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Waikato Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 546, 12 January 1900, Page 2

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Waikato Argus Office, This Day. MARKET PRICES CURRENT. The following prices for the current week were quoted by the Hamilton £. tradespeople to-day * Bacon, per lb —Farmers’: Wholesale, 6d ; retail, 7d to Bd. Cambridge: Wholesale, 6|d to 6jd ; retail, 7d to I 9d. Hams, per lb—Farmers’: Wholesale, 63d. Cambridge : Wholesale, 7d. Eggs, per dozen: Wholesale, 8d ; retail, Dairy butter, per lb ’.-Wholesale, 6d to 7d ; retail, 7d to 9d. Factory butter, per lb—New Zealand Dairy Association : Wholesale, lid to ll£d ; retail, Is Id. * Factory cheese, per lb: Wholesale, 4Jd f to 4|d; retail, s|cl to 6d. Onions, per lb—Wholesale, Id to IJd ; X retail, to 2d. Table potatoes (local), per cwt—Wholesale, 4s to ss; retail, 5s to 5s 6d. ■jh) Chaff, per ton; .Wholesale, £2 to £2 ss; retail, £2 5s to £2 10s. Sharps, per 1001b: Wholesale, 4s 7d W. to 4s lOd ; retail, 4s 9d to 5s 6d. | Bran, per 1001b: Wholesale, 4s 2d to i 4s 7d ; retail, 4s 9d to ss. Oats (Southern), per bushel: Wholesale, 2s 6d ; retail, 2s 9d. Oats (local), per bushel: Wholesale, 2« V 2d to 2s 3d ; retail, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Milling wheat, pe~ bushel: Wholesale, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; retail, 2s 9d to 3s. “ Fowl wheat, per bushel: Wholesale, 2s 3d ; retail, 2s Cd. Maize, per bushel: Wholesale, 3s to 3s . 3d ; retail, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. - W. J. HUNTER’S OHAUPO SALE. I At Mr W. J. Hunter’s yards on Tuesday last, there was a good muster of jgd stock, over 350 head of all classes were J yarded, all of good quality and condition, calves were numerous and sold well, young stock were also in demand selling 1 at previous prices. A few pens of three- : year-old steers told freely and very few I pens were passed, not many dairy cows I offered, the season for that class being “v now passed. Beef was plentiful, but not many sold. The following are the quota T Rons .-—Dairy cows from £4 to £5 for sorts ; yearlings mixed sexes, 34s to J*Sss; yearling heifers, 335; all steers, 45s ? calves mixed sexes, 18s to 225 ; 18 month , steers, £2 15s to £2 18s 6d for choice; three-year-old steers from, £4 14a to £5 14s; twoanda-balf year-old steers, £3 C 10s to £3 15s ; empty store cows, £2 15s to £3 2a-faf ~cowa,"S3 17s to £4 Is. t Sheep': Only a few pens yarded, merino in wool, 9s; fat long-wool ewes in wool 10s 6d.