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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2329, 14 June 1887, Page 2

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The Waihdo Timos Office, Monday. HAMILTON MARKETs| ' Mr Knox hbpohts HU sale |sit the Mart on Saturday was largely attended. Mutton, forequarters, l.jd to I><jr lb; hindquarters, 2d to 2.\d per lb ; fresh pork, to ljd per lb; beef, 2d to 2;| ; d per lb ; "hares, 9d to la each ; fowls, 8d to ljs each. Nearly half-a-tou of fresh meat was disposed of, and the supply was very ffir short of the demand. Onions, 2d per.lb ;(apples, 2d to 3d per lb; potatoes, £3 15s per ton; tea, Is 5d per lb; apple trees, Is 7a each ; plum ti'ees, Is Gd each, ( [REUTER'tS TELEGRAM*.] j LONDON COMMEROIALI London, June. 10.—Consols remain at 101 j. New Zealand inscribed stoeW is 995. Adelaide wheat, off coast, is selling: at 36s 6d, and ex store at 375; New Zealand wheat, ex storn, is realising 34s to 37-s, according to quality. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,490,000 quarters, a decrease of i 140,000 during the week, and for the continent 650,000 quarters. Australian tallow, average quality: Beef, 22s Gd ; mutton, 245. At to-day's wool sales a slightly firmer tone was manifested. The catalogue . offered comprised 10,300 bales. New Zealand mutton, prime quality, remains at 4d to 4M per lb. i June 12. *" At the colonial wool sales yesterday, 11,000 bales were ottered. A fair demandwas shown for all classes. • [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, June 12. The weather is now fine, and numerous coast arrivals are mentioned. In the wheat trade the English demand is firmer, while that for foreign export is weaker, ' especially as regards Indian purchases. An Australian coast cargo has been sold at -3Gs .3d.. Cargoes on passage were offered at 37s 3d. The wool sales are progressing spiritedly. Merinos are from par to a halfpenny below last rates, and the crossbreds ! are a halfpenny below April rates. The number of bales catalogued was 54,000, of which 3500 were withdrawn.