COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1634, 23 December 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Hinih* \^a Nola.v s Kkpokt,- Horses : A lar>te nu.nb'jr hire .i;im been brought forward, and.fouudty<ir ihaspn.iuuHy.t.b^p.pjyious week's r.i?c\, anu, in f.i t, weedy slock was. a shad.' higher. > Hie uum >t?r entered for dispos.il at tho Fait held At tin' Durham Yards was not as large ,isUst >oar^ but an , unnsu,tUy ( hir^e .number vprkl sufoihittccU by (auction and .disposed of. Several antmilt held over for higher htfuies found purcb iseis on th<s occasion, and prieus on the whole were in fcavor of vendors, as compared with' the last few wrecks. We quote hit 1 - ks from fJi<si to Ll4 6s 5 good active -spring carl hors-os, from 1.18 lO* to t.23 ; draughts, from L2J to L3t>, Woi/I, y ides, and "skins ; I'ncic was but .i limited num >er ot hides and skins on Tuesday, Hides . -sild at 3J>l : skin*, Is 81to3> 9i ; pelts, 9d to Is 3d Tho wool sato of tho series wa« held at the Darhim Wool Loft on Ihu sday. Diore was an increase tn the number of buyers, and pnees advanced fully ' a halfpenny, but as both -the' staple! ' and gpt-up .was faulty, no his'Jfr h^ure was obtained. Prices ranged from s}dto7id. Washed wool, also, had an upward-, tendency, and ringed from 9{d to lOd ptr lb. Cattle: There h « oeen animation tn the fat ito-.'k .mirket, but diiry „md store stock were ' not in such lpiJd de'm md as on the previous week. A good <n.mv wu. « v irded at Newmarket, on I'luxdiv, but a" limited numborat W'aiuku. An indnp.tninon to purchase was evinced at l» >th i»la -c's ThVre wis an upw ird ten<U>ne\ lor Ux beasts and 25 s pei lOQlbs. was given to top s rt. indifT-re't iv fitted vvcre relatively, lower, and «ever il <>t the luichfr pens were bought bv a g. izicr. >liul'p wore suficiencly numerous for r. -i u c iK'iiU. I'rkes were steady, , but there wisno ii i.yard tendency. Lambs 'vere numerous .i •lc.juillv om > tad f»r throughout thesaleat f Oiti 7- 91 to 15>, «*i^s : In moderate supply, but tor descriptions prices were scarcely so hi^h as on thij previous week. M* -KriiKo Isulkl\nOs Wikkiv Rbport.— y\t tne Hiyin.irke . on Friday, K"od loads of hay sold it extreme v lines, prices ranjjfd fiom 6s to &. 3 1 tie ewe; bran, £1 ll* the ton ; oat«, a» 6d and 3t3i . mttzo. 4> Si to .">s the bushel The thoio fibred hor-.es advertised were withdrawn, but l'r it ilfjar sold lor /T-43, and a number oi me hum horses from £l to LlO ; harness horses, LlO to Ll3 10s catl). On baturday the especial salt of hoises. fiom Waiiifanui, occasioned a full attendance of buyers, and a brisk sale throughout , many oi them being well-bread animals, suitable tor coaching. Prices for tins class r intfcd Irom LIJ <*a< h. regular sale, on luesd ly, best hides brought 'J^d the lb.; pelts, Id to 1> . Umt>»*in*, Is CJ ; sheepskins, (id lo Is Od each- md a uge numocr of ba^s and small pircels of wool ranged from ~>\d to i>^d ; locks and pieces from Ud to 4d the lb. At the wool bale on W'edne day :«H3 bales ucrr pitched, principally wool Hi grease, lor winch then was a better inquiry than at any of tin- pros ious sales, i rices ipngcd from 0M to 74' d7 4 'd but the greater portion brought from (Ijd to 7Ad the lb., or about lult-penny over pirvious sales. Washed wools were no better worth, prices rinir, (1 fromSfd to 10d the lb. _U ]ltui\ on Wed • day there was j. \cry hiryo nuistcr ol stoic c.iUlo, and a numerous attendance ; bidding 1 was \ery dull, and although all wore sold prices ruled low. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows were in less than usual nunibei, and at late values ; stoic cattle as lowci prices. lat cattle were jarded m moderate numbuis, and last week's \alues bareh sustained. Prices railed from 18s to 'Us the lOOlbs. _ Sheip were in usual supply, and better enquiry than last week. All yarded sold. Lambs were abundant, bttt maintained their pnees ; .those oi good quality ian gin p fiom 'Is to ll r is cacli. l'at cal\es and pigs \,cre plentiful and at lower \alucs. AUCKLAND MARKLT QL'OTATJOVs. Fvrm avi) Dairy Pkoblci - W'imhsali Butter, fresh, 8d : Hutter, salt, od ; Cheese local, Cd to G l (3 ; Canterbury do., b^d to 9d : Cir^s, per tocn, is Sd ; Lard, per bladder, Od to7d; Hacon and Hams, Provmd.'l, (id to Sd : H mis, 8d lo 9d ; Cantcibury Hams and Bacon, 9d to 9'd, in cloth; Jams, j dozen, £1 17s6dto^ll8s 3d; Fowls, per pair, -Is to os. Rrtail: .Milk, per quart, Id; Rutter, frosh, lOd ; salt, do., lOd; Cheese, colonial, do., 9d to lOd ; Eggs, per doz ,Is ud (plentiful) ; Lard, per lb , Od to 9d; Fowls, each, lS Od to 3? Od ; Ducks, do ,2sOd to 3s (id ; Geese, do., fis to 7s; lurkess, do., each, !}s Cd to 10s; Pigeons, 2s Cd to 3s 6d per pair; liacon, per lb., lOd to 3s; Hams, do., Is to Is 4d. Kal-ki Olm and Fia\ MARM.r.-llie Gum market is busk at prices quoted below. Receipts for month to d.ite, JOJ tons, ihe following quotations approximate to present rates. — Good ordinary, Ll'i to L-l(! ; East Coast, L 52 to Lsj. Fla\, per ton, Ll7 to L2O ; low, <30., L 7 io L 9 , tunjjus p er lb.. 3^d; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt., 15^ to 17s; Beeswax, Od to lOd pe' lb. Hvvavi»Cok\ MArki t —Wholesale: Maize, loi.il, i.Wto }= a l ; tlji, ditto, 4» Cd; Oats, 3s Gil to J-. l>d , W hcv., loi.il (none), ioivl, 4s to i-, Gd , \\ irley, is 0 1 to 4> hd ; H >) , meadow, per ton, L 5 to 1.0 Lucerne, ditto, LG to L(i 10. OiominJ': . v >:r,nv, per lo>d, l>>ito LI 10=; Ch.itF, Mixed, LS 10-, (J>tcn Chaff. Lo 10s to Lo(ver> i( ,in c), iiij, o,it. n, I sto Ls los, Clovei , L."> 10s to 1.0 Po..i'.;>-l,, pi i :on, Lb toL7 (scarce). Retail. M i.-f, 0 : O •-, ditto, 4^ to Is 3d ; Hran, per lOOlhi, L : Murpi. per lOOlbs, 8s Oi, VVt-cit, fo /i, per biiilu-l, 5";; Harle\, feed ditto, 4- lid io j. II iy, per cwt., (is to Us bd. Luce^-.e, ai"o. I. 01 to as, Otten, ditto, Gs to Iz. :■>(.-%"/, cut*-!, 3a to ii, Chalt, ditto, &b Gd to 6s, PotaU-js, 7.. Flojk 21 Nit<Lr — WunLsatc . Superfine Flour, silk drci^ 1 p- r - ol 'i 6^ 10>; do.,l:ouse-ho!d, LT2 i^ ; li'imiroi!-. 5 ,in ul-.u 1 -. 10> , per tone\tia, satks iid b v's ire. ; >.i:'.hv.i.i, do., LU to 1.12, j jjian, p-r ton is nk. included), local, LGlOs; | S'j itht'rn, (1 < L 5 j.O to LG ; .sharps, Lo 10s : Cihin ll,u>! (I- , LIS. Oitmeal, do. Ll7 10s t> US: P«-a 1 li.rUj, t!0,L20 to L2l ; Hrcad, per 21 j Unl JUI Sei jsi — Ltut nil. Is 3d ; .Vhitc Clover per 1 > , 1> i i li Id; i<ed clover, ])cr lb., Od to 101 Us'i'^i per 11)., Is to Is 2d ; Alsyke, p. - la , Is .n 1, 21 , I'rvtoil, per lb , 7d to 8d ; Fun itli}, per 1>) 7d , R tpr, per lb ,4d to od ; Purple to,j \l> r. 1 urnip, per lb., Is 3d, Qieen top \bet do. Is 3il , Cm en Globe Turnip, pi-r I>. Is , l'r .mi 1 Giass, per bushel, 7s to Bs, KjO^iaj 1 -, p i buiiirl, 6s oJto7sod, Cocksfoot, pe. bu-h. I, i i it b b' : MibCbi.i.ASLor — X rosme, fiom Is 7d to Is &J; ordinary br i. id-. Wuo'.p i ks in quantltv, ,), dd earn, v.orn .Sir!.-,, !)■. to lls per do/on Fencing W in , N > (i. 7, mil h, ..ssorted, Ll3los to Ll.'i per t.ni Lii.k si u ked. 1j por bushi 1 ; Quick Lime, m stom 1 , Is (id to 2s New Zeal.nd Piling, f.f , 7. Od to 10= : Git , 13, • h-trci'K uU, L 2 10, to L 3 10s per 100; Punri Posts, ]J> to L 7, >iiiiit{les. IS, to It, per 10<>0 ; U)bi'' i'alinif , Jli , lli, lo l»s; dtt., 13s to JO-.; llobirt Iv iiK, 'scarce), 755, S3s and 100b, bu tin' .mil! v lbi)4 quotation^ .\1 vnl'kl-> — Honedust i-as\, —^dney, £7 to ££ 10s, according to quality • Au( kland, {ft to £■* 10s; Peruv.an £\7 to £IS ; JNlildeu Cs anil, £}; Huon Guano, small lots. £ ~> to £0, 1) !£■> included ; Hurst's Clioinic.il Manure, £14 JUs; IJonedour, to £i) JOs.