COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3035, 29 December 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Tha Waikato Ttmts O/hre, Monday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK. MAR Ki'/rs. Mi;-,.-US A lil7«-KI.ASn .VNFISONa'WKKKf.T Reioi.t.—At Kmnnera nn Thursday :>1! <liMcripiions of .ouck weru in short Miflily. D-iiry c iv-': iiiJwiiicdil in price. I'ricf"» ranged from -o to £i> < ach- l-'.t catt lo miM irregularly. riecund quality weru at nt>.ri' pries In:; w.Mi-f.itU'd steers wi r-i from 19. L.i 21 ■< tli" 10'Jlli. iShc-p v.-.-rii no better wi'vtli. f' '' wt-.M,-1 -i v;oii from K)< t.i l.w'ftacii. Lambs-. "i quality brmght from S-i to lUs; int. i ior, Us (Id to 7s li I. Vow pi,;-; y.' '. J. Tli'u.o w-:rc at. late values. AUCKLAND PRODUCE markets. Sin Ai.exanhkk Aii'ki:-; rep-.ru an un-usn-illy l.irvo limine.--: d hid ilnrinu' (■-ho ' fourd-.vs L'.c-il fruits: Plums to lmnd in very larKequa.!ititi">, f"rwhi'.'h tho tleuri lid wn unlimited : cherry pluim, II l-> l ; : I. WrtH r.i; River'- Marly, -(.{I to W'|. a» rag-', ">ld; chm-ins, uii.->.iti"tn>o dcinnml, iili louir, T.:mrcnri'ii'phi, vaitins varied rr< m <td to o|d p-r lb; damaged, 2V.1 to IU I: pinches larger lots soM at from Is to l.i !ld put- (1 -.2.311; medium, 10M to Is ; others. oil f,, 9), and 3d to -V.d pur ill: apricot,-", tkl to 10|d par In; apples: Trisl, peach >d to lid ; .till, r l.rge <vio'«ing. ljd to li-'l ; red A-trachan. pmim tine coloured, 3VI to 4 :£ 1; medium, 2d to 2fd ; mothnd etc-, Id f.o l.jil ; pears: Jargonelle, 3*d to yd; other choice desert, 3d to I'll, according t-> a : ze and condition : small, lid to 21; lemons, Is Sd to 2s 5d per dozen: Poultry. Full supplies at each tido; firstclass table fowls. Is *1 to 2s. including table roosters ; medium lots. Is 3d to Is (id ; poor and old, Is to Is 21; ducks. Is 3d to Is 9(1; geesn, 2s 3I to -Is 3d ; turkeys, extra hmvv gobb'ers up to 10s each; ordinary, 3. Gd' to 5s 3(1; hens, 3s to -is ;td. Butter : Fresh is so scarce that several grocers havo been compelled to retail salt butter'dun .iff the week. That to hand realised from f>d tols; k"K butter averages (id, if prima and well put up in good kegs. Eggs: Ihe inarkot for this lino is in a bad state owns to must lot.s being fault y. T nlly 1000 dozen of doubtful and pickled psps have #otno forward this week : new-laid and cir„tr<intec!<l from M'J whilfi others wore quitted with difficulty at 'Id to Sd. Cheese has moved fivelv at t.-j dto -Id. ]3icon, remarkably dull of .sile ; compulsory sales effected »t 2-1 to od, and one line at Ud. lUiik: (linoMiitnod Sd; othors, 3d to GJ; 0 nittu but-y, SAd to .Id. ICauri fifum ; A parcel of three tons (dark) sold, 3(is to oOs. CHRISTCHUncn LIVK stock JiIARKFTS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report under date CHRisTOHifKCJH. December ]B.—store Sheep: A small yarding with a slack demand made the store sheep sulo unimportant. A faw lots wt»re aold. aiuoncrst ti»ein being cross bred hofgets 7s to Us !>d, crossbred ewes utSa Id to 'Js fid, and two and four-tooth cross-brods !)s 7d to lis (id. l'at Xiiimbs: Business was fairly brisk m the lamb pens, and good sort 3 met a ready sale at !)s to 12s Cd. Several lots of stores were sold at lower rates with difficulty.—l'at Sheep: A full yard was more remarkable tor lack of quality than anything else. Most, of the loading butchers waro well stocked, and no outside demand being forthcoming, tho values of the previous week were not maintained.—Wo sold a few lots ac currentrates, and withdraw several lots. Best cniNS-breds made lis Gd to 15*, crow-bred ewes !)s (id to 12s (id, -' nd merino wethers 7s to 10s Gd.—Fat Cattle: Iu the beef pens things wore exceedingly dull, and a ! ar s° portion of tho entry was passed. Thn incucations 3GBm to poiufc to a further uocluifl in values. Best bullocks made £(> to .t'S, heifers Eo to t'o 10s.—Store Cattle : Sever il IoU of youngsters and cows sold well, the former'(yearlings) making t.o Cows | for grazing soli! readily at >.'2 10-* to to.— IVtry Cattle : A few cows wcie disposed of at,£;nr.i 10 €q7j'M.