COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 108, 18 March 1897, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Arhus Office. Wednesday. McNICOL AND CO.’S OHAUI’O SALK. At Messrs MeNieol ami Co.'s sale on Tuesday, there was a big muster of stock, about 550 of all classes being yarded, and many of them of real good quality and in forward condition. There w are a sfew good lines of grown steers. Mr Ellis had a good line of three aid a half-year-old steers from Puketitia prims lot well-bred and in forward condition, hut they were not sold, £5 being bid, but £5 10s wanted. There was also another good line in from Hautapn, but it was also passed. The tone of the market was decidedly flat for a'l classes of stock, with the exception of calves, and which sold fairly well. There was only a few dairy cows, and they were dull of sale. Very little demand for >eef. The following are the prices of what were sold under the hammer:—One pen of two and a half-year-old steers in forward condition, £3 10j ; 1 pen of two anil a-half-year-old heifers, £3 Is ; 1 pen do. in forward condition, £3 6a ; yearling steers, up to 30s ; mixed yearlings, low condition, 20a ; eighteen months old heifers, 23s ; 1 pen of two-year-old coarse steers, 13s ; stags, £4 6s to £4 12s; spayed heifers, nearly beef, £3 17s : 1 pen of young cows, £2 Pis; fat calves, 16s; no sale for old cows; 1 pen good calves, mixed, nice quality, 21s ; 1 pen do. in low condition, 16s; 1 pen of heifers, £3 Is; 1 pen of Jersey calves, mixed sexes, 1 Os; 1 pen of mixed calves, 21s ; empty cows, up to £2 13s. After the sale was over about 200 head of •* one sort or another,” were sold privately. No doubt owing to the low price of beef ruling in the Auckland market, the graziers are funky about buying.—(Obaupo Correspondent). FROZEN MEAT; The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd,, report under date, Loudon, January 29th : With a continuance of cold weather, mutton has met a fairly good demand, while there has been a brisk trade in frozen beef. There is no change to report in the values of New Zealand and Australian* mutton. With a somewhat larger supply of lamb on the market, chiefly Australian, values have remained moderately firm. If supplies be not forced on the market as the season advances, the demand should improve. The prices ftf American chilled beef have been relatively high, viz. 4{d to 4kl, and 6d to 6:[-d for tores and hinds respectively. This has caused a good demand for frozen beef, which has been firmly held, and prices have marked a sharp advance to 3Jd for fores, and 3gd to 3Jd for hinds. To-day’s quotations at Smithfield are :—Prime selected New Zealand mutton, 2s 2d to 2s 4d per 8 lb ; average, la 7d to Is lid ; inferior, Is 4cl to Is stl ; Australian mutton (Merino), Is 4d ; Australian mutton (crossbred), Is od ; prime New Zealand lamb, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; Australian lamb, 2s to 2s 4d ; Australian beef fores, 2s 2d ; Australian hinds, 2s 5(1 to 2s 6(1. NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY S MAN URES. Kempthobne, Prosser & Co. s New Zealand, Drug Company (Limited) manure pricelist:— Per ton.

Pure Linseed Oilcake, fine crushed, or, if required, rough crushed or in whole cake, llewt. sacks, ,P 8 ds per ton. Pit count : All prices aro less 21 per cent, discount for cash. Previous lists now cancelled. Prices subject to alteration without notice. Manures delivered free on rails at side ing, "Westfield. Coastwise orders delivered f.o.b. Auckland or Onohunga, Linseed oilcake delivered free on rails or free on board at Auckland only.

“A” Superphosphates (total phosphates, 10 per cent. ; solunle, 32/34 per cent. ; ammonia, 1A percent.) ... .. £o 2 C “B ” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 31 per cent. ; soluble, *26/27 per cent.), 2ewt. sacks 4 3 6 “ C ” Superpliosphate (total phosphates, 46 per cent. ; soluble, 13 per ceut.), 2c wt. sacks .. 4 9 0 Special Potato Manure.. .. <5 10 0 Special Turnip Manure 0 10 0 Special Rape manure .. 6 10 0 Bonedust (pure), Steamed (phos. lime 51 per cent., am. 4 per cent.) G 10 0 Do. (pure), Green (phoa. lime 51 per cent., am. 4 per cent.) .. 6 10 0 Do. and Blood (phos. lime 35 per cent., am. 4A per cent.).. Special Root Manure ., 5 12 G 6 10 0 Special Grass Manure A (for top dressing’) G 10 0 Special Grass Manure b (for permanent pasture) G 10 0 Special Corn Manure .. G O 0 Special Maize Manure .. 6 5 0 Special Orchard Manure a (for young trees) 7 0 0 Special Orchard Manure u (for fruit formation) 7 0 0 Special Clover Manure.. G 0 0 Special Onion Manure.. 7 5 0 Special Sugar-beet Manure .. 8 10 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. 15 0 0 Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt. sacks, 64 per ceut. phosphate of Hmo 4 8 6 Kuinit, original sacks about 2 cwt 4 10 0 Per cwt Nitralc of Soda, original sacks about 2ewt. .. 0 15 0 Muriate of Potash,original sacks about 2cwt. 0 1G 0 Sulphate of Potash, 05 per cent, original sacks about 2c\vt. .. 0 18 0 Sulphate of Iron, original casks about b’cwt. .. 10 0 Per bag. Special Garden Manure, 111b bags 0 1 G P nr bag. Fowl Grit, l llb bags, coarse or fine ( 1 G