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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2376, 1 October 1887, Page 2

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The Waikaln Tinas Office, Friday. AI'GKLAN 1) LIVF, STOCK MARK KTS. .Mi:.,,|is Ill’NrKll AM) Nolan's Report.— il„i,-e I.■■■'!, m-uiU, K'.iiii, At. : Th« lii-in.Hid has c mtnmed steady. the supply being -iillici-iit Dr requirements. quote miizu 3s !l)l ti> Is; feud * tuts. L’s 31 pit ; Tartarian, 2) 1,1 In 2s Cid ; bran, £3 l.'ri t'. £4 per tun ; sharps, £5; oaten cliatf, £3 Pis to £4 ; Oamaru potatoes, £2 5s In £2 Us lid. Horses: There lias been increased activity in llni market. Although few strangers were brought fnrward, there was a slightly upward tendency in vahiu, and good hacks, light harness, and inudinni draughts would have found ready purchasers, There was ipiile an average muster at (lie Durham Yards on Friday, and almost without exception found purchasers. Wo (pinto hacks from £0 to £l3; light harness horses, from £7 10s to £ll ss; spi ing-cart horses, £‘J to £l3 10s. Wool, bides, skins, and tallow : Rather below an average ipiantity at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. There has been a steady demand, with little or no alteration in value. Wo quote ox hides from -Id to 4j|d ; cow, 21(1 to 3ld; calfskins, 4;/d to 5d pur lb; sheepskins, 3s lOd to ns each ; tallow, 10s lid to 13s per cwt. Cattle: A large number of store cattle and an average number of dairy and fat stock hive been brought forward. For stores it was difficult to find purchasers, and prices, particularly for steers, loft a good margin for the grazier. Hairy cows and fat beasts unaltered in value. The Newmarket pens were well filled on Tuesday, the ordinary supply being augmented by a large draught id stores from the North. The dairy cows yarded were of a very medium description, and £o each was difficult to realise, while many were at a much lower value. Stores were plentiful, but bard to dispose of, vendors being unwilling to accept prices offered, and several lots were held over for the Papaknrn Fair on Wednesday next. The top price realised for grown steers in fresh condition was £3 2s, and well-grown sold at from £llss to £2 12s (id; dry cows at from £1 Ins to £2 10s; calves at from 15s to 255. Sheep: Thera was an average minib)r penned at Newmarket on Tuesday. The first shipment of shorn attracted consideraole notice, although the cold and wot day made them look miserable, but they Hold at from Its fid to Us; wethers in wool, from 13s 3d to 17s fid ; ewes at from 10s to 13s fid. Lambs rather scarce, and sold at from 0s to Us lid. Figs: Very few yarded. Mil Alfred Blckland’s Weekly ReI’OiiT.— At the Hay market on Friday, .September 23rd, fodder was in full supply. Frices ranged from 2s fid to Is the cwt, ; chaff, £3 17s fid to £1 5s : bran, £5 ; potatoes, £2 the ton ; maize, 3s 5d to 3s 7d ; oats, 2s 3d to 4s tho bushel; guano, £4 10s ; bonedust, £7 to £8 tho ton. Horae stock were yarded in usual number. Bidding was slow at late values, with the exception of tho prizo team of draught geldings (those brought £3O and £35 respectively) ; other draught horses from £8 to £2O; riding horses, from £5 to £8 ; a break, £lB ; hawker’s van, £9; waggon, £2O. At tho hide and skin sale on Tuesday, hides were pitched in full numbers, and maintained their values. Ox hides, up to •ltd ; cow hides, 31; calfskins 4}d the lb ; tallow, 12s to 12s 9d ; bones, 4s 9d tho cwt; sheepskins, from 2s to os 4d each; wool, 7,) dto 7Ad the lb. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were at low values, and several passed. Store cattle yarded plentifully ; sold irregularly. Grown cattle, particularly in fresh condition, were in demand, but two-year-old cattle wore not required, and tho greater number passed. Good yearling steers were in fair inquiry, hut calves and low condition yearlings scarcely saleable. Fat cattle in full number, and maintained last week's values— ISs tho lOOlbs. Fat sheep in moderate supply, and advanced in price about 1s each over last week’s values. Fat calves also sold briskly; and fat lambs were bettor worth; almost the whole yarded brought from 11a to 13s each. Very few pigs brought forward; for good porkers prices will bo found satisfactory.

AUCKLAND MARKET (JUOTATIOS3. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Wholesale; Butter, fresh, lid ; butter, salt, old to 7d ; Cheese, local, bid to Id; best factory, Ud to s<l; Kggs, per do/,., 7d ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., old to (lid ; Paeon and Hama, Provincial, (id to 8d ; Hama, ti.'.d to SAd ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d (new euro); Hams and Bacon, bare, ".id ; Hams, 8 |'d; Jams, per case 5 dozen, 27a lid to 30s ; Fowls, per pair. Is to 2s; Feathers, la (id to Is lid per lb. Retail: Milk per quart, 3>,d to Id; Butter, fresh, la per lb; salt do., prime. Old to 7Ad ; inferior, 3d to (id; Cheese, (id to8d; Kggs, perdoz., lid ; Lard, per lb, (id to Oil; fowls, each, 2s to 3s; Docks, do., 2s to 3a; Geese, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., (is to 7s Od; Bacon, per lb., (id to Is; Hams, do., 8d to la 3d. Garden and Orchard Produce.— Wholesale: Apples, 3s to 12s per case, 2.1 d to Id per lb. ; Lemons, per do/.., DJtols 3d ; Onions, per lb., Id to l|d ; Celery, per doz., 2s; (iarlio, 3d per lb.; Pumpkins, 3a (id to Is per cwt.; Cocoanuta, 8s to 10s per sack ; Oranges, 8d perdoz., 8s to 8a (id per case; Bananas, lid to 2d. Retail: Lemons, up to 2s per doz. ; Onions, per lb., 2d ; Apples, per lb., Id to (id ; Oranges, la to Is 3d per doz. ; Celery, per bundle, 3d; Pumpkins, per lb., Id ; Bananas, 3d to Id ; Garlic, Od per lb. ; Cocoanuta, 2d to 3d each. Flour Market. Wholesale : Roller Flour, per ton, £l2 10s ; Superfine Flour, silk dressed, £ll ; do., do., household, £lO ; Southern do., £lO 15s to £ll ; Bran, per ton, £5 (is; Sharps, £5 to £5 10s; Cabin Bread, do., £ls ; Oatmeal, £ll to £ll 10s; Pearl Barley, do,, £2O to £22: Patent Porridge Meal, £l3 15s in sacks to £ls in 71b bags. Hay and Corn Market. Wholesale ; Maize, 3s 3(1 ; Oats, 2s 3d to 2s Id ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d; Malting Barley, 3s lid to Is Id ; Wheat, 3s lid to Is Id ; seed, 3s (id to 3s !)d ; fowl, 3s (id to 3 s lid; Hay, per too, £lto.£s; Lucerne, do., £(I to £ll 10s; Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s; Oaten Chaff, £3 10s ; Oaten Hay, £3 10s to £5; Clover, £5; Potatoes, £2 to £2 10s. Retail : Potatoes, £2 10s to £3 per ton ; Chaff, os to (is per cwt. ; Maize, 3s lid to 3s Od ; Oats—feed, 2s (id to 2s lOd ; seed, ;is to 3s 3d ; Wheat, Is Id to 4s 8d ; do., fowl, fs to ts 3d ; Barley, feed, do., 3s 3d to 3s (id ; Hay, per cwt., (is (id to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s (id to 8s ; Oaten, do., (is Od to 7s ; .Straw, do., 3s to Is. Manures.—Bonedust, Sydney, prime, £7 10s to £8; inferior, £7 to £7 10s; BoneiHonr, £8 10s to £0 ; Auckland, £8; Peruvian Guano, £l4 to £l7 ; Coral Queen, do., £5 ; Long Island do., £ 110s, bags included : Superphosphate of Lime, 20 per cent, to 28 per cent., £0 to £olos ; do., do,, 30 per cent, to 38 percent., £8 to £8 10s ; Hurst’s Chemical Manure, £7 15s to £ls ; Freezing Company’s Superphosphate, 32 percent., £8: do. do., 25 percent., £0 : Corn Manure, £8; Root Manure, £8 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s ; Bone Manure, £8; Grass Manure, £7 10s ; Bonedust, £8 10s. Miscellaneous. Kerosene, 130’ test (duty paid), Is 7d; 150’ tost (duty paid), 2s; Lime, slacked, Is per bush.; Quick Lime (in scone), IsOd to 2s: New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s Od to 13s ; lift., 14s ; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Pnrin Posts, £0 to £7: Shingles, 13s to 10s 0(1 per 1000; Hobart Palings, sft., 17s to 20s ; lift., 18s to 21s; Hobart Kails, 80s to !)0s ; Wire, No. 0. £l2 ; No. 7, £l2 10s; No. 8, £l3; Barbed Wire, 30s pet cwt. Kauri Gum and Flax Market.—Sunplies for 28 days of Sept., 485 lons. Wo (iivito prices ; Fair Ordinary, £37 t» £3B; Fist o 'to, £52 t. ■ £sl; Superior Ordinary, £3'( t ■ £lO ; Flax, per ton, £l4 to £l7 : Tow. do., £5 to £7; Fungus, per lb., 2:fd t> 3,(1: Coco,unit. Fibre, per cwt., 15s to 17s ; B 'osw.ix, (id t" 8d per lb.