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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1726, 28 July 1883, Page 2

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"•" » Wnikato Times Office, Friday. 1 '' AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK-MARKETS. ■ Mr Alfrkd Bucki.And's Wkkki.v Rkport.At the Haymarkot on Friday la-t fodder was at late values ; oats brought from 2* 6d to 2s 8d ; maize fcom Si to 3» 8d ; fowl wheat Is Gd to Is lid thn bushel. Horse stock was yarded in less, than tiMinl nupiber, goiid animals 'in steady enquiry. On i'uesday small loads of hay and straw were 'ptTered and brought prices equal to tho«c ruling: oh Friday. The hides wore offered in full num. bers and brought from l|d to 2ftl the pound: tallow 26* the cwt : station skins 1)J to 2. lid ; butcher's skins 3» 5M each : wool sjd to sjd the pound. At Remuera on Thursday dairy cattle wero unusually plentiful, prices moderate. Store cattle dull of sale, with the exception of wclN bred yearling steers. Those brou|{ht £2 2s Cd each. Fat cattle wcru of uniformly better quality Own usnal. Prices ranged from 20i to 28i the lOOlbt . Average* were : Waikato Lund Association, £8 10s Od ; Robert Men! , £8 10* Od ; A. Bruce Suttor, £7 15s <M ; Jas. Taylor, £8 4i ,0d: J. ttowell, &7 3i5J: R, rfeccombo, &0 16«; W. Aitken, £7 155. ftheop were in much less number thari usual, but not many of prime quality. Overland Napier* of medium quality ranged from 12s to 10s ; well fatted Auckland wether* 20i to tit each. V'MKSSKS HIfNTBK ANl>iS T Ot,A.\'* WBBKLV KKjport.—Horic* l The number brought forward hat been limited) and slackness ha» characterised Ihe demand, r(jrtsequently sales were limited at previous weeks 1 values. Less than the usual nurttbor were submitted by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Bidding was slow, but tnoit df those offered Mrcro disposed of. There was no noteworthy alteration in value. Wool, hide* and ikins ; A (rood many hides were bffercd at the Durham Yards on Tuesday, but generally of inferior description. Prices ranged from l]d to 2Jd per lb ; skins, from Is id to 3s Od each. Cattle ; An adequate number have been brought forward of all descriptions, but the demand has not been brisk lor dairy and store stock, but good beef was higher in value. On Tuesday, at Newmarket, there was a moderate number of dairy cows y.irded, but of indifferent description. Mores were not numerous. There were a good many in the butchers' pens, but, generally, were not sufficiently up in condition j consequently an average ol last week's rates was barely reached. Sheep were moderately plentiful, and sold at higher values than on the previous Week, although 22s Od was the top price for wethers and Is Od for ewes ; stores, 12i9d ; lambs, Oi. Pigs wore a^ain very scarce. Prices were in favour of vendor ; and there remains an unsatisfied demand for medium weight animals, whether stores or fat.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Fakm an» Dairy Pkoduck — Wholesale. Butter, fresh, ls 3d: Hutter.salt, Bdto lid; Cheese, good local, 6d to (id ; Canterbury, do., B^d to7d ; .Eggs, per dozen, 1« ; Lard, per bladder, Otl to 7d ; }|<icon nnd Hams, ProvinLi.il, Od to 8d : Hams, Bdtood;Cantoibury Hamsand Bacon, 9}d tolOd, 5n cloth ; Hami only, Is ; J.uns, per case 5 dozen, XTI 1?^ Od to £1 18s 3d; Fowls, per pair, 3s to 4s ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, up to 2s per lb. Retail: Milk, per quart, 4d ; Butter, lresh, lsGd; salt ditto, lOd to Is; Cheese, colonial, Od to lOd ; Jijrjjs, per do/en. Is 3d ; Lard, per lb , Od to Od ; Fowls, c.i< h, 2» to 3» ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s: Geese ( do, 5s to 7s; Turke\s, do., fis to 8» Od; Pigeons, 2s Odto 3s Od pcrp.nrj ltacon, per 11)., lOd to 1s ; 11. mis, do., Is to Is 4d. Kauki Gum avd ]'"i a\ .Makkisi — Ihe Gum lnarkct is quiet at prices quoted below". ReCcipts for month to d.ito, 312 tons. The following quoi.itions approximate to present fates:— Good ordinal y, L4O : East Coast, L5O. Flax, per ton, LlB to L2l ; Tow, do., 1.7 to LO ; Fungus per lb . i\A to d<l ; Cocci.inut Fibre, per cwt.. 15s to 17s ; "Beeswax. i)d to lOd per lb. H iv ASM) Coun M vkki'i — Wholesale : Maize, local, 3< 3d to 3» Ou ; Oats (pcivj, 2s 4d to 2s 7d ; Wheat, 4s Od to 4s 9c; fowl, 3s C.I to Is ; JWlej, 4s3dto4sod;Maltingßarlev, ssOd,s Od, Hay,mcadow, per ton, pressed, 1.0 to L 6 js ; Lucerne, ditto, LO to LO 10^ (nominal); Straw, per load, 18s to LI 10s; Chaff, mixed, L 3 ; Oaten Chaff, LO ; Hay, oaten, L 5 to LO ; Clover, L 5 10> to LO; Potatoes, pur ton, L 4 to L 4 10s. Retail . Mai/.e, 4s to 4s 3d : Oats, ditto, 3s to 3s 3d ; Rr.in, per lOOlbs, 0» ; Sharps, per lOOlbs, 0s ; "Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 4s to 4s (id ; Barley, feed ditto, 4j Od to 5s ; Haj, per cwt., Gs Gd to 7s : Lucerne, ditto, 7s Od to 8s ; Oaten, ditto, Os to 7 s: btraw, ditto, 3s to 4-.; Chaff, ditto, 0s to 7s Od. Flour Makki i.— Wholesale : Superfine Flour, lilk dressed, per ton, £14 ; do., household, Ll3; hundreds 5s , fifties 10-,., per ton extra, sacks nnd bags free; Southern, do., Ll2 to Ll3 ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), local, LO, Southern, do, 1.5 10 3 ; Shaips, LO ; Cabin Bread, do, LIS ; Oatmeal, do, Lit to LIUOs; Pearl Barley, do, L2l to 1.22; Bread, per 21b loaf, 3jd. bi'.l'ljs,— r.iKcrne, Is ,Jd ; White Clo\er, per lb., Is to Is Id, Rod Jlovcr, per lb., fld to lOd ; Cowtfrass, pel lb ,1s to Is 2d ; Alsyke, per lb., Is to Is id ; Trefoil, per lb , 7d to 8d ; I'lmoth) , per lb , 7d ; Rape, per lb , Id to^ od ; Purple top Abcr. 1 tirnip, per lb., Is ,kl, Green top Aber. do, Is .id; Green Globe Turnip, p<-r lb.. Is ; Praini- Grass, per bushel, 7s to 8s; Ryejjr.iss, per bushel, (>a Odto7sOd; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about bs Od. Misri 1 1 \M'oiib.— Kerosine, from Is 7d to Is 8(1, ordinary brands. Woolp.irksin quantity, 3s 3d to3>od each; Corn Sacks, ba to 8s 3d per do/en. Fencing Wire, No. (i, 7, and 8, assorted, Ll4 los to LI S 10, per ton. Lime, slac ked, Is per bushel ; Quick Lime, in stone, Is Od to 2s. New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s Od to 10s ; Oft., Us ; Ti-trcc Rails, L 2 10, to Lt per 100 ; Ptiriri ]'osts, LO to L 7; Shingles, hh to 10-, per 1000 ; Hnbart Pilings, Sit , l."i> to l'K ; 0!t . 17s to 21s : Hob irt Rails, 75 > to Bf>s, buying and selling quot llions. Manuki s. — lU.nedust • Sjdnoy, £H to £$ 10i, according to qualit) , Uoneflour, Lf), Aurkl.ind, £7 to £6 10-> , Peruvian guano, £18 , Mildcn Island, £$, Huon Gu.ino, small lots, £h to £(\, bags included; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £14 10s : Queensland Bone-dust. £8 10s.