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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1803, 26 January 1884, Page 2

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Waikato Tunas Oflire, Friday. AUCKLAND T,JVK STOCK M YRKET Mu. Alkhed Buckiano's Weekly Rerour.—At the Hayinaikjt on Friday, 18th instant, fodder ranged from Is (Jd to 4s !)(1, but the gi eater part between 3-> and 4s 3J per cwt. ; oats, 2s Gd per bushel. Horse stock were in usual supply and late values, and there is an improving dem md for draught stock. At the sales of wool, hides and sheepskins, on Tuesday, Indus ranged fro-n 2W to 4d per lb. ; «'ioppskms, from Is to 2s each ; tallow, 2os to 2 Js per cwt. ; longwool in grease, 4}d to G 4 'd ; waslied, 7jjd ; merino in grease, 74d per lb. At Kemuera on Thursday daiiy cattle were in moderate supply, and maintained the improved value noted last week. Bloie cattle in fully average number and hotter enquiry. Fat cattle" were brought forward far in excess of requirement, and many remain unsold. Prices weie lower than for many weeks, from 20* to 300 per head. The gi eater pail bi ought fiom 18s to 20a the 1001bs, ( but choice anim ils were at 22s Gd. Fat Sheep were also in full numbei% but were steady in price at 2sd per lb ; lambs were in good inquiry, those of good quality bi ought from 10, to 14s each, and a fair market of wellfatted medium sued pig-; met with a good sale. Averages weie ; 7 stueis, T. Wilkinson, £8 12s Gd ; 1G steeis, W* J. Taylor, £7 18s ; 8 oxen, E. Allen, £7 lls : 7 steers, D. McNicol. £7 Ss ; 9 steers, J. Macdonald, £7 ; 8 steers, It. Fisher , £7 7s ; 5 steei •>, S. Westney, £7 12s ; 12 steers, J. Bell, £7 (is ; 24 oxen. J. Woods., £7 5s ; 21 steers, J. Hastie, £G 17s ; 5) steeis, J. C. Grieison, £3 12s Gd ; 180 wethers, Agricultural Co., 14s 9d ; IDO two-tooth wethei s, W. A. Murray, 12 > ; 150 wethers, Reuben Parr, 12s 9d ; 54 lamb-,, JR. Seccombe, 12s ; 3G lambs, McMahon, 12s. MEssKS IiUN'IKK A\D NOLVN's RkPORT. — Horses : Activity has chaiacterised the market, and a good many have changed hands at pi ices showing an upwaid tendency ascompaied with the previous week. At the Durham yaids on Fiiday, a large number were submitted by auction. Bidding was sphited throughout the sale, and almost without exception lots were cleared at pi ices satisfactory to vendors. We quote : Hacks, from £5 10s to £18 10s ; medium diaughts, fiom £1> 10> to £2n ; heavy draught noises, £2!) to £.J4. Wool, hides, and skins : Hides toleiably plentiful, and sold at fiom 2UI to 3^d ; skins, fiom Is to 3s 2d ; tallow, 27s (id per cwt. Cattle : There has been a good deal of animation in the maiket; the supply of fat stock has been laige, but scaicely the usual number of daily and store stock weie yaided at Newmarket on Tuesday, but then 1 was an unusually large muster at Waiukn on Saturday ; prune beef maintained the prcwous week's value-, but mdiffeiently fatted were a shade lower. There was no notewoithy alteiation in the value of other descnptions. Sheep weie m adequate number, and found con espondmg demand. Lambs sold at fiom (is Dd to lGs. Pigs : Scai ce, and in demand ; good poikors selling at fiom 3d to 4d pei lb.

ACC'KLVMI M VRKKT (JUOT VTIONi. T'aum and I) vim Produci;.— Wholesale : Buttei, fiesh, Sd ; Buttei, salt, .">d to 7d ; Cheese, good local, 5d to lid ; Canteilnny, do., ()d to 7d ; Eggs, pei do/en, Is; Laid, ]ier bladdei, 7.d ; Bacon and Hams, l J i«vincial, Gd to Xd; H;uiw, Sd to 9d ; Ceiiiteibmy Hams and Bacon, !)d, m cloth ; Hums only, lid ; Jams, pel case, o doz., LI 17s lid to LI ISs 3d ; Kouls, per pair, 2* (id to Is ; Keatheis. baked, clean and selected, Is (id to 1-, 'Id pu lb. Itetail . Milk, pei quait, 4d ; Buttei fiosh, lOd ; salt do., 8d to lOd ; Cheese, colonial, do., «d to lOd ; Eggs, pei do/., Is. 3d; Laid, pei 11), (id to ikl ; Vow Is, each, 2s to 3s; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s; (icese, do., .">-, to 7s; Tinker, do., os to 8s (id; Bacon, pei lh., lOd to Is ; Hams, do , Is to Is 4d. II v\ and Cohn Muuu.r.— Wholesale: Mai/e, local, _'s lOd to 3s; Oats, L\ .">d to 2s 7d ; Wheat, Is (id to -Is i)d ; fowl, 3s 3d ; Bailey, 2s <ld to 3-, 3d ; Malt ing Barley, ."is to ">s 3d (no demand) ; Ha>, meadow, pei ton, piessed, Llj to L(> 5s ; Lucerne, ditto, L(> to L(> 10s (nominal); Stiau, pei load, ISs to LI 10s; ChaiV, nu\ed,L"i: Oaten Chatt, Lb ; Hay Oaton, ]/> to Lo;Clo\ei, L r ) 10s to L 7; Potatoes, per ton, LI 10s to LB. Tiet.nl: M.u/e, 3s (id to 4s ; Oats do., 2s<Jd to 3s 3d; Bian, pei lOOlbs., (is; Shaips, perlOOlbs., (is; Wheat, fo,\l, per liushel, 3s (id to 4s ; Bailey, feed do , 3s (id to 4s ; Hay, pei cut., (is (id to 7s ; Luceint, do., 7ft (id t<> Ms ; Oaten do., (is to 7s;Stia\\, do., 3s to 4s : Chatt, do., 7s to 8s (id. Kvliu (ibu vm) Flu M vkicli 1 . — The gum maiket is fimi at ibices ([noted below. liecei]its foi month to date, about 403 tons, The following quotations appioxnnate to ]Hesent l.ites .—Poor oidmaiy, L3B to L4O ; fair to good oidmaiy, LlO to Ll2 ; suijenoi do., LJ3 to L 44 ; East Coast, L 37 to ±.'")8 ; J''ia\, pel ton, LlB to L2l ; Tow, do., L 7 to L'l ; Fungus, per lb , 2\d to 3d ; Cocoanut ]''il)ie, ]>ci twt., 13s to 17s ; Bees\;,i\-, Dd to lOd pei 11). l^i.ouii Mvhkli'. — Wholesale: Rupeifine floiu, silk diessed, ])er ton, Ll3 10s; do., do., household, Ll2 10^; liundieds os., hftie" 10a per ton e\tia, sacks and bags fiee ; Southern, do., LlO 10s to Lll 10-; Bian, per ton (sacks included), local, L*> ; Southern, do., L") ; Shaips, L") JOs; Cabin Biead, do., L 18; Oatmeal do., Ll2 10s to Ll3 ; Peail Bailey, do , L 23 to L 24 ; Biead, per 21b loaf, 3UI. Si-Uis.— Luceino, Is 3d ; White Clo\er, pei 11)., Is to 1-, ]d ; Ued Clmei pei lb., !)d to lOd; Cowg.as-,, pei lb., Is to Is 2d ; Alsyko, pei ]')) , Is to Is 2d ; Tiefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d ; Tnnotln, pei lb , 7d ; Rape, pei lb., 4d to ")d ; l J ui pie-top Aberdeen Tuinip, ))er lb., Is 3d ; (iieen-top Abeulem Tui111]), per lb , Is 3d : (!ieen (ilobe Tumi]), per lb., Is ; Pi une (h is-,, pei bushel, 7s to 8s ; Ryegiass, pei bushel, 5s to Os ; Cocksfoot, per bushel, about Bs. Mi-iCkll vnt oi s. — Keiosene, fiom'ls 7d to Is Bd, oidmaiy brands. Fencing Wne, No. G, 7 and 8, assoi ted, Ll4 10s to LI.") 10s per ton ; Lime, slacked. Is pei bushel; (Juick Lime, in stone, Is (3d to 2s. New Zealand Palings, fift , 7s Gd to 10s ; lift , 13s ; Ti-tiee Kails, L2los toLtpei 100;Pumi Posts, LG to L 7; Shingles, 13s to 10s (id per 1,000; Hobait Palmgs, -m , l")s to l'k ; (ift , 17s to 21b ; Hobait Txails, 7"5s to 83s, buying and belling quotations MAXUtr.s. — Bonedust, Sydney, LS 10s to LO, accoidmg to quality; Bonen'our, L 9 10s; Auckland, L 7 to L8 10-> ; Peiuvian (-Juano, L 1 8; Maiden Island, LS ; Huon Guano, small lots, L")to LO, bags included ; Hm.st\s Clienncal Manure, Lll 10s.