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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3159, 22 September 1892, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Tin H'nik.iio ■.'i.-.cv Oißrt., Wednesday. MAKKKT KICI'OKTS. Tiik K-m-lit. Kirine.i*' i;in..ii (Limited), n'|i il- 'iMil.sr ilat-.: : - lI.WVI.UA, S •pl'-inii r l.'i. — Wi: held iMir fortnightly Ht"ck filial Sti-ii'.li.rd mi I'nilay, th.< !ltli inst., and had a f/.'i.d many ii,.-iv than our adwrh-ed number : lite 1,-,lk ..f whirl, u-i-- sii.iiik.jis and in-calf !,,-if-is. A fair number of peoplo attended tin' tale, and bidding wa< bruk, so that ne-ii-ly every Hint changed hands before living Hie'var-K Wo quote. : Eighteen n,..MU,s(,tu-;,-v<ar,t 1 ,.r-, £2 Lls V i' 3 Us ; Mjniip-i~ L'-t os t" '-•' ( 'd ! hoifers in c-df, i'H o.s lid tn £4 2s lid. On Monday, tl.o lliLh inst. wo held a. clearing suit! en behalf <>f Mr J. Walker, Dutliie K<;ad. T'ih dairy c;uws with nf a very fair quality, and caused keen competition amongst buyers, so that all snld readily, and the best of them roalised over £7 each. Other lines of stock sold equally well, but those o.tttle belongiiig to outside vendors were in-istly parsed in. We qnoto : Two-year steprs, t'A 7» to t'3 10; ; dairy cows, £•( 15s In £7 17s (id ; heifers, £3 to £4 ss; calves, Us to 14s; hacks, £5 2s Gd to £X osj. At Manaiu on Wednesday, the Mth inst., the yards were mostly well filled with both i-attle and sheep of Rood quality. The i.ttendauce was larger than usual, and fair meney offered fur most lines, but in many instances vendors placed higher reserves on their st-.clc than would-bo purchasers were prepared to go to; though, notwithstanding this, a great deal of tiie st.ck changed hands bfifnra leaving the yar>]s. We quote: Fat bullocks, £(i Mto £i; ,Ss • fnnvaid bid lucks, AM 15s to £0 ; two ti, two and si-half-year steers, t'3 5s to £4 2s ; twelve, to eighteen mot.ths steers, £2 (is (id fj £2 lls; fat cow.s, C-l 7s lid to £5 17s 6d ; s, ringei -■ f."i 5s to fii. Mr IJ. Mitchell's dairy cvws : Springing, t's 17s lid tn £7 17s (id ; cows in calf, £3 7s (id tn £5 7-s Cd. Sheep: Fat wethers 14s: hoggets, Us Sd to Lils 6d.

Tin; New Zealand Losin and Mercantile. .V'oncy Company report under date : — SvuNKY, August 31. —Wheat (doty 10d l>l r lOOIbs) : Transaction;, in wheat are still cidiiii'd to the Melbourne- and Adelaide ii uikrts. Business has been envied through in thfi Yictoriiiu capitil cm New South Wales account during thfi past fortniglit, at-up tn -in Id f.0.b., but latest advices ivnortan i-asii-r market there, wheat offermi' more freely, and best milling quality dinVs not now rule above 3s 11.VI per bushel, in Melbourne. Adelaide wheat is quoted sxi. an advance of lid per bushel on Victorian values. Business in New Zealand wheat owing to tho inferior quality of tho samples olfering continues restricted, and the bulk of the shipments forwurd can only be sold f,,r chickfui-d at up to Sa 4d to 3s "id, the market, ruling very dull at this figure.— (>.it-;(diity 10d pen- lOOIbs).— Snpp.lics have ruled light until within the past few days, and up to 2s lid lists been obtainable for ln'sf lioiivy feed descriptions, fair to good quality riding from 2s. Sd to 2s 9.','1 l>or bushel. Within the past few days, iviwrv-.-r, some hnavy shipments have come forward from Vow Zealand, and as the niiii/.i! market shows a weaker tendency viilujs for oats iire somewhat easier, and quotations now stand at a penny per bushel limvrall round. Ama.unE, September 2.—Wheat : The market has been very firm during the past week, with only a moderate quantity offeritv. Sales are'reported at -Is -Id per bushel iil'Vort Adelaide, but millers ara acting with the utmost caution, and the tone of th,-. market has eased slightly, owing to prices having receded in Melbourne.—Flour: Best patent roller Hour is quoted t'J 12s lid to t'lo, country superiina .t'S to i\S 10-, hors,.|iold t'ii to .t(ir>< per ton.—O.its(duty 2s per ciiiltiil): New Zealand feed oats are woith is CI to 2i S.I |ior bushel in bond Port Adelaide, gross weight included.

MK.SSK3 CiOLDSUOIiOT.T.H MOHT AND Co., Melbourne llepiirt under "Into :— August -2±— O.ir market fur wheat during the month has been uiarkml by extreme bri.-kness, iiwinit mainly to a latßO trade with the adjoining colonies ; local millers have also purchased extensively at our rjiiotatiims. Tho demand at present is in excess of the available supply, and, notwiihstmriins? that large quantities are still stored both in town and country, Holders ar.i disinclined to realise at ruliiiß piotatj,,ns, Assuming our u-gi icnltur,tl statistics to be correct—sli'nviiift the existence of about, 10,000 tons still available for export (ivi'r and above our own requirements—and t.ikinif int ■.' account the dull stat-j of tho ilOnrupeau market, it is questionable whether thn pries now ruling will stand, at which sliipm'i-s find it unprufit ible to enter into any fresh Reports from the oiuiitry districts are very fnvourable as to the prospects of tho furthc pining harvest, and with a area than usual under cro.j, giiod rosiilt-i may be anticipated.— Wheal: is.in str.mg demand, up to 4s Id pr-r bushel for prime quality, inferior and medium realising from Si 10d to Is.—Oats : srill contin.ip'dullnf salo ; we qu-ti from •J* I,ll> a< n-1 : for thin t > best stout feed.