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Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 489, 19 September 1899, Page 2

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T« Waixato AbousOwiok, Monday. MR W. J, HUNTER*3 CAMBRIDGE S \LE. A kew weeks ago we slated that Mr W. J. Hunter had broken his record for home bales at Cambridge, ami now we have the pleasure of announcing that on Saturday last he established a record for his cattle sales at the same place, the occasion being his annual spring cattle «ale. The yards were full to overflowing, and more than the number advertised was penned and disposed of. The whole of the animals offered were purely local, and it must be encouraging to the farmers to see so many of their young stock going out of the district. The sale was a record one in more respects than the sue of it, for most of the cattle were of grand quality, the prices realised were large, and the attendance was altthat could be desirid. Buyers were present from Te Mata, Piako, Woodlands, Glen Murray, Waingaro, Awakino, and all parts of the district. Messrs Kelly, McNeish and Irvine, of Awakino, bought no less than 300 head to take to their places. The prices were as follows : Strong calves and yearlings, mixed sexe*, 25s to 35s ; a line of yearlings, mixed sexes, made £1 17s; yearling steers. np to £2 2s 6d ; some 18 months steera from Mr Mataon brought £2 17s, and 40 speyed heifer*, of a like age, from Mr W. T. Carr, made from £1 17s to £2 4s Two year olds (mixed sexes), made from £2 5s to £2 15s; a choice lot of steera of this age from Mr A. Bailey brought £3 10s, and another lot from Mr F. Hicks made £3 2s 6d. Two and ahalf year-old steers brought from £3 Is to £3 10s, but they had hardly been done aa well as some of the others. A choice lot of bullocks from Mr W. Thornton brought £5 10s, and fat cows made from 64 lis to £5. About 50 dairy cows and heifers were yarded and nearly all sold ; the cows made up to £4 18s and the heifera to £4 15s. A number of sheep was also disposed of ; fat ewes went for 10* 6d, and eweß and lambs for a shilling leas. Young pigs brought from 9s 6d to I4s and larger ones (four months old) made 18a. We congratukte Mr Hunter on th« success of his sale, and are pleased to learn that with one solitary exception, every pen offered was scld. AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Msssbs Donald and Edbnbobougb's Weekly Report.— Potatoes, £2 to £2 7s 6<i; pumpkins, 3s to 4u 9d ; kumaras, 4s to 4» 6d ; onions, 3* to ss; other lots unsaleable ; oats, Is 8d to Is lOd ; maize, 2s 6d ; butter, Taranaki rolls, 10(1 to 10jd ; bulk, 9d ; farmers', 8d to 9d ; keg, 5Jd to 7d ; pastry, 4d to 5d ; eggs, 6jd to 7d ; cheese, 3Jd to 4f d : bacon, 5d to Bid ; hams, ssd to 7d. Fruit: Apples, dessert, 9s 6d to 12s 6d ; cookers, 7s 9d to 10s 3d ; lemons, 3s to 4s 6d ; oranges, Poor Man's, 7s 3d to 9a; walnuts, 5d to 5Jd ; peanuts, 2d to 2}rt. Poultry : Table roosters, Is lOd to 2s 3d ; others, U to Is 8d ; hens, la 4d to Is 9d ; ducks, Is 10(1 to 2s 4d ; geeae, 2s 3d to 2a 9d ; turkey gobblers, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; hens, 2s 6d to 3a 9d ; dreesed pork, 3Jd to 3jd ; funguH, 3fd. MESSRS RICHARD ARTHUR AND CO.'S Wjbkly Report.—Business during the past week has been good :—Southern table potatoes, £2 5s ; onions £3 to £4 10«, prime samples £5 to £6 ; pumpkins, £3 10s to £4 10s ; kumaras, £4 to £5 ; wheat, 2s 6d ; maize, 2s 7(1 ; oats, Is 7d to Is 9d ; bran, 3s 9d j sharps, 4s ; chaff, £2 to £2 5s ; lemons, 3d to 5d doz. ; walnuts, 4£d ; large supplies of fresh cut Tegetubles to hand, realizing high prices ; fresh butter 9d to 9Jd lb, keg do. 4d to s§d ; rugs, 6id to 9Jd ; Southern bacon, 6jd to 6sd ; do. hams, 7i«l ; local bacon, 4d to 6d ; do. hams, sjd to 6Jd ; young pigs, b's to 10a ; honey, 3d to 4d lb. Poultry : Table roosters 2s to 3s 6d, fowls Is 4d to 2s, ducks Is 7d to 24, geese 2s to 2s 6d, tut key gobblers 3s 5d to 5«, do. hens 2a 9d to 3s 4d. Mk J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Butter 7d to 8d lb, other classes 6d to 6id, keg 4d to 5Jd ; eggs, 6jd to 7d ; cheese, 3Jd to 4d ; bacon 5d to 6d, heavy 4d to sd, middles 5d to ssd, rolls 5d to sjd ; liams 6d to 7'l, green bacon 6d to middles 6d, hams 6Jd to 7J ; honey, 3s to 3s 6d ; rabbits, 8d to lOd ; hares, Is 6d to 2s ; dressed pork, 2£d to Roosters Is lOd to 2s sd, hens Is 6d to Is lid, ducks Is 7d to Is lOd, turkey hens 2a 9d to 3s sd, gobblers 5s to 7s 9d, geese 2s 6d to 2s lOd ; potatoes £1 17s 6d to 42 58, kidneys £1 10s to £2 5« ; onions, 3s to 4s ; pumpkins, 4s 6d to 5s 3d ; carrots, Is to Is 3d ; ducklings, 4d to 8d each , lard, 4d ; oats, Is 8d to 2s ; maize, 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; wheat, 2s 2d to 2e 6d ; bran, 3s 6d ; tharps, 4s ; ohaff, £2 5s to £2 10s; vegetables at fair prices and property in good demand.

Messes Alii. ; Aitken (Limited) Report.—The enquiry for eecd potatoes lias improved Bomewhat owing to the prices ruling, otherwise the gist still continues with potatoes and onions. Chaff, carrots and pumpkins are in great demand. Factory butter has been in short supply temporarily but will be plentiful next week. Eggs have been in great demand at the prices mentioned owing to euquiry for potting, otherwise the values would decrease. Cheese is scarce and fi m. Bacon is easy in sympathy with the low price of pork. Orauges scarce and dear, but Tongao boat to day will ease the market. Mandarines arrived in grand older and topped the market. Pineapples of good quality are very scarce. JNuts are dull of sale. Poultry uud pigs in great request at good values. Pork is much lower with little demand. The following is an absolute summary of oursa'es :—Potatoes: Locals, 30i to 355; Oamaru Derwents, c.i.f. 37< Bd ; ex score, 45s ; new kidneys, Id to l£d lb; seed potatoes, Derwent, 50s ; kidnaye, Is 6<l to 2s ; kumaras, 5s per cwt ; onions, Us 6d to os ; for prime, Frisco*, ]4.t nominally; gallic, 2jd lb ; pumpkins, 4s to 5s cwt; green peas, 2s 9d peck ; carrots, white, 20s to 25s ; cabbages, 2s to 3s doz ; cauliflowers, Is 6d to 6a doz ; rubbarb. 3s to 5s doz ; oits, ex store, Is lOd, firm; maizf, c.i.f. 2s 4d ;ex store, 2s 6d ; bran, £3 15a; sharps, £3 15« ; chaff, new, £2 to £2 7s 6i. Butter : Prime dairy, Bsd to 9d, easier ; milled, 6d to 7d ; factory rolls, IOAd to lid ; bulk, Gd to lOd ; medium dairy, 5d to 6d ; kegs, prime, bM to 6Jd ; medium, 4d to 5d ; eggs, 6Jd to 7d ; wantid 1000 dozen weekly ; hams, 7d ; farmers', 5d to 7d ; even numbers, 6}d to 7d ; bacon, 6d to 6Jd ; farmers'. 4d to 5Jd ; cheese, 4sd to 5^(1; farmers', 3Jd ; honey, bulk, 3d ; sections, 3s b'd, wanted ; lemons, 3d to 4d do» , 2s tfd to 3i 6d case, plentiful; bananas, ljd lb, 2a 6d to 3s 6d bunch ; pineapples, 9s 7d to 12s 6d case ; oranges (Island), bs to 8s 6(1 case ; Poor Man's, 7s 6d to 8s; apple", Frisco, 13» 6d to 14s; local, 8s to 10s; TasmaDian, F.C., 9* 6d to!os6d; 5.T.P.,9s to lis 6d ; mandarius, 10s for best, 6s 6d to 8d for seconds ; Cape gooseberries, 4d lb ; walnuts, 4d to 5d ; peanuts, 2d lb; charcoal, 2a 9d to 3s ; beeswax, Is (id, wanted ; flax, £ls to £lB ton. Poultry : Good demand; any ciuantity wanted. Roosters, .Is 9d to 2s 6d "each ; hens, Is 4d to 2s ; ducks, Is 10d to 2s Gd, rising ; ducklings, fid to Is; turkey roosters, 3s Gd to 6s 9>l, wunted ; hens, 2s 3d to 3s 9s ; pigeons, fid to 9d ; geese, 2s 3d to 3s. Pigs, small, la tid to 9i; medium, lis to 17s 6'd, scarce ; pork, 2d to 3d, weak.

Fmh fcutriu-s for Mr W. J. Hunter's Kihikih; uu<l Ngaruawahift Bales,