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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2352, 6 August 1887, Page 2

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Tin- U'nik.tlu 7<-»>.« Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MAR

KKTS. Mkssiis Hcntkii .INI) Nolan's Rki-oiit.— ll.irs.! feed, grain. si-cilh, Ac. ; (’half has been again |ilontifill ; nuts wen; rather scarce, but shipments have since comaj tn hand. Trices have a slightly upward tendency. Other grain unaltered. IVc quote : Feed cats, 2s lid In 2s Id ; barley, Ss Id; maize, 3s -Id per bushel; bran,- Is lid ; pnllard, 5s lid tho lOOlba. ; eaten chidf, £3 tn IM per ten ; potatoes, £3 5s : pressed hay, £3 to 11 1 per ton. (jnoJnsland bnnedust, £S 10s per ton. Wool, hides, skins and tallow: I-airly plentiful, ami a spirited demand. Ox bides, from ■Ud to Mil ; COW. 2id to 3|d ; calfskins, 3bl to -I pi; tallow, £ll per bm ; sheepskins, from 2s Ud to 5s sd. Horses : A limited number have again been brought forward, and met steady demand. Purchasers were forthcoming had anything of a good stamp olfered. The entries fur disposal by auction at the Durham Yards were below the average, and there was an absence of those of a good stamp. Competition was slow for inferior animals, but most of them [omul purchasers, flood horses could have boon placed to advantage Cattle; Tho market has been moderately active, with . pin average supply. Prices have hc-'-n linn, with in some instances an upward tendency in value. The Newmarket Yards were fairly supplied with dairy and fat beasts, but stores were scarce. At Papakura on Wednesday there was a good muster, and also of firv* and dairy cows. There was a steady demand, but no noteworthy alteration in values. Sheep ; There was rather a short muster at Newmarket on luesday. Competition was Rood throughout the sale, and last week’s prices were fully maintained, Wethers ranged from 12s to His :»d; ewes from 10s Ud to 13s fid. Pip's were in average numbers, and sold at from 2d to 3d per lb live weight. Mu Ai.niKD JJuckla.nd’s Wkkkly Rk pout.—At the Haymarkot on Friday, July 2!l, fodder was sold better than previous week. Prices ranged from 2s Ud to -Is the cwt, ; Sydney bnnedust, £7 tho ton ; carrots, from -10.S to 50s; pollard, £5 5s ; bran, Ft 1 0s ; chaff, £3 10s to £4 ; wire, £lO 10s the ton : woolpacks, 3s Ud eaeli; mai/o, 2s 10d to 3s; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 8d tho bushel. The horse market was moderately supplied, prices without alteration; aged draught brought from £8 to £l3. Du Tuesday a limited market of hides sold at late values. Fat cattle, in average supply, were at last week’s prices, from lUs to 18s the ,1001b ; heavy cattle selling relatively at lower values. Sheep, plentiful, maintained their price; a pen of large framed ewes in lamb brought 13s, Calves, in short supply, sold well. A few winter lambs brought from 7s to l)s each. Pips, in full numbers, generally of coarse quality, sold satisfactorily.

AUCKLAND MARKKT QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy I’iioduch.— Wholesale : Butler, frc-li, 1 -«to D hi; butter, salt, old to 7d ; Cheese, locml, -Id to-11/1; Canterbury, •I.id to ‘id ; Kggs, pec doz., 8d ; Lard, in bladder, per IK, bid to did ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, lid to 8d ; Hams, Old tn Sid ; Canterbury Bacon. 7d (now cure); Hams and Bacon, bare, 7.) d : Hams, Si'd; Jams nor case 5 dozen, 27s dd to 30s ; I'Wls per pair, 2s to 3s dd ; Feathers, Is dd to Is '.ld per lb. Retail; Milk per quart, 3ld to Id; Butler, fresh, ls3d to 1- hi per lb; salt do., prime, did to 7ld : interior, 3d to dd ; Cheese, 8d to Is; Fogs, per doz,, lOd ; Lard, per lb. dd to !ld: fowls, each, 2s to 3s; Ducks, do,, 2s to 3s; House, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., ds to 7s dd ; Bacon, per IK, 7Jd to Is; Hams, do., 8d to Is 3d. Hauiikn and Orchard Pkoduck.— Wholesale : Apples, 8i to 12s per case, 21(1 to 3.’.rl per lb. ; Lemons, per doz., ild to Ik 3d ; Onions, per IK, Id to IJd ; Celery, per doz., 2s ; Carlic, 3d per lb. ; Bumpkin, 3s dd to Is per cwt.; Cocoannts, Ss to 10s per sack ; Oranges, 8d per doz,, Ss to Ss dd per case ; Bananas, lid to 2d. Retail; Lemons, up to 2d per doz.'; Onions, per IK, 2d ; Apples, per lb., -Id to dd ; Oranges, Is to Is 3d per doz. ; Celery, per bundle, 3d; Pumpkin, per IK, Id ; Bananas, 3d to -Id ; Oarlic, dd per IK ; Cocoanut-s 2d to 3d each. Hay and Corn Makkht. WholeKale : Maize, 2s !ld ; Oats, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, •Is to is 3d ; Wheat, Is to Is lid; seed, 3s dd to 3s dd ; fowl, 3s dd to 3s !(d ; Hay, per ton, ill to £5 ; Lucerne, do., id to till tOs; Straw, per load, ISs to ill IDs; Chaff, mixed, i 3 10s to il 10s; Oaten Chaff, £3 10s ; Oaten Hay, i 3 10s to i 5; Clover, to ; Potatoes, i2 5s to i 3 10s per ton. Retail : Potatoes, i2 los to tli los per ton ; Chaff, os tods per cwt. ; Maize, 3s 3d; Oats-Heed, 2s dd to 2s lOd; seed, lis to 3s 3d ; Wheat, -Is dd to Is lOd ; do., fowl, Is to Is 3d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to Us dd ; I lay, per cwt., ds dd to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s dd to ,Ss ; Oaten, do., ds lid to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to -Is.

Manciiks.— P.onedust, Sydney, prune, 47 10s to 48; inferior, 47 to 47 10s Boneflour, 48 10s to 4!I; Auckland, 48 ; Peruvian (In,mo, 411 to 417; Coral Queen, do., 45 ; Long Island do., 41 10s, bags included ; Superphosphate of Lime, 40 percent, to 48 per cent,, 40 to 40 10s ; do., do., 80 per cent, to 1)8 percent., 48 to 48 10s : Hurst’s Chemical Manure,47 Ins to 4ln 13s; Freezing Company’s Superphosphate, 32 percent., 48; do. do., 25 percent., 40 : Corn Manure, 48 ; Moot Manure, 48 10s ; Potato Manure, 48 10s; (lone Manure, 48; Grass Manure, 47 10s; Ponedust, 48 10s. Flock Makkict. Wholesale : Roller Flour, per ton, 412 Ins ; Superline Flour, silk dressed, 411 10s ; do., do., household, 410 10s ; Southern do., 411 ns to 411 10s ; Pran, per ton, 45 ; Sharps, 4n 10s to 40; Gahin Bread, do., 415; Oatmeal, 411 to 411 10s; Pearl Parley, do,, 420 to 422; Patent Porridge Meal, 413 15a in sacks to 415 in 71b bags. Misci;llaNi:ols. Kerosene, 130’ test (duty paid), from land to Is (Id ; 150’test (duty paid), Is Pd to Is lOd : Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime (in Stone), Is lid to 2s; New Zealand Palings, Oft., 7s lid to Pis ; lift., Ms ; Ti-tree Kails, 42 10s to 44 per 100; Purin Posts, 40 to 47; Shingles, 13s to Ills (id per 1000; Hobart Palings. sft., 17.s to 20s; Oft, 18s to 21s ; Hobart Kails, 80s to 90s ; Wire, No. (I, 412 ; No. 7, 412 10s ; No. 8, 413 ; Parked Wire, 30s per cut. Kacki Com ask Flax Mahukt.-Sun-plies for U days of August, On tons. Wn (pioto prices : Fair Ordinary, £l2; East Coast, 455 to 459; Superior Ordinary, 443 to £44; Flax, per ton, 414 to 417; Tow, do,, 45 to 47 ; Fungus, per lb., 2:/ dtn 3,) d ; Cocoanut Fibre, per ewt., 10a to 17s ; Beeswax, lid to 8d per lb.