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Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2850, 18 October 1890, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Timti Office Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS. Mr W J. Hunter Reports :-At Ohaupo on Tuesday, October 14th. there was a large muster of good cattle all being well-bred and choice, also o very large one of sheep all of which sold. For steers of any age there is brisk demand especially for K rown ones, and holders of this class should forward at once. Well-bred heifers from Uto 3-year-old sold well also. Dairy cows: Although about 50 were yarded all found buyers at satisfactory prices. Beef cattle were short of lequirements, and being all prime sold, with the exception of two head, at very satisfactory prices to owners; yearling steers sold from 2Gs to 31s 6d; 1J and 2-year-old. £1 16s to £2 ss; 2J to 34 ditto, £212 ato £318 a; 1* and 2-year-old Iwifers, £13s to £115s; fresh cows, £2 to £2 2s 6d; fel cows and heifers, £3 to £4 2s; dairy cows, £2 10b to £4; 193 large hoggets, 12s 10d; 116 small ditto, 10s 6d; 64 ewes, 12s; fat shorn ewes, 8e; store pigs,7s <.d. At Hamilton on Thursday, October 16th, the yards were well filled with both cattle aud sheep. There were a large number of buyers from all parts of Waikato, and nearly every beast sold, good fresh empty heifers and cows especially selling well. A large number of horses were brought forward, for which there was keen competition, a good demand existing for working honiee and out of 32 entered 25 sold at very satisfactory prices. Pi«» were yarded in usual numbers; all sold. Steer calves sold from 15* to 20s; yearlings, 259 to 33* ; one-and-a-half to two-and-a-lialf years, £1 10s to £2 12s • empty cows and hoifeis, in low condition, £1 3s to £2 2h ; fresh cows, £2 12s ; fa* he fere and cows, £3 7s 6d to £3185.; fat i?ee« £4 18s; dairy'cows £2 to £3 Ift,; 120 cross-bred ewes and lambs, 14s Gd; 31 do . 13s !)d; draught horses, £8 to £1310*; light harneee horses, £6 to £!>; hacks, from £4 to f19109. Pigs, 3s 9d to 7s.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. MKSSHS A.BUCKLAND AND SONS* WEEKLY Rkfobt.— At the haymarket during the past week, meadow hay and oaten sheaves have ranged iu price with quality, from 2s 3dto3u 3d the cwt; chaff, £3 10s; potatoes £2 to £2 10s the ton ; maize 3a 3d; oats, 2e Id and 2s 2d; barley, 2s Gd the bushel. Woolpacks are in brisk demand. At Friday's horse sale there was au excellent demand, and the sale was in every way successful. Prices showed an advance on late values. Unbroken medium draught ranged from £8 to £17; active draught, broken to harness. £9 to £20; riding horse*, £4 to £10, and scarcely a horse was passed. A waggonette brought £36 10s. At the hide sale en Thursday, there was a better enquiry, and higher prices obtained. Medium to heavy ox brought from 3Jjd to 5Jd ; cow and light nx, ljd to 2Jd; calfskins, 3d to 4Jd the lb. Tallow, 13s to 17e the cwt; butchers' skins, 4s to Gs 4d; lambskins, 0d to Is 3d each ; wool, in bags, OJd the lb. At the country cattle sales, heid respectively at Pokeno and Drury, a larger supply of stock than customary has been sold. Dairy cow* are at low values, but steers of all classes advanc3d in price from 5s to 10s each. At Romuera on Thursday, good dairy cows were fairly competed for, and brought from £4 to £G each, but secondary cattle were from 30s to 50s. Store cattle in moderate numbers, were required at full values. Fat cattle, in average number, were lower in price than last week, but highest at conclusion of the sale. G.iod quality steers were steady at 18s the 1001b. Calves dull of sale. Store sheep in demand at full rates. Fat sheep lower, from Is to 2s each. Wethers in their wool, from 15s to 19s. Lambs, numerous, were better worth, and ranged from 8s to 14a each. Pigs, in short supply, scarcely kept last week's values. Mjcssrs Huntbh and Nolan's Weekly Rhport.— Grain, Heeds, horsefeed, <&c.: There has been very little doing. Stocks are ample, but there is an indisposition to buy, except for immediate wants, or doubtless holdeis would concede for anything of » line. Wo quote feed oats 2s per bushel; maize, 3i to 3s 3d ; barley, 2s 0d to 3* 2d : bran, £3 10s to £4 per ton ; chaff, £2 to £2 15s. Horses : A steady demand has existed for medium draught and light harness horses, and prices hive been sustained. No good hacks were brought forward. Barely an average number were entered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Lots were cleared, and there remained an unsatisfied demand for medium draught and light harnosn hor.sos of good ■tamp. There was no noteworthy alteration in the value of those disposed of, as compared with the previous week. Wool, hidoc, skins, tallow, &c. : With thei exception of stout ox hides, qHite average quantities were pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday, and met ready sale. We quote stout ox hides, 4d to 5d per lb; medium, 3d to 3.W ; light ox and cow, Ijjd to 2jd ; kip, lsd to 2^d; damaged and "loppy, Id to per lb ; calf skins, 2j|d to 4.j|d; butchers' »heopskins, 3s to (is 4d aach ; country skins, Is lid to 0s 7d ; lambskins, 10d to la 3d ; pelts, 7d to Sd each ; wool pieces, 2.Jd to 4ty\ per lb; tallow, 17s to 18* 0d per cwt. Cattle : The market hae been active for stores and fat beasts, but dairy stock wax dull. Them hat) been little or no alteration in value. There was an average muster of fat beasts at Newmarket on Tuesday. Dairies were in excess of requirement*, and but few itores were yarded. At Pnkekohe, owing to the day being altered for this month, icarcely so many head as usual were yarded. There was, however, n steady demand, and the result of the sale was satisfactory. We quote : Cows, from 15s to 20s each ; yearling steera, fcl to £110s; 2-year-old, £110s til £2 to £2 5s ; 3-year-old, £215s to £3 ss: grown steers, forward in condition, £310* to £4 ss. Some averages of itoers were : £8 10s, £7 ss, £7 2s Gd, £7 G«, £C lCs 9d, £G 1G» Gd, £015s, £5 15s, £5 14s 3d ; cows, £4 10s, £4 5s Gd, £4 2s Gd, £3 10s, £37sGd. Sheep were penned at Newmarket on Tuesday iu fair numbers, and were keenly competed for. Wethers sold at from 12s 3d to Uβ; shorn, 13s Gd to 15n ; ewes, 12s lid to 19s Gd ; laubs, 5s 3d to 13s id. Pigs ; Few yarded. AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. [by telkoraph.—own correspondent.] Auckland, Last Night.—ln the local produce market there is no change of any moment this week. The local food market certainly is not over-stocked with firstclass butter, and really first-class dairies get as high as 7d and 8d per lb. Second and third class butter is very plentiful and is quoted at 4d and 5d per lb. Eggs meet with ready sale at 7d wholesale and 0d retail. New cheese is coming to hand pretty freely, the wholesale price being 4d to -ijd per lb. Canterbury hams and bacon are quoted by best curers at Oijd per lb f.o.b for equal numbers ; and local cured hums and bacon at did to 7(1. The flour market is nnclringed, SHAREMARKET. (BY TKLEURAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT). Auckland, Last Nitrht.— Bank of New Zealand, buyers £5 2h, sellers £5 ss; Colonial Bank, sellers 41s ; New Zealand Insurance, sellers 00s; .South British Insurance, buyers 255; Union Insurance, buyers 255, sellers 20* ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, sellers 545; Taupiri Extended Coal Company, buyers 18a Gd, sellers 19s; Try Fluke, business done, Gβ 3d to Gs Gd ; May Queen, sellers 7s ; Moanataiari, business done, 7s 3d ; Saxon, sellers 5s Od ; Alburnia, business done, 5s 4d and ss. LONDON MARKETS. (by electkio telegraph.—copyright.) London, October 15.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,804,000 quarters, and for tho Continent 710,000 quartors. The American visible supply of who.it is ia 19,727,000 bushels.—New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's debenturos, 1)5; Australian and Now Zealand Mortgage, 103; Dalgety and Co., 111. London, October 10.—Ono Australian bank is trying to sell 50,000 of Westgarth'n and Co's pledged securities, and this i« likely to have tho effect of further depressing the market. A state of distrust now prevails on change. One of the firms of " jobbers" in colonial stocks has been in financial difficulties, but it has managed to patch up.