COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 310, 5 July 1898, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

T«e Waikato Argus Office. Monday. MR HUNTER'S KIHIKIHI SALE. Mr Hunter's auction sale in the Town Yards on Saturday last was fairly well attended, the entries of cattle, sheep and pigs being much better than of late. These were disposed of at present ruling prices, which are extremely low—in the case of calves, at least, some of which ohauged hands at a few shillings each. —(Own Correspondent). AUCKLAND MARKETS. Mr Richabd Arthur's Weekly Repokt.—Business fair during the week. Southern table potatoes, £7 10s to £7 15s, local £6 15s to £7 ss, seed kidneys £9 10s, Derwent seed £7 ; pumpkins, £3 to £4 ; kumaras, £6 to £7 10s ; citrons, wanted ; local onions, l_d per lb ; Southern bacon, 7d ; hams, B_d to 9d ; enquiries for local cure ; fresh butter, in good demand, lOd to lid ; corned wanted, 8d to lid ; cheese wanted, 4d to 4_d. Fruit : Apples, 4s to S 3 per case ; lemons, 2s to 4s ; walnuts, 6d. Poultry : Table roosters, Is 3d to is 9d each ; breeding fowls, lid to Is 6d each ; ducks, Is 3d to Is 7d ; turkey gobblers, 4s to 6s, hens 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; geese wanted. Small pigs, 6s to 10s each ; oata, 2s lid to 3s ; maize, 33 to 3s 6d ; bran, 4s 9d. Mr J. Jones' Weekly Report.— Poultry : Roosters. Is 3d to is 9d ; hens, Is to la 6d ; ducks, Is 3d to Is 9d ; geese, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; turkeys hens, 2s 3d to 3a ; cobblers, 3s 9d to 5s 3d ; pigs, 5s to 9d 6d ; potatoes, £7 10s ; local, £6 5s to £6 10a ; kidneys, 7s to 9s .6d ; onions, ljd to ljd ; iuferior, _d to Jd ; pumpkins, 3s to 3s 9d ; kumaras, 8s to 9s ; carrots, Is 6d to la 9d cwt ; bacon, od to 6|d ; middles, 4d to 4£d ; shoulders, 3d to 4-}d ; rolls, 4jd to s£d ; hams, 6d to keg, to 10_d ; cheese, 4d f 4_d ; lard, 4ct to 4;j.d ; eggs, Is 2d to Is oats, 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; maize, 2s 9d to 3s ; bran, £4 10a to £4 15s ; sharps, £5 10s to £6 10a ; chaff, £4 10a to £5 ; mandarines, 4s 8d to 6s 6d ; passion fruit, 6s to 78 3d ; lemons, 3d to 4_d ; Cape gooseberries, 3d to 4d lb. Mr Alex. Aitken's Weekly Report.—Splendid consignments came to hand to-day, but, in consequence of the wet weather, prices suffered greatly, excepting for poultry and pigs, which realised well. Local snppiies came in with a rash, but as the Tasmauian shipments were already on the markets values fell. Potatoes still low, although worth £8 in Canterbury. Butter and eggs more plentiful; cheese, scarce; honey, slow of sale; oats, bran and pollard slightly lower, and weak ; chaff, firm and scarce, but I strongly advise holders to act cautiously, as large quantities are held for speculative purposes, and it must fall; pigs and pork in good demand. I quote: Potatoes—Canterbury, £7 15s j local Hobarts, 6s 6d to 7s ; Canterbury/seed kidneys, 8s 6d to 9s 6d ; Hobart seed, 6s 6d to 7s! onions (globes), £l2 ; local, 9s 6d to lis ; pie and citron melons, 4s to 5s ; kumaras, £Blos to £ll ; pumpkins, £3 to £4; swede turnips, slow of sale; carrots, white, £.l 10s; red, £2 ; mangolds, 25s ; oats, ex store, 2s 9d, c.i.f., 2s 7_d ; hay, oaten, £5 to, £5 15s ; maize, old, 3s, new, 2s lOd ; bran, £4 10s; sharps, £5 15s; chaff, £4 15s to £5; butter, prime dairy, lOd to lid ; factory, rolls, Is Id to Is 2d; bulk. Hid to Is; medium dairy, 8d; new keg, "l0_d; pastry, 8d to 9d; eggs, Is 3d to Is 4d;pickled, 9d to Is; bacon, SJd to 7d ; farmers' 5d to 6d ; hams, 8d to 9d ; cheese, 4_d to s_d ; farmers', 3fd to 4£-d, wanted ; honey, bulk, 2_d ; sections, 3s 9d ; apples, 40lb cases, best dessert, 7s 9d to 9s case ; double cases, 10s to 12s 6d ; lemons, 3d to 5d per dozen; oranges, 9d doz., 17s 6d per crate ; Poor Man's, 8s per case ; St. Michael's, 4s ; bananas, l_d lb., 2s 3d bunch ; peanuts, 2d to 2_d; passion fruit, 3d doz; Sydney, 7s 6d case; grapes, hothouse, 8d to lid ; tree tomatjes, If J to 2d ; walnuts, 5d to 6d lb., scarce ; charcoal, 3s pd to 4s per sack. Poultry: .Rising; roosters, Is 4d to 2s j 9d ; mixed, Is 3d to 2s 4d ; hens, Is 5d to 2s. 3d ; cockerels, 9d to Is 6d ; ducks, la 4d to 2s 8d ; turkey gobblers, 3a to 53 6d each ; hens, la 9d to 3s ; geese, 2a to 3s 6d. Pigs, 3s 9d to 8a each ; large, 401 b each, 8s 6d to 13s 3d ; pork, 2fd to 3Jd per lb., according to quality. HAWERA MARKETS. The Eomont Farjiees' Union report: Hawera, 30th June.—On Saturday, 25th inst., we held our usual monthly horse fair, when we submitted a fair entry of horses. Bidding for draughts and good sorts was brisk, whilst inferior sorts were neglected. We quote : Draught horses, £l2 to £lB ; light harness horse?, £8 to £lO 10a; hacks, £3 to £9 15s; screws, 5s to £1 2s 6d. On Tuesday, 27th inst., we held a clearing sale on account of Messrs J. and J. C. Datson. who arc leaving the eclony. The stock were of good quality and realised satisfactory prices. Dairy cows and heifers, £3 103 to £6 10a ; horses, £3 10a to £l2 ; two-year-old 6teerp, £2 to £2 6s ; wcaners, 12s to 17s ; pigs, £1 lis to £2 17s Od. We held our usual fortnightly sale at Manaia on the 29th inst., when not quite the advertised number of stock came forward. Bidding was dull for all classes of stock, excepting dairy cows and heifers near calviug. Fat and forward cows, £2 10s to £2 13s 6d ; springing heifeis, £3 15s to £4 10s ; heifere in calf, £2 2s 6d to £2 15a ; 15 to 20month heifers, £1 5s to £1 10j ; weuners, 10s to 12s.

NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY'S MANURES. Kkmpthqene, Pbosseb & Co. s (Now Zealand Drug Company Limited) WestfieldL Manures Price Lint, season 1898 : Per ton. » ( A" Superphosphate (total phosphates, 40 per cent. ; soluWe, 32/34 per cent. ; ammonia, 11 percent.) £5 2 6 '• B " Superphosphate (total phosphates, 31 per cent. ; soluble, 26 per cent.), 2cwr. sacks 4 3 6 «' C " Superphosphate (total phosphates, 46 per cent.; soluble, 15 per ccut.), 2cwt. sacks 4 9 0 Bonedust (pure), green 7 -> 0 Bonedust (pure), steamed ... 7 5 0 Bonedust and Blood 6 10 U Special Root Manure .. ..750 Special Graßs Manure ' A ' (for top dressing) 6 15 0 Special Grasß Manure' B ' (for 'permanent pasture) .. .. 6*15 0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip Mud ure .. 6 15 0 Special Rape Manure .. .. 615 0 Special Corn Manure ' A ' (for green feed) .. .. .. 015 0 Special Corn Manure ' B ' (for wheat, oats, barley, etc,) .. 615 0 Special Maize Manure ' A ' (for green feed) 7 0 0 Special Maize Manure ' B ' (for cob maize) 7 0 0 Special Orchard Manure ' A ' (for y<mug trees) .. .. 710 6 Special Orchard Manure ' B ' (for fruit formation).. .. 7 10 0 Special Clover Manure.. .. 615 C Special Onion Manure.. .. 710 C Special Sugar-beet Manure .. 8 10 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. ..1400 Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt. sacks, 03 per cent, phosphate of lime 4 15 0 Kainit, original sacks abt»ut 2 owt. .. 410 0