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Patea Mail, Volume XI, Issue 131, 22 February 1886, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

PATEA RETAIL PRICES. Buying Selling, Xtatter per to lOd Is Cheese (colonial) 7d lOd Eggs per doz. lOd Is Potatoes (per bag) 4s 5a Bctohkbs' Meat— Bolling. Beef 2d to 3d. Steak .. .. . 4d Mutton . 3d Pork 4d Veal 4d to 6d Flour, local, 12s per lOOlbs ; Oamaru, 14a per lOOlbs ; chick wheat, 2s !)d per bushel; oatmeal. 4s 6d net 251ba : bread, 4J per 2lb loaf. MR. W. CO WE BN’S REPORT. At my Ram and Sheep Fair on the 10th inst., there were yarded 114 Rams and 1600 mixed sheep. The rams were from the best breeders in tho district, viz., Messrs W. Wilson, Hamilton, Sheild, and Pearce. The highest price obtained for a single ram was for one bred by Mr Hamilton, which fetched 10£ guineas ; while a ram bred by Dir Wilson made guineas. 26 of the rams sold at prices ranging from to lo£ guineas. Competition weak. Mixed Sheep,—There was fail tition for sheep of all classes, particularly lambs. Fat ewes made 7s 9d, breeding ewes, 4s 6d, shorn lambs, 3s 6d, woolly lambs, ss. MESSRS F. R. JACKON AND CO.’S FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPORT. Wednesday, Feb. 17. We have no alterations in value, an d quote since our last :—The Waverley sale was well attended, and bidding spirited throughout. At our yards in Wanganui cn Wednesday last tho rams were keenly competed for, and all sold at the prices below. Tho imported animals were a capital lot, and arrived in good condition. Tho ordinary sheep were of indifferent quality, about one half of total entry being sold. Young cattle found buyers, but cows were neglected ; the milch cows were of good quality, and sold well, some high prices being obtained for some of them. On Saturday wo held our usual sale of horses and sundries, the bulk of the horses offered finding purchasers at curnnt rates. Poultry were of lower value. Cattle.—At Waverley—Fat cows made £3 19s; cows and calves, £3 Is ; cows (forward), £3 ; heifers, £1 9s 6d ; woaners, £1 Is. At St. Hill-street— Heifers, £1 12s 6d ; steers, £1 15s ; milch cows, £5 10s to £ll 10s. ? SHEEP.—Waverley—Wethers and ewes L Gs 6d ; lambs in wool, 3s 6d to 4s 6d. A Bt, Hill-s'reet—Wethers, 7s 4d ; lambs in wool, 5s ; old ewes, 3s ; rams (at Wavorley), Mr W. Wilson’s rams made from £3 3s to £9 9s ; old rams, £1 Is to £1 6s 3d. At Wanganui—Rams from the same flock brought from £4 4s to £8 Is. The imported rams realised from £2 2a to £8 Bs—one special animal, £2l 5s 3d. Pias.—A small number only came forward—Porkers, 9s 6d to 15s ; one pure Bunkering boar brought £2 Is; sows, 30s to 535. Houses.—No alteration in quotations. Poultry.—Fowls, 2s to 2s 3d the couple ; ducks, 2s 6d to 3s. MR NEWTON KING’S WEEKL* AUCTION AND PRODUCE REPORT. At the mart on Saturday, fowls made Is to Is 6d, ducks la 4d, chickens lOd to 11, barley, 3s, potatoes 4s to ss, onions Id, bams 6£d, cheese to 6d, tea—in half chest—ls 3d, boxes 15s, brown sugar white, 3jd. 1 Haymnrkot Yards, —On Saturday, pigs were very dull—slips made 6s, but few were yarded. Five hacks sold from £3 to £9 7s 6d. Screws, £1 to £2 10s. I have enquiries for a few hacks. Fruit.—l sold a large quantity of Nelson fruit on Monday to a fair market. Peaches, good, made 4s 6d to 5s 6d per half box ; mediums, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; cases, 9s ; plums, 5s to 6s ; apples, 4s to 4s 6d ; damsons, 4a t* 4s 6d. I held a clearing out sale for Mr Daddy at his farm, Ratapihipihi, on Thursday. There was a very good attendance, and bidding was exceedingly brisk. Calves made£l 9s ; 18-inonths to 2 years heifers, £2 2s 6d to £4 ; good cows, in milk, forward, £6 to £7 15s ; old cows, in milk, £3 7s 6d to £6 15s ; trap horses, £7 12s 6d ; filly, £3 10s ; trap, £ll 10s ; plough, £4 ss, and sundries sold fairly. Produce. Cable on Tuesday from Sydii'-y announced a better tone in the butter market, and that the Now South Wales had advanced to Is, this, of course, means a corresponding advance for Now Zealand make. Grass Seed is coming in but slowly. The larger lots have not yet been cleared. There is a good demand for good samples. MR W. McKEEVER’S WEEKLY REPORT. New Plymouth. Cattle.—On Tuesday I held a sale at Oakura, There was a very small show of stock, but plenty of buyers. Springing cows arc still in good demand, having reached £7 15s each, on account of Mr Looney (who is well-known as a good breeder). Dry cows, £2 4s to £4 each. About 100 head bullocks passed through the same morning, but sold privately at £6 each, for freezing. Horses made from 7s to 30s up to £7. More enquiries are now being made by farmers for good stock, bad breeds being quite neglected. Half-bred bulls are in good demand, and would stdi readily if brought into the market. Other breeds are only worth their hides.