COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1628, 9 December 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

""""( m^Mtp Tims* OJfUh; Friday. ' Mr Al-VRI » HUCKIAVI) S WI'KKI.V K.t'l'OHT.— At the Haym irkct on .Friday last small loads of fodder were numerous 1 and in good demand, horse*, of a good class, whose working could bd depended 'ojf>anycrffr6m I>2S-'U> i E4O, and useful hacks L 7 to Ll7 each. On Tuesday .'i large 1 inumbcf f\ sInMT paecdls* jbT Wr.ol>jerfc siftd tfi fho Vo'ofwWhcrs rft prideS tfiryirig-Trom 3R toTJd / locks and pieces from It! "to 4d the lb. .Skins •wero lower ill pi ice thftti foY ( some time, anil ranged from JsJ}tl,to $•> 7dii peUh from,|(Jd each { hides from 2id to 3d, tlie ( lb. T.vllo.w, 27s the cwt. At the monthly cattle sale ftbld at W.iiuku on Saturday 100 he.id cattle were yarded, and Jouml ready bWufS among the settlots of thcncigh-, bourhooti. Tliey wero principally young cattle, b\ib female Stock" were. it low values. At tin: Pukekohe monthly sale held on Monday there was a full muster of well-bred cattle, with a numerous attendance of buyers, resulting in steady i bidding, the sale, and all cattle yarded being sold at'slightly higher willies than have lately been obtained. At Remuera, on Thursday dairy cattle wen* at latu values; s»tore cattle at lower prices. Fat cattle in limited number, and better, worth than last ( Week- ;'pric'e£ ranged for good steers from 20s to 24s the lOOlbs. Sheep and lambs in full numbers, t and- slightiy-lo>vcc^.values i for sheep,- pric-os ranged lrom 2d 2^d the lb., lambs from 8s to 12s Cd each. Cal^e? unusually numerous, and, unless very good quality, at much lower values. Pigs of a good class in brisk inquiry. ' Hunter 1 Axd Kot-An's Report.— Horses : The number brought forward has been unusually large for really eopd young horses, ,'lherc has been 'a steady aema'nd, but linm-iny instances,, expectations of sellers were not realised. At the Durham Yards, oh Friday a large number were submitted , by auction but, in several instances, resei-ves could not be reached, and <i considerable number wore withdrawn until the lollowmg week. Uiddirig for unbroken stock 1 was slow.attrtbutabie in some measure to tin; fact that a shipment of an unusually good description from Alotiti rame to hand too latCj.'ind had, consequently, to be held over. We quote hacks from L 9 to LlB ; active draught; from L2O 10s to L3l ; pair buggy horses, L5O. Wool : Less than the expected number were catalogued at Durham on Mtfnday; only about 200 packets being submitted.' '1 hero was a decline in vajne of fully id pur lb., advices from. Home not' being reassuring. Washed longwool sold at 9-{d ; gre'dsy 6d to 7W. On Tuesday, hides sold at 3d per lb' : skms.'ls 3d to 4s Id. Cattle 1 : There has becniincreascd activity in dairy .and store cattle and prices advanced asbidi*, but the value ot butchers stock remained unaltered. 'Iherewas butr a limited number yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday, but there was a full muster at Papakura on • Wednesday. The bidding at Newmarket was slow, but at Pdpakura it was eager, and both buyers and sellers were satislied with transactions. We quote : Calves: from Itis to 2.is ;, jearlings, from 30< to 375. 2 year-old heiters, from L,i to L 2 16 dry cows, L' 2 l'is 0d to L 3 15 ; 2 year-old steers from £3 7s Gd to £1 ; grown steers, £4 10s to L."> ss ; beet, "20s to 22s (id. Sheep were in limited supply, but the tendency in price was downwards. Wethers sold at iron' 12s Od to l(ss ad ; in wool, 18s i)d ; lambs, from 0» to 14s (id. Pigs, coarse, sbipbornc, sold low, but for choice porkers, 4d per lb. live weight was given.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. I?\km and Dairy Pkouulb — (F/w/rw/c: Butter, fresh, Sd : Butter, salt, 8d ; Cheese local, 3d to Bhd'i Canterbury do., H\d \ to 9d : Hg^i per tio/.un. Is 3d ; Lard, per bladder, 6d to 7d ; Bacon and Hams, ProviriLi.il, (Jd to 8d ; Hums, 8d to 9d ; Canterbury Hams and .Bacon, bare, 3d to aid, to Odin cloth; Jams, .'> do/ , £1 17s (id to £1 13s 3d; Fowls, per pair, 4s to ss. Retail. .Milk, per qu.ut, 4d ; Butter, fresh, lOd; salt, do., lOd; Chouse, colonial, do , OdtolOd; Eggs, per do/., Is (Jd (plentiful); Lard, per lb.,Odto fld; l'owls, each, 2s Od to, 3s Od ; Ducks, do., & (Id to 4fe <Sd; Geese, do., ,5a to 7s; Fuikcjs, do., each, ."» Oil ti> 10=,; Pigeons, •2s Od to 3s Od per pair ; Bacon, per lb., lOd to Is ; Hams, do., Is to Is 4d. Kauri Gum and Ii ax M vkki r. — Ine Gum jnaiket is steady at prices quoted below. Receipts ior month to date, 135 tons. 'Ihe following quotation* approximate to present rates:— Fair ordinary, none: good ordinal \, L4l to lA2 : Ji-ist Coast, ]/>l to I.si. V\.i\, per ton, LIT to L-20;« i'ow, do., L 7 to LI), Fungus per lb., 3Jd ; Coco.mut Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s ; Beeswax. 9d to lOd per lb. Ha^ and Cokv Markki —U'/w/rin/r: Mai/e, local, 4s i)d to .">•,; Fiji, ditto, (none); Oats, 3-,tld to :ss3d;s 3d; "Wheat, local (none); low!, 4s 3d to 4s Od; Barley, 4s 4d to 4s Od; Bade), maltinsj, .*>s to 5s 3d, (limited supply ot hrst-class samples) ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, L 5 to LO, Lucerne, ditto, LO to LO 10s (nominal); Straw, per load, 18s to LI 10s; Chaff, mixed, L.5 10*, Oaten Chaff. L 5 10s to 1.(3 (very scarce); Hay, oaten, L."> to L.'i 10s; Clover, Ls los to LO, Potatoes, per ton, LO to L 7 (scarce). Retail : MaiZo, ,1s : Oats, ditto, is to 4s 3d ; Bran, #or IOOIbs, 7s ; .Sharps, per lOOlbs, Ss Od; "Wheat, fowl, per bushel, ss; Barlcj, feed ditto, 4s Od to .Os; Hay, per cwt., Cs to (is OdLucerne, ditto, 7s Od to bs; Oaten, ditto, 0s to 7s; Straw, ditto, 3» to 4s; Chaff, ditto, js 6d to 6s; Potatoes, 7s. Flour Mann i.— U'holt salt . Superfine Hour, silk dressed 1 , per ton,' £13 10^; do., household, Ll2 10s ; hundreds '3s , fifties 10s., per ton extra, sacks and bags fiee; Southern, do., LI 2 10s to LW, Bran, per ton (sacks included), local, Lo los , Southern, do. (none) ; Sharps, LO 10s : Cabin Bieud, do., Ll3 ; Oatmeal, do., Ll7 10s to Ll3; Pearl Barley, do., L2O to L2l ; Bread, per 21b loaf, J'-d. Si'i ds.— Lucerne, Is 3d ; White Clover per lb.. Is to Is Id; Red Jlo\er, per lb., i)d to 10d| Cowgrass, per lb., Is to Is 2d; Alsyke, per lb.', Is lb Is Jd ; Trefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Timoth) , per lb., 7d ; Rape, per lb., 4d to 5d ; Purple top Abcr. lurnip, per lb., Is .id; Green lop Aber. do, Is .id; Gieen Globe lurnip, per lb.. Is ; Prairie Grass, per bushel, 7s to Bs, j Ryegrass, per bushel, 0s Od to 7s Od ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about Ss Oil . .Mii>cli 1-ANi.ou.s, — Kerosme, from Is 7d_to is Bii; oidin.iry brands. Woolpacks m quantity, as «d each; Corn hacks, 8s Od to !k pei du^en. I'rucinj; Wire, No 0, 7, and 8. assorted, Ll5 to LIO per ton. Lime, slacked, Is per bushil; Quick Lime, in stone, Is Gd to 2«.. New /e.i- ! tud Paltn«s, 51t., ,7s (id to 10s , oft., 13s ; : 'li-tree Ruls, 1.2 KK'Vo L 3 10s per 100; Pin in Posts, L 0 to L 7: similes, 13-s to 14s per 1000; Hobart Palings, olt., 10s to 18s; Ott , lbs to 20s; Hobart Rails, (scarce), 7.*>s, 85s and 100s, bu>inir ami sellinjf quotations. i \! wt'Ri s — lSonodtist qutet. — Sydney, £7 to £,S 10s, an online to <iu.ilit\ ; Atiill uid, £1 to £H 10s ; Pciuv.an jru m.», to , Mildcn Island, £b, lluon Uu tno, small lots,/.', to /(>, batfs included ; Hurst's Clicmical Manure, £11 10s , Boncflour, x.B to £» 10s.