COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1681, 14 April 1883, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

" 'AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. MR At.FRKD BUCKLAND'S WKI'KLY K.BPORT.— At the Haymarket on Friday, Oth instant, horse stock were yarded in full numbers, and with tew, exceptions all sold. Prices were scarcely ccju.ili to those the previous wock. Fodder was in usual supply and without alteration in values. Prices; for best loads ranged from 4* to £>s Od the cwt ; mnize brought 4$ ; oats, 2s 7d, and inferior rye-i grass', Is ,7d to 2sthb bushel. At the hide 'and, skin sale on Tuesday, hides wen? numerous and' brought from 2jd to sjd the lb : sheepskins, Is to 2i each ; wool, 6ijd to O^d the lb. At Waiuku on Saturday last, about 300 head of cattle of -ill classes, found ready buyers among the settlers of the neighbourhood -it current values. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cows were in full numbers and better worth ; best animals brought from £7 to £11 each; store cattle,; unless of choice quality, dull of sale. Fat cattle in full number, and steady at last week's v.ilue. Averages obtained were : 7 steers W. Taylor, ,£8 10s ; 1(5 steers, S. Steele, L8 6s ; 14 steers, E. Constable, L8 0s ; 3i steers, John Wallace, L8 4s Od ; 15 cows J. Hunt, L!> 10s. Sheep were in less than usu^l number, and prices steady.it 2^d to 2fd the lb. Pigs were numerous and generally of a good class, with a steady demand. V Alkssrs, Huntbk and Moi an's Wepkly Report. — Horse* : There has been no noteworthy ..alteration in the market. Horses of good stamp found ready purchasers at fully the previous week's prices, but weeds were comparatively ncglccfcd. At the Durham yards on Friday, about the average submitted by auction. Competition was spasmodic, and prices irregular. Hide; skins, and wool : There was a larger supply th in usual, but as a rule, their condition yf9f> not good; Sjjd was the highest price obtained. Skins sold at from 9d to 2s 6d ; wool in bags, 4jd to 5d per lb. Cattle : The supply has been large of fat stock, but the severe weather prevented the usual number of dairy and store stock being brought forward. Beef barely maintained last week s rates. The Newmarket yards were well filled and notwithstanding the continuous downpour there was a full attendance of butchers and good competition at from 22s to 22s Od per lOOlbs. for fat cattle. Stores sold quite as well ' the previous week, but the number disposed of •was small and the same remark will apply to' dairy stock. Sheep : A good many were yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday and prime sbcep sold well, but for those insufficiently up in condition less satisfactory prires were given ; wethers sold at from 15s to 10s 0d ; ewes, 11s to 18s6d. Lambs, 7s 6d to s)j sd. Pigs were in fair supply and sold at from 2Jd to 3d per lb, live weight.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATION'S. Farm and Dairy Pkoduck — Wholesale: Butter, fresh, lOd ; Huttcr, salt, Wd to 1*; Chersc, Rood local, Od to O^il ; Canterbury, do , C^d to 7d ; Eggs, per doz, Is 3d, Lard, per bladder, (id to 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, (id to 8d : H.uns, 8d to Od; Canterbury Hams .md H.icon, i^d to lOd, in cloth; H.ims only, Is ; Jams, per case 5 do/en, £l 17s Gd to £1 18s 3d; Fowls, per pair, .'is to 4b ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, up to 2s per Ib. Retail: Milk, per quart, 'Id ; Butter, ircsb, Is ; salt ditto, Is 2d; Cheese, colonial, Od to lOd ; Eggs, per do/en. Is 6d ; Lard, per lb., Od to Od ; Fowls, e.irh, 2s to Us ; Ducks, do., 2s to Js ; Geese, do., 5s to 7s; lurkcys, do,, Os to 10b ; Pigeons, 2s (id to Us (id per p.iir ; Bacon, per 1b.,10d to Is , H.ims, do , Is to Is 4d. Kauri Gum Ai\D Fia\ Marki r.— lhe Gum market is quiet at prices quoted below. Receipts for month to d.ite, 105 tons, 'lhe following quotations approximate to present rates: — Good ordinary, L 43 to L 45; East Coast, LG2 to L 54. Flax, per ton, Ll7 to L2O ; Tow, do., L 7 to L 0 ; Fungus per lb.. 2^dto 3d ; Cocoa nut Fibre, per cwt., 16s to 17s ; Beeswax, 9d to lOd per lb. ' Hay am) Cokv Markht — Wholesale. Maize, local, 3b 8d to 4s ; Oats (new), 2s 7d to 2s Od ; "Wheat, 4s Od to 4s Od ; fowl, 3s to 3s Od ; Barley, 4s 3d to 4s Od ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, L 0 to L 0 ss ; Lucerne, ditto, L 0 to L 0 10s (nominal) ; Straw,, per load, 18s to LI 10s ; Chaff, mixed, L 5; Oaten Chaff, L 6; Hay, oaten, L 5 to L 6 ; Clover, LB 10s I to L 0 ; Potatoes, per ton, L 5 to L 0 10s. Retail : Maize, 5s to 5s 3d ; Oats, ditto, 3s to 3s 3d ; Bran, per lOOlbs, fls ; Sharps, per lOOlbs, 6s ; "Wheat, fowl, per bushel, ts to 4s (id ; Barley, feed ditto, 4s 6d to ss ; Hay, per cwt., Gs 6d to 7s : Lucerne, ditto, 7s 6d to 8s; Oaten, ditto, 6s to 7s; Straw, ditto, 3s to 4s; Chaff, ditto, 0s to 7s Od. Flour Markki.— IVholeuilr : Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton, £14 ; do., household, Ll3 ; hundreds 5s , fifties iOs., per ton e\tra, sacks and bags free; Southern, do., Ll2 to Ll3, Bran, per ton (sacks included), local, L 5 10s; Southern, do., L 5 ss ; Sharps, LG ; Cabin Bread, do,, L 18; Oatmeal, do., Ll5 to Ll5 10s ; Pearl Barley, do., L2l to L 2 2; Bread, per 21b loaf, 3id. Skfus. — Market quiet. Lucerne, Is 3d ; White Clover.per lb., Is to Is Id ; Red Clover, pcrlb., Od to lOd ; Cowgrass, per lb., Is to Is 2d ; Alsyke, per lb., Is to Is 2d ; Trefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Timothy, per lb., 7d ; Rape, per lb., 4d to sd; Purple-top Aber. Turnip, per lb., Is 3d; Green top Aber. do, Is 3d ; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., Is ; Prairie Grass, per bushel, 7s to Bs, Ryegrass, per bushel, 0s odto7sod; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about Ss Od. j Misclli ani'ous. — Kerosine, from Is 7d to Is 8d; ordinary brands. Woolpacks in quantity, 3s 3d each; Corn Sacks, 0s to 11s per do7eii. l f dicing Wire, No. 0, 7, and 8, assorted, Ll3 los to Ll5 per ton. Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime, in stone, Is (id to 2s. New Zealand Palings, fift., 7s Gd to 10s ; Oft., 13s ; li-tree ßails, 1,2 10s to L 3 10s per 100; Punri Posts, LG to L 7; Shingles, U, to 10s per 1000; Hobart Palings, 51t., 16s to 18s ; Oft., 18s to 20s; Hobart Rails, 80s and 100s, buying and selling quotations. Manuri.s.— Bonedust: Sydney, £7 to £7 10s, according to quality ; Auckland, £7 to £8 10s ; Peruvian guano, £\7 to £18 ; Maiden Island, £&; Huon Guano, small lots, £5 to £G, bags included ; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £li 10s ; Honeflour, £8.