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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7377, 21 May 1887, Page 4

DENTS TO TARANAKI HBBALD.] AUCKLAND — Yestebday..

Pkoduce — Messrs. G. W. Binney and So'is repoitthat the butter market is firm, and supply short. The. Auckland Grocers' Association quote the wholesale price of fresh butter at lOd per lb.; and fresa eggs Is 9i per dozen delivered ; ba>'on and hams, provincial, 6d to 8d the lb.; hams 6Jd to 8J<1; Canterbury bacon (new) 7d; equal numoers of hams and bacon, bare, 7Jd ; hams, B|d ; cheese (good local), B^d to 6|d ; poUtoi'H £4 6s » o £4 1 0s the ton ; onions, l^d ; app es, 3d per lb. ' Ma-ze is worth 3s 9d ; oats, 2s 3d ; milling wheat, 3a lid ; chick wheat, (none), better inqairy for heavy draught, and p.I ; Tanged from £8 to £11.

Dodder — Mr. Buokland reports that at the Hay market on Friday (May )3) loose folder-brought from 2s 3d t j 3* 9d the .cwt.; oits, 2s to 23 4d per bushel ; potatoci, £3 the ton ; bran, 4s 4d the cwt. • Hobse Stock — At the Haymarket' sale Ott Friday (May 13) horse stock was yarded iq large number, and nerrly a" sold at satisfactory' pri.es. Hacks from £3 to £10; I medium draught, £6 to £10. ■ Wool, Hides, Skins, &o.— Meisrß.G W. -Binney and Kous report:— At the weekly 'auction sale the demand was brisk; prime jox, 4£d, firm; heavy, id to 4£d ; medium; 3Jd ; 'cowhide', 3d to 3£J; dem nd for medium cow firm, at 3d; calfskins, 4Jq for best; damaged and acored doll of sale ; sheepskins firm, at late quotations. — Mr. Buckland reports that at ti~e hide and skin sale at the Haymarket on Tuesday (May 17) few hides and skins were offered ; gooJ ox hides sold at 4£d ; cowhides, 3d to 3£d ; calfskins, 3J to <J£d. , "Cattle, Sheep, ka. — Mr Buckland reports that at Pokeno on Monday (May 16) there was a small Bale, and everything sold- 'that was yarded. — The nsual monthly sale at Drury on Wednesday (May 18) was well" attended. -There wss a good muster of store caUle and dairy ows, .For the latt9v there was good competition.— At Bemuera on ihursiay (May 19), dairy cat'le were in full numbers; fat stock short of requirements oniag to no stcck ar.iving this week from the West Coast. Puces much h gher : Fat cattle firm, at 20s the 1001 s, Fat sheep 3d the lb, Pigs in moaera* i number, but at late value. i Shabe Mabket. — Messrs. 1 Frater Brcthere' telegraphed to us yesterday afternoon : — Sales: Bank of New Zealand, £16; New Zealand Insurance, 665; National, 13s '4tl; ebct'i British, 265; Land Mortgage, 21s; I, .ans, 645; Auckland Gas, £10 17s 6d; new issue, £5 12a 6d; Devooport Ferry, 19s 6d : '-'ambria, 3s 6d; Trentoa, Is 8d; Saxou, 2s 3d; Union 2s 3d. -Buyers : Colonial Bank, 41s; Union "Insurance, 19s 3d; Auckland Timber, 325; Miranda Coal, 7s 6d. a'ellers: Bank of New Zealand, £16 2a 6d; Colonial, 41b 6d; r<juth British Insurance, 265; Union, 19a 6d; Nortbsm Boot, 11s; Tramway 4s 6d.