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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2936, 9 May 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

'■/,■ H'.iiktto l'i-"es '>'>>■'*, l-Viday. \n''l,\Nl» LIVE STOCK MAliA ivi;rs. \J. ~,t s \. I'.IL'KI.ANI) AND SONS Rk- .„'„:, .-'\t 11,.. Ilavunik ■:, .hum-: Hi- p , ->■ 'k meadow l.. V !i ,b, <u. ; | !t from l-to.M , li , l< !„mv,- 1 1, r, Ito 2-ol the ewt ; "at.-, 1 -,i t„"s'M ; in:.i/..\ 2s 101 tlie hu-hol ; ~')..',1f i"-f IDs and L.i 10s : caivts at the sU- ,;';., '-.i-U,,. i.,u. <>„ Friday l.t.r-s w.-r.i , )I „ i ;,'ht f,„ua,d plentifully. Acj-d linavy UiMir.'lit b.'«.UL-lit fern >;7 t.. t,U, with a "l..:„lV .1iM.r....1. -tnmi: luljt hal1.8..11.1.W colt, t;>o, and «u.m. : .s ;i .«|.rinif curt, E10; old < * mild !■•) t„ l';i each. On Tuesday, pnutis 53, for" Lido* and skins showed ™»W™™AMtovtM- provimiH week s sale Hu. »y ox V,-.„i.r'if. '">d to "chl ; cows, I,' I to i.,i\ , L.lltHk nN d i., lit '~d...W l .!,<idtljC c wl; H-,.viHkiu», I * 3:1 to \U od each : wool, nl to 7d tho lb. The Waiuku stock sale on S.U.rday last wan in usual supply, mostly vonuß cattle. Cows were in request, but vo. off cattle were no better worth. At Lm.iera on Thursdaydairy cattle were more plentiful than usual, bet were required and sold freely. All Rood cattle, near their pmfit ranged from fel to EG 10s each : store cattle, in fully nven.ee number, were bntter worth calves, equal sexes, broußhtJOs, and tlm lwo.year-..!d Nlt.t.itapu.steers Uh each fat calves, numerous fairly kept their viliies: fat cattle, abundant, .ttu yarded, i. t.„ t ... '-1(10 scld were m favour of and Auckland f.r.H lid the 1001b less in pru;"i Hum l»-t ;;:..k. and f.,r st.ers,nay b-quoted at. fmm It, ]ii-. • cows, 10s (id to V>< lid the lOOih. She'»...«. , vr:.-H l r. ! , sH,. i .iv ;«i.lo -Id at la-t week's qnnlutioi. Kjd f»r Willi.;.-. ..ml 0.l ewes Wi, [u'.lv kept. I. ll nb<Mi'l.e.rw,„,|r=,n K ~d from 10s t-Us : ii'» soul. I'irs m usual Kui.i.ly were «r. late values ; porkers of ta.r be. di..B at S|d ; coarse, heavy piR,, 2; I the 11, .lend weißl.l. Well b,ed store pigs n, dei.u.iid at relatively extreme paces. Coarse hl„re pißs unsaleable. MFSiKH. lIUNTKB AMI XoLAS's UIiKKLV KveoHT.-Hoisefeed, Kriiin, seeds &c. : T„. siiunlv l>a= I'l'en Kood, and demand st dy" We quote :l4d oafs, UM to lis „: ; i blhel; Mi'i/,-. MM to 3s ; wheat, .is M ; InrltiV, Ks :;■! 1.--T bushel ; oaten chatf, i-Ki. to t-> l-'H per ton. I «>r.,e.s: ll.e supnlv lias continued lartre, and there has been an improved demand, but little or no ' te'alion in value. Above all liveraga Lumber wore enter, d for disposal by auction ■dlh,. Durham Vurds on Friday, bidding '~;,„] .„],| ;iluvist without exception lo'tsuere'eleaied. We quote : Hacks, at from l 'o 10s to til "is ; lit-'lit harness horses fi.,„.i l 'ii to' l 'l-J 10s; medium draught, ts LM mtV'tir,":*. Wool, Indes, sheepskins til],- l e • Then; remains an unsitihed demand for stout „x hides ; other descriptions were in a adequate supply, and steadiIV competed for at the. Durham \ar<is j.n tue lay, We quote : Stout ox hides, ;,,d ~";Vi;fu.u.U.i.o :vVUo IJd; IWit. .«.d «.w, ,:,, . ~1, ~.„.kin.s, Is Id to I.!; tlcl each; ,lr is ,.i,;. ■~.;■« t.. c-itch. Cattle of uihl.'-cription base been m unproved deniand. with an upward tendency in value, ~,, 1 „, ;.,ci,Mstal iiumb....; cliaii'.'eJ liands. t, ~'„,.„!.•,--„ <,u Tuestlav. barely the u,,,.'', uomeer were yarded, but the line day i,.'„duced a Kund many 'f I'-iP-ik"" .•'» \Vedue:day. The demand for ,dl d.iscnplions has been brisk, but enly for fat beasts v:,-:an advance m value obtained. We diiut- ■ Calve., llis toL'Os; yearluli-'s, LI Is toll' 7s lid; two-year-steers, tl 10s to K.\ 17,; r, 1 ; ltow.i steers, W Is to U Its ; or beef 17slM Per lOOib ; cow. Us to Uw. Sn.ne •>veraL'es nf fat steers were, Ki <s IjJ, r 7 T.;?n;id%J2sfid.«.-, 10s, it, 2s .id; cow" •■■wstid, lMl7s «d, £1 12s, U os. Sheep were penned in limited numbers at Newmarket, and maintained the previous week's valuos : Wethers Fold at from lis W to 17s • ewes, 10s Mto lis 0d ; lambs 10s to :.'.h each. Pias : Scarce ; weaners, from 10: to 12s; slips, 21? to 27s lid.

AHJKLAXI) I'RODL'GI-: MARKETS.

|liV TKI.I-aiIIAI'H—OWN COHKESI'ONDEST.I AicKi.Asn, Last Night.-In the current Quotations in tlio local produce markets, th'-ie iiiva number of alterations in pncos. Tim produce nv.ukel is dull, and the import market is stated to be stagnant. 1' jour and most cecals are much the name in price. VoHloos h.'Vf advanced a little, and maize is ",b.-i-.t the same, Faro, and dairy produce (wholesale): Butter, inline fresh, SI; cp.alitv, 01 ; third quality,, oJ : cheese, good factory, -W : dairy, o.\d ; fresh P .r- "is lid per dozen; lard, in bladders, .|'7].' hams find b.con. (id t,» (i.Vd; Hour, til! toL'IJ 10s ; bran, 'JI 10-: slnirp.-, £•>; cabin broad, eir,; oatmeal C» 1:« ; southern oats l's to '_• i Id per bushel; fowl wheat, 3s '1.1 • prime milliner wheat, -Is to 4s lid; in-ib." 2s Kd t'i'.'s K)d; potatoes, W 8s to ''3 fid' per ton ; local wheat, 3s (id ; pearl bailey, CIS Us to £20.

SI-lAUEMAKKET. |UV 'I'KLKOUAI-ll -ira'X CCrvIIESI'OXtJKST.] Al-cklani., T/ir.t Ni-lit.-Bink "',>•'<?«' Zealand, husine-n done, fi los ; Colonial bank, buyr.is. -IIN ; Smith Hriti,,h Insurance Company, :ii>; KHur Plato and Land Mortgage Company, sellers, Us !ld ; Loan and Mciu-mtilo Agency, buyers, tills 1)1 Mdl-i's. i;.j<; C inuiimdei S-.eani, seller.- IK 'iJ: Northern Steam. -•-•ilers. Os li,J • Trv Fluid-, buyers, i!-: !!'! Mercury, qe'l.-rs.'iN li): Caibi:-. • !■■!•% :'<: '>-mi.i, b.iver.-'.KI: M-'i- • • --;■■■-• H ,i; k 'i"",-.-...Her-. II !: !'•: \-, : .. :' ' ' • selI, .... p : . ■ <)■;■■ -.. - ! .-. !; --■': -day l/!j'| rtiv.'i,'. '.;;.;"','-is": 'I V-nt'ei, bii.v'rs! Is 7d; tM.duniau. bu-im:--: dune, Is 5(1; Ctmbii' • -'lir', :N '.'i; Orlando, business ,! • II 1 ; Vi.loiia, buyers, 1s Nd : .'. Is l| ; Consuls, sellers, Is lid ; jU/.e.:l'irinU 17s paid up), buyers, os ; sellers, • l<; lt„ze.lhauU (Is :U paid nv\ business dune, :.'s lld to os S-i ; buyers, 8s ; Waihi, buyers, LMs ; Silvcrbiii, sellers, Us lid.

cinusTC'iriicn live stock MARKETS. The Vew /.'aland Loan and Mercantile A"eoe>- Company report :- ClieisrcMll lull, May 1.--Store sheep: The entry was a comparatively light cue. nm-u-'in;' nf a number ot small Pits. r'v,.-.-e. -.-d l.imbs. which have sufbiet :■ c ,n-i,leiabl<-decline in value, lately, brought J<t .o. II ; two :,nil four-tooth crossbred* „,.,.;.. Us 1.. i l'J; -J I, crossbred ewe. with fair mouths .'■- to " ; s Si. Meiino wethers in fnrward condition 7- to 7s II I. -'or a client w■> so! i a hue of lir>t-eios.s lambs at 7s <«l. — Kit -leap: Supplies c mt.im-.e to come Ww.nl in hups numbers, and yest.ordiya w„ .- -mewled heawer than usual. Wethers I 0; to Ills; owes, I'Ji to 10s 7d.Val cat.ll'- : The supply penned was ain >de nle '..ins and included a number of pi m. j . iPl l I',-. I. bull-el-: brought fClo L 7 IIN lid : (1.-, heifer- V'to I' 77s 01, do. eou- n U t0.«5 1-; cuidb. 10: to Hi--, pel iOUib. - H'■,!•(■ ed'.e.; A .mall and voi.y pom hit of c-ittlu cm;.ri--.e 1 (ho entry, old cow.s preHoinin -iiin ■•. A bvi twove-irold steers Uoivhtdl-sfi.l, do. heifers M 17s G«11 to if'-'iv., and cow.s from loa to K\, according to aj:e and c 'nditioii.