AUCKLAND—Yesterday.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8275, 22 September 1888, Page 4

AUCKLAND—Yesterday.

PnOD* OE. — Messrs G. W. Biuney & Pon report that cheese and butter nro firm ; pjiatoefl, in short supply, Coji frrsh butter, in rjll*, 91 to 101 per lb ; besi silt butter, 9 1 to 10.1 per lb ; checrr, prtrao quality, 4£d fresn eggs, 6d per dozeu delivered ; bacon and bains, provincial, Gd to 8d the lb.; hams CJd to 8i>l; Canterbury bacon (new) 7dj equal nutuoers of hams and bacon, bare, 7£dj hams, 8}<1 ; ch'jcße (good local), 4d to4Jd; potatoes, A3 16s to £1 the ton ; onions, l£d per lb, Maize 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; oats, 2s 9d to 8s; m'lliDg wheat, 8s OJ to 4s Id; chick wheat, 8a to3«Bd. Flour, £10 to £11 16s per ton.' Grain, Foddeb. &.C.— At the Heymarket during the past week sales of fodder have been less than usual ; prices are without alteration. Ingrain increased business has been transacted, oats at 2s 8d and 2a 9d ; make, 2i OJ to Si por buihol ; potatoes, £8 to Ai per tor t fformanarci thcio baiajio

been an increased demand' at current values.

Horse Stock. — At the Haymarket on Friday (September 14) horse stock sold freely at late improved vilues, medium draft brought from £8 to £12 ; thoronghbreds, Libeller, £75 ; Maoriland, M 0 ; an I a hftlfbred colt by Nordenfeldt, £40. Wool., llides, Skins, &o. — Messrs. G. W. Binney & Sons report :— Hides are selling freely .He vy s*out, at 4d to 4^3; median), 3^l; stee.r hides, 3d; cow, 2jd to2fd; sloppy, 2d to 2^(1; calf, 4£d. Bhcepskins are firm at late quotations. Potatoes ill short supply. —Mr. Buckland reports that at ihe Haymarket on Tuesday (September 18) hides were in full numbers, and fully maintaining late values; ox hii'es, 3Jd to 4d; cowhides. S^d to 2$ I; calfskins, 3tf to 4£d per lb. Sneepskius were also plentiful, and in g > d enqiry; prio s for long-wools ranged from 3s to Bs 8 1; wool, from6£d to7|d per lb. OATTLH, Shbbp. &O. — Mr Buckland reports that at the cattle sale held At Fokeno on Monday (Sep 17) 2 ti 3-year-old steers sold freely; ani at Druiy ou Wednesday (Sep. 1 9) young cattle were more numerous th-m for some time; thay tret with fair demand, also fresh 3-year old steers; but backward 2-year-oWs were not equal to Pokeno rates in eitber sale ; dairy cows were dul! of sal*?, and were mostly withdrawn. —At Bcaouera, on Thursday (Vep'.-rrr-cc 20) dairy cattle were at low vaues, from 40s for heife-s, to £> for best cows; store cattlo scarcely so fa«t of sile, hltho'iuh there vas ro quotable difference in v^lu s; fat cuttle firm, fin! advanced slightly ia price; many pens brought 184 the ICOlbs. A« erages for good s'cers ranged from £6 6s to £ 7 6*. Sleep steady at last week's pri -es; hoggets, mix'd sexes, brought 10s 3d; Jo*gwoollel welhera 133 to 17s 6d; half-lr3«'s, 11s to 14s 6d each; fnt lambs plentiful and uqaeJ ; price unchanged, fronts 6d to 13-> cacb. Tigs in full numbers; well bred ligs, b>ih fit and stoic, betttr worth; but. large, conrse pigs were much lower in price. Shake Market. — Messrs. Frater Bros, telegraphed to us yesiordny nfiernoon :— Sales: Bark of N. Z , £10 10 8 ; Loans, F2j to 81s; Nati-n 1 Mortgage, 10s lOd; Ga*, £10 Is 6il; New Z'.-nlant Insurance, Bls to 7's; Standard, Us 4J; Bny of Islands Coal, 495; Cambria, ss; Ssxon, 3i lid; Caledon : an, 3s 6il } rown, 4s; Paroquet, 3s Gd. Buyers : Bank of New Zeal nd, £10 10s ; Bay of Islands Coal, 525; Accidetr, 7s 6d ; Union Oil, 4s 9d, Sellers : Bank of New Zea'and, £10 13*; Colonial Bank, 455; New Zealand L>sura'CP, 80s-; Colonial", 4s flfl; Kouth Bri ish 46 • 61 ; S andard, H* 3 ; Bay of Islaids Coal, 535; Union Oil, 6s SKI;