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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2969, 25 July 1891, Page 2

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l i Jl'rii.'uitn :i»"s '>■ f, Friday. AI'CM.VNO LIVF, S l'i H.' K .MAR K KTS. M . V. lis . M.AVI. AMI S' IV-.' Wkkiu.Y lli'.roui. At, t.-i■ ■ I I.ivmiarkut dm im: the ~.. w ... k M.1.11 I —I- "f f- l«l-:r h.ue r |in i from t" UK rich ; iui>.id»w Ij .>■, l.' ■t■ ■;■ - :11; ».!>• ii ••li'.ws Is !'• Ito •_'« (i I t'll" ewt : bi'-t ell .If. E8 10s ; pie-wid hay, ii 1 17~ ii.) im 17~i"l ; bun' 111 .nun', t'-"i 10<; ~T« t! t'lOaml I'll) 10s; cir.'l , -■! ; S<i 1 1111• ■ fll <;:itllls' £2 Jij-, .s(s.!il |iuUtiio< -.i 10m the too ; u„ii/.e, in Hinir, 'Jrf 'M, un vvlwi'f, ill.! bushel—from ■100 ; ■ 000 .s.icks sold ; wheat. ;>i liJ ; ...t-i, N!M to li-.- th« hu-.1i.-l. On l'Vi'Jny,tlio f.-w u'.i "I tinrses yarde.l sold s i(.i^factori ly. Y.huil' ho.ivy di'itiii.;lit fi'oni I>' to i,'2o ; iictiv.. dr.i.iuht Kuit.iblu f.n cirl, fl'.l; mred £10 10-; inferior, from lo.i to t;0-". (Jn S.ituiduy there win a num.nou-i att.'iidimet) nt the imlu held nl the re.-idi'iico "f Gho. H'ilsnn. Hordes brought from f.'i t.> t'lo ; V.-iV", i' 3 to tio ;tho but'tfy, til; shaft and liutr harnms, from ti tn t.'i the On i hide.s kept their late valu.-s—best ox runu'ed from 4.W to ; eoiv, 1-,' d to calf-kins, Id t.i 4|d the lb. Skins were also in free req '.est. Butchers' skins ranged from 4s h. IJs ].| each. At ReinntT.i on Thursday dairy cattle infull numbers, hut of moderate quality, were required and Hold freely. Store cattle were bottnr worth. Fat cattle in averapro nvmber ; 210 solrl kept last week's values. Ship-borne cattle were at 17s; Auckland fatted, 18s to 21s th« 1001b. Fat cilvos in usual number; 02 .sold weio required and sold satisfactorily. Sheep in tisunl numbers ; 810 sold kept lat.n values ; welhi'i'.s wi re nt3|d ;owes, 2j - el the lb. I'ipt" s.t.;iiliful ; 1"7 s-ild. Heavy |ii({s were lowin ill pi ice, but porkor.-j sold freely, and bt'i11"111 from ISs to litis each. Hunteb ani> Noi.a.v's W'keklv li.'U'OKl'. —Grain, seeds, lioi.su feed, etc. : A steady demand ha-, existed, and the Htipply lias ho. tl saflicicnt for requirements, willi iilUo or mi alteration in value. We <|I 1 lie : l-Ved oats. Is !l I to2-> 2d per bushel ; in ii; - .-!, 2s to 2s id : bran, L'l 10s per ton ; Lt.-n chaff, i*a 10.) to L' 2 15s. Horses; (,I'iiefnes. has jliaraeterised tho market. Unruly an nvcratfo numbor havo been biniißlit forward, and buyeis have boun fortheoinin!; at previous values. About the li.-'ii.il number were submitted by auction. Competition for those of a decent i>tainp v.. .brisk, but no high-priced animal in ;niv class nll'erod, Wo quote : Hacks, £1 IDs to los ; li(;ht harness and medium draught, 10s to i'lo 17) 'id. Wool, lii.ic.-, '.cin.s, tallow, etc.; Atrain there v a i ;■ trood muster of hides and sUius, and tan ill qimntitiis of wool and tal'ow at the J 1 .111,1111 Yariln on Tuesday. liiddint; v. v- at the previo'ts wck's value.:. f|uoti:: F,\lra stout ox hides, Uyd to .ii-r H. J in... liii in to .-.tout, Ijd to -Ud; at -"i- and c .u-, to ;!d ; calfskins, 3.,' it to •I, 1 I ).".r i!i ; heepskins, liulcher' ', ,'is id to lis 2d each ; country skills, Js lid to l.s ftd ; imxed wol, li.J.d to 7d |.er lb; pircus / -F I |i".r il.i ; t-illow, lls lid to lMs per cwt. Ca't'.! . IVirely an average number olfei'O.l. 'Tin re was a slight decline in the value of lat I'ea ;t-, but dairy and store stocks were liinlti rei.l. There was a moderate muster a! Newmarket on Tuesday of (i • i y and fa:. bea-Ls, and but few stoles. Competition was not so keen as on the previous week, and fat beasts receded in value 2s (jd per 100 lb as compared with the previous week. S.me averages of ste.-rs were t!S Tis, XT 17s lid, 17 12s, IT Its lid, K7 lis, -Oi 10s Kli !lL'li 6s«d,tti Is (id ; cows, f5 10s, >J I l:x, .fl 12s Gd, W ss, tl 2s Od. .M, lo 18s 3d. Sleep were punned in scarcely average numbers. but barely maintained the previous w: clc'm values. Wethers sold at from lis to ISs ; mi ss 10s (3d to los (id each ; lambs, lis to 12s SI.I each, l'igs continue ccirce. Good porkers, i!d per lb live weight; rutieh pigs, 2), ci. ACCKLANI) PRODUCE MARKETS. (Hv TlCi,t:r,i;Ai-11. —owN cotiusc.scox nKNT. ) At'i'Kr.AN!), Last Night.—Tho produce market., keep dull. The price of eggs has pone down. The rulinct prices are : Best diiry butter, Is ; second quality, !)d ; and third quality, 8d per lb wholesale. Eg?s are 101 per dozen wholesale, ancl Is per d'./.'-n retail. I'iimekcß butter is hard tJ pot, and the lots coming forward are taken up quickly at from 7.'id to ,S.jd. There is a Strom' lieumnd from Sydue\ for both butter and cliee-..'. Uld mai/.o is worth, off wharf, ?■: .'id. New maize, if in fair order, is worth 2s. Some wliito ICgyptiaii is arriving. Uat- aru steady at from Is lid to 2s Id, witli not much business doing. Potatoes may be quoted at from los to 50s for Southern. For milling wheat prices are quiet and cheaper. Seed wheat is in good (ieinand. Fowl wheat is scarce, and wanted. Bran and sharps are sellins freely. Flour is in much better demand hero this week. I'iices are fully maintained. Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, Is, retail Is 2d ; .second quality, 8 1 to 10.1 wholesale, 10 I to Is iot;'il ; third do, (id wholesale, B.j retiil; cheese, good factory, -Id to IVI ; dairy, ii.'.il to Id ; fresh eggs, Is per dozen wholesale, Is 31 retail ; lard in bladders, •I'.d to :,(! ; hams and bacon (Canterbury), new cure, sides, lid, equal numbers, lUd ; hams, Bjd ; local cure hams, and bacon, 4d tn 5 I.