COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 250, 19 October 1904, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK AND PRODUCE. The Xew Zealand poan and Jfereantll Agency Company, report tha horses have been brought forward in in creased numbers, and a sro.od demand pro vails at prices in 'favour of the vendor. On Monday a special sale of horse? v?a: held at Pukekohe. 22S being yarded Draughts sold at from £32 10/ to £4!) 10/ a pair of young mares realising £75 tin pair; medium do.. £24 10/ to £42: unb-rofc eu medium "draughts, £24 to £30; li?h harness find plough horses, £10 to £24 15/ hacks,.£U 30/ to £20; weeds, £2 13/ to £■ 15/. At -the yards on Tuesday dairy and store stock were penned in largar numbers thai usual, and .soSd at,, late rates. Beef was .yarded in firil numbers, and although n' heavy weights were yarded, tha qualits was good. Ox beef sold up to 2G/ pelOOiB; cow, 19/ to 23/. Steers sold at from £6 5/ to £10 17/B; cows. £4 15/ to £S &/' Dairy" covra sold at from £4 10/ to £0 10/: ■empty do., £2 8/ to* £4 17/; calves, £1 11/ tp £2 10/. . , Sheep:. The XewniaVkct Yards were wcl'i filled oa Tuesday, r.ircL prices advanced on last -week's quotations. Wethers sold nt from 14/9' to £1 8/9; ewes. 13/6 to £1 5/3: shorn wethers. 15/6 to £1 4/9: do. ewes' 15/6 to £1 2/C. Young 'limbs, in full sup : ply. sold well at from 12/ to £1 0/0. Pigs: Scarce.- Porkers sold at from £1 11/.to £2 18/; baconers, £2 10/ to £3 H/\ weaners, 10/G to 16/y. Hides: Market firm, all lots being solil under keen competition. ■ We quote: Prime o.- 7d' to 7Ad; extra stout, Ggd to 6Sd; stout "do., Gd Vo 6id; madiuni do.. sid to sXdlight. 4Sd to 56; stags, 3d, to Kips,*"4a ■to 4id: eai£skin-s, od •!» s'Jd; cut, id to 4*r[. Sheepskins: ■ Marbet firm at.last -week's prices. Tallow: Sells briskly. Best mixed, 18/5 to 20/; good. 17/6 to 18/3: seconds, 18/6 to 16/6: rough l'at. Id to Wool: Crossbred,. 8d to Sid; pieces,. 354 to 4Jd; locks, 22d to 4d. KAURI GUM MARKET. Auckland Star Office, "Wednesday, October 19, 1904. Business in kauri grmi continues very fiull,. buyers lioidiug otf from most-lines With the result that stocks here ar° accumulating. Supplies for the 19 days of October total 410 tons. As a good deal of the sum country in the north is reported to I be at present under water, it is probable that supplies will show a fallih<* off for the next.week or two. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE 3XARKET3. (Received 10/48 ajn.) SrONBr,. tliis day. Wheat: Chick, medium. 2/6 to °/10----prime, 2/11 to 3/3: milling, 3/S Flon- : Quiet at. £9 10/; MaJiltoban. £13 to £1S 10/. Oate: Tasmaaian, wni-te feedin- " choice, 2/6; prime, 2/8; Algerian 1/a to 1/10; Victorian Algerian, l/io to I'H i?ar ley,_ Capo. 2/ .to 2/3; maJting:. :j/ {.j -3/4 Maize, prime. 2/9. Peas Prussian' Bine V to 4/3. Bran, 7d. Pollard, Sid. Potatoes 'fasmaniau, £2 5/to £3. Onions Vtetarl 10/. Butter, 9d. Cheese sid,. .B^coo,, old: to. Sd. - ~^^ -MELBpUKNE, this ttey. Wheat, 3/7' Flour, £8.15/ to £9. Oati i sood Algeriau, 1/4. Barley, maitioz 1/9 fc, 2/4. Maize, 2/5. Bran Mid pollai< Tid. Potatoes, prune,. £3 5/. Onions, £4. 10/ to fife.; ~.■:;, ~_. ■ ,; : , . ■ . - ■■■ 1, . • • ■ - •■■■ ...