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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3012, 3 November 1891, Page 2

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<■: If'-iii; ilti I'imrs Monday. WAIKATO MAKKKTS. Mil .rolls* MrNmu. Iti.i' l hits —At Wait .a i.o th" -Jiti 1 (I;.*r, iho v.r.l. won! till'' 1 with uvtMw I y-ui.g s'l- is and Ijqif< ir-.

i'llll 'lilc lif ill-'t! H>nl« ff ""1 IL-uivi. Beef rattlw tt'iir-* «circ-«, and consequently high. Yearling to eighteen ni mU '~!■! .'i">is, !.'l I'm to C 2 11h; two t.. f two and .i -li utm i-•i' 1 t"5 Us tn r:; 1.", li I ; h"ili-i-', Ms to lOs : fonr-year-(i! 1 bullocks, in shire coiiditi ei, !.'! Us to L'l I.Si ; l '.p. t'i! 2« 'i t to t'S its, according to weight an 1 f|Uiiitv;two p.;ns nf two anil ri• 11;11 f-y>■ ir "Id steers (choice hoof) made .6-1 13< : l it. cowi, from L'.'i 1"" to to; fat wether-. f-lioin), Kis li]. At. my opening sale at the Rangniri Yards on 28th October, a larg.i nni«ln;i* (it w«ll-hred cattle of alt classes wero brought forward, and cnmp"tition was keen for cattlo of every description, especially for three and four-year-old steers and ompty cows. Stocr calves and yearling steers, 22s (id to 3!)s ; year and a-half to two-year-old steers, t'2 10) to \"1 1,-H ; two and a-half to throe-yenr-uld steer.-, IJ2 to t'.'t 17s ; three and a-half to four-ymir-old stoors, in storo condition, tt Is to t'i Its; four-year-old bullocks, in fresh condition, to to t'ii 15s, and a pen of choice Shorthorn steers of this nf!'. 1 , almost beof, mado t'i! lilstid ; empty storo cows, t'2 Is to t'li .is; eighteen months to two-year-old heifers, o2s to 4;>s ; fat cows, I'o Its to t'-t.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

MlSfisUS IviAM AMI AUTHUIt's VVIiKKLY Rrpokt. -In the produce department an avoriiKO amount of huniness has to be reported. New potiti'es duriuf? the week iiavn tinnri in pood (Inmnnd, and rcali-sod i'ii 10a t'J tirst-clusM br inds. Friday's auction was very fully supplied, and priceH wero lower, Jt'o to U"> 10s for established brands ; other sorts from t'A H* upwards. Now kidneys wero utao mure plentiful, and realised rd to Id. Old potatoes have come forward in largo quantities tho last few days, and in ct>nso;juoncn tlia market is Wicli oasiur. The demand is only small, with ample supplies for the rest of thu season. Price Friday : 37s Gd to 455, Rood quality only. In cereals tho market is quiet. (>ats aro very difficult to sell, oven in small lots, at 2s Id to L's 3d. Maize, ex store, has realised lis 3d, but ox wharf, Is to Is lid is about top price. Barley is almost without enquiry. Fowl wheat brought 3s 'M at auction, fair quality ; prima sorts 3d more, Hran and sharps : Thu demand is slacking. A large supply of vegetables was clearod on Friday. Good onions aro almost as Bcarcoas sd. In dairy produce thero is but little change ; prime butter maintains recent prices ; a large supply for auction, with a satisfactory demand ; for kef* aud paltry sorts the demand is inoro limited. Efr'gs aro scarcor, and tho qu.intity coming forward not nearly equal t j requirement-! ; all entered Friday were b'liight up at 7,iVJ. New choeso is very scarce, and all coining forward is sold on arrival at 4|d to : old clie?.<e is about cleared. A large supply of bacon and hams, for which inquiries aro good; prime cure, r.d to (id and (»d to 7d respectively. Requirements for Southorn factory cure are better, although prices are cut too tino to bo romunerativo to the cnrjrss. Fruit : During the week stocks havo been very low, but are replenished hy the arrival of tho Ovalau. Sydney oranges have brought 8s 11 1 pur case ; Island, Os 3d to !l.i tid ; peaHits, 2.U1 ; cocoanuts, os lid to 7s ; local lemons, !ld to Is 2d ; gooseberries, lorpints, od. Tho demand for poultry con tiuuos very good, aud high piice-< rule ; the market is not fully supplied. We quota prices enrront as under Old potatoes, 37s (id to 4;">s ; r.evv, kidneys, "d to Id; Shepherds, 3s 3d to Gs ; peas, Is to Is Id ; rhubarb, 3s to ts fid ; mai7.e, 2s ,'i l ; barley, 2s (id to 2s Sd ; wheat, 3s !)d ; oats, 2a Id to 2s 3d ; local dun oats, Is fid ; bran, -Is 3d; sharps, Is 3d ; bacon, f>d to (id ; hams, (id to 7d : fresh butter, No. 1, o.'.d to 7d ; No. 2, ■1.'.rl to 5d ; salt buttor, fid to (i!d ; eggs, 7: t 'd ; cheesn, t.{d to -tjd ;colfeo, Is Ud ; b;ix tea, los (id ; biscuits, 3d to 4d ; goosoberries, 3d to ."'id ; small, 2d ; lemons, 7d to Is 2d ; smail, 5d ; loquats, 3d ; cocoanuts, 3s (id to "s ; Sydney oranges, Ss (id ; dates, 3d to fi j-d ; fowls, Is Gd to 2s 2d ; ducks, 2s Id ; turkeys, 3s Gd to 3s Gd ; small pigs 3s 9d to 3s (id.

Mu Alkx. Aitken's Market Retout for tho weok ending October 31. —The past week has boon a busy one, and auction Bales have boon largely attended, and a pood business done, Both farm and dairy produce continues plentiful, with several changes in values. Potatoes, both old and new, have been put through in large (piantitiiN at lower prices. With the Wilier tie nvirket is again overstocked, said there is a likelihood of very low prices having to bo accepted after next week. The supply for tlio week has been over 2000 »icks, while the output has been about POO. From 35s to 50< have been tho ruling rate-. New potatoes are coming to hand freely. Prior to Friday several wholesale parcels were placed at from 5s 5d to 5s lOd, and from 3s (i 1 per cwt to \'d per lb for K.rialllots; but at Friday's salo prices fell to from 2s fid per cwt to \ 1 per lb for Shepherd's, and M to ljd for good kidneys, other lots from In 01 t-> 'J* (id per cwt. Unions very scarce, and good samples have brought from 2.V! to 3d. Garlic is almost unsaleable. Oats are dull of sale at former quotation*. M u/.e has gone otf froely at 3d to 2< -Id ; barley, dull at 2s 3d to 2s !M ; wlie.it, se irc-j and in eood demand, at 11 to -is 21; indifferent lots are only worth 2-> I!• J lo os 3d, : s ili.-so have to bo Bold for local consumption; bran and sharps are slightly easier in value ; carrots, 2s to 3s per cwt; pumpkin-, 3s !Jl to ss; cabbage,'ld to Is |w>r cud l-< to 3s ltd per sack ; ihrbirb, 3, 3d to ,"n 31 por dozen ; given n-:a', Is 31 to I-i Od ; beans, Nil l-i I - : c.iuidl-nvrr, Is lo 5-<; butter, fresh, is ii -t t • > pi,-u'-'ful, prime, syd to (i;/d ; other lots .VI to I ; ]ceg Imtter has gone off freely at I', 111 i'd, but tho future demand v ill he limrcd fir some months, except

it,, i|Mili(y is exceptionally prime; <■ !i;i«c bu-.-n in large supply and null,. . I demand at ?',d to fttd fur lien eggs, and M to lO'l for duck Cheese is coming to hand more froely and lindimt ready dale, prime lotrs Id to -IVI, pour lots Hd to 3J>d. liaeoti and hams aro in supply beyond immediate requirements: primo bicon, Cd tu (id ; poor, etc., 2Ad to -Id; h:\uis, really prime liAd to 7d, others 2d to r> I. In fr.iit, tlio 111 uket has been bare of all kin.!-, hot tho arrival of the .s.s. Ovalau lini: fully supplied the unrket with Island fruits, my consignment consisting of 1385 bynches of bin mas, tlio quality of which was only medium, realised from Is 01 to 3s l>or bunch ; c icoanu's, 4< to 5s 3d; ijinos, 12s to 13s per ca-e, and -is to Is (51 par dozen ; peanuts, 2 : , ! d ; Tsl.ini oranges, its t > 10* prr cam :Si dnov, !•* ; d -siccatod cocoanut*, o.VI to li,J. 1 J'losalwrrics eamo to hand in (mrill rpiantifi"':: small, 3d to 3Jd ; Tannorn' <!'nry, 3VI to -I, : < 1. Lemons otill remain in demand beyond supply: large, Is to Is 2:1; others, Sid to 10V1; lof|nats, ,".\d ; u-allnuts. H I to Is. I'onltry : The «npply in this department was fully up to the avor-ice, although not ecpial to the demand. l-'irsi table fowls, Is y-1 to 2s fid ; medium, Is 51 lo Is 7d ; poor and old, Is 2d to la 4d ; mo-ters, in condition, Is M J to L'i 91; oih'Ts, Is -id to Is <d ; ducks, m irooi) condition, Is 101 to 2s lid : others. Is S I to •>* • turkeys, hens 3< to /is, gobblers -Is tid to N< ; L'eese, 2s 3d to 3s (id ; canaries, 2s to "h ; pigeons, 10d to Is 2d. l'igs wero penned in large numbers, and there was a fair demand ; best lots, fls to 13s fid ; medium, 0-, to Si fid ; others, 3s to 5s fid.