COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2579, 22 January 1889, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

l' : ;i: U'.ilhah) /'ins oil;.?, Monday, WAIKATO LI Vl', STOCK MAR K. ]■'.!'*. Mu .1. Mi'Nici:, iio-uns : -At Ohaupo on Tu-sday last, the vu-.U were about half filled v.-it-h voiiii- stoics i.iid cows, nearly al! (if w'.iic.'i found ready sal,', especially one to t.vvi, vii,ir -U'.ors, which sold at an advance (in late va!,ies~-good yi'iirlinys selline: at up t« "JSs : null two-year-olds at from £1 His to »J2 2s(i(.l. Tim fat pens wore filled mostly with coWi!, and every pun sold nt from to to£;>l7s(id. Ono jicii steers AM 10s; and 2 pens; passed. Sheep sold, pun fat wethers, 10s; pen ewes and wethers mixed (very choice) lis ti 1 ; 250 merino ewes, 4s 3d. At, MeNied Bros, sale on Wednesday, there was a large attendance, and good prices for implements, but horses made low price. At Hamilton, on Thursday, sold 3 cows. At Waitoa, on Fiiday, had full yards, hue small attendance, but nearly all ivere buyers, and consequently [ cleared the yards of all but two pens. Of the cattle advertised from Omokorou only half reached the yards, the other half being lost crossing the Te Aroha ranfre. Fat cows, from £3 to £3 17sod; fat steers, £1; ami good store steers in very forward condition, £3 5s to £3 Us : yearling steers, from 21s to 2Ss ; 2-yr-old, i' 2 Us. No sheep sold.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Mb Alex. Aitkes's Makkkt Rki'out.— A largo amoir.it ~f business done, and prices on the whole in favour of vend rs. Poultry lias been in unusual largo supply, and, considering the quantity entered, prices ruled satisfactory. Pigs in Rood numbers. G-«nd breeds sold well, but inferior lots ruled low. Potatoes m increased supply. All received up to Thursday night were cleared for export at late values ; but the supply on Friday was very heavy, and prices offered at auction were lower, consequently all were passed, as no serious decline is expected. Onions have been in good demand. Largo quantity to hand. Butter, fresh, has somewhat improved in price, and, owing to tho very hot weather, supplies were shorter. For corned butter there is no sale. Eggs of good quality have sold well. Bacon is very slow of sale, but hams sell freely. Cheese quiet, and prices falling. Inferior quality is again coming in, which greatly affects the price of good makes. Fruit has been in greatly improved demand. The supply has been larger and prices all round butter. Plums : In shorter supply. Apples : Increased supply ; prices considerably higher, Pears in Rood supply. Peaches: L irger quantities to hand ; sound kinds sold high. Few gooseberries to hand ; rise in price. Cherries are done: those at Tuesday's sale sold better, none to hand on Friday. The following arc the week's prices :—Fowls old, Is to Is Id ;good table fowls, Is 4 1 to 2.; heavy young roo-ters, Is lid to 2s; ducks, 9 I to Is id. No turkeys or geese. Pigs of good breeding, 10s to 12s; medium, 7s to f)s ; inferior lots, -Is 0 1 to (is. PotatoesHobarts, £7 to £7 10s ; kidneys, -67 to £7 10s; shepherds, £7: bakers' potatoes, £3 to £3 10;; cow p itatoes, £1 7s to 2s. Onions, £7 to £7 10s; oats, Xi lid; bran, s<; sharps, ss. Butter, firsts. -Id to 71d ; corned, -Id to (id. Ejgs, 7d to !>i ; bacon, 5d to lid; hams, r.Ad to Section honey, damaged, 3.1 ; "Barrier honey, 2Jd. Apples, large sorts, Id to l.'.d ; small Irish Peach, Jd ; inferior ditto, Id ; Red Astracan, L'.d to 3d; v,hite ditto, $1 to l|d; Lord Sufheld, Id to ljd ; Mobbs' Royal, i'd to 2d. Peaches, sound, 7d to ,Sd ; bruised. -I.W ; hard, (id. Early River plums 2VI to 3jU ; damsons, 2Ad to ;s.}d ; greengages, good, 3[d to -Id ; over ripe, 2U\ ; Washington*, od to M ; Pond's Seedling, Victoria, and other large kinds, sd. Pears, dessert, 2d to 2;,; d ; cooking, Id to 2d. Gooseberries, 2',d to B|d; Capo gooseberries, (id to lid; cherries, 3d to 3id ; blackberries, f)Ad ; lemons, Is 8d to 2s ; rhubarb, Is 5d to 2s (id ; peas, ,'irl to 4id ; beans, 3d to -Id ; cabbages, od to Is (id; carrots, 4d to Od ; parsnips, 5d to Bd. LONDON MARKETS. (l)V KLKCTMO TELEGRAPH—COTYKItiHT.) London*, January 18.—Wheat : Market is quiet; weather unse isonable. New Zealand wheat, average, is worth 40s 3 1, and New Zealand long berried, lis (id per 'lOOlbs landed. Tallow ; Theio is little demand. Good mutton is worth 35s Od per cwt., and market for good beef is unchanged. Kauri gum : Stocks heavy. Market is easier. The speculative demand has fallen o!i. London, January 10.—The English wheat trialk"t is (lull. Continental unchanged. The American mark'-t has an up-vard tendency. For Australian, new crop wheat on pa-sage, sellers are asking 40s. Australian (lour, 20s lid ; New Zealand Hour. 31s ; Colonial oats. •»)< ■ peas, 3!)s (id. The money market being fully -upplied, in the open inaiket. Hirer, months bills are quoted at '1%. Best coke tin plates are quoted at 15'". CHRISTOHUROII CHAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Me.ssks Kayi- and Gautkli's Retort for week ending Jan. 11th, 1888 -.—Wheat: Tuscan, 4s 3d ; pearl, 4s 2d; Hunter's, 4s Id. Fowl wheat; ('nod whole, 3s Od ; broken, lis (i I. Oats : Milling. 3s 4d ; bright short, 3s 31; good short, 3s (id; duns, 3s 3! : ! : ,ek, 3s 3d ; Danish, 3s 2d. I'.nl v : I'ri.ue, U (id ; good malting, •!- t , !■ 3i: feed. 2< 04 ; Cape, Hs 3d : p- ;'. L'JO. P.-i- : R.u-ian blue, 3- 01; ~;, ;■, £11 P.-aiis: Hood vd.ole, 3: lei ; m-diuin. 3- .", 1. i'e.ur: ■R.,11,.r, £12; >' n-. t'll. Bran, 05s: Kli.rps, O.V. ; |,ul!-.,-d, I-').-. Oatmeal: in 2".1b. be.,.-:. £! . i,)-;7lbs,, £20. Rvecorn, '■'■■ !M; linseed, £15. Rvegrass: M ,vhiue dress»d, 3s (i I. Cocksfool,: Co"'! samples, 3.', d ; medium, o.'fd ; seconds, l.'.d. Oitsheaf chaff, £5. Hay (baled). £f 17s od. Butter, Od. Chee-e : Loaf, G. p ,-d ; medium, Gd (scarce). Tfams, Od ; bacon, 7/, d ; hams and baco i, .'.Ud. Lard : In bladders, 4.', 1. The above prices current are all f.o.K, Lvttelton, sacks and packages extra, except when otherwise siiecilied.