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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2403, 3 December 1887, Page 2

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7'/„• T,m-> o*rr, I'i iday. AUCKLAND LIVE STut'K' MA It ki; i s. Mr ie, Ilex mi am> .Muon's I!i i-oct. ■ 1f.,: ~ t>■ !. gram. ''c : I ! ■" iimiAc. lull. .n iuaetO", ami but him!l <j 1 1 ciitit i"; changed hj muD. pi ; ces r-m limn ; about tin' -Jin ■as last v.vi'k. Homo- : Tlmi'" w:m an ind.- cul number brought b.iw.iid, and a slight cii|idu a .'at, m ( ; j- ilciiui.d, but little f.r mi i'lt.-r.it!■ ot m la'nic. Tim Dnrli.nn Yards '.'cuv well liiiul mi Friday. (',, repetition wo slci'ly throughout tin l sale, and nu-t ..f til" lots were clear,- I at. a slight advance mi Urn fir-".j..n-r wvk’s aveiace, the advance being more |<.■ rcop! 1 1 derm these, ~f a g,„,:| I-! 11l 1111. hide., ami rkini: At (.he Dnrliam Yards mi Tue-dav. a -mall quantity of hid"- and -kin- were otlVivd, ami sold at til" |U"M"Us ',v i:l. ; vah:(;s. An increased number'd liaies of v.ai'd as cmi cared with hut year were latched on WVdn. .-day. Trie— wen: from ,jd to .',l per Hi, lev. u', lint tle-re was mind COUlpetitiml. I .ongv.'ool sell! 11l fmin • I [11 to ■ 7|d:cr"s-bivd, Cfd till'd; merino, from 7d to 7' d per lh. I'attle ; I’riees continue inneli the s unu a.s the previous week, net witlr-tandiny that h-s than an average quantity have been brought foiwanl. 'I lie Newmarket Vard.- were fairly -applied on Tu'esrhn , (Jump- til ion was stxuly tl r m;.diinit the sale, hut there was no noteworthy alterations in value. Sheep ; There was a pood mnsle.r, and corresponding demand, and the previous week's values at per -tone was (riven, although 11- cadi was the highest price for shorn wethers; ewe-,11- ltd to 10- ; lam'os from 7s (id to !l- lid. Figs : Hut few carded, and of indilierent rpiallty. .Mil AU’itiin lifCKi.AXn's Wkkki.v RkTniiT; At the llaymnrkel, on l''riday, November 20, pram and fodder were at late values. Horse stock plentiful. Unbroken and unknown animals were at low values, but quiet, good workers that could he guaranteed, sold bettor and wore in request. At the hides and skin sale, on Tuesday, hides brought from 3,d to fid ; calfskins, ■Ud to 5d per lb ; sheepskins, in full wool, from .'is to Is lOd ; lamb skins, ltd to Is Id each ; bags and dumps of wool, from sil to 7rl; locks and pieces, from Ud to Id per 111. The particulars of the wool sale held on Wednesday have already appeared. I ’rices were not equal to those obtained last year. Summarised longwools brought from dpi to 7d ; merino, 7d to Sd ; lialfhied merinos and longwools, from 7<l to 7 : '. d ; crossbred, from fid to tipi ; belly pieces ami locks, from Ad 1 1 fi'.d per Hi. At the country stock sales, held respectively at I’tikekone and Papalima. large numbers of cattle have oeen received, ami bidding has been more animated pasture being now abundant, yet prices remain low. At liemnera on Thiirsday, tliere was no alteration in the price of dairy cattle. .Store cattle were, plentiful, and scarcely maintained their previous values. Fat cattle were in usual number, and maintained last week’.- values, from I Is to 17s the 1001b, but were dull of sale. The store wethers in their wool brought Us 3d : hoggetts, 10s each ; shorn fat wethers, from ■f-tooth to aged, averaging SOlb, brought Its (id each ; fat lambs, from "s to Us. .Medium weight fat pigs were in request at 21, d the lb dead weight. ,U'fKf,A.Vl> JIAKKKT IJI'OTATIOXS. Farm and Dairy I’nonrcr..—AVholesale ; Butter, fresh, (Id : lnitt"r, salt, npi to 7d; Cheese, local, Upl to Id ; best factory, ■b'.d to fid ; Eggs. per do/.., Sd ; Bard, in bladder, per lb., fi'.d to ti.pl; Bacon and flams, provincial, lid to Sd ; Hams, (i'.d to Sid ; Canterbury Macon. 7d (new cure) ; limns and Bacon, bare, 7]' 1 '. Hams, Sal; .fains, per case 5 dozen, 27s (id to a 6-; Fowls, per I«>ir, Is to 2s; h’eatbers, Is (id to Is fid peril’. Retail: M ilk per quart, .'ipl to Id; Butter, fresh, _ Sd _ per lb; salt do., prime, dpi to 7pl *. inferior, lid to lid ; Cheese, lid to Sd; Eggs,_ per do/,., 10.1 ; Lard, per lb, (id to Ud : fowls, each, 2s tolls; Ducks, do., 2 s to (is ; Dense, do., ns to 7s; Turkeys, do., (is to "slid; Bacon, per lb., (id to Is ; Hams, do.. Sd to Is 2d. Gauukn and (Mien ano i'laiiuaa:.— Wholesale ; Apples, Ss to 12s per case, 2pl to Id per lb. ; Lemons, per do/.., lid to Is :;d ; Onions, per lb., Id to I'd ; Celery, per do/.. 2s; Karlic, Sd peril).; Bumpkins, Ss lid to Is per cwt. ; Cocoaimts, 10- per sack ; Oranges, to (Of per do/., Ss to Ss (id per case; Manana-', Ipl. H-tail : Lemon..;, 2- per do/,. ; Onions, per lb., 2d ; Apples, per lb., Id to (id ; Oianges, Is to Is S I p; r doz. ; Celery, per bundle, Sd ; Bumpkins, per lb., Id ; Mananas. S i to -hi ; Garlic, (id per Hi. ; CoeoanuN, 2d to Sd each. Mantrks.— B.onednst, Sydney, 27 10s to ee; Infeiior. 27 to 27 10- ; Bniieflnur, 28 pit to 2U; Anekland, 2k; Peruvian Onail", 21! to 217 ; U"r:d Ooaen do., ,2-i ; Long I -hind do., hags included 21 10s : Son-rphosph.ate of Lime, 21, to 28 per cent., 2'c’; do., do.,;;;; re ss cent., fs to 28 10-: linr.-t’s Chemical Manure, 27 bi to 2ld ; Freezing Company's Superphosphate, 22 per cot., 28; do, do., 28 per cent.. 2d; Corn Manure, 28; Boot Manure. 28 10- ; Potato .Manure, 2'- 10-; Bone Manure, 28; Crass .Manure. 27 10-; Bouedo.-t, 28 10-. II.W AXII Cni:v. -Wholesale ; Maize, Ss fid t> 2s Oil ; Oats, 2- 2d to 2s Id; Bariev, 2; to 2s 2d ; Malting Barley, 2s '.1.1 to Slld : Wheat 2s !)(| to 2s ltd ; Sent!, none; Fowl. 2s 8(1 to 2s 101 ; I lav, per ton, 21 to 2o; Lucerne, ditto, 20 to .22 10-; •Straw, per load, 18s to 21 10-: Ohalf, mixed, 22 10- to 21 10-: Oaten Clinlf, 23 10-; Oaten Hay, t'S 10- to to ; Clover 28; Botatnes, 20 10- to 27. Uetail ; Potatoes, per ton, .10- ; Chalf, os to (i-; Maize, Is; Oats, feed, 2s (id to 2- lOd : Seed, Ss; Wheat, Is to Is 2d; Ditto. Fowl, Ss lOd to Is Id ; Hailey, feed, do., 2s 2d to Ss lid ; May, per cwt. (is lid to 7s ; Lucerne, 7s (id to 8s; Oaten, Os !l;i to 7s ; Straw, 2s to Is. Fl,oi;n,—Wholesale ; Roller Flour, per ton, ,211 .Is ; Superfine Floor, silk dressed, .211 10s; Do. Household, ,210 10s; Southern do., 210 Us to 211; Bran, ,21 10- : Sharps, per ton, 2-1 to 2.1 10s ; Cabin Bread, 21.1; Oatmeal, 211 to 2U 10,-; Pearl Barley, 220 to 222; Patent .Porridge* .Meal. 71D, bag-, 212 Tl- to ,211.