COMMERCIAL Waikato Times Office, Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2066, 3 October 1885, Page 2

CO MM ERCIAL Waikato Times Office, Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS.

Mr J. S. liit'ivLivn leporU:— At th(> Cambridge cattle sale on Thursday List, <• huge number of store cattle wen- yarded, principally two .md three year old hteer-*. Bidding w.w dull, and few sales were effected. Some nico dairy cows were offered, but there was no dcmind. Thn«e sold brought £3 10s to £(> each : two ypai old steers, well-bred, £3 10s. Some good sheep were penned and sold at extn?iuel> _Jtay^ratc*. Longwooled h >ggctH, m good condition, wen' sold at (is lid ; and fat iheep (mixed sexes) •»-, each. At the clearance wale of Mr John (Jifford's live and dead stock on Friday, 2."> th ult., there was a laigo and representative attendance of settlers Competition for .til lots was keen, especially for the furniture and implements, and with the exception of the w.iggon and names*, all was sold at satisfactory price*. At the Cambndge Horse Bazaar on Satur day last, a laiger amount of business was done than for some tuuo past. There was a numerous attendance, and many hoi-.es ""wore »old At advanced prices. The piinuipal >. tie-, effected were: Colt, £2t ; colt, £27 10> colt, £J"> 10s; filly, £17 10s; nwie, £J!» , pair w.i^(»n horses, £28 and £21 each ; the stallion Young Wellington, £*>0; pair plough horses, £18 and £I~> each, and a large number of hacks and buggy hor-.es, from £7 to £12 ; ponies and weeds, 20s to 1)0, each. Oata brought 2< 'Jd and 2s lOd jwr bushel ; fowls, Is od to 1* M ench. At the ()haui>o livo stock sale on Tuex day, there w» a very numerous attendance «f settlers, and above the average number of stock ware brought forward. 123 dairy cows were yarded, and all Kold but eight. A few pens of thrco-year-old nteei» brought £ 1 17s Gd to £5 10s. A large number of two to three-year-old steers, in low condition, £3 to m ; eighteflii month* to two-year old, £3 10-t to £3 5h ; itnro cows, in low condi tion, 22s 6d to 4ft» ; fat cowh, £4 .m. m to £"> 12s «id ; fat utoers, £li to £7 10i each. The sheep pern were well rilled, but few s|n.e|i mcm sold. Soini> merino wethers broiiiflit .Ss (id, and fat longwool ewes 13s each.

■UCKLWD LIVE STOCK MUIKKTS. Mk Vi.ntH) Bicklwd'm KKi'onr.-At the II iyin.ii ket on Fnday, September 2">, foddei offered in less quantity than iimul, hut without alter itiim in values Chaff hi ought t"3 10^ and t'3 l?s lid the ton ; oats, 2s (id ;in uze, 2s lid tho bushel. A buggy, it.l 10-i, and set harness, t'S. Hone stock were in usual number, and many draught of good qu.ility sold. Prices ranged for lip.ivy duuglit from £21 10* to t'3"t; medium draught, from til l.'w to £20; and ndinp horses up to £20. At the wool, hide, and nkin sale on Tuosday, hides were a tiifl* Ivttei worth, and bro-ight from 2{d to 3^d the lb ; sheepskins, Is (id to to 2s lid each ; tallow, 1 Is fid to 17s thu cwt.; wool, r>|d and ."id 11-l()th ; locks and belly pieces, 3|d the lh. At Papakura, on Wednesday, a small muster of cattle Hold at lute values. At Kemnera on Thursday, dairy cow-, although at low valuei, were in better enquiry than lti«t week. Store cattle were yarded in full number*, and were at lower valuer. Fat cattle : Scarcely up to average number, improved in \alue as the sale pniceedod, and may bo quoted at from 20s to 23s the 1001b-". Longwooled ewes. lambi at side, hioupht 10s lid and Us (id respectively Fat nhcop : Short of requirements, and advanced in value. Longwooled wethers in their wool sold up to 1% each; shorn wethers, Km (»d. Merino wethers m thenwool from 9s to 12s. Lambs : Plentiful, and in demand at an advance of 2s each. Fat calve* in good demand, and pig^ at e\tictne values. Mf>MM. HINTKII \XD NOLWS llKi'Oitr. — Horses : There has been nothing very noteworthy tn chronicle during the week, but few new horses h.iTe been offered foi sale, and there was little or no alteration in value. Tho Duihain Yards were occupied by about an average number of local animals. There w.i^ a steady demand throughout, and nearly all entered changed hands. We quote: — Horses at from 4,7 to £18 .")•»; light harness horses from £11 to t'l7 10s; light draught horses at from £l!t to £24. Wool, hides and skinsBare market, value unaltered. Cattle Less than the usual number of fat beasts h;i\e been disposed of. Dairy and store stock wero in quite average numbers, with little or no change in value. On Tuesday the Xewtnarket Yards were adequately sup jilted, and met corresponding deiuiud at fully the previous week s \.ilues. There uas no noteworthy change in the value of dairy cow,, nor yet in •'tore-,; although some, wnllbred female stock sold at adx.mr-ed rates Sheep in very short supply, n-id ptic^s nc (ordingly were much in fnonr of the \en dor*, reaching 2s 4rt per Sllw ; limbs were «tnall and abort of requirement, and sold at from 8s Od to 14s. Pigs were scatce and nold at from 3d to 3)d per lb live weight. MKSMIS (i. W. IIIXJJEY AND Co. rejiort that at their sale, on Tuesday, 20th ult , of wool, hides, skins and t.dlow, tlio in irkot for all do.HCri))tions of hi^es continues dull. Fir«t-cl.tss ntout, 3j}d to 3Jd ; medium, 2t'd to 3+d. One priui" lot reibzed 4^l per lb. In sheepskins, a reduction of fully (id pf>i Kkin hns to be accepted in «yni|>athy with tho London wool wales. Butchers' crossbred «kms, 2s 2d to 3s Id each ; others m pioportion.

AVCKhA>U .MARKKT yiJOTATIONi. FutU AND J)AIUY PIIOJJLTB. — Whole-x-ilc. liutter, fresh, Sd per ll>. ; butter, s.ilt, Hil to Oil per lb ; Chi .-ye, good local, ."id to ."Hd ; C.mterhm y, do., 4%<\ to ">}d ; Kggs, per dozen, lOd ; Lard, per hUdder, 7d ; Bacon and Ham-t, Pro- \ iiici.il, fid to 8d ; Hainn, «d to Od ; Can-ti-ibnry U,ic«n only, 8\tl; equal numbers Hams and B.icon, H\c\ ; Hams only, 10i] ; J.vim, per caso 5 dozen, 30-c ; Fowls, per p.vir, 2s to 3s (id ; Feathers, baked, clean mid selected, Is tid to In ltd perlh. Retail : Milk, ])■'!• quart, 4d ; Butter, fresh, up to 1* ; wait do., Hd to Is ; Cheese, colonial, do , Hdto J»d ; Kggs, per dozen, 1h ; Lard, pel 11>, (id to !ld ; Fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; bucks, do., 2s to 3s ; (Jeese, do., 5s to 7n ; Turkeys, do., ."is to 8s (id; Bacon, per lb.. lOd to Is Id ; Ham«. do.. Is to 1h 4d. H\v and Cokn Market.— Wholesale (-filing ox store) : Mai/.e, local (new), 3s ; (Uts, 2s 3d to 2s r.d; Barley, 2.s 3d; M.tltmg Bailey, 4s; Wheat, 3s 2d ; fowl, 2- M to 2rf lOd ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pri'«scd, £4T)sto£.->los ; Lucern, ditto, £l»to i'l» 10s (nominal) ; Straw, per load, 18h to £1 10s ; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10» : Oaten Chaff, £4 on to £4 lon ; Hay, Oaten, fc4 to £4 10s ; Clover, £0 10n to £7 ; Potatoes, £4 10i, m»ck» included. Retail : Cli.iff, per cwt., 5s to (is ; Potatoes, do., U (id to 5s ; Maize, 3* to 3« 3d ; Oats, do., 2s (id to 3s ; Wheat, fowl, por bushel, 3s to 3s 3d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s to 4h ; Hay, per cwt., (is Gd to 7» ; Lucern, do., 7s (id to tfs ; Oaten do., (U to 7h ; Straw, do., 3s to 4h. Sredh.— Lucern, Is 3d ; White Clover, per lb., Is to Is Id; Red Clovpr, per lb., 8d to 9d ; Cowgrass, per lb., lOd to Is ; Aliyko, per lb., Is to Is Id ; Tn foil, pc> I)>., 7d tf> «d ; Timothy, per lb., 8d ; Haj)p, per lb., Tkl ; Purple-top AWdeen Turnip, }>er lb., It to 1<» 3d; (Jreen-top Aberdern Turnip, jiei lb., l»3d; Oreon (Jlolw Turnifi, pi-r lb., Is ; Prairie (liass, j>er bushel, (it ; Kyo^rass, por bushel, fw to 0s ; Cocksfoot, jxT buslu-1, 7s (id to Bs. Fi.ouh Maiikkt.— Wholesale : Supprfine flour, silk dressed, per tnn, £10 10s ; do., do., household, £9 10s; hundreds f>s., fifti<>« 10-> per t.m c\tra, sacks and bags free ; Southern, do., CS to £8 10s; Bran, per ton, (sacka included), local, £(> 10s ; Houthrm, do., £1 10s to m ; Sharps, £6 ; Cabin Bie.id, do., £18; Oatmeal do., £11 to £12 10s; JVarl Barley, do., £10 to C2O. Mhcfi,laneols. — Kerosenf, 130" test (fluty paid), from Is 7d to Is 8d : IW t^st (duty paid), Is lid; Fennin^ Win-, No. •>, 7, and 8, .^sorted, £13, £13 10s, and £H respectivt'ly per ton ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel ; Quick Lime, in Htono, Is (id to Us ; New Zealand Palings, r ft ,7s (.«] to 13s • «ft., Us; Ti-tree Rails, fc2 10s f. £4 per 100 ; Puriri Posts, £(i to £7 ; Shmplc, 13s to K>s (id per 1000; Hobart P:iling<4, f>ft., 17s to 20s; Oft., 18s to 21s; Hob.rt R.uls, 8(»s to 90s, buying and .sellinjf quotaticdis. KaUIU (iUM AND FhAX M MIKKT.— Supplies for month to date, 3(i9 tons. Wp (juote prices nominally : F > oor ordinary, iUiO downwards; fui oi jinnrv, £33 to £'U; l>PMt, do, H-iC, u V v,u<\*; Knit f-'o.i-t, £'H to t* 17 por ton. Kl.ix, f>ci t>n, £l(i to C2O; Tow, do., £li 10m to {'9; Fung-is, per lb , 2jd to 3d ; Cocoaunt J'Mirp, pi r "wt.j I~h to 17s ; Beeswax, 8d to lOd per lb.

[REFTEB'S TKMWRIVH ] r,ovnov markka. London, .September 30. — <J< nsoN remain at i('»i — New Zealand occiintu s sliow a gi-ner.il nnprovtuwirt. The 5 per cunt. 1040 loan i» quoUd »t 105J— u> ml a<ice <>f 2H ; the 44 fmr onot. 1R79-1904 1> an in 102, or 0« hifrnnr ; the 4 p«r cent inxcnbcil itock Hm ndwinoc'l l>? 10 t> Toft\ — The batik rato i" 2 |'t c< nt , r in^ket rate If.— Cnl.ini il hrei(l-ti.<r .-/■. -/■ urmiLfied. LONDON WOOL H\l,r:S London, Spptembnr 30 —\t tc-day'i anrtinn ] 1,100 h«lp<i worp c ■ tiling. i. ij. The t"no of the markot wno firm.