Auckland Markets—Yesterday. Auckland, Friday evening.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 508, 21 August 1875, Page 2

Auckland Markets — Yesterday. Auckland, Friday evening.

At the Hay market to-day, fodder was in usual supply ; consequent on showery weather lower values. Two choice loads brought 5s 6d and 5.s Od respectively. Balance from 2s to 4scwt. Tartarian oats 4s pur bushel. Very few horses, but for tho*e brought forwaid, good enquiry, Light harness horses sol.] from £17 10s to .£27; heavy draught. £i' 2; riding hui'^e^ lroui £8. Hides ;ind skins were ode red m full n anbeu. (Jalf skins 4s to o^, sheep skins full wo A 4s to 5s Gd each, infenor is Gd to 2s. Firafc eises of imprisonment for non-j)iyiaeut of Education rate have occurred. An^ell of Three Kings, AleDennott Panmure, arrested on warrant, both were able to pay but sold off rather thau " stump up " l (l ive warrants issued against defaulters at the Thames. Binney quotes Dunedin Hour, XI I 10s; Oamaru, £V2 ; bran, £5 ; pollard, £7 ; oafs, £17 ; pearl barley, 28s ; wheat (southern) 4s 6d , barley, 5s 3d ; oats, 3i 3d ; market glutted. Htms and bacon, Is; cheose, 10^d; potatoes, £7 o*. At produc3 sale to-day, liiglau b.ioti realisad 5d to 9^l; inferior butter, B|d to ls^d. It is feared that a gentleman on a vibit to the Warkworth Hotel is drowned. He sailed down the river on Monday lasfc, and has not since been seen.