COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2075, 24 October 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

WVIKATO M VKK.MS. \lk J. *">. Hlokiam) uwokts .— At the Waito » - ill 1 on Wciliuml iv, thow u ts a l.vr^u muster oi eittK ami a fair attend uicj of settlors With few exceptions all thu cattle woie mild, and tedded full \.iluc-i. Two-year old steer-, biou/ht £1; three-year olds, m good cundit'on, £i 10s t<> £'"> ,"n ; stoic cow-), 30s to 40^ ; lioifor calve-*, 17* ; steer cilve-, ; fat cow, £4 10s to £H7sl>d; fut wothui-. shorn, Us (id and lls !)d each.— At tho C nubridge c.ittle -air mi Thuisdtiy, tho u-.ii lI number of dairy c nvt and store stock vvuio brought forward. No f.it c.ittle wore yarded. Dairy cowh wore Hold ivt L' 4 to £0 ss; heiffr.s coming to lust cilf, £2 10s to Jja 7s Gd ; shorthorn bull, i'li 10^. A few fat sheop and latnU W(»im penned. Uro-s-brpil wethers in thi-ir wool wore «iold at 15s ; f.it lambs, 5s (id to 7s 6d each. Messrs W. J. Hovter & Co. report : — At Cambridge on Thursday, October 15th, there was a full uiuutyr of all description* of cattle. Stores were in Rood demand, and all sold at fully Ohuupo prices. Ueef of pood quility also sold well. No shoep worn yarded. — At the bonte yards on Sfttnrdfty, October 17th, but few horses were brought forward, and not many sold. At the Ohaupo yards on Tuesday, October 20th, about 1000 head were yarded, principally steers from 2 to 4 yra-old, and nterr yearlings. There was a large attendance of buyers, and nearly everything offered sold at very satisfactory prices. 40 threeyoar old steers, in freah condition (some being fat), bred by Mr John Martyn, Tamahere, elicited keen competition, and sold from £ii 10s to £7 each ; dairy cows were pooily represented but sold fairly well ; steer calves also met Rood competition and all sold. For 2«ind 2^ year-old steers, there wan brisk demand, ana nil y aided boUI at advance of fully 10s per head on previous sales. A lot ot good steeis from VVairauKi sold at very satisfactory price*. Wequotedairycowsfrom£4to£.'slo-.; springing heifers £-1 10s to £4 15s ; steer calves and ye trhng:!, £1 Us to £2 la ; U and '2 year-old steers, £2 13s to £3 10s ; 2\ and 3 j ear-old ateer-<, in low condition, £4 to £4 11s ; 3 and 4-yoar-old rtteorsm fresh condition, £f> 10s to £7 ; storo heifers, 2 to 3 year old, £2 7s to £3 2s Gd ; fat cows and heifei -, SA 2s fid to £5 15a ; ewea and lambs, 10s i)d each.

LONDON MARKETS. Lovrxw, October 21.— Consols ha\o raceeded to 100}.— New Zealand securities : — The .1 per cent. 10-10 l«.m is 104 : the 4\ per ant. 1879-1904 loan, 102J ; 4 per cent, inscribed Htock, 99 c* div.— Tho bank late is 2 per cent., and tho market r.Ue If. — BrcuiUttiffs : Adelaide wheat, ex stiTo, 37s ; ditto, off coast, 35s i)d ; Adulnidu flour, ex store, 25s (id ; New Zealand whe it, ex Ht«re, 28s to 345 ; off coast, 31s Gd.~ Tallow (Australian, of fair average qu >htj ) : Beef is 28a per cwt., and mutton '2[h pci 1 owt.

MELBOURNE WOOL SALE.*. Melbourne, October 22.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) held their second wool sale fteatuHi thii afternoon. The attendance of buyers was large, amongst those present being noticed several new arrivals from Europo and America. A fairly representative catalogue of 17-»0 bales was submitted, and elicited spirited bidding throughout. Crossbred merino and lambs wool were in especially good demand. The price-, obtained for the various lots offered ,vro considered very satisfactory, taking into account tho low prices ruling in London Greasy ineiino sold up to lOd per )h. , winch price was obtained for small Intf-'if T.tsmanictn stud. Forty bales from Tirana realised l .){d per lb.; lambs the same price. No scoured or washed of importance was offered.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MAKKETS. Messrs. Huntkr and Nolvn's Wusiua Rbport. — Horse* : There has been lit'.le noteworthy alteration in tlio market .is compared with the previous week. There was a slight increase in the number offered, but none in value. Quite the usual number were entered for disposal at tho Durham Yards on Friday, but bidding was languid, although a much larger number found purchasers than on the previous week. We quote : Hacks at from £(> 10s to £14 ."h ; light harness horses from £11 to £15 ; medium draught, £22; heavy draught, £23 5a to £28. Wool, hidei, skins and tallow, supply moderate. Wo quote : If Me-, from 2^d to 3jd; .skins, from la (id to 3s 7d ; tallow, £13 per ton. Cattle : About an average number of fat beasts have been exhibited^ and found purchaser*. Dairy nnd ■tore stocksinleistbnn usual numbers, without material alteration in value of any description. The butcheis' pens at Newmarket were fairly "filled on Tuesday, but few stores and limited number of dairy cows were yarded. The heavy rain and cold had a damaging effect on the appearance of stack, and in dome measure affected the bidding, although there was no alteration in value, except pcrhapi for interim ammaN, which were a nhado lower. Pmne, f.it steers ranged from 23d to 2os ; cmvs, 2Ls to 22s o'd per lOOlbs. Shcvp : Theto was .i full market of locil and E itt C>.ist sheep, but none from Waitaia. The mijoiity were shorn and did not seem to appreciate the loss of fleece, and many were aged sheep, although in good condition, consequently some drafts sold relatively lower, on tho basis of weight ; 17s wa,s the highest price for wethers, And 13s 9d for ewes. Lambs were very plentiful, and sold at from !)s (id to Ds Ud. Figs : A good many were yai ded and prict s in most instances e\ cecJi d tho expect iti<>n of vendors, ranging froin2}(l to 2|jd perlb., live weight. Mit Ar.Fiii:"b Hvcki. vvd'b Rpport. — At the Haymarket on Jb'uday, October IG, hoi-,o nt<»ck wejo yarded in full number, and met with a better inquiry than the previous v/oek. Sales were principally of draught stock. Pikes ranged from £12 to £2fi each ; riding hoises from €t to £15. L'>'>se fodder bi ought from 2-* to 3s Gd ; pie-iscd, Is the cwt. ; oats, 2 s ."id to 2s 6d ; /mi/), 3s ; whc.it, 3i tho bmhel ; chaff, £J 10s thf« ton ; potatoes, from 25s to £3 the ton. At the hid^ and skin sale on Tuesday, hides ranged from ljd to 3^d the Ib. ; tallow, from 14s (Jd to 19s 6d tho cwt. ; nheep*kitis, from lOd to 3* lOd each ; wool, from 4^l to 7d the lb. At Pokeno on Monday, loth inst., a small muster of cattle rpoliscd late values ; but at Drury on Thursday, there was an unusually Jargf muster, with a numerous attendance of buyers, and tho advance in prices obtained at the Remuera Yards on the prcvions Thursday was sustained. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cittle were yarded in full number ; prices wiro without altoiatlon. Store cattle in ! Mgor than average number maintained tin improved value of hist week. Fat cittle in iimhl number, and of good quality, thioughout tlm h.»!< weie steady at 23s the lOOlbi. Fat sheep abundant ; wethers slightly lower in price tii.m last week. L.vmbi were also a.t lo«ver values, but good quality brought from 13s to lrts each. Pigs were also plentiful, particularly storey, but in demand at full prices. Messrs O. W. Bivvkt A.vr> Co. report that at their sale of hides, akins, wool, and tallow, held list Tuesday, a fair supply cime to hand, and the bidding was brisk for all lots offered. Wo quote : first class hidps, from 3d to 4d ; second-class, 2{d to 2^d; calfskins, 3Jd per lb ; sheepskins, ' from Is 4d to 4a ench ; lamb skins, !)d each ; tallow, from l(ss to 17i sld per cwt.; wool (imall lots), from 4d to 7^l per lb.

ATCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. FABM AND DaIM PhOJJUCK. — Wlinlcaale: Butter, froah, 8d per lb. ; butter, wait, BAd to 9d per lb ; Ghoesc, good local, fid to s}d ; Canterbury, do., 4 t ! d to 5M ; Eggs, per dozon, M ; Lard, per bladder, 7d ; Bacon and Haiiw, Provincial, Gd to 7d; Hami, 7d to 8d ; Canterbury Bacon only, 7d ; equal numbers Hams and Bacon, 7ka ; Hams 7d ; Jams pei c.iho 5 do/en, 30s ; I'owLh, pi-r pair, 2s to 3s (id ; Feathers, baked, clean nrul welectcd, Is Cd to Is 9d pcrlb. Retail : Milk, pi-r qiuit, 4d ; Butter, fresh, up to lOd ; sj.lt do , 8d to lOd ; Cheese, per lb., Gd to 7d ; Egi?H, per dozen, lOd ; Lard, per lb, <id to 'Jd ; Fowl«, each, 2n to 3s ; UiiclcH, do., 2n to '6-i ; Geese, do., 5« to 7s ; Turkeys, 10., os to 8s 04; Bacon, por lb.. 7i<l to »id ; Hams, do., 8d to 9d. Hay and Corn Mauket.- -Wholesale (soiling ex stoic): Mai/e, local (now), 3s; Oats, 2s 3d to 2» sd; Barley, 2s 3d; Malting Barley, 4s ; Wheat, 3s 2d ; fowl, 2-< 8d to 2h lOd ; Hay, meadow, por ton, pi OHH«d, £4 5s to £5 10s ; Lucern, ditto, £o' to if} 10h (nominal) ; Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10h ; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10a ; Oaten Chaff, £4 5s to £4 15s ; Hay, Oaten, £4 to £4 10i ; Clover, £6 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £4 10s, sacks included. Retail : Chaff, per cwt., 5» to fi» ; Potatoes, do., 4» Gd to Hi ; Maize, 3s 3d to 3» Gd ; Oata, do., 2s Cd to 3s ; Wheat, fowl, por bushel, 3s 3d to 3s Cd ; Barley, feed, do., 3n to 4s ; Hay, per cwt., Cs fid to 7» ; Lucern, do., 7« fid to 8s ; Oaten do., Cm to 7s j Straw, do., 3s to i . Seed '. — Luccrn, li 3d ; White Clo\er,

pei lb., Is to Is Id ; Rod Clo\ei, pei 11)., hd to !)d ; C\m glass, pei lh., lOd to ]•,; AK\ke, p. i lh, Ist.. Is Id; T.etod, pci lb., 7d t<> Jhl ; Timothy, pur lb , Sil ; li ip". pci lh, "><l ; Purple-top Abeidrou Pui-np, pi 'i Hi., I*. to Is 3d; Green-top Abeideen Turnip, pci lh., Is 3d ; Gieen Glohe Turnip, per lh., Is ; Pr.uno Grass, per bushel, Us ; Rytv?i:tis, pot bushel, ."5-1 to Gs ; Cocksfoot, pur bushel, 7s Od to Bs. MvMitii. — lionedust, Sydney, pi tine, £8 10> to £'J, mfeunr £7 L~w to 'fIS ; lion, flour, £!) toiJIO; AuckKmd, l\S ; rennun (iiuiiio, £18; xMdlden Island, .t;H ; llu >m (riiano, small lots, t">to y>, baj^s included ; il' l^t's Cheimcal Manure, tH. Fiouh M\hm:i'. — Wholesale: Supei'inc floui, silk dros->od, per ton, J JIO 10s ;do , do., household, I\S 10-, to USUO-, ; hundredos., (iftu>s 10-< per tm c\ti<i, .sacks .xiui b.igs fioe ; Southern, do., i;S to tS 10-.; Ijimii, pur ton (s.\cks included), local, £<> (k ; Southern, do., £"> 10sto£0; Shi.rpi, fc's 10, : Cabin Bread, do., £18 ; Oatnit.il do., t'Ll to £12 10^ ; Peail B.irley, do., £IU to £20. Mtscktjaneocs. — Kero^one, 130° toqfc (duty paid), funn Is 7d to Is Sd ; 150 Q t<>st iduty paid), la lid ; Fencing Wire, No. 15, 7. and 8, ii<sorted, £13, £13 10s, and £14 respectively per ton; Limp, slacked, Is ! per bushel ; Quick Lnne, in stone. Is Od to 2s ; New Zealand Palings .")ft., 7s Cd to 13s ; lift., 14s ; Ti-treo Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100 ; Punri Posts, £(5 to £7 ; Shingles, 13» to Kis Gd per 1000; Hobait Palings, sft., 17s to 20s; tift., 18s to 21a i ; Hobavt Rails, 80s to 90s, buying and selling quotations. Kauri Gum axd Flax Market.— Supplies for month to date, 230 tons. We quote prices nominally : Poor ordinary, £30 downwards ; fair ordinary, £34 ; best, do.,£3G; East Coast, £10 to £47 per ton. Flax, per ton, £16 to £20 ; Tow, do ,£o 10> to £!) ; Fungus, per lb., 2^d to oil ; Coeoanut Fibro, per cwt, 15s to 17s ; Beeswax, 8d to lOd per lb.