COMMERCIAL

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 184, 3 August 1904, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

r? f*? v and Mercantile Agency (-0.. Ltd., report that heavy draught horses are scarce and wanted. Medium and spring curt horses sold at from £23 to £20 There Is inquiry for good, reliable buggy horses, rhe steeplechaser Nor-west was submitted, but not sold; he has. however, since been sold priyaUiy. Cattle: At the Newmarket lards on Tuesday dairy and store stock were yarded in usual numbers and so;d at late rates. There was a full supply of beef, and although no heavy weights were yarded, the quality throughout was extra good. Ox beef bold up to last wc-k's nutations, cows 19/ to 22/. Steers sold at from £7 10/ to £11 17/0; cows. £4 0/ to * 0 10/: dairy cows. £5 5/ to £S 10/; empty ditto. £2 10/ to £3 15/. Sheep: The New auirket Yards were well filled on Tuesday and *old at late ratps. V.'c quote: 14/9 ro £1 4/0: ewey. 13/ to £1 0/9: ho--gets, 10/u to WO. ,l J i..s: Porkers realised from 17/6 to Xi; IV; £1 14/ to £0 13/; weaners. 7,0 to IS/9. W» submitted an extra large catalogue of hides, skins and tallow on Tuesday. Hidrs: Market lira at last weeks prices. We quotePrime ox, 7d to lid; eitrn stout. 6Jd to OJd: stout, s|d to <i->d; medium. 5M t;j Ogrt: lijrht. 4Jd to :>co. Covr: ..eat iines. 4Jd: :-tjd !o 4d; scored aud cut.oitl to :>gu. Stags', '■id to iild: calfskins. 5d to sid; ditto, cut, "jjd to 4?.<1: kips. 4d to Sheepskins: Market very active. We quote: P.est lvjtchers - skins, 4/1S to 4/8; country ditto, 3'T.O to 4/4; small and damaged. 2/6 to 3/2. Tallow: Market dull. Bt»st. In shipment casks, IT in 18/; broken casks aud packages, 15/ to ITT,; seconds, 10/ to 14/. Rou-h fat, ijci. Braes. £;">. Cow tails. 1/5 doz. IlorSf- ,- lir.li, 1/1 to 1/35. Miilze: Arrivals have Keen Ujrnt sfnee last report, owin? to weathtT oa roast. No alteration in price to report. Oats: Market has limed svmewiiat, both in the South and here. Good !', grade are worth 1/1 li ex wharf. Chaff: Prices unchanged. A -rood inquiry for prime Southern. Potat.ves: Southern are worth £2 10/ to £:j ex Ktore. Butter: Very little farmers' or separator coming in. Fuc-tc-y, 1-ulk. worth i-fed; squares. lOid to ICHit. Cheese: A better inquiry; prices uuelian>;ed.

Messrs A. Bnekland and Sons report that at the II ay market competition for all young, useful horses was keen. A few draughts realised from £17 to £37 (four from Hoturni averaged £31 5/); medium ditto. £U1 to LiX 5/: bucgy horses and good hacks, £18 to £25 10/: light harness ami ordinary hacks. £3 5/ to £ir, 15/. weeds aud ponies. 10/ to £7 10/: bakers cart. £11 10/. .lay, 17/ to 41/: straw, 25/ to 27/ a load. Hides, skins, tallow, etc.: Hides, ox. 4id to sgd: cow. to 4Jd- calf sid; kip, 4d. Tails, 1/0 doz. Horsehair, \/'l to lAti. Tallow. 14/6 to 17/. Bones. £5 per ton, Skins: Best butchers', 4/10 to 5/2: country ditto. 3/10 to 4/8; small and damaged. 2/6 to ."V9. Wool: Crossbred, seedy, Did; line pieces. 53d: washed, ditto, 3jd. The Ilev. Watts' sale of furniture, etc., at PukeUohe on Saturday was well attended, and satrsfactory prices were obtained. .At Takapuna on Monday fully the advertised number of cattle came forward. Dairy cows, £7 5/ to £9; backward springera, £5 to £7: dry cows. £3 to £4: yearling heifers. Jerseys, £3 10/ to £4 10/: strong calves, £1 lv/ to £1 17/; fat sheep, mixed sexes, 17/. Grain, etc.: Not much chac.se to report. Oats and maize at last week's prices: fowl wheat advanced Id: feed oats, '1/ to 2/2; maize. 2/1 to 2/4: barley, 2/6; wtieat, 3/3; bran, £4 5/; sharps. £5 10/; chaff, £3 10/ to £5 15/. Bonedust, £7 to £X 15/; guano, £4; blood and bone, £-0 5/.