COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1642, 13 January 1883, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Mr Auiu'.i) IlutKLwn'h Wm-.kiy kni-oni.— At the H.iymarket, on l<Viday last, fodder ranged irom 3» to fo Od the cwt ; oats, 3s 3d the bushel. Horse stock abundant. Heavy draught ringed from L2l to L4O ; medium draught, LlO to L 23 ; backs, from Lf> .md upwards. At the regular weekly hide, skin and wool sale on Tuesday. greasy wool in bales, brought from 5Jd to O^u the lb ; locks, '2d to :^d ; hides were in larger than usual number, prices ranged from 2td to 33d the Ib ; tallowy, 20s and 27"! the cwt; pelts, 3d to Is Id ; full-woolled skins, f>s 5d each. At Waiuku, on^saturday, there was rather a fuller market of young tows than usual, a draftof wellbred grown steers and young cattle. All were sold at late \ allies At Pukekoho, on Monday, good dairy cows were something better worth ; ycarlingstcrrsucrc.ilsoii^good enquiry ; .1 few < attlo indifferently fatted were passed at the auction : all other stock yarded sold freely. % At the special sale held at the residence of 1". C. Tylden, Esq., there was a numerous attendance. The land advertised sold for L 5 17s Gd and L 4 an acre, respectively. P.rood mare, foal at side, Ltd ; draught colt, L 22 ; spnngcart horse, LlO ; tu.o-> ear-old draught colt, Ll(>; dairy rows, irom 1.6 to L72:>ud; 13-month heifers, £2 lfis and £3; jcarlings, ,50>, ewes, from 8s 3d to 0», lambs, 5s and Us (id each, Kandnll harrow, fiB 10s, Wall.v c single plough, L72s Od, reaper and mower, L 2."> 10s, duy, LlO. At Kcmuera, on Thursday, the d.iiry cattle yarded were generally of inferior quality and dull of sale The .store cattle were also at low values. Fat cattle in .ucrage number, and sold more freely than of late, prices were steady at 22s the lOOlbs for Auckland-fatted, ship-borne at 20s. Averages ivcre : Maclean and Co., 10 cows, L 5 17s (Id, 21 steers, L8 Js,2l steers, E. Constable, L 7 18s. 14 .steers, Robert Hall, L8 10s, 8 steers. A. and J. .Scott, L 0 17s; 17 steers, H. and J. Goodfellow, L 7 4s ; 0 steers, Ihos. Hunt, L8 12s Od. Sheep were in moderate supply only, and as a rule not veil fatted. Late prices were obtained. Wethers ranged from lls to 13s, ewes, fron 0a to 12s each. Fat lambs abundant, but maintained their prices, best pens bringing from 10s to 13-. each. Fat calves numerous, and rather lower in price. Few pigs yarded. Htmi'K and NorA.v'i. Report.— Horses : There has not been quite so much doing as for the last few weeks, but there was no material alteration in value. At tho Durham Yards, on Friday, the entries were less numerous than for the previous four weeks, but with few exceptions, those submitted were disposed of at about the values ruling the previous week. We sold I'iscatonusfor32s gurneas. Wool, Hides, and .Skins : Some 40 packages of wool were pitched. 'Iherc was 111 tie alteration in value. Washed in bales, sold at from 8d to 9£d ; in grease, 6id to 7£d ; bags, from Gd to G{d ; bides, J-Jd to 4d per lb.: skins, Is lOd to 3s lOd. Cattle. . 1 here has been increased animation in the market lor .stores. Late value:, were maintained, and dairy and fat stock had an upward tendency 'Ihe Newmarket Yards were moderately full, but there was less than the average number yarded at Pukekohe Dairy cows were a shade higher in value, and the average of fat beasts .vas fully 2s per lOOlbs. in advance of the previous week ; top sorts reaching 20\ pei lOOlbs bheep : A large number were yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday, and there was an impro\ed demand. Fat wethers sold at from Us Od to 17s : ewes, 10s to l."{-> 9d : mixed stores, from Is 3ilto !)s Od . lambs plentiful, and sold at from 4s 3d to 13s Gd. Pigs : Few offered : prices nominal.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm am; Duky Pkodlce — Whohsalc: Butter, fresh, lOd ; Butter, salt, 3d ; Cheese local, lid to lU<] ; Canterbury do., 7d to7'd ; Lggs, per dm., Is 3d ; Lard, per bladder, (Id to 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, (id to 3d ; Haras, bd to i)d ; Canteibury Hams and Bacon, !)d to lMd, in cloth; Jams, 5 dozen, £l 17s (id to £1 18s 3d ; Fowls, per pair, 4-> to ss; l/euthers, bak<.d, clean and selected, up to 2s per Ib. Ritail. Milk, per quart, Id ; Butter, lresh, Is ; bait, do , lOd ; Cheese, colonial, do., !)d to lOd; Kggs, per dozen, lb Od ; L.ird, per lb., Od to !)d ; Fowls, each, 2* Gd to 3s Od ; Ducks, do , '2s Od to 3s Od ; Geese, do., 5s to 7s; lurkejs, do., each, 5« (id to 10s; Pigeons, •Js Od to 3s Od per pair ; Bacon, per lb., lOd to Is ; llnins, do , Is to Is Id. Ku'ki CiLnr and Fia\ Makki.t. — Ihe Gum market is brisk at prices quoted below. Receipts for month to date, l.w tons. 'Ihe following quotations approximate to present rates.— Good ordinary, L4O to L 4 7; East Coast, r/>j to L.">o I''la\, per ton, Ll7 to 1.20; low, do., L 7 to L 9 ; Fungus per lb.. &\& ; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s , Beeswax, Md to lOd per lb. H\v vm>CokvM\rm i ~]Vholc\ak: Maize, local, 4s dd to Is Ud ; Fiji, ditto, 4s Od; Oats, 3s lid to" 3s 3d, \V licit, local uimiej; lowl, Is to 4s Od ; iiarley, Is Od to Is Sd ; Hay, meadow, per ton, L. r i to LO, Lucerne, ditto, L 0 to LO 10s (nominal); Straw, pi r load, 18s to LI 10a; ChafF, mixed, L.j 10i, Oaten Chaff, L.*> 10s to LO (very scarce); Hay, oaten, L 5 to L,") 10s; Clover, L.'j 10s to Lo'; Potatoes, per ton, LO" to L 7 (scarce). Ri tail . Maize, 0s : Oats, ditto, 4s to 4s 3d ; Bran, per lOOlbs, 7s ; Shaips, per lOOlbs, 8s O'd; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, ss, Barlcj, feed ditto, Is (id to lis: Hay, per cwt., 0s to 0s Od: Lucerne, ditto, 7s Od to Sv Oaten, ditto, 6s to 7s; Sti.iw, ditto, 3s to Is; (. k ift, ditto, ssodtoos. Flouk Mvrki'l. — Wholesale , Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton, £13 10s; do , household, Ll'2 10s ; hundreds .'is., fifties 10s., per ton evtra, sacks and bags free; Southern, do., Lll to 1,12, Bran, per ton (•sacks included), local, LfllOs; Southern, do. L."> UK to L 0; Sharps, L 0 10s : Cabin Bread, do., LIS; Oatmeal, do, Ll7 10s to LIS; Pearl Barley, do., 1/20 to L2l ; Bread, per 'Jib loaf, .>UI. Si'i i)s.~ Lucerne, Is 3d ; White Clo\cr per Tb , Is to Is Id, Red Clover, per lb., !)d to lOd; Cowgrass, per lb., Is to Is "2d; Alsyke, per lb., Is to Is 2d ; lrcfoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Timothy, per lb., 7d ; Rape, per lb., 4d to^ Od ; Purple-top Abcr. Turnip, per lb., Is 3d, Green top Abcr. do, Is 3d; Green Globe lurnip, p'-r lb., Is ; Pi .in 10 Grass, per bushel, 7s to Bs, Kyegrass, pir bushel, (is odto7sod, Cocksfoot, per bushel, about 8s Od. Misci i lani'ols. — Kcrosine, from Is 7d to Is bd ; ordinary brands. AVoolpacks in quantity, Us M\ each ; Corn Sacks, Os to 11s per do/en. Fencing Wire, No. (i, 7, and 8, assorted, L 1310» to lA~> per ton. Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quuk Lime, in stone, Is Od to '2s New Zealand Palings, lilt., 7s Od to 10s ; Oft., 13s ; 'li-tree Rails, 1/2 10-, to L 3 10s per 100; Punri Posts, L 0 to L 7; Shingles, 13s to 14s per 1000; Jiobart Palings, .".It., 10s to 18s ; Olt , 18s to •20s; Hobart Rails, (scarce), 70s, Sss and 100s, buying and selling quotations. Manuki's.— Bone-dust lmm .— Sj dncy, £1 to £& 10s, according to quality ; Auckland, £7 to £8 10» ; Peruvian guano, to £18 ; Maiden Island, £8; Huon Guano, small lots, £!> to £l>, bags included ; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £li 10s; Bonellour,