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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3186, 24 November 1892, Page 2

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The WaikaUt Time* Office, Wednesday.

MARKET REPORTS. The Epinunt Farmere , Union (Limited) roport under date:—

Hawkba, November 17th.—The -inly sale to lie chronicled this week is tho one we held at the Glover Road yards, Hawera, on Wednesday, the Kith inst. There was a Rood muster of stock, all the pens being wall tilled. Buyers wire veiy numerous aml bidding spirited throughout, ho that with the exception A one line, everything wae sold under the hammer or immediately after the silo, some of tho cattle reaching over tho resorvos placed upon them. We quoto : Fiit bullocks, £7 3s ; forward bullock*, £5 !)s to £5 14s ; 2 to 2i-ye;u- steers £3 11s to £4 15s; IS-montos to 2-year steers, £2 16s Gd to £3 4s; mixed yearlintrn £2 2e(id to £2 12s lii; fat cows,'£r> to £0 10*, cows and calves, and in calf, £4 ]0s to £(i. Sheep: Fat wethers (shorn), 10s (id ; ewes and lambs, 10s (id to 14s (id. Farmers' Union Limited share JiOs paid up (with dividend at 8 percent, added) realised . r »3s each. Soma sales in fat stock wore effected during tho week, prices ranging trom £€, 10s to £7.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company roport under date:— Christchuboh, November 11.—Wool, sheepskins, hides, etc,: Owing to the rtdvont of tho Carnival Week there has been no auction salt) since our last report, consequently we are without any alteration in values to advise. Wool is coming freely into store for the opening sales of Nov. 25.— Wheat: Transactions during the week have been unimportant, and prices, both locally and in tho London markets, are practically unchanged. If anything, there is a somewhat weaker feeling as to tho course of values. Wβ qunte prime milling 3s 3d to 6s 7d, damaged 2s to 2s Gd, according to description.—Oats : Owing to the holidays this week, very little business has been passing, and quotations remain unaltered. Prime milling Is lid to 2s, heavy feed Is i»d to 13 10d, ordinary Is 7d to Is 8d f 0.b., sacks extra.—Barley : No improvement in demand and values are only nominal.— Potatoes : Growers continue shipments on their own account, as this seems to be the only chance of clearing the pits. Locally they are quoted at about 10s per ton at country stations.—Dairy Produce: Unaltered.—The above quotations for produce are prices paid to farmers and do not include store and sampling charges, commission etc.

DuNRDiN, November 10.— Wool : No advices of any importance relative tu this staple have been received during the week from Home, but reports coming to hand from Australia emphasize the keen demand existing for wool. Salea there continue brisk, though at prices showing a considerable reduction on those obtaining last season. The opening of the local sales for the 18!)2f)3 season hat been fixed for the 22nd and 23rd Decoinber next, when, weather permitting, we expect to see large catalogues presented ; but we should hardly be justified in holding out the hope that prices will be equal to those obtaining last year.— Wheat: The market for milling may bo said to be almost at a standstill, nobuniness of «ny consequence being done. Unsatisfactory reports of the tone of the Homo as well an the Australian markets, combined with the knowledge that ample supplies can be drawn from the North, cause millers to bo less eager in operating to any e.\tent. Evidently there is no inducement to ship flour.—Oats: These are only in limited supply, and hardly any coming forward ; but the market at the moment is somewhat dull, without very much animation in the demand, and at the present, considering prices ruling in Australian markets, the indication of any iinmediute improvement is hardly so bright. At the same time. stocks' held both here and in Southland are emyidcretl to be light for this time of the year—barely sufficient for requirements till the new crop comes in—so that a ray of hopo may still be held out.-Dairy Produce : There is no improvement note in the tone of the market. Quotations for prime salt butter, dairy made, 8d to 9d ; factory, 10d to per lb.—Cheese : But little demand. Factory, medium size, 4Jrj to 3d ; loaf, aid to IJd ; dairy, 2£d to 4id per lb. Adelaide. November 3.—W00l : There lmvebeen nn local sales of wool during the past week, but the fourth sale of the season will be held on November 7th, when it is expected that the various brokers will offer some 10,000 to 12,000 bales. The sales continue t'i progress with spirit in the other colonies, a rather better feeling being reported. —Wheat: The market is quiet but oteady at about 3.< !M prr bushel at Port Adelaide. Under dute Ist inrt. our London office cabled us as follows :—" The market : s inactive, and ha« a downward tendency- Victorian wheat ex warehouse is worth 3459.1 per 490 lbs. C.I.F. qnotitions (cargoes) have declined Gd per 480 lb, since last report, whilst {uotations for parcels are unchanged. Quotation!) nominal."—Oats : (duty 2s per cental)— New Zealand feed oats are quoted at 2s 3d to 2s 5d per bushel in bund Port Adelaide.