold irregularly, wethers making from 13s 6d to 19s td; fat ewes, 13s; the advertised ewes. 11s 6d. Pigs Wire scarcer than for sevoral we ike, with no improvement in value. Messrs G-. W. Binney & Sons’ Report.— On Tuesday last, hides, sheepskins, tallow, bones, etc., sold freely under gco.l competition. Stout ox are in demand and sell readily, but large thin ox are not wanted, except at cow hide value. We cleared a n extra large catalogue at the following prices: Ox, 3)d to 3:,‘d ; steer, 2jd to 3d ; cow, lid to ljd ; damaged, -id to Id per lb. This we quote as fair market value; picked heavy weights exceed the quotations by over a penny, but as the numbers are small they cannot be taken as any guide to the state of the market. Calf and kips are wanted, calf up to 4Jd and kips 2d to 3d per lb. Sheepskins: Late figures well maintained throughout; local green sold up to 5s 6d, picked few. 63 2d ; cross bred, 4s to 4s lOd; country, dr/, 5d to sid per lb. Our principal sales were, 75 at bs 6d, 84 at 4s lOd, 66 at 4s Bd, 121 at 4s 6d, 57 at 4s sd, £5 at 4s Id. Tallow: In short supply, and all sold at satisfactory figures. Sold 35 casks from 8s; inferior, 18s ; good quality rough far, ljd per lb; bones, 4s 6d to 4s 9d per cwt; bonedust. J.I. ex store, £6 per ton ; Southern, £5 10s per ton. Messrs Arthur and Budole’s Meekly Report.— Seven sales by auction have been lie d this week; all have been well attended, and good prices obtained. The supply of produce has not been large. Potatoes for the table, of good quality, could have been disposed of in larger quantity- Onions: Stocks have been light; not a great demand- Vegetables: A good supply: fair demand. Bacon: Wellcured and nicely got up is in demand. Cheese of good quality is wanted. Butter: Good samples of fresh have sold well. Salt is slow of sale, even the beet samples. Inferior lots are almost unsaleable. Honey is quiet; stoelc light. Fruit: Local apnios have brought good prices. Lemons to hand hxvc been small. A shipment of Sydney oranges brought fair prices. Poultry: Not a large number of fowls entered ; prices were fairly good ; none required for shipping. Only a few ducks; these brought hi'h prices. But few geese entered; prices fairly good. A fair number of turkeys entered; prices about the same as last week. Pigeons and canaries brought a better price. Pigs: A small number entered ; prices were- good. Furniture has brought good prices. Properties : There has been an inquiry; none offered by auction; no sales have taken p’ace. Some good properties are now advertised for sale next week and the following week. The following are the lowest and highest prices at which we have sold this week Potatoes, 3s 6d to 4s ; kidney seed potatoes, 4s 6d ; new kidneys, Id to lid per lb; new Shepherds, |d per lb; pumpkins, 2s to2slod: white carrots. Is 6d to Is 9d ; red carrots, Is lid ; carrots, ICd to Is Id per dozen; parsnips, is Id to 23 3d per dozen; turnips, 7id to 9Ad ; celery, 8d to Is per bundle ; cabbages, 8d to Is 6d per sack, lOd to Is 7d petdozen ; cauliflowers, 2s 9d per sa k. Is 3d to 3s 6d per dozen ; mangolds, lOd to is ; rhubarb, 7s 6d per dozen ; oats, 2s id. to 2s 3d ; wheat, 2s 9d to 3s; flour, £9 ; sharps, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; bran, 3s 9d to 4s : onions, id to Id per lb ; cheese, 2d to 4id per lb; bacon, 4d to 7d ; ham, 5d to 8d : butter, 4d to 9d; eggs, 3d to IOAd ; honey, lib tins. 3d ; large lins, 2.}d; biscuits, 4d ; apples, various kinds, lid to 3l; lemons, 5d to lid ; coffee. Is; local jam, in large tins, 4d per lb ; Sydney oranges, 4s to 6 s 5d per case; fow’s.-lsto i2sld ; young fowls, 9d to Is Id; turkeys, 2s 6d to 4s 9d; ducks, 2s Id to 2s 9d ; geese, 3s 61 ; pigeons, lOd to I'd ; ringdoves, Is each; canaries, 3s Id to 3s 7d ; pigs, 9s to 10s. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. t , Farm and Dairy Produce. Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, 1 d: second quality, 3d; third do, 6d; cheese, good factory, 3d I to 4jd; fresh eggs. Is per dozen; lard in bladders, 51d ; hams and bacon (Canterbury), equal numbers, 7d; hams, Bid; local cure hams and bacon, 6-'.d ; hams, 7£d. Flour Market.— Wholesale: Local rollers, first quality (sacks), £9 15s; second, £9 ss: Southern rollers, £9 15s; stone flour, £9 5s to £9 10s; bran, £3 ICs; Southern bran, £4 to £4 ss; local sharps, £4 ss; Southern do., £4 5s to £4 10s : cabin bread, £ls : oatmeal, 25’s, £10; Southern oats, 2s to 2s Id ; local wheat, Tuscan, 3s: Southern wheat, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; pearl barley, £l7 per ton; maize, 2s 10dto3s; beans, 3s 3d ; onions, £5 to £7 per ton. Potatoes, £3 10s to £4 por ton. Wheat, sacks extra ; oats, chaff, oatmeal, sold sacks iucluded, Coal and Firewood Market.— Coal: New castle, at yard, 32s per ton : Bay of Islands, at mines. 13s ; at yards, 243 ; steam, 24s ; house, delivered. 30s; Waikato, at mines, Bs. 12s; town, lßsto22s; Taupiri, at mine, 83, 12s; at Auckland. steam, 17s 6d ; household, delivered, 24s to 253; Whangarei, at mine, 9s 6d : yard, steam, 17s 6d ; household, 23s ; delivered, 25s ; Miranda, at 'mines, 7.3 to 103 ;at Auckland, 17s to 20s. Firewood: Uncut, at wharf, cargo, 6s 6d to 83 6d per (on ; delivered, 10. sto 12s; cut. 14s to 16s BuiLnmo Materials.— Prices are as follow at present:—Timber: Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 12s; second-class, 7s; best planed tongued and grooved, first-class, 14s; medium, 12s; second-class, 93; rusticated weather board?, first-olass, 14s; medium, 12s; second, class, 10s. New Zealand palings, sft (sap)9s; (heart), 11s 6d; ti-tree rails. £3 10s pet--100 ; puriri posts, £5; shingles, 13s per 1,000; Hobart palings, sft, 17s; 6ft, 193; Hobart rails, 80s, selling quotations. Bricks, at Avondale, 30s per 1,000; town yards, 38s; deliv ered, 41s. Drain pipes, at works: 2in drai " tiles, 12in lengths, 50s per 1,000 ; 2A:n. 70s: 3 n n 90s; 4in, 130 s : 6in, 30s per 100; 3in socket pipes,2ft lengths, 6cl each; 4in, 7d ; 6in, 9d: Is fed ; 12in, 2s 3d; 15in, 3s 6d; 18in, 4s fed; 2lin, 8s; 24i n, 12s. Manures. - Bonedust, Sydney. £7 (o £7los, according to Quality: boneflour, £7 to £8; Auckland, £7; Long Island guano, £4 10s, bags included: superphosphate, first quality, £7 to £8 10s: second quality, £6 to £6 10s. Kauri Gum.— We quote, with a weak market and an apparently downward tendency:— Poor ordinary, £l6 £39 ; fair to good, £4O to £4l per to\ East Coast is still at £57. The gum supplies for the month of June were about 600 tons.