COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Argus, Volume X, Issue 864, 25 January 1901, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Argus Officii. This Dav. MARKET PRICKS CURRENT. The fol owing pi ices for the current week were quoted by the Hamilton tradespeople ui> to 0 a.m. to day : Bacon, per Id—Farmers': Wholesale, od; retail, 61. Cambridge: Wholesale, old to 7s: retail, 7d to Ihl. Canterbury: Wholesale, 7|d ; retail, 91. Hams, per lb Canterbury :—Wholesale, 9d; retail, 101. E<'»s, per flozen : Wholesale, 7d to Sd ; retail, 9d to 101. Dairy butter, per lb : Wholesale, 61 ; retail, 7d to 81. Factory butter, per lb—Wholesale, 9d to 101 : retail, '.ld to If. Cheese (farm-m.vie), per lb: Wholesale,! 41 ; retai', 5:1 to (11. Factory cheese, pe-r ih : Wholesale, yd! to SA; ; retail, fid t> 71. i Onions", per lb—Wholesale, Id to 1-Jd ;[ retail, 1-A-d to 2d. | Table potatoes (local) per ten—Whole-' sale, £5 to £7 ; retail, £5 10s to! £8 ' Chaff, per ton-Wholesale, £'2 17s fid! to £3 5s ; retail, £3 2a Gd to £3, Sharps, per 1001 b: Wholesale, 4s 91 to! 5s ; retail. 5- to 5s Gil. I ■T Bran, per 1001 b : Wholesale, 4s to 4-- 3d -J retail, 4*6.1 to 4s 91. j Oats (Southern), per bushel: Retail, '!■■ sdto2s6d. | Oats (local), per bushel: Wholesale, 2t.> 2d to2s3d; retail, 2s 4d. ! Fowl wheat, per bushel : Wholesale : '2 s; 7(1; retail, 2s 10c! to 3s. i Maize, per bushel : Retail : 3'. i H AMI TON STOCK MARKET. j At the n.onthly sale held hi the Ham ilton Borough Van's on Thursday a large number of stock wi i>- brought forward) with a good attendance of the public. About 130 heal of fat cattle were penned for which a good demand was shown, at j prices from 5s to IPs per head beiow last' sale, aged aud indifferently fatted cow?! being dull of sale The t p price foil steers, £9, was made by a well finished! pen sent in by Mr Hewitt, ot Waingaro.j Young cattle wire well represtnted andj iu good demand at late rates. Dairy! cows were iu moderate supply and sold? well. The she p were well-! filled with a good class of fat! sheep, for which a brisk demand waSjj shown. Pigs were in full supply and| sold at late "rates. Prices were : Calves,| small, 19s to 26a ; good calve-, 30s to £2| 5s ; 18-months heifers, £2 to £2 5s ; !8-| months steers, £2 6s to £2 18s ; two l year-old steers, £4 to £4 10s ; two year-f old heifers, £3 to £3 10s : empty cows,g £2 15s to £3 12s ; bulls. £3 to £ri 2s (id ;S dairy cows, aged. £2 Ids to £3 10- ;g good cows, £4 to £5 15s ; fat c iws, £'A: IBs to £6 12s ; fat steers, £'s 6s to £9.| Sheep : Fat ewes, 9s 3d to 12s ; fat!; wethers, 13s 4d ; store wethers, 103 41 ;i rut lambs, 5a 8d to 9s 3d. Pius : Wean-| ers, 5s to 7s 6ii ; slips, 9s 61 to 13s 6d ;| grown pigs,'2la to 30s. A few horses| and sundries were sold at current rates. | AUCKLAND MARKETS. i New Zealand Loan and Mekoan-k tile AoßNcy Co- (Ltd). Kki'okt : | Horses: On Friday, at the Durham! Yards, a laree number uee hrought| ~. forwatd. and all sorts were eagerly com-| peted for We (juote : Active heavy| draughts, from £26 to £39 ION; mediumi do., £l6 to £24 5- ; Huh; harness, £S ss| to £l7 2s 6! ; hacks. £5 15s to £l2 7sj", 6d. During the week we sold the heavy* draut'rU stallion Better Times for 260 guineas. The baker's cart ad-K vertised made £l7 ; roadster, £8; sp'ingj cart, £l3. Cattle : At the Newmarket?; Yards on Tuesday dairy cows wereV penned in full numbers, and sold at im-g proved rates ; fat stock were yarded injj more than avetage numbers, and sold aw fully last week's values. Oxen bronght" from 21s to 24s per 1001 b; cows, 17s to| 20?. Fat steers sold at from £6 to £I OS 7s 6d; cows, £3 to £7 12s 6.1. Dairy| cows brought from £4 5s to £7 7s Gel ;ff store do., £2 lis to £3 !4s Sheep :| Sheep were yarded iu barely averages numbsrs at Newmarket on Tuesday, ond& sold well at improved rates. Wethersp sold at from 12s 3d to 16s 91 : ewes, 9s§ b'd to 15s. A draft of two-tooth stored ewes Drought 13s fit. Lambs, yardtd inSf barely average numbers, sold ;.t from 7sjf 6d to 12a 9d. Pigs : Porkers brought! from 17s to_24s fid ; weaners, 4s 6d to 7sg ~~"~S)iL At - Waiuku on Saturday iheie wass a larger muster than for some mouths, % and bidding was extra brisk, grown stores steers bringing as high as £8 12s (j.i. Ai draft of 70 steers frcm the Te Akau itiufr averaged £7 16s 6d. Dairy cows brouehti up to £6 17s 6.1 ; store d.>., £2 to £3 7s ;& calves, £! 2s to £1 lis. Hides : At ot;i| weekly auction sale on Tuesday we dis-S] posed of a large catalogue at late rates,|| the demand being kicu tor all '.veil | flayed, both cow aid ox. Sales we rig made as follow* : Stout, o.jd to fi : Jd ;B medium, 4|.l to 5d ; light, to 41 ;| cow, 33'1 to 4d ; kip, 3d to .V;-.l ; calf, 4 » to 4|d ; fctags, '2id to 2J.1 per In, scoreeß and cut Jd to |d less. Sin ernkins : A.-| the wool matket is lirmer, skins ad-fi vauced in sympathy, the demand leiueK for well-salted pelts and skins ; dry are* not in such good doman '. Tallow b Best, 18s to 19s per cwt. Woo! : .Sincs| our sale on the 15th inst., we have pri-B vately disposed of close on 500 hales atfe very satisfactory prices, tsptciaily fo>|j those lines showing a little iju il ty. Fiji | half-bred wc have obtained 7 ; }d, tlnfi highest price of the mouth, other sale.-i being : Half-bred, 6d : hue crossbred, sd| to sjd ; coarse do., 4[dtu 4|d per lb.l We have sold cur uslia' quantity of b»as.S etc., at prices rauging from 3|d to 4;f | for fierce ; cotts, 31 to -Id ; pieces, 1-Jdj to 3d; bellies, 2d to 2|-d ; lucks, Id to| 2d. Tails, Is 10(1 per do/.en. Maize :| Only from 200 to 300 s-.cks received this-B week, whbh were forwarded on to| Sydney, leaving nothing ii;r the locaiK market ; cousenuently local buyers were! prepared to give 2s GAd ex store, to sup-| ply urgent outers. Nominal current! "' --rate is 2s 5d on wharf for wholesale lines. {] Oats : Marxet is film at 2s e.i.t. for ' B 'B grade, duff : Worth Hi at tail tcj wholesale ljuysrs. I'o'ntoes : Supplies! are coming iu mete freely, and pricea aitl easier at fn m £5 10-a to £6. |