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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2605, 23 March 1889, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARivETS. Messiw A. 1-Il'ck i. an hand Sons' Wkeki.y .Report,—At tho Haymarket during tho past woek fodder in moderate quantity brought from Is Gd to 2s (id per cwt. ; best chatf, £3 10 s per ton ; oata, wholesalo, 2s Id to 2s -Id ; ryegrass, 2s to 2s (id ; wheat, 3s lid ; maize, 3s Gd per bushel; potatoes, £3 12s Gd ; bones, £4 17s Gd ; bran. AM 10s per ton. On Friday horse stock in full number sold freely at late values; prices for useful young horses ranged generally from £G to £12, and a handsome riding horse brought ±21, springcart, £015s ; buggy, £13; dray, £7; saddles, from 25s to OOs each. At the hide and akin sale on Tuesday ox hides brought from S.jd to .Ijjd ; cow hides, 2|d to ; bonus, £4 15s per ton ; tallow, 12-? to 13s Gd per cwt; fish oil, £19 10s por ton ; pelts, 5d to 2s 7d each. The six acres of land at Otahnhu brought at the auction £130. At tho country cattle sales held respectively at Pokeno and Drury the usual muster of stock has found willing buyers at full values, young cattle being mora numerous than for several markets. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy and store cattle wero in usual supply, and at late values. Eat cattle, in full number, were lower than at commencement of last week's sale, but better worth than at the finish. Prices were fairly equable throughout the sale, ranged from 12s Gd ti> 14s the lOOlbs. Some averages were : From Fast Coast, 3G steers, £G: from West Coast, 47 steers. £5 3s ; from Waikato, 20 stoei-3, £5 8s Gd ; 22 steers, £5 7s Gd ;10 steers, £4 ;)s, Sheep was also in full number. A draft of 250 shipborne were withdrawn, after which last week's prices were fairly sustained. Wethers ranged from !ls 3d to lis 9d ; ewes, from 7s to 15s each ; 300 two-tooth wethers from West Coast averaged lis ; 120 twotooth wethers from Waikato, lis 6d ; 120 ewes, 'Js Gd. Store ewes were lower in price, and brought: Longwools, 5s 3d to Gs (id cach. Lambs wore in demand through out, and kept last week's values fully. Pigs, although of good quality, were dull of sale, and scarcely roached last week's values. Mkhsks Hun tick ami Nolan's Weekly Report.—drain, horsefe.ed, seeds, &c. : The quantities brought forward have been ample for requirements, and the demand lias been steady. We quote: Feed oats, 2s to us 3d per bushel ; maize, 3s 9d to 4s; bran, £1 10s to £5 per ton. Hordes : The supply has not been largo nor of a very good stamp, but the demand has been •fceady. ISurely an average number were entered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Competition was steady, and the lots were speedily got through. We quoto : Hacks, from £4 10s to £11 ss; light harness horses, £j to £12 10s. Wool, hides, skin, tallow, etc. : There wero but limited quantities pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. Competition was good, and there remained an unsatisfied demand. We quote: Ox hides, 3id to ■i.jd ; cow hides, 2d to 2kl ; calfskins, 3.M to 5d ; sheepskins, Is 2d to 3s 5d ; lambskins, Is lOd to 2? 4d; pelts - , 7d to Is 7d : wool, to 7d ; tallow, £2 10s to £1G 10s per ton. Cattle : Tho supply—particularly of fat beasts—has been in exccess of requirements, and prices receded slightly. The Newmarket Yards were woll filled on Tuesday. Dairy cows were fairly represented, and barely maintained the previous week's values ; but few stores were yarded, but there was a full muster of fat stock, and prices 10s per head lower than the previous week. Some averages were: For steers, £3 lGs, £4 12s (id, £115s, £5 2s Gd, £5 lus ; cows, £2 17s Gd, £3 Os Gd, £3 on, £4. Sheep : There was a fair muster at Newmarket on Tuesday. The previous week's values were only maintained in exceptional instances, for fat and stores particularly ; aged sheep wore lower. Fat wethers sold at from 0s 9d to 13s each; ewes, 7s 3d to 10s Gd each. No lambs were yarded. Pigs were in very limited supply, and sold at from 2d to 3d per lb live weight. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] Sydney, March 21. —Potatoes, New Zealand, £G nominal, inactive; onions, New Zealand. £12 to £12 10s ; oats, 2.1 9d to 3s 3d : maize, new, 3s 8d to 3s lOd ; old, imported, 4s ; chick wheat, 3s Gd to 3s 9d ; milling sorts, New Zealand, 4s lOd to 5s 2d ; New Zealand chatf, £5 to £G. Melbourne, March 21.—Wheat, 5s lOd ; oats, 4s Id ; stout Borts, 5s Gd; peas, 5s ; maize, 4s Gd. Adelaide, March 21. —Wheat is firm at from 5s 3d to 5s Id at Port Adelaide, where little is offering. THE WHEAT MARKET. Whiting on the prospccts of the wheat trads, the Miller (London), of January 14, has the following There has been very little movoment in the markets of tho past week. The main news is the suspension of shipments, from frost, in tho chief Russian ports. Odessa is beleaguered by ice several feet in thickness, and temporarily all shipments are interiupted. The other news affecting the wheat trade is the report of rain during harvest in South America, and drought in parts of India. From tho present outlook shipments of wheat fur the next three months will be only on a very small scale, and current supplies will have to be drawn from the bulk afloat, and from the good reserves accumulated in granaries. At present current offers are ample for the current demand Freights are stiffening up, and so give a firmness to the situation that might otherwise bo wanting. Distinctly apart from all other supplies tho Englic.ii wheat supply is offored still on very low terms, and if the quality is poor, as is also the American wheat sample, yet the latter is held at about 3s per quarter above the views of European markets." AUCKLAND PRICES CURRENT. I'ARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE.

Wholesale s. d. s. d. Butter, fresh, dairy, lb ... 0 7 — 0 0 „ Waikato Anchor brand... i 0 —0 0 Cheese, local, lb .. ... 0 3 — 0 5 Do., best factory ... ... 0 -U— 0 5 .Eggs, dozen ... ... 1 0 — 0 0 Lard, bladder, lb ... ... 0 t*i — 0 G Hani> and Bacon, Pro. ... 0 0—0 7 I)o., barn ... ... ... 0 (i — 0 7: Cant. Bacon, new ... ... 0 7-f — 0 3{ ' Haras ... ... .. 0 0 10 Jams, case 5do<c. ... ... 23 1) — 20 3 r'owls, each ... ... 0 6 — 1 0 FLO UK. Wholksai.k. £ s. £ s. Flour, Auck. roller, ton ... 13 0 — 13 10 Do., household ... ... 12 10 — 13 0 Do., Southern, roller ... ... 1- 10 — 13 0 Do , Southern, stone ... ... 12 0— 0 0 ■Bran ... ... ... 1 0—0 0 Sharps ... ... ... \ 10 -- 0 0 Cabin Bread ... .. 15 0—0 0 Oatmeal 2a:i... ... ...15 0—0 0 Oatmeal 7s ... .. ... 17 0 — 0 0 Pearl Bailey ... ... 20 0 — 21 0 Patent Porridge Meal, 71b bags ... 0 0 — 15 0 GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Wholesale s. d. s. d. Apples, imported, case ... 0 0 — 0 0 .Do., local, lb ... ,. 0 1 0 Lemons, doz, ... ... 1 0—1 1 Orange* ... ... ... 0 8 —0 7 Do., case ... ... ... 0 0—7 0 Bananas, lb ... ... 0 1 —0 2^ Plums ... ... ... 0 5H— 0 2 Cocoanuts, sack ... ...10 0**—0 0 Onion. 5 ?, cwt. ... ... 0 0 —11 0 Garlic ... .. ... 0 1—0 0 Grapes ... ... ... 1 G — 2 0 IIAV AND CORN. Wholesale. £ s. £ s. Ilay, too ... ... ... 3 0 — 4 0 Lucern, do. ... ... ... ti 0 — 610 Oaten, do. ... ... ... 2 0 — 3 0 Chaff, threshed ... ... L 10 — 2 0 Oaten Chaff ... ... ... 2 10 — 3 10 Straw, load ... .. ... 0 18-110 Clover, ton ... ... ... D 0-0 0 Potatoes, local ... ... 4 0-0 0 s. d. ?. d. Maize, bushel ... ... 3 3 — 0 0 Barley, feed ... ... ... 3 0—3 3 Do., mailing... ... ... 3 0 — 3 10 Oats, ftii-d ... ... ... 2 0—2 0 Oafs, milling ... ... 3 3 — 3 (J Wheat, local... ... ... 4 2 — 4 3 Do., fowl ... 3 S — 0 0