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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 5017, 14 December 1877, Page 2

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"WELLINGTON. December 13.—Mr. Thomas reports : —Flour, £15 10s to £15 15s, guaranteed brands : £14 10s uo guarantee ; Adelaide, £17 10s to £18 ; outs, 3s lid to 'Is Id ; bran, Is ; wheat", 4s 3d ; hams, 9^d; bacon, Sd ; cheese, 7d ; potatoes, 30s to 40s old, Ss per cwt. ne-v ; pollard, £Glo.s; maize, 4s Dd to os: butter, (>J, fresh. Taii AIA.IIKKT3. FARM AKP DAIRY PnoijuuE. Whcleßil« Prirpa. ?. <1. 8 d. s. d. *. d. Butter, fs, lb 0 7 t* 0 S ( Tj-ihl, P> ..0 Gt 'O 0 ButUr. alt. lb 0 4 — 0 7| Ku*nn ( Pro. 0 «—o 8 Chee'c. Wra. 0 5 — 0 (J| fftm-, Prv 0 fi — 0 9 Do.,Ct'hurr 0 5 — 0 C [ Ct'lmrv 0 7 0 O Eggs, aw.n 1 0 — 0 0 | lVl>ury hvj.s ft 8 — ft 10 Salt butier, Canterbury and W.-uigauut, per lb , BJ. Ketail Prices. Milk, q:i art 0 4 to 0 5 Kmvh, 1 0 to ■> 0 Batter, Is. lb 0 S — 0 10 Tlnck*. <• irh ■> 0 — "' « Butter, salt 0 7 — 0 10 i: es . lw h 4 6 — c o Cliecse. c .1. 0 9 — 010 T irkuy* rlo :{-0 —S 0 Ere- dozen 1 - - 1 :! I IWc n. lb .. 0 8-011 Lard, lb ..0 S —0 oltiams, lb ..0 10—1 0 Br-ad, 41 to per 2ib. loaf Flout. Market Wholes*!*. £ * d Suj>erfino Hour, silk drusnHd, p«r ton .. 18 0 0 Fine Flour, ditto, iioas-ouoM .. .. .. 17 0 • > Sharps, per ton . „ 7 10 0 Adelaide, per ton .. ..(nominal) .. id 0 0 Oaartra do. .. 16 0 u Dunbdin do, . 1C 0 0 Canterbury .. . .. do. .CIS to Id 0 0 por ton (s:n:k3 included) .. £5 to 6 0 0 Cabin Bread 21 0 0

Hay and Corn Market. Wholes*!©. Maize, Sydney 6 oto 0 (II H*y, ton 4 oto 5 0 Do., Prov. ..4 B—4 10 | Oaten, dittos 0 — 510 Klji.Malze.noDeo 0-0 OfLucme.doO o—o 0 Oaii .. ..3 9— 4 0 I Straw (loal)2 10 — 3 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 0— 4 0 { Chaff, ditta 40 —50 Ho. (milling) 0 0— 0 0| Potatoes, per ton, nominal, £2 10s; new, £5 to £310*. RetaUL g. d. s. d. d. 8. d. '•*al*e .. ..5 3to 6 6 1 Lucerne,cwt. 0 oto 0 0 o®ta, ditto 4 3—4 6 I Oaten, ditto 50 —00 i Bran, ditto 1 0— 0 01 Straw, ditto 40 —50 ; Wheat ffcwl) 5 o—s 3 Chaff, ditto 5 9 -6 0 4ay, cwt. ..5 6— 0 GI Potatoes ..3 0— 4 0 Kkeds. Rye r;ras*. bhl 8 oto 9 0 | Trefoil, lb. 0 Dto 0 0 RedClorr, lb 1 3 >0 0 I Kat-»Ui«, lb. 1 6—o 0 White Clover 1 •* — 0 0 i Timothy.lb.O 10 — 1 0 Al«yke, lb. .. 1 9— 0 0 | f-ncerne.lb. 1 0— 0 0 Cowgrass, lb 1 4— 0 0 i Rape, 1b... 0 7—o 0 Cocksfoot, bhl 0 0 — 12 6 j Manila Hemp Rope. FIKST QUALITY". £ S. d. Rope of all sizes .. .. 60 0 0 p«*r ton. Whale and lance lines .. 70 0 0 ~ Cuttlng-in falls .. .. 63 0 0 ~ New Zealand Flax Rope. £ s. d. Hone of all *izes .. .. 42 10 0 per too '.Tarred yarn .. .. 40 0 0 „ Wool lathing .. •• .. 38 10 0 „ Clothes lines 0 0 5d pwlb. Bitildivo Materials. TiMßrit.—Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., Ss to 12* at mill: planed, atid grooved, 13s 6d. Sew Zealand Paling. Gft.,l2s6d; 6ft., 13s: Ti-tree Kails. £3 per 100: Pnriri Posts, £6 10s to £7; ShiDßles, 9< to Ms per 1,000: Kobart Town Palings, sft., 16?: Oft., 18i: FTobart Town Rails. 80s. ! Kauri Gum and Flax Market. We quote tbo following prices on the Aackl&nd market dellvored nett caali:— GOM. —Ordinary (scraped).. £27 to £23 per ton. Ci.at.—Finest quality .. £17 to £17 10s ~ Flax. —Medium .. •• £13 to £15 ~ Flax. Native dressed, nnscutched, £18 103 ~ £6 to £7 Coal and Firxwood Market. Coal.—Newcastle (.ship's aide), 33a per ton; Bay of Islands, at rarda, 25a p#*r ton: ditto, at the mine. 12s per ton: ship's side. 21s; Waikato, at mine, ss; in I Auckland, 153 to 17s 6d; Wanearel, at mine, 8s Gil; yard (steam), 17s, household, 225; Miranda, at yard (household). 225; sUam, 18s. Ftrewoor.—Uncut, at Wharf (cargo). 7s Od to 9s 61 p»r ton; delivered, 13s; Cut, 14* to 153 per ton, delivered. Manures. Bone Dhkt, with best imported, £8 10s to £9 Kone Klonr. €9 to £9 10* : VJtrioHzed Rone*. £10; Provincial, £9 per ton (wholesale); Blood Manure, £8 10s. Oitaw Peruvian. £18 to £20; Guano, Mexican, £11 to £12. r>iL Cake. Cocoanut Oil Cake, ,C 5 per ton. Lkatiiek Sole Leather lid to 15d ATTCKLAXD CATTLE MARKET. MR. ALFRED KUCKLANn'S 1-VKEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket on Friday last a larger number of good horses than usual were entered for sale, and nearly all sold, but at lower values than of late. Tho 13 horsea from Napier were a really good lot —youn# and sound—and sold at prices ranging trom £20 to £50. Strong, unbroken, active colts, three-years-old, brought from £15 to £2G ; medium draught yearlings and two-year-olds, £0 to £12 ; staunch draught horses, £26 to £30; strong hacks. £14 10s to £18; light riding horses, £5 to £10 each.

At the Remuera. yards, on Thursday, dairy cows were represented in average numbers, and without alteration in value. Store stock scare and at very low price*. Fat cattle were yarded in average numbers, 120 head being sold to the trade at tho following prices : Thomas Rogers, 10 head, £S 4s ; .Tames Robertson, 9 head, £S 7s Gd : Awitu, 37 head, £S 10s Cd; liichard Kelly, 31 head, £10 15s ; and other small lots at fchf> same rate, being about 21s to 23s the lOOlbs. A few store sheep were penned, and were dull of sale. Fat sheep, plentiful. "Wethers brought from 12s to IGa 3d ; ewes, 7a 6d to 13s each or 2d to 2Jd per lb.; fat lambs, plentiful, and worth from 7s to 14s each, depending on quality. Pigs, plentiful, and at late values. MESSRS. HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WEEKLY REPORT.

Horses : The supply has been large, but the demand was scarcely sufficient, as above the average number were entered for disposal by auction on Friday, and most of the lots were passed at satisfactory rates; bidding lacked spirit, and a few horses were withdrawn for higher prices, but were nearly all afterwards disposed of. We quote, hacks. £G to £10; light harness horses from £12 to £0 15s. Cattle : There has been no marked change in the market, with exception of those for slaughter, which receded in value from 2s (Id to 5s per 1001b. At Newmarket, on Tuesday, there was an average supply and steady competition, but vendors of fat stock had to submit to a decline of fully 10s per head. We quote dairy cows from £G to £0 ss; weaned calves, £1 10s to £2 4s ; store cows, from £3 to £-4 7s Cd; beef, from 2Gs to 28s per lOOlbs. Sheep : There was a good supply and brisk demand. consequently prices were sustained. Fat shorn sheep sold from 13? Cd to ISs Cd each. Lambs were in moderate number and good demand, selling at from Ss Cd to 13s Cd each. Pigs : Very scarce. No noteworthy alteration in value. DIVIDENDS. The following am th* current dividends payable in the companies a imed below:— £, s. d. Date. Dividend — Old Wliau . • ..0 2 0 — Dec. 21