COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2891, 24 January 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

11; 1V... i .. I'nn » •• I"'"'! 1 M'CKI.AN!" I' |VK •"ToCK MAKKi/r.s. MKSSK- a. H'-I'KI ami AN!. SONS KI:rolll'.- A', till- l::i> Hi ■' HI •UC t:.o w ,.-k li:.y h I- —M f:«t I ;; I ; cat -n hlibhw.--, -< o l ' • . 2s i'i.l tie; eut '• choice old hay. L'l 11,.. ton ; Is 1 ltl and 2s; uiai/.e, "ii m li.U'l, -".'I bushel ; .'Ik,IV, t'3 10s to !_'> I.V. the t"ii. Then' having been unhide H tin last week, that held <>n Tu<-(lay was ui'isually liirtr<*. Kur heavy hides there wm a brjttor int|uiry, rind medium hides fiey ki• |• t, their values. Shet-pskim :n<? lower ill price, which regularly occurs with t'l.' wool season, I'lie fe'V bales ot wool h ilit mi Tuesday wero freely competed for, aid fllll v previous rates obtained, and a 1 irge number of liar's and duiniis ot wool also sold satisfactorily. At tho horse Hile on Friday last bidding was idow aid prices lowor. Many lots remained u'lsold. At tlio Pnkcno and Drury cattle H les few dairy cows wero yarded, hut ■'' c ' tie of all classes were numerous. [,idd iiL'was brisk, and the. prices obtained were the best fur the season. At Remuera, on Thursday, not many dairy cattle were yirded. Those were in request, mid sold tri ire freely than for some time. Prices ob fc lined ranged from iM to £o .is each, l'at c vivos in moderate number, wero at late v.iluux. Fat cattle, in excess of require-Tii-ints, wero lower in price about lUOlb. Prices for uteers ranged from i.is to J lis; c'iws, 10-i to 12s (id the 1001b-2'JC sild. Sheep, in full numbers, kept then ▼ dues-about 2.Jd the lb for wethers and young ewes. Lambs, in moderate supply, wore at KisL week's values, and piiv* s,, lu freely—particularly yonnp pigs bred. Messhs Huntku AND Xot.AN s Wkkkia UKi'tiitr. — Horse feei), grain, seeds etc.: A moderate supply has been brought forward, which met corresponding demand. Price* woro unaltered. We quote: ]|eed n its, 2m to 2s 2d per bushel; amuse,Jb t«i (id per bushel ; bran, £3 lO.h to to 10s per ton ; pressed meadow hay, £3 to £5 per 1..11 ; ehatf, £2 10s to £3 per ton. Horses: Tile market has continued tolerably brisk, and a good many sales have been effected ai, the previous weeks values. Quite an average number were for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Frill iy. Competition was good throughout t ie sale, and most of the lots were cleared. \Va quote : Hacks at from t-l ">< to .t'lo 10s ; light harness horses, £i> to 15s *, medium draught, £7 to I'M. Wool, hides and skins : Average quantities were pitched at the IKiiham Yards en Tuesday. There was a steady demand, without any noteworthy ii.ieiatioii in value. Wo quote: \\ 001, in biles, Inn},', '<!.d to C]d the lb; in bags, crossbred. lid to 7d; long, from o!d to ti.UI ; 1 uribs.vool, li.-fd to (i.\d ; locks and pieces, from .'.d to 3d" per lb; stout ot hides, Id to -VI per lb; medium, lid t-i II • IHit ox and cow, I'd to 2'fd t'ie lb; calf skin, 2d to Id per lt>: sheep skins, os ;Sd ; latnb .skins, Is to 2? each : pelts, lid to Is {Id ; rough fat l!d pel 111. Cattle : J'arely an average number li:i> been disposed of, and there been ne noteworthy alteration in value. The Xewmarket yards were fairly supplied on Tues day, and there was a steady demand. Dairy cows advanced slightly in value. Stores were in limited numbers, and sole :it the previous week s prices, as did alsi fat beasts, with exception of perhaps a few pens which sold at prices a shade in favoin of tho purchaser, but llis per 1001b wagiven for ox and 13s for cow heef. Soim averages of fat steers were : t'li 13s, £1! 10s, Oi lis lid ; £•> 1 (is 3d : cows, 3s lid, £4 7s, 2s (id. Sheep were in average number? ;it Newmarket cm Tuesday, and price* weri in favour of the vendor as compared with t.hn pr-'vious week. Wethers sold at frou 10-5 (Id to los ::d, ewes, 8s (id to 3d I i tiub-: were plentiful and sold from (is (ii to 10s 3d. I'igs, in limited numbers, sole at from 2d to 3d per lb live weight.