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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1641, 11 January 1883, Page 2

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, , «■ Wailcaio Tunes Office, Wednesday. SVONJSy MAttKETS. ■ Mi'SsKs Moiu ani; Co i opart under d.itc, bydney, December 21st, 1832:^- ' 'Woo:.— Considerable business has bjen done since the date <if our last circular, and .it jjnt i--winch show very Uvor.ihly .is con<p in-d with latost London pi ires, Wo have siold 11,(500 b.ilf.v exclusive ofIOOO sacks .md pocket< during till ' montli, at Ihe following range of value, vi/. :— Uicasy. inferior, GUI to Sil; medium, 8^ to KM ; and good to supruor, lid to 14] d p-r |b. the lattei price tor <i stipeiior parcel from tl c Murrumbidgco Oistuct Washed I'leec-c : faulty to middling, 14d to lV'id ; good to superior, lhd to 2') d per Id. Jvouied skimioul, ltd toli)d; .ml si vuied fleece, -Ud to 21,' d pel lb. Gieass tleei c .tndbcourrd vonl. hau- been the mos,t rcadih pUeec! \\ isl ed lleece not hiving been so iliui/l in rcijuril, until ii'tnpt ot London telotfi.uiis v--Jiortin,; .i himtr m irkct towards the close ol tlie JVovembc'r sales, lor the better dest nptio'isoi w.ibhcd llc-cci ; alter which buyers operated with more iieedom, espec I ill> for leading lots 'Hie foreign demand continues a or) active, and when ownoi's. u'->cives aio not excessive liusuu^s is rc.tdil} dune No further auction sales will be held after tins week until the new )enr. Our next sale w ill be on the .<rd Januar). K( cent advices lead us to .mticipate that there will soon be a modification of the American tarift in iespe( tol wool It is needless to say th it any reduction on the lus'.i duty now imposed will be liaik-d with satisfaction here, and will piopo - t ion, ltd) benefit our market lor this staple.— Tidlmv —At last sale prices exhibited an upward tendency, but at the eailier sales ot the month a i eduction on thepievious rates had to oe accepted for shipping parcels. Trade lots since our last have receded about L 2 per ton. Hie quantity of all descriptions coming forward is hunted. We quote beet at fiom L 32 to L.iJ 10-. ; mutton, L3J Ills to LJ4 10s ; and mixed, L2O to LJO per ton —Unit s -A fair amount of business is being done for export at prices fully equal to those of l.tst month. Tanrrrs are puicnasing sparingly in consequence of the low prices ruling foi leather. lleavKsareinmostrequestfoiloi.il use We quote prime heavies at up to lUI, hea\ics .i/d to Ijd, medium 3| to 3jd, light and dry 3,' dto t^d per \b.—//onc ///</('i.--Large are worth fiom fis to Gs Od each, small to medium, 2s 6d to i= bd.—Aanfiiioo .S/.///4.— Prices do not show any unpnn eiuent, We quote large at from Ms to 20s per do/en, medium bsto 13s, and small •is 7i. Weewl eaten and badly cured are almost unsaleable —Leaf ha. -There is not much disposition to do business at tke present time, and the low puces that ha\c to bu takun arc unremuner.itive to tanners.. We quote sole at from (id to fed for iiicdtuiii, best B]a to V\ ; Kip, 12d lo 14d; harness, lid to l^d ; tweed, lOd to lb<l , ■ .ill, 20d to 'JCd per lb ; bag, 8s to 10s per si I ■; basils, Os to lls per do/cn.~ Tin Oic h.is i_Ccj in receded in value, owing to lower rates navin^ to be accepted ioi tin in London. Uii u\,- H'/itaf Reports from most ol tin i. -.1 1 ids in this colony gi\e a favourable account of the haivest, and .some uf the new wheat will shortly be available fui the city millers. Our last salts ol Caliiomian have been at fis <id per bushel — O<ih are woith trom :Js 8d to J^ 1d per bushel