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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3201, 31 December 1892, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Times Oflier, Friday. WAIKATO .MARKETS. Mil J. McN'ioni. Rki'OUTH :—At Waitoa, on the 15th inst., I had a good muster of cattle yarded, principally two and three-year-old steers and fat stock. Eighteen months to two-year-old steers, £3 to £'3 6s tid ; throe-year-old steers, £4 10s; yearling heifers, £2 2s ; empty store cows, £3 10s to £3 18s ; fat cows, £5 to £15 12s ; fat steers, £8 ; springing cows, £3 15s to £4 10*; fat sheep, 9s 6d to 12s 6J ; fat lambs, 6s lOd to Bs. On the 27th inst., about tiOO "head of cattle were yarded, and although prices were easier, they were all sold with the exception of about two pens. Dairy cows, £4 10s to £5 lGs ; yearling to two-year-old steers, £2 lfis to £3 ils; steer calves, 355; two and a-half to three-year-old steers, £4 4s to £4 15a; empty three-year-old heifers, £3 2s to £3 13s ; ompty store cows, £3 15s to £4 5s ; three and a-half year steers, £5 3s; eighteen months'to two-year-old heifers, £'2 8s 6d to £2 15s; yearling heifers, 38s to 475; heifer calves, 395; fat cows, £4 to £5 5s ; fat steers, £Ji to £8 10s; shorthorn bulls, £4 10s to £'.) 15s ; AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Messrs A. Buckland and Sons' Retort. —At the Haymarket during the past week oaten sheaves have ranged from 2s to 2s 6d ; meadow hay, 3.s Gd the cwt. ; ctraw, 13s to 17s the load ; maize, 3s 3d ; wheat, 2s (id the bushel on wharf; maize, from 2s lOd to 3s tho bushel. On Friday, horse stock yarded numerously ; a Urge number brought from £1 to £4 ; heavy draught, £12 to £22 ; coaching horses, £9 to £15 each ; spring-cart, £12 15s ; buggy, £0 ; sidesaddle, £3 10s ; spring-cart harness, £2 10s to£3 the set. On Wednesday hides, skins, dumps and bags of wool were in excess of usual number; lato values su.-tained. Heavy ox hides brought 4jjd ; medium, 3d to 3gd ; light 2d to ; cow hides, ljd to 2id the lb. Fieece wool, 5d to GJd ; pieces ljd to 4d tho lb. At the Pukekoha cattle sale held on account of the holidavs on Tuesday, tho yards were fairly filled. Dairy cows, yarded numerously, brought from £4 to £0 ?s fid ; calves, in request, ranged from £1 to £2 4s each. At Remuera on Thursday young dairy cows near calving were in demand, prices ranged from £5 10s to £6 each, aged animals were relatively at lower values. Young cattle of all kinds required at full values, 6 months calves brought 39s each. Fat calves in moderate supply, 36 sold were without alteration in values. Fat cattle in moderate number, 150 sold kept last week's values, good steers were steady at 22s the 1001b, good cows fully 20s. Sheep in moderate number, wethers advanced in price Is to Is 6d each, but ewes, also lambs obtained no advance. Wethers ranged from 9s fid to 13s (Jd ; ewes 6s to 10s 6d ; lambs, 5s (id to 10s Gi each : 813 sheep, 290 lambs sold. Pigs in short supply, sold at extreme values. Messrs. Hdntkr and Nolan's Weekly Rkpout.—Horsefeed, grain, seeds, etc. Very little business has been d»ne. and little or no alteration in value has resulted in the sales effected. We quote : Maize, scarce, 3s 2d to 3s 3d per bushel ; oats, 2s 61 ; bran, £315s to £4 ; oaten chaff, £3 to £4 per ton. Horses : There has been a continuous, large supply, and steady enquiry for all descriptions, and there remains an unsatisfied demand for good heavy draught mares and geldings. Again,a large number were disposed of at the Durham Yards on Friday. Competition was slow, as not many fresh horses were submitted. We quote : Hacks, £4 to £8 10s ; medium draught and light harness horses, £5 15s to £12 10s ; heavy draught, £12 to £21 10s. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, bones, etc. ; Are rage quantities were pitched at the .Durham Yards on Tuesday. We quote : Stout ox hides, 3sd ; medium, 2£d to 3d ; cow find steer, ljd to 2.W ; calf skins, 3d to 4sd per lb; tallow, 15s to 18s per cwt; bones, £4 os to £4 10s per ton. Cattle: The holidays prevented many from coming forward, but a steady demand existed at the previous week's values. There was rather a small muster at Newmarket on Tuosday : competition was good throughout the sales. Beef sold at fr.rni 20s to 23s per 1001b. Some averages of steers were £8 9s 7d, £S 7s 6d, £8 5s -Id, £6 15a Bd, £(i ss; cows, tG ss, £5 7s Gd, £5 2s (id, £5, £4 17s Bd. Sheep were in short supply at Newmarket on Tuesday, and prices were in favour of the vendor as compared with the previous week. Wethers sold at from lis 6(1 to 15s (id ; ewes, 9s Gd to 12s 3d ; lambs, 5s to 12s. Pigs scarce, unaltered in value. MARKET REPORTS. Per New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Donedin, Dec. 22.—W001: The first series of local sales for this season will commence to-morrow (Thursday) at the Oddfellows' Hall, Rattray street, when we have the first sale opening with a catalogue comprising over I,ooo] bales, mostly greasy cross-bred, some half-bred, only a very small portion merino, and none of very high character, A good attendance of buyers is expected, and we have no doubt but prices ruling will compare favourably with those lately ruling at Home for similar descriptions.—Grain : Wheat: Since our last report this market has not undergone any change for the better, but lather the reverse, as far as price is concerned. The little business Hone in milling sorts is entirely confined to (he exigencies of millers here, who, while willing to puig'iase medium to good samples at from 2s 3d to2s 9J, decline, except when particularly necessary, to give over the lattter figure for really prime. Fowls' wheat has a moder Hv fair demand, and a considerable i| ...iitity is being disposed of, but buyers, finding more than sufficient offering, are now less disposed to pay the prices lately obtaining. Quotations : For prime milling, 2s 9a to 3'. — Oats : A moderately fair demand is being experienced for these since we last reported, both for coastal and intercolonial requirements. A very fair local demand also exists, but prices are unchanged, and niav nor, improve. Tho holidays now coming on will no doubt interfere with operations, but after these are over we expect to see business assuming a livelier tone, when the small Btocks now remaining on hand will be cleared off at an improvement on present j rates, which are up till now being very firmly maintained.—Dairy produce : Prune salt butter, dairy-made, in Pond's boxes, is wanted for export at from 8d to9d ; medium hard to place except at low prices. Factorymade is worth lOd to lid per lb. Cheese has only a very modest inquiry. Factory, medium size, is hold for 4jd to 5d ; loaf shape, ssd to 5Jd; dairy, to 4Jd per lb.—Flax : In sympathy with the easier tone of the market at Home the local market shows less animation, nevertheless all consignments arriving in marketable condition are readily placed. Fair average quality are woith £16 10s to £17; good to bast, £17 10s to £18; superior, £18 10s to £19 per ton.