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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3001, 8 October 1891, Page 2

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The W-nh<tt Ti>nt.< ««-*, W-duo d CHRISTCIII ! RCII LIVE STOCK MAUKKIS. 'f nr. w Zealand !,•> •• iiml Ag. ncy Company fLimii..-dJ repot »s under :— (: I!: I - rrsiflti'H, S.«|>t'"iilvr 21th. -Cross-%-C'l ewe- :md lamb-- b, • 11 4 t ■ Ir- ,i !, tti ,!■>!• r 'i.:ur« iriiu' -M.'iiiß'l for a |«m of o|■ 11 I <j■ i ill' v ..ii tlir.'iuii; a pen ..f in 111'. i'V.. ; iiid lamb-, ai'-'i nude the satisfictorv price of lis 3d ; crossbred eivcs in limb up I. > 17-' •"> I, cros-dued hogget,-. Us to IIN, two and fnur-t-Mitli cm-s!>rf»ls I Is ."id, and forward mriiuo weathers7.--:s.l t.. 7s lid. Fat sheep: Yesterday's entry was one of the surprises of the -■■■ is-.n, lining an extraordinary one, both as regards quality and numbers, and quite upsetting all prognostics itinii; as to a "famine in freezers," etc. To give an idea of the entry, several lines of cros. breds from 100 to 400 averaged over 21s each, without anything keen in the way of competition. Merinos were ai-o well repi.'sent.-d fur quality, but the trade, who are I lie chief competitors [or this Class, have hyon 'inewh.it, wearied of them lately, and discarded them to a great extent in favour of crossbreds, consequently values were c insider,ibly easier. Prices for leally prime crossbreds 110 Irl firm, while m-«ml quality were sold cheap. —Fat Cattle: An average supply of from fair to medium quality, with a few e\'tra heavy weights, found competition rattier slack, and prices ruling about on a par with last week's viz., at the rate of 20s to 21s per 1001b for prime steer and heifer beef, and ISrper lOOlli for cows ; prime steers brought i' 7to » fis, eows and heit'ers til to 17.— Store ('attic : A huge < ntiy of indifferent

sorts generally sp'. king. A few pens of good steers were well Competed for, and tho evident inclination to secure grazers, caused anything suitable for fattening to increase ill value to no small extent. —I 'airy Cattle : A good entry, which did not meet with much demand.

MAI!IvF,T RKl'Oirr.S. Tho Xow Zealand Loau and Mercantile Agency Company (fiiinited) report as under Dlwedin. September 17. — (train. — Wheat: This market isquiot, only a, very small business being (lone; but with millers' stocks running down, the time in within measurable distance when the small .stocks of wheat now in sellers' hands will bo required, ani, with holders in no hurry to sell, it is anticipated that the tendency will unavoidably bo towards higher prices.— Oats : There is a considerable amount of inquiry for these, but buyers are not disposed to give prices asked by sellers, except on rare occaMous, when up to last weeks quotations are secured. At the moment, however, there is n ) demand for speculative purpose.", and any purchases made are for immediate re piireuientH.—l'otatoes : There is no change for the butter in tho market for these. Quotations nominal. — Dairy Produce : The market is now pretty well cleared of both factory ami dairymade choose ; prices in consequence are hardening. .Kivepi'nce per lb is freely given for factory medium size, and ojd for loaf. T'rirno salt butter, in or boxes, is difficult to procurc, but with consignments of powdered from tho North Island tho market is pretty woll supplied, .['rices unaltered.