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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1818, 1 March 1884, Page 2

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Waikalo Times Office, Friday. LONDON WOOL SVI.ES. [BKUTER'S TKLEQIUUS.] London, February 20.— At to-day's wool Bale the catalogue comprised 10,000 bales. A fair demand was experienced.— February 27,— At the wool auction to-day 0800 bales were offered, but without active demand. LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, Feuiiury 2t.— Consols remain at 100 J. Now Zealand securities remain at last Quotations. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 445; and New Zealand ditto at 36s to 52b ; Adelaide flour, ok store, in 30a. Scotch pig iron has fallen Is per ton. No. 1, f.o.b. in Clyde, is now quoted at 4fn. Galvanisod iron, Gospel Oak, packed in London, remains at £18 lOi.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET Mu Alfued Buckiand's Weekly Report—At the Haymarket on Friday last, fodder ranged from 2s (id, to 4s the cwt. : oaten chaff, £3 2s Gd the ton ; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 9d tlio bushel ; white clover, lOd the lb. Horae stock were yaided m full number principally of medium strength. There was a good enquiry throughout the sales, and prices showed considerable improve ment over late markets. At the hide, •kin and wool sale on Tuesday, hides sold higher than for some time. Good quality ranged \ip to 4d the lb ; butcher's bones, £4 10s the ton ; tallow, 26s to 28s the cwt ; sheepskins, 8d to 2s lOd each ; small parcels of wool from 5d to 5-jd tlio lb. At Papakura on Wednesday theie was a small muster of stock only, for which usual prices were given. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cattle were numerous, and good animals in demand ; store cattle dull of s*le ; fat cattle in usual number, and la«t week's values fully sustained ; best quality bringing 21s the lOOlba. Sheep were in snorter supply than usual, and a slight improvement in value was obtained for whethers, but ewes were no better worth. Lambs of prime quality were better worth, but, unless very good, were at last week's value. Store and young pigs were in brisk demand, at improved values. Averages were : 10 steers, A. Bruce Snttor, £8 (5s 3d ; 7 steers, W. Taylor, £8 12b Gd ; 22 steers, E. B. Walker, £7 10s ; 8 stoers, Grice and Parker, £7 lb's ; 240 wethers, Auckland Agricultural Company, 14s (id. Messrs. Hunter and Nolans Weekly REPORT. — Horses : The market has been moderately active, with a corresponding supply ; but few strangers put m an appearance, and as shipments from the South were in transitu, buyers were disposed to wait. The Durham Yards were fairly filled on Friday.'.and most found purchasers, prices on the whole being up to expectation of vendors. We quoto : Hacks, from £4 to £15 ; medium draught colts, £17 to £25 ; heavy draught horses, £30 to £34 10s. Wool, hides, and skins : Wool in small lots sold at from 4\d to s\d ; skins, from 2s to 3s 7d. Cattle": The supply has been small. For dairy and stores theie was a steady demand, but for fat beasts not so good. At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, theie was an average number of dairy cows yarded, and there was good competition, and almost without exception lots wei c disposed of at the pievious week's values; store and fat beasts were in less than average numbers ; for the former, bidding was brisk, but for the latter lacked spint, and prime beef was sold at from ISs to 20s per lOOlbs. Sheep were yarded in adequate numbers on Tuesday, at Newmarket, and found purchaseis at the previous week's prices. Lambs sold at from 7s Gd to 12s t)d. The apeci.il sale on Wednesday was not a success. The stock, being principally Lincoln, are looked \ipon with disfavour. Southdowns were much enquired for. Lincoln ewes sold at from 8s to 14> (id ; lambs, from 5s 6d to 12s f)d ; Southdown, from £3 to seven guineas ; Leicester rania, £1 2a ot\ to £2 10s.

AUCKLAND M UIKhT QUOTATIONS. Farm AND D vim Puoduck.— Wholesale : Butter, fresh, 10(1 ; Butter, salt, 5d to 7d ; Cheese, good local, 5d to (3d ; Canterbury, do., (3d to 7d ; Eggs, per do/.., Is 3d ; Lard, gir bladder, 7W ; Bacon and Hams, rovincial, 6d to 8d ; Hams, 8d to 9d ; Canterbury Hams and Bacon, 9d, m cloth ; Hams only, lid ; Jain-,, per case, 3 doz., £1 17s fid to £L 18s 3d ; Fowls, per pair, 2s 6d to 4s ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is (3d to Is 9d per lb. Retail : Milk, per quart, 4d ; Butter f re&h, Is ; salt do., 8d to lOd ; Cheese, colonial, do., !)d to lOd ; Eggs, per doz., Is (id; Lard, perlb, (id to 9d ; lowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ihicks, do., 2a to 3s ; Geese, do., 5s to 7s ; Turkeys, do., 5h to 8s (id ; Bacon, per lb., lOd to Is ; Hams, do., Is to Is 4d. Hay and Cohn Maiikei\— Wholesale : Maize, local, 3s to 3s 3d ; Oats, 2s od to 2s 7d ; Wheat, 4s (3d to 4s !)d ; fowl, 3s 3d ; Barley, 2s {Id to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, 5s to 5s 3d (no demand) ; Hay, meadow, per ton, piessed, £(3 to £6 5s ; Lucerne, ditto, £13 to £0 10s (nominal) ; Straw, per load, ISs to £1 10s ; Chaff, mixed, £5 ; Oaten Chaff, £<> ; Hay Oaten, £3 to L(i ; Clover, £ j 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, pei ton, £3 to £4 10 . "Retail: Maize, 3s Od to Is; Oats do. , 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; Bran, per 1001b-,., (3s ; Sharps, per lOOlbs., (is ; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 3s (3d to 4s ; Barley, feed do., 3s (id to 4« ; Hay, percwt., 0s Od to 7» ; Lucerne, do., 7s (id to 8s ; Oaten do. , (5s to 7s ; Straw, do., 3"! to 4s ; Chaff, do., 7a to 8s (id. Kauki Gum and FfAK Mvkkki I.—The1 .— The gum market is firm at piice^ quoted below. Receipts for month to date, about 40S tons. The following quotations appio\im.ite to present rates :— Poor ordinary, £38 to £40 ; fair to good ordinal y, £40 to £42 ; superior do., £43 to £44 ; East Coast, £57 to £58 ; Flax, per ton, £18 to £21 ; Tow, do., £7 to £!) ; Fungus, per lb., 2kl to 3d ; Coco.uiut Fibie, per cwt., 13s to 17s ; Beeswax, 9d to lOd per lb. Flouh MviiKEr — Wholesale* Suneifine flour, silk dressed, per ton, £13 10-*; do., do., household, £12 10a ; huudieds 55., fifties 10» per ton e\tia, sacks and bag-, fiee ; Southern, do., £10 10s to £11 10s ; Bian, per ton (sacks included), local, £5 ; Southern, do., £5; Sharp-., £5 10s; Cabin Biead, do., £18 ; Oatmeal do., £12 10s to £13 ; Pearl Barley, do., £23 to £24 ; Bread, per 21b loaf, 3W. Skkd.s. — Lucerne, Is 3d ; White Clover, per lb., Is t<> Is Id ; Red Clovei per lb., 9d to lOd ; Cowgtass, per lb., la to Is 2d ; Alsyke, per lb., Is to Is 2d ; Tiefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Timothy, per lb., 7d ; Rape, per lb., 4d to 5d ; Purple-top Aberdeen Turnip, perlb., Is 3d ; (iiecn-top Abeideen Turnip, per lb., Is 3d ; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., Is ; Prairie Grass, per bushel, 7s to 8s ; Ryegnvss, per bushel, 5s to 6s ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about Bs. MlscEr/LAXEOU.s. — Kerosene, from Is 7d to Is Bd, ordinary brands. Fencing Wire, No. (5, 7 and 8, assorted, £14 10s to £15 10s per ton ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel ; Quick Lime, in btone, Is (3d to 2s. New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s Od to 10s ; Oft., 13s ; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100 ; Puriri Posts, £0 to £7; Shingles, 13s to 10s Gd per 1,000; Hobart Palings, sft., 15s to 19s ; 6ft., 17s to 21s ; Hobart Rails 75* to 85s, buying and selling quotations. Manukes. — Bonedust, Sydney, £8 10s to £9, accoi ding to quality ; Boneflour, £9 10s; Auckland, £7 to £8 10s ; Peruvian Guano, £18 ; Maiden Island, £8 ; Huon Guano, small lots, £5 to £6, lugs included ; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £14 10-,.