COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2572, 5 January 1889, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

♦— • The Waikato Timss Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sox's Weekly Ricpout.—During the past week the business in the town has lioen nominal. At Pukekohe on Monday there was a larger muster than usual of cattle of all classes, with a steady demand at satisfactory prices throughout the sale. At Remuera on Thursday dairy cattlo were in usual numbor, prices for those near calving ranged from £3 for heifers to £5 10i for good cows. Storei cattle, in moderate number, sold fairly well. A. full market of well-fatted cattle maintained last week's values. Steeis ranged from 14s to lGs ; cows, 11s to 13a the 1001b. Calve?, in short supply, we-e better worth. Sheep, short of requirements, kept laH week's values, wethers ranging from 11s to 14s ; ewes, 8s to lls each. Lambs, plentiful, sold freely ; fair quality brought from 8s to \U each ; inrnVior, frum 4s, Porkers wore ia demand

r.t full values. CHRISTOKURCK GRATN AND PRODUCE MARKETS, Mksshs Kayk and Carter's Retort for week ending Dec. 31st, 1888 :—Wheat: Tuscan, 4s Cd ; pearl, 4s 4d; Hunter's, 4s 4d. Fowl wheat ; Good whole, 4s ; broken, 3s !)d. Oats : Milling, 3s Sd ; bright short, 3-i 7d ; good short, 3s fid; duns, 3s Gd ; black, 3s Gd ; Danish, 3s 4d. Barley : Prims malting, Is (id: feed, 2-t !'d; C.-ipp, 3s 3d : pearl, £20. Pea* : Prussmr, blue, 3i fid; split, £14. whole, 3s (id ; medium. 3. p sd. Fl"iir:" Roller, £12; stone, £11. Bran, 100s; sharps, 05s; pollard, 0(K Oatm-ail: In 251b5., £20 ; in 71bs., £22 10<. Rvecorn, 3s 0d ; linseed, £14 _ 10s. Rvegrass : Machine dressed, 3s 3s to 3s 6d. Cocksfoot: Heavy dressed, 3Jd ; medium, 3W; seconds, I.M to 2d. Uat'hoaf chaff, £5. Hay (baled), £1 17s lid. Potatoes : Derwents, £8, very scarce. Butter, 101. Cheese: Loaf, 6.M ; medium, M (scarce). Hams, 0d ; bacon, ~7jd ; hams ami bacoi, BAcl. Lard : In bladders, -lid. The above prices current areallf.o.b.,Lvttelton, sacks and packages extra, except when otherwise specified. SYDNEY MARKETS. Tha New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ropwrt uu'ler data December 21st 1888:—Butter— (tity Id per lh). — Reporting on this market at the present moment for the future guidance of intending shippers in New Zealand is an extremely dimcult matter, the prospects of this market after tho New Year being next to impossible to forecast with any degree of accuracy as yet. Owing to tho Christinas demand, prices bavo been fairly well maintained during the pnsi. week or ten days, beat imported separator commanding up to Is 3d, prime Now Zealand dairy-made ruling a penny under this figure. Importations, however, havo been on a greatly increased «3nleoflatp. Cheese (duty 2d per Jb.)— Locally made cheese still continues to bo rushed on the market in largo quantities, Wheat.—Transactions arc very limited, holders not being disposed to come down to prices which would induce millers to purchase. Prime New Zealand therefore cannot bo quoted at over 5s per bushel for actual transactions. Oats (free.) —Have in sympathy with maize also suffered a considerable decline in values. Potatoes (free).—Famine priujs are at the moment asked, the supplies to hand being quite inadequate to the demand, and within the last few days as much as £13 has been demanded and obtained for goncl now local potatoes. Large arrivals, however, would at once cause the market to collapse.

AUCKLAND PRICES CURRENT. FARM AND DAIKY I'RODUCU. Whoi.ksalk s. d. s- d>>.iittor, frosli, daiiy, lb ... 0 6 — 0 0 ,, Waikato Anchor brand... 1 U — l) u Cheese, local, lb .. ... 0 Ji 1 >o., best factory ... ... 0 •}•.<— jj iV Kegs, dozen ... ••• 0 0 Lard, bladder, lb ... 0 ;! i— ?, JHams and Bacon, Pro. ... 0 o — <' a Do., bare <> «i~ ) ° Cant. Bacon, new ... ••• 0 H. Ham. 0 Jams, case 5doz. ... ••• L *' 0 JJ fowls, each ... ••• 0 0 1 ® FLOUR. Whoi.ksai.i:. £ s. £ s. I'lour, Auck. roller, ton ... 1- 10 — 12 15 Do., household ... ••• 1- 0 ~~ J Do., Southern, roller ... ... 1- 0 — 0 Do., Southern, stone ... ... 11 10 — 0 0 Bran ... ... - r ' 1 °"" ° 2 Sharps ... ... -*• } 0 0 0 Cabin Hread ... •• !•' 0—0 u Oatmeal t!f>s... ... ...13 0-0 0 Oatmeal 7s ... . . ••• "0 ® 2 Pearl ••• ••• '-0 0 —-2 0 Patent Porridge Meal, 71b ba?s ... 0 0 — lo 0 GARDEN" AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. W HOLIiSALIi s. d. S. d. Apples, imported, ease ... 0 (5 —8 0 Do., local, lb ... •• 0 2£—0 4 Lemons, doz, ... ••• 1 0 — 1 Oranges ... ... ••• 0 8 — 0 < Do., case ... ... ••• 6 0 — 7 0 B.tnanns, lb ... ••• 0 1-0 2A Cocoanuts, sack ... ... 10 0 0 0 Onions, cwt. ... •• 0—0 0 Garlic ... .. ... 0 4 — 0 0 Grapes ... ... ••• 1 0—20 HAY AND CORN. Whoi.xsai.k. £ s. £ s. Hay, ton ... ... ••• •; "** * 0 Lucern, do. ... ... ••• *' 0 ~~ '' Oaten, 1.0. ... ... •• - 0 - V> 0 Chaff, throsh-.-d ... ••• 11"-- 0 Galen Cit-ifi ... ••• - " ~~ - Straw, load ... .. ••• 0 IS - 1 10 C'lovci, tun ... ... ••• *' 0 0 0 Potatoes, local ••• ~ J 0 — 8 0 s. d. s. d. Jtai/.i-, bii-lu-1 ... 0 li .rloy, r-'V'l S I - 10 I)o., niaitinh'... ••• J ;J " 1 ® Oats, fowl ... ... - o J-4 J O.its, raitlinn ••• ' ° - 4 (• Oats, -seed, Tartarian ... ... - h ~ ,, dun, Southern ... ... - ,, black ... .. ••• " ~ ' Wheat, local... ... ••• j Ji ~ 0 ° n ,, Southern .. 0 0 — 0 0 Do., fowl ... ■ ■* °~° 0