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Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 121, 17 April 1897, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Akcus Office, Friday. HAMILTON MARKET TRICES CUERENT Wholesale : Bason, Gd per lb; hams, Til per lb ; ctgs, la per dozen ;da ; ry butter, 6(1 per lb ; factory butter, Is per lb ; cheese (farm-made), \U\ per lb ; factory cheese, 4A<l per lb ; onions, Id to Ijd per lb ; table potatoes (local), £3 to C t per ton; chaff, £2 15s to £3 5s per ton ; sharps, 5s per 1001 b; bran, 4s lid per 1001 b : oats (Southern), 2s Sd to 2s 9J per bushel ; oats (lrcal), 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel; fowl wheat, 3s 9d to 4s per bushel ; maize, 3s Id to 3s 2d per bushel. Retail : Bacon, GUI to 7*l per lb ; bams, 7UI to 8d per lb ; eggs, Is 2d per dozen; dairy butter, (id to 7d per lb ; factory butter, Is 2d per lb; cheese (farm-made), sJtl to (id per lb ; factory cheese,s\d to b'd per lb; onions, lid t01.,d per lb ; table potatoes (local), £3 15s to £6 per ton ; chaff, £3 to £3 15s per ton ; sharps, 5s to os (id per 1001 b ; bran, 5s per 100;b ; oats (Southern),'is lOd to 3s per bushel ; oats (local), 2s Sd to 2.s 9d per bushel; fowl wheat, 4s 3d to 43 (id per bushel; maize, 3s Gd to 3a 9d per bushel. Increased demand for sharps. Oats sale increasing. Potatoes have no enquiry. AUCKLAND MARKETS. THE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), report.—Auckland Wool Stores, April 14.—At our weekly sale on Tuesday a large catalogue was cleared under good competition from a full attendance of buyers. Hides : The market remains very firm. [Ve quote : Prime stout ox, Cd to 6;J-d ; heavy stout, 5d to sjd ; light and medium, 3£d to 4}d ; cow hides, 3yd to 3;d ; picked, to sloppy, a shade less ; calfskins, 3d to 3d ; kip, 3d to 3Ad ; stags, lAd. Sheepskins : Prices advanced on the week, large pelts selling at 3s to 3s lid; medium, 2.s 3d to 3j 9d ; small, Is Gd to 2s. Wool : We offered about 30 packages, mostly inferior, which sold at late quotations. Crossbrcds, 5d to sJ<l ; lambs, to s.{d ; pieces, washed 4d to fj.Jd, greasy 3d to 4d. Tallow : We quote best to 14s Gd ; medium, lis 9.1 to 13s. Horsehair is worth Is lb. Crain : In sympathy with Southern and Australian markets, feed grains have experienced a sharp rise. Oats : Sales in parcels of short bright teed have been made at 2s 6d and 2s 7d, with prices expected to rule higher. Maize : Active enquiry. Potatoes : The market is well supplied, and are worth up to £4 per ton delivered into store. Roncdust : Good demand at £5 10s ; blood and bone manure, £5. Grass seed : Owing to late fine weather there have been some gcod burns and reed has been selling freely. We quote : Cocksfoot, 7s Gd bushel ; Canterbury rye grass, 4s Gd bushel. Messrs Alfred Bvckxahd and Sons' "Weekly Report.—At the Haymarket oaten sheaves have brought from Is Gd to 2s 9d the cwt, meadow hay Is Gd to 2s Gd, pressed hay 3a Gd ; chaff, 3s to 3s 3d ; straw, 10s to 19s the load ; maize, on wharf, 2a Sd per bushel, At the horse sale on Friday, stock in moderate supply, nearly all being sold at late prices. The sale of Mr McKean's, at VVhangarata, was largely attended, the BtO.-k and implements all selling at satisfactory prices. On Tuesday hides were pitched in full number, and late prices sustained, heavy ox brought from 4.|d to Gjd per lb ; medium, 4d to 4£d ; light ox and cow from 3Jd to 3Jd ; calfskins, 4d to 5d ; tallow, lis Gd to 13s the cwt., and bones, 3s Gd. Pelts from Is to 2s 7d each ; lamb skins, 2s to 3s 2d ; wool, sid to Gd per lb. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows at profit, in usual supply, were at late values. Prices for those at profit were from £3 to £5 12s 6d each. Store cattle in less numbers than usual ; grown steers at lower values. "Weaned calves and ycarliugs kept their price. Few young calves yardtd ; wellfatted calves plentiful, but were required, and fully kept late values. Fat cattle in average number, 190 sold, were firm at last week's quotations, lGs to 17s for steers, 12s to lGs the lOOlbs for cows. Steers ranged in price from £5 15s to £S 10s ; cows, £3 10s to £6 10s each. Sheep and lumbs, short of usual number, advanced in prices from Is to 2a each. Pigs, fairly represented, were required, and kept their late values. NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY S MANURES. - Kemptiiorne, Pbosskr & Co. s New Zealand, Drug Company (Limited) manure price list:— Per ton. "A" Superphosphate (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluble, u2/34 per cent. ; ammonia, IS percent.) ... .. £-3 2 G "B " Superphosphate (total phosphates, 31 per cent. ; soluble, 26/27 per cent.), 2ewt. sacks 4 3 6 "C " Superphosphate (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluble, 15 per cent.), 2c\vt. sacks 4 9 0 Special Turnip Manure .. G 10 0 Special Rape manure .. .. G 10 0 Bonedust (pure), Steamed (phos. lime 51 per cent., am. 4 per cent.) .. .... .. G 10 0 Do. (pure). Green (phos. lime 51 per cent., am. 1 per cent.) .. G 10 0 Do. and Blood (phos. lime 35 per cent., am. 4i per cent.).. 512 0 Special Potato Manure.. .. <3 10 0 Special Root Manure .. .. C 10 0 Special Grass Manure A (for top dressing) G 10 0 Special Grass Manure D (for per'manent pasture) .. .. GlO 0 Special Corn Manure .. .. GlO 0 Special Maizo Manure .. ..0100 Special Orchard Manure a jfor young trees) .. .. .. 7 10 0 Special Orchard Manure a (for fruit formation) .. .. 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure.. .. 0 10 0 Special Onion Manure.. .. 7 10 0 Special Sugar-beet Manure .. 810 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. ..15 0 0 Coral Queen Guano, 2owt. sacks, 04 percent, phosphate of lime 4 8 6 Kainit, original sacks abwut 2 cwt 4 10 o Per cwt Nitrate of Soda, original sacks about 2cwt 0 15 0 Muriate of Potash,original sacks about 2cwt 0 1G 0 Sulphate of Potash, 05 per cent, original tacks about 2c\vt. .. 0 18 0 Sulphate of Iron, original casks about 3cwt 10 0 Per bag. Special Garden Manure, 1 lib bags 0 10 Per bag. Fowl Grit, lllb bags, coarse or fine 0 10 Pure Linseed Oilcake, lino crushed, or, if required, rough crushed or in whole cake, l.'.cwt. sacks, L'B per ton. l'uuount: All prices arc less 2! per cent, discount for cash. Previous lists now cancelled. Prices subject lo alteration without notice. Manures delivered free on rails at side ing, West field. Coastwise orders delivered t'.o.b. Auckland or Onchunga, Linseed oilcake delivered free on rails or frco on board at Auckland only.

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MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, ETC. Tins Day. MKKTiNti Hamilton Football Club, Royal Hotel, Hamilton, at 8 p.m. Monday. Polo Si-uiiTS— Racesouiso, Ngaruawahia. First event at 12 30 p.m. Athletic Spouts—At Firongia, First event at 1 p m. Meetings Local Bodies urn; (Ming April 24. ' CAMHifiiKiK Road Board— To-day. Noaruawaiiia Town Board—Monday. Waikato Hospital Board—Thursday. Piako County Council—Friday, Waitoa Road Bo.uid—Saturday. lluntly Road Board-Saturday. Magistrate's Court (idlings fur April. Te Awamutu—Wednesday, 21st, 10 a.in Hamilton-Friday, 23rd, 10.30 r.m. Raglan—Monday, 2iith, 10 a.m.