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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2549, 10 November 1888, Page 2

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The Waikato Times O.fficc, Friday. WAIKATO LLVK STOCK MAR-

KETS. Mr.T. MuNicoi, Retorts.— Lust week at Oliaupo wo had full yards and a good attendance <>i bu.yev.-i. Prices f>u- nearly all classes were in favour of buyers. \ earling hoireis, from 7s to 21s ; yearling steers, 2;>s to 32s lid, for a lino of beautiful cattle from Upouriuo ; two-year-old steers, £2 7s 0d to £3 -Is; grown steers, very choice, £4 2.5; empty cows, 27s to i'l 10s; fat cattle, no demand, £5 being the best bid obtained for cattle worth .fcti 10s. Sheep : One line of h..>'"fts, in wool, lUs (id. Have sold privately during the week some hacks, gettin" up to £20 for one real good one. Have put" through privately during the last fortnight SOOO ilawke's Bay sheep at prices slightly in advauco of those ruling last year Have on hand, for delivery m l<ebruary, about 0,000 good longwool ewes. Can place any number well-bred young steers.

AUCKLAND LIVE ( STOCK MARKET.S. Messrs A. Bicklanu and Sons' Weekly Rui'OßT.—At the Hayinarkct durinf; the past week fodder has offered plentifully ; prices are unchanged. At ihe horse sale on Friday, November 2, a largo number of unbroken stoek were entered. They all sold freely ; prices ranged from £0 10s to £13 10s eachi tho larger prices being given for active medium draught. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, heavy hides were required at full values ; lig.it hides scarcely kept late values Sheepskins in brisk inquiry at full values. Lambskins, Is to Is 4d ; sheepskins, 2s (id to 5a 10d each ; locks, 4:,' d ; wool, o>l to 7d tho lb; tallow, lls tlio cwt. At Remnera on Thursday dairy cattle were not required. Store cattle, in limited numbers were better worth. Fat ciltln, in averse supply. *old irregularly, on the whole somewhat'lower, and at the conclusion of tho sale steers were Is tho 1001b loss values. Trices for steers ranged from 13s to His; cow.--, Us to 115-; the 1001 bs. bheep, in usual snpp'y, wore at last week's values. Wethers, in' thnir wool, 13s to Km ; shorn, 8s (id to Us each. Lambs abundant, and prices lower, about one-third. Prices for 'rood lambs were from (is to 7s (id each. Pigs of all classes abundant, and at low ITUNTKH AND NOLAN'S WEEKLY Report.—drain, seeds, and horse feed "Ore in ample supply and moderate demand, at the previous week's prices : Feed oats, 2s <)d per bushel; maize, 2s Sd ; bran, £;> por ton Horses :An increased number have been brought forward, and ttie demand has been botti-r, but no material change in valuo. A good number were submitted by auction at tho Durham Yards on Friday, competition was steady throughout, and most of tho lots wore cleared. We quote: Hacks, at from £5 10s to £11 10<_; light harness, £7 10s to £14 ; draught, &h> 7s lid. Wool, hides and skins : Thete was a fair muster of hides, and a large one of skins, at the Durham Yards on Tuesday, bidding was spirited throughout. Wo quote : Ox hides, 3.W to 4.W ; cow, 2.W to 2:,' d per lb ; calfskins 3.'.d"to -lid per lb; sheepskins, 2* 4d to" 5j 10d each; lambskins, 10d to Is 4d each ; wool in bags, (ijd to 6 : Jd ; tallow, £10 per ton. Cattle : The supply has been large and demand steady, but prices throughout have been in favour of the purchaser. There, was a Rood muster at both Newmarket and Papakura, competition was good at both sales, but the anticipations of vendors could not be realised, although the. decline in price was almost imperceptible. We quote: Calves, at trom 12s to His; yearling heifers, los to 17s (id ; steers, 17s to 23s (id ; IH-nionths'-old-steers, 31s ; crown steers, £2 los to £3 ; fat beasts ranged from 11s to Kis per 1001b; some averages w.-ro £4 18,: !)d, £5 5s (id, £513s 3,-1 &; ,->s, £<> 12h 31, £(i Kis ; cows, £2 10s, £3 10s, £-1 9s (id. Sheep : Thorn was a good muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, and spirited demand : Fat wethers, in wool, from Us (id to His od ; shorn wethers, 10s 0d to 12s ild. Lambs plentiful, and sold at from (» 3d to 11s each. Pifs : Very short supply, and there remained an unsatisfied demand at last week s values.

AUSTRALIAN M ARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Cninpnny report, Chri.stchureh, November 2 :—Wheat.— Late cablegrams from Homo are of a more re-assuring character, ami record a firmer tone prevailing, though values tiro without material alteration. Australian markets are also firm at relatively hieher prices than those quoted in London. Locally there has been a Rood demand and numerous transactions have transpired at 3s 10d to 3s 10.M for prime Tuscan, Sis !Ud to 3s 10d Pearl, and 3s 8/jd to 3s aid, Hunter's, all f.o.b. At our auction sale on Wednesday, when we quitted upwards of. 3000 sacks of. grain, prime milliu* wheat made 3s 7d to 3.1 Sid, ex store ; good second quality, 3s 2d to 3s -Id ; whole fowl wheat, 2s 10d to 3s; broken wheat, Is Gd to 33, according to quality. The delnnnd for good ehiokwheat is active, and stocks use rapidly working (iff. Dairy produce. Supplies of butter have overtaken the demand, anJ rates have dropped to 6d for Rood quality. Cheese.—The Australian markets t.ffur nmre encouragement to shippers, but a» supplies of suitable quality are much contracted, very little is finding its way thither. Quotations arc nominally 4.W per lb loaf iduipo, Syd to 4d heavy sizes.

AUCKLAND J'KICKS CU11UKNT. FARM ANT> DAIXV i'KODi; .K. Wlh.l.hS.M.l! S. .1. s. d. Butter f.isli (lain-, II) .. 0 I! - 0 0 ' Wiiili.vr.-. Auclii.r briiml... 0 I'l - <> 0 " -J.-o +4 Do., best i.uh.rv ... ••■ 0 -H- ° a J.vA ,1-/•■■! " ... ... II 0 - 0 0 ijlnl bhi :.!i-r.l!) U 5A-0 C.J HMsarJ lia.-,.!.. I'm. ... 0 U - 0 S Do l,ir.- ... 0 7i- 0 0 Can't. liae.in" new ... ... 0 7 - 0 0 Him* •• 0 7;'.— 0 Si la,,, s 25 0"-27 0 _ i'owls, each 0 6-10 HAY AND CORN. W'lIOI.KSALK. jf S. £ S. Hay, ton ... ... ... » 0-4 0 Lucern do ... ... « 0 — 6 10 Oaten,'do. ' '.'.. ... ... - 0-3 0 Chaff, thrcsliwl ... ... 1 10 - 2 0 Oaten Chaff... ... - 2 0 — 2 1ft Straw, lo id . . .. ... 0 IS — 1 10 Clover, ton ... ... ... 5 0 — 0 0 Potatoes local ... ... 4 10 — 0 0 s. <\, s. d. Maize bushel ... ... 2 5-0 0 K: :: ::: S S=SiS 8E:£SU- ::: ::: \ 8=8 8 """■Su'ni'so^n"::: ::: M S=o S ", black ... ... ••• 2 5 — 2 7 Wheat, local... ... - * 3-0 0 Southern .. ...4 0-0 0 Do.,"fowl ... ... ... 3 0-0 0 FLOUR. Wholesale. £ s. £ s. Flour Auck. roller, ton ... 12 10 - 12 15 Do household ... ... 12 0 — 12 5 Do Southern, roller ... ...12 0 - la 0 Do" Southern, stone ... ... 11 10 - 11 15 Bran • — s 10—00 Sharps ... ... ... 4 10— 0 0 Cabin Bread ... ... 10 0- 0 0 Oatmeal25s... ... ... 9 15-10 0 Oatmeal 7s 12 0-12 10 Pearl Barley ... ... £0 0 - 22 0 Patent Porridge Ileal, 711) bags ... 0 0-15 0 GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Wholesale s. d. s. d. Apples, imported, case ... 6 6-8 0 Do', local, lb ... .. 0 2i-0 4 Lemons, doz, ... ... 1 0 — 1 8 Oranges ... ... ••• 0 8-0 7 Do., case 6 0-7 0 JUnaniis, lb ... ... 0 1-0 2i Cocoanuts, sack ... ... 10 0-0 0 Onions, cwt. ... ... 5 C - C 6 Garlic ... 0 4-0 0 Grapes 10-20