COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2185, 10 July 1886, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

AITRLAN!) I.IVK SPOOK >J VUKKI'S. Mlf Al,Kß.:i> BU'KLAN'O'S \\KKKI.Y LIB. poui't.- U the Hayumrkot on briday, Inly 2nd 10,.m- f.uldorw. is in full supply, price* i hi« 'Ml li.ru 2- M tv> 1^ tho cwt, preyed balel, -i< the cwt. A larger than u^ial 'nmntity of u'rAin wassold, maize, from 2-, 7cl to 2s lid ; <>.its, 2m 3d nnd 2s 9d the bushel ; Imc h\ -mcl hams in cloth, (5^ aud 7d the lb ; lMuedu->t, €7 •")-> and £7 10* tho ton ; h'iis< ■• ck wi'il 1 in usual nuuibor nnd with .i slightly unproved inqxury ; useful stuck bi ought fioiu CIO to JJli> each; a h.uid-.'tmis cub, i;.'> 3. Atthohidt) and skin s.ilr on Tuc .(! iy, liiclo-< were pitched in full niiinli-ji- ; licit "quality bi ought 4j;d and -l^d tliMb; tdlnv, J Is and 14s <M tho cwt ; shei'i^U: 1 !-; fr«mi lOd to Is lid each; tha country . aUii! s.des h ivo been f.tirly sup-plu-d with «t')dc of all kinds, and the demand in- *toio cattle good— local buyers both at Wamku and Pulcokohe purcha^ine the ai cMter number of the cattle yarded. At Ketnuer.i, on Thursday, dairy cattle were in full n.unber and at the late values, not many store cattle yarded ; fat cattle in aveiiuro numlvr; puces were irregular, b'jt impro\od as tho sale proceeded, and varied from lfis to 20s tho 1001b, heavy cattle bringing the higher values. Sheep wore in full number, store merinos brought 4s to 4s i)d each ; fat sheep iv steady inquiry at an advance varing from Od to Is each ; good we.ithers ranged from 13a to l"is Od each. Pigb abundant and of good quality ; they brought about 2\ the lb. MIWSRS HUNI'KH ANP NOLAX'S WkKKI.Y Rkpokt.— H<»rses: At the Durham Yard* on Friday last, an averago number of animals were brought forward, and changed hand . with little alteration in price. Competition was steady throughout the sale, especially for horses of ft good stamp and light draughts prices remaining the same as on previous week. Wool, hides, and skins : There was a good supply* at tho Durham yards, on Tuesday, and competition was brisk. Wo quote : Hides at from 2.^1 to Ud, skins Is 4d to Is lOd, tallow !2-> (Id, wool (in bags) Gd. Ca-ttle : Thure was a good muster of both store and fat cattle at the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, and a slight advance was apparent in pi ice for store cattle, especially for grown steers, and at the monthly safe at the Papakum Yards, on Wednesday, the yards weie well filled for the midwinter sale, and competition was good for all classes of stores. Fat cattle were yarded an Tuesday in aveiage numbers, prices remaining same as on previous week. Sheep: There was a very large number yarded on Tuesday at Newmarket, competition being steady thtmighout. Fat wethers sold at fiom 12s to loa 6d, fat ewes from 10s 9d to 12s Gd. Lambs sold at from Hi 3d to 12s ( Jd. Pigs: A good muster of pigs of good quality, which sold at late values.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy Produce.— Wholesale : Butter, fresh, Is ; butter, salt, 7d to 8d ; Cheese, good local, s.sd to GM ; Canterbury, do., none; Eggs, per dozen, Is 3d ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., GAd to 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, Gd to 8d ; Hams, G^d to B^d ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d ; equal numbers Hams and Baccn, bare, 7]d (new euro) ; Hams, S'^d ; Jams, per case 5 dozen, 27-s 6d to 30s ; Fowls, per pair, 2s to 3s Gd ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is Gd to Is 9d per lb. Retail : Milk, per quart, 4d ; Butter, fresh, up to Is 3d per lb ; salt do., prime, B^d to 9d ; inferior, 3d to 7d ; Cheese, per lb., Gd to 9d ; Eggs, per dozen, Is Gd ; Lard, per lb, Gd to ( Jd ; Fowls, each, 2s Gd to 4s ; Ducks, do., 2s Gd to 4s ; Geese, do., 5s Gd to 8s ; Turkeys, do., 5s to 7s Gd ; Bacon, per lb.. 7-',d to la ; Hams, do.", 8d to Is 3d. Ha\ and Corn Market.— Wholesale (selling ex store) : Maize, local (new), 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; Oats, 2s 9d to 3s ; Barley, 2s 3d; Malting Barloy, 4s to 4s 3d ; Wheat, 5s to os 4d ; fowl, 4s 3d ; Hay, meadow, per ton, '.pres'ifed, £4 5r to £3 10s ; Lucern, ditto, £G to £G 10s (nominal) ; Straw, per load, 18s to £110s; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s; Oaten Chaff, £i 5s to £4 15a ; Hay, Oaten, £t to £4 10s ; Clover, £G 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £5 to £5 10* per ton ; Seed (Taaraanian), £4 10s. Retail : Chaff, per cwt., 0s to Gs ; Potatoes, 5s Gd to Gs ; Maize, 3.< to 3s 3d; Oats, do., 3s to 3s 3d ; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 4s 3d to 43 Gd ; Barley, feed, do., 2s Gd to 2s 9d ; Hay, per cwt., Gs Gd to 7.3 ; Lucern, do., 7s Gd to 8s ; Oaten /io.,' Gs to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. Manures. — Bonedust, ' Sydney, prime, £8 10s to £!), inferior £7 15s to £8 ; Boneflour, £9 to £10 ; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian Guano, £11 t<> £17; Coral Queen do, £5; L<>ng Isl.md do, £4 10s, bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 2(> per cent, to 28 per cent., £(i to £(> 10s ; do., do., 3t> per cent, to 38 per cent., £8 to £8 10s; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £13; Freezing Company's Superphosphate, 32 per cent., £8: 25 per cent., £G ; Com Manure, £8; Root Manure. £3 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s ; Grass Manure, £8 ; Boneduat, £9. Skeds. —Retail: Swede and Turnip Seed, Is to Is 3d per lb; Sorghum, Is; Planters' Friend, Is; White Clover, Is 1«1 ; Hod Clover, 9d ; Cowgrass— American, 10d ; Engli,h, Is- Alsyke, Is Id ; Timothy, 8d ; Tivfoil, 8d ; Lucern, Is Gd ; Rape, Gd ; RyogrfH-. (( i >c ire«), Us Gd to 7s Gd per^bushel ; Cocksfoot, 8-, 'jd per bubhol. Flour MvßKrar. — Wholesale": Superfine flour, silk dru-jjed, per ton, £13 ; do., do., household, £11 to £12 ; hundreds 55., fifties 10< per ton extra, sacks and bags freo ; Southern, do., £10 15s to £11 5d ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £G 10s ; Sharps, £7 10s ; Cabin Bread, do., £15 ; O.itmovi, 'i>.,gT/^l4i; Pearl Barloy.gdo., £17 10.s to £18. MrsoiarANr.on.s. — Kerosene, 130° test, (duty p iid), Is 5d to Is Gd ; 150° test (duty paid), Is <M to 1^ lOd ; Limp, slacked, Is per bushel ; Quick Lmie, in htone, Is (id to 2s ; New Zeal.md Paling, sft., 7s Gd to 13>> ; lift., 11,; Ti-troe Riils, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Piuiri Posts, £ij to £7; Shingles, 13.s to Kin Gd per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s; (sft., 18-s to 21s; Hobart Rails, 80s to 00, ; Wire. No. G, £12 ; No. 7, £12 10s ; No. 8, £13 ; Barbed Wire, 30s per cwt. Buying and selling quotations. Kauri Gum and Flax Market.— Supplies for month to date, 95 tons. We quote prices : Poor ordinary, £20 to £30 ; fair or linary, £32 to £38 ; superior ordinary, £38 to £42 ; East Coast, sellers, £49 to £53 ; Flay, per t'»n, £15 to £19 ; Tow, do., £."> 10s to £S 10> ; Ftingus, per lb., 2+d to 3{d ; Cocoauut Fibre, per cwt., 15t to 17s ; Beeswax, 7d to 10J per lb.

LONDON MARKETS. [IIVA- J' ER'S TKLIU.IiAM.S.] London, July G.— Consols remain at 101^. — XuiV Zealand sfCiii ititiS h.ive adv.mopfl 10-, I, >-dc-,v\s qiv>f t ;tions being 1 : 5 por cont. 10 -iO lo.m, £1015} ; 4S por cv.nt. loan, £102 ; -1 per c»nt. inscribed stock, &fli), — Now Z .i! uul whe«,fc, off oast enrgops, i.s selling -it 2')-.~ Ah t-i-ddy'' wool auction 14,700 bilo, w'-ii' offi'i-ed. 'The prices were firmly ni.iint.iinod. Lovdov, July 7.— At to-rl«y'«! wool salesi 13,L'uO bile-> \\ cio catalogued. Prices were firmly mamt liuod. [l'l'Al N./.L. VND MA. CO., LIMITED.] London, July G.— Wool: The c«mpetition n mcnM-ii)^ anc j (jnotntion? are id to Id betfer than fit the opening, except Nt»w Zealand medium and inferior greasy, line-washed crossbred, course f?reasy crnssbied, and uimno bmbt<, for which th» niark"t is unclian^d. The total qnantiV j cjtalo!?uedto date is 227,000 bales. — Whi-y t: Growing crops aie backward, but propp/ . c^ arp improving. The market is depr.v Victorian wheat is worth 355; N<w Zenland whf\it, 31s ; and New Zealar«a h ma . berried, 32s Gd per 49Glbs. landed^ FROZEN JIKAT. London, July 7.-Hha Wl SaT ijl, and bo. s steam&tup Taiiuu, froio J7 e.w /m&Jand, arrived at Plymouth this 'morning. lhe cargo of tcteat is in -^d con difcion