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Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1715, 16 February 1895, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

Te Aroha, Friday, Feb. 15. The following prices are at present ruling in the Auckland market, for the under mentioned stock, produce, etc.

HAY AND CORN Per cwt Hay ton Oaten chaff 2 5 —2 10 Straw load— 0 18 1 10 • Oats feed 1 B—llo 1 10—0 0 THAMES CATTLE MARKET. At Fleming arid Co.’a weekly sale of fatcattle which was held on the I3th inst., at their yards, Parawai, Thames, they report: Good, steer beef gold from £? 7s 6d to £& 2s 6d, being equal to'l9s per lOOlbs; and cow beef, £S to £5 I7s, fid, being equal to 18s per lOOlbs. A full complement of sheep and lambs were penned, and gold as follows; Wethers, 10s. ewes, 9s 6d j jambs, 7s 6fi to 8s 3d each.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCAN-

TILE AGENCY CO. (LTD). MARKET REPORT, AiJCKLAKD, Tluirsdfl}’. TUBES, SHEEASKINS, t* TALLOW. —We offered an average catalogue on Tuesday last at onr weekly auction, but there were no prime lots forward . Com petition was good, and prices were practicallywithout a change, WOOL.—The season, is approaching a close, and we regret to be unable to record any improvement in the market. The various Brokers hold their final salts of this series next week (20th. inst), when an aggregate of "700 bales will bo sub» mitted.

GRASS SEEDS. —In view of autumn improvements there is snino activity in the seed market, and and a good many parcels have been parsed into merchants hands. The quality of this season's cocksfoot and rye grass is, on the whole, very good. Fair to good samples of cocksfoot run from 4£d to 5d lb, prime up 1° Southern ryegrass from 4s to 5s ; Poverty Bay from 5s 6d to 7s, according to quality. .8 Gr.\ rkh Johnson, Manager.

WholesaleRetail s d s d s d s d Butter fresh lb 0 7—0 0 0 8—0 0 Second quality 0 6—0 0 i 0 7—0 0 Cheese local, lb 0 4—0 0 1 0 6—0 0 Do. best factory 0 5—0 5} — Eggs, dozen 0 8—0 0 0 10—0 0 Lard, bladder lb 0 5—0 0 0 6—0 0 Haras Pro. 0 6—0 7 0 0—0 0 Bacon Pro 0 5—0 7 0 7—0 9 Cant Bacon new (in cloth) — 0 71-0 81 — Hams (in cloth) 0 81-0 91 — Fowls each 1 6—2 4 2 0—3 0 Ducks do 1 6—1 10 2 0—2 0 Geese do 3 2—3 4 4 6—5 0 Turkeys do 3 0—5 1 3 6 —6 6 FLOUR. £ s £ £ s. Flour in sacks — 8 0 8 10 0 0 Bran 1 — 2 15 3 0 0 0 Sharps — — 3 15 4 0 0 0 Oatmeal, 25;S 10 10 0 0 11 0 0 0 Oatmeal 7’s 1210 0 0 13 0 0 0 Pearl Barley 21 0 24 0 00 o 6 Sacks extra)