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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2322, 28 May 1887, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE, STOCK MARIvETo.

Mu Alvkeu Buckland's Wkekly II erOBT.—At the Haymarkot on Friday, Mav 20, loose fodder brought from 2s to 3s (>.l the cwt. ; pressed hay, £4 10s the ton ; 0.-.t*, 2s Id to 2s 4d ; maize 3s 7d to 3s 101 tho bushel ; chaff , , £3 10s to £4 tho ton ; liac ui, sides, 3'id the lb. Horse stock were y,irded in full numbers, and more freedom was shown in bidding than for some time. Trices for medium draught ranged from £7 to £12, riding and light harness from £4 to £13 each. The usual salo of hides, etc., was held on Wednosday, 25th. Prices were well sustained. Best hides brought from lid to l.kl the lb ; tallow, 12s to 13« (id the cwt; sheep skins, from Is (kl to 3s [id each; wool, the lb. At Remuora, on Thursday, dairy cows were in demand at fully late values. Store cattle batter worth; thrcc-yivir steers brought from £','> to £3 15s each. Fat cattle, although not so high as last week, brought from 17s to 20s tho lOOlbs, varying with quality. Fat sheep also sold well. ■Wethers brought from !)s (id to 1U ; ewo-s, 8s 8d to lls GU eaah ; lambs, 8s to Us; calves were also in demand at full values. Pigs, short of requirement;, sold freely. Some averages were: 27 cows, H. Gordon Glassford, £4 ; 8 steers, (i. S. Clark, £(! ns ;lfi steers, N. I. Hunt, £7 lls ; 14steers, J. Grice, i' 7 10s Cd ; IS steers, J. and J. May £8; 10 steers, W. Taylor, £4 10s; steers, £S; 250 wethers, Keid Brothers, 14a Gd ; t> wethers, J. Livingstone, 15s 3d each. Mkssus Hunter and Nolan 3 Report. —Grain seeds and horse feed : The qualities brought forward have been quite sufficient for requirements, and a steady demand has existed. We quote: Oats, from 2s 3d to 2s Gd ; oaten chaff, £3 10s to £4 ; cocksfoot, 7s Gd ber bushel; rye, 5s fid per bushel; Oamaru and Canterbury potatoes, £3 per ton; bran, £1 10s per ton. Horses: The supply has again been rather limited, the demand has been weak, and consequently values havo not altered. An average number were submitted by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday; for some lots competition was good, but old hurses in low condition were comparatively neglected, but a good many changed hands. We quote : Hacks, at from £4 to £12; light harness horses, from £8 to £14 10*; draught, £12 to £17 5.<. Wool, hides and skins : Ihe Durham Yards sale was held on Wednesday, Tuesday being a holiday. The quantity wns limited, and competition was good. We quote : Ox hides, from 3jd to 4od ; cow hides, from 2?d to SM ; tallow, from 10s (id to 15s ; sheepskins, from 2s to 3s (>J. Cattle : A good many fat boasts have beiMi brought forward, notwithstanding there has only been one cargo from the West Coast. Prices were lower than on the previous week fully 10s per head. There was a fair muster of'dairy and store stock, and a good one of fat at Newmarket on Tuesday. A great many of those yarded were not sufficiently up in condition, and sold relatively lower'than well-fatted steers, some pens of which realised 20s per 1031bs. Dairy cows were well competed for, and prices were in favour of vendors. The stores yarded were in poor condition, and sold at low values. Sheep : There was a good muster of sheep and of great variety of description, but most of them fell into the butcher's hands at from "is to Is 8d per 81bs ; lambs, from 5s to 13s each. Pigs: Very few yarded, and there exists a good demand for dairy-fed porkers.

AUCKLAND MAUKICT QUOTATION'S. Farm andDaiuy Produce— Wholesale : Butter, fresh, 10d to Is per lb, according to quality ; butter, salt, om nominal, not being in demand ; Cheese, good local, o£d to Okl; Canterbury, do. none; Eggs, per dozen, Is 9d ; Lard, m bladder, per lb., (i.'.d to 7d ; Bacon and Hfiins, Provincial, 0d to Sd ; llama, i'M to S.W ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d (new euro); equal numbers Hams and Bacon, bare, 7: f d; Ham?, Bjd; Jain*, uer case 5 dozen, 27s li'J to 30s ; Fowls per pair, 2s to 3s <kl ; Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is Gd to Is Del per lb. Retail: Milk per quart, 4d ; Buttsr, fresh, Is and Is 3d per lb; salt do., prime, (Ud to 7.W : inferior, 3d to lid; Cheese, (Jd to Is; Eggs, per dozen, 2s ; Lard, per lb, (id to !)d; fowls, each, 2s to Ss; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s; Geese, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., Gs to 7s Gd; Bacon, per lb., 7'jd to"Is ; Ham*, do., Sd to Is 3d. Gakdkx and Orchard Pkoduck.— Wholesale : Apple.', 8s to 11s per case, 2}d to 3.'id par lb. ; L?.mons, por doz., 10.1 to Is Gd ;"Onions, per lb., l.jd ; Celery, per doz.. 2i ; Garlic, 3d per lb. ; Pumpkin, 4s Gd per cwt. ; Cocoanuts, 8s to 10s per sack; Oranges, !)d per doz., 8s Gd per case; Bananas, 2d to 3d ; Grapes, Is 9d to os ; 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 ; Banana*, 3d to 4d ; Garlic, Gd per lb. ; Cocoanuts, 2d to 3d each ; Grapes, 2s to 3s Gd ; Figs, 4d per doz. Hav and Corn Market.—Wholesale (current soiling ratss): Maize, local (new), 3s 10d to 4s ; Oats, Is lid to 2s 3d ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, 4s to 4s 3d ; Wheat, 4s to 4s Gd ; foowl (scarce), 3s !'d ; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £4 to £5; Luceruo, do., ijo to 10s (nominal); Straw, per load. lS.s to ill 10s; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s ; Oaten Chaff, £4 ; Hay, Oaten, £4 ; Clover, £G 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £2 10s to £315s per ton. Retail: Chaff, 5s to Gs per cwt. ; Potatoes, £4 5s per ton ; Maize, 4s Gd; Oats—feed, 2s 3d to 2s (id ; seed, 3s 3d to 3s (id ; Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 9d ; do., fowl, 3s i)d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s GJ ; Hay, per cwt., Gs Gd to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s CI to 8a ; Oaten, do., Gs to 7s ; Straw, do., Si to 4s. Mancuhs.—Bxiu'dust, Sydney, prime, £3 10s to £'J ; inferior, £7 15s to £8 ; Boneflour, £0 to £10 ; Auckland, £-J ; Peruvian Guano, £14 14s to £17 ; Coral Queen, do., £5; Long Island do., £4 10s ; bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 2U per csnt. to 2fc! per cent, £G to £1510s ; do., do., 3(5 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., £ii ; Corn Manure, £8 ; Root Manure, £8 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s ; Bone Manure, £8; Grass Manure, £7 15s ; Bonednst, £8 10s. Fr.OUlt Makkkt. — Wholesale : Roller Flour, per ton, £12 ss; Superfine Flour, silk dressed, £12 ; do., do., household, £11, sacks free ; Southern do., £'.) 15s to £10 10s ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £5 ; Sharps, £5 10s to £1 ; 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 (id ; IW tost [duty paid), Is 9d to Is 10d ; Lime,, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime (in stone), Is Gd to 2s; New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s Gd to 13s; lift., 14s; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Puriri Posts, £G to £7; Shingles, 13s to IGs Gd per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s ; lift., 18s to 21s ; Hobart Rails, 80s to !>os ; Wire, No. li, £12 ; No. 7, £12 10s ; No. 8, £13 ; Barbed Wire, 30s per owt. Kauiu Gum: and Flax Makket.— Supplies for month to 25th inst., 434 tons. We quote prices : Fair Ordinary, £40 to £43; East Coast, £57 to £60; Superior Ordinary, free from swamp, £44 to £4(j; Flax, per ton, £14 to £17; Tow, do., £5 to £7; Fungus, perjb., 2;,|il t0.*!. , ,.! ; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s ; Baedwax, Gd to 8d per lb.