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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2412, 24 December 1887, Page 2

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The Waikato Tim'.s Office, Friday. WAIKATO LINT, STOCK MAHKKTS. MESSRS A 1.1-KKI > BITKI.AND AND Cl). IvKPOUT. —On Saturday last at Cambridge then' was a guml number "1 useful horses entered, hut prices were low and bidding dull. Bay gelding, by Ariel made £ls AS; hay gelding by Mcrrylegs made £ls ; aged draught horses, from £5 to £7. A number of hacks and buggy ponies sold from US os to Vo os. At the cattle sale a choice pen of yearling steers made VI (Id ; empty cows, £2 to !."J Its ; dairy cows, £2 10s to VK‘Js (Id. At the produce sale bacon and hams brought 5d to 7d per Ih; new potatoes, £5 Jr>s per ton ; old potatoes, £2 lOs. At Dlianpo mi Friday the yards were fairly well tilled with well-bred cattle. 2-year-old steers, from VI 10s to £2; .i-year-nld, in store condition, £2 7m to £li 2s lid. A pen of 2-1 steers in forward condition made £l-Is; speyed empty heifers, £1 12s to £2. Hairy cows were very low io price, ami we sold about 10 at from £1 as to £1 15s. The l-eef pens were all tilled, principally with steers, hut bidding was dull and low, in consequence of some of tho butchers having a number of cattle on hand. Steers, (rum £IAS to £(! as ; cows, £2 15s to£lK At Waitoa on Thursday a good number of cattle were penned and sold well. 2-year-old to 21-ye.ar-old steers, £2 Us to £ll 2 s (Id ; cighteen-month-old steers, £ll las; speyed cows in fresh condition, £2 lis; beef cows, £ll2s lid to £ll '.); steers, Va as; fat wethers, 8 s (id to !K AUCKLAND LIVF, STOCK MAllK KTS. Mu Alfred Bi’ukland’s Weekly Report.—At the Maymarkct on Friday, December Hi, loose fodder was in short supply ; oaten sheaves sold at Is lid the cwt; chaff, at 3s. Horse stock was plentiful, hacks brought from £-1 to £10: a good buggy horse, £M 10s. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, ox hides sold at Hid to 4;fd the lb ; cow hides, 3,1 d ; calfskins, from Id to 5d tho lb ; skin, from 2s lOd to ns. At the wool sale on Wednesday late values wore fully sustained. At Remuera on Thursday dairy cattle were in moderate supply, and late values, store cattle at lower values; fat cattle were also lower in price than on Thursday last; cows were from 10 s to 12s ; steers, 14s tho 1001 bs, with a dull sale ; fat wethers wen; slightly better worth, but ewes wore lower in price; lambs; unusually plentiful, were uniformly lower, about 2s each ; pigs abundant, good factory pigs maintained their value, and all descriptions sold well, taking tho number yarded into account. At tho sale of the thoroughbred horse stock, held at the Harp of Krill, Kllcrslio, Foul Shot was purchased by Mr Robertson for (la guineas, Man Friday by Mr D. O’Brien for 50 guineas. Mn.-i.SHS Hu.NTKR AM* NOLAN’S REPORT.— Horses : A large number were brought forward, hut the demand was slack and sales were limited at the previous week’s values. There was a large number of entries for sale by auction at the Durham yards on Friday, but bidding was slow, and in several instances reserves could not bo reached, and throughout prices ruled in favour of the purchaser. Wool, hides and skins: Hides and skins were in rather limited quantities. The demand was steady at the previous week’s rates. The second wool sale of the season was held at the Durham T arris mi Wednesday. A slight advance was given, but for other descriptions unaltered ns compared with the previous sale. Cattle have scarcely been brought forward in usual numbers, but were ample for requirements. The Nowmaket yards were well filled on Tuesday, competiton was steady, but the expectation of vendors were lint seldom obtained, and tho previous week’s values but rarely given, although tho decline was scarcely perceptible. Sheep were again yarded in very short numbers at Newmarket im Tuesday, and wore of rather inferior description, 10s lid being the highest price, for wethers. Lambs were plentiful, prices ranged from Os to l)s 0(1. I’igs scarce. AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Farm and D.uhy Broouch.—Wholesale : Butter, fresh, Od ; butter, salt, old to 7d ; Cheese, local, 3ld to -id ; best factory, 4ld to od ; Eggs, per do/,., 8d ; Lard, in bladder, per lh., Aid to Old ; Bacon and } fains, provincial, Od to Sd ; Hams, Old to cure); Hams and Bacon, bare, 7|(C Hams, 87(1; Jams, per case 5 dozen, 27s Od to 30s ; Fowls, per pair, Is to 2s ; Feathers, Is Od to Is Del per lb. Retail: Milk per quart, 3ld to 4rl; Butter, fresh, 8d per lb ; salt do,, prime, Old to 7.jd ; inferior, 3d to Od ; Cheese, Od to 8d; Eggs, per do/.., 10:1 ; Lard, per lh, 0(1 to i)d; fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s; Geese, do., 5s to 7-s; Turkeys, do., 0s to 7s Od; Bacon, per lb., (id to Is ; Hams, do., 8d to Is 3d. GARDEN AND ORCHARD BRODUOK.— Wholesale: Apples, 8s to 12s per ease, 2ld to 4d per lb. ; Lemons, per (io/„, Od to Is lid; Onions, per lh., lid to 2d ; Coleiy, per doz., 2s; Gut-lie, 3d per lb.; Bumpkins, 3s (id to Is per cwt, ; Cocoannls, 10s per sack ; Oranges, 8d to l().| per doz., 8s to 8s Od per case ; Bananas, 2d t02.1d. Retail : Lemons, 2s per doz. : Oni.H,,-, per lb., 2d ; Apples, peril)., -Id to 111; Oranges, Is to Is 3d per doz.; Celery, per bundle, 3d; Bumpkins, per lb., Id ; Bananas, 3d to 7id ; Garlic, Od per lb. ; Cocoanuts, 2d to lid each. Manures.—lloiiednsl, Sydney, £7 10s to £S ; Inferior, £7 to £7 10s; liouetlonr, £8 10s to £1); Auckland, £8; Bern via n Guano, £l4 to £1.7; Coral Queen do., £•>; Long Island do., bags included £4 10s; Superphosphate of Lime, 20 to 28 per cent., £0 to £010s; do,, do., 30 to 38 per cent., £8 to £8 10s ; Hurst’s Chemical Manure, £7 15a to £ls ; Freezing Company’s Superphosphate, 32 per cent., £8 ; do. do., 27i per cent., £0 ; Corn Manure, £8 ; Root .Manure, £8 10s; Botato Manure, V 8 10s; Bone Manure, £8; Grass .Manure, £7 10s; Bonodnst, £8 10s. Hay ami Cohn. —Wholesale; Maize, lis 7d to lis 8d; Oats, 2< Id; Barley, 3s to lis 31 : .Malting Barley, 3s fid to 3s lid; Wheat lis lid ; Seed, none; Fowl, 3s Sd to lis 101 ; I lav, per ton, £4 to V7>; Lucerne, ditto, £ll to £0 10s ; Straw, per load, 18s to VI 10s ; duff, mixed, VI! 10s to £4 10s; Oaten Chaff, £3 10s ; Oaten Hay, Vli LOs to £5 ; Clover, £a ; Potatoes, £.5 .as to V 5 10s. Retail : Potatoes, per ton, £5 15s to £7 ; Chaff, 5s to lis; Maize, 4s; Oats, feed, 2s (id to 2s lOd ; Seed, Its; Wheat, 4s to 4s 31 ; Ditto, Fowl, 3s 10,1 to 4s Id; Barley, feed, do.; lis lid to lis (id; Hay, per cwt, (is (id to 7s ; Lucerne, 7s (id to S.s; Oaten, (is 0d to 7s ; Straw, lis to -Is,