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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3052, 6 February 1892, Page 2

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The Waikato Times Qfflce, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MAR KETS. Messrs Hunthh and Nolan's Rkfoht.— Horse feed, (train, seed, etc. : The supply has been ampin nnd demand steady. Wβ quote : Oats, 2s 3d to 2s 4d per bushel ; Li/..:, Is lid to 2s 2d; bran, £4 per ton ; cli iff £2 15. Horses : On account of the holiday thera was no auction sale, and but few changed hands privately at the present week's values. Wool, hides, skins, ta'low. b-mes otc: Average quantities were brought forward at the Durham Yords on Tuesday ; competition was Rood throughout, and the prions week's values were fully sustained. We quoto : Extra stout o.<hide,sjd ; heavy, 3',d to 4.W ; light, 2.', dto 3d ; cow, lid to 2i''.l ; calfskins, 3|d "to s|d per lb ; snoepskins, 2s 3d to 3s each : pelt?, lid to Is 3d ; lambskins, lOd to Is (id each ; tallow. 17s to 19s per cwt ; bones, £5 per ton. battle : The late rain caused a little more animation ia the demand for stores. Dairy stock were unaltered, aud fat beasts advanced considerably in value, average numters of all descriptions having been brought forward. Theio wr.s a good muster at both Newmarket on Tuesday and Papakura on Wednesday, and a strong demand existed for fat and store stock. The former advanced in value from Is to 2s pet■ 1001b. Some averages of fat steersi were: £7 14s, ?7 -is £7 4s 2U, £0 l~n Bd, £5 12s Rd, £5 6s, Id. Cowf: £415*, £4 ss, £4 Is Od, £3 12s fid Sheep : Both fat and store were in steady demand, and prices generally were in favour of the vendor. Fat wethers sold at from 13s 9d to 15s ; ewes, 10* to 12s Gd ;. lambs, 6s (id to 13s Gd. Pigs scarce. PorkU "\lessr U 3 P a!'buckland and Sons' Weekly Rbpobt.— At the Haymarket during the p ist week, oaten sheaves have ranged from la !)d tn 2s 3(1; meadow hay, 3s 3d the cwt; straw, 83 to 14s the load; maize continues t> arrive steadily, prices without alteration, on wharf, Is 9d, in etors, U lid the bushel: oats, 2s 2d the bushel; chaff, bos the ton. Hides have fully kept their value, medium to heavy ox, brought from 3Jd to 5d ; cow and lighter ox, 1-,' d b> 2jd ; oalf skins, 4d to old the lb; sheep skins, up to gd ; pelts, •Id to Is 8d; lamb skins, Is to Is 7d each ; lambs wool, 6Jd to 7d ; locks and pieces, 2d to 5d the lb. At the fair sheep were in full number, but wer* required, GOO ewes only beii.g reserved out of 11,000 yarded. Rams were also plentiful, 700 penned, of those 436 were sold, when darkness closed the sale for the day. At Keinuera on Thursday fat calves wera short of requirements, and extreme prices obtained, -bat cattle in usual numbor, 220 sold, mostly well fatted steers, prices were steady throughout, at from 18a to 19a; cows, 14s to lGs the 1001b; sheep, abundant, above 1000 yarded, but of very varying qualities, good wethers were better worth fully Gd each, and choice pons lambs were at 12s and 13s each; aged ewes, fwm 3s, and rams from 12s to 20s each. A full market of well-fed porkers brought from 1»3 to dUs each.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. (BV TBLKGRAI'H.—OWtf COKKESPONDENN.) Auckland, Last Night.—ln the local produce market the prices remain unchanged. Best dairy butter, 10d ; second quality. 8d ; third quality, (id per lb, wholesale. Eggs are Is per dozen wholesale, and Is 3d per dozen retail. Potatoes, hd to £3 10s. .

SHAREMARKET. ~ni), Last Night -Batik of New Zaaknd, business done, £5 Is 3d ; sellers, JKfi 2a (id; Colonial Bank, sellers, 41s; New Zealand Insurance, sellers, Wβ bd ; Standard Insurance, buyers, Its bd ; May Queen, sellers, 5a 3d ; Moanatam, buyers 4s 10d; Sixnn, buyers, 2s ; Albnrnia. sellers, Is 3d ; Trenton, buyers, fol; Norfolk, seller-.. Is 10d; Pride of Knnvka, buyers, 9d; Hnzelbank, sellers, 2s 6d; Victoria, sellers, 7s ; Silverton, sellers, 3a ; lry Fluke, sellers, 4s 9d ; Red Mercury, buyers, Is ; Owera, buyers, Is 3d.

CHRISTCHURCH LIVE STOCK Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report under date : CHRISTCHURCH, January 29. --btore Sheep : A mixed entry of ftbnut 2700 were yarded. Buyers were plentifnl, and a very satisfactory clearance wa=> made at tho following price 3 :—Cross-bred lumbs bs lid to 9a. cross-brad ewes (mixed aces) and lambs 93 Id a head, aged and inferior crossbred ewes 43 7d to 5s 7d; a line of two-tooth cross-bred ewes 11s Id, two tooth, crossbred (small) mixed aged, 11s 4d, soundmouth cross-bred ewes 9s 10d to 11s 9d.— Lambs : A very full supply was penned, more than an average proportion being irond factory lambs. Good competition on the part of exporters, the trade and graziers ruled throughout, find lute rates were well maintained, be3t lambs making lls to Ui 9d —Fat Sheep : A steady and regular supply of mutton comes forward weekly, and yesterday'* wan about the average of late. Exporters were again keen buyers, which, of course, stimulates competition in all classes ; consequently, prices were good and fairly even throughout. Best crossbred wethers brought 14s to 1;h 10d ; do ewes, lls to 14s, and up to Kis 10d for extra heavy weights.—Fat Cattle :It is with pleasure that wo record a Might improvement in the beef m -irket. Perhaps this was due alone to the small entry, and it would not be safe to hope for much meantime from Wednesday's recovery. Steers made £5 to £G 10s, and cows £3 Jos to £o ss.— Rtoro and Dairy Cattle : Another good mark«t f.T vendors in the store section, and a general clearance throughout the pens. Dairy stock was, however, somewhat slow of sale.

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE,

Messrs. Henry S. Fitter and Sons report —Since our lust reoott trade generally has improved. The weather being cold, the demand was Rood, and priced remained firm. Home-killed mutton has been fairly plentiful, but the demand has been better and prices hardening. Just before Christthe demand is principally for prime beef, game, and poultry, but there is also usually a fair demand for good mutton, and (if we had them) we could easily havo made 3s for choice short-legged Downs (New Zealand); but unfortunately, just now there are very fnw gond New Zealand sheep in London, and many butchers have preferred paying more money f'-r home-killed rather than have middling New Zealand mntton. The steamers are now arriving with slvrt cargoes, and stocks are gradually diminishing. Thus, with a probability of a better demand in the New Year, we may look for more satisfactory prices. Wβ hear th;i,t some New Zealand mutton shippers are auxious to sell forward for the coming season, and ■ire ottering their sheop at very low prices. We should, however, strongly advise them (if they have any good quality sheep) to ship on their own account, for we are expecting better results this next summer. They supply of American beef haa been shorter and prices better. This has enabled in to clear some of the back shipments of frozeD beat. The frozen beef has been so much distributed in tho market, and holders were so anxious to sell that all efforts to obtain better prices have been unsuccessful. There is still a large quantity ot Queensland beef on hand, which is turning out in very good condition, and has been selling fairly well at about Id per stone less than New Zsaland beef. To-dav'e prices are as follow :—Scotch sheep, 4s 4d to 4s 8d per fttone of 81b : English sheop, 4s to 4s 4d ; Continental sheep, 2s 8d to 4s ; ewes, 3s to 3s 4d ; Canterbury (New Zealand) sheep, 2i 4d to 2s 7d ; Queensland sheep, 2a 2d to 2s 3d ; Sydney sheep, 2s 2d to 2s 3d : River Plate sheep, 2s t-> '2* 2d ; New Zealand beof, hind qnarems, Is lid to 2s : New Zealand beef fore quarters, Iβ 10d to 2s ; American beef, hind quarters, 3s 4d to 4s ; American beef, fore quarters, 2s 2d to 2s 6d.