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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2617, 20 April 1889, Page 2

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The Wui.wfn Tunes OJ-.ce, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Messrs llinii'.k and Nolan's Weekly RKPOKT. — Heisc feed, seeds and grain: The demand for oats has continued brisk, and good oaten ehall has been in better request, but owing to continued dry weather seeds and manure have been slow of tude. Wo quote : Fe<\l oats, 2s (Id to 3s Id pur bushel; Tartarian, 2s 4d to 2s lOd ; oaten clialT, £2 10s to £3 10s per ton ; last year's rye-grass, 2' -Id to 3s 3d per bushel ; iiew seeds, 3s 0d to "is (id per bushel ; cocksfoot, os lid per bushel. Horses: A steady demand has existed, and hacks and light-harness horses sold at satisfactory prices. An average number were submitted by auction on Fiiday at the Durham Yaids. Bidding for hacks and light-har-ness horses wan brisk. We quote: Hacks, from £5 7s (id to £15 10s ; Hunt-harness, £6 to £12 Lis; medium draught, £12 10s, Wool, hides and skins : Limited quantities were brought forward at tho Durham Yards on Tuesday. Competition was good. No very heavy ox hides were Ditched. Sales were made at from 3sd to Ljd; cows, 2jd to 3d; calf skins, Shd to 4. : (d ; sheep skins, from 2s Id to 3s 6d each ; lamb skins, 2s -Id to 2s (id each ; pelts, lOd to Is (id; tallow, £12 to £14 10s per ton. Cattle: A good many dairy cows wore- brought forward and found purchasers at an advanco on the previous week's values. There has been little doing in stores; fat beasts have come forward in short numbers, and prices had an upward tendency. There was a good muster of dairy stock at Newmarket, and but a short one of both stores and fat, beasts. Dairy cows reached £ti 17s (id. but inferior animals were relatively lower. Some averages of steers were £3 17s Gd, £1 10*, £.1 2s (Id, £.1 It's, A!(i (Is 3d ; cows, £'2 14s (id, £2 IBs, £2 19s, £3 l-'s, £3 10s, £4 lis. Sheep: There was a fair muster at Newmarket on Tuesday ; prices per stone were ninth the same as the previous week, although 13s 3d was the highest price obtained for wethers ; 8s to lUs lid ; lambs, (is to 8s each; pigs, scarce. Messrs A. Ulckland and Sons' Weekly Report. —At the Hnymarket during the past week fodder has been in good demand ; prices have ranged from 2s 3d to 2s !ld the cwt. ; oats, in wholesale parcels, 2s 7d to 2s !ld ; fowl wheat, 2s Sd ; maize, 3s to 3s (id the bushel ; oaten cliatf, £3 10s the ton. At tho horse sale on Friday horse stock were offered in full numbers, good animals brought from t'.l to £1.1 eaeli ; spring cart, £13; hanu-ss. IM 2s (Id. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, prices for ox hides ranged from 4d to -lid ; cow hides, 2.f.l to 2', ; d tho lb: tallow, ' 12s to 17s the cwt.; pelts, from lOd • skins, Is 3d to Is 3d each ; wool, .IJd to Hid the lb. At the country sales held respectively at Pokeno and Drury cattle were in usual numbers, and met a steady demand at late values ; few dairy cows were yarded. At Remucra on Thursday dairy cattle were in request, those at calving ranged from £4 12s lid to £7 10s ; store cattle dull of sale : fat. cattle firm, lightweights better worth, lis the 10011) was the ruling value. Sheep, in moderate numbers, kept thvir values, and fat lambs were better worth ; calves, scarce, and sold at extreme values; pigs, plentiful, kept their values ; wethers ranged from lis to 13s : ewes, 7s to 12s ; steers, £4 to £7 2s (1.1 ; cows, £2 10s to £.1 12s Od each.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SvuNKV, April II). — Best New Zealand wheat, Is 3d to 4s Oil to os ; ditto chick wheat, 3s lid to ;)s !)d. There will not be much (loins; till after the holidays. Cats, best feed, 3s 2(1 to 3s "id ; seed, 3s 3d to 3s lid, down to 2s !)d fur lower grades ; maize, 3s 2d ; potatoes. New Zealand, 111 to J-J,"> 5s ; onions, New Zealand, I'll : turnips, i' 3 ; butter, imported, yd to Is lid ; local, Is 3d to Is lid ; choese, 7d to tf|.d ; bacon, local, Sd ; imported, !)Ad. MifLßouuNic, Apiil 17.—Speculators in wheat are trying to obtain contracts for further parcels. Limited millers' business is doing, and auction:; are lifeless. Prices are steady, and have undergone, no change. Klonr : Stone made, KI2 ">s ; roller brands, £13. Oats: New Zealand heavy, -Is Id; stout, 3s 10d b. :\i lo,'d. Barley : Malting, os lOd ; Cape, 3s Id. I'eas, Is 3d : maize, •Is lid to is (MA ; bran, prime, Is -Id, in Rood demand. Aiiel.mdk, April 17. — Wheat : Shipping parcels. -Is at Tort Adelaide; farmers'lots, ■Is Ud to Is 101 ; at out ports, Is 7d to Is Sd. Flour: Boiler brands, Ull 10s to !jl2 os ; stone made, I'D,

iUK.S.SUS Ui-iI.IVM'.OKOIiiII, Molt! AND COS. MONTHLY dItAIN UKI'OIU' — Melbourne, April 10th.—Kineo Hio date c>r our hist iepurl., the Government Statist's returns have been issued, the small average yield of wheat in the. oniony of 711 bushels per acre. As a result, a strung speculative feeling sprang up, and prices fur a tune advanced considerably. Some large purchases were reported, aggregating about 00.000 bags, at prices from 5s 10d to Us per bushel in store. Our surplus now availablo for shipment is only about 30.000 tons, the whole of which will likely go in the shape of flour to the other colonies. In view of so limited a quantity at this early period of the season, prices are likely to bo maintained for some months to come, and towards the close of the year an advance may fairly be predicted. In other desci iptions of grain, with the exception of Barley, there is a very great deficiency this season, and large supplies of oats will require to be imported from New Zealand to supply our wants.—Wheal, advanced during the month to (h per bushel for good milling quality, bur as was almost, entirely confined to local leipiiromeul.s. and larger supplier were furthcoming, prima receded at. close to os yd buyers, with sellers at ;\s Bd, at which quotations the market is tolerably firm. Oats. —The demand continues good, and with a small estimated yield this season prices are likely to rule high. Wo quote stout New Zealand up to -Is per bushel, seed Tartarian up to 4s Gd, with Victorian from 3s 8d to Ss lOd.

AUCKLAND PRICES CURRENT. FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE.

WllO'.KSAI.K S. (1. S. (3. Butter, fresh, dairy, lb ... 0 10 — 0 0 ,, Waikatn Anchor brand... I 0 — 0 0 Cheese, local, lb .. ... 0 3 — 0 5 Do., best factory ... ... 0 44— 0 5 Kgtjs, dozen ... ... 1 It — 0 0 Lard, bladder. Hi ... ... 0 0—0 0 Hams and Bacon, Pro. ... 0 6-0 7 Do., bare ... ... ... 0 6 — 0 7 Cant. Kacon, new ... ... none Hams ... ... .. none [ams, case Odoz. ... ...23 9—26 3 Vowls, each ... ... 0 6 — 1 0 I'LOL'K. W'HOI.KSAI.1!. £ S. £ S. JPIour, Auck. roller, ton ... 13 0 -13 10 Do., household ... ...12 10 — 13 0 Do., Southern, roller ... ... 1:1 10 — 1:; 0 Do., Southern, stone ... ...12 0—0 0 Bran ... ... ... ii 0—0 0 Sharps ... ... ...5 0—0 0 Cabin Bread ... ... 15 0—0 0 Oatmeal 25s... ... ... IS 0—0 0 Oatmeal 7s ... . . ... 17 0 — 0 0 Pearl Barley ... ... 20 0 — 21 0 Patent Porridge-Meal, 71b durs ... 0 0 — 15 0 GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. WllOLESALK s. d. S. d. Apples, imported, case ... 0 0 - - 0 0 Do., loial, lb ... .. 0 0} - I 0 J.emons, do, / r,\. I ,-j Oranges ... ... ... (i ;, .- r> Do., case ... ... . . (i fl - 7 n Bananas, lb ... . . (I 1 - 1) 24 Plum., . ... 0 2 1 ,- n 3 Cor.oan'it:, .= a:k ... ID 0 - 0 0 Onions. . \vr. ... P 0 •• 11 0 Garlic ... . . 0 t — n 0 (nape., ... ..1020 11.W AM.' CORN. Wiioi.us.m.p-.. £ ,. £ s. Hay, tern ... ... ... 3 0 _ | n J.mrcrn, do. ... ... ... II 0 — 0 10 Oaten, do. ... ... ... 2 0-3 0 Chaff, threshed ... ... 1 10 - 2 0 Oaten Chaff... ... ... ;> 10-:: 10 Straw, load ... .. ... 0 IX— 1 in Clover, ton ... ... ... s 0—0 0 Potatoes, local ... ... 5 0-0 0 ■■■■ il. s. d. M:>u<-, biHiel ... ... ;; 0 — 3 3 I'.arlee, leed ... ... ... 3 1) - .". ;j Do., mailing... ... ... :: 0 — :; jo Oals, feed ... ... ... 2 10— 3 (1 Oat::, milling ... ... :■; 3 — :; 1; Wheat, local... ... ... 3 0 — t J Do., fowl ... ... ... 3 6-3 S