COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3121, 16 July 1892, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Th' il'mhittt Ttmcs (iffics, Friday WAI IvATO MARKETS.

Mr.), McXk'oi. llnroitTS.—At Waitoa on tie Ist. July, abmit the lKiial number of mttli; were bn.imlit [nnvaid, and all classes uf .stores sold Ireely. Nine-month-old calves and vi*arliiiKr=, 28s to 38s ; two to two and a li.iif yi'ar old .steers, £'J 10s to i' 3 Is : fat. C'.ws, W 2s lid to U4 7« 6tl ; dairy c nv.s, £'." U- (id to £5 10s ; fftt lionets, 10s ; fa,t Bvves, 12s. At Ohaupo, on Tuesday, a g iod muster of cattle were yarded, principdly ynuiiß stnreß. The 150 eighteenmon'tlis to two-year-old steeis from Te Monia were a nice lot of cattle, but in low condition. They, however, sold woll, aver,tl' 10s. Dairy cows and heifers, forward in calf, made from £'i 12s t>d to £4 2s (id. Empty cows and heifers, in fresh cond tion, were in demand from £2 13s (id to £2 17s (id ; steer calves, 24s to 38s Gd ; choice two-year-old steers, i' 3 3s ; fat cows, £3 5s to K4 17s (id ; one well-fattened Cow made 12s (id ; crossbred hoggets, (is 9d ; crossbred ewes in lamb, 8s ; fresh fullmouth lonKWoul ewes in lamb, 10s ; lot of two, four and six-tooth longwool ewes, just •t lambing, 13s. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Mksshs A. Bucki.and and Sons ReroiiT.—At the Ifayinarket during the past waek hand-bnuud fodder has brought from 2s (id to ,'is : inachine-ptwsed, 3s to 3s !)d ; c'latf, 3s 3d to 3s Oil the cwt ; carrots, 25s the tin ; damaged maize, Is 8(1 ; old maize, Is lid to 2s Id ; oats, Is 10d to 2s 3d ; station x , T egj*ass, 5s ; cocksfoot, Gs the bushel ; manures, from £5 5s to £7 10s the ton. On Friday horse stock, in usual number, kept fc ieir late values : Useful horses, of medium h IMDRth, brought from £8 to £12 each ; a li >oded buggy, £10 ; harness, £3. On Tuesn.iy, hides sold Ireely: Best ox brought from 4 : Jd to 5d ; medium, 3d to 3jd ; light ox and cow, 1: ( M to 2. ; fd ; calfskins, 4,Jd to o|d the lb ; tallow, l(is Gd to l'J.s Gd ; bones, -Is !>d the cwt; sheepskins, mostly from 2s to 4s 3d ; an exceptionally heavy lot of eight fleeces, (is 7d each ; locks and pieces, from 2£d to 4d the lb. At Remnera on Thursday, dairy cows near calving were plentiful, and lower in price, about 20s each ; priccs ranged from £3 10s to £5 15s. .Stare cattle in limited number were better worth,well-bred two-yoar-old steers brought £4 each ; dry cows, £2 to £3 each ; calves, 30s. Young calves, in usual supply, sold fively, and brmpht from os to 8s; month old calves, 25s to 40s each. Fat>* cattle in full numbers, 250 sold, kept last week's advance, prices were from 21s to 23s the 1001b. Sheep in usual supply, 1010 sold, fir good quality there was keen competition, and slightly higher values obtained, bit medium quality were no better worth. Store sheep wero in better demand, cross b-ed ewes at lambing brought 14s ; forward ii lamb, 10s 3d ; long-woolled wethers, 12s (i l ; fat wi tliers from 13s 9d to l!)s !)d ; e-ves, lis to 10s fid ; hoggetts, 8s Gd each. Well fatlrd pigs sold better, large pigs brought from 30s to 40s ; porkers, 29s to 33: : coarse pigs, 2s to 9s each. Messus Hunter and Nolan's Weekly 'Repokt.—Horse feed, grain, seeds, etc. : A brisk demand has existed, and there has been nn upward tendency in value, particularly for oats. We quote:—Feed oats, 2s 4 I per bushel ; Tartarian, 2s 4ft, maize, old, Is lid to 2?; now, Is 8d to Is lOd ; bran, £ I 10s per ton : chaff, £2 10s to £8. Horses have continued scarce, but a demand has existed, particularly for those of a good stamp, at values showing an upwaid t v;dency. There was a fair muster at the Durham Yards on Friday, and steady biddin? t.hr'iiighont. We quote-.—Medium draught from £G to £13 10s each ; heavy draught, £9> £1910s; hacks, £4 to £8 15s. Wool, hides, skins, etc. : Moderate quantities changed hands without much alteration in value. We quote :—Stout ox hides, 4d to 4ifd ; light to medium, 3d to 3£d ; s'eer and cow, l.j'd to 2Jd ; calfskins, 3Ad to 5d ; tallow, 17s 6d to 18s Gd per cwt; bones, £4 5s to £5 per ton ; sheepskins, Is 2d to 4s 3d each ; wool, (id to per lb. Cattle: Activity has characterised the fat stock market. Dairy stock liitd a slightly downward tendency. Stores in moderate numbers at previous values. At Newmarket, below the average number was yarded ; competition for dairy cows was less brisk than has been the case for some time, and prices receded slightly. Stores without alteration. Fat beasts were keenly competed for at from Ifls to 22s per lOOlt*. At Pukekohe, on Wednesday, there was a good muster, and spirited competition, and fully Newmarket values were obtained. !~v<nioaverages of fat steers were: £S Is 2d, £S, £7 lis 3d ; £7 10s. £7 7s 5d ; cows, £5 ss, £5, £4 17s (id, £4 10s, £4 10s 3d, £4 2s (id, £1. Sheep: A small number were penned at Newmarket on Tuesday, and there remained an unsatisfied demand. Wethers sold at from 10s to 17s Gd ; ewes, 8s Gd to Us G.I. Pigs in moderate numbers; medium weights sold at from 15s Od to £L (is each, Bacon pic;*, £2 7s (id to £3 10s each.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. (HV TKLBGKAPH— OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Arcicr.ANr, Last Niclit. —In the local produce market the prices remain unch.ineed. Eggs :ire very plentiful, but good battsr is rather scarce. Present prices are : Hest dairy butter 3d per lb. second quality Is', and third quality lOd per lb >vliolcsn!e. Epre* nre 10! per dozen wholes'U\ and Is per d"/.en letul. Oat>\ 2s 2d tA 2< 3d ; maize, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; potatoes, .£2 l.'is to .£3. PROPERTY SALE. Ml! J. Tikmxhh, f ,J »d .-cent, reports the sale to Mr I.''rank Harnden of allotments ?! ind 22 i>f section 23, City of Auckland, XrUmi-str'i-t. together with two houses thereon erected, for £312. Also the sale of a farm at Upper Waiwera, allotments 4(5 and 21.5, Wninui parish, contending 151) acres, to Mr Samuel Scruby for £300, on behnlf of l\fr .John Arlcle.