COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3166, 8 October 1892, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The W.ukal,, Tn.t.s Oβ:; l<-t-iiluy. WAIKATO MARKETS. Mk.l. McXkxji. Ukhjhts.—At Ohaupo on Tuesday last,, only a .-mall iiiiiulii:r <>f cattle were yardeil, se\.-r:il mob- that u-ero iidvortisiid failing I" turn up, but will be Solil at my noxt Olisiipo side, when I expect to yard fully IiOO head of cattle. Uairy cows ill profit, i'l .'!-• t> f< J ls ; rough eight':enmonths and two-year-old heifers, ,fl 10s t'i 41 1-1>: ; rough yearuig and eighteenmonths steers, t'l 10s to £2 -Is ; two pens of good yearling steers and heifers (mixed) brought £2 2s ; fat cows, from £."> ISs to 1.7 2s; fat heifers, 4M ;n ; two pens of wellfattened steers from Fernside brought fcS lOs'eacli ; small fat steers, £0 ; ISO choice wether hoggets brought 11s (id ; longwool unci crossbri'd hoggots (mixed sexes) made from !>s to 10s Id; ewes with lambs, 10s 2d ; fat merino wethers, !)s.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MAKKftT. Messrs HusTEii and Nolan's Weekly Kkport.—Hnrse feud, grain, s.:i:.ls, nte. : The supply ha-; been ample fur requirements, and little or no nltcration in value. Wβ quote : Oat-;, 2sod to 2s 10rl pc-r bushel. Maize : On wharf, 2s (id ; ex atmv, 2s Bd. Oaten chnff, £1 Oil tu £4 10s ; bran, £4 lOh per ti>n. Horses : There has been renewed vitality in the market, showing an increased number brought forward and brisker dnm.uid, although no very nnn-ked cliKiige in value- 8 . There were. a Rood many submitted by auction on Friday at the Durham Yards, lidding was brisk throughout the sale, prices beitie i" favour of the vendor as compared with the prelions week, talcing stamp into consideration. We quota : Light and medium draught, £0 10h to £10 ; heavy draught. £10 30s to £22 lL's fid ; hacks, ,t-l 10s to fl-1. A draft of medium draught colts sold at from £'.) 12s 0d to £1!) each. Wool, hid»s, skins, tallow, bones, etc. : Averago quantities met steady demand at the Utirhaiii Yards on Tuosday. We quote : Stout ox hides, .(J to 4yd per !b; light to medium, 2.U1 to iiid; cow and sterr, I;,M to L'd ; bones, £4 10s per ton; tallow, 15s to ISs M per cwt; dutnacfed and etiiff, J; ! d to 2d ; calf skins, 3d tol.V-l perlb; sheep.-kin?, local, 4s (id to 5s 4d each ; country, Is 3d to 4s 4d ; wool, GM t'j 7d per lb. Cattle : The demand for stores has continued, but at a marked subsidence in val'ies as compared with Clio previous week's fair piictv. A good many have changed hands. Dairy and store stock brought forward in adequate number for requirements sold at the previous week's values. The muster at the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday was ii"t a lar;!e one, and there was little alteiaMon in values. Heavy-weight oxen on whose hidi's there was an absence of sleekness receded a little in value. Some avi?ragps of fat steers were: £1) !)s 5.J, £S 17s CI, KS Ss -Id, tS, K7 10s, t'U 15s ; cows, £7 ss, £0 10s, £5 17s (id, £5 12s Od, £5 7s od, £5. At fapaUuia on Wednesday the. Papakura Yards were well filled with d iiry and store, both of which were well competed for, but stow ranged »t os per head lower than at the Newmarket Pair the previous week. Uairy cows without noteworthy alteration in value. Sheep : At the Newmarket , Yards increased numbers were submitted by auction, but prices wnro in favour of the vendors. Wethers sold at from 12s to 22s each ; ewes, 13s (id to 17s (id ; shorn withers, 14s ; owes, 13s lid each ; lambs, Us lid to 10s. l'ijjs : V,.,-y few yarded, and again only of small size, sold at from 10s to 17s each.

Messrs A. Buckland and Sons' Ukl'OßT.—At tlie Haymarki't during this past week meadow hay has brought from 3s !Jd to Is oil ; oaten sheaves, 4s to l< 3d ;jer cwt. Maize has advanced in price consequent on purchases made for the Sydney market ; late sales ara 2s 7d on the wharf, 2s !)d in the store. Southern potatoes, 10s prr ton. Sydney bunedust at auction, to lO.s uor con. On Friday lioise stick were yarded in usual numbers, lint mostly ntlow values ; meiiuin draught nf middling quality ranged from £3 to £11 ; a cart and harness brought £14. On Tuesday hides in usual supply, kept late values ; medium weight ox hides ranged from 3d tn 3Jd ; light ox and cows, l;,'d to 2id ; calfskins, 4d to ojd per Ib ; tallow. 18s Ud per cwt. Skins plentiful ; fresh skins brought from 3s to 5s 5d ; dry skins, 2.s to 4s ; lamb ."kins, Sd to lid each ; coarse woo!, ">.I to (iil per lb. At the regular monthly sale held at Waiuku catlle were yarded in usual number ; kept late values ; calves ranged from l(ii (id to 30s ; yearlings, 41s to 50s ; store steer.-, (its. to HOs ; fat steers, £7 I.os ; fat cows, £5 to £tl ; store cows, £2 10s to £3 ; dairy cows, £-1 to £5 7s (id each. At Remiiera, on Thursday, dairy cows and store cattie were in usual mmiber and without alterations in value?. Fat calves in average number ; 230 sold were at lower values, Prices rouged from 21s fo 2os per 1001b. Oalves in full supply ; 07 sold maintaim-d their value. Prices for days' old calves were- from (is to Us ; week old, 12* tci 30s each. Sheep in full mumlier, 1100 sold. Well-fatted withers lower in (jrice, about Is each, but medium and inferior sheep were at late values. Fat lambs yarded were of better quality than la-t week, and mostly brought from Us to 12s : irifericr, from (is each ; ]20 sold. Pigs in usual supply : 7.i sold woi-o better. Fivsh coiiditiuivd pigs should be forward to the uhirkrt. Per New Zealand Loan on] M-rcuntile Agency Company. We offered at" tlm Auckland Wool St'irw, Tu.sday, Octob, r 1'1.., a fair quantity of liidus and skins. Prices \v.jn> the sain'..! asliisc week with Hμ i-xut-jiln-ii of heavy c >w, which were overly competed for at an advance iif J,dpiTlb. Ho;ivy stout ox well fiayiTi, ;,r.i in <••" d demand. We quote a< f.i'lnws :—S'.oe.t x, -l|d to -Iγ!; he.ivy light .-tags 2d t-i 2.V1 ; c >w, Ikmvv and troo.i conditioned, 2^l; rnedinin, 2.jd to 2i|;l ; li«l,tand dam.'.ged, l{d to 2:i ; kip,:?! t. 3.W; calf, i!,-\ u> ~>\t\. Si.eeoskins: Country, dry, lull-woollud, 5d to (id per !b; green, 4s to us 3 1 ; small, 2s to 2s 9d ; and medium, 3s to i<.