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Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 174, 24 August 1897, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Office, Monday. MR HUNTER'S CAMBRIDGE SALE. Mn W. J. Hunter held his Spring cattle sale at Cambridge, on Saturday, when the yards, and even the sheep pens, were full to overflowing. The young cattle were an exceptionally good lot, but the bidding was decidedly dull, and a large number were passed in, owing to settlers wanting quite as much as they did last year, notwithstanding the drop in beef. However, most of those passed at auction, were afterwards disposed of privately. Buyers were present from Raglan, Waingaro and Auckland, and they took a large number of young cattle out of the district. Buyers would have the best quality, and Messrs Atkins', Grey's Allwill's and Rhodes' animals sold readily. The following were the prices made :—Strong calves (mixed sexes) a large lot quitted at, 2Cs Gd ; steer calves, 30s ; yearlings steers, 33* 6d to 39s ; two-year-old steers, £2 10* to £2 15? ; three-year-old steers, £3 lis to £4 10s ; store cows, £2 10s ; fat cows and heifers, £4 10b. About forty dairy cows were yarded, and nearly all sold up to £5 7s fed. Several bullocks were sold at from £3 to £4. A few horses were offered,but buyers held back for the special sale on let and 2nd September, when over 400 will be offered. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Mr Alexander Aitkex reports under date 20th August as follows :—No important changes have taken place in tho Froduce market during the past week. otatoes have receded to their nominal value consequent upon heavy arrivals from the South. Dairy butter and eggs are easier. Prime factory cheese, also bacon and hams, have a firmer tone. Firstclasß fruit is in short supply, the Tasmanian apples on the spot being principally Sydney consignments which have tailed to find a market there ; sound fruit will probably improve in value shortly. Poultry and pigs in short supply, with consequent rise in value. My sales realised as follow:—Potatoes: Wholesale parcels, £3 12b Od to £3 los ; auction lots, £4 ; Detwent, seed,selected, £4 los to £5 ; Ashlcafs, £6 10s ; Lipstone and Flukes, £5 to £5 10.*. Onions : Local, Id to ljd ; Southern, £lO to £l2, according to quality. Pumpkins, £1 10s to £2 ton ; mangolds, 15s ton. Oats, best feed, wholesale, 2s 6sd ; ex store, 2s 8d ; maize, wholesale, 2s od ; ex store, 2i 6d. Bran and sharps, £4 to £4 5s ; chaff, wholesale, £3 15s ; ex store, £4 (sacks extra). Ca-rots, £1 6s to £1 10s ton. Dairy produce heavysupply. Factory butter, lid to Is (rolls) ; bulk, 9d to lOd; prime dairy, 7i-d to 9d ; medium, s|d to 6d ; pastry, 3id to 4£d ; prime keg, 6d ; medium, 4d to 6Jd ; pastry, 3d to 4d. Eggs, guaranteed, 6d to 6£d, Bacon and harrs, Southern wholesale, equal numbers, 7{d ; auction lots, 4d to 6(1 ; hams, in cloth, (!{d to

7-jd. Cheese, factory loaf, sid ; large, 4fd ; farmers', 3d to 4d. Pork. 3£d ; rabbits, Is pair; hare?, Is 6d each ; apples, Scarlet Pearmains, 9s Gd to 10s 6d ; Sturmers, 8s 6d to 9s 6d ; French Crabs, 8s 6d ; oranges, Tahiti, 8d to 9d dozm ; marmalade, 5s to 6s and 10s case fcr larje cases ; mandarins, Sydney, 7s to 8s ; Sydney oranges, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lemons, 4d to 6d dozen ; eelected fruit, 7d and 6s 6d to 9s case ; peanuts, 2d ; coceanuts, 7s 6d sack ; bananas, lid to IJdlb; -walnuts, 6Jd to 7d. Poultry, good demand : Table roosters, 2s Id to 2s 6d ; others, Is lOd to 2s ; hens, good, Is 9d to 2s 4d ; others, Is 5d to Is 7d ; ducks, 2s to 2s 7d ; geese, 3s to 3s (id ; turkey gobblers, 4s 6d to 5s 6d (large) ; tmali, 3s to 4s ; hens, 2s 3d to 3« -, ducklings, 9d to lid ; foncy fowls, 3s to 5s ; hens and bro:de, 5s 9d to 6s Gel; chickens, Is to 1b 3d ; pigeons, 7d to 9tl ; canaries, 2s 6d to 6s. Pigs, good demand : Stores, 18s 6d to £1; weanera, 13s to 16s; suckers, 9s to 12s.

Messes Arthur Tooman and Co.'s Market Report.—During the week mpplies throughout have been hea\y, and demand quite equal, so much so that stocks hare been entirely cleared out, with the exception of a few kegs of inferior butter. Potatoes : Heavy shipments of both seed Mid table nnived ly Waihora tnd went into immediate consumption. Onioiis from East and West Coast were quickly bought up. Carrots, mangolds and pumpkins found quick tale. Maize : Quitted all lines at reduced pr'ces. Butter : Fresh, sold vnder keen bidding at enhanced values. Eggs were very plentiful, but in great demand. Cheese sold freely at late prices. Factory butter } sales have beeu smaller in this line ; keg butter, several tons were placed for shipment Home at 4tl, ie^a returned ; a large opantity of inferior gra<f e? brought 2d to Hid at auction. Bacon and hams unaltered. Fruit : Heavy shipments arrived by various tteomers, und throughout satisfactory rates ruled, 400 cases Tasmanian apples, in fine condition, fetching an advance on last week's prices. Poultry and pigs were in very strong demand at high values. Our quotations are for genuine sales made, and none arc for goods we have not handled. Potatoes : Prime Southern table, £3 10s c.i.f., £3 15s to £4 ex s'ore ; seed Derwents £3 15s to £4, kidneys £4 10s to £5 10s. Onions : Sound, £lO 10-1 to £l4 ; sprouted, £5 to £B, Kumaras, £5 5s to £5 los ; mangolds, £1 ; cirrots, £1 10s ; pumpkiiiß, £1 l/js to £2 ; cow and inferior potatoes,. £2 ttr £2 Hte. Maize, 2s 3d c.i.f., 2s 4d to 2s Cd ex store; bran, £4 ; sharps, £4 55.. Bontdnst, £5 10s to £6. Butter : Prime dairy, 9d to ll;Jd ; good, 84d to 9d ; Taramki dairv. (id to 8d ; factory, 9»1 to Is : local milled, Bid : keg, 2d to 4d ; choice quality, Gil : eggs, 6"d to 7Jd ; cheese, prime dairy, 4d ; poor, 3d to 3|rl ; bacon, 4d to Gd : hams, 4id to 7d ; lioney, rough tinned, lid to 2d : gocd, 2fd to 3d ; tectioii, 2J.fl ;" tallow, lid; apples (Hubart) Coloured kinds. 8s to 9s ; Stunner, 6s 6d to Ss 6d ; Btone Pippin, 7s Gd to Si Gd ; French Crabs, 6s lOd to 7s 3d ; mandarin? Gs 6d to 8s ; passion fruit, 7.i \,\ to 8s 'id ■ Queens'and pines, 8s to 8s 3d ; oranges' Sydney, 2s 6d : Island, Gs ; local dessert' 2s 6rl to ss; marmalade, 5s 3d to Ss • tomatoes, 7d lb ; lemons, 3s Gd to Gs case; Cape gooseberries, 4d ; fowls ordinary, Is 4d to Is 8d ; good table and laying hens of best class, Is 9d to 2s Gd ; roosters, poor, Is Sd to 2s ; good, 2s 2d to 2s 8d ; ducks, 2s to 2s !0d ; capons, 2s 6d ; turkeys, heavy gobblers, Gs to 8a; email, 3s Gd to 4s ; hens, heavy, 4s to 4s 3d ; light, 2s Id to 3s S«i ; pigs, small, n 3 to 12s ; po u r, 7s 9d ; fair size, 12s Gd to 15s ; pork, 3.i<l ; Southern rabbits, Sd to Is pair.