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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 26, 8 September 1896, Page 2

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Ijie Watkato AkisvsOffice, Monday. MoNICOL AND CO.'S OAM Bill DUE SA LE. Mhssus McNtoor. axii Co. report having had a grand sale of cattle at Cambridge, on Saturday, when the yards were nearly filled witu annuals of good quality, and the prices made were a distinct advance on thosi ruling of lite. Amongst the sellers of superior cattle were : Mrs J. Hunt and Mr Burnett, of Walton ; T. Hunt, The Marrows ; T. Weal, Rangiaohiu : K. Swaync, J. Forrest, W. 11. Wiight, U. Hally, D. Campbell and others. The prices realised were : Strung steer calves, A'l lis to £2 : heifers calves, His (id to CI Ss ; dairy cows. fS os to £5 10s : yearlings to eightecn-months old steers, £2 5s to £2 LSs ; two and a-half year-old stecis made £4 iD. and full grown steers, £C 10s. A line of yearling steers brought £1 17s Gd, and :he Loch lnver owes made from 5 s 7<l to 7s Md. Th's sab; shows there is an unsatisfied demand for store cattle of good quality.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messrs Esam and Arthur report average .supplies in produce ; values remain the same as last week. Potatoes, although reported to he worth (ids in South, do not show corresponding increase here. Slight drop in fresh butter. On Tuesday Comma arrived from Tahiti and Rarotonga with a heavy shipment of oranges, which unfortunately turned out in very bad order, bringing from Is to 2s 2s ease. Auction values as follow . Southern table potatoes, £3 Ids ; kidneys, .£"> Ids; pumpkins, £d to £5 10; mangels, Ids; red carrots, lil 10s; white, £1 ds to Cl Ids ; onions, Id to 1-Ad ; new potatoes, P]d to 2;'d Oats, 2s -Id to 2s dd ; Southern haeon, did to (P.d ; hams, (pd to 7Ad : local haeon, -Id" to dAd : bams, -l.'d to (id ; shoulders, 2d to -Id. Fresh butter, No. l,(idto7Ad; No. 2, ■ld to dd ; salt butter, -Id to 7d. Cheese, 3d tr 3Ad ; inferior, 2d. Eggs, (id to (JAd. Honey,' 3d ; bulk, 2d to 2Ad. Fruit : Lemons, 3d to (J>l; lotpiats, 2d to 2yd ; local oranges, ds to (is ; Island oranges, Is to Vis ease, bad order ; uoeoanuts. ds to ds (id ; bananas, Is dd to 2s. Fowls, Is -hi to Is !)d ; roosters, Is Sd to 2s 3d ; turkey gobblers, 3s lid to Is lOd ; bens, 2s to 3s (id ; ducks, Is <Sd to 2s 21. Rabbits, Is Id to Is Sd pair. Mu Adkx. Aitkex reports business fairly brisk for the past week, (southern potatoes, owing to large shipments, also onions, show a slight decline. Poultry has been short of demand. The following quotations are a fair guide of present values ;—Potatoes, ox wharf, C 3 7s (id to £3 Ilfs ; ex store, C 3 15s to £4 ; new potatoes, lAd to 2d lb ; seed, £3 Ids to £4 ; kidneys, seed, £4 IDs to £d ; pumpkins, 4s to 5s Dd; carrots, ?ds to 30s; mangolds, 15-s to 20s ton ; parsnips, dt to (is sack ; onions, best lots, Id ; inferior and grown, Tom Ad lb ; swedes, £1 to £1 ton ; bran, £3 10s to C 3 Ids ; sharps, £d ; wheat, 3s (id to 3s 9d ; maize, 2s 10 l to 3s ; oats, 2s 3d to 2s (id ; chaff, £3 os to £3 10s : hay, £3 10s to £4 ; dressed pork. 2Ad to 3d ; hares. Is Kid to 2s Id each ; rabbits, Is Kid pair ; butter, dairy, 4Ad to SAd ; keg. (Pd to 7-Ad ; medium and pastry, -Ld to 5Ad : faetoiy rolls. lod to KlAd ; bulk, fid to DAd'; eggs plentiful, (id to 7d ; cheese, factory, ■td to dil ; fanners'. 3d to 3Ad ; bacon. Southern sides, dAd to CA-d : hams, OAd to 7Ad, local sides, 4Ad to dAd ; hams, dd to Oil ; section honey, 3s (id to 4s ; hulk, 2d to 3d. Fruit: Apples. Hobart, Ss (id to !)■> (id ; lemons, 4d to 7d dozen ; Capo gooseberries, 3d to 3Ad : bananas, 2s (Id to 4s ; peanuts, Ud to 2 1 ; dried apples, 4d to 4-Ad. Poultry : Roosters. Is lid to 2s ild ; hen-', is Dd to 2-s 3d ; turkey gobblers, ds to 7s 2d ; hens. 3s Oil to 4s 3d ; geese, -Is to 4s (id ; ducks, Is lld to 2s (id ; bens and broods, 3s Id to 4s (id ; ducklings, dd to Kid : pigeons, (Id to 10d ; canaries, 3s Gd to -is ; pigs, medium, Ds Gd to I3s ; small, ds3d to Ss (i 1.

Mkhsus Aktiicr Toomas asp Co. report :-—Burin" the week a large business lias been ilone. Fruit has been in heavy supply, anil prices realised have been satisfactory, excepting Island oranges, many of which arrived in such condition that' they were in value far under cost of freight. Local lemons are much lower in value. Potato market : Local prices are not equal to cost o 1 present Southern valuc3. Onions, as usual at this season of the year, are of pi.or quality, anil retailers only ! iuy for immediate requirements. New potatoes command high values. Carrots, swede?, and mangolds liml but poor demand on account of feed being plentiful. JJutter market has dropped and frozen factory is now quiie unsaleable except for pastry ; keg is only wanted in small lots. good outlet; baron and hams, hurd to plac. Poultry continue to sell at high value--. We quote : Southern potatoes. £3 los to C-l : Seed, i'4 ."is to I'4 10s ; Onions, prime, Id to lid; others at per bag. .Mangolds, ]s to Is (id sack ; swedes, Is to Is (Jd sack ; carrots, 2os ton ; new potatoes, kidney, JM to l;fil; shepherds, Id to IJd; pumpkins, C"! to £'.i IDs ; ktunaras, .Co 15s to CO 10s ; maize, lis !)d ; oats, L's Gd ; bran, .C ( ; sharps, jM 10s ; vegetables, over-stocked, prices low ; butter, superior dairy pats, Sd to H.'.il; Taranaki rolls, (i 1 to lid: bulk, .V|d to S.',d ; keg (local), poor to fair, -It ; prime, (id to (HA ; eggs, (i.jd to (i/d; ehee.se, 2id to 4,M ; hams, 3d to 7d ; bacon all prices according to quality. Fruit (loeal) : marmalade oranges, -N to lis ."id; lemons, ."is to 7s (id: loquats, 4s bo.v ; apples, Jlobart, 7s to 10s; pears, li= to 7-> box ; mandarines, Ss to Ss lid ; passion fruit, !)s ; banana, prime i!s (id to •Is ; others downwards ; eoeoanuts, !.s Id to (is sack ; peanuts, Ijd to l : , ; d ; pines, (is to Ss. Poultry : Ordinary fowls, Is (il to IsUd; prime, Is lid 'to 'is :id : tables roosters, 2s to "Js Sil ; ducks 2s to 2s Sd ; geese, Is to 4s Oil. Turkeys • Prime gobblers, 5s to (is <M ; poo,-, lis to ."■; (id. Jlens ; Poor and small, 'J., lid to .'-is : heavy,:!:: 'Jd to ss. Young pigs: good, 10s lo lls .'id. I'ork : Heavy,' .'id to.'i.j ; light, ::.',] lo ."/d. Hares, is (id to 2s ; rabbits, Is Jd to Is !ld pair. Nursery stock ruled low and was hard to quit. HAWKRA MARKETc?. Tiiic Eii.woxi Faumeu's Onion (Limitki>), report under date Hawkua, Sept. :ird, 18!l(i : At. .Stratford, on Friday, the 2Sth nit., a good entry of cattle came in for sale. Dairy stock were as usual in abundance, but elicited poor competition, though dry cr.ws and steers were well sought after, all changing hands before leaving the yards. We quota : - vear steers C2 os to !_'.", : store eows £2 i* (id to £2 l.'ib ; cows and calves <::> 12s lid to L'.'i 10s; dniry cows .oid heifers C, os to CI :U M ; ycjrlings,

mixed ,tl Ss to t'l ISsOil; calves !lj In .!.">,-■. Our ninnt'ily hoivo fiiir was held in the IJn»iar, Union-street, on Satiiriiiiy. the 'Jiltli ult. Tlio entry of horses was smaller tliiiu usual owing to previous bad weather, iili'l no draughts came, in. this class being specially required. Tne .■■ale Mas M t'raggiug one. but wo succeeded ill getting a good number of horses at prices rather in favour of purchasers. <Vc quote : Light harness horses til Ills to i'l.'i ; hacks l"i 7s (id to UI-2 : ';■■ ■wh Pis lid to fJ. We held our foitaiu'hilv Kiln in thi-liiover-lNnd yard.-: Ilawera. on Wodn< day. 111- '2nd i->" I. A

■•CO I number of cattle (though fewer i'-U stock tiiiui anticipated) and sheep ea-ne in f'jr sale, ami ultliuiigli the attendance was not huge there were mostly buyer.-.-

present. Fat eatt'o met with a ready sale, us diil nearly most other lines, ami the hulk of our 5-hocp were also sati.-fac-torilv placed during the sale. We ipiote : Fat bullocks £<> Ms (id to CO I "is ; fat and forward bullocks £4 S.o to £5 Is (id : fat cows £3 Ills to L'l 9a ; 2 to 2A year steers C2 Ss to £3 Ms (id ; store cows £2 ."is to £2 0.?; yearlings L'l ."is. to £1 14s (id ; springers £3 to'l's. Sheep, fat 14s 2d, 2 and -I tooth mixed (5s to (is 7d ; hoggets "is t'j 7s Sd : ewes in hunli 9s to 10s (id.

.'I KLHO'JRNM MATIKKTS. Tim Ni‘\v Zi'alaxi) Loan & Mkkcantit.k Aokncy Co.muany (Limitud) report nuclei' da'e ; Melbourne, 20th August.— Won! ; A quint time has Loon experienced during tin* past week as far as the selling business has been cniccrncd, hut the daily arrival of the new clip is beginning to make tilings busy in the various warehouses Sheepskin.*: We have sold a large supply during the week r f all sorts, ami have experienced a good market at fully late rates ; the buyers competing well all round.— Hides: We have sold a full qamtity, and have experienced a ready market for all well-flayed hides of good fiii)=tancc. The medium sorts have also io'd well, hut the inferior and faulty have continued to diag. We. would impress upon our friends the advisability of having their lots property flayed and prepared for market. Any care to this end is well repaid.—(lrani : During the past week most unfavomablc reports have been received from the country districts as to the condition of the growing crops. —Wheal : The. demand shows a sensible improvement, but sellers are not anxious to do business even at the better pi ice : offering on Monday, 4s lOd. At onr auction to-day we sold—Screenings, at 3s 7d : fair, at -is Gd, and good middling, at 4s 10.1.—Flour ; The Association keeps the quotations at £l2 /slid and £T2 l().s for bakers’ lots of roller dressed, and £ll Ids for stone made, but business in parcels outside lias been done at less money.—Oats : The indifferent outlook of the growing crops has induced a firmness in prices, especially for good milling sorts. At our auction sale to-day we sold Algerian at from 3* lid to 3s 2d ; discoloured Tartarians at 3s 3d ; and passed in good white stout at 3s 3id.— Harley : The question is where the supply for next season’s malting is to come from if the coming local crop proves a failure. Prime milting is out of the market, and there is a good demaud for medium.