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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2325, 4 June 1887, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Oβce, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MAR-s-ii ■'.-"; v - KETS. and Nolan's Repokt. —Grain, seeds, nnd horso feed: Supply plontifnl, but demand limited. We quote : Feed, oats, 2s 3d; Tartarian,, 2s Id per busheiy'bran, £4 10s per ton; , Oamani potatoes, £3 per ton j local ryegrass, 5s lid ; cocksfoot," 7s (id. Horses : There has been very ilittle ; noteworthy in thej market, the'supply has continued lilniled, and of inferior stamp., An average number were submitted- by auction at the Drlrham yards niV Friday. Competition was'' fairly brisk at the commencement of the sale, but flattened as it proceeded, but there remained an unsatisfied demand for good upstanding bucks and active harness horses ; neither (if which stamp wero submitted. We quote: Light harness horses, from • £15 to £!) 10s; hacks, from £4 to £11 10s. Wool, hides, skins, and tallow : An average amount pitched at the Durham Yards, on Tuesday, there was a slightly downward tendency in value. We quote : Ox hides, from 3,kl to 4[d ; cow, 2id to 3d ; calfskins, to4sd per lb; sheepskins, Is lid to 3s 3d each*"; bones, 4s Gd per cwt; inferior longwool, in bags, (5d per lb. Cattle: An edeqnate number have been brought forward of all descriptions, and the previous week's values have generally been obtained. The Newmarket Yards were fairly supplied on Tuesday, and the Papukura Yards were well filled on Weenesday. There was steady competition throughout both sales. Dairy stocks were unaltered in■■' value. Stores changed hands at prices slightly in favour of the purchaser. Fat stocks were at the previous week's value. Sheep: There w.as a good muster at, Newmarket on Tuesday^,Hvhich met corresponding demand, and for good wethers thoro w«ls a- slight upward tendency, prices ranged from 10s Gd to 153 each , •' ewes, 9s to 13s; liii'nbs, scarce, sold at from 3s 9d to 10s. Pigs : Plentiful, and ware-grell-competed for, at from 2d to 3JUI per IK, live weight;.,. Mr Alkued Buckland's Wkekta Retort.—At the. Haymarket,- on Saturday last, May 27th; hbVsf) stock sold freely, and obtained better value than of late. J<arin hotses ranged from- £12 to £15 each. L6ose fodder, in full supply, obtained an advance; prices ranged from 2s <Jd to 4s the cwt. Grain at lute values ; oats, 2s Id to 2s 4d ; maize, 3s 8d the bushel ; chaff, 05s to 80s; bonedust, £8 ; bran, £4 10h the ton. ' At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday late values were sustained, best quality brought from 3p to 4§d the lb; calfskins, up t04.U1; tallow, 14s the cwt; sheepskins, from Is to 2s fld each, lhe tramway at Waiorongoirmi brought a rental of £100 per annum for ten years. Kogers farm-remained unsold, £27 an acre was the highest bid, but the reserve being £30, no business was done; these lots are now for private sale. At the monthly sale at Papakura, there was a large number of grown cattle and a few calves and yearlings yarded. Prices were better throughout, than at any time durin? the autumn, particularly for dairy cattle. At Remuera on Tuesday dairy cattle were unusually numerous, and prices lower from 10s to 20s each. Fat cattle, in full number, were lower in price. During the past week six cargoes have been received via coastwise, prices ranged, from 15s to 18s the lOOlbs., and were regular in price throughout the sale. Sheep were, also in full numbers, and sold ■ more irregularly, but on the whole were lower about Is each than last week ;,they realised from 2d to 2Jd the lb. Pi"s in moderate number and of good quality obtained an advance in value ; and fat calves sold well.

AUCKLAND MAKKKT QUOTATIONS. Fuui andDaiuy Pkoduce.—Wholesale : Butter, fresh, 10d to Is per lb, according to quality ; butter, salt, f>£d nominal, not being in demand; Cheese, good local, 5.', dto O.kl; Canterbury, do. none.; Eggs, "per dozen, Is 0d ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., CM to 7cl; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, Gd to «d ; Hams, bid to W.d - r Canterbury Bacon, 7d (new cure); equal nlimbers Hams and Bacon, bare, 7id; Hani's Sfd; Jams, uer case 5 dozen, 27s (id to 30s ; Fowls per pair, 2s to 3s Gd • Feathers, baked, clean and selected, Is Gd to ls'Jdperlb. Retail: Milk per quart, 4d ; Butter, fresh, Is and Is 3d per lb; salt do., prime, (Ud to 7id ; inferior, 3d to (id; Cheese,-W to Is 5 Eggs, per dozen, 2s; Lard, per lb, Gd to 9d; fowls, each, 2s to 3s; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s; Geese, do., us to 7's; Turkeys, do., Gs to 7s Gd; Bacon, per lb., lU\ to Is; Hams, do., 8d to Is 3d. Gaudkn and Ohchaud Produce.— Wholesale : Apples, 8s to 12s per case, 2Ad to 3W per lb. ; Lemons, per doz., 10.1 to Is lid ; "Onions, per lb., Id to ljd ; Celery, per doz., 2s ; Garlic, 3d per lb.; Pumpkin, it Gd per cwt. ; Cocoannts, 8s to 10s per sack; Oranges, 9d per doz., 8s Gd per case; Bananas, 2d to 3d ; Grapes, Is Od to 2s Gd ; IVsi, 2d per doz. Retail: Lemons, up to 2s"per doz. ; Onions, per lb., 2d ; Apples, per lb., 4d to Gd ; Oranges, Is to Is 3d per doz. ; Celery, per bundle, 3d; Pumpkin, per lb., Id ; Bananas, 3d to 4d ; Garlic. Gd per \h. ; Cocoanuts, 2d to 3d each ; Grapes, 2s to 3s Gd ; Figs, 4d per doz. Hay and Corn Market.—Wholesale (current selling rates): Old Maize, local, 4s- new Maize, 3s 5d to 3s 7d; Oats, 2s to 2s 3d ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, 4s to 4s 3d; Wheat, 4s to 4s Gd; fowl (scarce). 3s !)d; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed, £4 to £0; 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 Gd to 4s 9d ; do., fowl, 3s 9d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; Hay, per cwt., Gs Gd to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s Gd to 8s ; Oaten, do., (is to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to 4s. < Mvnuhek.—Bonedust, Sydney, prime, £8 lOd to £\); inferior, £7 las to £8; Boneflour, £!) to £10; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian Guano, £14 14s to £17 ; Coral Queen, do., £->; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 2G per cent, to 28 per cent, £G to £1510s ; do., do., 30 per cent, to 38percent., £8 to £8 10s ; Hursts 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. Flouii Markct. — Wholesale : Roller Flour, per ton, £12 53; 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 £f> ; 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 1 test (dntjKpaid), from ,1s 5d to Is Gd ; 150" test duty paid), Is 9d to Is 10d ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime (in stone), lsGd to 2s; New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s Gd to 13s; Gft., 14s; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100 ; Puriri Posts, £ii to £7; Shingles, 13s to 'His- Gd per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s; Gft., 18s to 21s ; Hobart Rails, 80s to 90s ; Wire, No. G, £12 ; No. 7, £12 10s ; No. 8, £13 ; Barbed Wire, 303 per cwt. ;K.\i;rti Ginr and Flax. Market.—Supplies, for nmnth of May, 508 ton*. Wo tjuoto prices : Fair Ordinary, £40 to £44; East. Coast, £58 to £G0; Superior Ordinary, free from swamp, £44 to £40; Flax, per ton, £1.4 to £17; Tow, do., £5 to £7 ; Fungus, per lb., 2;,'dto3.|;d ; Gocoannt YiV>>-c, \< r c-vt-., 15s tn 17s ; 13"eswax, Gd to Sd \wv ib.