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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2286, 5 March 1887, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Mb Ai.kukd Bucki.and's Whkkly Retort.—At the Hay market on Friday, February 25th, loose fodder rallied a little in price, and ranged as liinil as 4s the cwt. ; chatf, from £3 12s (id to £4 lO.s the ton ; oats, 2< 4<l to 2s (id the bushel; onions, 'id; apples, Ipd per lb; maize, Ss !)d to 3s lOd the bushel; bonedust, £7 12s (id to £8 the ton. Good draught horses were in better demand, and prices ranged from £1.4 to £20. Two buggies brought £2,'? and £17 respectively. At the wool, hide and skin sale on Tuesday, March Ist, hides were in good enquiry ; sound hides brought, from to 4§d the lb; sheepskins, from 7d to 2s (ill each ; wool, 5M to 7d the lb. At Pokeuo, on Monday, February 28th, cattle were yarded in full number. Fat cattle and dairy cows sold well, but for storo cattle the enquiry was limited. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were at late values; fat cattle were at last week's prices, varying from 15s to 17s Gd the lOOlbs ; fat calves numerous, and at low prices ; sheep, in moderate number, fully kept their price; lainbs were at a discount; and pigs of good quality maintained the improved prices of last week, but inferior bred were little worth.

Messrs Hunter ano Nolan's Report. —Horse feed again sold briskly; oats, at 2s 3d per bushel; bran, £410s per ton ; pollard, £110s. Horses : There has been no outside or extra supply, but there has been an improved demand, and a good many animals fonnd purchasers at a slight advance on the previous week's values. The Durham Yards on Friday were fairly filled, and there was steady competition throughout the sale. Most of the lots were clenred at an advance on the previous week's values, and for horses of a good stamp bidding was brisk. We quote : Hacks, from £5 to £14 ; light harness horses, from £9. to £16 ; draughts, £13 to £20. Wool, hides, and skins : The number of hides pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday was not so large as usual, and there was an absence of heavy ox ; medium realised 3d per lb ; cow hides, ; pelts sold 8d to Is lOd; wool in bales, GAd to 7d per ft. Cattle: There has been increased activity in the market. Fat beasts have not been brought forward in usual numbers, but. were in improved demand, and advanced slightly in value. Dairy and store stock ample for requirements, and without change in price. At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, there was rather a short muster of fat and store stock, but a good one of dairies on Wednesday. At Papakura on Wednesday, there was a large number of stores, dry, and dairy cows. The recent rain has created a demand for stores and dry cows, which, if not vigorous, is certainly an improvement. Young, strong steers are relatively higher than other descriptions. There was no alteration in d&iry cows at their or fit. Well-fatted oxen were higher in value, and sold at from £G 5s to £8 each, but insufficiently-fatted steers sold relatively lower; cows, £4 7s Gd. Sheep: The Newmarket Yards were fairly filled on Tuesday, but the demand was slack, consequently prices receded 10s 3d being the top price for wethers; ewes sold at from Gs to 7s 9d; lambs, from Gs to Bs. Pigs scarce ; worth from 1-Ad to 3d per lb. live weight. AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy Pnonucu.—Wholesale : Butter, fresh, 8d ; butter, salt, sid nominal, not being in demand ; Cheese, good local, 5Ad to Gkl; Canterbury, do. none. ; Eggs, per dozen, lOd ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., GAd to 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, lid to 8d ; Hams, GAd to BAd ; Canterbury Bacon. 7d (new cure); equal numbers Hams and Bacon, bare, 7sd; Hams, BJd; Jams, per case 5 dozen, 27s Gd 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, lOd per lb; salt do., prime, Gkl to 7Ad : inferior, 3d to Gd ; Cheese, per lb, Gd to"ls; Eggs, per doz., Lard, per lb, Gd to !)d; fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s ; Geese, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., Gs to 7s Gd; Bacon, per lb., 7Ad to Is ; Hams, do., B<l to Is 3d. Hay and 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 ; fowl, 4s ; Hay, per ton, pressed, £4 to £■•>; do., £G 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 Gs per cwt.; Potatoes, 5s to 5s Gd per cwt. ; Maize, 4s 3d ; Oats—feed, 2s 3d ; seed, 3s to 3s (id ; Wheat, 4s Gd to ss; do. fowl, 4s 3d to 4sGd ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; Hay, per cwt., Gs (id to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s Gd to 8s; Oaten, do., Gs to 7s; Straw, flo., 3s to 4s. Manores. —Bonedust, 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, 2G per cent, to 28 per cent., £0 to £010s ; do., do., 3G per cent, to 3S per cent., £8 to £3 10s : Hurst's Chemical Manure, £13 ; Freezing Company's Superphosphate, 32 per cent., £S; do. do., 25 percent., £ii; Corn Manure, £8 ; Root Manure, £8 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s ; Bone Manure, £S; Grass Manure, £7 15s ; Bonedust, £8 10s. Flour Makkkt. — Wholesale : Roller Flour, per ton, £14 10s; Superfine Flour, silk dressed, £13 ; do., do., household, £11, sacks free ; Southern do., £9 15s to £10 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; Gft., 14s ; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100 ; Pnriri Posts, £G to £7; Shingles, 13s to IGs Gd per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20h ; Gft., 18s to 21s ; Hobart Rails, 80s to 90s ; Wire, No. t>, £12 ; No. 7, £12 10s ; No. S, £13 ; Barbed Wire, 30s per cwt. Buying and selling quotations. Kauri Gum and Flax Market.—Sunplies for month to 2nd inst., 40 tons. We quote prices : Fair Ordinary, £13 to £44 ; East Coast, £55; Superior Ordinary, free from swamp, £45 to £4G ; Flax, per ton, £14 to £17; Tow, do., £5 to £7; Fungus, per lb., 2Jd to 3.|d ; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s ; Beeswax, 7d to 9d per lb.