COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1961, 31 January 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato T imes Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MA RK ETS.

Mr A[,ntm> fetch, i.wn's Wkekly Rk pout, — At tho fair Rnmuera- on Tuo^day, ewes were 111 good demand. Two-tooths brought from 12s to IV> ; aged sheep, Is lid to 'Ji ; lambs, On to 10s each. Bluck-faced lams were in demand ; none .sold under ,"»s fid. and moi o would havo found buyei s li.ul they been offoiorl No Leicosters weio yarded, but then* \v«m a good mustei nf Lmcolns. Those sold by Ah Robert Hall and Mr Baird were purchased freely at from £3 IV to £7 each ; others ranged from £1 t« £3 3s. They usual ialfl of fat stock took place on Wednesday (Thursday being a holiday) Fat cattle were yarded far in excess of requirement. Those sold ranged from l"w foi inferior cows to 21s for pi hue steeis, but enough for another miiket remained unsold. Fat sheep were yarded in less numbers than usual, but wero dull of «ale, and many pens lemained unsold ; lUI foi good ewes and 2d for wethers wero the ruling price. Pigs were in moderate supply only, but shared in leas degree in the failing value-. Mkssrs. Hunter avd Nolans Wkkkm Tlf.poiit.— Horses : Tho supply, although a large one, was not nearly up to tho previous. The demand was steady, and results on tho whole m>>ro satisfactory to veudois. The Durham yards wore ucll rilled, and there w.w good competition throughout the sale. No highpuced horseb wne disposed of. We quote, Hacks : fioin £'i> to £17 10s ; lighfc-harnesn horses, Ull 10-i to £1H ; express horses, £18 to £23 10s ; dr.uight homes. £33. Cattle : A good many have been brought forward, and puces ruled at tho previous weok's rates. The Newmarket yards contained over an average supply on Tuesday, which met corresponding demand, there being no noteworthy alteration in values. Sheep were again plentiful, and there was no up ward tendency in value, in fact, for a few pens, tho previous week's average was not obtained. Pigs wero scarce, but in good demand, selling at from 2|d to 4d per lb., live weight.

(r. W. BtVNKY AND Co. report that at their weekly s.ile of woo, hides and skins competition wa-s fairly active for all lilies offered. We quote — Ist class clean Inde^, 3^lto3;d ; %ht, 2/d to 3fd ; c.Uf skim, 1 ,'d to 3d per lh ; pelts, 3d to Is 3d ; Limb Kkms, 7d to Is 2d ; st.ition skins, 2s Gd to Is each. Wool, 4jd to (id per Ib.

AUCKLAND M VBKET QUOTATION'S. Faum AND Daikt Pnonut'K. — Wholesale : Butter, fresh, 8d per lb. ; butter, salt, 8d to XOd per lb ; Cheo^o, gnnd lncal, 5d to GUI ; Canterbuiy, do., -ndto s\d ; Egg-*", per do/., Is 3d; Laid, per bladder, 7d ; Baton and Hams, Pioviucial, (id to 8d ; Hams, 8d to !ld ; Canterbury Hams and Bacon, sides, !)d ; equal numbers, °- l ,d ; Hams, 11 d ; Jams, per case 5 do/., £1 12s Gd to £1 15s Gd ; Fowls, per pair, 2n lid to 4i ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is (id to Is 9d per lb. Retail : iVfilk, per quart, 4d ; Buttoi, fresh, lOd ; s.ilt do , lOd to Is ; Cheese, colonial, do., 8d to 3d ; Eggs, per doz., Is Gd ; Laid, \tcr lb, (>d to Dd ; Fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Jhicks, do., 2s to 3s ; Geese, do., 5s to 7s ; Turkeys, do., 5s to 8s (id ; Bacon, per lb., lOd to Is ; HauH. do., Is to li 4d. Hat and Corn Market. — Wholesale (selling et store) : Maize, local (now), 4s 4d ; Oats, 2a lOd to 3s ; Wheat, 4s ; fowl, 3s to 3s 3d; Barley, 3s; Malting Barley, 4s 3d to 4s Gd (no demand) ; H.vy, meadow, per ton, pressed, JL'« to £(5 fa ; Lucerne, ditto, £G to £G 10s (nominal) ; Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s ; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s ; Oaten Chaff, £5; Hay Oaten, £5 to £6 ; Clover, £"> 10s to £7 ; Potatoes (new), £4 10s to £G. Retail : Maize, 5s 3d to oh (id ; O.its, do., 3s 3d to 3s (id ; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 3s Gd ; Barley, feed do., 3s (id to 4s ; Hay, per cwt., 6s Gd to 7s ; Lutcine, do., 7s Gd to 8s ; Oaten do., (5s to 7s ; Sti.iw , do., 3* to 4s; Chaff, do., 5s to Gs ; New Potatoes, about $d per lb. Flour Market.— Wholesale : Supeifine flour, silk dressed, per ton, £11 10s ; do., do., household, £10 10s ; hundreds 55., fifties 10s per ton extra, sacks and bags fiee; .Southern, do., £9 to £9 10s ; Bran, per ton, (h.usks included), local, £5 10s ; Southern, do., £5; Sharps, £5 10s; Cabin Bie.id, do., £18; Oatmeal do., £15 to £15 10s ; Pearl Barley, do., £22 to £23 ; Bread, pei 21b loaf, 3id. Sekds.— Lucerne, Is 3d; White Clover, per lb., Is 3d to Is 4d ; Red Clover per lb., !)d to lOd ; Cowgrass, per lb., Is to Is 2d ; Alsyke, j>er lb., Is 3d to Is 4d ; Trefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Timothy, perlb., 7d ; it.ipe, per lb., 4d to 5d ; Purple-top Alwrdeen Tin - nip, per lb., Is 3d ; Green-top Aberdeen Turnip, per lb., Is 3d ; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., la ; Prairio Grass, per bushel, Vm ; Kyegrass, per bushel, 5s to,os ; Cocksfoot, i per bushel, 8a Gd. Manures. — Bonedust, Sydney, prune, £8 to £8 10s ; Boneflour, £!) ; Auckland, t'K, inferior £« 15s to £7 10s ; Peruvian Guano, £18: Maiden Island, £8; Jlmm ( tuano, small lots, £5 to £G, bags included ; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £14 10s. Miscellaneous.— Kerosene, from Is 7d to 1h Bd, ordinary brands. Fencing Wire, No. G, 7 and 8, assorted, £13, £13 10s and £14 respectively per ton ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel ; Quick Lime, in stone, Is 6d to 2s. New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s (id to 10-, ; Oft., 13s ; Ti-tiee K.uls, £2 10s to £1 per 100; Purin Posts, tli to £7 ; Shingles, 13s to Kis Gd per 1,000 ; Dobait Palings, sft., 17h to 20s; Oft., 18s to 21s; Hobait Rails, 80s to 90s, buying and celling quotations. Kai,ki Glh and Flax Muiki/t. - Receipts for month to date, about HI tons. We quote : — Poor ordinary, £28 dowu ; fair do, £31 to £3"» ; best, £.'J7 to £JS ; E.ist Coast, £48 to £~>o per ton. Fl.ix, per ton, £18 to £21 ; Tow, do., £(J 10s tof); Fungus, perlb., 2ld to 3d ; Cocoanut Fibie, per cwt., 15s to" 17s; Beeswax, bd to lOd per lb.

[RKDTBR'm TKLfcCRAMS.] LONDON WOOL SAJ.JS. LovnoN, January 27.— W.«.l at today's auction u firm. The catalogue coiimrucd 71)00 b.vles. LONDON MAItKKTs. Consols remain at !)!)J.— Xcw Zi v :ila7id secuntiex roin.wn at last qnotationn.— Colo iii«il luoadstnffi : Adulaidu \Wieat, ex >,toie, :<7^ ; Nfw Zealand ditto, 2% to 3-w ; Adc Uido flour, 2"h (id.— Austialiau Ullow: Average quality lwef, 31s; ditto mutton, 3N(id.

II'EK X./..L. AVI> U \. CO] LoVDON, January 28.— Wool.— Up to (Kite 14,000 bales h.ive been sold, and 22,000 bales luve been taken foi cxpoit. Medium and inferior giea^y, faulty scoured slips, have declined \d to Id per lb. I'or.siipei 101 greany tlie maiket ih unchanged. I'or clothniK (washed) the market is easier ; and for combing (wa«hed) the market is easier. Crossbred is unchanged. For lambs wool the market in easier. Theie is much inegiilanty in the biddings. Whe««t. — The mai ket is flat. Adelaide is worth 37*; Kew Zl.il.uhl, 32s lid; and Tuscin, 31s per 4%lbs. Adelaide f.n r\. is worth c i i. nil coast, 3"»s lid pel l.XOlhs. Adel.ude whe.it, t<» aime uon ship, is worth, c.i.f , 3ds pel 4801bs , Jamuiy billof 1 idnig.