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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2319, 21 May 1887, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Messrs Hunter and Nolan's Repobt.— Grain, seods, and horsefeed: The supply noted last week has been continuous and the demand sfcoady. At auction at the Durham Yards on Friday competition was good at the previous week's quotations. Hordes: But a limited number were brought forward, and found purchasers at the previous week's values. The entries for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday was below the average. Bidding was fairly brisk, but no large priced animals were disposed of, and values were unaltered as compared with the previous week. Wool, hides, skins and tallow: But a limited quantity lias been brought forward. The demand continued good at last week's values. Cow hides, 2.Jd to 3d per lb; ox, from 3|d to 4Ad; callskins, 'id to ; sheepskins, Is Id to 3s 9d each; tallow, 10s (id to 13s per cwt. Cattle : The supply of fat beasts has been short, but there has been an average number of other descriptions. Dairy stock have maintained their value, and there has been a marked advance in fat oxen. A good many dairy cows were yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday. There was scarcely an average number of stores, and a short one of fat steers, but a good many cows. Dairy cows, at their profit, were well competed for, and there was rather an upward tendency in value. Stores unaltered. There was an advance in value of well-tatted steers of fully £1 per head, but there was scarcely a corresponding rise in cows. Steers sold at from £5 5s to £9 7s 6d ; cows from £3 to £6 15s. Sheep have been fairly plentiful, with an upward tendency in value. The Newmarket pens were fairly filled on Tuesday. An advance of from Is to 2s per head was obtained, and there remained an unsatisfied demand, particularly for good wethers, of which there were more yarded, 13s Gd being the highest price given; ewes from 7« 6d to 10s 6d each; lambs, 6a 9d to 8s 9d each. Pigs were again yarded in limited numbers; some of good quality excited keen competition, and reached 3d per lb. live weight. Mr Alfred Buckland's Weekly Report.—At the Haymarket on Friday, loose fodder brought from 2s 3d to 3s 9d the cwt.; oats, 2s to 2s 4d the bushel; potatoes, £3 per ton ; bran, 4s Cd the cwt. At the horse sale a large number were yarded, and nearly all sold at satisfactory prices. Hacks, from £3 to £10; medium draught, £6 to £10; two second-hand buggies brought £25 each. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, very few were offered. Good ox hides sold at 4id ; cow hides, 3d to 3Jd ; calfskins, 3d to 4|d. At Pokeno on Monday there was a small sale, and everything sold that was yarded. The usual monthly sale at Drury on Wednesday was well attended by buyers. There was a good muster of store cattle and dairy cows. For the latter there was good competition. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cattle were in full numbers. Prices were withoat alteration from late markets. Fat stock were short of requirements owing to no stock arriving this week from the West Coast. Prices were much higher. Fat cattle firm at 20s the 1001b ; fat sheep, 3d the lb. Pigs were in moderate number, but at late values. AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Wholesale : Butter, fresh, lOd to Is per lb, according to quality ; butter, salt, nominal, not being in demand ; Cheese, good local, f4-d to G-Ad; Canterbury, do. none; Eggs, per dozen, Is 9d ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., (Ud to 7d; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, Cd to 8d ; Hams, GAd to ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d (new cure); equal numbers Hams and Bacon, bare, 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, Is and Is 3d per lb; salt do., prime, to 7kl; inferior, 3d to (id; Chee3e, Gd to Is; Lggs, per dozen, 2a; Lard, per lb, Gd to 9d; fowls, each, 2s to 3s; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s; Geese, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., Gs to 7s Gd; Bacon, per lb., to Is; Hams, do., 8d to Is 3d. Garden and Orchard Produce.— Wholesale: Apples, 8s to lis per case, 2! } d to 3kl per lb. ; Lemons, per doz., lOd to Is 3d ;"Onions, per lb., l£d ; Celery, per doz., 2s ; Garlic, 3d per lb. ; Pumpkin, 4s Gd per cwt. ; Cocoanuts, 8s to 10s per sack ; Oranges, 9d per doz., 9s 6d per case; Bananas, 2d to 3d ; Grapes, Is 9d to 2s Gd ; Figs, 2d per doz. Retail: Lemons, up to 2s per doz. ; Onions, per lb., 2d ; Apples, per lb., 3d to Gd ; Oranges, Is to Is 3d per doz. ; Celery, per bundle, 3d; Pumpkin, per lb., 2d ; Bananas, 3d to 4d ; Garlic, Gd per lb. ; Cocoanuts, 2d to 3d each ; Grapes, 2s to 3s ; Figs, 4d per doz. Hay and Corn Market.—Wholesale (current selling rates): Maize, local (new), 4s; Oats, Is lid to 2s 3d ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, 4* to 4s 3d ; Wheat, 4s; fowl, none ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £4 to' £o; Lucerne, 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 ; Clover, £G 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £3 per ton. Retail: Chaff, 5s to Gs per cwt.; Potatoes, £3 10s per ton ; Maize, 4s Gd ; Oats—feed, 2s 3d to 2s Gd ; seed,. 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s Gd ; do., fowl, none; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; Hay, per cwt., Gs Gd to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s Gd to 8s ; Oaten, do., fas to 7b ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. Manures. —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., £G to £610s ; 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., £G ; 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, £12 ss; Superfine Flour, silk dressed, £12; do., do., household, £11, sacks free ; Southern do., £9 15s to £10 10s ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £5 ; Sharps, £5 10s to £G ; Cabin Bread, do., £15 ; Oatmeal, £13 ; Pearl Barley, do., £17 10s to £18; Patent Porridge Meal, £13 15s in sacks to £15 in 71b bags. 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., 7a Gd to 13s ; 6ft., 14s ; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Puriri Posts, £6 to £7; Shingles, 13s to 16s Gd per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s; 6ft., 18s to 21s; Hobart Rails, 80s to 90s ; Wire, No. 6, £12; No. 7, £12 10s; No. 8, £13; Barbed Wire, 30s per cwt. Kauri Gum and Flax Market.—Suoplies for month to 19th inst., 335 tons. We quote prices : Fair Ordinary, £40 to £43; East Coast, £57 to £60; Superior Ordinary, free from swamp, £44 to £45; Flax, per ton, £14 to £17; Tow, do., £5 to £7 ; Fungus, per lb., 2;fdto3:j;d ; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt,, 15a to 17s; Beeswax, 6d to 3d per lb.