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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1607, 21 October 1882, Page 2

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ir«U>«/o Ti>»cs Office, k\id\y. AI'CKLVN'D I.IVK STOCK MVHKKTS. Mi< Am'ki'ij Ui'cklwd's Wi i m.y Ri port.— At the H.nmarVct, on Vrid-iy last, fodder was again very plunlilul, and biouijlit .slightly lower price*. Ihe hoi sc yards were well filled with .1 rowed assortment ot horses, most of whi< li were disposed of at good prices. At llw uvcklj sale ot hides, skins, and tallow, held .it Hijmaiket on Tuesday last, thcie was .1 larger number ol hides brought forward than usual, .and general!) ».f good quality ; prices wore lower than a. te.v weeks .since— about h illnenny per 1b; highest pricee c obtained for good hides was from 'i> 5 8d totU 13-101 thelb. Sheepskins weie also in hill numbers, and good inquiry. Full woolled skins brought Irom 3s 5d to t\< OJ each. Wool, in bags, fid to O^d the lb. Tallow, in small lots, irom 20s to 3ls Cd the cwt. At PokenO, on Monday, the usual muster of cattle was yarded , a good number sold, the balance dii\cn forward for the Drury sale on Wednesday. At Pi ur> , on Wednesday, the:c was a full muster of cattle ot all classes, and a good attend nice of bujeis, the improved \ allies tecently obtained for grown steers was ftilh sustained, and jounger tattle were also in slightly better inquiry ; and all brought forward found ready buyeis At ixLcinucia, on 'Ihursdaj, dairy cattle were numerous, nnd .it late \alues; few stoic cattle j.irded. Fat cattle in moderate number, and better worth from 20s to 80-. per head Prices ranged fiom 27s to .!2s the lOOlbs, Ihe only truck of cattle tiom W.uk.ito, Mr W. Ta\lor's, averaged £11 5s eaih. weie ilso in shoit supply, and better worth than last week about 2s per head. Prices ranged from fully 2UI toi shorn sheep to 3UI for those in their wool. Lambs were numerous, and scarcely so high as last week. Prices ranged from 10a to IK each. Pigs were scarcely icpresented, and consequently all yarded brought good \alues. Mi.ssrs. Hu\n k a\i> Noian's. Wi i.Kr.\ Report .—Horses : 'lhcre has been a steady demand but no upw.itd tendency in prices, and a good many have changed h mds.it about the pievums week's \ allies. At the Dm ham Y.uds, on Friday, there was about an average muster Steady competition throughout, and almost Without e\( cption those submitted were disposed of. Wo (iuote-H icks, fiom LS to LIG 15s ; medium dr.uight,;{,l3 to Lil , he.v) draught, L 37 to Ll5 10s. \\ 001, Hides and Skins ■ Iho supplj was limited, and values rangfd about the saunas the previous week's. Hides, 3d to %d per lb , skins, Is lid to 4s 7d. C ittle : lhe number offered has been quite up to the .nciage. lhere was a m.uked lmpitncment in the value ofd.no cows, btoies maintained last week's \ allies, and there was a rise of about Is per lOOlbs or. beef. Sheep were in adequ itc supplj, and corresponding demand lhe in ijonty penned atNewmarket, on I'uesd.n, were shorn sheep, nnd sold «tt from Us !)d to 17s. Limbs >\ere plentiful and sold at horn !)s i)d to 15-.. Pigs : Scaicc.value highei. AUCKLAND M VHKJ.I' QUOT \TIONS. Hay vmj Corn — // "Jwlrsnh M n/e, loi.il. 4s l)d ; Fni, ditto, (none), Oih, .is Od to 3s fed; "Wheat, local (none), fowl, Is .id to Is !)d , .seed, (>-. (id to 7s, nominal; itailey, 4s Id to 4s (id; ll.irlev, milting, .-;» to js .) 1 (limited sup{>l> offirst-chss samples), ILij, meidnw, per ton, pressed, L 5 to LO, Lucerne, ditto, LO to 1.0 10-, (nominal), Str.av, p>-r loul, 18s to LI 10,, Chaft, mi\ed, Lj 10 s ; Oaten Cliaft, L.'i 100 to LOUeij scaice); Hay, oiten, La to L 5 10-., Clo\er, L"> 10s to LO, Potatoes, per ton, L"> 10s to Lv Rihul . Maize, .">=: Oats, ditto, 4s to ts Jd, Ur.ni, per lOOlbs, Ss Od, Mi.iips, pei lOOlbs, &s (id, Wheat, iowl, per bushel, ss, H.irlej, feed ditto, 4s (id to ss. llaj, per cwt , 0» to 0s Od; Lucerne, ditto, 7> Od to Ss; Oaten, ditto, 0, to 7»; Straw, ditto, Ji to !•>, Cluir, ditto, o* Od to (is; Potatoes, 7s. F/our M\rkbi.— Wlioh \ir/i . Superfine Flour, .silk dressed, per ton, £\\ \ do, do., household, LU ; hundreds 5s , titties 10-, ,per ton e\tr.i, sacks and bags free, Southern, do, Ll2 10» to 1.13; JSr.m, per ton (sacks included), local, LS (\en scarce) ; Southern, do. (none) , slurps, 1,2 (\eiy :»caree); do. LS(\eiy scarce), Cabin liiead, do , LI!); Oatmeal, do, J-17 10s to LIS, I'e.ul l».irle\, do , L2O to L2J , ]>read, per lib loaf, aid. .Si i us.— Lucerne, Is .Jil ; White Clo\er per ]b,, Is to Is Id, Hid Cl.nei, per lb , ')il to 10d; Covvgiass, per lb ,Is to Is 2d , Alsjke, per lb , Is to lb id , iioloil, per lb , 7d to 8d ; limothj.per lb., 7d , Rape, pu lb , Id to 3d; l'urple-top Abei. 1 urnip, pir Ib , Is M, Green top Abcr. do, Is ,id , (mm dl ibe liunip, pc i ]b.. Is, Prairie tirass, per bushel, 7s to 8s; Kyegrass, per buslul, 0b Od to 7b 0d ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about bb Od. M\M ki s — ]?onedus.t is firm — Sjdnej, £1 to £& 10b, .u coi ding to quality ; \ii(.kland, £1 to £b 10s ; PiruMan guano, to £"Ij> , M ilden Island, £i>; liuoit Gu mo, small lots, £'i to £(>, bigs included ; iiutst's Chemical Manure, £\\ 10s; JJonefloui, &S to £'.) 10b. J'm<m and Dviky Pkoijlci- — U'/io/i'sn/r • Butter, fresh, 10rl , ISuttcr, salt, lOd ; cheese local, £>d to S\il ; Canterbu.)' do, b'j.d to 'M ; Kggs, pei do/., lOd , Lard, per bladder, lid to 7d , Jtacon and Hams, Prownciil, Gd to Sd ; Hams, bd to Oil; C.mteibury Hams and 35acon, baie, 6d to S\d ; Jams, per case, j do/i , £1 17s Od to £1 18s 3d; Fowls, per pair, 3s to lis. Riiuil; Milk, per quart, Id, Hutter, Jresh, Is 3d, salt, do ,Is3d ; Chcise. colonial, do., Sd to lOd ; liggs, pel do/ , Is ; Lard, per lb., .")d to bd, 1 owls, tach, 2b Od to S-, Od , Ducks, do, 2s 0d to 3s 'Id, Geese, do., ">•> to 7s; lurkejs, do., each, Is Od to Ss lid, (i icon, per lb., lOd to Is; Hams, do., Is to Is Id. Kalki G( M VM) Fi a\ M \Kivi i —Gum is \cr> firni, at inci cased prices quoted below. Receipts for the month to d ite, 202 tons. Ihe iollowmg c]uutations approximate to present rates — Fair ordmaij (no.ie). good ordinal^, L4O to L4l; East Coast, L.'.O to I '.1. l'la\, per ton, Ll7 to J,lO, low, do., L 7 to 1.0; Fungus per lb , 3d, Cocoanut I'ibie, per cwt., 15s to 17s ; Becswas, Od per Ib