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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3037, 2 January 1892, Page 2

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■»- Tin Waikato Times Ofitl, Friday. AUCKLAND LTVK STOCK MAR KHTS. Messrs Huntek and Nolan's IturonT. Orain, seeds, horse feed, &c. : Trade has b?on dull, and supplies ii-i.plo, without alter.iti.m in vitlno. Wo quoto : Oats, 2i fcrJ.i 3d pp.r bushel; rnai/.<i, -s to 2s 2d ; bran, CI 10s per i-n ; chalF, L' 2 10s t<. t2 15s par Km. Jforws: Very few «r>)d privately, and tho ancti"n *'l«s aro postponed until lifter Urn holidays. Wool, hides, skins, &? ■ (iiiiirititiiis limited, willumt alteration in" value Cattl'i: Thoro was increased •inimation in the inarknt. The demand f..r fat stock \v;n brisk, m<l steady for dairy sm'l stnr-i stock. Competition was straidv firon"hout at Newmarket, dii Tucbday, and :,n avvnpro number wan yanlud. Beof r-ached fully 20s per 1001b. Suno aver,»flsi)f fat steers worn—Jt'O 7s 6ii, i'B 7s, £*!<■< 17 7< i> I. t'7 t< lid, £7 3\ £li l.m Bd, £4 17-= lid ; cowr—£sl2s (id, £4 I* 17s Ikl, K.< l r »s. Sheep was penned in mad.r.Uo nmnoer-i at Nowuvirket on Tueeday, competition w.-n gnod, >< t the previous wnek'n "allies; Wethers sold fr>m 10s to 1-h 6:1 each : owes, 10s to lln 3d ; mixed ilexes. 10s .id t. 14s (id ; lambs. 5s to Ids 3d. Pien: Y.iwni? purktrs sold at from 17s to " Mksbhb A. Buckland and Sons' Weekly HEPORT.-Dnriw? the past week there has been no horso naift. KwWer bn.ui?ht forward in limited supply ; was at lute values. On Tuesday, hidna were in fair enquiry: os hides, L'.Vd to AM ; cuv hides. Uβ to 2d ; calf Bkitia. up to 6.|<l per lb ; bones, •Iβ Od i lillow llis i>l per owt. A considerable numbßi-of' biiw and duinpa i.f wool ocea,,joned (ro(,d "competition. I'leace wool broiißl.t frotn to 7',d ; pieces, 'Id to lid ; locks, M to M per lb. Ihe i'ukekohe inonthlv sale, consequent (if the holidays, was M<\ nn Wednesday. There was a muster of cattle and full attendance of buyers. Calves and young cattle were of better worth. Dairy enws were also in free demand. At Ttemuern, on Thursday, dairy cattle in usual supply kept their values. Useful cows were from £.! to £:> 10< each. Fow stovo cattle yarded, and t.hese were at low prices Fat calves, short of requirement, were butter wurtli. l< at cuttle, in avenco linmbnf; 200 yarded scarcely kept h*t ww.k's vtfm*. I'm- well fatted step r< prices ranged from lbs to J)s tin 1001b. Sliwp, in ninrlurala numbers worn tmtt.-ir worth fully Is each. L.-t.nb.s nlso in iriodPiutl supuly. I'i-icos fur Rood (l ii;ilihy ranged fmn S< to 10) ca".h. lew pigs yariod ; tlioia were i.t. low v .due?. "MARICHT UKI'ORTd. 'IVXewZj.il.iiKl L'lan ;nd jrorwitilo Ajency C-uniiiiny rev«>rt undnr dnti :— ni:NEi>iN% Uecembei , 21. — liv.iin. -- Wheat: TI-3 .! >n« in <M< cnv..i l,inly has bteii only to a small es.fe.it nevertheless the market lv.niain" linn, anil with a slißlitly d>-niand for really p.'ime velvot, a .somewhat hiffhor fiRUi-fl can be sftcnrad. Medium quality, ah lio.irli s-.ile-iihle has less nvtcntion : seller--, however, deolina to accept lower prices, lieinK satisfied that, thn balance nn hand, pnibaWy miiro, will be required before tho now is on tho market. Inferior continues in Bond demand, and prices live well maintained. UiiMtafions for best milling \chvt, :n to :m 3d- best Tuscan, -Is lid to •"><; medium t» cooH 4s O'l to'lslOJ; inferior to nipdmui, 33 10J to 4s S.I; broken, 2-i t-i M (ex stor.', pucks \V"ij?hed in, tcvms).—Oats; A mnderato business is passin? in these, and fliiles aro heinp cfiectnd, b.»th by sales at auction and privately, bo.it \»U bemor purfor shipmeni; Home, others merely for specn.'iitiva purposes, in tho hopo that further on prices may still advance ; but in the absence of any d-imand from Austr-ilin, with the If'iine market the only outlet, nr.le.ss a considerable rise takes place thoro (which Mfltns now doubtful) lioMbm may not he able to secure pi ices very much in advance of thoao ruling here now. For very superior lots n slieht advance on last week s quotations is occasionally secured, otherwise there is no alteration to note. Quotations for best milling, la S\d to Is N£d ; best short bright feed, U 8d to la K}d ; medium t,o good, Is 7d to Is 7 : [d ; inferior, la -Id to Is (jid (e\ store. Backs extru, net cash ; per biishel inure f.o.b. Uunedin).— Dairy Produce : A moderate demand exists for prime Ha't butter, but prices ruling are not satisfacfriry—say. for best da : rv, Od to 7d ; fac torv, UH t> 101 d iier lb. Oheene : Medium size fnotm-ymado, -l.'.d to 0d ; loaf shape, a shido mure.— Flax : There is no alteration of any consequence in the position of the market. Well-dressed brieht-nbreii parcels are readily placed, niaintiinme late rates; inferior quality has but littln attention. Wo quote prime, £18 10s to £20; medium to (tend, £15 10s to £18 ; inferior, £13 10s to £14 10s per ton.