AUCKLAND-AUGUST 17,

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11604, 19 August 1899, Page 3

AUCKLAND- AUGUST 17,

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DEKTB TO TABANAKI HEBALDV

Pkodtjce. — The wheat market is qtiiet r an 1 little alteration can be noted, Oats are slow of sale, and not ranch business is passing on the local marker. Potatoes show a slight improvement this week, and price's range from 35s to 45s according to quality.

Quotations are as follows ;— Fresh butter : Firsts, 8d per 1b ; seconds, 5d ; prime salt butter, 7d ; seconds, 6d ; cheese, local, 3d to 4d per lb; factory, 4id to sd; eggs, 7d doz; hams (in cloth), B}i to 9d; bacon (in cloth), 7d; rollsr flour, £7 10s; maize, old 2s 3d to 2s 4}d (ex wharf); oats, feed, Is 9d to Is lOd: wheat, 2s 8d to 2s lid; fowl wheat, 2s 2d to 2s 4d; oatmeal (25's), £9; potatoes, 35s to 45s per ton. Wool, Hides, Skins, &o— Messrs Binncy & Sons report that on Tuesday they cleared a large catalogue o£ hides, &c Hides: Picked, 6d to 6Jd; extra etout, s}dto 5Jd; stout, 4jd to 4 }J; medium, 4Jd; light, 3Jd to 4d; cow, picked up to 4^d; best lines, 3 Jd to 4d; seconds, 3Jd to 3Jd;Mp, 3Jd to 3Jd; calf, well fhyed, 4^d to' 4 Jcl; stags, 2jd to 3d per lb; damaged, 2d to 2Jd per lb. Sheepskins : Local green and salted from 3s to 43 3d: average, 2s 8d; dry skin?, 4tl to 4£d per lb. Tallow : Gjod, 15s to 16s 6d; iufeiior, 103 to 12s; mutton, 183 to 20s per cwt. — Messrs Buckland i: Sons repoit that on Tuesday hidei (numerous) at late values; ox from 3]d to to 4^l pel lb;-cow, 3£d to 4d; kip, 3d to 3~ 1; cidf. 3Jd to 4Jil; tails, Is 10J doz, horse hair, Is 3d per lb; tallow, 12s to 163 6d cwfc; fat, 1$<I; bones, 3s 3d per ewt; fresh pells, 3s to 43 5d each; dry, Is to 3s 91; broken wool, 4s to 4]d per lb. Grain, Foddeb, &.O, — Messrs Buckland & Sons report that at the Ifaymarkefc meadow hay brought from Is 8d to^s 3d per cwt; oaten sheaves, 1* 9d; straw," 17s to 20.s the load; potatoes, 24s to 36s per ton (ex store); maize, 2s 9d per buihel; oats, Is 9d to Is lid: wheat, 2s 4d; chaff, 45s per ton; prca'cd hay, 50s; carrot*, 20s.

iIOHSE Stock. — Messrs Buckland &r. Sons report that, on Friday draught hor.se stock weio iequiic 1; heavy drau^hL sold from £16 to £25 each; medium draught, £9 to £14; melium draught entire, 30 guinois.

Oatitiß, Suhep, &c— Jlcssra Buckland & Sous repoit Miat at Ketnuera on Thursday dniry cows «ere at piolit fram 80s to 130s each; stoic cattle were without altcia l ion in pi ice; fat calves were required ninl fully ke-[)t lasL week's quotations; Lit cattle in average iiumbeis weie at late values. Siceis sod fiom 16s to 13s the lOOlbb; cows, 14s to 18s; piicus f r steers from £5 5s to £8 lOj each; cow.-, £3 15s to £5 15s; Blags, £5 53 to £7 2s 6d. Ffitsliccp in short supply improved in price; wethers, from 11s to 17s each; cwcj, 9s 6d to 14s 6d. Pig.s were alio scarce, and sold Trccly — Mcssis Hunter & Nolan leporl as follows:— Cattle— At Newmarket on Tuesday dairy and store stock wore yarded in larger numbers than irnal, and met with a leady tale. iiceE in scaicely avciagc numbers advanced fully Is ncr 1001 son late ratO3. Ok bee c , from 18s to 20s the 1001 b; cow, 14s to 16s; steers from £5 7s 6d to £9 7.s Cd; swinjjers from £3 lo £6 10s; dry cows, 35^ to bbi: stoica, 3 and 4-year-old stccie. to 90s; 2-year-old, 57d Gd to 60s. .Sheep in short, supply and good quality showed n slight advance ; wcthuu from 11s to 17-. 3d; owes, 8s 3d to 12s 9.1; f hotrgcts, 6s to 9s 3d. Vi^s : L'oikers, 16s Gd to 365; weavers, 5g to 10a 6d.