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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 223, 21 September 1888, Page 2

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• ; :Ev_Ni_a Star Oekice, this day. Messes A. Buckland & Sons' Weekly Report,—At the Haymarket during tho past week sales of fodder have been less tban usual. Prices''were without alteration. In grain increased business has been transacted; outs, at 2s 8d and 23 9d; maizo, 2s 9d to M" Wo bushel;.potatoes, £3 to £4 the ton. Manures have also been in increased demand, at current values. On Friday. 14th i__st>.,howe stoQk sold freely at late "improved values; medium dvauehtbroright from m t0,f112; the,tboroughbrc<t Libeller,-£75; Maoriland, m ; and a halfbred colt by Nordenfoldt, £40. On Tuesday, hides in full number fully maintained their latavame., oxhides, 3gd to 4d'; covy hides,-2Jd to ,2.d; cairskins, 3id to V.A. the lb; sheepskins were also plentiful, and in-ROod inquiry, prices 19. 1 "*,?£■ wools ranged from 3s to 5s 8d eachJl wool. 6?d to 7_d per 18. At the cattle sale held at Poke"" on Monday two to three-year-old steers soin freely, and on Wednesday, .at Drury, yoiuns cattle were more numerous than tor some ««i_a, they mot a fair demand, also fresh three-year-old steers, but backward two-year-oldsvverenot-enual to tho Pokeno rates in cither sale: clairy c-ws were dull of sale, and mostly withdrawn. At Remu era on Thursday dairy cattJo wereatio w values -from ,40s for heifers to £5 for best cow, store datt'lo.'scarcely so free of sale; although no quotable difference in values; fat cattle, Arm, and advanced slightly in price, many peps brought 13s tho lOOlb; averages ior good steers ranged from £6 5s to £7 6a. Sheep, steady at last week's prices; hoggets, mixed Boxes, brouKht,lo3 3d; lougwookd wothors. 13s to 17s 6d; half-breeds, Us to 1.4s 6d each; fat lambs, plentiful and required, prices, ranged trom 73 6d to 13s each. - Pigs in full- numbers; well-bred pigS, both fat arid store, better worth, but large coarse pigs muehlower in price,

Messrs Hunter and Nolan's Weekly BeroßT.—Grain, horse feed, seeds, etc.^ _nces aro hardening for grain, although there aro sufficient stocks. Horse feed is much the same aa on tho previous.week. We quote: l'eed oats, 2sL_odper bushel; Tartarian. 2s 10d to 3s; maize, 3s to 3s 3d ; bran, £4 per ton; chalt, hi 103 per ton; carrot., 30s per ton. Horses were in improved demand, as there were a low sttauge animals of rather a good stamp. IhCi'fi was rather a stir in the market, and prices had an upward tendency. We quote : Hacks, at from £5 to £11 10s; light harness, M -lOs to £12 ; medium draughts, £7 5s to £17. wool, hides, and skins: Unusually largo quantities wore pitched at the Durham Yards on luesday. Competition- was. brisk at fully tho previous week's values. We quote: aOx hides, 3d to did; cows, 2d to 3d; calfskins, 4d to 4;Jd: sheepskins, Is to 5s 6d; tallow, £12 to £12 15a per ton. Cuttle: Barely the usual unmoor have .onto forward. The demand has been steady, and prices for fat beasts advanced, m value. The Newmarket „ards wore moderately filled on Tuesday. Dairy cattle were dull of sale, but thero. was good com petition for fat beasts at an advance of from 5s to, 15s per head. Some averages .vere: Cows, £314s 9d. £4 53 4d, £5 ss; Htecri, £5; £s'loa, £6 0s 3d, £7 7s 3d. Sheep: Tho Newmarket Yards were woil supplied, and competition was keen throughout- '-(lie sale. Wethers sold-at. from 12s 6d tc 16s 6dj lambs sold at frdih ''9t. 3d to 13s; pigs in adequate nutnbers aiid steady demand at from 2d to 3d per Ibrlive weight. ' * > '

Messrs Stone Brothers report their prices of grain, produce, &c., for week, Monday, Sept. 24 (subject to fluctuations bf market).—Splendid bright sample short feed bate,'.2a.Bd (rising); crushed eats, 2s7d;, Danish.2s 7d; Tartarian oats, 2s 9d; pressed hay (small bales), 40s; oatmeal (Hareaway and Anchor Brands), 2^'s, £11; 7's,£i2los (rising); fowl wheat, 2s, ;Bd,; guaranteed Southern flour, £8 15s; sharps iSouthcrn), 803 i bran, 90s (very scarce); pure oaten, sheaf chaff,'sss per ton ; barley, 2s'3d ; Canterbury potatoes, 90s (with rising market); maizo. (prime sarfiplo), 238 d; Canterbury hams and bacon (in cloth, equal numbers), 7_d ; bonedust. from £6 to £710s; -pruo malt vinegar (in. JO-Rallon.casks, free), Is 4d:; Hobjirtrails(perlo3), 6us; paling 3 (per 100), S-i't, 15s; _ft", 17s; splendid box teas, 15s; half-chests, Is 6d : felloes, cart shafts, oils, white lead," white zinc, mixed paints,"Manilla and Europe ropes, &c, very cheap. N,8.-ld per bushel reduction on grain, and 2s 6d per ton on potatoes, brau, sharps, &c, when delivery taken from ship's side.

'.-'-Messrs G. W- Binnev anp Sons' Rbport.— At the sale on Tuesday, hides sold freely. Heavy ox, 4dto 4Jd; :medium. 3id: steer hides, 3d ; cowj2.d to 2|d; kip,2_dto3d ; sloppy, 2d: to 2Jd ; calf, 4d to4S per lb; Ki*een os, 203 to 24s 6d; steer, 10s to 14s; cow, 8s to lis each, (.dotations from 'Australia are abouteqtml to above. Sheepskins : Market iir-n at late .figures. Tallow, 12s to 14s per cwt; rough fat, Id per lb. Bones, 4s 6d per cwt. Potatoes: "Market in short supply, with "brisk- demand, from (Waikiito) £3 15s to £4; Southern, £4 to £4 10s. • Flour : Prices have further advanced. Excelsior brand being, sacks, £11,100's; £11.10s, ,50's; £1115s por ton. Bonedust: Sydney, £6'; Melbourne, £65s per ton.. ~«-.* . ■ ,;'- _ '■;"-.