COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2182, 3 July 1886, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

WAIKVTO MARKErs. MKssns W. J. llunfku AND Co. report: —At tho Ng.wiuwahia Yards on Fiiday, Juno 2 >th, although an extremely wet day, there was a good muster of cattle, nearly every y.ird being filled, and all sold with the exception of about siv hoad. Buyers were present for all eLi^es, and prices were equal to Ohaupo. A very Urge number of dairy cows .md backward springers mft with ready *:ile, fully 40 being sold. Wo quote good springing heifers and cows, t'4 15i to £5 15s ; backward springer*, £2 10s to £4 ; steer calve*, £1 10s to £113s ; 2^ and 3-year-old steers, £3 to £3 10s; empty cows, £2 to £3 each. At Cambndge horse sale, n Saturday, June 2<>th, there wa* only a limited number of hoi-.os> brought forward on account of the se\ere weather prevailing. For those offered there was* good competition and a fair number sold, also a lot of fowls, carrots, etc. We quote hacks, £4 to £7 ; light draughts, fiom £11 to £15 10* ; fouls, Is 3d each. At Ohaupo on Tuesday last, there was not a very large number of cattle ya-ided : the dairy cow pens were crammed. Some very choice dairy cows, at calving, were yarded, for which there was good demand, and all sold. There w.is very keen competition for cows to calvp in September and October, and all sold it an advance of 10-? per head on the price which has been ruling. All classes of cattle were in demand, and nearly everything sold. We quote cows at calving, £5 10s to £7; backward springers, £3 to £4 10s ; steer calves, £1 10* to £1 13s ; three and four-year-old steers, £3 7s (id to £5 Is ; yearling heifers, £1 to £1 ss; two-year-old heifers. £113s to £1 19s ; store cows, £2 os to £2 12s 2d : fat heifers and cows, £3 10s to £4 6s 6d each.

al'cklano live stock mvbkkts. Mr Alfhkd BucklantVh Weekly Report. —At the Haymarket on Friday last fodder advanced in price; beat, quality of loose luy brought 4s, pressed hay 5s the cwt M oats 2s 8d to 2s ild, maize 3s to 3s Id the bushel, carrots 50s the ton. Horse stock were in usual number, but at low values, and many remained unsold. At the sale of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, hides fully maintained their price. Tallow brought 14s to 15s the cwt., sheepskins- from Is to 2s 5d each. The special sale at Mr James Wallace's, at Mangere, wa» very fully attended, and satisfactory prices obtained throughout the sale. The best mare brought £43, two-year colt.- £14 to £19 10», cows from £4 to £0 15s, yearling heifers £2 12s (id. The cattle sale at Papakura, on Wednesday, was better supplied with stock than usual. Those brought forward were mostly young steers and quiet cows, both descriptions being inquired for. Prices ruled in favour of the sellers. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy stock were abundant, and in fair inquiry. All animals that gave fair promise of being good milkers were quickly competed for. Prices ranged from £o to £8, but inferior cattle wera at low values. The sixty steers advertised ranged in prices from £3 to £4 2s (id, averaging £3 11s. Fat cattle were yarded far in excess of requirements, and for a number no offer could be obtained above store values. For those sold 18s the lOOlbs was the highest value given, and many were sold at lower rates. About 100 head remained unsold. Fat sheep were in average number. Prices for fat wethers weie steady at 2^d the lb, or from 12s Gd to 14s each ; ewe.s 1 Id the lb, and brought from 9s to 11s each. Pigs were very irregular in price, house-fed young pigs at extreme values, while coarse stores were almost unsaleable—six months old pigs se for 6s each.

Messrs Hunter and Nolans Weekly Report.— Horses : The Durham Yards on Friday last were well filled with principally local horses ; competition was fair thzoughout, prices ranging at the previousweek's valuer. We quote hacks at from £5 10s to £14 ; light harness horses, £9 10s to £14 10s ; light draughts from £12 to £10. Wool, hides, and skins : There whs a moderate supply on Tuesday, hides being principally of a light description, prices ranging for hide from 3d to 3.} d ; heavies, 4\d ; calfskin*, SJd to 4',d ; skins, Is Id to 2s 2d. Cattle: The number yarded at the Nowmarket Yards on Tuesday was not quite up to the average. Beef did not materially alter from the previous week's quotation, there being no shipborne cattle in, ovviner to> the inclemency of the weather on the Wet>t Coast. Sheep were yarded on Tuesday, at the Newmarket Yards, in le«s than usual numbers, but no noteworthy alteration in price, wether mutton remaining firm at last week's quotations. Tigs : Very few yarded on Tuesday. Prices nominal.

AUCKLAND MAUKKT QUOTATIONS. Faiui and Datuy Produce. — Wholesale : Butter, frchb, lOd ; butter, salt, 7d to 8d ; Cheese, good local, s hd to 7d ; Canterbury, do., none ; Egg--, per do/en, Is 3d ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., (>jd to 7d ; Bacon and Ham**, Provincial, (id to 8d ; Hams, G',d to B\d ; Canterbury r>ic»i, 7d ; equal numbers Hams and Bacon, bare, 7id (new cure) ; Ham.s B^d ; Jams, per case 5 dozen, 30s ; Fowls, ])cr pair, 2s to 3-, lid ; Feathers, b.iked, clean ami selected, 1> Gd to ]> Od perlb. Retail : Milk, per quart, 4d ; Butter, fresh, up to Is per lb : salt do., prime, S^d to 9d : inferior, 3d to 7d ; Cheese, per lb., Od to Od ; E<,'£s, per dozen, Is Gd ; Lard, per lb, Gd to Od ; Fowls, each, 2s Gd to 4s ; Pucks d°-> 2s Gd to 4s ; (xeese, do., 5s Gd to 8c ; Turkeys, do., 5s to 7s Gd ; Bacon, per lb.. 7',d to'ls ; Hams, do., 8d to Is 3d. Hay and Corn* Market.— Wholesale (celling ex store) : Maize, local (new), 2s Od to 2s lOd ; Oats, 2s 9d to 3s ; Barley, 2s 3d; Malting Barley, 4s to 4s 3d ; Wheat, 4s 9d to s* ; fowl, 4s Gd ; Hay, meadow, per ton, preyed, £4 ss> to £5 10s ; Lucern, ditto, £(5 to £G 10s (nominal) ; Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s ; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s ; Oaten Chaff, £4 s*> to £4 15s ; Hay, Oaten, £4 to £4 10s ; Clover, £li 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £5 to £•"> 5s per ton. Retail : Chaff, per cwt., 5s to fis ; Potatoes, 5s Gd to 0s ; M.iue, 3s to 3s 3d; Oats, do., 3s to 3s 3d ; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 4s Gd to 4s 0J ; Barley, feed, do., 2s Gd to 2s 9d ; Hay, per cwt., Gs Gd to 7s ; Lucern, do., 7s Gd to 8s ; Oaten do., Gs to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to 4.5.

Mavuhbs. — Bonedu&t, Sydney, prime, £8 10s to £9, inferior £7 15s to £8 ; Boneflour, £9 to £10 ; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian <Tiiano, £14 to £17; Coral Queen do, £5; Long Island do, £4 10->, bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 2(5 per cent, to 28 per cent., £(> to £(3 10s ; do., do., 30 per cent, to 38 per cent., £8 to £8 10*; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £13; Freezing Company's Superphosphate, 32 per cent., £H ; 25 per cent., £(> ; Corn Manure, £8 ; Root Manure. £8 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s; Gi.iss Manure, £8; Bonedust. £9. Skkds. — Retail : Swede and Turnip Seed, Is to Is 3d per 1b ; Sorghum, It,; Planters' Friend, Is ; White Clover, Is Id ; Rod Clover, 9d ; Cowgrass— American, lOd ; English, Is ; Alsyke, Is Id ; Timothy, <Sd ; Trefoil, 8d ; Lucern, Is (id ; Rape, »>d ; Ryegrass (scarce), u\s (id to 7s (id per b'.ibhel ; Cocksfoot, <S.s 'id per bushel.

Flouk Market. — Wholesale : Superfine flour, silk drev>ed, per ton, €13 ; do., do., household, £11 to £12 ; hundreds 5>., fifties 10s per ton extra, sacks and bag-, free ; Southern, do., £10 13» to £11 5s ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £0 10s ; Sharps, £7 10s ; Cabin Bread, do., £15 ; O.itineal, do., £14 ; Pearl Barley,{do., £17 10. to tI.S.

M[ftCi:LL\XEOi\s. — Kerosene, 130° test (duty paid), la 7cl ; loO 1 test (duty paid), 2s ; Limp, slacked, Is per bushel ; f^uidc Lime, in stone, Is (id to 2s ; Kew Zealand Palings, oft., 7s (id to 13s; <ift., 14s ; Ti-trcc Kailh, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Puriri Posts, £G to £7; Shingles, 13s to K>s Cd per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s; Oft., 18s to 21-,; Hob.irt Rails, 80* to 00-,; Wire, No. (!, Ul 2; No. 7, €12 30s ; Xo. <S, £13 ; Barbed Wire, 30s per cwt. Buying and .selling quotations'. Kalui (Ilm and V\.\k Mvrki:t. — Supplies for month to date, 24") tons. We quote prices: Poor ordinal y, £2."» to £30; fair orJinary, t'32 to t37 ; supeiior ordinary, £'30 upwards ; East Coast, sellers, £49 to £.13 ; Flax, per ton, £15 to £1!) ; Tow, do., £•") 10s to £8 10s ; Fungus, per lb., 2fd to 3|d ; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt., 15a to 17s ; Beeswax, 7d to lOd per lb.

Nkw Zealand Pkoduck Mvrket. Wk extract the following from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company's circular dated Cliristchurch, June 17th :—

woor,. Recent cablegrams indicate a decidedly im|>">\vd time in London and Antwerp ui.ti kH>. A l.icge business lias been done pnv.ttely bt*t»veen sales to the extent of 18,000 b.ile-i at an advance of Id to l\d. per lb on last .salt's" closing rates. The demand ha-, run chiefly on Merino sorts for French account, consequent on iinprosod trade in France, which, if sustained, will doubtless exeit a beneficial influence on the series just, opened, of which however we have no news up to the moment of writing. We are advised that the Vntwerp sak» passed oft with spirit, at an advance of 15 per cent, on former rales.

SHEEPSKINS. CußisTcrtUßCH.— The welcome rise in wool has made itself felt in the fellmongery trade. Prices have steadidly risen 4d. to Gd. per skin during the past fortnight, and taking the increased growth into account, they are now higher than at any tirrte previously this season, but they are still fully \* lower than the market rates of May* June, 1885.

TALLOW AND FAT. Auckland.— Owing to more encouraging advices from the Home Markets, there has been a slight advance in prices here, and shippers are now giving higher values. We trust that the depression which has existed for the past two years in this market is now over.

HIDKS. Ai'CKi. vxi).—There has been a firm demand throughout the past month, and especially latterly, on account of honefui reports of advances in the English markets. Hides of every description are taken up at full rates. r.R.uN. Uukim'chckch.—Field operations have been seriously retarded duung the month by frequent and heavy rains. Ploughing I and sowing were tor a time (juite suspended, and though a large area is intended for wheat, it is now evident that an unusual i proportion will be sown with spring varieties, the favourite being Purple Straw Tuscan. Deliveries into store have virtually ceased, as the bulk of last season's crop is either shipped away, or so held as to be available for immediate transport. Wheat: An active trado has been passing throughout the month, and some heavy transactions have been recorded. In Rympathy with Australian markets, from whence large orders are daily arriving, prices have stendily advanced, until current quotations mark a rise of 7d on the month. Sales have recently transpired at 4s Ohd, f.0.b., for good milling Tuscan, and 4s for prime Pearl and Hunter's ; medium quality, 3d per bushel less. Inferior wheat, suitable only for chick feed, is very scarce, and commands 3s 4d to 3s sd, whilst broken aud smutty wheat sells readily at 2s lid to ls Id. Oats: During the past fortnight, attention has been directed to this cereal, and some speculative purchases have been effected, with the result that prices are hardening. Good milling are not largely held, and command 2s 3d. Stout, heavy feed are also scarce, and meet with buyers at up to 2s 2W ; fair feed and long varieties are obtainable at 2s to 2s 2hd. In this connection it should be mentioned that a good demand has recently been experienced for oaten sheaf chaff, and many farmer?, with their stacks intact, are cutting them up in preference to threshing out. The supply of oats will consquently suffer diminution from this cause. Barley: The trade in this grain has been unsatisfactory throughout the season. For some time maltsters declined to operate except in prime quality parcels. As the supply of such, however, has proved to be very limited, a better demand has lately been experienced for medium quality, and several lines have changed hands at up to 2s lid ex store. Feed and milling have improved enquiry, and find ready sale at 2s 4d to 2s Gd. Auckland.—There has been a large advance in every description, and the market is unusually brisk. We hear from Southern markets that holders are very, firm, and require a substantial advance for all descriptions. —Wheat: An active month's business is advised, and a rapid advance has taken place since last report. Prime milling samples may now be quoted at 4s b'cl, or even higher, as holders exhibit a very firm feeling, and are not anxious to do business even at present prices. Holders in Southern markets are equally firm. The arrivals for the month are nearly equal to the average, and total 0,200 sacks.—Oats: The market is unusually excited, and a very appreciable advance has taken place. At present there is little actual business doing, as buyers do uot care, except for present requirements, to pay the higher rates holders ask; but with the fair consumptive business now go on we expect, ere another month passes, that the higher prices will be firmly established, and even a further advance demanded by holders.—Maize : This cereal is also higher than when we first reported, and although the new crop will shortly be brought into the market we can now quote strong buyers at 3s (sd. Oamaru. —Wheat: Prices have at last made a decided upwaid movoment. Prime milling is worth 7d per bushel more than rates last quoted, the rise being from 3s (5d to 4^ Id. The latter figure is now readily given for best vvhtat of any description — Tuscan, Velvet, Winter, Red, Woolly-ear, &c. Local millers have been bidding freely, but find it difficult to secure large stocks while such active competition exists on behalf of northern millers and our New South Wales and Tasmanian friends. The brisk trado of the Lust three weeks has reduced available stocks very considerably. Most holders have realised, and consequently prime samples are very scarce. "With prime wheat at this enhanced limit, buyers are beginning to turn their attention to second quality—hitherto almost unsaleable —and fair quantities have been cleared at quotations. Fowl wheat is not be had at any price, through the demand is as brisk as ever.

FROZEN MRAT. From cablegrams to hand from our London Office, we learn that the Home Meat Market continues firm, prime Scotch mutton being quoted at Od. Prices for New Zealand mutton maintain a steady level of s£d to shd, while lamb is selling at GM to 7d per lb. Such prices ruling at this season of the year is hopeful, and have caused shipments to be made on a liberal scale from South Island Ports. Dunedin.—The 8.8. Kaikoura will carry from Port Chalmers 4,300 carcases mutton, prepared at the Burnside Works, and 5,000 from the Oaniaru Works. The s.s. Arawa will follow, taking G,500 carcases mutton, now waiting shipment at Port Chalmers. The works at Burnside will stop for overhaul of machinery before starting to prepaie a shipment for the s.s. Eldertlie, due in

early August. Christchukch.—Shipments from Lyttelton during the past four weeks consist of 503 carcases lamb, 7,378 carcases mutton, and 120 quarters beef, by the R.M.S. Ruapehn, on May 25; and 5,151 carcases mutton, and 820 carcases lamb, per s.s. Tainui, on May 28. At the Belfast Stores there are about 10,000 carcases awaiting shipment per s.s. Doric, sailing on the 2Gch inst., and R.M.S. Kaikonra, sailing on Ist prox. Slaughtering begins to-day (17th inst.,) in preparation of a cargo of about 0,000 carcases for the R.M.S. Tongariro. There are also being killed and dressed at Belfast Works, about 9,000 sheep, which aie to be frozen on board the ship Oamaru, for transit her to London.

by Innerc vrgtll.—The Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Export Company have now commenced operations, and about 8,000 carcases of mutton are being prepared at the Bluff works for the s.s. Elderslie to leave early in Augubt.

Timaru.—Since our last, the works have been steadily kept going, and are now preparing a cargo of 10,000 carcases for the i.s. lonic which is to load here early in Augus>t. The Lyttelton left the wharf on the morning of the 12th instant with 9,084 carcases mutton from this district, and owing to some accident not yet thoroughly explained, she kneoked a hole in her bottom, and sank within a mile of the Breakwater, and has been abandoned to the underwriters.

Wkllixgton.—The s.s. Tainui took on board her 7)141 carcases mutton, 843 legs, GOO carcases lamb, 10G hind quarters, and 100 pieces beef.

Napier.—Shipments for the month have been, per Northumberland, 15,453 carcases, 2,9(39 haunches, and 554 legs mutton; 110 bags kidneys.

PHOPKUTIKS. Dunkdin. —ln CvHijunction with our Timaru office we sold privately 1,243 acres, pait of the Seadown Estate, at an average blighty exceeding £'15 per acre, or a total of €18,007 18s lid. On the Ist inst. we sold by auction, at Tapanui, 1,27*1 acres, part of the Merino Downs Estate. There was a full attendance of buyers and others interested. Competition was fairly active. Prices ranged from 47s fid to 07s Od, averaging 53s Gd per acre, equal to £3,513 10s Id. Timaru. —Uood agricultural farms from 200 to 100 acres are m fair demand in this district. As reported above, we have sold in conjunction with our Dunedin branch 12 to tl.*),000 acres of the well-known Seadown K«.Uto, which is some of the best land in South Caiib'ibury, at prices ranging from n:» lO> to tIG per acre.

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