COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2754, 8 March 1890, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Waikato li «i* Of*. Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. . ' ; Messrs A. Bucklanmi and Sons' Weekly J Rupotfr.—At the Havmarket dating the ! p.st vvwuk loose fodder has ranged from Is »lta2-31 the i-wt. ; i)'t?n chuff, £3 the |~n ; maize, 2» 9d ; oats, Is 81; Canterbury r-'-Krass, 5."; Auckland, 4s 6d the t: O i Friday, draft howo stock were hotter worth, and brought fi'-un £7 to £15 10* brftntrbf £5 I<K Tho sale of hides, skins, aud wool on Tuesday was unusually largo. About 50 bales of wool, mostly lambs, sold, with hides and skins ip • proporti>)n, and late vulnes fully obtained. '" Ox hides ranted, wi'h qu < ity, from 2|d t<> • 44.J • c*»w hides, -l£'l to 2-J 1; calfskins, 3HI • to 4ii the IK; f-t, lid tho lb.; tallow, 17s, . 61 to 20s 3d 'he cwt.; pelts, 101 to 2- 2d|-sheep-kins, up to 5s 101; lambskins, la bd to 2s-,7d each ; lambswool, 71 to 7J J the 111. At Waitiku on Saturday last the muster-.of: cattle Was unusually small, but for , brought forward the competition was steady » and satisfactory. At Remuera on Thursday good dairy cattle were slightly -better -'' worthj but the demand was limited. Store. 'cattla at late values; fat cattle in full nura- - bera, principally steers of good qi'altty, •; fully maintained last week's advance, and cows were better worth. Sheep, in übuil number, advanced in prion from li to 2s each. Lambs, short of requirement, kept 1 their values. Pies were in short supply, , and sold well. Three-year-old store steers brought from £2 12-< 6d to £3 10s ; dry cows, 20s-to 30s eac'i; fat steer'!, liom 15v tcr 17s ; cows',' 9 t • 13- tho lOOibs Averag s for stoeiH rang"d tr 'in £4 15- to £(! 17" ; • cows from £2 15s to £4: wethers ranged 1 from 10s 91 t. 13s : ewes, 7s to 10s bd ; lambs, 6s to 9s Gd each, . ■ Mkssrs llu.vruß and Nolans Weekly , Report. — Horne fied, B>vin s s.'e.K etc.: ■ ■ Tho demand his been -teady, and Bupnlv adequate. Wa quo to : Feed (nts, 2s to 2-< 4d per bushel; maize, 3-" por bushel; bran, 'JL'4 per tori; chaff, slow of sale, at from £2 10s to' £3 per tou. Horse-: There has been *r> noteworthy ch-nge in the market as to value' but there remains an unsatisfied • enquiry for medium draught .stock suitable . for ploughing and quick harness work, at .'i •an advance on late lates. An average ' number were offered at tho Durham yards ou Friday. Ooinpeti'ion .vas slow, but riiost' Of the lots changed hands. Buyers ' . were ill attendance for active horses, for both draught and saddle, and there re--1 lnaiued after the sale a demand. We quote: H:\cks, £4 to £10 15s; medium draught and liirht harness, from £9 to £15. Wool, hides, skins, etc.: Quite average quantities wero pitched at the Durham yards on Tuesday. There was a strong demand for hedvy ox, but forither things there was no excitement. We quote: ' Heavy' ox hides, from 4d to 4J-1 per lb; light, ft nm 2d to 3.V per lb ; c iws', Ud to 2d; calf skins, 2d "to 4i per lb; sheep skius, 2s 4d to 5s Id each ; lamh skins. Is (!d to 2s!M each ; pelts, O i to 2s Id ; woo!, sjj to 7d per lb; lam'iswool, 7d to 7£ tier lb. CftttleV There was but a limited number brought forward, but in dairy and store stock tho supply was sufficient for requirements, but more fat beasts would have found purchasers at an advance on the previous week's \alues. The number yarded at Newinarkot of all descriptions v,v,s below the average, bat there was a good muster of dairy and store stock at Papak'ira on Wednesday, prices for which remained unaltered, but there whs an upward tendency in the price of fit beasts. Top ox ruachofl7-* per lOOlns; insufficiently fatted, UN to 11'; cows 10-_ to 13s. Smiin ' averages were: St- ,u r-=, £7 ss, £6 10'. £6 7s (id. £5 12- 61, £5; cows. £4 10s. £3 12s 6], £2 17s (id, £2 15', £2 12s M. She-p : Tnere was an average 1 nn-'' r ;it rket on Tuesday, stores preponderating, f->r which tho de'ii ind wis restrict'd, ind mos* of the Nup'er ewes were wii 8s 9 1 : fat wethers s ild at from lis 01 to 13s 6d each ; ewes, 7s to lis CI; l imbs, 5s 3d to lOs &i ' Pigs were more plentiful than of lata aud of batter deacript on, and were well competed for at from 2\ 11 > 3Jd per lb. live weight. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messrs Stonk Bros. Repobt.—Southern feed oats, 2s 2d; black oats, 2s; Danish, 2s: fov/1 wheat, 3«; few! barlev, 3s; maize, 2s lid ; crushed, 2s lid ; ch-itf, oaten 90s, bright straw 60. Flour: Bycroft's first qnalitv. £10; auperfine, £9 10; Golden Gem, £10. Oatmeal, £12; bran £4 ; sharps. ' £1; Southern hams «.nd bacon, BJd ; Auckland dairy-fed, 7'i; vinegar, Is Gd. Tea: Boxes. 15s ; half-shest. Is 6d ; half-chest, 2'. Bonedust: Auckland. Talf'W Co.'s, £7 10s ; Runcorn, £7 10s ; S and G. Pure, ! £6'lo; "Farmers' Fiiend,"£s 10s. Hobart palines. 5 feet, 15s per 100; M inila . rope, 8 1 and. 9d ; Europe, 8d ; cornsacks, 44 by,26J, per dozen, 6s Gd ; currants, 4sd ; kerosene, " Light of Ago " brand, Is lOd; c6iza oil, 3s 3d; salt, Black Horse, fine, £5 2s 6d; coarse, £5. ' '} r t (Bt, TtJLKOEAI'H. -OWN COUUBSFONDKNT). Auckland, Last _ Night.—There is little change to report in the local produce market for tha week. In farm produce eggs hate risen in price from 10d to Is per dozen; butter still maintains last week's, rates. In the wheat and flom- market there is 110 alteration of importance. In kauri guni the supplies jo,st now are very ..large, the amount giv.m received during ' "last month fcing nearly fioO tons. There is a slii'lit, decrease in t!iu current rate for fair to .good oriiinary, the price ruling ju:.:t ; now'being'from L'3'J to £40, instead of £40 tj £41. _ " ri 11AKEM ARKHT. iflii' i'iXiiCILU'H.—OUT COKKKBPOSOKST.) Außt.A.vn, Li«t Niili'. — Il'.nk of Neu snllfif, £5 (old); Colonial Banif, buyers, 43< Gd : New Zealand Insurance, buyers 6G<National Insurance, buyers lGs 6d ; Union Lisnr ince, buyers 2os ; Kauri Timber, sel'crs 15s; Coromandel steam, bivers 10< Gd : Laid Mortgage, sellers 15s; Taupi i Coal Ex tended business done 23s Gd, huvers, 22s Gd ; Saxon, business done, Oa 41; New Prince Imp-'rinl, business done 4s to 4s 21, sellers Is; Trenton, business done2s 9d, buyers 2s 3d, Hellers 3s; n«w Moanatairi, business done f>s 3d, buyers os, sellers; 5s Gd ; New A'burnia, business done Gs 9d, 8h 101 rind 7b 6d, buyers 7s 6d, sellers 8s ; Royal Oak, sellers 5s sd; May Qaeen, business done, Is 4d and 1b : sd, buyers Is - 4d, sellers 1« 5d ; TryFloke, business done 3s 8d and 3s lOd, buyers 3s 9d sellers 4>-.