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Waikato Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2629, 3 May 1904, Page 2

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Thk Waikato Aroos Office, This Day. HAMILTON MARKET: PRICES CURRENT. v-The following quotations were given by -«k:— Jicon, per lb : Farmers'—Wholesalo >tail 7d. Frankton—Wholesale 7d, *Jd '((fresh) per doz: Wholesale Is 6d *}, retail Is 9d to 2s (preserved) per doz : Wholesale otail Is 6d y butter, per lb : Wholesale, 6d ; 7d 'pry butter, per lb : Wholesale ntail Is fee (farm-made) per lb : Wholesalo retail, 5d (Story cheese, per lb : Wholesale ■retail Sd uions, per lb : Wholesale \i to Id, \\ IJd . Table potatoes (local) per ton ; Whole Bale £2 ss, retail £2 15a / Chatl per ton : Wholesale £4 to £4 10s, ' ' retail £4 103 to £5 Sharps, per 1001 b : Wholesale 5s to 5s 9d, retail lis Bran, per 1001 b : Wholesale 3s to 4s, , retail 4s to 4s 6d Oats (Southern), per bushel: Wholc- . sal= 2s 4d to 2s 6d, retail 2s Sd Oats (local), por^bushel: W holesale, 2b ' Sd ; retail, 2s 5d Fowl wheat, per bushel : Wholesale, 3a 6d ; retail, 3s lOd Maize, per bushel : Wholesale 2s 9d, .-- retail 3s 2d AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET. The following are the wholesale quotations fixed by the dairy produce com> mitten for butter and eggs lor the current i week :—Factory butter, best brands, 10a . • to lid per lb; farmers' separator or dairy-make, first grades, 6d per lb; second grade, sjd ; eggs, Is 9d per dozen. \ Supplies of butter are increasing very considerably. The increase for the week ' ending April 23 was 5241 b over the preceding week. All the Whangarei fac- \ toriea have been closed, which accounts » for part of the increase. i HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) report:— At our Hamilton monthly stock sale on Thursday we had a large yarding of cattle aud sheep, some 600 head. There was a good attendance of buyers, and bidding was fairly brisk, prices ruling for good cattle up to usual rates. Rest Bteera and bullocks realised from £8 3s 6d to £9 13a ; lighter weights, horn £4 5s 6d to £6 15s ; prime quiot cows and heifers, made from £5 5s to £7 15s ; aged cows and small heifers, from £3 10s to £5. The prize stock entered on account of Wm. Rutsell were passed in at £9 08 to £9 17s 6d ; good caives realised from £,l 7s fad to £2 3s. Dairy cows oi a good fetched np to £9 aDd «ere in good /Seniand. There was a large yarding of / sheep, largo numbers oi which were sold \J. either at the hammer or before leav-ng \ the yards. Good breeding owes in lamb realisod from 12s 6d to 14s 6d ; fat sheep, 13a lOd to 15d 7d ; fat lambs, lis 7d. Pigs were offered in good numbers and ;i ~ v mado irornTa to llsO.l tor weanerß ; sows, 4.1 7s Pd to £1 Ss. Mare and foal realised £6. Turkeys, up to 4s 9d. say KIHIKIHI SALE. * The New Zealand Loan and Mer- & cantile Agency Co. (Limited) report.— On Saturday last at E-ihikihi more than . > the usual number of cattle were yarded. Thtre was a good attendance of the public, and brisk competition for all classes of stock. Good strong calves sold from £1 16s to £2 1b ; smaller sorts fiom £1 8a 6d to £1 12s; empty store cows, £3 to £3 4b ; fat heifers, £5 ; small lat -v steers, £o l'i "■ , -- •• "gwool lambs ' • made 9s Bu, uuu » i u i ni lurniiuro, tools and sundries realized good prices. i LONDON MARKETS. :' Wellington, Last Night,—The Department of industries and Commerce haß recoived the following cablegram from the Agent-General, dated London, April 30:—The mutton market ia quiet. ' Average prices to-day : Canterbury mut- > ton, 4jd per lb; tor other brands and North Island mu;ton, 4£d. The lamb , market is steady, and prospects for the i sale of New Zealand lamb this season aie ' good. Average prices to-day: Canter- / bury brands, sjjd per lb; brands other Canterbury, sgd. There is a better demand for beef. Average prices today : Hindquarteis oi New Zealand beef, 3£d per 10; fores, 2gd. The butter market is dull. Buyers are holding off on account of large supplies coming forward, aud will not purchase more than will supply immediate requirements. The present is the worst butter market experioncod during the paßt 10 years. Average price ot choicest New Zealand butter to-day, Bb's per cwt; Australian, S4s; Argentine, 83s; Danish, 93a ; Siberian, SOs. The cheeso marttet is falling heavily and very depressed, and likely to remain so. A new make of Canadian ia offering at 38s per cwt c.i.f. Average price of fineßt New Zealand cheese to-day is 44a per cwt. The hemp market is steady, with no chaDge in ** prices. The cocksfoot seed market is steady, and not in much demand, but prices are firm, and I anticipate no immediate changes in the market.