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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2465, 28 April 1888, Page 2

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The Wttikalo Times Office, Kridiy. AUCKLAND IAV'S, STOCK MAKKKTS. Mil Alfred Uuckland's Weekly RkPOUT.— At the Haymarket during the past week oaten slieavus have beon better worth, prices for hay and oaten sheaves have ranged from Is !)d u> 2s 3d the cwt. ; Rood chuff, 37s Gd to GO* the ton ; oats, Is lid to 2s 2d ; rye grass, 2s <)d to 3s (id : maize, 3s the bushel : Sydney bonodnst, £l> 10s ; superphosphates, £8; potatoes, t'2 5s per ton. On Friday, April 20f,ii, horse stock was brought forward plentifully, and prices wort! linn; good riding horses brought up to £1"), medium draught unbroken. <Jii 10s ; good working farm horses, £8 to £11; small and inferior, from 30s each; dray, £10; spring carts, £3 to £8; low-wheeled buggy, £12; double-seated buggies, £1"> and £25, respectively. At the hide and skin sale an average supply met with n. steady enquiry at late values, the only exceptinn beincr a parcel of cowhides, winch reached -Id per lb. Tallow, 12s to 14s tho cwt. ; shoepekins, U 4d to 3s (id each ; woo], 4}:\ t:> 7Jd the lb. At Ri'innera. on Thursday, dairy •attle were dull of sale. Store cattli- in average number were at late values. Fat cuttle plentiful, and sold freely at last week's values, from 12s for cows to 15s the 1001b for best bullocks, Calves in moderate number, obtained no improvement on last week's values. Sheep in short .supply, were dull of sale, but last week's values, ljd for ewes, to l. : fd for wethers, were obtained. Shorn lambs plentiful, sold from 08 b'd to 8-s fid each. Store pigs lower in price; porkers in demand, and larcro pigs, suitable for curing, wore better worth.

MUSSIW MUNTKK AND MoLAN's WEKKr.Y Rr;POUT. —Horse feed, grain, seed*, &<_•. : There has been a steady supply and fair demand, with little change in value. AVe quote : Horses : There has not been a great deal doing, and very few outsiders have boon brought forward. An average number were entered for disposal under the hammer on Friday at the Durham Yards, but bidding was slow, and .s:»le§ hard to effect at the prices thnt vendors would submit, but sales weiv effected at the previous week's values. Wool, hides and skins : Rather limited quantity wore pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. Competition was brisk, and a much larger number of heavy ox hides would have found purchasers at -Ijd per lb ; cow, 3d to 3Ad ; calfskins, from 4.V1 to 'id peril); sheep-kins, from 2.-i 3d to Si !>d. Cattlo : There h.-.s beon increased activity in the miirket. The supply ha.s been an average one. There was a slight advance in the value of fat hea-t:;, '-nt there was no noteworthy change in oilier descriptions. The Ncwmurkut Yr.rds were well filled on Tuesday, and a givat many stores were yarded, but there was no dcimind except at very low figures, and several lots were withdrawn. Dairy cows in a shade better demand than on tho previous week, but there was no noteworthy alteration in value. Prime fat bullocks advanced in price fully 10s per head, but green steers and cows sold relatively lower. Sheep: There was a fairly good supply on Tuesday at Newmarket. Fat ewes sold at a shade higher values than on tho previous week, but there was no alteration in wethers. Very fow lambs lolferod, and there remained an unsatisfied demand. Pigs were in moderate demand, and fluctuated much in value, ranging from 1J to 3kl per lb, live weight, CHRISTCHURCH GRATN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Mkssrs Kα ye and Carter's Repokt for the week endiiitf 23rd April :—Wheat: Velvet, pearl and Tuscan, 2s fid ; Hunter's, Us od. Chickwheat : Good whole, 2s i"id ; broken, 2s 3d. Oats: Milling, Is lid; bright short fend, Is 10d to js lid ; discoloured, Is !)id to Is 10d ; Danish, Is fld ; Dun's, Is 111) ; black, 2s Id. Barley : Prime malting, 'is 3d to -U o'd ; good mii'lting, -li ; Cape, 3?; feed, 2s (id ; pearl (scarce), £10. Peas: Prussian blues, 2s (id ; feed, 2s (id ; split, £!(!. Beans : Good whole, 2s Od ; broken, 2s 7d. Flour: Roller, £S ss; stone, £7 15s. Bran, 555. Sharps, 05s. Pollard, li2s (id. Oatmeal : In 25's, £'J ;in 7's, £i 0 10s. Ryocorn, 3s 0d for prime samples. Ryegrass : Machine dressed, 2s 0d ; fanner's crop, 2-* 6d. Cocksfoot: Heavy dressed, 3-,' d ; Medium, 3d to 3.V1 ; seconds, 2d ; Hay: Baled, £3 7s" sd. Chaff: Good oatsheaf, £3 ss. Hops: Now Nelson's, 0.1 to Is. Malt : Finest pals dried, ON Od ; medium, Us 3d. Potatoes: Prime ripe Derwent's, 10s. Onions : Prime dry, in s;icks, £3 l&s. Carrot.-!, -10-i, sucks included. Butter: Prime, 0d to G.V.I. Cheese: Loaf, 4d to 4UI ; medium, o!A. Hams and bacon, 7d ; hains, B.',d ; bacm, (ivd, bare. Lard :In bladders, ild. Honey : In keg-*, 4d. All the above quotations are f.0.b., Lyttelton, sacks and packages extra, except where otherwise specified.

AUCKLAND PRICKS CURRENT. FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Wholesale s. d. s. d Butter, fresh, lb ... . 0 7 to 0 10 Do., salt ... ... ... 0 f> - 0 0 Cheese, local, lb .. ... 0 S\ - 0 I Do., best factory ... ... 0 -I. 1 ,- 0 f> dozen ... ... 1 :j~— () 0 Lard, bladder, lb ... ... 0 DA— 0 G. , , Huns and ISacon, Pro. ... 0 (f- 0 S~ Do., bare ... ... ... 0 Vi— 0 0 Cant. ISacon, new ... ... 0 7"— 0 0 Hams ... ... .. 0 <S\- 0 SA Jams, case 5doz. ... ... 25 0 —27 G~ Vowls, each ... . 0 6 — 1 0 Feathers, lb ... ... 1 (i - 1 !) GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. WiioLESAi [•: s. d. s. d. Apples, case ... ... i !, — f> (i Do., lb ... ... .. <> I -- (i 1| Lemons, doz. ... ... 1 '.; — 1 0 Oranires ... ... ... 0 0 — 0 !) Ho..f.vc ... ... ... s (i .- n o }!i!p;iii.<•;, 11, ... ... i) ■• _ i) i! C«r.,,MMIt i. :.TJK ... ... 10 0 — 0 0" CV.ion--.lb ... ... ... i) 1 _ 0 0 Caiiic ... ... ... 0 3 - 0 0 Grapes ... ... ... 1 0 — 0 0 Wilms ... ... ... o 2.|- 0 2S HAY AVI) CORy. W1I0I.KSAI.H. £ S. £. s. Hay, ton ... ... ... 1 0 -Vi 0 I.iiccrn, do. ... ... ... (J 0 — G Jo O.it.Ti, fin. ;j 10 ■-, ,. Cli-iff. mix-,1, ' 2 o ■ ;.■ Oaten C'li.iff -J in - 2 I:. •Straw. In ,,1 ... . . o IS 1 1,, Clover, ton ... ... ... f, o — o (l Potatoes ... .. ■> I,", . 3 I, - :| ■; r. JIaizc, bu-hel ... :! 0 « Jl.irlov, f.-ed ... If 0 -■ ;> : Do, n,.,lii fr. ;: -p ;: |.. O.its, feed ... . 2 ;i -j ; Oats, seed, T.!llar..iM ... i :i Ij u Wheat ... ... :■! 1 - (I 0 Do., fowl .... i> !) - 0 0 CLOVE < .A\O CKA.-S SEEDS. KliTAII.. 5. (1. s d Ky<: f.Jr;iss per lur-.lnl ... ... ;i 0-4 (i Cofkokidt per bu-liul ... ... h (i — U (i ■\Vhiu- Clover per lb. ... ... 0 10'.- 1 1 Ked Clover, do. ... ... f> H — (I !) Cow Grass, do. ... ... 0 !l — 0 11 Alsykc, Co. ... ... ... 0 10.S— 1 0 ' Timothy, do.... ... ... 0 fl"—0 0 Trefoil, do. ... ... ... 0 6 — 0 0 Rape, do. .. ... ... 0 i -- 0 0