COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Waikato Markets.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1997, 25 April 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Waikato Markets.

J. 8. Hcckh.vd KRP'JiiM -At tboOhaupo Live SkwK Sale on i'ueo l.t>, i. Ith 111-t., t 10 usual uuiub. 1 if -.ttle were yarded, the quality vr.w £<>'id, and pri-e< obtained woie as high as at the \nevi>>ua -*ale. Ttuee to four-yo ir-old steer} -told freely and le.vbsed from £•") to £6 12i (id j 18 months to UJ yiolds, ±3 5a to £4 15s ; yearling, £2 to £2 lCh; heifer y -irlnitfs 20s to 2o^ ; li-yi old heifer* and ows, £2 to 4M ; c*lve>, 20s t.. 25s each ; Wef cow,, £3 13s to £i». 2000 sheep w«m pennfd, principally t<wos in low condition, and merino wethers ; 600 of the latter were sold at fa, and the ewes (300) it 4s 6d, 700 at ."is ; fat ewea brought IK ami fut lambs \U and 9s i)d each. At the Wiutoa ■ale on Wednesday there was a lar^a mu»ter of c ittle, sheep and hoi ses Tho cattle were all young and realised Ohaupo prices. The sheep wore cross-bred ewes in low condition, and 400 were sold at 7s 6d each, and 150 moinio wetuers. G-*. Twelve horeos wore sold it prices vat \ ing from 30-. to £14 each, depending on the chibs. At Cambridge on round iy th.' yirds wufilled with fit nnd store rattle. I) iry cowd, &j 5- and *T> 15a ;yeai hug heif-r , 20* and 22^; yeav m,? stems, 3~>« to 40s ; f At cows, £"> 12s Gdt.»£7; 1000 sheep were penned an.l in my of them sold ; «ued ew^s in good condition brought 8,; young fit ewes, 12s ; half-bred wethers in good condition 12s u'd, and 300 moi mo aethers 5s Gd each.

AUCKL VVD LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Mr Alfred Bucklvvd's Kepoiu.— At the Hay market, on Friday, Apnl 17, fodder ranged "from 3s to4-()d ; chatf T* 3d to is per cwt. The paddock* at Eilershe, leased for 7^ years ranged from £2 to £2 17* *>d per acre, yearly rental, Horse stock were yarded in full numbers. For nondescript animals, pi ices are low, but good stock of all classes maintained fair values at the auction prices, ranged from 25s to £45, On Tuesday April 21, best hides brought fiom 3 J .d to 4id ; calfskins, 3Jd per lb. ; tallow, 2^3 to 2ni gd per cwt. ; pelts, lOd to 2s each ; wool, f>§d to sid per lb. At Keinuera ou Thursday, dany cows at their prodt were in brisk enquiry ; store cattle at late values : fat cattle m'full number, but many of tho^e from Waikato were falling off in condition, and consequently dull oi sale. Prices were low, and ranged from 15s to 20-. the lOOlbs. A gi>od draught of cattle would average 18s the lOOlbs. Sheep wenin short supply, and advanced m puc» about 1b each. Well-fatted lambs brought from 8s 6h to 12-> Gd each, but inferior lambs were unsaleable. Pigs vyere in usual mini ber, and without alteration in price Messrs. Hunikr and Nolans Wekkiy Report.— Horses. A good many have been brought forward, but there was little desire to purchase evinced by the public except foi horse* of a really good stamp, which sold well as compared with the previous week. Tho Durham yards were well tilled onFiiJay. A', tne commencement of the palo bidding was bri.sK, but afterwards became languid, but most of the lots were cleaied at the previous week's quotations. Cattle : There has been a large muster of beef cattle, and a good many dairy cowh, but under an average of stores. Prices for fat beastn receded slightly, particularly for those not sufficiently up. Dairy and stores unaltered. There was over an average supply at New market on Tuesday, tho exception being stores ; dairy cows were competed for more particulaily good ones , stores, at the previous week's values. Prices for fat beasti leceded, for indifferently fatted, 20s ; and for top sorts, 10s per head. Sheep wore in average supply, competition was good throughout the sale, and prices eventuated to the satisfaction or vendors at the prev ious week's values. Pigs were in adequate numbers and met coirespond ing demand. Baoin pig* were cheap, but young Berkshire sold fabulously high.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Duky Produce. — Whole•*le. Butter, fresh, 10.1 per lb. ; buttei, salt, 8d to lOd per lb ; Cheese, good local, 5d to 5W ; Canterbury, do., 4jd to 54d ; Eggrf, per dozen, Is 9d ; Lard, per bladder, 7d ; Bacon and Hams, PioTincial, Gd to 8d ; Hams, bd to <)d ; Canterbury Hams and Bacon, sides, iHd ; equ i 1i 1 numbers, 9fd to 10d; Hams, 11 Jams, pa case 5 d<>7., £1 12s CJ to £1 15s 0d ; i-'ovvls, per pair, 2s (id to Is ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is 6d to Is Dd per lb. Retail : Milk, per quait, 4d ; Butter, fresh, Is; salt do., lOd to Is ; Cheese, colonial, do., 8d to 9d ; Eggs, per doz., 2s; Lard, per lb, (id to Od ; Fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s ; Goesc, do., 5s to 7s ; Turkeys, do., fa to {^ (>d ; B.won, per lb.. 10d to Is ; Hams, do.. Is to Is 4d. Hat and Corn Market.— Wholesale (selling ex store) : Maize, local (new), 3-, 9d; Oats, 2-i scl to 2s 8d; Barley, 2s 3d; Malting iiai ley. ts ; Wheat, 3s (id, fowl, '2* Sd to 2-> 10d; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £•"> to £b 3s ; Lucerne, ditto, £(> to £0 10s (nominal) ; Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s ; Chatf, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s ; Oaten Chaff, £4 5s to £4 15s ; Hay, Oaten, £4 to £4 10s ; Clover, £G 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £3 to £3 10s. Retail : Chaff, per cwt., 5s to Gs ; Potatoes, do., 3s lid ; Maize, 4s to 4s 3d ; Oats, do., 2s 9d ; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 3s to 3s 3d ; Bailey, feed, do., 3s to 4s; Ha>, per cwt., (is Gd to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s Gd to 8s ; Oaten do., Ga to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. Manures.— Bonedust, Sydney, prime, j £7 15h to £8, mfeuor £6 15s to £7 10s ; Boneflour, £8 10s ; Auckland, £8 ; Perm ian Guano, £18 ; Maiden Island, £8 ; Huon I Guano, small lots, £5 to £G, bags included ; Hurst'» Chemical Manure, £14 10s. Flour Market. — Wholesale : Superfine flour, silk dressed, per ton, £11 10s ; do., do., household, £10 10s; hundreds 5a., fifties 10s per ton extra, sacks and bags fieo , Southern, do., £8 los to £9 ss; Bran, per ton, (sacks included), local, £5 10s; Southern, do., £5; Sharps, £5 10s; Cabin Biead, do., £18 ; Oatmeal do., £13 10s to £14 , Pearl Barley, do., £22 to £23. Seeds.— Lucerne, 1> 3d ; White Clover, per lb., Is to Is Id; Red Clover, per lb., 8d to 9d ; Cowgrass, per lb., lOd to Is ; Alsykc, per lb., Is to Is Id ; Tiefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Timothy, per lb., Sd ; Kane, per lb., 5d ; Purple-top Aberdeen Turnip, per lb., Is to la 3d; Green -top Abei deen Turnip, per lb., Is 3d ; Green Globe Turnip, Kir lb., Is ; Piaine Grass, per bushel, Gs ; yegrass, per bushel, f»s to Gs ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, 7s Gd to Bs. Kauri Gum and Flax Market.— Supplies for the month to date, 300 tons. Wo quote prices nominally : Poor ordinary, from fi#> down ; fair orJinaiy, £32 to £3J , best, (* t'.'< 1 fo £3(i ; East Coast, £45 to £tij pi it. . y in plentiful supply). Flay, H .i ton, £18 to H-Jl; Tow, do., £(J 10s to £«); Fungus, pur lb., 2\<l to 3d; Cocoanut Fibre, pei cwt., 15s to 17s; Beeswax, 8d to lOd pei lb.