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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1791, 29 December 1883, Page 2

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"*" ' ' : rfaik'aio Times Office, Friday. fM ' AtfCKLANb LIVK STOCK MAIIKET. Mh Alfred Auckland's Weekly Report. — At the Haymnrket, on Friday last, nqfe, lniichfodder v.was offered. Straw sold well, but hay was at lower values. A combined reaper and mower sold for £21. Horse stock were offered numerously. Active draught and strong riding brought from £15 to £20, and horses of a smaller class from 50.* and upwards. Consequent on the holidays the usual hide and skin sale was held on Monday. There was ihd'mvtnl attendance of buyers. , Best hides brought from 2£d to 3d the lb. ; sheepskins, Is Id to 3s Gdeach, Tallow 25s the .; . cwt. ; bags and bundles of wool, from 4d to sjd the lb. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows, near their calving, were in batter better enquiry than of late. Not many store cattle yarded. Fat cattle in average supply and last weeks fairly sustained. Sheep in short supply and consequently better worth about Is each. Lambs m moderate number 'and at last week's values. Waikato averages wsre : 24 steers, H. and J. Goodfellow, £9 10s ; 7 steers, E. Allen, £9 ; 8 steers, C. * Storey, £8 17 ; 9 steers, W. Taylor, £8 13s 9d ; 50 lambs, J. and C. Gould, 10s. Mkssrs Huntkk and Nolans Repokt. — Horses : The supply has been very large, and there still exists a demand for really sound useful horses. The ] )urliam Yards on Friday were filled to overflowing, between 200 and 300, owing to the large drafts, which were intended for the fair, arriving too late. The bulk of the lot were disposed of afc fairly witisfactory prices. Heavy draughts were especially in demand, at from £37 to £u'4 ; medium draught £19 10s to £29 ; light harness, £13 10s to £17 ; good hacks, £15 to £37 ; young unbroken light stock sold low. Cattle : In consequence of Tuesday being Christmas day, we held our usual weekly sale ou Saturday, which naturally lessened the amount of stock of all descriptions brought forward. For fat , cattle the doinand was spirited, and a con- . siderable advance was given on late quotations, some choice pens reaching 30-. per lOOlbs. Sheep : A limited number yarded, snd little altercation in value. Lambs were penned in sufficient number with no alteration in price. Pigs : Some good poker» sold well. Wool ; At our third wool sale of this season about 200 bales and package^ were catalogued. Bidding was brisk, and former quotations fully maintained.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy Produce.— Wholesale : Butter, fresh, .Sd ; Butter, salt, 3d to 7d ; Cheese, good local, 5d to Od ; Canterbury, do., Gd to 7d ; Eggs, per doz., Is 3d ; Lard, per bladder, 7 id ; Bacon and Hani-,, Provincial, Gd to 8d ; Hams, 8d to !)d ; Canterbury Hani.s and Bacon, 'Jd, in cloth ; Hauih only, 10.'.d ; Jani.s, per case, 5 doz., LI 17s Gd to 'LI 18s 3d ; Fowls, per pair, 2s Gd to 4s ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is (5d to Is !)d pei lb. Ketail : Milk, per quai t, 4d ; Buttei f re.sh, lOd ; salt do., 8d to lOd ; Cheese, colonial, do., !)d to lOd ; Eggs, per do/., Is Gd; Lard, perlb, (id to !)d ; I'owls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s ; Creese, do., 5» to 7s ; Tin keys, do., jss to 8s lid ; Bacon, per lb., lOd to Is ; Hanis, do., Is to Is 4d. Ha\ axij Cokx Mvkkm.— Wholesale : Mai/.e, local, 2.s lOd to 3s; Oats, 2s 4d to 2s Gd ; Wheat, 4.-, lid to 4s !)d ; fowl, 3s 3d ; Barley, 2s i)d to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, ."is to .js 3d (no demand) ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, LG to L(i 5s ; Lucerne, ditto, L(i to L(i 10s (nominal); Stiaw, pei load, 18s to LI 10s ; Chaff, inked, L"> ; Oaten Chaff, LO ; Hay Oaten, L 5 to LG ; Clover, L 5 10s to L 7; Potatoes, per ton, L 4 10s to LS. Ketail : Maize, 3s Gd to 4s ; Oats do., 2s Del to 3s 3d ; Bian, per lOOlbs., O.s ; Sharps, per lOOlbs., O.s ; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 3s Gd to 4s ; Barley, feed do., 3s Od to Is ; Hay, per cwt., li.s lid to 7s ; Luceine, do., 7s Gd to 8s ; Oaten do. , (is to 7s ; Straw, do., 3-, to 4s ; Chaff, do., 7s to 8s Gd. Kauhi Ulm and Flyx Mviuchr.— The gum market is firm at pi ices quoted below. .Receipts for month to date, about 530 tons. The following quotations approximate to present iates : — Poor oidin.uy, L3B to Xi4o ; fair to good oidin.uy, L4O to L 42 ; superior do., L 43 to L 44 ; East Coast, L"). Flax, ])or ton, LlB to L2l ; Tow, do., L 7 to L 9 ; Fungus, per lb., 2W to 3d; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt., los to 17s ; Beeswax, fld to lOd per lb. Fi,ouk MAUKhr.— Wholesale : Superfine flour, silk dressed, per ton, L13 10s; do., do., household, Ll2 10s; hunch ods 55., fifties 10s per ton extra, sacks and bag.s fioe; Southern, do., LlO 10s to Lll 10s; Bian, pei ton (sucks included), local, L"> 10s; Southern, do., L 5 lO.s ; Sharps, In 10s ; Cabin Bread, do., L 18; Oatmeal do., Ll2 10s to Ll3 ; Pearl Bailey, do., L 23 to L 24 ; Biead, per 21b loaf, 3W. Skkd->. — Luceine, Is 3d ; White Clover, per lb., Is to Is Id ; Red Clo\er per lb., !)d to lOd ; Cowgiass, per lb., Is to Is 2d ; Alsyke, per lb., lh to Is 2d ; Trefoil, per lb., 7d to Sd ; Timothy, per lb., 7d ; Kape, pei lb., 4d to 5d ; Purple-top Abeideen Turnip, per lb., Is 3d ; (Jreen-top Abeideen Turnip, pei lb., Is 3d ; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., Is ; Praiiie Giass, per bushel, 7.s to 8s ; Kyegrass, per bushel, 5s to Gs ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about Bs. Mim'km. vxi:oi/f>. — Keiosene, fiom Is 7d to Is Sd, ordinary brands. Fencing Wire, No. G, 7 and 8, assorted, Lll 10s to L15 10.s per ton ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel ; Quick Lime, in stone, Is Gd to 2s. New Zealand Palings, fift., 7s (id to 10s ; Oft-, 13s ; Ti-treo Kails, L2los toL4pei 100;Piuiii Posts, LG to L 7; Shingles, 13s to lGs Gd per 1,000 ; Hobart Paling*, oft., 15s to Ills ; Oft., 17s to 21s ; Hobart Rails, 75s to 85s, buying and selling quotations. Mvnuui-x— Bonedust, Sydney, L 9 10s to LlO, according to quality ; Boneflour, L 9 ; Auckland, L 7 to LS 10-> ; Peruvian (Tiiano, L 1 8; Maiden Island, LS ; lluon (Tiiano, small lots, L'j to LG, bags included ; Hurst's Chemical Mamue, Ll4 10-j.