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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 37, 3 October 1896, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Office, Friday. HAMILTON MARKET PRICES CURRENT. Wholesale : Bacon, sid to 61 per lb ; hams, GUI to 7d per lb’; eggs oil per dozen ; butter, dairy, Gd to Sd per lb : factory, lOd per lb : cheese, factory, 4UI per lb ; onions, IUI to ‘2d per lb ; potatoes, local, £3 15s to £4 per ton ; chad, £3 to £3 os per ton ; sharps, 4s to os per cwt ; bran, 3s G-l to 4s Gd per cu t ; oats, local, "2s 3d to 2s Gd per bushel ; wheat, fowl, 3s Gd ; seed, 4i Gd per bushel ; maize, 3s per bushel. Retail : Racon, GUI to 7d per lb ; hams, 7UI to Sd per lb ; eggs, Gd per dozen; butter, dairy, 7d to Gd per lb ; factory. Is per lb ; cheese, factory, Gd per lb ; onions, 2d to 2UI per lb ; potatoes, local C 4 5s to £4 10s per ton ; chaff, £3 10s :o £3 los per ton ; sharps, 4s !)d to os fid per cwt; bran, 4s Gd to 5? per cu t ; oats, IsGd to 3s 2d per bushel ; wheat, fowl, 3s Id to 4s per bushel ; maize, 3s Gd to 3s Gd per bushel; horse beans, 4s per bushelRemarks : Eggs, very plentiful ; butter actory, a fall of 2d per lb ; potatoes, able, scarce ; seed, good ipiality, strong lemand ; chaff, market dull. AUCKLAND MARKETS. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited). —Auckland Wool stores, September 30th.—We submitted in extra large catalogue on Tuesday at )ur weekly auction, and cleared the lot nuler fair competition. Hides : Market .pparcntly a little weaker than last veck, though prices ruled about on a par vith late cpiotitions. Sheepskins : Had . inclination downwards, but there was lot much difference in rates paid. Longvools (large), 5s 3d to Gs 2d ; medium, sto 5s ; half-brocls, 3s Gd to 5s 3d. fallow, medium, 12s to 13s 3d cwt. ; iorse hair, lid lb; cow hair, lOd lb ; ails, Is 3d dozen ; wool, one or two odd ots sold at late rates. Messrs Hunter & Nolan’s Weekly lefokt.— Horse feed, grain, seeds : Supdies have been ample for a moderate denand. Arrivals of maize have been n excess of requirements. We quote naize, on wharf 2s 3ld to 2s 4d per inshcl, ex store, 2s Gd to 2s 7d ; feed ats, 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; oaten chaff, good, !3 to £4 per ton, inferior, £2 ; bran, £3 ss. Horses : There was little increase u the number disposed of, those of a ood stamp met ready sale at the preions week’s values. Above the usual

lumber were submitted by auction at he Durham yards on Friday. Heavy caught sold up to £2l Ids ; medium, !12 to £IG Ids ; light harness horses, £4 0 £ll 10s ; hacks, £3 to £0 10s ; weeds, ;i to £1 15s. Wool, hides, skins, taljw, bones : Larger quantities were itched at the Durham Yards on Tuesay, and brisk competition throughout he sale. We quote prime stout ox hides d to Gjd ; stout ox, 4d to 4jd ; cow nd steer, 2,jd to 3Jd ; stag, IJd to Ij'd ; alfskins, 3d to 3',d ; tallow, 14s Oil ■> 10s 9d cwt. ; bones, £3 ton ; sheeptins, 2s lOd to 7s 3d ; lambskins, Gd to s3d ; pelts, Sd to Is Sd Cattle have eeu brought forward in average minicrs. Dairy stock were not in brisk emaud, but fat stock showed a decided nprovement in price. At Newmarket a Tuesday the yards were tairly filled, ad competition was good. Ox beef, Is to 21s ; cows, ISs to l!Js ; dairy cows rought from £2 10s to £5 15a ; dry nvs, £1 12s (id to £3 Us; grown eers, £4 7s (id to £5 17s Gd. Sheep: he Newmarket pens were well filled a Tuesday, and the previous week’s dues were maintained. Wethers sold : from 14s !)d to ISs ltd; ewes, 11s > ICs 9d ; lambs, plentiful, sold at om 5s 9d to 13s. Pigs: Few yarded; ght weights sold at from 17s to 27s ich. Messes A. Dockland & Son’s Weekly EfOKT. —At the Hayinarkct meadow ty brought from Is Gd to 2s ; oaten leaves, 2s to 2s Gd the cwt ; carrots, £1 ; chaff, £3 15s ; boned list, £3 15s to 1 ; guano, £3 10s ; potatoes, £4 5s ; •essed hay, £3 IDs ton ; feed oats, 2s 1 ; seed oats, 2s 7d to 2s Sd ; maize, 2s I bushel; maize on wharf, 2s 3d tnishel. a Friday horse stock were in demand late values. Medium draught were mu £ll to £l7 each. On Tuesday des and skins were firm at last eek’s values. Ox hides ranged from Ito 4 : Jd ; cow hides, 2 : /d to 3LI ; Ifskins, 3Jd to 4Jd ; rough fat, ijd c lb ; tallow, 13s to 13s Gd ; bones, the cwt. Fresh sheepskins, 3s to 7s ; y skins, Is Sd to 4s 7d ; lambskins, 1 Id Is 2d each ; wool, (ijd to GJd the lb. t Fukckohe, on Monday, there was a fger muster of cattle than usual, rtieularly dairy cows, calves, and arlings. Prices were moderate, but ith the exception of a few dairy cows I w’ere sold. At Remuera, on Timesy, dairy cows were at low values; oae at profit brought from 35s to £5 5s eh. .Store cattle at late values. Fat d young calves numerous, without ;eration in values. Fat cattle in erage numbers, 193 yarded sold irrelarly, but on the whole better worth ; ices were from 19s to 21s the 1001 b ; :crs ranged from £G 15s to £lO 7s Gd ; ws, £4 to £(i ss. Sheep in average imber, 1400 yarded, were slightly letter )rth ; wethers were from Pis Gd to 17s; •es, lbs 9d to 14s Gd : store hoggets, Ss each ; lambs in full number ; good ality freely sought for, at from 7s (id to s, but many too young were from 3s to each. Pigs, in moderate number, were late values. EW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY’S MAN CUES. KE.Mrntor.NE, Pecssee & Co. s Now aland, Drug Company (Limited) manure ice list Per ton. perphospbato “'A” (sol. phos. 32 per cent., arn, It per cent.) £5 2 G ccial Potato Manure.. .. 010 0 ecial Turnip Manure .. 0 5 0 eeial Rape manure .. .. (! 5 0 medust (pure), Steamed (phos. lime 51 per cent., am. 4 per cent.) .. .. .. ..GOO ). (pure), Green (phos. lime 51 per cent., am. 4 per cent.) .. GOO i. and Blood (phos. lime 35 per cent., am. 4i per cent.).. 5 7 0 eeial Root Manure .. .. G 5 0 ccial Grass Manure a (for tip Iressing) G 5 0 eeial Grass Manure v. (for permanent pasture) .. .. G 5 0 eeial Con; Manure .. .. 0 5 0 eeial Maize Manure .. .. 6 5 0 eeial Orchard Manure A (f r vouug trees) .. .. ..750 eeial Orchard Manure E (f u' ruil formation) .. .. 7 5 0 acial Clover Manure.. .. G 5 0 .■cial Onion Manure.. .. 7 5 0 ;cial Sugar-beet Mauur. l .. 8 1) 0 plmto of Ammonia .. .. 15 0 <) ■al Queen Guano, 2cw I. face-, 4 percent, phosphate of lime 1 7 G init, original sacks about 2 wt. 4 10 0 Per cwt rate of Soda, oiigind s; c'ts bout 2cwt. .. .. .. 0 1 > 0 riate of Potash,er’jjiaa! b.io >. bout 2owt d IG

per cwt. Sulphate of Potash. 95 per cent, original sacks about 2cwt. .. 0 18 0 Sulphate of Iron, original casks about 3cwt. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Per bag. Special Garden Manure, 141 b bags 0 10 Fowl Grit. 1 lib bags, coarse or fine 0 1 G Pure Linseed Oilcake. fine crushed, or, if required, rouxrh crushed or in whole cake. Hi-wt. sacks. £S os per ton. Pi.'.-.ount : All prices are less -h per cent, discount for cash. Previous lists now cancelled. Prices subject to alteration without notice. Manures delivered free on rails at, siding, Wcstfield. Coastwise orders delivered f.o.b. Auckland or Onehunga. Linseed oilcake delivered free on rails or free on board at. Auckland only.