COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2596, 2 March 1889, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The lf r ui!;atn Thins Office, Friday. WAIKATO LI VI-; STOCK MARKETS. Mr J. McXk'OL Kki'Orts :—At Ohiuipo, on I'liesday, had few cattle and those mostly young steers and heifers, which wore lower in value. Big steers made from £3 to f-l ; fat cows, f3 to t'4 12s (id; fat owes, 10-, (id; fat lambs, S.s. Have sold pri.-ateh- during the week several rams from i'l 10s for'old sheep, up to AM 4s for fair 2-tonth Lincoln ; 1100 wethers at !>s each ; J2O sacks of oats at 2s {Id per bushel. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messrs A. Bucki,and and Sons' Wkhki.v Rei'OKT.—During flie past week hay has been offered abundantly, and prices havo fallen lid per cwt : oaten sheaves have brought Is !)d and 2s ; meadow hay, Is (id and.lsltdpor cwt. At the horso sale on Friday prices were fully sustained ; a heavy draught brought t-0 ; useful riding horses, £7 to £10 10s and a dogcart, £'22 10s. At the hide and skin sain on Tuesday, the improved prices noted in last week's report were sustained, sound ox hides ranged up to-lj'd per lb; tallow, 10 i (id to lG.i !>d per cwt; lamb's wool, li.Jd to fi;Jd per lb. At the country cattle sales at Pukekohe, on Monday, and Papaknra on Wednesday, the numbers brought forward were less than usual, but prices were good, and all clas.ics of cattle in demand. At Remnei-a on Thursday, dairy cattle were at moderate values; store cattle sold freely; fat cattle scarcely maintained last week's values ; but good steers were steady at 15s ; inferior steers and cows, from .Ms to 12s per 100 lb ; fat calves plentiful, sold freely and were required. Tim loiigwoolldl ewes advertised brought from (is lid to IS-; each ; one pen only of the Merinos sold at Is 3d, the balance were withdrawn, and are for sale at Is 3d each ; for the rams, l;'s to 70s each was obtained ; fat sheep in usual supply kepi their values ; wethers, from Uis to 15s fid; ewes, 8s to Its cuji ; limbs sold better than for some time, and brought in their wool from 7s to 12s Cd each : it full market of oh'.-xu (nudity brought from 21s to 40s each. MI.---KS Uvv.va: am- .\>r.A.s's Wkkkly R.K.min. -Jl,,rs"-fred, grain, feed, tea.: Onlv avi-i-a:;'" qnantiti-'s have been brought forwaid, and the demand has been slack ; inferior .-'iiuph'- |i;uo br-cii unsaleable, and only the 1.,.-.a descriptions haw. lound purI'.ljMsei-. There i: an improved demand for seeds. UV., |U ote-lVed uts, 3< X(\ 1.0 3: :„\ per l.ii-hol ; maize, -.earo-, 3s 2d to 3s 4d per bii,hel : bran, )J I lo< per ton ; ehall, £0 to !-,•:' 10.'. ilor.r- ; ,\ „Uougcr demand lor th 0.,0 f.fa g,.od .-tamp has bee.n manifested, .in 1 more would have tound pur chasers. The goodwill and nlant of Mr Cutler's line of omnibus-- were disposed of in one line to Mr Guy at a satisfactory tiguie. A good many lots were submitted by auction at the I Unburn Yards on Friday. Spiing-cart-s and buggies were well competed for, and in most cases reserves were reached. An increased number of horse?, wire submitted, anil in most instances -ales were effected, but without any maiked change in value, and there remained an unsatisfied demnti;l for those of ft good stamp in hacks and light-harness-hoi-ses, but draught stock was sufficient for requirements. We quote—hacks, from 1.0 to i'li 5s ; light harness horses, horn i'i; ."Vs to .1:12. Wo.l, hides, skins, fca. : About the usual quantities wen: pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. There was a spirited demand foralllots, and an advance was given for heavy ox hides on the whole, although the top price was no higher. We quote—heavy ox, -l.'.d to Iyd per lb; medium, 3yd to-Id: cow, 2d'to LV'.d : calfskins, Id to ■lid per lb ;.sheepskins, 2s to (s (id each; lambskins, Is lid to 2i; pelts, Is to Is (id each ; lambs' wool, to li.y-I per lb ; tallow, 12s to J7s per cwt. Cattle; Average numbers have conic forward, and there has been a steady demand for all descriptions. Quito the usual number were yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday, and competition was good throughout the .-.ale, but there whs no change in the value of dairy and store .stock. Beef ranged from 13s to 17s per 1001b. Some averages of steers were £4 37s (id, €5, t's H)-, £5 15s, t:> 17s sd, £15, £15 12s (id ; cows, f3 10s, £3 14s, £3 11 is 3d, £3 1.7s lid, £4 2-1 lid. Sheep: Owing to no shipments coming forward scarcoly the usual number were penned at Newmarket on Tuesday, and a large proportion were owes, but were all purchased by the butcher at from lid to Is per head advance on the previous week's values. Lambs were in adequate numbers, and sold at from lis to 10s lid. Pigs ; Very few were yarded, consequently sales were no test of values, and there exists a demand for good stores, both in the fat and store class of medium weights.