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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1786, 15 December 1883, Page 2

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Walkalo Times Qfflre, Frlchy. AUCKLAND LTVK STOCK MARKETS. Mh Amtkki) BuciciiVNiAs Weekly RkI'our.— Attho Haymarlcet, on Friday December 7, fodder, rouged from 2s (id to ;">-, the cwt. ; tut*, 2* 5d the bushel. Tht* horse stock yarded were principally suited for riding purposes, and met a steady di«nnnd. The young stock bred by Mr Vavasour sold well, ranging in price from LS 10s to L 2 3; medium draught bi ought from Llo t-> L'H each. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, bjst hides bi ought 3id aud 3Jd the lb ; sheep skins, Is Id to 3s sd ; lamb skins, Is 5d each ; tallow, 2 h IJti to 25s the cwt. ; small lots of wool, from 4W to (i|d the lb. At Komuera, on Thursday, store cattle were numerous^ and in good enquiry, at fully late valuo>. Fat cattle were in Usual supply and generally of good quality, The sale was a brisk one. Diafts of steers averaged 2"X aud an occasional choice pen reached 30s per lOOlbs. Averages were : 30 steera, J. S. (riahatn, L'> ; 21 head heifers and steers, C. W. Stephens, LS 15 ; 10 steers, H. Brettagh, LS 11s ; 8 steers, Kobort Fisher, L8 ; 8 steers, J. Hamilton, L 7 sa. Sheep were in full supply and lower in price than la^t week, Is to 2s each, bringing barley 2^d per lb. Lambs were in short supply, but also at lower values. Well bred store pigs and porkers brought full values. Mkssrs Huistku and Noian's Wkbkm Rkpout: Hor o e^. An avei age supply met with r steady demand at the previous week's values. ' The entries for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Fiiday were more numerous than on the previou-. week. There was stoady competition throughout the sale, and with few exceptions sales were effected, t > the satisfaction of the vendor, but there was no alteration in quotations worthy of note. Wool ; The second sale of the seiies was held at tin 1 Durham Wool Loft on Monday. The bidding was nioic spuited than at the pievious sale, and price-* advanced — longwool 5d to ssd, cross-bred (id to (>id merino, 8d to Bid. Hides weie of iudinVient desciiption, aud sold at fiom 2d to 3d, jier lb ; pelts, 3d to lid each ; skins 2s 2d. Cattle : There has been quite an avei age supply. The demand for dairy stock has been slack, but other desiCiiptions have beon in good demand. At the .Junction Yaids, on Tuesday, theie was an average muster ; and, at 'Fukekohe, on Wednesday, a huge one. Dairy cows declined in \ahu' fully 10s per head. Stoics sustained then \alue and there was an ,\d\anceof LI i>er head in fat oven, which advance, however, cows did not participate in. Sheep were yarded in less than usual numbers and price* had a slightly upwaid tendency. Lambs weie in adequate numbers and sold at from 7s 3d to 14s od. Pigi : Short supply. Prices ranged from 2UI to 3kl per lb.. live weight.

lAiioiH uKvnur. !Mks>i(s K. M. Hi:i(iiiro.v \ni> Co., 177 l^tieon--tieet, Aiickl.uul, report as follows : — Tlio past week's busine-s has been biisk, and many oiijraj^eiuoiit-* made, general net vant- being in demand, and exceeding tlio supply. Men Mjn anfc. iue ii glut in the niiirkot. Auckland cm biM-t of a fair supply of Kumnal h;uul>. Should \\o li.no ;i Mipply "t i\'oincn >ci vants equ.d to that of the men wo should be better able to meet the pie-Miiir di'inamk Our eiigagi-nients weru : Man iod couple-, A!") 0 to t'(s') ; faun luiud-4, I'm to 2."><; ; <riouius and yaidenei>-, 20> tt)2">-.;nidkei-., 10. to L'l-, ; cooks, 2(K to 4*»-, ; -.tafcioii liand-, 1(K to 2(h ; bl.ickMiiitlix and carpcntui^, t>s to V2-* per day; youth-, foi s.hop-i, I.'h to 20- ; f.uin la<K, S-, to 12- ; hoiwkoopor-., t4O to t'7") ; genei.d servants, <S-, to 1K ; mu io giiN, l> to !)-. ; housemaids, Xs t-> 12s ; shop hands and lmpiover.->, (is to 20- per ￲ Other engagements at current wage-.

vri'KMNMi MVKKKT QVOV \TIO\S. Fvini vvnDuin Fiionici. -Wholesale: Buttei, fiesh, Sd ; Mutter, salt, ">d t«> 7cl ; Cheese, good local, ."kl to Od ; Canteibmy, do., Ikl to 7d ; Kgg>, per do/., Is; L.ud, per bladdei, 7jd ; Bacon and H.utis, Piovinci.il, lid to «S'd ; Hams, Sd to !)d ; Canteibwiy Jl.uiis and Bacon, !)d, in cloth ; Hani-, only, 10',d ; Jams, poi case, ."i do/-., LI 17s (id" to "LI 18s 3d ; Fowl-,, jK*.r pair, 2n (id to Is ; Ke.ithei.s, baked, climii und .selected, Is (id to Is '.Id pei lb. Hetail : Milk, pel <[itait, 4d ; Buttei fie^h, IDd ; salt I do., Sd to lOd ; Cheese, colonial, do., Sid to lOd ; Eggs, per do/-., Is 3d; L.ud, pei 11), (id to!»d ; Fowls, each, 2s_to 3s; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s ; (-Jeese, do., ."is to 7s; Tmkey.s, do., .Is t> Ss (id; Bacon, pcl 1 11)., 10d t > Is ; Hanis, do., Is to Is 4d. Hv\ VM) Cokn MvHivKi'.— Wholesale: M.ii/.e, local, 2.s 10d to 3s; Oats, 2s 4d to 2s (kl; Wlie.it, Is (id to 4s '.Id; fowl, 3s 3d ; Bailey, 2s Sid to 3s 3d ; Malting B.uloy, .Is to ."is 3d (no demand) ; Hiiv, meadow, per ton, piossed, Lfi to Jj(i .")s ; Luieine, ditto, L(> to L(> 10s (nonnn.il) : ttti.iw, ]>ci load, ISs to L 1 10s; Cliall, mixed, L~>; Oaten Chart, L(i ; Hay Oaten, L"» to L(i;Clo\ei, L") 10s to Lli,; Potatoes, pei ton, LI 1(K to L~>. Ketail : Mai/e, 3s (id t<- Is; Oats do., 2s 'Id to 3s 3d; Bi.ui, pei 1(»lbs., (>s ; Sh.ups, pel lOOlbs., (Js ; Wheat, foul, per bushel, 3s (id to 4.s ; Bailey, feed do., 3s (id to 4s ; Hay, pei cwt., (is (kl to 7 s -; Lucerne, do., 7s lid to Ss ; O.iten do., 0s to 7s ; Sti.iw, do., 3s to 4s ; Ch.ilF, do., (is to 7s (id. KUKI (rIM VN'l) VI.W ~M VItKKI. — The gum maiket is Hi in at puces quoted below. Receipts for month to date, about IS2 tons. The following quotations iippioximatc to pie->ent lates :— Poor oidmaiy, L 32 to L 3-" ); fair to good oidinary, L 3!) to L 42 ; Mipeiior do., LlO to Ll2 ; East Coast, L">3 to L") 4. Flax, per ton, LIN to L2l ; Tow, do., L 7 to LSI ; Fungus, per 1b.,_2Ul to 3d ; Cocoauut Fibie, per cut., lo.s to 17^; 33eeswa\, Sid to lOd per lb. Fi.ouk MvuKKr. — Wholesale* Sujieifine flour, silk dressed, per ton, L13 10s; do., do., household, Ll2 10s; hundreds .is., fifties 10-> per tun extia, sack.sand bags fiee ; Southern, do., LlO 10s to Lll 10-,; Bran, per ton (.sacks included), local, ho 10s; fSouthern, do., L")10.s ; Sharps, L 5 10s ; Cabin Bread, do., LIS; Oatmeal do., Ll2 10, to Ll3 : l J eail Bailey, do., L23t0L21; Bread, pei 21b loaf, 3W. Kkki>"n. — -Lucerne, Is 3d ; "V\""liito Clomm', pei lb., Is t-> Is Id ; Ked Cloxei per lb., ild to lOd ; Cowgias^ poi lb., Is to Is 2d ; Alsyke, i>ei 11), Is to Is 2d ; Tiefoil, jiei lb., 7d to Sd : Timothy, per lb., 7d ; Jv.ipe, ]>ci lb., 4d to .">d ; Puiple-toj) Abeideen Tmnip, pei lb , Is 3d ; (ireen-top Abeideen Tuinip, ]iui lb.. Is 3d ; (iieen (ilobe Turnip, poi lb., 1» ;Piauie (lia**, pei bushel, 7.s to Ss ; Kyegiass, j>ci bushel, os to (is ; Cock.sfoot, per bushel, about S<. Miht'Ki.L \Xh()Lh. — Keiosene, fiom Is 7d to Is Bd, oidtn.uybi.mds. Fencing Wiie, X<>. (i, 7 and 8, assoi ted, Ll4 10-> to Ll." 10s pei ton ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel ; (2uick Lime, in .stone, Is (id to 2s. New Zealand Palingn, ."sft., 7* (id to 10s ; (!ft., 13s ; Ti-tiee Kails, L2los toL4pei 100;Puriii Posts, Lli to L 7; Shingles, 13s to 10s (id per 1,000; Hobait Palings, ."if t. , L")s to lils ; lift., 17s to 21s ; Holuit Kails, 7")s to 80s, buying and selling quotations. Mvnuiies, — Bonedust, Sydney, L 9 10s to LlO, according to (m.dity ; BoneHom, LSI; AuckLiud, L 7 to LS 10s ; Peiuvian (4uan<>, L 1 8; Maiden Island, L8 ; Huou (>uano, small lots, Lsto L(i, bags included ; Hui.st's Chemical Manuie, Ll4 10s.