COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2039, 1 August 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

U'ndiitii Tim s ()[!("% Fuday AUCKIiWD M\KSIOCK M UlKM'.i. Mil Al-b'HH) BIOKI \NI)'S lllll'Oßr.— U the Haymaiketon I'uiUy, 2lth July, loose hay delivered ranged from 2s fid to 4s 3d tho cwt. ; pressed hay, 4.s Od to ."is ; chaff, up to t'l •">■» the ton ; oats, Is lid, to 2s 4d ; fljaup, 2s 7d to 2-1 lid ; fowl wheat, 2s (kJ ; be-vn*. 3* 3d tho bmhcl ; potatoes, £2 10s to to £3 Js dd tho ton. Homo stock wcic a late values, but better enquiry. Draught brought up to £25 ; hone, buggy, and harness, £37 10s, On Tuesday, hides wenpitched in Luge nunilifii thin ,vn'i,i 7 'c pfides were u«'ll sustained ; best qu.vhtj *angod tiom 'J\d to »,M tin- )b. ; c.ilf skins, tap to 4VI ; tallow, l'K 11,1 to 22s shrepskms, from lO<I to 3s 'M c.tcli. At tiic u-u il monthly ■'ill* >it P.ipikui.i, stuck sold frcolj »t satiHf.iotory pu&s. At Ueinuoi.), on Thursday, dairy cvttlo wun- in demand, best animals at £7 10s to £S each. Store cattle were also in fair enquiry .it late values. Fut cattle woro in full niunbeis, £&"trncks received from Wnikato, bidding wm rilow and i)iicos irregular for iccoiul(Slam quality, but well fatted steers brought near 20s the lOOlbs. Shecj) were yarded in .moderate and maintained thru late values ; a draft of wethers from Wai kftto averaged 17*. Calven were in demnnd at extreme pricos. Pigs of all classe-i plentiful, and nold natisf»ctory. Mksshs. Ht ntkr \nd Nolvn's Weekly Rkfort. — Hordes : There has been a marked improvement in the market both as to ■upply and demand as compaied with pre- * vious week, but little or no alteration in talue ; quite an average number were •ntercd for disposal by auctnon at tin* YardH on Friday ; there wu* ■teady competition thiou^liout the 8»le, and moHt of the lots weie cleared. W« quote — Hacks, at from to" 15s to tl • ; light harness, from £11 to £1"> ; draught, £2 to £25. Wool, hideH, and skin : Demand steady, but supply short. Cattle: A pood many fat bea-sts have been brought forward, the greater proportion of which wore local •tock, and pi ices were in favour of the vendor as compared with the previous week. Hairy stock were not of a good description nor yot plentiful, and were without alteration in value. Stores scarce. Tho butcher's puns at Newmarket, on Tuesday, were, fairly well filled. Competition was brisker than has been the casu foi the previous two weeks, consequently theie was a i iticeable advanco in value, ranging from lOi to £1 per head, realising from 17s to 22s per lOOlbs. Store and dairy cows weie in moderate number, and without alteration in value. Sheep: The feupply ha« not been a large one. Tho demand has been steady at a shade over prcuous week's value", although 17s Gd was the top price Pigs were of a very poor quality and sold at comparatively low values. Messrs G. W. Binney anij Co. report that at their wpfkly sale, on Tuesday, of wool, hides, skins, and tallow, first class Btout htdos sold at from 3jd to 4;jd ; medium, 3i to 3tfd ; calf skins, 3^rl to 4W ber lb ; butchers' crossbred skins, Is 10a to 2s Od ; station skins, Od to Is 3d each.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy Produce. — Wliole nalo : Butter, fresh, 1h to li 3d ; butter, Bait, 8d to lOd per lb ; Cheese, good local, ."id to s\d ; Canterbury, do., 4/d to »id ; F,ggs, "por do/.en, In ; Lard, per bladder, 7d ; Bacon and Hums, Provincial, (id to 8d ; Hams, 8d tv M ; Canterbury Bacon only, BJd ; equal numbers Hams and Bacon, BJd ; Hams only, 10d ; Jams, per caso 5 dozen, 30s ; Fowls, per pair, 2s Gd to 4s ; Feathers, baked, clean and bdected, Is 6d to Is 9d per lb. Retail : Milk, per quart, 4d ; Butter, fresh, Is 3d to lsGd ; s.tlt do., lOd to Is ; Cheese, colonial, da, 8d to Dd ; Eggs, per doz., In 3d ; Lard, por lb, (id to !)d ; 1 owls, each, 2s to 3s ; Duckn, do., 2s to 3s ; Geese, do., 5s to 7s ; Turkeys, do., fw to 8s (id ; Bacon, per lb.. lOd to la ; Hami, do., 1» to 1h 4d. Hay and Corn Market. — Wholesale (selling ex store) : Maize, local (new), 3s tid; Oats, 2a Id to 2s 3d; Barley, 2s 3d ; Malting Barley, 4s ; Wheat, 3s (id ; fowl, 2-. 7d to 2s <Jd ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £G to £(> .Is ; Lucerne, ditto, £0" to £(> 10s (nominal) ; Stiaw, per load, 18s to £1 10a ; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £'4 10s ; Oaten Chaff, £4 5s to £4 15s ; Hay, Oaten, £4 to £4 10a ; Clover, £(> 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £3 10s to £3 15s, sacks included. Retail : Chaff, per cwt., 5s to (Is ; Potatoes, do., 4s to 4a (id ; Maize, 4s to 4^ 3d ; Oat*, do., 2s 3d to 2s (id ; Wheat, fowl, per bu-.h., 2s *Jd to 3d 3d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s to 4s ; Hay, per cwt., Ga 6d to 7s ; Luceriie, do., 7s (id to 8s ; Oaten do., (is .to 7» ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. Stuns. — Lucerne, Is 3d; White Clovei, per lb., Is toluld; Red Clover, per lb., »d to 9d ; Cowgrass, per lb., lOd to Is ; AKjke, per lb., Ls to Is Id ; Trefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Timothy, per lb., 8d ; Kape, per lb., 5d ; Purple-top Aberdeen Turnip, per lb., la to ls 3d; Greon-top Abeideen Turnip, per lb., lit 3d ; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., 1h ; Prairie Grass, per bushel, (is ; Kyoj,T.iss, per bushel, 5i to (is ; Cocksfoot, per busliul, 7s (>d to Bs. 1<"lolu MAUKJcr. — Wholesala : Superfine flom, mlk dioised, pei ton, £10 10o ; di>., do., huuiehold, £010s; hundreds os., hftie10.s per ton extra, sacks and b.v^s ficu ; Southern, do., £8 to £8 10s ; Bi.in. per ton, (sacki* included), local, £.1 10s; Southern, do., £."> ; Hlurps, £0; Cuhin Biead, do., £18; Oatmeal do., til to £12 10s; Po;iil Barley, do., £10 t-i £l'o. Manures.— Boneduit, Sydney, pnm , £8 to £8 10-,, mfeiior £7 10-. to £7 I.h , Bonoflour, £!); Auckland, £S ; Peruvian Guano, £18; Maiden Inland, £8; Ilium Guano, small lots, £.">to £ti, bag-> mcludud ; Hi. ruts Chemical Manuiu. £13. Mhcklf. vvhous. — Kerosene, fiom 1* 7d to ls Bd, ordinary brands ; Fencing Wire, No. (1, 7, and 8, assorted, £13, £13 10-<, and £14 respectively per ton ; Luiio, wlackcd, la per bunhel ; Lime, in stone, ls Gd to 2s ; New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s (id to 13-> ; lift., 11s; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £1 per 100 ; Purin Posts, £6 to £7 ; Shingles, 13s to His (id por 1000; Hobart Palings, .">ft., 17s to 20-,; Oft, 18s to 2ls; Hobart K:uN, 80s to '.)ori, buying and selling quotations. Kvnu (iuii an'd Flax Maukkt. — Siq^ihcs for month to date, 415 tons. We quota prices nominally : Poor ordinary, £2~> to £30 ; fair ordinary, £30 to £33 ; boot, do., from £35 to £38 upwards ; East Coast, £4"» per ton. Fl»x, per ton, £10 to £20 ; Tow, do., £(i 10s to £'» ; Fungus, per lb., 2W to 3d ; Cocoanut Fibie, jwrewt., 15a to 17s ; Beeswax, 8d to 10<l per lb.