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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1711, 23 June 1883, Page 2

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r— • , ( |. .. , Waikato Times Ojficc, Friday. AUCKLAND MVK STOCK MAKKKTS. Mkssks Hunikk ANM> Noun's Wkhki.y Rh—Horses: 1 here has been a slight improvement in the m.trkct. A tew strangers were brought forward, nnd, excited a demand, consequently an average number were disposed of ar .1 slight advance on tho two previous weeks' rates. Hides and Skin*. : There woro a small supply nn Tuesday, but the quality w.is better tlnn on tho provl/His Week, llidi's "sold ntfroin 2d to 3d per lb.; skins, from Od to 2-7 d eacH. Cattle: Tlure was an increase in the supply as compared with the previous weeks. There was an upwvrd tendency in the pruo tor beef, but no noticeable* alteration in \alue of d nry and store stoi k. At Newmarket on l'uesd iv the svipplj of tat entile at Newmarket was shorter th in antu ipati d, in consequence of shipments to hand not reaihing the yards in time for sale. Prices advanced fully 20-1 per head as compared with the previous week. Dairy and store -link wcie of inter, or description and unaltered in value. Veal calies in demand, and sold at from 15s to £1 12*, At Waiuku on Saturday very tew stock were biuught forward. Sheep yarded in fair number. The demand was spirited, and prices ndvnnccd fully Is fier head ; 1 imbs, tmn 12s Dd to 13* l'igs were n go->d supply and sold Ircely. 3J por lb li\c weight being given tor bo!>t s,oits. .Mi< AitKii) Mulici vvis-N Wi'i'.Kl.Y Ricotti — At the Haymaiket on Friday last, (odder bro u'ht irom 3s 3d to Us the cwt. . o its, 2^ 4J to "2s Dd ; hi ii/.e, 3> 0 1 the bushel ; carrots, 3a 4d the c«t. Hoise stock wcie in K-ss than the usual nunibi-r, but steady demand ; ridmjj )ii>r«.es, troin £b u> £U ; harness horses, from £18 to £30 —On Tiie-f.liiy, hides were slightly higher in price ; ttound quality brought from 2Jil to 3jd. Tallow, !2ii the cvvt. ; sheo.iskins, Is Gd to '6i each ; wool, ft|d the lb. At Pohi'iio tin 1 iisu tl mnsti-r of Mock found a bet'er attendance of bujcis than th-it .it timei. All brought turwaid ' ttcie sold. — At Drury on \Ved.>e>dfty, there Wai n tall mu tjr ol Btouk and a good attendance, i'l ius were without alteration fiom last month. \t Remuera, on 'i'liUrsd.i), choice dairy cattle brought from £8 to £0, but medium cattle weic from £i 10s to £6 only. Store cattle, dull of sale. l;.it cattle in full number and generally ot cl oice dualit). prices very irregular, var)ing from 17s to 2sN, but the eenci.il rulo for good cattle was. 20, the 1001b-!. Wiakato averages weie :— A. Hrucc flurtor, 10 steers, £8 7s . Watkato Land AssolS.ition, 21 steers, £S ; E. Allen, 8 steerb £8 : J. firth, 2Jstefrs LlO ltis Od ; S. hteelc, 10 steers, LOlls; J.TiMlale. 0 head, L 5 15s Fat sheep wore in full numbers and lower values, about Is per herd. Stoic sheep dull of s.ile. Pigs: Numerous and in good inquiry.

AUCKLAND MAIIKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy Pkoducb — Wholesale: Butter, fresh, Is 3d; Mutter, s.ilt, Sdto lid; Cheese, good local, 5d to 0 1 ; Canterbury, do., Oi<l to7d ; Egtfs, pur Aot., 1' lid ; Lard, per bladder, Od to 7d ; Bicon and Ham*, Provincial, OdtoSd; H.mis, BdtoDdlCantetbuiy Hams and Hacon,!)}d tolOd, In cloth : H.itni onh" , lit ; Jams, per case 5 do/en, £l\l* (Id to £1 18^ 3d: Fowls, per pair, A* to 4s ; t'eatheis, b iked", ( lean and selei ted, up to 2s per lb. Retail: Milk, per quart, 4d ; llutter, fresh, lsOd; Milt ditto, lOu tols; Cheese, colonial, Od to lOd ; KtfKS, per do/en, U (id ; Lard, per lb., (Id to (Id; i'owN, will, 2-. to 3o ; Ducks, do.) 2s to tfs; Geese, do, 5s to 7s, lurke\s, tin , bi to 3s Od ; Pigeons, '2s Od to &> Od per pair; JI.K on, pei lb.. l(Jd to Is ; Hams, do ,Isto Is 4d. Kai'Ui Gtm and Fi \\ Makki'i — me Gum ln.uki't is quiet .it pi lies quoted bciew Receipts for months to d ito, 1&0 tons, lhe following quotations approximate to present rales:— Good ordinan, HO to L4l ; i: Ist Co ist, L.W to L 53. l'lax, per ton, LIS to L'2l , low, do., L 7 lo L 9 ; I'uiijfiis pei II) .2idto J I , Co< o.ihut I'lbre, per cwt.. 13a to 17s. iiees\va\, Od to lOd per lb. Ha\ and Cokn Mvrkfi —Wholtsixlc- Mai/e, lnc il, d> Od to 4s ; U its (new i, 2, Id to 2s 7d ; Wheat, 4s 6d to 4s ))r , low I, 3* M to 4s , Karle\, •lsJilto4sljd, M iltinj: H.uU i \,n-.(jd. Ha), meadow, per ton, pieced, 1-0 to LO ,')5 . Ltiierne, dnti), LO to LO 10a (ntinnnali, .Straw, pei load, IS-, to LI 10.; Chaff, mixed, L.> O iten Chart, L 0; H.i\, oaten, 15 to LO , Cloum, L."i 10» to 10, l'otatois, per ton, LI to LI 10s Rilail Mai/i, Is.'ll t-4\ (Id: O its, ditto, Js to is .id; llran, per lOOlli.s, (Is, .Slurps, p< r 1001b-, 0s ; \\ heat, fo.\l, pei Ihislkl, 1, to ts 0d , liarl. \, Ued ditto, Is Oil to .')■>. 11. i\, pei ( \\t., 0s (>il to 7s Lucerne, ditto. 7-. (id to Ss , Oitm, diim, (is to 7s: Str.iw,ditto,.Mo4s; Chad, ditto. (!■- to 7s Od, I 1I 1 ' LOUR Makki 1 — W'lwU\nl< "-Mi])iitine I'lmir, silk dressed, pi r ton, LM , do , household, LIU; hundreds os, fifties 10-,, per ton cxtia, sat ks and b.itfs free; Soutliein, do, Ll2 to I IJ, Mian, pel ton (sacks included), local, 10, bouthcru, do , La I'u \ sharps, L 0 . C.ibin Breid, do, Lib; Oatmeal, do, Ll5 to LI) 10s ; Peail J'.aile), do, L2l to L ¥ 22, Hi tad, pei 21b loat, aid bi I ni.— Liurrnc, Is .id, White Clo\er, per lb , Is to Is Id; Kid pi i Hi, Od to lOd , Coujjr.iss, pu lb ,Istols 2d Msjke, per lb , Is to U -Jd . In toil, per lb , 7d to ,sd , i'mioth), per Hi , 7d , X ipe, pi i lb , Id to ."id , Purple top Mill. lin nip, pit lb , Is )d , (men top Aber do, Is ,Jd , (jiien (ilohe luinip, p« r lb. 1«., li one (iriss, pel buslii 1, 7^ lo 8s; Rjeurass, per bus'm I,os Od to 7s 0d , Cocksioot, per bushel, about bs (id. Miscki i \\i oi'i.. — Iveiosine, fiom Is 7d to Is Sil ; ordinal \ brands \Voolp icks in (juantitv, 3^ 3d Ciuh; Corn .Saiks, IN to Us pu do/in. I'eiu mir \\ ue, No 0, 7, and 8. assorted, Ll4 10, to Ll5 10s per ton Lime, si u ked, Is ]ier bushel ; Quit k Lime, in slone, Is 0d to 2> New Zealand I'alings, 'ilt, 7^ d' to 10. Olt , 1.4s , Ti-trce Kails, 1,2 10, to 1.4 pu 100. I'm in l'oits, 1 0 to L 7, shinules, 1 1, to 10, pei 1000; Holnr» I'almgs, "ilt , 17-. to 10,- bit . Vh to 21s, llobirt Kails, 85, and 100s, biijin;,' and selling quot itlons AlaM'Rl's —Hf nedust £' 10^ to £"i 10,, .itcordins' to qualm , Amklind, to £S 10> , Perm, an l\3 ; MiliKn 1-land, Ah; Ilium Ouino, sm ill lots, £~^ to £{\ b i^s fn< hided; Hurst's Clkmiih.il Manure, £11 Wi I Queensland lloneiliist. I<^.

Till. WOOI, M VHKITH This Nf w Zf.ii.nul Lo hi .md Merctntilc Com}).un leport under d t.e Cliiistiliuuh June 11 — The onl> featuie ol intend ,u this •u-avm ot the Jcar .iro tin prospect-, ot the ne\t ( lip, .nul the cniiHo utj'iui'H at tiu- London Colomil *vili.s hnw in promi'st. Jn rc^irdtn tin tomicr, tnr Outlook is promising, fixd bi ing abundant, and the weather seasonable. A heavy till ot sn'\v tluoiifihout tlic Xl md on tlu'lO.h ar.d 11 ill ll.i-> gncn tlu 1 R.mfffs a tlunoui;li niid'VMnttir appcar.iiKC, but there i> no .mprchcnsinn ot any lmuMi.il M>nsi.<]ucnc.c i csult lnj: th<iulioui. In connection with the London Nili s it li i iti-»-lactoiv to note th it .Mi uno wool-, ,ih n.,unt,unIntf tile Il'Vi'l ol prlcLh ( imi'iit at (lie l'lbnianAl.ikli situs, Inn tin- iiintinui'd «i ikn«.ss nt the in.uKi't lortnn-i' wool-, is pindui inj^ due disuppointmont tv tlu- shippers and prodm its (if thist\pi\ I In- ,>rnj;n(>stit itions ot an improved di'in md (di this (1 is>, ol wikili, lousiiiiu-iit upon the diminished siipplus <it llnnie yfio»M , ipueu as tar off ri ill/ ition as whin tin \ wen ln>-t advanced, .md we tear it is lutili* to hope ten any upw ird ino\enu tit in pi u (■>■, until a < h.uiiie in fashion < reates m extended dem md for sut li wools, ihu diminishing supj)l} ot the clomestu artitli: is more thin < mnpensaied lor, bv the itcady expansion ot shipments liom the Colonies Hence we are fort eil to the cone UiMon, th.it unlesb the curient iow \ iluc-. for lonij wotrls and cioss-brcds le id to .iil'inind for nu\(.l manufacrurcs, or to i l.irgdv lneieibod i onsumption of ct .use woollens, there c <m be no amelioration from the pre->ent unsatisfactory pitsent of this class ol staple.