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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2358, 20 August 1887, Page 2

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The ll'nl/ni/o Tunes Office , Friday. AUCKLAND MVK STOCK MAh KKTS.

Messrs Hunter ani* Nous's Kcronr,— 1 terse feed, (train, seeds, etc: Fe.-d oats have been plentiful, but Tartarian-! tar short of requirements. Maize has been rather plentiful, and the wholesale, price liar receded. Seeds have, been a little in demand fur spring sowing. Competition on Friday at the Durham yards was brisk. We (pmte : Oats, Us lid to 2s oil per bushel ; bran, £3 17s (id to £4 10s per ton ; sharps, £5 per ton ; Oainaru potatoes, ill os per ton ; cbalf, id 10s to .tit per ton. Horses: There has been a little improvement in both supply and demand. There was a fair muster at the I fnrham yards on Friday, and steady competition f-.r some lots; reserves could ri"t he reached, lint few- remained unsold. There remained an unsatisfied demand for medium draughts andgcod hacks. "We ipiote : Strong ...pring cart horse,-, I*l2 "m to HIS 1 os; light harness, from £7 to fe 10; hack.-, fr->m I'd to £lO Ids. Wool, hide.-, and skins: Moderate supply; steady demand, with little alteration in value. Wo (pmte: ().\ hides, ;q,[ t., per lb; calf skins, from Hid to H,d per Ih ; sheep skins, from 2s .'id to os (id : tallow, from £ll to £ll 10-per ton. Cattle: There has been considerable animation, ami an upward tendency in prices for fat stock, owing to no animals from the West Const. There was rath-’r a short muster at Newmarket on Tuesday nl all descriptions, arid prices for well fatted steers advanced from 10s to 20s per head. We quote ; Calves, from 10s to 20s ; yearlings, from Ins to 2. r >s; dry cows, from i'l 10s to £2 Ins ; grown steers, few offering ; beef, 17s to 20s f>er 1001b. Sheep: Owing to non-arrivals from West Coast, the number yarded at Newmarket was below the average, and generally nf an inferior quality, consequently extreme prices were given for those of a good puality, 21s fid being given for good wethers ; inferior, from Ills to 17s ; owes, from 11s 3d to 15s (Id each ; spring lambs, from 7» to 13s Gd. Pigs were plentiful, but were well competed for, and sold at last week's values. Mit Alfred Buckland’k Weekly Report.— At the Haymavket, on August 12, loose fodder was firm in price, ranging from Us to Is ltd the cwt. Drain was also (inn, maize from 2s Kid to Us ; oats, 2s 2d to 2s Sd the bn-dicl; honednst, 7s 10dto8s; potatoes. 50s to 70s; carrots, -10s the ton. At the horse sale the late improvement in values was sustained, useful active horses varying from £ls to £2O. The entire advertised, £27 10s, A waggonette, £3O. Strong riding and light harness horses, from £7 to £lO. At the hide sale, on Tuesday, hides were at late values, and varied with quality from 2.1 d to -Ijjd the lb. Sheepskins, from 2s to 5s lid each. At the country cattle sales, held at Pokono and Drury respectively, cattle were yarded in limited numbers. Yearling steers were in improved demand, other kinds of stock at late values. At Renmeru, on Thursday, dairy cattle were in moderate number, and without alteration in price. Yearling steers in good inquiry; other store cattle dull of sale. Rat cattle, in full number, sold steadily at 18s the 1001b. Sheep were also yarded plentifully, hut sold well, last week's values being fully sustained. A few early lambs brought from 7s to 10s each. Fat calves, short of supply, brought high values. Pigs, plentiful; well bred porkers in demand at satisfactory prices, but coarse pigs at very low rates.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and Dairy Produce.— Wholesale : Gutter, fresh, Is to Is Id; butter, salt, old to 7(1; Cheese, local, Hid to -Id ; Rood factory, •l.'.d to bd; Kggs, per doz., lOd ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., b.VI to UW ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, (id to 8d ; Hams, (ijd to SJd ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d (new cure); Hams and Bacon, bare, 7,jd ; Hams, B,d ; Jams, nor ease 5 dozen, 27s (id to 30s ; Fowls, per pair, Is to 2s ; Feathers, Is (id to Is lid per lb. Botail: Milk per quart, 31, dto Id; Butler, fresh, Is.‘id to !-■ Id per lb; salt do., prime, fil.d to 7bl: inferior, lid to (id; Cheese, (id to 3d; Fggs, per doz., Is; Lard, per lb, (id to i)d; fowls, each, 2s to 2s; Ducks, do., 2s to 3»; Geese, do., ns to 7s; Turkeys, do,, (is to 7s (id; Bacon, per lb., (id to Is ; Hams, do.. 8d to Is 3d. Garden and Orchard Produce.— Wholesale: Apples, 8s to 12s per case, 2.1 d to Id per lb. ; Lemons, per doz., !)d to Is lid ; Onions, per lb., Id to Ijd ; Celery, per doz., 2s ; Garlic, 3d per lb.; Pumpkin, 3s (id to is per cwt.; Cocnaimts, Ss to 10s per sack ; Oranges, 8d per doz., Ks to Ss (id per case ; Bananas, ltd to 2d. Retail: Lemons, up to 2s per doz. ; Onions, per lb., 2d ; Apples, per lb., ‘ld to lid ; Oranges, Is to Is 3d per doz. ; Celery, per bundle, 3d ; Bumpkin, per 11>., Id ; Bananas, 3d to -id ; Garlic, (id per lb. ; Cocoanuts, 2d to 3d each. Hay and Cohn Market. Wholesale : Maize, 2s Od ; Oats, 2s to 2s 3d ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d ; Malting Barley, 4s to Is 3d ; Wheat, Is to 4s 3d ; seed, 3s lid to 3s !)d ; fowl, 3a Od to 3s (Id; Hay, per ton, HI to Ho; Lucerne, do., .HO to HO 10s; Straw, per load, bSs to HUOs; ChalL mixed, H3 10s to HI 10s; Oaten Chalf, €3 10s; Oaten Hay, H3 10s to HA; Clover, Ho; Potatoes, HU per ton. .Retail : Potatoes, H3 0s to HI! 10s per ton ; Chaff, bs to (is per cwt. Maize, 3s 3d ; Oats—feed, 2s (id to 2s lOd ; seed, 3s to 3s 3d ; Wheat, Is lid to 4s 10.1 ; do., fowl, Is to is 3d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s (id ; 1 [ay, per cwt., (is (id to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s (id to Ss; Oaten, do., (is 0d to 7s ; Straw, do., 3s to Is.

Manures. Bonednst, Sydney, prime, £7 10s to £8; inferior, £7 to £7 10s; JJoneflonr, £8 10s to £1); Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian Gnann, £ll to £l7 ; Coral Queen, do., £5 ; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags included ; Superphosphate nf Lime, 2G per cent, to 28 per cent., £U to £lilos ; do., do., 3li per cent, to 38 per cent., £8 to £8 10s ; Hurst’s Chemical Manure, £7 15s to £ls ; Freezing Company’s Superphosphate, 32 percent., £8; do. do., 25 per cent., £11; Corn Manure, £8 ; Root Manure, £8 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s ; Bone Manure, £8; Grass Manure, £7 10s ; Bonodust, £8 10s.

Flour Market. Wholesale ; Holler Flour, per ton, £l2 las ; Superfine Flour, silk dressed, €ll. 10s ; do., do., household, €lO 10s; Southern do,, €ll os to €ll 10s ; Until, per ton, €5 ; Sharps, £5 10s to €0; Cahill Bread, do., €ls ; Oatmeal, €ll to €ll 10s; Pearl Harley, do., €2O to €22; Patent Porridge Meal, €l3 las in sacks to €ls in 711) bags. Miscellaneous. Kerosene, 130’ lest (duty paid), Is 7d ; 150° test (duty paid), 2s ; Lime, slacked, Is per bush.; Quick Lime (in stone), Is Gd to 2s ; Mew Zealand Palings, •sft., 7s Gd to l.'is ; lift., 11s ; Ti-trco Kails, €2 10s to €-1 per 100; Purin Posts, €G to £7; Shingles, I,‘ls to IGs (id pur 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s: G(t., 18s to 21s; Hobart Kails, 80s to ilOs ; Wiro, Mo. G, £l2; Mo. 7, €l2 10s ; Mo. S, €l3 ; Barbed Wire, 30s per cwt. Kauri flint and Flax Makket.—Sunplies for 17 days of August, 350 tons. We quote prices : Fair Ordinary, £42 to £43 ; East Coast, £57 to £SO; Superior Ordinary, £43 to £44; Flax, per ton,‘£l4 to £l7; Tow, do., £5 to €7 ; Fungus, per lb., 2.[d to 3Jd ; Oocoanut Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s ; Beeswax, Gd to 8d per lb.