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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2280, 19 February 1887, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Office, Friday. WAIKATI) LTV.K STOCK MARKETS. M.K--SUS ALI-KICI) BuCKLANI) AND Co. Rei'out.—At Cambridge on Saturday last wo hud a fair supply of all classes of cattle, and sold nearly all yarded but some beef. Horses : A large number were entered, and we sold many ridine: o-iid light sorts at prices from £2 10s to &(>; good upstanding, fit for saddle i.r harness, £10 to £15 ; draughts, not wanted. At Ohaiipi-i on Tuesday, the cattle yards were well tilled, and there was fair enquiry at late prices. Beef yarded in large numbers, and dull ot sale. Dairy cows scarce and wanted. The sheep fair was a success, nearly all the sheep yarded reaching the sellers' reserves. Rams were not in such demand as in previous years, we having sold upwards of 100 privately previous to the fair. Prices realised were : 200 2-tooth crossbred ewes, Millinan, 8s Gd, National Bank ; 106 two, four and six-tooth ewes, W. Taylor, 8s 3d, Hemes and Thompson ; 32 two-tooth Lincoln ewes, J. McNicol, His, W. Thomson ; (i 0 lambs, Krippner, lisOd, McKinnun; 21 old ewes, Morrison, 3s 3d, Weal; 10 wethers, do., 7s (id, Alexander; 8 lambs, do., 3s, Alexander; 17 wethers, Brunskill, Bs, Barugh; 13 ewes, Mason, 4s,'; Reid'; 14 ewes, Bockett, 8s 3d, J. S. Buckland ; 24 lambs, do., 6s Gd, do. ; 42 two tooth wethers, Gs (id, Watson ; 80 two-tooth ewes, do., 7s 3d, A. J. Thorp ; 70 merino wethers, McLean and Lowe, 2s 7d, Gribble; 108 ewes and lambs, Rutherford, (is Gd, Horton ; 350 full-mouth ewes, Gs, Wood, Gibbison and Knorp ; 300 do.. 5s Gd, Hntchinson ; 1000 do., Waikato Land Association, 5s Gd ; 2 four-tooth Lincoln rams, Noble, £2 Barucli • 1 two-tooth Lincoln rain, Storey, £2 15s, Taylor ; 1 do., do., £2 2s, Pickering; 5 do., E. B. Walker, £110s, Hibbs ; 2 aged Lincoln rains, Barugh, £1. Goodfellow ; 2 grey-faced rams, Krippner, 12s (id, Buckland; 1 Shropshire ram, Glassford, £1 10s, Krippner; 1 do., do., £1 10s, Vickers; 1 do., do.,'£2, Vickers; . 2 ram lambs, McNicol Jno., 17s Gd, Primrose ; 2 two-tooth rains, E. B. Walker, £1 10s, Gibbison; 1 do., McNico], £2, W. Thomson ; 2 do., do., £2 Herries and Thompson ; 1 do,, do., £2, Bosanko ; !1 do., Storey, £2, Goodfellow ; 1 do., McNicol, £1 15s, Grierson; o do., do., £1 15s, Goodfellow ; 5 do,, Storey, £2, Buckland ; 2 aged rams, do., £1, Buckland ; 2'. blackfacud rams, Storey, £2, Wood ; 2 two-tooth Lincoln rams, Storey, £2 2s, Taylor ; G do., do., £2 2s, Taylor .las. ; 2 rams, E. B. Walker, 15?, Bueklaud ; 3 do., McNicol, £1 15s, National Bank; 4 do., McNicol, £2, Taylor W. ; 1 merino ram, 20s, Grice and Co. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Mkssus Ai.i'iiKD Buckland Wkeki,v ueI'OKT—At the Haymarket on Friday, February 11, loose fodder brought from 2s 6d to 3s 3d the cwt ; chaff, £4 to £4 10s per ton. oats, from Is lid to 2s (id the bushel ; pressed hay, £4 the ton. Horse stock were yarded in full numbers, but met with a slow sale ; Inte values scarcely maintained. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, hides maintained their late values. Best ox hides brought 4.',dper]b; pelts and skins from lid to 2s Gd each. About 40 bales and a considerable number of bags of wool sold freely, and brought from to7.xd the lb. The cattle sale held at Pokeno and Drury, respectively, have been fairly supplied with stock. Prices for young cattle have slightly advanced, and best dairy cows were also in better enquiry. At Rcmnera on Thursday : Good dairy cows, at calvine , , were in better enquiry ; fat cattle, in full number, were lower than last week, and brought from 15s to 17s the lOOlbs ; sheep, in moderate supply, were dull of sale, but realised last week's values ; lambs were lower, about 2s each; pigs of good quality scarcely obtained last week's values.

Messes Hunter and Nolan's Report. —Horses : A gnod many have been offered for sale and found purchasers without any definite alteration in value. There was a good muster for disposal by auction at the Durham yards on Friday. There was a good attendance of buyers, the principal attraction being the thoroughbred mare Friendship, which was purchased by Mr G. Wright, at one hundred and seventy guineas. Light harness horses were in better request than on the previous week, but for a few lots reserves could not be reached. We quote hacks, from £7 to £12 15s ; light harnpss horses, £8 to £12 10s ; spring cart, £9 to £13 10s ; no heavy draught were disposed of. Wool, hides, and skins : The supply of hides has been small. We quote cow hides, to 3id ; ox hide*, 4kl; sheep skins, Is to 3s 3d ; wool, Gjd to 7d. Cattle : There has been more vitality in the market than for the two previous weeks, an increased number were brought forward and found purchasers. Dairy and store stock at previous values, and fat beasts at a slight advance. The Newmarket yards on Tuesday were well supplied with fat beast, and except in the case of small cows not sufficient up in condition, tlißfe was an upward tendency in value. Wo quote : Driry cows from £4 to £0 10s ; beef from lGs to 21s. Sheep : At the fair on Thursday, the 10th instant, at Green Lime, stores and lambs advanced in value—ewes, L's (id per head ; and lambs 2s. A good many Lincoln rama found purchsscrs at from £1 10s to £3 10s : Downs have not bean so much sought after as last year, prices ranged from £1 15s to £4. There was a good muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, the 15th. Seores were a shade cheaper than at the fair, but prices for fat wethers advanced on the previous week's rates. Lambs : Adequate, and sold at from 7s 3d to 11s lid. Tigs : Scarce, but sufficient for demand. Trices ranged from lid to 3d per lb, live weight. AUCKLAND MAUKKT QUOTATION'S. Fakji andD.uky Produce. —Wholesale : Butter, fresh, (id to 10d ; butter, salt, skl nominal, not being in demand ; Cheese, good local, Hid to (ihd ; Canterbury, do. none ; Eggs, per dozen, Is 3d ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., (>\d to 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, 6'd to Btl ; Hams, find to ; Ganturbury Bacon, 7d (new cure); equal numbers Hams and Bacon, bare, 7:|cl; Hams, 8:^:1; Jams, uer case 5 dozen, 27s 0d to 30s ; Fowls per pair, 2s to 3s (id ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is Isd to Is ltd per lb. Retail: Milk per quart, -Id; Butter, fresh, Is per lb; salt do., prime, OAd to 7Ad : inferior, 3d to (id ; Cheese, per lb, (id to Is; Eggs, per doz., Isu'd ; Lard, per lb, (id to'Jd; fowls, each, 2s to 3s; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s; Geese, do., 5s to 7s ; Turkeys, do., (is to 7s (Jd; Bacon, per lb., 7.'.d to Is ; Hams, do., Sd to Is 3d. Hay and Conx Mαiikkt. — Wholesale (current selling rates) : Maize, local (new), 3s 0d; Oats, 2s to 2s 3d ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, 4s to 4s 3d ; Wheat, 4s to 4s 3d ; fowl, 4s ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £4 to £5: Lucerne, do., £(J to £6 10s (nominal); Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s ; Oaten Chaff, £4 ; Hay, Oaten, £4 to £4 10s; Clover, £6 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, Hobart, £4 10s per ton. Retail: Chaff. 5s to Gs per cwt.; New Potatoes, 5s to 5s (id per cwt. ; Maize, 4s; Oats—feed, 2s 3d; seed, '.in to 3s (id; Wheat, 4s (id to ss; do. fowl, 4s 3d to 4s lid ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s (id ; Hay, per cwt., Gs (id to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s (id to 8s; Oaten, do., (is to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. Manures.—Bonedust, Sydney, prime, £8 10s to £9 ; inferior, £7 15s to £8 ; BoneHour, £0 to £10 ; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian Guano, £14 14s to £17; Coral Queen, do., £o ; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 2fi per cent, to 28 per cent., £G to £G 10s ; do., do., 3G per cent, to 38 per cent., £8 to £8 10s ; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £13 ; Freezing Company's Superphosphate, 32 per cent., £8; do. do., 25 per ennt., £0 : Corn Manure, £8 ; Root Manure, £8 10s : Potato Manure, £8 10s; Bone Manure, £8; Crass Manure, £7 15s ; Boneduxt, £8 10s. Flour Market. — Wholesale : Roller Flour, per ton, £14 15s ; Superfine Flour, silk dressed, £13 10h ; do., do., household, £12 10s, sacks free; Southern do., £11 5s to £12 ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £5 10s; Sharps, £0 ; Cabin Bread, do., £1G; Oatmeal, £13; Pearl Barley, do., £17 10s to £18.

Miscellaneous. — Kerosene, 130° test (duty paid), from Is 5d to Is fid; 15CF test (duty paid), Is 9d to Is 10d'; _ Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime (in stone), Is (kl to 2s; New Zealand Palings, sft., 7a 0d to 13a; lift., 14s; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100 ; Furiri Posts, £0 to £7; Shingles, 13s to Ids (kl per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s ; Oft., 18s to 21s ; Hobart Rails, 80s to 00s ; Wire, No. «, £12 ; No. 7, £12 10s ; No. S, £13 ; Barbed Who, 30a per cwt. Buying and selling quotations.

Kavui Civil and Fi.xx Makket.—Supplies for month to date, 314 tons. We Cjuoto prices : Vair Ordinary, £44 to £4~>; East Coast, £55 to£GO; Superior Ordinary, free from swamp, £4(5 ; Flax, per t< n, £14 to £17; Tow, do., £5 to £7; Fungus, per lh., to 31 d ; Cocoanufc i'ibro, per cvvt., 15s to 17a; Beeswax, 7d to i)d per lb.