COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 354, 15 October 1898, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Argus Ofhce, Friday. MARKET PRICES CURRENT. The following prices for the current week were quoted by the Hamilton tradespeople on Friday : Bacon, per lb Farmers : Wholesale, 6d ; retail, 6-J-d to 7d. Cambridge : Wholesale, 7d ; retail, 7M to Bd. Auckland: Wholesale, 7d ; retail, 7§d to Bd. Hams, per lb—Farmers : Wholesale, 7d ; retail, 7id to Sd. Eggs, per dozen : Wholesale, 6d to Sd ; retail, 8d to lOd. Dairy butter, per lb : Wholesale, 6d toSd; retail, 6d to lOd. Factory butter, per lb—New Zealand Dairy : Wholesale, lOd to 10£d ; retail, Is.

Factory cheese, per lb : Wholesale, 4£d to o\A ; retail, 6d. Onions, per lb : Wholesale, l|d to 2-}d ; retail, 3d. Table potatoes (Southern), per ton: Wholesale, £7 to £8 ; retail, £8 10s. Seed potatoes (local), per ton: Wholesale, £7 ; retail, £B. Seed potatoes (Southern), per ton : Wholesale, £8: retail, £9. Chaff, per ton—Wholesale : £4 to £4 5s ; retail, £4 5s to £4 15s. Sharps, per 1001 b: Wholesale, 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; retail, 6s. Bran, per 1001 b : Wholesale, 4s 6d ; retail, 5s to 5s 3d. Oats (Southern), per bushel—Seed : Wholesale. 3s 2d to 3s 6d ; retail, 3s 6d to 3s Sd. Feed : Wholesale, 2s lid to 3s ; retail, 3s 2d. Oats (local), per bushel—Seed : Wholesale, 3s. Feed : Wholesale, 2s Sd to 2s 9cl; retail, 3s. Seed Wheat, per bushel Local : Wholesale, 4s 9d. Fowl wheat, per bushel : Wholesale, 4s to 4s 3d ; retail, 4s 4d to 4s 9d. Maize, per bushel : Wholesale, 3s to 3s 2«1; retail, 3s 3d to 3s 7d.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report:—Auckland Wool Stores, 12th October.—We cleared a large catalogue of hides, skins, tallow, wool, etc., at auction yesterday. Hides : Firm at last week's values. We sold pritr.e stout ox, 6id to 6|d ; heavy stout, to 6d ; stout, 4id to s£d ; medium, 4d to 4|d ; light, 3|d to 3£d ; cow, best, 3d to 3fd ; stags, 2£d to 2^l; kip, 3d to 3|d ; calf, \ 3d to 4§d ; scored and inferior hides, Jd to |d lb less. Sheepskins: Slightly easier; best longwools, 4s 6cl to 5s ; small and medium, 2s 9d to 4s 3d. Tallow, 14s to 15s cwt; horsehair, Is to Is Id lb ; cowhair, 8d to Bid lb ; tails, Is 4d dozen. Oats : We quote for shipments to arrive in about 10 days, 2s s£d to 2s 6d f.o.b. at Auckland. Maize: Shipments being small this week, the market rose to 2s Sd bushel, on the wharf. Chaff: Market has a slightly better feeling. Present price is £4 at rail. •

Messrs Alfred Bcckland and Sons' Weekly Report.—At the Haymarket auction meadow hay brought 3s 3d cwt ; wheat straw, 18s to 25a load : chaff, £3 • 10s to £4 10s ; carrots, 25s ; Chesterfield guano, £3 10s ; blood manure, £4 10s; bonedust, £7 ton; maize, 2s 9d; oats, 2s 6d to 3s 2d bushel: linseed, 2d lb ; maize on wharf, 2s Sd bushel. On Friday horse stock, yarded, numerously, kept their values. Medium to heavy draught brought from £l7 to £24 10s; light draught, £8 to £l2; horse, cart, harness, £lO 15s ; spring carts, £8 to £9 2s 6d ; buggy harness, £4 8s ; cart harness, 50s; saddle and bridle, 47s respectively. On Tuesday hides were firm at last week's values. -Ox hides were from 3Jd to 4Jd ; cow and steer hides, 2|d to 3|d ; calfskins, 2£d" to 3id lb ; tails, Is 3d doz; tallow, 14s Cd to 16s 9d cwt; fat, ljd lb; bones, 3s 9d cwt; freßh skins, 3s 6d to ss; dry skina, 2s to 4s 6d ; lambskins, Is each ; wool, lb. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cows, in usual numbers, were without alteration in prices ; those at profit were from ' £4 2s 6d to £6 15a each. Store cattle •fairly represented; 3 to 4-year-old " steers sold up to £4 13s ; dry cows wer« from £1 10s to £3 7s 6cl each ; calves, in average numbers, 57 sold, were required ; small calves, 3s to 7s, medium 8s to 12s, heavy up to £1 15s each. Fat cattle in average supply, 210 sold, were slightly better worth. Prices for steers were from 17s to £1 the 1001 b, and sold from £5 to £9l7s 6d ; cows, £3 15s to £6 178 6d each. Sheep, short of require- • ments, advanced in value. Wethers in their wool ranged from 10s to £1 3s each ; ewes. Pis 6d to 19s 6d ; shorn sheep, lis to 19s. Lambs, in full supply, . 220 sold, brought from 7s to lis 6d . each. Pijjs, in usual number, above 70 sold, sold freely ; porkers were from 15s to £1 lis ; heavy pigs up to £2 6s. Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's Re-

POET. —Horsefeed, grain, etc. : Maize, on / wharf, 2s 7d ; ex store, 2s lOd ; feed oats, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; seed do., 3s 2d bushel ; chaff, good oaten sheaf, at station, £3 17s 6d 1 ex store, £4 10s ; straw

chaff, £2 ton ; bran, £4. At Durham Yards on Friday, a large number of - horses was entered and mostly disposed of at good prices ; heavy draughts realised £ls to £26 ; medium do., £9 to £2l ; light harness, £3 to £l4 10s ; hacks, £3 2s 6d to £l2 10s. Hides :

Prices remain firm. Ox hides sold from 3fd to 4|d ; steers, 2£d to 3§d ; cows, 2id to 3id ; stags, lid to lfd ; calfskins, j! 2jd to 3£d ; do., damaged, Id to lid ; tallow, 14s 3d to 14s 9d : bones, £3 15s ton. Sheepskins : Large catalogue met ready sale ; ordinary skins sold from 23 to 48 6d ; picked do., 4s 9d to 6s b'd ; pelts, 4d to Is 8d ; lambskius, Is to la 4d ; wool, 4Jd to 54. d ; pieces, 3d to 3Jd. Cattle : At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, fat stock were yarded in barely average numbers, and good medium, , well-done cattle advanced Is 1001 b on last week's quotations. Oxen so'd at from 19s to 21s 1001 b ; cows, 16s to ISs ; steers sold at from £5 5a to £8 17s 6d : cows, £3 15s to £6 12s 6d ; dairy and store stock were yarded in average numbers ; springers brought from £3 5s to £5 10s ; dry cows. £1 12s bM to £2 7s ; grown steers, £4 to £1 12s 6d. At Pukekohe on Wednesday, there was a large muster of all sorts, and cattle sold well at late rates. Sheep : The Newmarket Yards were well filled, and competition was keen at an advance on last week's rates. Fat wethers sold at from 12s b'd to 18s 9d ; fat ewes, Us to 10s 3d : ewes and wether*, 12s lid to 16s ; shorn wethers, from 9s 3d to 12s ; do. ewes, 7s 9d to 9s 9d ; limb.-, plentiful, sold freely at from 5s 9d to 12->. Pigs : More numerous than for some weeks : baconers, sold at from £1 17-< to £3 12s 6d ; porkers, 10s0d to£l Bs.

NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY'S MANURES. Kkmpthorne, Pkosskr & Co. s (New Zealand Drug Company Limited) Westfield Manures Price List, season 1898 : Per ton. "A" Superphosphate (total phosphates, 10 per cent. ; soluble, 32/o4 per cent. ; ammonia, 1-i percent.) ... 'B" Superphosphate (total phosphates, :>1 per c nt. ; soluble, 28 per cent.), "Jewt. sacks ... 'C " iSuperphospluite (total phosphates, 46 per cent. ; soluble, 15 per ceut.), 2cwt. gacks V> 10 0

Bonedust (pure), green 7 5 0 Bonedust (pure), steamed ... 7 5 U Bonedust and Blood 6 10 0 Special Root Manure .. .."50 Special Grass Manure ' A ' (for top dressing) 6 15 0 Special Grass Manure ' B ' (for permanent pasture) .. .. 610 0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip Manure .. 6 lo 0 Special Rape Manure .. . • 6 lo 0 Special Corn Manure ' A ' (for green feed) .. .. _ .. Gls 0 Special Corn Manure ' B ' (for wheat, oats, barley, etc,) .. Gls 0 Special Maize Manure ' A ' (for green feed) 7 0.0 Special Maize Manure ' B ' (for cob maize) •• ' 0 0 Special Orchard Manure ' A ' (for young trees) .. .. 710 C Special" Orchard Manure ' B ' (for fruit formation).. .. 710 G Special Clover Manure.. .. 615 C Special Onion Manure.. .. 7 10 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. ..1-100 Special Sugar-beet Manure .. 8 10 0 Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt. sacks, 03 percent, phosphate of lime 4 15 0 Kainit, original sacks abwut 2 owt 4 7 6 Per cwt. Nitrate of Soda (original sacks about 2owt.) .. ... •■ li ° Muriate of Potash (original sacks about 2owt.) 1G ° Sulphate of Potash, original sacks about 2cwt. .. •• 18 0 Sulphate of Iron, original sacks about 2cwt 10 ° Per bag. Special Garden Manure, 14lb t, ags 16 Fowl Grit", 14lb bags, coarse, medium or fine .. • • 16 Vitaflor for Pot Plants, lib tins 0 6 Tiscouut less 2A- per cent, for cash. Prices subject to alteration without notice. Previous lists now cancelled. Auckland, 20th September. 1898.