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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2745, 15 February 1890, Page 2

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The Waikalo Time* 0J«, Friday. * AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MAR !■■ ;,■.■'!-)'-•: ■-,<> ■;,- .K'ETS.-!-- -~- ■; j Messrs A. Buckland and Sons' Weekli Report.—At the Hay market during :-th< past week fodder has ranged from jls 6c ■ r 4 ~-,tp 2s the cwt ;,,oaton <ihaff, £2,155.10.£3 the v ' • 'ton;' oats; "1 s!M to 2s; iilferibf wheat, li inqmred for. At the horse market on Fn day a,Jairger iiflmbef than usual were sold, prices without alteration. Useful stool ranged froia £6 to £11 ss. On Tuesday an unusually larK3.'tnuster of hides sold ai it! fiiUjfirateiyalues; damaged, from, |d tt £» li#}i(sryinary Chides, to 3|d:- heavy ■"*"" ao&lM; up io4|d;>'calfskins. 2;id to 4Jd • A i MWw 1 , ,lfs,6ato 18s Gd ; bones, 4s c ,"• SdJ also in full n'uin'A beij," #ereiliMer. werthi Pelts ranged from '*»> lsMtg;2s/'§df;?laml3skins, 2a 3d to 2s 9d ~»* eacht\Jd!hout. 25 '' bales, principally lambsf"y. wool, fcfattghWrom 7d to 7|d the lb. !■-' At Remuer»r-on Thursday, dairy cattle at prdSf,* *br iiea| their calving, ad*tJ -fidly 10s each--; store ■■' Fat cattle, in full >i* nlmpe^jljcepfe^lfttt'week's valuef.. Ship- ■" • bijroe ■•oXeDfrwere; from 13s to 14s; local s^e%TI&^CQW^ s aoa. to 12s the , .lOOlbs. '■& Sh|ej»ple'iltifal^ißoia:irregularly.; Younj? .?■»■ shslpkept their price; but aged sheep, par-Vl-i ticularlfe'ewiss,fWCT]e much lower in; price. i> i Store ptfs'wjsie'l'dw in price, but porkers were in demand at full values. Prices obtained wete: \For dairy cowsj £3 15s to £6; store cOws/IOsHO 30s ; steer calves, 12s 6d each., Averages for fat cattle were:—67 .<■'■''■'' steers,' £6 6s; 39 steers, £6 4s; 15 steers, £5 133;llsteers,£56s;7 steers, £5 10s; 27 1 ■ steers; £415s;8steers, £4 12s6d ; 12cows, ;•■ £3 7s6d. Averages for sheep'iwere:—B6 ■■'.■•■■ wethers, Us 8d ;60 wethers; 11s 10d ; 120 ..: i wethere, 10s ,;>,130 ewes, 65.; 60 ewes, fls; • 70 ewes, 7s 9d ; 70 ewes, 6's 9d.; 60 - ewes, 4s ~ ~; ; 10d;75,ewes,,4s7,deacj). Porkers brought . ~; ■ from 21s to, 275; weaned, 5s 6d' each. Messrs Huntjsk And Nolan's Weekly , Report.-^.Grai4;'seeds', 'hors'efeed, etc.: "'; ■' than' sufficient for requireihents have " Wrfn broueht forward, the demand has been elW'at the 1 previous , week's ; values, Wβ •i ■.; "q'uote:—OatSils 6d to 2a 3d per • bushel; maize, 2s 3d to 2s 10d; ,bran,?;£ 3 10s per . ~ . ton ;..pressed, meadow.hay, £4 per ton. , , , Htirses:, , There, has been' much vitality in '■'■ ' the market and an increased number have changed hands, and there was an upward ■ ■ tendency in Value for those of a good eta'm'p of all descriptions. There was a good many . . : Hubmitted by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Competition wag steady through-, out, and most of the lots were cleared at'the ■•■. ... expectations of vendors. •Wβ . quote : — Si, Hacks, at from £417s 6d to £10 ss; light ~. harneijs Worses, from £8 to £11; medium draught, £7 t0]£13,103., Wool,, hides, sheepskins, bones,*tallow, etc.: Large quantities were pitched at the Durham Yards ; ;t>n Tuesday, and there was- brislc demand. Orositbred wools sold at from 7|d to 7|d per j;-lb-j .lambs' wool, from 7£d, to : 7|d per ib; stout ox hides," 4d to 4Jd per'lb; medium 3d to 3fd per lb; cow, l|d to per : !-' lb; 'calfskins/- to"' 4jd r per, lb; .; ■•:' Isheep3kin3, from i / 2s , ■8d - to ;. 2s lid each ; pelts, fiom; la 6d to 2s Id; lamb-, eking, Is 6d to 2s 5d ; bones, £4 10s per ton. Cattle,; f Tbe supply,.has been an average one, and the demand steady, with little or no alteration in value. .There ,wae a moderate muster, of all descriptions at NevVmafket oh Tuesday; but the Pukekohe yards on Wednesday were well filled. 1 ' ' ! Tberia Was an upward tendency in value for ■ dairy- while-stores and , fat beasts ■ . .maintained; the previous week's values. ■ i : We quote : Steer calves,' 10s to 17s tid each ; " yearlings, 18s to 22a 6d ; 18-months to. ; 2,-year-old, £1 to £1 iss; grown steers, from £2 10s to £3155,; dairy cows, from £3 5s to £510s ', dry cows, £1 to £115s ; beef, ox, 14s to l6sper lOOlbs;'cows; 12s. to 14s. ; 'Sheep': No stores were yarded'at New--1 market 'on Tuesday, and there was barely aa average muster of fat ones. In conse- ! quence of the dry weather the trade only , .:., ,• purchased , for actual requirements at the : previous week's values, but those were sustained. Wethers sold at from 95,3 d to, 13s; ewes, from 6s to 12s 6d; lambs, 7s 9d to 9s 9d each. Pigs : But a limited number were yarded, but the demand was brisk - for ■ ','■■■" 'good porkers, at from 3d to 3£d per lb live ■'■ ; weight; , ' ' ; AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS; Messrs- Stone Bkos. Report :—South- ' em ; feed oats, 2s 2d; black oats, 2s Id; •■.■• Danish; 2s; , fowl wheat; 3s 3d; feed barley, 3s; maize, 2s lid ; crushed, 2s lid ; i .chaff, best.oaten, 80s, bright strew (good) ■ , 605,, Flour: B.yci:o,ft'e first quality. £10; superfine, £9; Golden Gem, £7 10s., Oatmea],,sl2; bran, £4; sharps, £4; Southern hams and bacon, '8d; Auckland dairy-fed, ".7jtd; 'vinagarj Is 6d. Toa: Boxes, 16s; : ■'" j lialf-chest, Is 6d; half-chest Indian, 25. ; Bohediist:'Auckland Tallow Co.'s £7 10s :. ■ Run'corn, £7 10s ; S. and G. Pure, £6; 10s; "Farmers' Friend," £5 10s. Hobart.pal-, |. - ;;ings,'4feet,ilss per .100; Manila.rope, 8d and 9d ;, Europe,. ,7d ; ; cornsacks, 44 by 26J per dozen, 6s 6d ; currants, 5d ; kerosene, "Lightof Acre" brand, Is 9d ; colza oil, 3ej>J :.:',) i'fifaW, ißjaea Horse] fine; £5 ; coarse, £4 10s.-••"! ,», ; (BY. TELEOBAPH.-rOWNiCORRESPONDENT.) Auckland, Last ' Night".*— Butter' has risen slightly,' and is now at 9d, Gd, and 4d per lb. Flour is about the same, excepting , if on a ifeein'atone fleinr, -.from £B to £8 15s, »nd £S las, to £9. /:v;ViY SHAEEMARKET. " ~ (BY TKLEffKAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT)/ ' '•'■ ;-AuoKEvi^i>,iLasfc«Ni(!ht. i; r-Bank of New Zealand, sellers, £5 lls (new); National . ■.-,.;, , jßinlc, sellecf, £u, 'J* (old); New' Zealand Insurnuce, jiellers, 655; South British Insurance, buyers; 355; New Zealand Shippirig,.buyers,"6Bs sCorrimandelSteam, busi- i ■'nessdline; 9s6d; Land Mort- | g:tge.j sellers,, 15s Gd;: Cambria, sellers, ,3s; Saxon, sellers, 6»: Mannkau, buyers, Is 3d ; sellers, lb 6d ; New Moanatairi, sellers, 5s 3d; New'Alburnia, business done, 2s li)d; : May'Queeri,.'siellers,' Is <sa; Try Fluke, sellers, 4s 6d. ,<■■.• ' MARKET REPORTS/: : ' 'Thb New' Zealand Loan and Mercantile ■it /Agency Company Limited, report,'as follows :— , .Adelaide, January 31, 1890.—Wheat: ' ' liarge quantities of wheat are now reaching the port for shipment. The demand is firmer, and we quote prices, 3s 6d to 3s 7d on trucks. Port Adelaide,; for prime samples. -, 28tbr instant, our London Houle'wired as follows :—" The market is inactive. Adelaide wheat is worth 395, and ■ ..!;■» Victorian,.3Bs,ijter ;496 lbs, ex warehouse; j, nominal. Adelaide wheat, ,' f.a.q.,' is worth'c.i.f., to arrive, 355, and ' 'Victorian, 34s 6d per 480 lbs. Oats: (duty 2s cental).—There is only a small de- .'" ii l unchanged at from 2s 2d ttf 33,6di'in, bond,' Port Adelaide,,bags included. -Cheese, (duty 4d lb):—lncreased Bupplies,,. of local makis are now reaching the market;'' linported cheese is selling at ~ about 3d per Ib in bond. Butter, (duty 2d ■ s per'lb):-i-Thereisanv'enquiry for imported butter, which realises ild per lb. : ' ' ;., ~O|HiiSTCHDiiqH, r February 7tb.—Wheat: , ' ( , ~" No yet,™ offer, and transactions locally'lii old grain very limited, values remaining as last quote'd.' We'take this occasion to sound a note, of warning to our '•' :: farmer' 3 ftfe'nda' agiiins6 ; either thrashing from the stook, or too; soon after f stacking. Though to all appearance the 'Wheat may . . eeem perfectly hard and dry, i there is an ••"''"ewmßnt Of moisture in all grain grown in .this colony ujhich must be evaporated at ■ ■sonje T Btflge|Or'anothei',.aud if Sufficient time • 'isTnot allowed'for the ore ship■menfc'it is to occur on the voyage, to ~, thefdejjri.rnent of ali ! the'other grain on' board the same vessel,'and ! against the ■' : reputation of the wheaß raised here. This ! -is no new subject, but its vital importance is our excuse for again referring to it. Today's values are: Tuscan, 3s to 3s Id; Pearl, 2s lOd to 2a lid; Hunter's, 2s 9d to 2s lOdj'f.o.b,,. sacks extra. Oats : Samples of new crop are now offering free:ly, but buyers stand.somewhat aloof, and,' unless . . .prices, riniprove, .doubtless much of this *' ' ; gr^ln'will tliis coining winter'bo used on I [the; , ,farms bx. .conversion: >into inutton. .' , Pirioes are for now Is 3d to Is Gd, an|d old Is " 'Sα to Is 8d per bushel, f.0.b., sacks extra. |.i ■; Da,iryi (pfoduoe •'. j ,No change' in j values. ■ il jj3ttsr,6d,to;7d ; ;: toldjper lb.