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New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3005, 17 December 1896, Page 2

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Njsw Zealand Times Office, Wednesday evening. General business with the leading rncroanlila houses la reported to be very brisk Una month, and there is every indication of a continuance, as payments are well met. . . . One particular lino (kerosene) at tins time of tho year is only In light demand, IfjOifog test, with patent no/./.lua, selling at lid and Hid, i«h*» common tins are selling at 10a and 10id. Thicading brands of tobacco are in good demand, and very good business is being done in wines and spirits. Special to the New Zealand Times. Wanoanuj, December 10. Freeman R. Jackson and Co.'s Wanganui stock report:—At our horse fair on Saturday a largo number of horses carno forward. Bidding was slack, except for draughts, and the result was rather a poor sale. At Wnvcrlcy on Monday, fair entries came forward, and we cleared the yards with the exception of one pen of hoggets, at prices on a par with late rates. At Wanganui to-day, fair entries again came forward, but the bidding was not so brisk. The major portion of the entry changed hands before the close of the day. Pigs sold in favour of vendors. Horses—Unbroken draughts, £ls 12s Cd to £2l; broken draughts, up to £2l ; hacks and harness horses, up to 12s Gd; others, 22s Cd to £3. Cattle at Waverley—Steers, £3; yearlings, 27s to 37s Cd. At Wanganui—Fat heifers, £3 Ca to £4 4s; fat cows, £3 IDs to £3 17a ; fat steers, £4 Os to £4 13s; cows and calves, £2 13s ; yearlings, 28a; calves, 5s to 12s; milkers, £2 10s to £3 17s. Sheep at Waverley—Ewes and lambs, 7s 5d to Us ; hoggets, 8» Gd to 8h 9d ; wethers, G»7d. At Wanganui Fat ewes, Gs 3d ; shorn wethers, 6s 8d ; shorn hoggets, Gs; fat lambs, 0s to 0s lOd; wethers in wool, 11s 3d ; hoggets in wool, 10s; dry ewes In wool, Bs. Pigs—Baeoners, 20s ; porkeia, 12s bdtolus 3d ; others, 9» 3d to 12s. . ■ . Jo/r.vsoNViLLK, December 10. Freeman R. Jackson and Co.’s Johnsonvillc stock report:—Tho cattle offered at the sale consisted of a few small, well-finished bullocks, the rest large, but plain stores. Prices wore about equal to last sales rates. Wo have no improvement m the value of sheep to quote. A large entry of pigs came forward, and all sold at late i/ateu. Cattle —Best bullocks, £G 5s to £G 10s; others, £5 7s Cd to £6 ; cows, £4 to £1 5s ; equal to 15s per 1001 b for ox beef and 14s for cow. Sheep—Wethers, 7s 10d to 9s; owes, Gs to Gs Gd; lambs, 7s Gd to 8s; inferior lambs, 8» to Cs. Pigs—Small baconcrs, 27s to 80s; porkers, 19s to 235; stores, 15s to 18s; small pigs, Gs Gd to 12s Gd. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, December IC. Tho sales of wheat locally are now restricted to much smaller lines than was the case a few weeks ago. Merchants, who arc the principal holders, arc very firm in their demands, and local millers, though prepared to operate at a trillo below tho prices asked, will not concede holders’ demands, except when compelled to keep up stocks. Several Hues of Pearl and Tuscan have been taken by tho trade at 4s Gd, ex store, Addington. Any lines of oats lor milling purposes are readily saleable, but inferior sorts and feed lines arc not in request. A fair-sized lino of good heavy sparrowbills has changed hands at 2s, ex store, Addington, but these, it is understood, arc for Australia. Tho following are the current prices Wheat—Pearl (prime milling), 4s 7d ; Tuscan, 4s 5d to 4s Cd ; Hunter's, 4s 5d to 4s Gd; good seconds, 3a Gd to 8s 9d. Oats Canadians (milling), 4 2s 2d; stout feed, Is lid to 2s; duns and Danish, Is Ud. Barley Malting, prime, nominal, 8a Cd to 3s 9d ; medium do., 2s 9d to 3s 4d ; teed, 2» 3d to 2s Cd. Beans (nominal), 2s Bd. Peas—Partridge, Us. Flour—Millers quote roller £ll 10s ; stone, £lO 10s. Sharps, £3 10s; bran, £3 ss; oatmeal, £ll 10s; oatshcaf chaff, nominally 40s tat handy country stations for prime samples). Grass seed Ryegrass, farmers' lots, 2s 4d to 2s 10d ; machine- dressed, 8s 9d ; heavy weight, 4s to 4s 8d; cocksfoot, farmers’ lines, 8d to BJd; town machine -dressed, 4Jd to sa; uowgrasH, fanners’ lines, 4d to 6id; white clover, Gd to Bid; alsike, 5d to Gd. Dairy produce—Cheese, 8d to 4d: loaf, Bid to 4id. Butter, fresh factory, 9d ; prime dairy, Gd to 7d ; salt (in boxes), Gd. Bacon and hams, Cd to 7d. . , Bit Telegraph,—‘Press Association.—Copyright. London, December 15. Five hundredweight of Queensland tobacco has realised I{A per lb. It was rank in growth, and was flavourless.