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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 250, 22 February 1898, Page 2

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The Waikato Argus Ofkicr, Mor.d »y. MR W. J. HUNTER'S SHEEP FAIR. Mb W. J. Hunter reports at the sheep fair, held at Ohaupo on Wednesday, February lGth. Between 20,000 and 25.000 sheep yarded. The quality of sheep exceed expectation, and with few exceptions, were a first-class lot ; the fat sheep, some 3000, were a really fine lino and all sold. Competition was brisk and nearly all were so'd under the hammer, and the sale just btforc dark, but too late to offer rams, which were sold uext day, They were ac exceptionally good lot and sold well, very few being passed ; Mr C. Barnball, of Waiuku, topping the market at five guineas, and Mr W. Flavill, from the same place, coming next at four and a-. half guineas ; about 200 sold. After your special reporter left the yards on Wednesday, the fo lowing are the corrected results of iho sale : Moanavale Estate—Wethers: J. D. P. Morgan, 486 at 7s Bd. Ewes: Walter, 164 at 6s 4d ; McMickcn, 73 at 6s 3d ; W. H. Wright, 59 at 6s 4d. Lockerbie Estate—Ewes : Mrs Martyn, 150 at 4s 3d ; J. J. Rybnrn, 50 at 4s 3d ; Jas. Andersou, 101 at 4s 31; A. Wallace (Te Awamutu), 50 at 4s 3d ; S. Cowling, 186 at 4s 3d ; C. Lake, 150 at 4» 3d ; Mrs Godsell, 100 at 4s 3d; Donny, 100 at 4s ; E. H. Grey, 100 at 4s ; Fullerton, 100 at 3s lOd ; T. Jones, 25 at 3s lOd ; Chamberlain, 220 at 3s lOd. Loch Inver Estate Wethers : C. F. Sto-ey, 756 at 4s 9d. ' Lockerbie Estate—Ewes : O. Reid, 70 at 3s; T. Coyle, 50 at 3s ; W. Chitty, 120 at 2a 6d. R. Carter—Sheep : E. H. Grey, 47 at 3s 4d. Lambs : Hammond, 48 at 53. Titi—Sheep : Donny, 32 at 4s ; Marshall, 33 at 3s 8d ; Donny, 51 at 3s 8d ; A. Booth, 144 at 4s Ml ; W. Chitty, 48 at 4s ; Cavanagh, 51 at 5s 2d ; T. Jones, 14 at 5s 4d. Lambs : Johmon Bros., 44 at3s6d : Johnson Bros., 51 at 3s Id ; E. H. Grey, 55 at 2s 9d. Whitinui-Sheep : T. B. Scott, 24S at 5s ; T. B. ScotN 53 at 4s ; T. B. Scott, 62 at 5s Gel. Ram: W. Chitty, 1 at 2s 6d. Lambs : Mis R. Bruce, 151 at 3s 9d ; Johnson B-os., 65 at 2s 6d. E. B Cox-Ewes : T. B. Scott (Kawhia), 199 at 5s lid. Mrs Corboy—Ewes: Lowne, 126 at 4s Id. Vernon Smith—Ewes : Johnson Bros., 37 at 2s 6d. Green and Coleb'.ook—Lambs : John Swann, 32 at 3s Id. Sheep: W. G. Mucky, 41 at 3s 9d. Heather—Sheep : Chamberlain, 9 at 7?. H. Gillctt—Ewes : Hubbard, 100 at 7s 9«1; Douglas, 100 at 7s 9d ;W. Bruce, 234 at 7s 9d. Flavcll— Rams : McElwain, 2 at 4}gs. Geake—Rams : Dan Bruce, 2 at £1 5s Williamson Bros.—Rams : P. Rice, 2 at £1 la.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. Mb E. Turner's Weekly Report.— Frnit in heavy supply this week ; most lines overstocked, ami prices fluctuated very much. Bananas and oranges have arrived in such hea\y lines that it Ins depressed prices all round. Below are my highest and lowest prices for the past week :—Apples, 2s Od to 5s 6d per box ; pears, good varieties 2d to tfd lb, small and Btewing sorts £d to Hd ; plums, l£d to 2id lb ; damsons, Id to l]d ; peaches, extra good lOd to Is 6d dozen, medium 4d to 9d dozen, small and green lots Hd t-» 2|d ; pineapples. 3s to 6s dozen ; lemons, 4s to 5s 6(1 box; oranges, Is 6cl to 5s box; passion fruit, 2d to 2|d dozcL, 3s to 5s box ; grapes, 6d to 9d lb ; tomatoes, 2d to 3d lb ; bananas, IJd to lb in large lines, Is 3d to 3a per bunch, according to size and quality ; cucumbers, hothouse 3s dozen, outdoor 6d to Is dozen ; potatoes, test kidney 5s to 6s cwt, round sorts 4s 6d to 5s 3d cwt; Cape gooseberries, 4d lb : fowls, roosters Is 9d to 2s, hens Is 3d to Is 6d ; geese, 2s 6d ; turkeys, 4s to 5s each. Mk J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Poultry and fmit to hand freely. Butter and eggs in good demand. Poultry : Roosters, Is 7d to 2s 4d ; others, Is Id to Is 5d ; hens, Is 2d to Is 7d ; ducks, Is 3d to Is 6d ; ducklings, lOd to Is each ; geese. 2s 3d to 3s ; turkey gobblers, 5-J to 6s 8d ; hf>n*. 2s 3d to 3a sd. Pigs, 5s to 93 9d each. Fruit : Apples, 2s to 4s 3d case ; peaches, 4d to dcz. ; extra quality, Is to Is 8d ; Cape gooseberries, 3d to 4d lb ; plums, Ponds, 2d to 2id ; Burbanks. 2sd to 3d ; green gage, 2d to 2ld ; b'ack Orleans, lfd to 2}d : damsons, Hd to 2d ; lemons, 7id to 9d doz. ; grapcs,"7d to 9jd lb ; pears, Id to lid ; Bon Chretein and Beurrc Deil, 2d to 2f.J; tomatoes. J|d to 3}d lb. Butter, 6Jd to 9-Jd lb ; eggs, to Is ; bacon sides, sdtosid"; hairs, Gd to 7d ; middles, 4Ad to 5d ; rolls, 4id to 5d ; checee, 3Jd to 41 ; lard, 3Jd to 4d ; jowls, l£d to 2jd lb ; potatoes, £4 10s to £5 ; ordons, £5 to £6 ton ; uectarioes, 5d lb ; pears, lOd to Is ; beans, 5d to 8J peck ; pickling onions, M to fd lb ; oats, 2s od to 2s 7d ; bran,"£4 2s Gd ; sharps, £4 IPs to £5 ss; maiz-?, 2j 8d to 2a 10d ; chuff, £3 10 < to £4. MR ALEXANDER AITKKN''s REPORT.— A better dtinind has set in for all Hues of fmit, excepting inferior pears. Good apples are realising payable prices. Plums and peaches retained late values, although I to'.d over 1000 cases to-day. Potatoes are p'entiful, and rather weak In consequence of new early sorts from Canterbury beiDg now quoted. Maize and outs are very linn. Chaff is finning pcaiu. Bacon is difficult to <]uit. Chec?e is"plentiful. Poultry and pigs are still being cleared in large numbers at fair rates. To-d.iy's prices are :—Potatoes, kidneys 5s to 5.s 6d, Hobarts 4i Gd to 5s 3d : onions, iSilverskin 4s 9d to 53 Gd, pickles id to-jd : kumaras, 5s 6d to 6■; oats, rising, 2s 8 1 : maize, firm, 2s Sd ; bran, £4 ; sharps, £4 10s; chaff, £3 5b to £4; butter, prime iLiry 6 ; £d to 7id, medium dairy od, separator 8d to 9J, Taranaki factory lOd. new keg Gd to Gid; eggs, lid ; bacon 6;}d, fanner j' 41 tool; lnms 7d to Bd, termers' sjd to Gd ; cheese to sd, farmers' 3id to 4d; honey, bulk 2d to 3d, sections 3< 9.1 dozan ; apples, firmer, 401 b cases, desserts, 2s G-l to 5s ; ccoking. Is Gd to 3s Gd ; rears. Beurrc Deil Id to ljd, Bon Chretien 2d to 3d, shewing id to ljd ; lemons, 5d to 7d dozen ; o angis, 3il to Gd dozen, inferior; Island Messinas, 8s 6d to 9s od 100, 13s to 15s 200 ; peaches, beat 8J to Is dozen, Rivers Gd to lOd, stewing, laree 2d to 4Ad lb, small Hd to 2id ; nectarines, 3d to Gd IB; plums, Japsljd to 3.1 lb, Orleans lfd to 2d, green gage 2d to 2R I'ond's seedlings to~2£ I ; grapes, hothouse 7d to Is lb, outdoor sd, very tcaec ; tomatoes, 3Jd to ljd lb ; rock melon?, Sd to la 3d each; Cape gooseberries, 4id to 3d ; poultry uud pic», good demand,