COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2283, 26 February 1887, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Finns Office, Friday. WAIKATO LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Mjcssrs W. J. Huntkk and Co. report :— At Cambridge on Saturday l!)th inst., there was a full market of cattle, some well-bred stores w:ro »•••>■ •• .in for. an ! wmv ;>'l «; xi-10, - d few w«us t> '.Ti.". :.;»! bv.'oV s <•••«• ill J u.di'ior,. i £2 }2s ; • 1 cows and Heifers, €3 to £3 l r is ; two-year-old store lieifers, £1 14s; three-year-old steers, £3 10s. At the'horse yards ji lot of produce sold fairly well, apples, Id i to lid per lb; pigs, 5s to 6s 6d : bacon, tild to 7d for hams. The yards were, well filled with horses. There was little demand, and only a limited number sold. Those mostly on demand were of light harness description. We quote : hacks. £4 10s to £8; light draught, £8 to £12 each. At Ohaupo on Tuesday there was a good supply of cattle, and a large number of sheep, about 1200 yarded, and all sold excepting 81, which were held over for next sale. The cattle were principally and 2-year-old steers, for which there was very little domaud, several pens of choice ones only selling. About 80 head beef were yarded, a good number of which sold at fair prices. Dairy cows were in better demand, aud anything good sold well. We quote : Dairy cows, £3 to £4 10s ; weaned calves, 13s ; 1|- and 2-year-old steers, £I.los to £2 2s; store heifers, £110s to £2 ; store cows, £2 to £2 10s; 3-year-old steers, £3 tb £3 Gs ; fat steers, £4 4s to £4 10s ; fat cows and heifers, £3 to £4 0s ; 309 merino ewes, 3s (id each ; 180 aged Lincoln ewes, 5s to 5s (id ; 51 crossbred ewes, 5s Gd ; 99 do., 5s Gd ; 3G do., 6s 3d : 37 lambs, 7s fid ; 36 do., (is (id ; 40 do., 4s; fat ewes, 6s 9d to 8s ; aged Lincoln rams, from 12s to 15s; Southdown ram, £112s. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Mb Alfred Buck land's Weekly Report.—At the Hay market on Friday, February 18th, fodder was in usual supply, and scarcely maintained previous week's values; prices ranged from 2s to 3s 3d the cwt. Oats sold more freely, and varied with samples from 2s to 2s Gd the bushel. Maize: 4s 6d. Horse stock sold at low values; useful draught brought from £6 to £12 10s; riding horses, from 40s upwards. At the usual hide and skin sale, hides sold freely. Butchers' cow hides brought lGs Gd; ox hides, 22s and 24s each. A full number of light skins were pitched; prices ranged from Gd to Is 3d each. Wool in good demand, brought and 7d the lb. At Papakura, on Wednesday, a small number of cattle, principally dairy stock, sold fairly well. At Reuiuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were in usual number and late values. Store cattle scarcely represented. Fat cattle dull of sale at last week's prices ; sheep, abundant and of good quality, with no alteration in prices; wethers ranged from 8s Gd to 13s; ewes from 6s to 8s each ; lambs plentiful, stores from 4s to 6s; fat lambs, 7s to 10s each. Calves, in full numbers, were lower in price, and pigs, although plentiful, better worth than for many weeks. Messrs Hunter and Nolan's Report.

—Horse feed was in good demand : oats sold at from 2s 3d to 2s (id; bran, £4 10s to £4 15s per ton. Horses: there has not been anything stirring during the week. About the usual number were offered on Friday last, and found purchasers without noticeable alteration in value, except for those of a raally good stamp, which advanced slightly. An average number were submitted by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday; competition for those of a good stamp was brisker than for some time, although no high figures were reached. We quite: Hacks, from £6 10s to £13j light harness horses, from £10 to £15 _10s; dranghts, £12 10s to £10. Wool, hides, and skins : The supply has been scarcely up to the average, and the demand steady. We quote : Ox hides, from 4d to 4Ad per lb ; 2jd to 3Ad ; skins, Is Gd to 2s lOd each ; wool, 6id to 7d. Cattle : But in moderate number were brought forward, and found buyers, prices being a little in favour of the purchaser as compared with the last Newmarket sale. Scarcely an average number were yarded on Tuesday; bidding was steady throughout the sale, and reserves that "could not be realised the previous week were obtained, although the average prices were a shade lower than on the previous weßk. Sheep: Scarcely the usual number were penned at Newmarket on Tuesday, but there was no advance in value. Wethers sold at from 8s Gd to 12s each; ewes, from 7s Gd to !)s; lambs, from 3s Gd to 7s Gd. Pigs: Very few yarded, but ample for requirements.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Fakji and Dairy Produce.—Wholesale : Butter, freteh, 8d ; _ butter, salt, s£d nominal, not being in demand ; Cheese, good local, s£d to OAd; Canterbury, do. none ; Eggs, per dozen, Is ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., (iAd to 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, (3d to 8d ; Hams, Cid to B£d ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d (new cure); equal numbers Hams and Bacon, bare, 7Jd; Hams, BJd : Jains, per case 5 dozen, 27s (id to 30s ; Fowls per pair, 2s to 3s Gd ; leathers, baked, • clean and selected, Is (id to Is l)d per lb. Retail: Milk per quart, 4d; Butter, fresh, lOd per lb; salt do., prime, Rid to 7Ad : inferior, 3d to fid: Cheese, per lb, (id to Is; Eggs, per doz., Is 3d ; Lard, per lb, (id to9d; fowls, each, 2s to 3s; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s; Geese, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., Gs to 7s Gd; Bacon, per lb., 7id to Is; Hams, do., 8d to Is 3d. Hay a~nd Corn Market.—Wholesale (current selling rates): Maize, local (new), 4s ; 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., £6 to £G 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, £4 per ton. Retail: Chaff, 5s to 6s per cwt.; Potatoes, 5s to 5s 6d per cwt. ; Maize, 4s 3d ; Oats —feed, 2s 3d ; seed, 3s to 3s Gd ; Wheat, 4s 6d to ss; do. fowl, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s Gd; Hay, per cwt,, Gs Gd to 7s; Lucerne, do., 7s 6d to 83; Oaten, do., 6s to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. Manures.— Bonecjust, Sydney, prime, £8 10s to £9; inferior, £7 15s to £8; Boneflour, £9 to £10; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian Guano, £14 14s to £17; Coral Queen, do., £5 ; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 26 per cent, to 28 per cent., £6 to £G 10s ; do., do., 36 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 percent., £6 ; Corn Manure, £8 ; Root Manure, £8 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s ; Bone Manure, £8; Grass Manure, £7 15s; Bonedust, £8 10s.

Flour Market. — Wholesale : Roller Flour, per ton, £14 ; Superfine Flour, silk dressed, £13 ; do., do., household, £12, sacks free; Southern do., £10 15s to £11 10s ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £5 10s; Sharps, £G ; Cabin Bread, do., £1G; Oatmeal, £13; Pearl Barley, do., £17 10s to £18. Miscellaneous. — Kerosene, 130° test (duty paid), from Is 5d to Is Gd ; 150°_test (duty paid), Is 9d to Is lOd ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime (in stone). Is Gd to 2s ; New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s Gd to 13s; Oft., 14s; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Puriri Posts, £0 to £7; Shingles, 13s to 16s Gd per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s ; oft., 18s to 21s; Hobart Rails, 80s to 90s ; Wire, No. 6, £12 ; No. 7, £12 10s ; No. 8, £13 ; Barbed Wire, 30s per cwt. Buying and selling quotations. Kauri Gum and Flax Market.—Sudplies for month to date, 420 tons. We quote prices : Fair Ordinary, £44 to £45 ; East Coast, £55 to £60; Superior Ordinary, free from swamp, £46 ; Flax, per ton, £14 to £17; Tow, do., £5 to £7; Fungus, per lb., 2Jd to ; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt., 15s t<> 17s ; Beeswax, 7d to 9d per lb. '