COMMERCIAL.
AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. Mr Ai.r<;.;i> IJuckland's Re i-out. —At the Haymarket, on Friday hist, fodder was of lower value than hitherto. Medow hay from 2a 6d tiio cut.; pro ved Is ; outs, lis lid and lis ; maize, !is 9(1 the bilHhel. There was a fair muster ofuged stock, horses, arid stron'» riding horned. Those met with a fair enquiry, ;md the greater number were sold. Riding hoi-sea from £12 to £23; drauglit, £15 10* to £17 5s ; small riding horses, £J. 10s to £7 10s. The wool, hide, and hemp sate held on Wednesday was fully attended with buyers, nnd spirited competition ruled throughout. For wool, the bidding on American account was marked, and the greater portion was puivhii -ed for that market, l'rices were higher than have hitherto been obtained. For hemp, the prices were lower for superior quality than on the last occasion. -American buyers did not operate, but hcvcthl lots wore purchased for the English market, which kept prices steady at £27 10s to £29 the ton. The following were the prices obtained :—ifides, <i;W to i. : (d the lb; green merino skins, 3s 9d to'ls Id ench ; dried merino skins, 4<d to 7d ; balf-breds, 7d to 'Jd ; longwools, 9d to 10(1 the lb ; locks, Id to 8d the lb ; merino wool in grease, Bi-d to lOd ; half-bred wool, 12-V( I to l<kl; longwools, 13d to 10d the lb ; washed merino, 15.dt,0 halt-bred, 17-jd to ISd; longwools, Is 7d to Is 9^d.
THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. FA R M A N 1) DAI R Y PRODI'C E. Wholksaok PKICKS :
We quote the following prices, ou the Auckland warkeL, delivered, uetfc oaah : — ' £ £ Gum—Well scraped, first quality 24 to. 26 per ton Flax—Finest quality ... ... 26 -27 ~ Flax--Fair to good ... ... j-J —25 ~ Tow--lu demand ... ... ... 6 — 0 Wool, greasy, lOd to lid per lb ; washed, fleeces. Is <-"■! P ei " lh, Tallow, casks included. - Hides—Best selected, 601b to 651b, 4d to i per lb : Calf JSkins, nd per lb, up to. 121b. Sheepsins, lis to os each.
s. J. s. d. Butter, fresh, per lb () 1U to 0 0 Butter, salt ,, .. 0 8 — () <) Cheese, Wairoa ... .. ... 0 8 — 0 7 .tiggs, per dozen 0 10 — 0 0 Lard, per 11? 0 0 — 0 7 Jiacon, Pro 0 6 — 0 8 Hams, Pro 0 t> — 0 7 Hams and 13aeon, Cilmour's ... 0 9 — 0 0 Potatoes, £5 per ton. Ha#} 10s per ton extra £ s. d Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton, 18 0 o .Fine Flour, ditto, household .. .. 15 0 0 Seconds, per ton .. 12 0 0 Sharps, per ton ... . . ... (} 0 o Colonial wheat, per bushel 0 (3 o Adelaide wheat ... ... . no-.- {'• 0 >; Seed wheat... ... . ... ... 0 7 6 Oata, new, per bushel ... .. 3s t > 0 3 Maize (whole or ci ashed), per bush .'is yd I) 4 0 s. d. s. d. Mai/.e, Sydney ... ... 4 o to 4 0 Do. Provincial ... .. 3 6 — ()()•• Oats (seed) .. ... ,'> 3 — 3 0 Oaiti ... '. . ... 0 0 — 3.- o Uran ...10 — 00 Wheat (fowl)... ... 0 0 — 0 0 Barley, malt .. ... 0 0 — 0 0 Hay, ton ... .50 — 60 Oaten, ditto ... ... 5 10 — 6 0 Straw ditto ... ... 5 0 — 6 0 Ohatl'ditto ... ... 7 0 — 8 0
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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 83, 9 November 1872, Page 2
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526COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 83, 9 November 1872, Page 2
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