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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2472, 15 May 1888, Page 2

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The Waihito Times' Office, Monday. TK AROHA HORSE MARKET. At the Horse Sale, hold by J. S. Huckland, :it Tβ Aroha, i>n Thursday last, there, was a largo attendance of buyers from all parts of the district, also from I'aeroa and Thames. Many of the animals offered were of a (food class, and sjld freely at fair values, b'ully (iO horses wero submitted to auction, and 3!) wero knocked down to the highest bidder. Prices ranged from £8 to £M fur good sorts, and 14s to 40s for mokos and ponies. A pair of dra.isthts sold at £27. .TIIAMK3. CATTLE MARKET. Banks and Co\s Wkrklv Rkfoht.— The sale at Parawai was held on Wednesday last week, having been changed to that day for the present. There was, however, butlittlo business done, all classes of stock being unusually dull. A. limited number of. fat cattle were sold at prices ranging from £4 to €4 15s for steers, and £2 10s to £2 17s (id for heifers. Also a.few pens of sheep, ewes at 7s (id to 7s Od each, and half-bred wethers at 8s Od. ' CHRISTOHURCH OIiATN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messrs Kayk and Cartkk's Retort for week ending May 7th. — Wheat: Velvet, pearl, and Tuscan, 2s O.W ; Hunter's, 2s'Bd. Chickwbeitt: Grnd, whole, 2< nd ; broken, 5s 3d. Oats: Milling, 2s; bright, short, i feed, Is lid ; disc, Is 10d ; Danish, Is 10d : Duns', 2s; Tartar's 2s; Black's, 2-s 2d. Barley : Prime malting, 4s 3d to 4s (id ; good malting, 4s ; Cane, 3s; feed, 2* fid ; pearl, £19 (scarce). Peas : Prussian blues, 2s 8d ; feed, 2s 6d to 2* Sd ; split, £10. Beans : Good whole. 2s 8d to 2s SAd ; broken 2s 9d. Flour: Roller, £8 0s to £8 10a; -stone, £7 loa. Bran : 'iOd ; sharps, «7s 6d ; -pollard, Gos. Oatmeal: (in 25's) £9 ss; (in 7's), £11. Ryec/irn: 3.s Od for prime samples. Linseed ; £13 10s. Ryegrass: Machine dressed, 2s Od : farmers lots, 3s (id. Cocksfoot : Heavy dressed, Shd to 3fd ; medium, 3|d; seconds, 2d to 2|d. Hay: Balod, £3 7s lid. Chaff: Good oatsheaf, £2 los to £3. Hops: Now Nelsons prime, lid to Is; medium, 9d to lOd. Potatoes : Prime ripe jDarwents, 40s; s.i, kidneys, (12s lid. Unions: Prime dry in sacks. £3 los. Carrots : 40s, sacks included. Butter : Prime- (scarce), 7d. Cheese : Loaf, 4d to 4£d ; medium, Hams;and Bacon : 7d ; hams, ; bacon, GJd bare. Lnrd : In bladders, 4Ad ; cases in. Honey : In kegs, 4d. All the above quotations are f.o.b, Lyttelton sacks nnd packages extra, except where otherwise specified. : -