LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8775, 15 January 1892, Page 4

LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS

AUCKLAND. Messes. A. Buck land and Hons' Weekly Report.—At the Haymarket during the past week the sales have been small; hay at 2s 9d the cwt. and straw from 15s to '21s the load ; now potatoes, £6 6s per ton; maize, Is lit! and 2a; oats, 2s Id and 2s 2d. The horse j sale on Friday was fully supplied. The spring-cart horses advertised by Air. Murray brought from £9 5s to £23 each, or an average of £15, and the harness from £1 to £2 5s the set. Most of the horses were sold at an advance on prices ruling before the holidays. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday the ox hides, which were light, sold from 2.M to 3kl; extra stout up to s|d; cows, lid to 2|d ; calfskins, 4d to s|d per lb; tallow, 16s 6d to 173 per cwt. : sheepskins, 2s to os 2d ; lambs, Is Id to Is 10d ; pelts, lOd to Is lOd each. At Waiuku sate, on Saturday, there was a full muster of cattle, ami the prices obtained similar to those ruling at Remnera. At the Reinuera yards on Thursday store cattle were in demand at late values. * Dairy cows near calving or in full milk were better worth ; prices ranged from £4 15a to £6 10s each. Fat cattle plentiful, and many withdrawn ; prices irregular. Steers ranged from 17a to 19s; cows, 12s to 15s the 1001b; 22$ sold. Sheep and lambs yarded in full numbers ; IIS sold; last week's values fully sustained. Fat wethers ranged from 13s 6d to 16s 9d : ewes, lis 9d to 13s 9d ; aged store ewes, 4s (3d to 6s ; store two-tooth wethers, Ss 3d to 12s 6d ; lambs, in full number, 362 sold, kept late values; well - fatted lambs brought from 9s to 13s 6d ; inferior, from 6s to Ss 6d each ; pigs, in limited supply, were at late values. Messrs. Hunter and Noun's Report.— Grain, seeds, horse feed, Are. : The supply has been ample and moderate demand, with little or no fluctuation in value. We quote : Oats, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel; maize, Is lid to 2s 2d per bushel; bran, £4 per ton ; chaff, £2 12s 6u. Horses : A good many have been I brought forward, and a brisk demand has [ existed for those of a really good stamp. Rather a large number was submitted by auction on Friday at the Durham Yards; bidding was brisk throughout, and particularly so for useful horses. We quote hacks at from £4 10s to £11 ss; light harness and medium draught, from £5 15s to £11 10s; unbroken stock suit-able for saddle and harness sold at from £5 12s to £12 10s. Wool, hides, skins, &c. : Above average quantities were pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. but there was an absence of really stout heavy ox hides. We quote: Stout ox, 4d to 4id per lb; light to medium, 2|d to 3kl ; cow, l|d to ; calfskins. 3|d to Sid per lb; sheepskins, 2s 3d to 3s Sd each, pelts, Is to Is 3d; lambskins, Is 3d to la Su each ; tallow. 17s per cwt : bones, £4 15a to £5 per ton. Cattle have been brought forward in increased numbers; the demand has been steady for ail descriptions without any material alteration in value; average numbers were disposed of by auction at Newmarket on Tuesday and Pukekohe on Wednesday. Fat beasts barely maintained the previous week's values, ranging from 17s to 19s per 1001b. Some averages of fat steers were £8 17s 6d, £7 2s, £6 19s, £6 15s, £5 17s 1 4d, £5 5s ; cows, £4 17s 6d, £4 15s, £4 12s 6d, £3 10s, £3 os. Sheep were penned in limited numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and were keenly competed for: wethers sold at from 13s to 16s 9d ; ewes, 9s to 12s ; lambs, 7s to lis 9d. Figs continue scarce and in demand at from 2d to 2fd per lb live weight. Messrs. G. W. Binney and Sons* Report.

—At our hide and skin sale; held on Tuesday, a large catalogue was offered and cleared. Prime stout ox hides realised from ijjd to 5Jd ; heavy stout, 4|d to 4|d : heavy, 3|d to ; medium and steers, 2d to 3|d ; heavy cows, i'jd to - 2|d ; medium, IJtl to '2d ; damaged. Id to ljd ; calf skins, to s|d per lb. Skins : Full-wooled, 3s Id co 3s Sd ; local butchers' pelts, Is to Is '2d ; lambskins, Is 6d to Is Sd ; country pelts. 3d to Is ; lambskins, lOd to Is 4d each. We sold, on Wednesday, at the Freezing Company's Works, 1091 lambskins from Is 5d to Is 6d, and 631 pelts from lOd to Is Id each. Wool : Small lots of fadges and bags realised 5Ad to (jjd for fleece, TJd for washed, and from to for pieces. Tallow, los to 19s per cwt; bones, £4 15s to £5 per ton.

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London', January 13. The American visible supply of wheat is estimated at 69,000,000 bushels. A portion of factory-made butter by the Orient realised l'2os to 124 per cwt. The quality of the article was pronounced satisfactory. Dairy-made brought 108s. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is quarter and for the Continent, 1,2^8,000 quarters. Butter : Prime dairy made is selling at 10&( to 112s per cwt. ; medium, factory, 112 d to 118s; choice lots, 118s to 1225. A consignment of inferior quality brought by the s.s. Valetta is affecting the market. Messrs. Trengrouse and Company are enquiring into the cause of the damage sustained by the recent shipments of butter. Share quotations : National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, 10s; New Zealand Trust and Loan Company, £6 10s. Silver is at 3s 6id. THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. [Corrected to noon of Thursday.) FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Wholesale. Retail. a. d. a. d. k. d. 3. ii Butter, fresh, dairy, lb 0 3 — 0 0 0 10 — 0 0 Do., second quality or, — on 0 8 — 0 0 Do., third quality ..05 — 00 07 — 00 Do., New Zealand Dairy Association ..0 0 — »,) 0 0 0 — 0 0 Prime salt .. .. 0 7J — 0 S.j 0 0 — 0 0 Do., inferior salt ..0 1! — 0 i 0 4 — 0 0 Milk, quart .. .. .. 0 3j— 'J 0 Cheese, local, lb .. 04 — 05 05 — 00 Do., best factory ..on — 0 0 Eggs, dozen 08—00 010 — 0 0 Lard, bladder, lb ..05 — 0 0 0 ii — no Hams anil Bacon, Pro. 0 0 — O<;J 0 0 — 0 0 Cant. Bacon, new (in cloth) .. ..0 7i— 0 75 Hams (in cloth) .. 0 0 — 0 104 Jams, case s<ioz .. 23 9 —26 3 Fowls, each .. ..06 — 10 14 — 20 Ducks, do. >. .. .. 1 0 —i 1 0 Geese, do. .. .. .. 2 6 — 38 Turkeys, do. .. ~ ~ fi 6 — 8 C Feathers, 11" „ ... 1 0 — 19 _ FLOUR. £ B. Auckland Roller Flour, sacks per ton .. .. 13 10 „ Household do. do. do. .. 13 0 Roller Flour, Southern do. .. 13 10 Stone Make do. do. do. .. 1-2 10 Wheatmeal .. ~ .. 13 10 Bran 3 15 „ ■Sharps .. .. .. .. 3 15 Cabin Bread .. .. 17 0 — 0 0 Oatmeal, 25's .. .. 11 10 - 0 0 Oatmeal, 7's .. .. 13 10 — 0 0 _ • Pearl Barley .. .. 10 0 —20 0 „ SEEDS Clover, white .. .. 0 — 1 2 0 0 — 0 0 Do., red O 74— 0 10 0 0 — 0 0 Cowgrass .. ~0 BJ— 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 Alyske 0 11—11 0 0 — 00 Timothy 05 — 06 00 — 00 Trefoil 0 6 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 Rape 0 3} — 05 0 0 - 00 Ryegrass, Poverty Bay 00 — 00 00 — 00 Do., .Southern.. .. 56 — 6 a 00 — 00 Do., Italian .. .. 60 — 06 00 — 00 Cocksfoot .. ..86 — 00 00 — 00 HAY AND CORN. Per cwt. Hay, ton .. .. 30 — 40 50 — 6 0 Lucerne, do. .. .. 60 — 0 10 76 — 80 Oaten, do 20 — 30 40 — 50 Chaff, threshed .. 2 0 — 2 10 0 0 — Ou Oaten Chaff .. .. 3 5 — 310 Straw, load .. .. 0 18 — 110 Clover, ton .. ..5 0 — 0 (l Potatoes Kidneys .. 70 0 — 0 0 Do., Ilobarts .. ..70 0 — 0 0 Potatoes Shepherds.. 40 0 —5U 0 3. (1 s. if. Maize, bushel.. .. 1 9 — 1 10 0 0 — 0 0 Barley, feed .. .. 20 — 3 0 00 — 00 Do., malting .. ..3 0 — 3 10 Oats, feed '.. .. 22 — 00 00 — 00 Oats, seed .. .. 24 — 26 0 0 — 0.0 Oats, milling .. .. 22 — 24 0 0 — 0 0 Wheat, local .. ..40 — 4 3 00 — 00 (Sacks extra.) Wheat, Southern, old 42 — 40 00 — 00 (Sacks extra.) Do,, do., seed .. 0 0 — 0® 0 0 — 0 0 (Sacks included.) Do., do., local ..00 — 00 00 — 00 Hacks included.) Do., local, seed ..00 — 00 00 — 0 0 Do., fowl .. .. 3 10 — 0 0 00 — 00 (Sacks included MANURES Bonedust, Sydney, ton .. .. 7 10 0 • 8 10 0 Do., inferior 6 10 0 — 7 0 0 Boneflour 850 — 900 Do., Auckland 7 10 0 — 8 10 0 Peruvian Guano 14 0 0 —17 0 0 Coral Queen do 5 0 0 — 0 0 0 Long Island do., baas included 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate of Lime, 26 to 28 per cent .. 600 — 6 10 0 Do., 36 to 38 per cent 8 0 0 — 10 0 Potato Fertiliser Fison's .. n 0 0 — 0 0 0 Wheat „ „ .. 10 10 0-0. 0 0 Grass „ „ .. 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Turnip Fertilisers .. .. 8 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate „ .. 7 10 0 — 0 0 n Lawes' Superp'phate, 36/8 per cfe, 7 10 0 — 8 0 0 Do., do. 2(!/S per ct. 6 10 0 — 7 0 0 Do., Dissolved Bone Compound 7 10 0 — 8 10 0 Anglo Co.'s Superphosphate .. 7 5 0 — 7 10 0 Potash Manure for Root Crops 7 5 0 — 7 10 0 Potash do. for Grass and Grain 7 0 0 — 7 5 0 Nitrate of Soda .. .. .. 17 0 0 —18 0 0 Indian Bone Meal „ .. TOO — 800

erf GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE e . Apples, lb, local „ 0 1— 0 SJ 0 0— 0 Lemons, doz „ «. ,10 — 00 IS — 0 Oranges, doz ... _ 0 8— 1 0 00 — 0 Bananas, lb.. . 02 — 0 3 00 — 0 Cocoanuts, each .. .. 0 2 — 0 m Do., sack .. .. 10 0— 0 0 „i Onions, lb .. .. 0 3*— (I 0 0 0— 0 _ Garlic, ib .. .. 00 —00 05 »0 PRESERVED AND DRIED FRUITS. Dried Prunes, lb ..0 6£— 0 7 08— 0: Preserved Ginger ..07 —00 Shelled Nuts .. „ 0 9 — 0 10 10 — 1 Barcelona do 0 7 — 00 1, { Brazil do. .. .. 00 —09 00 — 1 v. ! Peanuts .. .. 0.1 —OS 00 — 0 > ! NEW ZEALAND DRUG CO.'S MANURES. • 1 Ton. 5 Ton • Superphosphate, C2b „ 6 17 0 — 5 14 1 j Do. A 33 „ 7 5 0— 7 0 Bonedust, pure .. .. „ 710 0— 7 5 Do. and Blood .. „ .. 615 o—o 10 Animal Manure .. i.. .. 6 2 6— 5 0 Y Boot Manure ~ «. „ 710 0-7 5 it Com Manure „ M .. 750 —70 ~i Grass Manure .. _ .. 015 o—6 10 Potato Manure .. .. .. 710 0— 7 5 • Maize Manure 7 50 —70 d Turnip .Manure ,i .. .. 7100 —7 5 e Orchard and Tobacco Manure 815 o—B 10 e Coral Queen Guano, 6(!J% .. 6 0 o—s 17 ~ Sulphate of Ammonia .. .. 17 0 0— 0 0 , Terms 2i per cent, discount for cash within one month. 3 BUTCH Kits' MEAT. 1 Per pound. Roasting Beef, lb ». _ 0 4— 0 £ Boiling do „ 0 2J— 0 3 Mutton, hindquarter ». 0 4— 0 3 ~ legs.. .. _ 0 41— 0 „ Do., forequarter .. .. 0 2|— 0 5 Pork .. 0 4— 0 ; Veal .. 0 3-0 1 Mutton Tallow, cwt... 26 — 0 0 — 3 Beef and Mixed do. 25 0— 0 0 5 Steaks .. 0 6-0 Mutton Chops.. .. .. 0 s—o ° Sausages .. .. .. 0 0— 0 ' KAURI GUM. FLAX, ETC ~ Supplies for thirteen days of January, 185 tons. £ s. d. £ a. ci 5 Poor Ordinary, ton nominal .. 26 0 o—3o 0 Bast Coast, .. .. ... 70 0 0 —71 0 1 Ordinary range (rum .. .. 37 0 0— 0 0 $ Flax, bent clean Auckland .. 17 10 0— 0 0 Good medium .. .. .. 15 0 0— 0 0 Poor, ordinary 12 0 0 —13 0 ; Tow .. « 0 0 — 10 ' Fungus, ,lb .. .. .. 0 0 2i— 0 0 3 Cocoanuc Fibre, cut, cwt „ 016 o—o 17 , Beeswax, lb 009 —00 I X.Z. FLAX ROPE. 5 Prices subject to trade term* , . Rope in all sizes, ton _ .. 36 0 0 —40 0 I Tarred Yarn, d 0... .. .. 36 0 0 —40 0 i ' Wool Tailings, do. .. .. 35 0 0 —33 0 I BUILDING MATERIALS. • Boards and Scantling, undressed, first class, 100 ft .. 013 0— 0 0 ( Do., do., medium . „ 010 0— 0 0 ( • Do., do., second-class .. .. 0 7 6— 0 0 l Flooring boards, P.T.G., firstclass " .. 015 0— 0 0 C Do., do., medium .. .. 012 0— 0 0 ( Do., do., second-class .. ... 0 9 6— 0 0 I Rustic weatherboards, best .. 0 9 B—o 15 i Mills, cargo, beat .. „ 011 o—o 10 ( Flitches « 011 C— 0 0 t Balk 0 6 0 — 0 81 11 ricks, Whau 1 10 0 — 2 0 5 Do., town yards, IPOO .. .. 2 0 0— 2 5 l Do., delivered .. ~ .. 210 0-0 Hydraulic Lime, bushel .. 0 10 — 0 0 C Shell Lime.. . .. .. 010 — 021 Craig's -Stone do., .. .. 010 — 00( Drain Pipes, din bores, 1000 ... 15 0 0— 0 0 C Do., -tin G 10 0 — 0 0 C Do.. Sin .. .. _ . 4 10 0 — 0 0 C Do., 2*n .. .. _ _ 300 — 001 Do., -_'i"n i 10 0 — 0 0 C English Slates, 1000 .. „ KlO 0— 0 0 I) Socket Glazed Pipes, foot : 24 inches .. _ _ 076 — 00 0 21 inches .. _ .. 000 — 0 0 o IS incites _ „ .. 080-000 15 inches .. _ .. 026-000 12 inches _ ~ .. 020-000 9iuches _ „ .. 0 16 — 000 incites „ .. „ 006 — 00 0 4 inches 0 0 4 — 0 0 0 3 inches 004-000 COAL AND FIREWOOD. Coal, Newcastle, ship's side, cargo, ton 126-000 Do., delivered 1 10 0 — 1 15 0 Do., yard 100-000 Greymouth yard 115 0 — 000 Do., Bay of Islands, yard .. 0 0 0— 0 0 0 Do., delivered .. .. .. 0 0 0— 0 0 0 Do., mine .. .. „ „ 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Do., ship's side .. .. „ 000 — 000 Miranda, mine .. „ „ 090 — 000 Do., household .. .. „ 012 0— 0 0 0 Do., in Auckland.. .. _ 016 0-000 Kamo, loading ground, *,on _. 011 0— 0 0 0 Taupiri, mine, steam „ .. 010 0 — 000 Do., yard, steam > _ „ 013 0— 0 0 " Do., household .. .. „ 110 — 000 Do.. do., delivered .. .. 150 — 170 Firewood, uncut *tinr(, cargo, ton 0 8 0 - 0 0 0 Do., delivered 0 12 0 — 0 13 0 Do., cut _ 014 o—o ie 0 MISCELLANEOUS. Kerosene, 130' teat, ducy paid 0 16-000 Do., 150- test 018 — 010 Fencing wire, No. C, ton .. 1 No. 7 .. ..>l4 0 0 —15 0 0 No. 3 .. ..J Barb Fencing Wire .. „ 23 10 0 —24 10 0 Pig Wire fcloso barb) .. .. 34 0 0 —25 0 0 Galvanised Iron, sto Sft .. i.3 0 0 -2-4 0 0 Lime, slacked, bushel .. .. 0 10 — 000 Quick lime, in stone .. .. 0 16—000 New Zealand Palings, 6ft _. 0 7 6—o 10 0 Teatree Rails, 100 _ „ 210 o—3 10 0 Puriri Posts) _ .. „ 600 — 600 Shingles. 1000 .. „ _ 012 o—o 13 0 Hobart Palings, Sft „ „ 017 0— 10 0 Do., Oft .. „ _ „ OIS 0— 1 1 0 lJobart Rails .. _ „ 400 —4 10 0 AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. TH a HSU A v's QUOTATION'S. tS'o. of Company. .Shares Business B'yr's Sel'rs. [Issued Banks I ; s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. N.Z., old .. 200,000 — — 93 0 102 0 National .. |100,000 — — 14 0 — Colonial .. 200,000, — — — — Insurance— ! New Zealand 100,000 67 6 (cum) — — National .. 200,000 - — _ — S'tlt British .. 64,628 23 0 — — — Standard .. 100,000', — — — — Union, ex .. 100,000' — — — — N./,. Accident 20,000 — — — — Loan — N.Z. L.ifc M. .. 160,000 — — 50 0 — Nat'n'l M. &A. 100,000 — — _ — N.Z. & It. P. .. 200,000: — _ _ — Gas- I j Auckland, old 29,213 0 — — — Thamos new 10,l»0 _ _ _ — Tliamos .. 10,000 _ _ _ — Gisbonte .. 11,UOO — — — — TIM i! nit — Kauri Timber 000,000 _ _ — Shipping— Union S.S. .. 40,000 _ _ _ _ N.Z. Shipping 69,681). — Devonpoi t S.F. 10,000 — _ — Coromatsilel S. 3,037| — — Northern S.S. 110,784: — — Coat. - ! Bay of Islands 4,00(), — — Taupiri .. 24,000] — — — 17 6 Taupiri Res'rve 25,000 — Westport Coal 09,286 — MISCKI,I.ANKOL'S N.Z. Drug . . 67,5T-;! _ 13 0 — Attckl'nd Fibre 18,915: — _ _ — I Northern Hoot 12,622! — — | Union Oil .. 30,850 — — 14 014 4 GOl.dfif.l.DS— Thames. New Albumin 50,000 — — — 2 0 Caledonian .. 50,000 — — — — Calliope .. — — — — Cambria .. 44,700 — — — 2 0 Consols .. 60,0001 — — — — Dives .. 45,0001 — — — — liaiiclbank, 1/0 21,000 — — — — 2/- 21,000 2 5 — 2 5 2 0 Lone Hand .. DO,OOO — — _ — Magnolia .. 50,000 — — — New Mannkau 30,000 — — — — May Queen .. 50,000 — — ~ 6 6 N. Moanataiari 50,000 5 3 — 5 3 5 6 Norfolk .. 60,000 — _ _ 14 Occidental .. 100,000 — — — — Orlando .. 40,000 — - — — Saxon .. .. 50,000 — — — 3 0 Sylvia .. .. 100,000 — — — Trenton .. 30,000 — — 0 8 010 Victoria .. 120,000 — — 0 6 0 8 Waiotahl .. 0,000 — — ' — Uyper Thames. Crown .. ~ 05,000 — — 3 0 — Silverton .. 40,000 — — 2 0 3 0 Vt'aihi, old .. 100,000 — — — 20 0 new .. 44,000 — — _ — Woodstock .. 65,000 — — 10 J'uhi/Jiihi. Prosp'tors No. 1 53,300 — — Prosp'torsNo.2 33,300 — — Kv.autiuiu. Carbine .. — — 0 7 Great Mercury 60,000 — — — Irene .. .. — — Kuaotuim .. — — Mariposa .. 50,000 — — — Otama- .. .. 40,00® — — _ — Owura .. .. 50,000 — — 1 0 1 3 Red Mercury 30,000 1 4 — — 14 Try Fluke .. 50,000; 4 0 — 4 3 410 Coromandel. Royal Oak .. 9,000) — — — | _ C. Alkxandisk, Chairman. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. ("A U.S. ♦ 1. 'I. Due. John Bull G.M.Co. .. „ 0 0 1 „ Jan. 22 Hazeibunk (J.M.C'o .. .. 0 0 3 .. J;m. i.-, Vermont G.M.Co 0 0 2 .. J;in. is Magnolia G.M.Co 0 0 2 .. Feb. 10 Puliipuhi Prospectors' G.M. Go 0 0 2 .. Feb. is IMVIItIiNDS : N.Z. Insurance Co. .. . 0 2 6 ~ Now. Union Fire and Marine In- ' surance Co 10 % ... Jan. 30 National Bank of New Zealand .. . .. .. 5 % .. Jan. 20