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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2048, 22 August 1885, Page 2

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Wmhtito 'lmm OJfire, Friday. WVtKfAfO MARKETS. Mr J S. Bicklvm) Ri.vonrs.— At the Cimbnd<?c B»za.ir on Saturday, » l.vrtfe ■mi niivt »l l)iuJim\s \n.h <iono in hor-e-i. MtMliitfu dr.iMghts if young and in good c >nditii>n, sold fii-oly at from £13 10s to fc'JO A iiHinbir of hack-, weio snld at 4>3 10h to fiaeach. Sood poUtocs, £3 lOi per ton; in.ignmn bunuin s-;ctl pot itocs, fn and .■}-. Od poi 5011 1. "i£ ; o-'t^i li- 1 <>d per bushel ; fowh,'l«3d to 2m each; sin.vll pigs 10s to 1 1s o.iuh. At Oh.iupn Livt 1 Stock Saloon Tiuw'diiv, n numbor <>f dany cows of middling ()'i ill tv only \\i u-y vul.ml, aihJ luoiißht fiinn t.! to K't 12-t I) I ; v.\\w> in low cimdi tioii, IN t)3O->; unto t> twohc uiontlis old -.tin is, iOF~. ; i.i;»litwn in uitlis to two yearold slcu-. won 1 i little i-isiiM in \ilii-, and wi'ii' sold it I'i-t t-> l>l> ; t\\ ' i'id tlir^ I- >, ii .].»-, ff IN ill t > ft IT- i»J : »••!!- bu-d^iwi-yaftj old heifeis, £2 to £2 10-,; fat hi'ifeis md ciiwh, £.5 2s (id to t'fi "is ; f.it sto. w;-^Hni to U 7 2-t I»J. A laiK'u nuinbur of slurp woio vildat tho following pilcos: --L mgwoiil owes nt lambing, 10* 6d to 12^ ; cios^biud pmpty ewes, <Ss (id; lonjrwool lioi,'g«l-<, 8s 'Id each.

UCkf.AM) I.l \ X STOCK M\KKK|N, Mil AI.PKKM Bl'OKf. VVO'S ItKPORf-At tho b)»y market on Fuduy, August 14, heavy diaught hordes ranged up to £15") ; useful farm horsea, from £12 to £2(5; pomes and tiding, hacks, from 20s :wd upwards ; loose fodder was lower in ptice, and brought from 2 s t«i 2* 3d per c\yt.; chaff, £3 15s to £4 the ton ? *inauß, varying with quality, from 2s 7<l to 3a (>d ; oats Is fld to 2s 3d ; beam, 3s the bushel. At tho hide and skin sale on Tuesday, 18th instant, hides were in good enquiry and ranged up to 4d the lb ; tallow, 17s (id tho cwt. ; sheep skins, lid to 3s each ; woo), V/ 1 tho 11). At Pnkeno on Monday, a fair muster of cattle obtained re.idy buyeis, the mild season occasioning an earlier demand than usual. At Drury on Wednesday, thorp was also a full muster of stock, and although mostly cows and heifer--, sold freoly. Tho 42 acres of land m the Hunua biought l">s an <icie. At Reiiweia, on Thm -.day, d.ury cattle were plentiful, and .it lower values, useful annnils Helling .vt l!"> each. Store cattle, principally steer*, plentiful nnd in steady demand through the Hale, at a slight improvement on late values. Fat cattle, m aveiage number, >* ere steady in puce from 18s to 22s the 1001b<i., but aged cows were at lower valuys. Sheep were y.uded plentifully, but the gi eater part were in indifferent condition ; puces remained low. Well bred fonr tooth longwooled wethers at 12s e.t< h, but w t'll -fattened sheep were scarce. Pigs plentiful, store pigs in better enquiry than usual. Mr-ssrs Hu.vrßK and Nolans Webkly Rki'OKM.— Horses: Only local horses have been marketable, but some of th^m sold bettor than has been the case for some weeks. At the Durham Yards the entries were above the average, and for those of a good stamp them was a steady competition, and with few exceptions those submitted found purchasers at an advance on the previous week's rates. Wool, hides, and skins : Supply moderate, demand steady. Good heary hides sold at 4,' d per lb. Light weights, lclntnely louei. Skins, from2i 2d to 3-i. Cattle . With the exception of dairy cow. -i. the demand has been in excess of the supply, which was s-carooly an a\eiage one, although thcio has be^n no noticeable change in \.ilue. At tho Newmarket yards, <m Tuesday, the number yarded was less than n-ual, but there w.is an advance in puces for any descuption of stock on our last week's quotations. Sheep: Shipments from tin 1 West Coast haw been very limited, but some iiiimo wethers from the East Coast mipplifd th vacuum, and at NewmuKit, on Tuesday, an advance on the previous welv's values was gi« r en. Pigs . Supply nhort ; there remains nn unsatisfied (lem, mil for good poikera at fiom 3d to 4d ])i i 11). live vv» ight. Mksskslt. W Binnm and Co- repoit that at their weekly sale on Tuesday, of vvool, hides, skins, nnd tallow, the mmket for all dcsciiptions; of hides ihows a downward tendency Ktr»t class hex\ies, 3qd to 4d ; medium, 2j'd to 3W ; inferior, IVI to 2d per per lb : butcheis ciossbicd skins^Us \h\ to 3s 2il ; merinns, 2s .Id to 2s Hd ; station, lid to Is 3d Qftu!: , t^sJgß»i^7to i'lB per ton.

AUCKLAND MTins#M!(o<>TATlo\«. I'\mi \.M) ])\nn Proditk. — Whole Hilc l inttcr, fiesh, 1« per 11).; buttei, Halt, M to lOd per lh . Cheese, good Lk il, "id to ">\il ; Cantt ib iv, do., 4 ( 'd to ">\d , ll'^-,l 1 '^-, per do/on, I'd , Laid, pel liladdi i, 7(1 ; Bacon and H.mis, I'io\mnil, (>d to Rd; Hams, S'd to !)d ; Cantoilmiy iijcoti only, K|d ; »'qu il numbers llanii .uid Bacon, hid; Hams only, 10d , •Finis, poi ciso 5 do/e'i, 30^ ; Fowls, pur p.u) , 2b to 3s Oil ; Feutheis, baked, clo.m ami -uli'cted, U (id to Is (Jd per lb. Ketnil : Milk, pei quait, 4d ; Butter, fresh, Is 3d to Is I! 1 ; salt do., 10d to Is ; Cheeso, colr)inal, d<J,, 8d t<i <M ; IWs, per do/ , Is 3d ; L.ud, parjb, <id to !»d ; Fowls, each, 2s to 3s; Wicks, do., 2a to 3a ; Geese, do., ."is to Ja ; Tlh4»c>s, do., 5a to 8s Od ; Bacon, per lb.. lOjJ'to Is ; Hauw. do., lg to Is 4d. Jin AND CoitJf MaUKKT.- -Wholesale (s^fin^ ox store) : Maize, local (new), 3s ; Oati, 2s 3d to 2s sd; Barley, 2s 3d; AWtintf Barley, 4s ; Wheat, 3s (id ; fowl, 2s" ?d to 2s !)d ; Hay, meadow, per ton, prtwsed, L'li to £'(> 5« ; Lucerne, ditto, £(} to td 10s (nominal) ; Straw, per load, IKs to £1 10s ; Chatf, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s ; Oaten ChafF, £4 ."w to £4 15* ; Hay, Oaten, £4 to £4 10s ; Clover, £0 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £4 to £4 10s, sucka included. Kctail ChafF, per cwt., fis to f>s ; Potatoes, do., Is to U l>ij ; ALtue, 3s (id to 4% ; Oats, do., 2s 3d to 2s (id ; Wheat, fowl, per bu«h., 2s !)d t<» 3s 3d ; Barley, feed, do., 3h to 4s ; Hay, pei cwt., (is (id to 7» ; Lucerne, do., 7a (id to Ks ; Oaten do., (is to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. Shhus. — Luceinc, Is 3d; White Clover, per lh , Is to Is Id; Red Clover, per lb., 8d to Del; Cowjp.w*, per lb., lOd to In ; Alsyke, i»'i lh , Is to Is Id ; Trefoil, jmr lb., 7d to Xd ; Timothy, pur Hj., 8d ; Kape, per lb., ."3d ; Purple-top Abeideen Tumi]), pei lb., Is to Is 3d; (jrueu-top Abeulei n Tui»ip, per lb., Is ,'sd ; (iieen (ilobe Turnip, ]ji i Hi , Is ; Pi. uue (tiass, per bushel, (!s ; Jlye^i.i.-'s, jn'i bushel, ~w to (!s ; Cocksfoot, \>n luishfl, 7-i dd to Ms. l-'ioru MvnKFr. — Wholesale: Superfine floui, silk diessud, j>er ton, £10 10s ; do., do., household, £') 10s; hundreds) 55., tiftie.s 10s per ton extra, sacks and bags free ; (Southern, do., £« to £S 10s; Bran, pot ton, (><acks included), local, £0 j Southern, do., £.-> 10s; Sharps #> ; Cabin Biead, do., £18 ; Oatmeal do., £11 to £12 10s ; Pearl Bailey, do., £1!) to £20. MANUKbt.— BonudiiKt, Sydney, prime, £H to £'», infenor £7 l.'is to £8; Boneflour, £!) to £10; Auckland, £8; Peruvian (iiiano, £18 ; Maiden Inland, £8 ; Huon (liuino, Hinall lots, £5 to £(i, bags included ; Hijrst'.s Chemical Manure, £13. Mucellankou.s.— Kerosene, from 1h 7d to Ik Bd, ordinary brands ; Fencing Wire, No. (i, 7, and 8, aborted, £13, £13 10s, and £11 respectively per ton ; Lun«>, nlacked, 1h per bushel ; <<>uick Limo, in atone, Is (>d to 2s ; Kew Zealand Palings, sft, 7« (id to 13s ; (Jft., Us; Ti-treo Rail«, £2 10s to fcl per 100 ; Puriri PostH, £(» to £7 ; Shingles, 13.s to His (id per 1000; Hobart Pnlings, sft, 17«to20s; Oft., 18s to 21» ; Hobart Rails, 80s to !Kk, buying and selling quotations. Kvliu <«urn and Flax Mahkkt.— Supplies for mouth to date, 308 ton«. We (|iiote pi ices nominally ; Poor ordinary, £>'> to £30 ; fair orJinary, £30 to £33 ; best, do , f i did £35 to £38 upwards; Ka«t Coast, tTipnton Fl.i\, pei ton, fill! to £20; Tow, do , £ii 10s to £'.» ; Fungus, per lb., 2Vi to 3d ; Coroanut Fibre, per cwt., 15h to 17s ; Pr-eswax, Md to IQd i>er lb.