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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2939, 16 May 1891, Page 2

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//•» Waihdu Tin pi '//':•■<, Kri'hy. \ICK'I,\NI> 1.1 VI-: STOCK MAKK I'.IV, .M J A. IirCKLANII AND SoNs' IlK-i,-,iJV. -At. ilm: H.-..viiiirk"l.di!riiiK thu |>i,t w -k !•> •-. f"-l I"-' I' >■■ !>'"» botl-r wm-i.ii ; line's h ivi! iii xf.iv railed r"i Din "J-* to Hi p m cwt-in-ii/.-,'2i 10lt»2< lid ; "iit*, 1* sil to Us -<-\ ; b-'.iii--, o< Ii I ; ryivr.i-s, os P"r hu<li«l; <i,i,...nshnd Wim-flour,' 'Jo 10s ; fihalf, t'2 15s; potatoes, Ki 7"'H to tii 10s; carrol.s, yti<p(r ton. On Friday tho lwis-j pens wure nil till.nl. For w><\ wurkitiK country horsus thnro h an unsiti.stied .lennnrl. All ontored snM at iirin-s Viiryiiifr fr»m tS t<> t'l7a piuco and quite ;\ nuiiib-r "f xrriall limvi-s ranuod fi-uin tl !,.» flioach. A bui;«y, ei"i; spniiKcwt, .£4, saddles, froiii l"n to 10s e;ieh. On Tn'isihiy n inndcratn musti-r of hide's fully k.-pt. 1-ito valuer. ITidoH w.-iuhinc , (iOlb and ill'wards bnronelit 4.V1 to 4Jd ;r.olh to UOlb, 2,' d toSAil ; cow hidef. I,'dto 2'A ; calf «l;ius, ;td to -l.'.'i |>nr l!>; Mhw, 17s to 18s pur cwt • rmißli f.it, Hd p p -f '» : bntcln-M skins, 3s to U ; Ht-Uion skins, Is (id to 3a (id each ; wool, 7d per lb. At Rennioni on Thursday il lily ciittlo at their prnlit were iu full nuniliers, and although Ki-st wook's quotations wi-ro kept many won; unsold. Prices i-diL'cd from £3 l- r H to £C ss. Few storo fiUlo vai-di'd. K.it c.vttlo in full uumbor. 2.")' i yarded, 2-10 suM were a i-harl.) bnttor than liistwn'ik, butsold im'Rul irly and host at commencement and landing "f the ancti in I , liens for stnera .vci-,i from 14s to ltis ; cows, 11s to 18* tho 1001b. l«'at calves iibiui'lint, and worn in better inquiry thnn 1 ist wcok; 70 sold. Shnnp in usual niunliur.-; Son sold kiipt hifll week's valuta. Pons of Tiikud h.-xp:i wore at Ml the IK; fat lambs brought from 11s to l.'J.s each; 50 sold. Vina w-rn in loss niimhor tlnn of late, and generally of jpiort quality ; prions are iinchan(,'ed. Nlkssrs. IluNTßit asij Nolan's Wbekly .ilKi'OKT.— (irain, lior.se feed, seeds, &c, tlie diinand has conHnued steady, and supplies, have been ample for requireineiit*. There has no noteworthy nlteratiim in value. We quote oats, Is •Id to 2i Id por bushel ; maize, 2s 10d to 3s ; hurley, 3s 3d ; oaten chatf, from &i 10s to .t'L , I at; bran, £3 17s (id ; e.vrrot-i, .El 2s (id to £1 10s per ton. Horses up to an average number wero brought forward and found purchasers : prices wore unaltered. At the jimham Yards, on Friday competition wnn Rond, and morn (if a F"«d stump in all clavsos would havo found purchasers. Wβ riiiot" hicks at fn.'n :UI 12-i (id to ,t'l2 15s ; licht. harness horses, Irom €5 10s to il.'!; iniidiiim draught, £10 to £15. Wool, hides, ekins, tallow, &c. : Averau'O quantities, nitt good demand, and prices liavo a -slightly upw.ird tondenoy. Wti quote stout ox, s s d ,iw Hi : medium, 3d to 4Jd ; light and cow, ]'.<! to Ii Vll ; calf skin". 4fl to 4 : / d tho lb ; Bliwp skins, Is fld to os 7(1 each; lambskins, Is .-id to 2s IOd; tallow, Hi' to 17* lid per cwt; ronch fat, 1! 1 per lb. Cattle: The demand Ins continued brisk, particularly for stores, tho prices for which, as well as .laivies, have lii-cii in favour rf the vendor. There was vathor a small muster at Newmarket nn Tuesday, hut a good onu at Pnkokohe on Wednesday. Dairy cows sold freely at fully the previous week's price", and a good irnny Btores chanepfl hands at slightly advanced rates. IJ S «f fnlly maintained theprovn.ua week's prices : Stwors, at from l.')s to 17s 0«l jinr 1001b ;uows, I:2s l» !■""• woco in tihort Hiippl.v, and well couipctud for at A','wmarkeLonTue.idav, but thoru was no .-. Iv.uico in valiu'. Wother.s lioKl at fnun I:;. to I!),, 3d ; mw, Us to ll'u ; lamb-, !)s to 10. Oil. I'if,': , : A good many were yarded ;;,H .old from 2-1 to .'! I pur lb. live weight.

AIOKLAXIi l'KODirCl-: MAIIKI'XS.

(l-.V I'KI.EHKAI'II.— OWN COIHtKStWJI>K.NT). An:i<i.A.\i\ Lα <t Xislit. —lii (■lit' produce inuket, tlimv. am (cw alterat.iimn to record. In dairy mid farm produce, egg* have risen from Is (ill to ls!U per doziii. Tim flour market remains quiet; potatoes liavo fallen slightly in pricf. as ulau hiive oatninal mid pi url barley. Flour is rit. 612 to £12 10* ; bran, fcM lOs; simps, £5 ; cibin bread, UI r>; i.inlmnnl, &!) 10- t> fci) 15s ; Southern oats,' 2s £i 2s Id per busliol; fowl wheat, 3s '.111 ; prime milling wheat, Is 3d ; maizs, 2s Sd to 2-i 10,1; potatoes, £2 10s to £3 ; local wheat. Us lid. Mr J. Jones quotes at liis sale- to-day the following prices:—l'umpkins, Is 2:1 to 2s UJ par owt; nunvw-', U l> Is 2 J ; piemelons, Is to Is 31; mangolds, 101 ; carruts, Is 3,1 to Is 01 per owt; <niion;<, !,d to ldpjrlb; polatoos, E3 :?■• ti; L' 3 15s : cabb\cr<-, S-l to Is 01 ppr sack : butter, Cid to S[d ppr 1b; 2!,' l to 3|d ; local rolln of bacm, 1 I to 111 ; sides, 51 to (id ; Lied liur.s. 7d. I'Vnit: Gooking anples, Id to l'd;(}olden Uu-s"f.ld to Ud ; IMeiilieim Oramrt.', Id t !l V'': Winter Ilusaets, Id to l.'.d ; ioinon.s, tii-.l ]iur iloz.mi.

SILYRKMARKKr. jI;Y TKLKdIiA I'll—OWN COItIIKsrON'DBNT.I Ainci.ANP, List Niffht. —liuik of New Z i.lai.d, I.ikui-vs rtonn t'-i 12s U I, sellers £."i Us ; Xutional lJ.mk, buyers .j'ls 111 ; Coinni.il Ihnk-, b'.iyotn -l-'s ; South British InMii'.uia , , Imytirs yi's; Union Insurance, buyers 'J7s til ; Now Zealand and River 'i'lato T,-ind Mortgage Company, Rollers 11s O.I; New Zciland linn and Morciinltin Agency Cnint.ai.y, husinou3 dune l> U; Kollnr-sV.ru ; National Morl-ir-iRO and Agency n.jinp.-iiiv. liiHiiu'.:.-:ii.irii!iO<7cl ; Union Oil, S.> u> m<l (.'audio Company, buyers 11s (id. Mining : Try Klnkc, biiv" Us sellers fis (ill : Cambria, sollr-rs 2: ; I'ahipuhi, busi-n<-s.i dune 8s <M ; O.VTi, h'iy-1-s 1.-, (id ; .May (J.iooii. bmvr-s ."n C. 1, >"llm< (is; Mniinatiii.in, (Lint; 7- <i I, biv,-vs 7s ;i| ; Six lm>vi-> I!* Nd ; V\i:t;.na, busU n.ss d•)!!■! l-ilv.i; Silvortiiii, business done 2s Od to INN. I. oi[i;isi'ijuru!.:ir i-tvj-; .•stock MAKIvKTS. 'L'ii,! No a- Zealand L>.n and Mercantile A;,v-ney Company (Limited) leport as Wilder : —

CllltlTCHi-ltfit. May Stli.— Fat Sheep: wethers. 12-s 8:1 tn I , :!-;: ew.-s, 1 to 10s 21. Store sheer*: A lisjht entry was penned, composed of snnll lots, in fact, few straight lines of pi Kid crui.'-bruil;! jii'm lunv nlferilirf. Two and foiir-tooUi cross-bred ewes in good condition 10s ;(M, two-touth mixed cross-breds brought Us 31 t'i 12s 01, cro>sbred ewes, mixed 7--* to !)s (id, crn-s----bred lambs . r n 7d to Us. —Kat Cattle: An average supply of beef was mot by a -veak demand, an! values were barely maintained. Best stner und heifer beeF made equal to 18.-. lid per IOOIIi, but ;i sensible decline was experienced in socwid quality. \\'o .sold a few ciwi lit £.") 7s i! 1 to tli 16s.—Store and Dairy Cattle: 'lint little desire- for business was sliuwn in tliH department, and the few Halo* inadti were nnimji l " t.-int-.