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Waikato Argus, Volume XV, Issue 6035, 4 August 1903, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Thb Waixato Abods Office, This Day. <- -HAMILTON MARKET: PRICES CURRENT. The following quotations were given by the Hamilton tradespeople as ruling this : morning:— * Bacon : Farmers'—Wholesale, 7d ; retail, Bd. Canterbury—Wholesale, 9d j Bj retail, lid. Hams, per lb : Farmers'—Wholesale, I 9d ; retail, lid. Canterbory— Whole* / sale, 9d to 9Jd; letail.'lld to lUd. Eggs, per doz : Wholesale, lOd to Is ; retail, Is to Is 2d. Dairy butter, per lb: Wholesale, 7d toßd ; retail, 8d to 9d. Separator butter, per lb : Wholesale ; 9d : retail, lOd to lid. k Factory butter, per lb: Wholesale, \ lOdtolld; retail, lid to Is. Cheese (farm-made), per lb": Wholesale,sd; retail, 6d. Factoryl cheese, per lb : Wholesale, r ' : 6£d ; retail, Bd. Onions, per lb : Wholesale, fd ; retail, Id. Table Potatoes , (local) per ton: Wholesale, £3 to £3 5s ; retail, £3 5s to - £3 10s. sWi , Chaff, per ton : Wholesale, £3 15s; retail, £4 5s to £4 10s. Sharps, per 1001 b : Wholesale, 5s 6i: retail, 6s. ■Bran, per 1001 b: Wholesale, 4s 6d; reWffli ss. (Southern), per bushel: Wholes resale, 2s 4d ; retail, 2a Bd. Seed, retail ? 3i. k . " Oats (1 cal), per bushel: WtLi 3d ; rt-rail, 2a 6d. ■ft Fowl wheat, per bushel : Whole- ■ Pale— 4s 2d ; retail, 4s 6d to 4s 9d. " Maize, per bushel: Wholesale, 3b 4d ; : retail, 3s 8d to 3s 9d.

The Auckland Produce Committee have fixed quotations for butter and eggs as follow for the ourrent week :—Faatory butter, best brands, lOd to lid per lb ; farmers, separator or dairy make, first grades, Sd ; second grades, 7d; eggs, 10J per dozen.

LONDON MARKETS. I London, August 2nd.—At tbe periodi- , cat sales, bides were in small supply, bat If a few sold at prices slightly in buyers' ft favour. Ihelrozen Meat Trade Assoc ciations' Smithfield Market quotations < . for the under-mentioned classes of frozen meats are based on actual sales of not less than 100 carcases of mutton or lamb, or 25 carcases of beef of fair average quality. These quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now on the market:—New Zealand sheep, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: Canterbury, light, 48/561bs, 4 3 16d per lb ; Canterbury, medium, 56/641bs, 4j-d ; Canterbury, heavy, 64/72lbs, 4d. Uunedin and Soutkland, S6/64ibs, 4 l-16d; North \ Island, 55/651bs, 3 15-16 - Lambs and : beef are unchanged. River f late sheep, heavy and light, 3 15-lb'd ; beef is unchanged. Tallow : Stock, 17,010 casks; imports, 9404; deliveries, 8803.