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Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 159, 20 July 1897, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Office, Monday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messrs Arthur Tooman and Co.'s Market Report.—A large amount of business has been done, principally by auction. Produce generally shows little change. Potato market fully stocked, and several forced sales held. Onions remain a drug. Carrots, pumpkins, and swedes still plentiful. Butter, fresh dairy, firm ; factory makes, easier; keg butter shows no signs of improvement. Eggs stand in unlimited demand, while cheese is more plentiful. Fruit market fully supplied at fair values. The demand for marmalade oranges continues very strong. Grain is somewhat easier in value. Poultry and pigs sold at good values. We only quote prices actually realised. Potatoes : Southern table, £4 to £4 os ; forced sales, £2 12s Gd to £3 2s 6d ; seed Derwents, £4 5s ; kidneys, £5 10s ; new kidneys, |d to Id ; pumpkins, £1 to £1 5s ; carrots, £1 5s to £1 Cs; mangolds, 15s to £1 ; swedes, 15s to £1 ; onions, 3s 6d to 7s ; kumaras, os to 7s ; maize, wholesale 2s 4d to 2s Gd, retail 2s 7d ; bran and sharps, 5s ; oats, feed 2s 9d, seed 2s lid to 3s 3d, local sorts 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; butter, fresh 9gd to lid, keg 3d to Gd, factory (bulk) Is Id (rolls) Is 2d ; cheese, dairy, 3d to 3-id ; eggs, IOJd to Is ; bacon, prime, 5d to 6d, poor Id to 4d ; hams, prime Gd to 7d, poor to 5d ; honey, bulk Sid, section 3d "to 3id. Fruit : Local apples 5s to 8s 6d, Canterbury 5s 3d to 7s, Tasmanian 6s to 10s 6d ; pears, Ss to 10s ; lemons, local 5s to 7s 3d ; oranges, local dessert 3s 6d to 3s 9d, marmalade 5s 9d to Ss, mandarins 5s Gd to 7s 3d ; passion fruit, os 6d to 7s ; peanuts, lid ; Cape gooseberries, 3d to Gd ; walnuts, Gd. Poultry : Ordinary and poor fowls Is to Is 4d, good Is Gd to Is Sd, extra Is Sd to 2s 2d, table roosters up to 2s 4d ; ducks, 2s to 2s 4d ; turkey gobblers 3s 3d to 7s sd, hens, 2s Gd to 5s 3d. Dressed pork, heavy rough 2§d, good 3d to 3|-d ; rabbits, local Is to Is Bd, Southern Is ; hares, 2s to 2s 3d each.

Me Alexander Aitkex's Rkpobt.— The demand for produce was well maintained during the week ; values all round ruled in favour of the vendors. The potato market shows a slight decline, but for good samples late rates were obtained. Eggs are wanted at an advance od market quotations. Butter : Dairy was in abundant supply at to-day's sale, and remains firm at present quotation, Prime keg is still scarce, and will retain its full value for the next two months. Factory is plentiful at late values. Cereals : No change to report. Horse carrots are scarce and are enquired tor. I notice pumpkins are a little better value. Bacon and hams are in demand for export and home orders. My quotations to-day are as follow:—l'otatoes : Prime, £3 15s to £4 ; inferior sample;, £2 10s to £3 ; Uerwent seed, £4 las; newpotatoes, to Id lb ; Oamaru, £4 15s ; Ashleafs, Early Rose Beauty of Hebron, and Flukes, £0 10s ; Lapstoues and Bath kidneys, £5 5s to £6. Onions: Sound, £8 10s for Southern ; local, £7. Pumpkins, £1 os to £2. Oats : Southern, 2s lOd ex store; local, 2s 4d to 2s 7d. Maize : New, best, at 2s Od, and as low as 2s 2d for medium samples. Bran and sharps easier, £5 ; chaff, i'S 10a to £4 for prime, socks extra ; red carrots and white, £1 os to £1 los ton. Dairyproduce : Factory rolls, Is 2d ; prime dairy, lOid to Is OJ-d ; medium quality, 7d to 9d ; pastry, 4d to ud ; prime keg, 6:}-d to 7d. Eggs, guaranteed, lid to Is dozen. Southern hams, s\<l ; "Wai-k-ito and Taranaki, 7d to 7£<J; farmers' cure, 4d to od. Cheese: Loaf, od; large, 4fd. Daity fed pork, 34d ; rabbits, Is 3d to Is 6d ; hares, 2s to 2s Gd. Fruit in better supply. Oranges and bananas scarce, Tasmanian apples plentiful. Local, good supply, in fine condition. Sturmer's, Ss 6'd to 9s Gd; crabs, 7s 9d to 9s ; scarlet Fermains and crows eggs, 9s 6d to 12s ; local, best dessert, 8s 9d ; others, 5s to 7s Gd ; lemons, ordinary kind, 4d to 6d dozen * selected fruit, 8d and 6s 6d to 10s case; poor man's oranges, 4s lOd to os Gd and 103 for large cases; guavas, lfd lb ; walnuts, i 6Jd lb ; peanuts, lJkl lb ; island oranges, 9d to lOd dozen ; bananas, Id to l£d lb. ; Poultry in heavy supply. Table roosters, Is 6d to 2s ; others, Is 2d to Is od ; liens, good, Is od to 2s ; others, la Id to Is 4d; turkeys, hens, good, 2s 9d to 3s ; small, Is 9d to 2s 3d ;• gobblers, 5s to Gs Gd ; j geese, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; ducks, good, Is 10d to 2s ; others, Is 8d to Is Od ; J chickens, 8d to Is; pullets, black Spanish, Is 6d to 2s ; fancy breeds, 3s \o 6s ; pigeons, 8d to Is 8d ; canaries, os to ss. Pigs, good demand, ; weaners, good, 10a 6d to 13s Gd ; medium, 6s 9d to 9s 6d. HAWERA MARKETS. The Ecmont Farheks' Union (Limited), report under date—Hawera, July 15th, 1897- —YYe held aur usual monthly sale at Okaiarwa on the Bth inst., when there was a fair muster of stock. Biddine; was fairly brisk and we succeeded in placing most of the stock before leaving the yards. At Manaia, on the 14th, a fair number of cattle were yarded, but tlie reserves in most instances were too high, with the result that little business was done. Property : Dur'mg the week we have sold Mr Norrish's block of dwelling houses and sections at a very satisfactory price, also tkreo sections at Okaiawa from Miss Prosstr to Mr Joll. Leaseholds : FOS leasehold farms we have a good enquiry, and those wishing to lease would do well to send us full particulars. We quote : {Springers, £3 10s to £4 5s ; two-year-old heifers, £2 to £2 15s; yearling heifers, £1 5s to £1 12s. Okaiawa: Dairy cows and heifers, £3 2s Gd to £4 ; store cows, £1 17s to £2 os ; weaners, mixed, lis to 16s Gd. Sheep : Ewes in lamb, from Gs 6d ; pigs, small, 10s to 17s. FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE. The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Auency Company, Ltu., report under date, London, June 12th : Frozen meat : There has beeu a quiet enquiry since the date of our last circular, the incidence of the Derby week as customary having tended to restrict the demand. Canterbury sheep, of best quality and light weight, arc in short supply, and for these values have on the whole been maintained, but for_ heavy descriptions it is difficult to obtain late rates. There is no change to report in Australian, which realise from Is lOd to Is lid per stone of 81b. The lamb market has remained firm and with a good demand prices have ranged from 2s 8d to 3s 4d per stone of 81b, according to weight and quality. The enquiry, however, as in the case of mutton, is chiefly for carcases of light weight and good quality, other descriptions boiug difficult to quit. Frozen beef, more particularly tore-quarters, has met a drag-

ging trade, with the result that prices arc now quoted alls Sd to Is 10d iot fores and 2s 5d to 2s 9d for hinds. W c regret to note the arrival of the lougariro from New Zoaland, with a considerable portion of her cargo in damaged condition. The presence on the market of damaged sheep in any considerable quantity always has a tendency to reduce puces of sound. Today's quotations at Smithficld are :- Prime selected New Zealand mutton, 2s 2d to 2s Id per S'b ; average ditto, _2s to 5s 2d 'Australian mutton, light weights, Is lOd to Is lid ; prime New Zealand lamli, os 2d to 3s 4d ; Australian lamb, 2s lOd to :5s ; Australian beef fores, Is 8d to Is lOd ; Australian beef hinds, 2s 3d to 2s 9d. Butter : There has been no demand for Colonial butter, the attention of buyers being entirely directed to Irish and continental sorts, with the result that a largo proportion of recent arrivals have been placed in cold store. Prices generally have ruled easier, but the market closes fairly firm. Quotations for Australian are quite nominal. Cheese : The bulk of recent arrivals per Gothic and Te Koa, have been disposed of at prices ranging from 4Ss to 52s per cwt. for fine to finest.