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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 243, 15 October 1886, Page 2

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Evening StarO/Bc-.-. this day. Mb Alfhed Suckl4Nd's Weekly Report.— At tho ti»yinarki'toa Fiiday. Uotobur 8, v, conEidombla quantity of gralu was bold: Uatn, 2a Si to 3s 3d ; maize, 3a per buihul. Alanuroi of all liinds were also la brink demand, llobarr, seed pot».too«, £5 5a to £B par ton. Loobu fodder was lower in price, ranging from 2) to 3d pit owt. Ho se stock cold freely, medium draught in couul-ion b iogiug from £H to £A)o»cn; ridin" ho'i-es were alao in better inquiry. Hidtß mai^taii.ei lata values, best paroela brought 3}d per lb. Sheepekios* were in better demand; lull woolled okios brought from 4bfld to oi 6 leach. At the Bale of Jenkinaon'a bmkrupt stack, there was a uuotn tohs aitendanoe. Tho Loraißbro ght £ 6 tOato £17 10s respLciively ; Ijukky, £13 ; drays, £6 tu£B ; mortar mil', £11 U)i; 8 hur»o power eugine, £110. At tho Remuera Yirds on Thuraday dairy cows \v6re in moderate nunvjer, and without alieratlon in values. Btore ca'tle in fu>l number, man? hundred htad tcild. Prices for grown stems w<iro lower than of lite, but young cattle (cilvo*> aaa yeailhiKt) weie in brisk inquiry, ana biyher Taluoa wero obtained for cattle of thiselaas at close oC auction Ulr.ll b^giDning Fa', cattlo ut first ful'y maiutaincd lactvioak'a values, but f«U in value slightly at coacl»aion of saio. Fat calves maintained their price. Luintii i/ienuful: Choice pene, from lujtolSs; bus, tho gieator number from 6a to 85 each. Fat sheep abundant, and baroly maintained last week's values, good wethers, shorn, selling mnder 2d the lb. Pigs of all classes plentiful, »a sold w«U, pwtloularly If well bred.

Mii3sß9 HUKTF Ii AND Noi.AN'B WEEKLY RK--I'Ciut.—Horses : Thero has been continued act'.vlty In the market, although nothinß ap;cial < ITered, and no material alteration in value roeultod. Tho number submitted by auction at tiio Durham Yards on Friday was scarcely so lirgo as on tho previous week. Competition v,a=i scarcely bo brisk, es most animala had visited tho yardß previously, and it was known that a shipment was on the way. We quote: Hacks, at from .-fiS to £11; lifjht harness horf os. £9 to £U Ss; light draught, £1J 10s to £0. (JitHo i Tho supply has continuol large, and the demand steady, with littlo alteration In valtto of dniry aid store atock, b\it there was a downward tendency in valuo of fat bo.'Sts Tho Newmarket yards wero well -Hike! on Tuesday, and thore was a lirKomustcv at llio niontUiy snlo at Pukekoho on Wodceaday. Ka.t stock did not reach tho anticipation of \cndorß on Tucs.iay. and thoro wa3 a decline of from 10j to 20s per head on tho provi ms week's values; other disruptions without noteworthy chnngc. Sheep: There has been a marked decline in valuo com c juent on a gool many having boon brouht forward. Wothers sold «t from lls to IJs 9d; owes at from SitolOaGil. Lambs wo;o in excess of requirements, and sold at from 6spd ti 13a 6d. Wgs : ArlcqufUe supply, gond dairy fed porkers sold at 3d per ib live weight ; coarse pitrs from ljd to ?ld.

Messrs S. W. Binn'by and SoN'd Redout.— At our s dcs oC produce on Tuesday hides and skins sold at sitiHfnorory rutea Primoox hides. Id per lb. 22s to 2Us each; heavy, 3id to 3jjd, 17a to 203 ench ; green now hides, lls to 12a each ; cow hittos, salted, 2.3d to ?}rt; calf skinß, 3Jd to ijdperlb Dumatrod vnry doll of salo. Bhecp tkina sold under bri-ik competition, tho lot being cleared ut eatitfuctory prico3. Butchers' preen skins, 5s to 5s 3d each; country eklnn, is (id to 13 3d for full oro'sbrodß, Ss lid to 4s Cd for medium, ls'iid to 2sfid for morinoes. ButcheTa' «roen and dried pelts 3.id to Id each ; lambs. 7d iol«; damaged pelts. Id to ljd each. Tallow, lOi to Ms per cwt. Bonos, £1 os p?r ton.

Mr Richard A. Carr, broker, Fort-street, reports as follows:—Kauri gum: Pricoa for ordinary qualities aro declinlr g us the demand bai fallen od'. Much lower prices ore expected unless farther orders aro received by the incoming mail. In an unsettled market iiuotations are: Poor ordinary, 2Sa; fair ordinary, 37s and 395; i-uperlor lot*, 40s and 425; Ksßt Coast, 493 and !i'M lelantl proiluco poems now to move oIF protty quickly. The approaching Bummer has inducrd un inquiry for limejuico. andasme f*iroontractß forforwarddolivery havobeenmade. The arrowroot that is coming forward, thouahthi.- quantity 13 not large, i* Of excellent quality. Copra has been sold at current rates, and there are (-till buyora at fllO to £10 10a, settlers asking £11. Su(?jv: An Imprsved demand has set in for Company's No. 3 in consequence of reduced stock, and in anticipation or advance In prices Pcpcor : Wholo Btill maintains lato rates ; ground ha* been raised 3d per lb. Tapiocas an tago : From all accounts it would eppoar that thoso lines aro being retailed In come quarters at about the Biime price as it coats to import in parcels of 5 tons. Kaetern produce generally 1b firmer Preeont rates for Japan rica aro inducing attention, partly because there is usually an improvement in valuo at this sja^on of. tho year. Quotations advanced rapid y at tho ond of 18S5. and for November and December shipment prices wero 508 per ton higher.