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Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2847, 11 October 1890, Page 2

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The Waikato Times OJice, Friday. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messrs A. Buukland and Sons' Weekly Uki'OßT.— At the Haymurket during the p.ist week moadow hay has brought from 2; to 3s (id ; oat sheaves, 2s (id to 3s 3d the uwt; sharps, £3 10s ; bran, .4)4 2s 0d ; bouedast, £7 15s ; potatoes, £2 to £2 10s; chatf, Al.i os to £3 10s tho ton ; innizu, 3s 4d ; oats, j,i id to 2s 2d; barley, 2s Ud; ryegrass, fis tlie bushel. On Friday liordu stock were inoio nuiiiurniia than for several weuks, and prices tinri. The Htalliun Never-iniiid-hiin brought £10 ; Uioful draft, frum £8 to £10 ; riling hot«e«, up to £15 each ; a spring cart A, - !). At the hicin and akin sale on Tuesday hides of all classes wore butter worth, bidding beitig brisk. Heavy ox brought 4'ld ; medium ox, to 3.Ja; cows, Ud lo B.VJ ; calf skips, up io llib Ib ; tallow 10s to 19j the cwt; fat, the lb; bones, £4 17s 0d the ton ; butchers' sheepskins, 4s 3d to Os 2d ; Uiub.skins, Is to Is 4 J tuuli ; wool, to 7u the Ib. At Waiuku on Saturday, an unusually large sale of cattle scarcely realised prices expecttd by by sellers, and soma pens of steers were withdrawn. At liemuera on Thursday dairy cattle were of indifferent quality and dull of sale. Storo cattlu of all classes in demand; twu to tluee-yuar-old steers advanced 5s each. I''at cattlo in excess ot usual number; 220 sold were firm. I'ricos fur steers were from l'Js to 21s; cows, l;>s tu lTii the lOOlbs. Fat sheep in shurt Niipfily, and were better worth Is each. Luiubs pleutiful, and were without alteration in values. i'lgs ot all classes plentiful, and were in better inquiry than fur this past fuw weeks.

MZSSHS HUNTKIt AND NOLANS IIErOUT. —Horso ieed, Rrain, suods, etc. : The market had been quiet, and abundauce of Rrusj his cut off outside demand. Wo quote: I' , icd oats, 2h per bushel; braa, JM 10s per t>n ; oiitjn cliatf, £2 to £2 JOs per ton. lloisos: About an average uuinber have b-iun brought forward, and found purchasers at the provious week s values, Abjut the usual number were disposed of by auction m tlio Durham Yards on Friday, bidding was uleady, and for those of a Rood stamp in all classes was brisk. We quote: Hacks, from JL'llu.s to.t'Bli'w ; liu'ht harness, l'li ijs to £11 IDs; inedmiii draught, i'(i its to U I 10s ; heavy draught, ill! to .121 10s. Wool, hides, skins, etc. :An average iiumbur of hides, and a lai>;e nuinl> H' of skins was pitched at the Durliaiu Yards on Knday. The domaud was good, but thero was no material alteration in value. Wo ((note : .Stout ox, 1.1 ti> por lb ; medium, od to 3J,ii ; light and cow, l.'.d to 2jd ; kip, 2d to 2.1.J per lb ; calfskins, 2M to 4. l ,d per lb ; sheepskins— butcher;/, 3s 3d to Us; some extra good made, 7s 2d each ; country skins, 2s to 4s tld ; lambskins, lid to Is (id ; pelts, 10d each. Cattle: But few dairy cows and stores wero brought forward, and barely sufficient fat beasts, and cattle advanced from 10s to 20s per head in value. There was barely an average inustet at Newmarket on Tuesday. For fat beasts the competition was keen, and over 20s per 1001b waa given. Some averages of steers were: £8 & (id, £8 2s, £7 10<, £0 11s, £li 4s (id ; cows, .tlj 7i lid, £o, £4 lOs, £4 4s, £3 17s tid, £3 7s od, £3 2s (id. Sheep : An increased number was penned at Newmarket on Tuesday, and prices were much in favour o.' the vendor. Wethers sold at from 14s (M lo 21s 3d ; shearling, !)s 3d to 14s i)d ; ewes, lo's 9d to l(is !)d. Lambs were plentiful, and sold freely from 7s 3d to 14s 9d. Pig* : Very few yarded.

(BY TKLKGRAPK—OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Auckland, Last Night.—The local produce market is unaltered this week so far ns thu staple quotations go. In farm ai.d dairy produce, eggs arid butter are at the shoo prices as last week, in the flour market there is no alteration. Supplies of hrnndstutfs are plentiful and several large cargoes are daily expected from the South by sailing vessels.

SUAREMARKET. [l;Y TKXKdK.U'II —I>WN CMRKIWFOXDKNT. J Auckland, List Nulit.—Bmk of Now Zealand, bnsin, s-i done, £'."> to i'.j 2s ; X.nv /.■aland liHur.-iiiLv, seller.-'. IJlis ; South 1j: itisli Insurance, buy.'r.--, L'os lid ; National lii.siir.ince. Hivi'm, 'iSs; Auckland Ga-, seller*, £10 10<"; Iv-nui Timber, Wiyers 10s U.I • Kullcis, lu-i. Now Ziial.inri Kiver Plate LmU buyeis, 12< M ; New Zμluid Lo.ii) anil Mwcmti.o Auvm-y, seller.', ;>-,' ; Try Fink-, ?s to (U (id ; M >;/ Q.w.n, business (ioni', r>.t <).\ to ik ; .M an.itaiiui, buyiiis, (is, S.ixoii.jbuyers, "is; Ali)urina, bnsiii.!.-s lion.', 1-. !M to -U lid; Lone Hand, Millers. U ; Magnolia, sellers, 4.5. MARKET REPORTS. Tin! New Zealand Loan ;<nd Mercantile AsHncy CumiJiiuy (Limited) report under datn :-- ijiDNliY, Spptoinhei , 11.—Wheat (free) : Miller.', are still wuikins; on tho stocks of whiiMt liiiij in curly in the S"a-<on, and with no transactions |.as-,ins, quotation ■■ aro nominal. Any few parcels ihul still remain in first iiands am firmly held in the expectation that U will bo obtainable for them before loii^.—Oats (rren): The market at |ji't!*eut can only bo reported as utterly without animation, transidious cm liiiod entirely to retail parcels. At the commencement ~f the strike, l).jst feud oats advanced to 2s Id, butth'Mi- i.ilu« to-day cannot be quoted at over 2s to 2s Id, interior diisei'ipti'iiis iiiliiu pr.i|iortionatflv. —Butter (duly Id per iul : \'..!ues for tin.-; article lniv i.s'.i ll;ii:tuiti3d c.ui-,iderably since last n-..:-;-tin:,'. As soon :u it was kmnvn that r.!:;: r.i-r, il trailo won I-J for enrtaia be sen-iv,-!y int'ifeu"! v.i'h on account of the s'.i'i!:", ))iir:i!.i r«i rapidly, and for one day f:i:iiii;i! piicis wi:re actually touched, a few pa-1: .;:' ..s U:\iva quitted at as hifli as 'is (id, li:il. Hie market coliiipsed almost, as quickly ;t- il, ro>f, iiwiii;; to dm plentiful supplifs which came forward by rail, and for which their was no outlet beyond the actual loeal o insuinption ; and at the time ..f writing JOlmay quoted us ton value for best factory made, and 8d for dairy.

AnKXAinE, September 12. —Wheat: We hiive experienced a somewhat improved demand for wheat-, notwithstanding the strike, null liavo sold several parcels at 3s lOii per bushel, un trucks or wharf, Fort Adekiilu. Undnr dato 10th instant our Jjuii'tim house wired us as follows :—" The U';:ithm' is favourable for the crop here, and tins market in depressed in consequence. Quotation:-! are nominal at fully (id per quarter lower." Flour: Eest patent roller i.-i ciiuitecl at till to £0 "is per ton ; country sniKsrliiio, .417 l">s tn £8; household, .t's 13s to t'o. Oats (duty 2s per cental): A small business is biiinK d"«e at 2i oil pot bushel, in bond, l J ort Adelaide, gross weight, bagd included.

fjiiuisrciiuacn, September 20.—Wheat: —The tone ol this market continues quiet, and transactions are limited, as holders .•idhero td former values. We quote as f.ill.nvs :—Tiisfliiii as 5 J to 3s Gd, Pearl 3s :<s to Vn Id, Hunter's ;is L'd to 3s 3d per hush':!, f.0.b., sacks extra. Oats :—There is no improvement to note in this cereal, dimunil for export being almost nil. Nominal quotations urn:—Milling, Is 7d, heavy feed Is ud to Is u'd, ordinary Is 3d to Is 4(1, f.0.b., sucks extra, potatoes :—ln tliß absence of any inquiry for export, the present values ait: only nominal. We cjiiotii Blue Derwents 20s to -5s per ton at c Hintry station-, uaclcs extra. Dairy Pro-duct-.—Dill!. Cutter 7d to 7.W, cheeaa od to 3A'J pur Ib.

J..>us-ti.ix, Ottolwr 2.—Wheat: Dining tho past week a fow .vi!e:-> of prime milling hi.v-0 !:ci;ii dlVeled on l.hn Uii.-iid of last quo1, = ti■.ll-. (hvin.; to t:,.s ?nar!:tst boinsr hare of iirst-class samples, millers, in index to k-'C[i up their at u:!:s, whiln not showing any v iy i>r«iit Mucinosa to purchase, display a willingness to iiieut sailers when the f|ii.iiity issukaljl.i ; but, !iiii:i|VTs an: not disposed now ( louljtles< oivii.K to the we.ikrr lona It.ime m-irict) to (.pcr:\(R ut (he prices driinandcd Uγ h.il.Jors. A good α-iniud cxi.-ilsi for fnvi:,' wheat ; but sellers are not disposed to quit at prices suitable to buyers, consequciitly bueineswin this line isi'iily to a .ery small extent. We quote prune iniliin-,' vulvut iiud Tiisunn, 3s !M to :!s 10d ; moiliuin togood, Hs 5d to 3s Sd ; Inwt red wheat, 3s (id to Si 8d ; medium, 3s 4iJ to 3s lid ; fowls' wheat (hardly any offering), '■''■' 2d to "k 'Id (ex .stori", s.icks weighed ju" terms.)—O.its: The demand during tho week th.it has passed has not been very brisk, owing partly to an advance in tho

rates of freight, but mainly to the fact that all tins Australian markets are more than fully 'Mipp'ie'l by earlier shipments from ■ j.v .XL • I-. , u'-l in addition to tliyir own pro-

(taction, which has assumed to very mnch larger dimensions this last season than has been the case in previous years, and at the moment there are mi indications of any immediate improvement; but it is quite possible, considering the moderate stocks on hand, that further on, somewhat better pi ices niay be secured. Best milling are now held for Is A<\ ; best short feed, ls3Jd ; medium, la 3d ; Danish arid black, Is 2M to Is 3d ; musty and inferior. Is to la 2ii (ex store, sacks extra, net). Potatoes: The supply in town is not extra heavy, but the button) seems completely out of the market. Best offer at auction on Monday for Rood northern was only 35s ; others had no attention whatever, and next to impossible to place a quantity in the meantime at anything like ii satisfactory price. Dairy produce : Littlu or no business is transpiring in either butter or cheese, and prices are (nominally): Primo salt butter, (iM to 7kl ; chuese, large si/o factory, Id to 4£d ; dairy, 3d to 4d : loaf, 44d to 4Ad per Ib.