AUCKLAND—Yesterday.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8636, 23 November 1889, Page 4

AUCKLAND— Yesterday.

Pbodtjob.— Messrs G. W. Binney & report :— There la littlo doing in the produce market, and prices remains snehanged. A general dull ess exists, lhe quotations are as follows : — Best freah bnttei in pat 6d per lb, seconds, 4d to 5d per lb. Fresh butter, in roll, td to 6d ; potted unsaleable ; cheese, 4d to sd; eggs, 7d to 9<l per doz ; bacon and hams, provincial 8d ; do, Canterbury, 7£' i. Potatoes: Local, £5 to £5 lOi per ton; O<*maru, £6 ss ; onions, £26 to £28 per ton; maize, 2s lOd; oats, local, 2s 8d to 2s lDd: Southern, 2s lOd to ?s; Billing wheat ( local,3s6(i,Soatheru,3slod to4s chiok, 3s i o 3s 2d. VI ur, roller, Southern, £t. Oatmeal, firm ; also bran and pollard. Flax, prime, 1 24 pur ton; medium and inferior not in demand. GSAnr, Foddxb, &o.— At the Hiymarket dniing the past wpek bay and straw have been in short supply, but without alteration in values from last week. Oats ranged fiom 1« 4d to h«; maize, 2s 9Jd to 3n; maizi, 2s 9Jd to 3s; wheat, Is per bushel; chaff, £4 5s per ton. Hobbe Ktook. — At the Baymarket on Friday (Nov. 15) horse sock was entered in full numbers. The binning w s irregular, and latu values were not sustained. Prices for nsef. 1 draught ranged fom £5 10s to £16, generally between £8 and £10 iOe. Wool, Hides, Skin?, to. — Messrs W. G. Binney Ie Son repoit that at their sale previous week's prices were obtaiaed.-Messrs Bucklaud ie Sod report that at the Haymarket on Tuesday (November 19) hides were better wortb. Bes* h u avy n hides ranged up to 4^-i per lb, or fully 30s each ; cowhides, 2d toS|l; calfskins, 4d to 4^J per lb ; tallow, ton o 24« 61 per cwt; butchers' skins, 4s to 6s 21 ; dry skins, 2t 616 1 to 4s 9*l; wool, in bags and dumps, from s£d to 9d per lb, Caitlk, f-HEEP, ice— Messrs Buckland ie Sons report that at the country cattle sale at Pokeno prices for s'ora cattle were firm, and in good r.emand throughout, Lac at Diary the bidding wnscomparaively slow, although there was i.ot much diflaieuce in the values obtair.ed. Fresh conditionod grown ca tie were in good demand, and young cattle kept late values, Bemuera on Thursday, November 21, dairy cattle at profit were better worth by 10s each ; store cattle of all classes ware dull of sale, and lower mpi ices ; fat cattle .wete in full number, and lower in price about 6s each, prices were frorc 14s to 15s the lOOtb ; West Cobs; cattle averaged £6. Sheep weie lower in price, store longwooled wethers, in wocl, brought 10s 6d; halfbreds 9s 6d each; fatted shorn hoggets 7s to Us; heavy sheep, mixed sexes, 12s; fat lambs is fh rt requirement, s.nd brought from 8s to 11s e»ch. Porkers kept their values, about 3d a lb. dead weight ; well bred weaners 8s to lOt; hat course p-gs

Nolan report that the number of cattle brought forward has been quite up to the average. The demand was not so keen as i at the previous week's sule, and values ware barely maintained. The Newmarket yards were fairly filled on Tuesday (November 19) with all descriptions, but competition I lacko 1 spirit; dairy cows advanced slightly in value ; th-re was a good muster of grown steers from the North, which sold from £2 6s to £4 ; beef, lls to 16s the cwt, Tne following are some of the averages : Fat steers, £7 7s 6d, £6 10s, £6. £5 17s 6d, £5 16s, £S 12s 6d, £5 7s fid. £ > 6s 6d ; cows: £4 20s, £i 7s 6<l, £3 17s 6d, £3 ss, £3 2s 6d Tb«re was an increased number of sheep yar led at Nc**mirket on Tuesday, November 19, but there were no prime heavy weight. Sborn wethers sold from Is4d to Is 8d per slonn of 8 lb; ewes, la 4d to Is 6 ; lambs, from 5s 8d to 10s 6d each. There were t>nt few pigs yarded, but they were of good quality, and sold at from 2Jd to 8d per lb, live weight. Shabb Mabkbt. — Messrs. Prater Bros, telegraphed to ns yesterday afternoon:— Bales: Old Bank of New Zealand £&Bs6d; New Bank of New' Zealand £4 17s; Gas, £5 (50s paid); New Zealand Insurance 665, Nationals, 15s 6d; Northern Boot 9s id ; Kauri 13s 3d; Moanatairi, 4s 8d; Trenton, 3s; Saxon 6s 4d; May Qneej, Is 6d; Cambria, 2s lOd. Buyers: Old Bank of New Zealand, £5 9s; Colonials 42s 6d. fellers : New Banks of New Zealand, 97s 6d; Nationals, 375; Land Mortgage, 17s; Shipping, 745. |