STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12624, 3 August 1904, Page 3

STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

I NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY'S, LIMITED, KKrOKT. Horses: At Durham Yard.-, on Friday, quite the average number of hordes were yarded, and anytHin of pood clasi quitted. Heavy draught* are scarce and wanted. Medium and spring cart horses fold at from tIZ to £26. There is inquiry for CO'id, reliable buggy horse*. The steeplechaser Nor'-west was submitted, but not fold; lie ha?, however, since been sold privately. Small horses and weeds are practically unsalable. On Monday we held a special sale of stallions, etc at Durham Yards, on account of Messrs. V.. Paterson and Co., and others, when there -.van a large attendance, but bidding was anything tut spirited. The horses submitted were of tooa stamp and quality; but few were sold at the hammer The Clydesdale stallion " Royal binion, by Sir Simon—Topsy, changed hands at MKH,'*., his new owner being Mr. W. J. Hall, fhames. Liood mires made t|p to £35, and a bay gelding by Clydesdale Willie reached £4u 10s. A few coachins: sorts were quitted at from £0 to £22, and a good manv sales effected privately. Cafe • At the >"ewmarkbt Yards on Tuesday, dairv and store stock were yarded in usual numbers, and'sold 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 suld up to las: week's quotations .cows 19s to .2s Steers -old at from £7 10s to £11 lis' ® (1 . co * s . - 4 5s to £9 10s; dairy cows, £0 os to _£ s 10s; empty ditto. £2 10s to £3 l&s. Sheep: The .Newmariet Yards were well filled on Tuesday, and sold at late rates. We quote: Wethers, 14s Mto £1 4s ad s «wes, 13s to £1 0s 9d; hoggets, 10s b<l to

14s fld. Pigs: Porkers realised from 17a 6d to £2 lis; baconera, £1 14s to £3 153; weaners, 7b 6d to 13a 3d. We submitted an extra large catalogue of 'hides, skins, and tallow, on Tuesday. Hides: Market firm at last week's prices. We quote: Prime ox, 7d to 7£d; extra stout, G.yi to Gijd; stout, 6Jd to 6|d; medium, 5Jd to 6Jd; light, 4Jd to sd. Cow: Best lines, 4Jd; good, 3Jd to Id; scored and cut, 3£d to 3jd. Stags', 3d to 3Jd; calfskins, 5Q to 5Jd: ditto, cut, 33d to 4sd: kips, 4d to 4id. Sheepskins: Market very active. Wfl quote: Best butchers' skins, 4s 2d to 4s 8d; country ditto, 3s lOd to 4s 4d; small and damaged, 2s Gd to 3s 2d. _T»llow : Market dull. Best, in shipment casks, 17s to 18s; broken casks and packages, 153 to 17s 6(1: seconds, 10s to 1 Is. Bough fat, ljdHonrs, £3. Cow tails, Is 5d dozen. Horsehair, Is Id to Is 31d., Maize: Arrivals have been li?!it since last report, owing; to inugh weather on coast, Ho alteration in price to report. Oats: Market lias firmed somewhat, both in the South and here. Good B grade are worth Is lljd ex wharf. Chaff: Prices unchanged. A good inquiry for prime Southern. Potatoes: Southern worth £2 30s to £3, ex store. _ Butter: Very little farmers' or separator coming in. Factory, bulk, worth 91; squares, 10} dto lOjd. Cheese: A better inquiry; prices unchanged. MESSRS. ALFRED BVCKLAND A.SD SONS' REPORT. Horses: At the Haymarket on Friday last we had a full yard. Competition for all young, useful Forts, was keen. A few draughts realised from £17 to £37 (four from Motuihi averaged £31 sb); medium ditto, £21 to £31 ss; buggy horses and pood hacks, £18 to £25 10s; light harness and ordinary hacks, £8 5s to £15 15s; weeds and ponies, 10s to £7 10s; baker's cart, £11 10s. Hay, 17? to 41s; straw, 25s to 27s a load. Hides, Skins, Tallow, etc. : Hides, ox, 4Jd to 5Jd; cow, 3;d to 4Jd; calf, 5Jd; kip, 4d. Tails, Is 6d dozen. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 4Jd. Tallow, Its 6d to 17s. Bones, £5 per ton. Skins: Best butchers', Is lOd to 6s 2d; country ditto, 3s lOd to 4s 8d; small and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s 9d. Wool: Crossbred, seedy, fine pieces, 5Jd; washed ditto, 3 : id. The Hev. Watts' sale of furniture, etc., at Pukekohe. on Saturday, was well attended, and satisfactory prices were obtained. At Takapuna, on Monday, fully the advertised number of cattle came forward. Dairy cows, £7 5s to £!); backward springers, £5 to £7; dry cows, £3 to £4; yearling heifers, Jerseys, £3 10s to £4 10s; strong calves, £1 10s to £1 17s; fat sheep, mixed sexes, 17s. Grain, etc.: Not much change to report. Oats and maize at last week's prices; fowl wheat advanced Id: feed oats, 2s to 2s 2d; maize, 2s Id to 2s 4d; barley, 2s 6d; wheat, 3a 3d; bran, £4 us; sharps, £5 10s; chaff, £3 Ills to £5 15s. Bonedust, £7 to £7 15s; guano, £1; blood and bone, £8 ss. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Tuesday's closing prices, the business done being as follows:—New Zealand and Biver Plate, £1 ss; New Eclipse, 9.M. lOd, Sd; Golden Belt, contributing, 2s 3d; Komata Reefs, 2s fid, 2s 7d; Pride of Waihi, Is 4d, Is sd, Is 4d, Is sd. Is Gd, Is 7d: Talisman Consolidated, 4s Bd, 4s 10d; Waihi, £5 ISs; Waihi Beaoh United, 3Jd; Waihi Consolidated, Is Sd; Waihi Extended. 9s 3d, (is Sd. 9s Pd, 9s lOd, 10s, 10s 6d, 10s fid, 10s 4d; I Hauraki Freehold, s^d. j

CALL AND DIVIDEND LI3T. Calls. Due. New Nine-mile Creek 0 10 Aug. 8 Harbour View, August 1 0 0 1 Aug. 10 Golden Belt, August 1 0 0 1 Aug. 16 Dividends. • Due. Hamilton fins Co 10.per cent. Now. Union Bank of Australia ... £1 & 0 Now. CLEARING SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:— Saturday last we held a clearing sale of 70 dairy cows on account of Mr. J. T. Major, at the homestead, Fencourt. There was a good attendance of buyers from Matamata, Te Awamutu, and neighbourhood. Eri?fc competition existed throughout, tlie 70 cows realising from £4 5.9 to £9 15s (all the best, close to profit, brought from £7 us to £9 153); a few aged and backward cows, £3 7s 6d to £3 14s; two-year-old " 'Woodlands" bulls, £9 9s and £G 6s each; milk cans, 25 s and 25s each.

Selleri. Buyers. BANKS— £ 8. d. £ 3. d. New Zealand — 5 0 0 National 4 18 0 — INSURANCE— National 130 130 South British 7 0 0 6 1G 0 Standard ... ... ... 0 IS 3 — N.Z. Accident, ex dir. ... — 3 3 0 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and Giver Piute ... 1 5 0 14 9 COAL— Hikurangi — 0 12 3 Taupiri ... 0 19 3 0 18 6 GAS— Thames 1 12 G — shipping— Northern Steam, paid up... — 0 17 3 Northern Ste'.m, coutrib. ... — 0 8 3 Devocport Ferry — 1 1G 0 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up ... ... O 14 0 * — i Kauri, contributing' 0 3 10 0 3 8 T.oyland-O'Brien, Ltd. ... S 0 0 1 IS 0 Mountain Bimu, Limited... 14 0 — WOOIJ.F.N— Mo.«?iel - ... ... ... — 3 10 0 SriPCLLLANKOUSD.8.C.. Limited ... ... 0 12 0 0 11 6 New Zealand Drug, £2 ... — 2 3 0 Northern Boot ... ... 0 7 0 — Biverhead Paper Mills ... 1 12 0 1 11 6 Tonson Garlick ... ... 12 0 — NIJCO — Kuranui 0 0 3 0 0 2 Kuranui-Caledonian ... v 0 i — Mali arc Hoval, contributing — '> 0 2 New Eclipse 0 0 9 0 0 7i Old Albumin ... ... 0 0!' 0 0 5-i Victoria 0 0 3 — Crown ... ... ... ••• 0 « fi 0 6 0 Golden Belt, contributing... 0 2 3 —. Kornata Beefs 0 2 9 0 2 G Pride of VTaihi ... L ... 0 18 0 16 Talisman Consolidated ... 0 5 0 0 4 9 "VTaihi ... ... ... ... GOO 6 16 6 Waihi Beach United ... 0 0 4 0 0 3£ Waihi Consolidated ... ... 0 1 0 0 14 Waihi Consols 0 0 8 — Waihi Extended 0 10 5 0 10 3 Waihi Grand Junction ..2 5 0 2 2 0 Waihi South 0 0 8 0 0 GJ Waitekanri 0 2 G 0 2 3 Bunker's Hill ... ... 0 1 0 0 0 10 Hauraki Freehold 0 0 G 0 0 5 Harbour View 0 0 W 0 0 3 Old Hauraki, paid up ... 0 1 6 0 10 G. A. BUTTLE, Chairman W. H. O. Johsstox, Secretary. 3.16 p.m., August 2, 1901.