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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 3209, 19 January 1893, Page 2

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The Waihlo Tim Office, Wednesday. The Egmont Farmers' Union (Limited), ropoit under dato:— Hawbka, January 12.-We hold our fortnightly stock sale in Hawera on Wednesday, the 11th iiist., when we had a Rood entry of both sheep and cattle. Therowas a good attendance of would-bo purchasers, but as tho reanrvea on the stock in many instances wern higher than tiiay were prepared to go to, soveral lines had to return home unsold, We quote, 2,J to 3-year-old steers, £4 IBs to £3 j 18-month to 2-year-old steers, £3 -Is to £3 !)s; 9to 18 months steers, £2 lis to £3 lis; fat cows, £4 as to £4 9s; storo cows, £3lßs to £4 2s; 2to 2J-yoar heifers, £3 to £3 9s; 18 months to 2-year fioifers, £2 5s to £3; ewes and lambs, fti Id ahead,

MARKET REPORTS, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report under date ! Christohdiich, January 0.-Wool: Activo preparations are being roado for the next local sales on January 19, for which the catalogues are expected to close on January 14. In some quarters shearing has been retarded by showery weather, but on the whole wool is cominf, forward freely, and the catalogues will includo sevoral well known clips of high-class charactor, Wheat; Our London cablegram this week reports an unexpected, but none the less welcome, advanco of Od per quarter, Stocks everywhere are heavy, and locally holders are ■howing soma, disposition to clear out their grain, by sale or shipment, before the advent of anoMior harvest, Prime milling is quo'ed at 3s, second quality 2a to 2s 4d, tnd inferior from Is Gd per bushel f.0.b., sacks extra. Oats: There has been a slight enquiry dming the week for good feed lines, but the amount of business doing is limited, Current quotations are-Prime milling Is lOd to la lid per bushol, heavy feed Is 8d to Is 9d, ordinary 1? fid to Is 7d per bushel, f.0.b,, sacks extra, Dairy Broduce: Butter in kegs, 7d to 8d per lb, cheese 3Jd to 3Jd per lb. Dunedin, January s,—Wheat: Late cablegrams from Home are of % slightly mora reassuring character, and record a firmer tone prevailing, thoHgh values are without material alteration. Locally the demand continues sluggish. Buyers cannot bo tempted to purchase except at prices which are not likely to leave any further room for reduction. Holders of fair average quality feel somewhat reluctant to qait at further reduction on the rather unremuneratwe prices obtaining for some fine back; business in consequence drags. We quote best milling, free from sprout, 2s 9d to 3s; medium to good, 2s 4d to 2s Bd,—Oats: A steady demand exists for these, and no difficulty experienced in placing the few that now come forward at late quotations, The market is comparatively bare of stocks. Prices m»y not further rise, but with the present demand all on hand at the moment will be placoi before the now are available, We quote prime feed and milling, Is 10d to Is lid; medium to good, Is fld to Is Did. — Dairy produce: Primo keg butter, dairymado, is in demand, and would fetch Sd to Hd; factory-made, 8d to lid per lb. Cheese has somo inquiry, but prices offered are lower than our quotations, which are: For factory, medium size, 4fd to sd; loaf shape, s|d to sid; dairy-made, 2|d to 4Jd per lb.— I'lax.—The tone of tho market at Homo continues quiet. The demand for export in consequent is only to a moderate extent. The sales effected are made at pricos nn a par with those quoted last—vis., for superior bright and soft fibre, £IG 10s to £l9; medium to good, £IG 10s to £18; inferior to medium, £l3 to £l6 per ton, •