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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 331, 23 August 1898, Page 2

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T«k Waikato Argus Office, Monday. MR W. J. HUNTER'S CAMBRIDGE SALE. Contrary to expectations, Mr W. J. Hunter had a really good sale at Cambridge on Saturday. The yards were well filled and most of the stock was quitted at remunerative prices. There was a large supply of young cattle of good quality that went off readily, the steers makiDg from 25s to 32s 6d, and mixed sexes brought 24s and 255. Strong calves went at from 17s to 235, and store cows made* £2 to £2 7s 6d. A large number of dairy cows were sold, bringing up to £5 2s, and a superior lot of springing heifers from Beer brothers made from £3 to £3 ss. Fat cows brought £3 17s 6d to £4 10s, and fat sheep went at 10s 3d. There was a good demand for draught horses and several were sold at £2O, and we understand a number were sold privately at a like figure. The usual sundries found ready purchasers, and on the whole the sale may be considered a very good one. MESSRS McNIOOL AND CO.'S SALES. Messrs McNicol and Co. Report.— The 3000 Loch Inver wethers sold at Cambridge on Thursday last were a strong, healthy lot The first draft of 1800 made from 8s lOd to 9s; second draft, 6s 10s ; third 6s, and fourth ss3d; the first lot being well-woolled LincolnLeicester sheep, and the other three showing nearer the Merino; 400 ewes amongst the lot made from 4s lid to 83. At Waitoa on Friday, the 19th. there was a larger muster than there has been for some months, and nearly all sold. One and a-half to two-year-old steers, 35s to 46s ; two and a-half year steers, £2 19s; fresh empty cows and heifers, £2 la to £2 18s; yearling steers, 255. The 170 head of beef yarded, with a few exceptions, were all sold. Well fattened light ateerß, £5 to £5 7s ; heavier, £6 to £7; fat heifers, £3 10s to £4 6s; fat cows, £4 to £5 5s ; three heavy cows, £5 18s, £6 Is, and £7 2s. Dairy cows, yarded numerously, were low. Fat ewes, lis Id to 12s 3d ; ewes in lamb, 8s 6d to 9s ; heavy fat wethers, 153. The furniture sale held at Te Aroha on Saturday, the 20th, was well attended, and most of the articles sold fairly well. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Mr J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Poultry : Roosters, Is 6d to 2s 5d ; hens, Is 5d to Is 9d ; ducks, Is 3d to Is 9d ; turkeys, 2s to 3s Id ; gobblers, 3s 9d to 5s 4d. Pigs, 6a 3d to 15s 3d ; bacon, 5d to 64d ; rolls, 5d to 6|d ; middles, 5d to 6d ; hams, sid to 7£d ; butter, 8-<kl to lOd ; eggs, 8d to 9}-d ; keg butter, 9d to 10id ; cheese, 4Jd to s£d ; honey, 2|d to 3d ; potatoes, £7 15s to £8 ; Port Fairies, £7 5s to £7 15s ; Lapstones, £7 5s to £8 ; onions, l£d to 1-Jd ; new potatoes, lsd to lid ; pumpkins, £7 to £7 5s ; carrots, £1 5s to £1 12s 6d. Fruit : Apples, 8s to 10s 5d ; mandarins, 5s to 7s '3d ; passion fruit, 5s to 6s ; lemons, 4d to Oats, 2s 8d to 2s 10'1 ; bran, £4 to £4 5s ; sharps, £5 to £5 10s ; maize, 3s. Mr Richard Arthur's Weekly Report.—Business during the week has been good : Kidney seed potatoes, £7 to £8 10s ; inferior, £5 to £6; Hobart seed, £7 ; Southern (table), £7 15s to £8 ss; local, £6 to £7 10s; white carrots, 30s ; red do., 35s ; pumpkins, 4s to ss;onions, , l£d to 2d; fowl wheat, 3s 9d to 4s ; • maize, 3s to 3s Id ; barley, 3s 4d ; oats (feed), 2s 8d to 2s lOd ; seed do., 3s to 3s 7d ; sharps, ss; bran, 4s; all kinds of vegetables fetching high prices: cauliflowers, 6s to 7s 6d per doz.: oranges (poor man's), 8s to 9s case ; lemons, 4d to 7d doz ; Cape gooseberries, 3gd to 4d ; ( fresh butter, 9d to lOd ; keg do., Sd to ! lOd ; eggs, B£d to 9Jd ; cheese, 4d to 5d ; : Southern bacon, 6Jd to 7d ; do. hams, BJd ; local bacon, 5d to 6d ; do. hams, 6d - to 7d ; honey, 2d to 3d ; table fowls, Is ( 4d to Is lOd ; roosters, Is 6d to 2s 5d ; turkey gobblers (small), 3s lOd to 4s 6d ; ] do. hens, 2s 6d to 3s; ducks, Is 5d to Is lid ; geese, 2s 6d to 3s ; pigs (small), 5s - to 7s. j Mr Alex. Aitken's Weekly Re- j poet.—Sales during the past week have not been quite so good in the aggregate, . although some lines have been in great - request. Potatoes eased a little, but owing to the big demand for Manilla are now firming. Oats and maize still firmer. Butter in short supply and selling at less than actual value. Eggs also short of requirements. Pumpkins sold up to 7s 6d, and wanted, Fruit still scarce and dear again. Poor Man's oranges realised 10s case to-day. Hares and rabbits in . good demand. Poultry rose still higher ; hens sold to 2s each. Pigs, same as last week. Pork coming to hand more freely, and in great demand at late rates. ( The following are the prices :—Potatoes : I Canterbury, £7 15s to £8 ; local Hobarts, 6s to 7s ; Canterbury seed kidneys, 7s to 8s 6d ; Hobart seed, 6s to 7s 3d ; ] Magnum Bonums, 8s ; new kidneys, lsd to If d lb. Onions, Globes, £l4 ; locals, 138 6d to 14s, weaker; kumaras, £7 10s J to £B, wanted ; pumpkins, £6 to £7 10s; swede turnips, 25s per ton, slow of sale ; carrots, white, £1 5s to £1 10s ton ; red, 355, slow ; mangoldß, 20s, slow; oats, firm, ex store, 2s 9d; c.i.f., 2s 7d; oaten hay, £5 to £5 15s: maize, old, 3s ; new, 2a lOd ; bran, £3 17s 6d ; sharps, £4 15s ; chaff, £4 10s to £5. Butter : . Prime dairy, BJd to 10£d, small parcels ; factory rolls, to Is 2Ad ; . bulk, 83d to lOd ; medium dairy, ' 8d ; new keg, 9d : pastry, 7d to 8d ; eggs, 83d to 9id, scares : bacon, 6fd to * 7d ; farmers', 5d to farmers', 7M ; cheese, 4 3 d to s£d ; farmers', 3£d to 4d, wanted ; apples, local, 401 b cases, best dessert, JSs 9d to 12s 6d case ; Tasmanian, 9s 6d to lis 6d ; dried, 4 2 d to 5d lb ; pears, 7s 6d per quarter case ; honey, bulk, 2jd to 3d, sections, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; lemons, 4d to 7d per dozen, 5s 3d to 6s (id case ; mandarins, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; oranges, Tivhitis, lid dozen ; Poor Man's, 8s 6d to 10s case ; St. Michael's, small cases, Is 9d to 2s ; Sydney, 5s to 5s 6J case ; bananas, Ifd lb, bunches, la 9d to 2s 6d ; pineapples, 2s 6d to 3s §d dozen ; passion fruit, 3s dozen, Sydney, 7s 6d case ; shaddocks, Id to lid lb ; tree tomatoes, 2d to 2£d per lb ; walnuts,.sd to 6d per lb, scarce ; peanuts, 2£d to lb ; charcoal, 2s lid to 3s 6d per sack ; hares, Is B<l to 2s 3d each, wanted ; rabbits, Is 4d to 2s pair, wanted ; poultry, roosters, Is 9d to 2s 6d, mixed, Is 3d to 2s 4d ; hens, Is 6d to 2s ; cockrells, Is 3d to Is 9d ; ducks, 2s to 3s 3d, scarce ; ducklings, 5d to 9d ; turkey roosters, 5s to 6s 9d each ; hens, 2s to 4a ; geese, 3s 6d, scarce ; pigs, common suckers, 5s to 6s (id each ; weaners, 6s 6d to 10s 6d each ; well-bred, 143 to 16s each ; pork, 3id to 3Jd per lb, according to quality, wanted.