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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2373, 24 September 1887, Page 2

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7hr iVinl.nl,, Tnns lljh.r, l-’iiday. U'CKLAND LI VB .STUCK MAKki; rs. Mk-'-iu Ki'ntkk aniiNoi.ans Kki'oht.— Ui.nn. Inn-Mi feud, mukls etc. Tim iK-numl 1,.,, u'rn .-tt-aily, u iill a caTespniiiliiig sup--1 nuts Un\o bum ill bli-k ih-- , n „„|. g,„„l iliitun chaff sulil readily, bul Jit;'.it C'llininiil was neglected. feed H.it.-. shlil at 2s 3d per bushel ; Danish, 2s bl In Ci lid; chaff £3 lOstuTl per tim ; O.iinani p .IaIHHS, £2 os to £2 15s per ton ; bran, £3 1.-,s to £1 par tim ; Sydney b'inodiisl, £7 tier tun. j [iirses : There was a little niiirn animation in the maiket, and a g many changed owners at fully the week's values. At the Durham Yards on Friday, about the n-nal number were submitted! by am: tinti, ami altli-inpcl* f‘*r some lots competition was low, most of them found purchasers. Wo ipiote; Hacks at £5 bn to £l2 ; light harness horses, from .01 10s to £l3 ; medium draught, £7 20( to £ll 10i. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, bones, etc : There lias been a good demand, with moderate supply, and no material alteration in value. At the Durham Yards on Tuesday, the ox hides that were pitched were nearly all li-,dit weights. We (junto: Ox hides, frinii old to Ijd per lb ; cow, 2;, M to 3.P1 : calf, 2;,' dto -l.fil; sheepskins, from 3 s to Is Ud each ; tallow; £l2 to £l3 10s per ton; bones, £1 Bis J>er ton. Cattle; The number brought forward has been snliicient for requirements. Well fatted oxen were a shade higher in value, hnt there was no change in other descriptions. Scarcely as many were yarded at Xewmarket on Tuesday as on the previous week. The demand was steady throughout the sale, and there was no noteworthy alteration in value. Sheep; But few arrived coastwise, and the supply was ratlu-r limited, with a slightly upward tendency in value. A good many mere would have found room and jmrehasors at Newmarket on Tuesday. No heavy weights were penned, but 17s (id was obtained fur medium wethers. Ewes sold at from 8s to Ids lid. Lambs wore in sufficient numbers, and snld at from 5s !)J to 13s lid each. Tigs; But few yarded ; porkers worth 31d per lb live weight, but low conditioned stores were cheap. Mit Ai.niKii Bccki-anii’s Wkeki.y Rk-l-onr.— U the I laym.o ket on Friday, September Id, loose, fodder was in usual supply, and glit from 2s (id to-Is the cwt delivered ; I lamaru potatoes, -10s to 50 s; bran, £1 10s ; elialf, dOs to 110s the ton ; maize sold better, and brought 3s (id and 3s 7d ; oats, 2s 3d to 3s Id the bushel ; woolpacks, wholesale, 3s, retail, 3s (id each. Horse stock, yarded in usual numbers, were dull of sale, but good animals maintained their values. Young draught mares brought £2O and £2o each ; the entire Sir Colin, 30 guineas ; unbroken throe-year colts, up to £lO. 'The hide and skins began this week at ton o’clock, instead of twelve as hithertnfore, and will in future be held at that hour. There was the usual muster of hides, and late values were sustained. Tallow, 1-ls lid the ewl; sheepskins, up to its each. The country cattle sales, held respectively at J’okeno and Drury, were more folly supplied with store cattle than for some months; the stock generally are in low condition, and cows in calf are worth but little. There is good competition for steers of all classes, but particularly for grown steers of fresh condition. At U-Miiuera on Thursday, dairy cattle were fairly competed for ; store cattle numerous, but in low condition, jn-icos ruled low; yearling steers, from lbs to 255; two-year-old steers, from 30 to 35; three-year-old steers, (0s to 50s ; yearling heifers, 10s to 15s; two-year-olds, 255; three-year-olds, 25s to 35s each, with a duU sale. Fat calves, in equal numbers, sold briskly. Eat cattle, better worth, about 15s each—prices ranged from 18s to 20s per lOOlbs. Eat lambs, in moderate number, were in demand at from 8s to 11s each, and sheep worn better worth about 2s. Good wethers brought Ids lid. Few pigs yarded.

ALfKf.AM) MAItKKf QUOTATIONS. Farm ami Da iky Bkodl'ck.—Wholesale : Bolter, fresh, IUI 5 butter, salt, n.UI to 7<J ; Cheos", local, tf.Jcl to *1(1; host factory, -lid I.) ."kI ; Kst;s, pur doz., 7d ; Lard, in bladder, pur lb., old to Old ; Bacon and Hams l’r ivmui.il, il l I." 8d; Hams, Old to S.\d ; Canterbury Bacon. 7d (new core); Mains and Bacon, bare, 7,|d ; Hams, o : id ; Jams, per ease 5 dozen, 27s 01 to HOs ; Fowls, per pair, Is to 2s ; Feathers, Is Oil tol slid peril). Retail: Milk pur quart, Hid to Id; Butter, fresh, Is per lb; salt do., prime, Old to 7VI : inferior, lid to Od ; Cheese, Od tot'd; per do/,., lid; la ird, per lb, Od to Od: fowls, each, 2s tods; lOicks, do., 2s to l’s ; (Jeese, do,, os to l's ; Turkeys, d"., Os to 7s Od ; Bacon, per 10., Od to Is ; Hams, do,, 8d to Is lid. (1 a i:i >i;n and Orchard Bitonueu.— Wholesale: Apples, 8s to 12s per case, 21d to Id per lb. ; Billions, per doz., Ddto ls lid ; Onions, per lb., Id to l(d ; Celery, per daz., 2s; (larlic, lid pur lb,; Bumpkins, Us Od to Is per owl.; Cocoanots, 8s to 10s per sack ; Oranges, 8d per do/.., 8s to 8s Od per case ; Bananas, lid to 2d. Retail: Lemons, up to 2s pur doz. ; Onions, per lb., 2d ; Apples, per lb., Id to Od ; Oranges, Is to Is oil per daz.; Celery, per bundle, ltd; Bumpkins, pur lb., Id ; Bananas, ltd to 4d ; (larlic, Od per lb. ; (locoanuts, 2d to lid each.