MARKETS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3220, 6 September 1879, Page 2

MARKETS.

AUCKLAND— Yestekday.

. PBODUOte.— Butter, fresh, 1(M. to Is.; eggs, 10d.; salt butter, Bd. to lid.; potatoes, local, £6 15s. to $7 ; Canterbury potatoes, £6 10s. FODDBR. — Mr.Buckland reports that fodder was plentiful, but maintained last week's Value;" "different samples of barley brought 1 Respectively 28. fid. and 3s. 10d.; New Zealand maize, good sample, 3s. 7d.; inferior, 2|, lid. the bushel. 11 HottSBS were offered lii limited numbers with a good demand ; aged draught brought from £25 to • &40 ; an ' entire horse brought ££5 ; an omnibus horse, £24. Cattle, Sheep, &c— On Monday (September 1), at I'ukekohe, there was a full muster of cattle *, for grown stock there was a good demand at late raluea, but young cattle were at lower prices 6s. a head. — At - . Remuera on Thursday (September 4), dairy „ cattle were at last week's value, and store , eatrtle wore in , regular demand ; ohofce »ni« ; < mnla sold freely, but aged and inferior cattle ' were scarcely saleable ; fat cattle in less than average snpply—ll3 head being yarded ; prices were slightly better than last week ; Auckland fattened cattle wero steady at 295., and ahip-borne cattle at 265. the 100 lbs.; store sheep were at Jate values ; erres with lambs at aide, 125.; hoggets in their wool, Gs. each ; fat sheep in full nhmber«, with ,a dull atfe at 2^d. to 2^d. the lb,; half-bred wethers, welMatted, brought from 11s, 6d. to 14s. 6d.*, long-vroolled, wcthcre, 13s, to 16s, each ; a few lambs-i-the first ef the season, brought from '12d. 6dl to 20s. each ; there were not many piga yarded, and those were at late values. . ' i ■';,'./ i !u' " ' Hides, Bkins, &o.— At the sale of hides on Tuesday (September 2), the prices rangod from 2d. to 3d. per lb.; sheepskins, from ls.7d. to '2s. lid. «ach | fleece wool, 6W. per lb. [ ■ Shabu MAliitET.— Bank of New Zealand, £17 10i.; National; 625. 6d.; Colonial, 425.; Loan and ■Mercantile, 85s. Insuraricc-^South Briiish, 505.; National, 225.' 6d.; Standard, 14s. 6d.; Colonial, 45.; Union, 12s, Gd. Uuioa • Sash and Door, £7 155.; new issue, £3 IBs.; Auckland Timber Co., £5 ; Gathrie aud Larnach, GOs. . i , ...: DUNKDIN^YfISTEBDAT. EfiODUOH, &O.'— Wheat, 4s. Gd, to 4s, Od.j , oats, 2s; to 2s.' 3d.;' barley, Gs. to ss. Gd.; fecdj.Ss. to. 3s. 6d.; potatoos, £5 10s. to £7 ; liay, £4 ; chaff, £4 to £4 10s. ; straw, £2 5b.; bran, £4 55.; pollard, £5 10s.; flour, £10 ;to £10 10J. ; oatmeal, £13; pearl barley, £26; onions, 13s. GJ.; cheese, Bd.} bacon, BAd, : Livh StooK.— Prime beef, 28s. Gd, per 100 lbs.; mutton, 2£d. . . , SYDNEY (N.S.W.)— To-i)AY. . . MBttOrtAKDtSK.— Diamond kerosene, Is. Gd* per gallon ; Patna rice, £21 per ton ; Raven's twist tobacco, Is. 6d, to Ib. 9d. per lb.; other lines unchanged. ADELAIDE (B. A.)— YESTERDAY. Brmadstdffs.-— Wheat, steady, at ss. 3d. per bushel.