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Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1077, 19 October 1901, Page 2

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Thk Waikato Arous Offictk. Tliifc DayAUCKLAND MARKETS. , Mksskh Alfred 1 • i*(*kijan i> and Sons’ Report. Horses: At the fluymarket, weekly Si*l • We hud an avcinge entry, and for st.au eii good young horses eompeliti owns k en, slid many oh>ngi;d hands at full values. The heavy draughts olt'nred were not of a very goad class, and cohm quenlly were neglected but the medium or active dimights were of a superior class, nml sold leadily at prices varying from £M() to £3B e c!i; others, hardly ao heavy, £25 to £2B; unbroken stout cobs, £l4 to £lB ; quiet staunch trap horses, £lO to £l4 ; hacks and e'g norscs, £5 to t’S ; li,;hr ha'-hi and ponies, fiom £2 10; each. Hay and straw : Short of r quirt in a'.s and at full values ; meadow hay, hy the load 2s to 2a Gdcwl ; and straw 20s to 33s the load, delivered. Hides, Skins. Tallow, ole : A smaller catalogue than usual; prices good throughout ; both ox and cow at an advance, and all cleared at \ I to |d per lb over list week’s quotation ; sheepskins, up to Us 31 each, the ruling prices being 2s to 2s 9d each, and for station and fanners’ skha Is to Is 101 each; wool, iii oddments, 31 and 3£d for loogwool, and 1-J 1 per lb for pieces. At Remuera on Thursday, daily cows were penned in usual numbers. Prices for those at profit were from £4 10s to £7 2s (id ; store cattle kept late values. Fat and young calves, plentiful, sold free'y ; fresh-dropped brought from Gs to 12s; medium 14i to IGs; others, up to £2 4s; 70 sold. Fat cattle came forward in average numbers, and all of good quality, which were firm at last week's quotations, steers ami heifers bringing from 21a to 23s per 100!b ; aged cows, 17s to 19ss; steers ranged in price from £7 2s Cd to £lO 7s G I ; cows, £4 10s to £8 The sheep pens were filled, aud prices ruled lower, fully la fid a head. Ho ivy wethers brought from 16s to 17s 9J ; ewes, 13s to 17s fid ; others, 10s to 12s fid ; 1300 sold. Lambs, plentiful, scarcely kept last week’s prices; wellfatted brought from 10s to 14s; lighter sorts, 7s to 9s; 250 sold. Pu:s, fairly well represented ; small tire not in much demand, but hacouers and good porkers are fetching extreme valuers.

NEW ZE/ LAND DRUG COM PANTS MANURES. Mkssrs Kempthoknb, Prosser and Co.’s (New Zealand Drug Company, Limited), Westfield Manure Price List, season 1901 One ton.

recount less 2| per cent for cash. Prices subject to alteration without notice. Previous lists now cancelled.

“A” Superphosphate (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluble, 32/34 per coot. ; ammonia, 1 percent.) Xo 15 0 1 B ’ Superphosphate, 2cwt sacks, 35/36 per soluble 4 15 0 Boncdust (pure), steamed 7 5 0 Bonedust (pure), green.,. 7 1-5 0 Bonedust and Blood G 15 0 Special Root Manure .. 7 5 0 Special Potato Manure 7 5 0 Special Grass Manure ‘ A ’ (for top dressing) 7 0 0 Special Grass Manure 4 B ’ (for permanent pasture) .. 7 0 0 Special Potato Manure 7 5 0 Special Turnip Man ure 7 0 0 Special Rape Manure ,. 7 0 0 Special Corn Manure ‘ A ’ (for green feed) .. 7 0 0 Special Corn Manure 4 B ’ (for wheat, oats, barley, etc.) 7 0 0 Special Maize Manure 4 A ’ (for green feed) 7 5 0 Special Maize Manure 4 B ’ (for cob maize) 7 5 0 Special Ore,hard Manure 4 A ’ (for young tress) 7 15 0 Special Orchard Manure 4 B ’ (for fruit formation).. 7 15 G Special Glover Manure.. 7 0 0 Special Onion Manure,. 7 15 c Special Sugar-beet Manure ., 8 15 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. 16 10 0 Surprise Island Guano, 2cwt. sacks (42 per cent, phosphate of lime) 4 0 0 Malden Guano, 2cwt. sacks (Go per cent, phosphate of lime),,. 0 11 0 Kainit, original sacks about 2 cwt. .. .. .. 4 7 6 Per cwt Nitrate of Soda (original sacks about 2cwt.) 14 0 Muriate of Potash (original sacks about 2owt.) ,. 16 0 Sulphate of Potash, original sacks about 2owt. ,, 16 0 Sulphate of Iron, original sacks about 2cwf 10 0 Per bag Special Garden Manure, 1 lib bags I 6 Fowl Grit, 141b bags, coarse, medium or fiuo 1 6 Per g alien. “K.P.” Improved Sheep Dip, five-gallon drums 3 9 Kemp’s Branding Fluid, throe colours—blue, black, red — 4-gallou tins, two in a case,,, 3 9 In 1 -gallon tins 4 3