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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2385, 22 October 1887, Page 2

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/•;, . IT'.Tiy. \l I Kl, \ND MV !■: STOCK .M Alt K K IS. Mi ;■ Ih mm; imi No -Ki r isr, • .... „ I-,.!, rlr, ; ell,.lid i . dinned 'ir u1 v fur a corresponding ■ I’i’.v- W■ l im 1 M.3- Ml t.. 1' ; • :S ; D.m-b mi-, 2- :>,d ; 1„,,n. mi is i. n ; o.ni.-m i )".Latni'-, i-j :>» iii fu 1 •, ; '.iTral. 3- llil to I- ; li.iir iiui.i, 2 1 ', 12I 1 • . I.T. lb.r-e- : Thor has hrrn nr ■ i 1 activity in llir market. A large n n;:ii”i were brniigbt fnnvaid, amt fniiinl i. n hj i-o - at .-lightly advanced valur-, and Ilr r ■ remained an nn-ati-tird demand for artivr, strong burse- fur ,sin-ini' carls ; also aid link,-. There was a good inn iter at tin'. Durham Vardsm Kriday. ('nin|irtilinii M -...id through-ant, and' lirttrr prices WO’r given I till n ha- l)rrll tile ra-r fur soil'.' I inn’, hrinit trini. 10- In dll- each higher, mi fiir avenge. th..n mi the previous week, hide- and -Inn- : There was an in- , 1..., .’.I mm (litrlird at the Yards 1.1, T ii’-dav, \n re.diy heavy nx hides woe dr-po-etl nf. but for medium, 3.', dln IVI 1., i Hi,, were riven ; enw, frnm 3d In Shi ; ealf .-.kin, -Id to !)*d pur 11) : sheep skins tron 2- !id to ns nil each: pelts, 3d tn 7d each ; himh ,s|<ins, !ld In Is Id each. Cattle : Till’ number brought forward was smaller than usual. Trices for fat beasts advanced from Ins to dOs on the previous week. There was an average number of dairy and -luiii slock yarded at Newmarket on 'Tuesday, but a .small one of fat beasts. No '•rst-class dairy cmvs were disposed of. but medium description were higher in value ir.iiu 10s to Ins per head ; fat beasts, from 17-tndls per 1001b-. Sheep; The Newmarket Varik, mi Tuesday, were fairly supplied, but insufficient for requirements, and consequently competition was keen and and prices were fully l.s per head in favour of the vendors, although the maximum was imt higher than the previous week. Wethers, in wool, ranged bum 1-ls !)d tn 17-s each : ewes, bis to Ids (id ; shearling wethers, Ns 3d to Ids. Lambs were plentiful and sold at from Ns !)d to bts lid e;p:h. Tigs scarce. Trices were exceptionally high, and there remained an unsatisfied demand. Mit Ai.i'Hidi limn,ami's Wbkki.y Kurina.—At the llayinarkut on Friday, (ictnber 11, no fresh horses being brought forward sales were restricted, and prices were without alteration, and ranged from £2 to 810. Two sales of draught horses under bills of sale during the past week show no improvement in values, priors ranged from £t to Bid, drays from 50s to til ds. Drain has been in fair inquiry, and maintained late values, feeding oats 2s Id to d- Id ; maize, .'is Id to 3s (Id the bushel. Manures have also been in fair demand at from £7 to £N lOs the ton; sharps, £1; pressed hay, .Cl 10s; potatoes, £2 10s the ton; medium bacon, .'ld tin; pound has been the price obtained ; loose fodder was in usual supply, and prices ranged from 2s to d.s dd the cwt. On Tnos'day hides were in full numbers, and brisk inquiry. Cow hides brought up to 3j*d ; ox hides, -Ud ; calf skins, 5d the lb ; station skins, from Is Ud to :!s(id ; country butchers’ skins up to Is IM each ; lambskins,-Id to Is .'id nacb. At tin: country cattle sales held at Pokcno and Drury large numbers nf stock, generally in low condition, have been sold, but prices remain low, but there is a better inquiry for them. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy stock were in moderate supply and late values. Store cattle, plentiful, and .-old morn freely, with a slight advance in price. Fat catclo. in full numbers, were better worth than last week; prices ranged from I7s to 20- the lOOlbs, Fat sheep, in moderate numbi-rs, maintained late values ; shorn wethers (75), averaged 12s; NO ewes in their wool, 17s ; lambs abundant, and 2s each lower in price : prices ranged from (is to bis each. Pigs, fairly plentiful, maintained their late values.

AUCKLAND MARKUT QUOTATIONS. Farm and D.uav Product-:.— Wholesale : Hatter, fresh, S<l ; butter, suit, old tu 7(1; Cheese, local, Did to -Id ; host factory, ltd to od ; I-’fjps, per do/,., lid ; Lard, in Madder, per lh., old to U.bl; Bacon and Hams, provincial, lid to 8d ; Hams, li'.d to Ski ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d (new rare); Hams and Bacon, bare, 7:[d ; Hams, ; •Tams, tier case 5 dozen, 27s lid to ;;0s ; Fowls, per pair, Is to 2s; ‘Feathers, Is (id to I spa per lb. Retail: Milk per quart, It.'.d to Id ; Butter, fresh, lOd per lb ; salt do., prime, 11',d to 7kl: inferior, 3d to •Id : Cheese, (id to Sd; Bogs, per doz., .Sd ; Lard, per lb, lid to l)d: fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2 s toils; Ooesc, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., (is to 7s lid; Bacon, per lb., (Id to Is; Hams, do., Sd to Is lid.

ll AKPKN ANI > (MtCIIAKI I PltOKl'C'K.— : Apples, .S< to 12s per case, 2.U1 to Id per II). : fj'Mii l )Tis, per doz., lid tu Is lid; Unions, per Ih., Id to l]d ; Colory, pur doz.. 2s; Garlic, lid peril).; Pumpkins, Us lid to (s per cud.: Cocoannts, Ms to 10s per sack : Oranges, Sd per doz,, ,Ss to Us (id per case; llaiianas, Lid to I’d. Retail; Lemons, up to IN per doz. ; Unions, per lb., 2d; Apples, per Hi., Id to lid : Oranges, Is to Is ltd per do/..: Celery, per bundle, lid; Pumpkins, per Hi., Id; Bananas, lid to Id ; Garlic, (id per lb. ; Cocoannts, 2d to lid each.

Hay and Cohn Markut.— Wholesale ; Maize, Its ltd ; Oats, 2s -Id ; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d; Malting Barley, 3s .Ud to -Is Id; Wheat, Is to Is Id: fowl, its (Id to 3s (Id; Hay, per too, £1 to t‘s; Lucerne, do,, £ll to I'U lOs ; Straw, per load, 18s to tl HD; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £-1 1.0s; Oaten Cliaif, £3 I Os; Oaten Hay, £3 Ills to £5; Clover, £5; Potatoes, £3. Retail : Potatoes, £3 10s per ton ; Chaff. 5s to (is per uwt. ; Maize, Its «d to Is ; Oats--feed, 2s (id to 2s lOd ; seed, 3s ; Wheat, Is Id to -Is 7d ; do,, fowl, I- to Is lid; Barley, feed, do., Its ltd to Itsf.d : Hay, per ewt., Us lid to 7s ; Lucerne, do., 7s Ud to Ms ; Oaten, do., Us ltd to 7s ; Straw, do,, Us to Is.