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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3259, 18 May 1893, Page 2

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The Wtiiklo Times Otlkc, Friday. MARKET KKI'OIITS. TIIB Now Z".Vaml Iran nnii Mercantile Agency Compmy (L I.) report under date Dunkiiix. May It.—Grain—Wheat: This ccival- continues to have a fail' demand, prices remaining pretty, steady at about equal to those ruling lately. Deliveries frmn the country nro not very extensive, mid wi.nld nut be much meiM tlimi sufficient fur requirements had millers nut been pretty well stocked a littl>* c.irlicr. Consignments coining frrni tlin North also enable them 11 be less dependent on the lucid supply. At the same time all for side, no mutter of what description or qtnlity, meets with a ready sale. Finds' wheat is in shoit supply and wanted, but buyers hardly care to advance on l ite rites; Quotations for best milling velvet and Tuscan, 2* 9d to 2s lid-extra prime a shade more; medium to pood, 2s (id to 2s 8d ; inferior to medium, 2s 3d to 2s sd; broken, 2s to 2s Bil (ex store sacks, weighed in, terms),--Oats: The market this week has shown some slight improvement, principally owing to the fact that, sellers are not forcing sales, declining meantime to quit except at prices a little more in their favour. The quantity corning forward is slightly falling off, and, as consignments in store arc being held for hotter rallies, buyers, to supply their orders, have had to increase their limits, |d per bushel. Transactions are chiefly confined ' to piireha:ea of stout, bright Sparrowbills, but other sorts are now selling with more ease, though without any appreciable adranee,, Quotations: For bright stout feed and milling, Is BJd to Is 9d ; medium to good, Is 7ld to Is B,]d ; inferior, Is (id to Is 7d; good" Danish, Is 6Jd to Is 8d ; long Tartarian!, clean and suitable for feedbest, Is !)d to la 10d; medium, Is 7jjd to Is B.Jd (ex store, sacks extra, net).—Grass Seed: Small parcels of ryegra<ssced are being disposed of on occasions, but tlie business uow being done is not extensive; prices, however, continue firm. Stock being low, holders are not anxious 11 quit except at prices showing advance Quotations for best dressed perennial, 3* 3d to 3s (id ; medium, 3s to 3s 3d (ex store, .sacks extra, net).—Cocksfoot has little, if any, inquiry, though further on an improvement in (tlio demand is anticipated, Quotations nominal-say, for best dressed, 3|d to 3.^1; medium,2d to 3d per lb,—Potatoes : Consignments have not been so numerous during the past week. In consequence, a keener desire to purchasn has set in, also better prices obtaining. Quotations for best Denvents, 52s (id to 555; medium, 45s to 50s per ton (ex store, sacks weighed m).-Chaff; Tho market is fully supplied with inferior and medium, while really good is not so nlnntiful. Quotations foF prime, 47s (id to 50s j medium, 42s (id to 455; inferior, light, and green, 30s to 40.-3 por ton (ex trucks, sacks extra),-Dairy Produce: There is iio change to note in either demand or values. The market shows no animation, the sales effected being only retail lots, best keg batter (dairy-made) fetching 6'Jd to 7d—extra prime |d to Id mora; medium nominal {factory-madedull at lOd to lid per lb,—Prime factory cheoso: Medium size has a little more attention, fetching lid to 4Jd, but loaf is only worth 5d to s|d fdairy-inadp, 2d to 4d per lb,— Flax : MarltPtseeins.to bo drooping. Local buyers, uncertain as to tho course of tho market at Home, decline to operate; in conscquenco sales in the meantime are difficult to effect. Quotations nominal. Ohiustchiikoh, May 12.-Wheat: Offerings during the week have been on a moderate scale, and little business lias transpired. The Homo market continues very weak, and tlieie are at present no apparent signs of relief. Cables during the week liavo been somewhat contiadictory, and holders are naturally hesitating as to what course to take. Wo can only qunte our quotations:—lluntni's 2s (id to 2s 7(1, Pearl 2s 7d to 2s Bd, Tuscan 2s Sd, f.o b., sacks extra. Grass seed: Fanners' parcels: Ryegrass, 3s to 3i 3d { machinedressed, old pa-tnre, 3s !M to 4s per bushel. Cocksfoot, undressed, 2d to 2,jd per lb; machine-dressed, 3.|d to 3.fd per lb delivered, sucks extra.—Potatoes: Blue Derwents, 321 (id to 35s per ton at country stations,-Dairy produce: Butter in keg id to 8J per lb, cheoso 3Jd to 4M per lb.

CHRISTOIHJRCH LIVE STOCK / MARKETS. The New Zealand Limn and Mercantile Airency Company report under date Clliusiciiunuif, May 12.—Store Sheep: The fortnight's warm, moist weather has brought on feed atari extraordinary rate for this season of the year, linyeis tor certain classes of sheep show more inclination to operate thau of late. Yesterday's entry of about 5000, howevrr, did not inclndo anything particularly attractive to buyers, and business was dull, especially for North Island and Chatham sheep, which funned a good proportion of the entry. Store crossbred lambs brought 10.-, two-tootli crossbreds lis to 13s, four-tooth do,, Hi SJ, aged cross-bred ewes. 9s; Chatham Island crossbred wethers, Ss to 10s Sd. We sold 200 half-bred ewes, at lis 4d; 300, at lis lid; 200 cross-bred wethers at 10s 7d.—Fat Lambs: An average yarding of medium to prime quality, mota very dull enquiry, butchers' requirement} being small, and a partial block at our factories being the cause, l'rices realised were Prime, Us to 12s lid, medium, 9s to 10s 3d.— Fat sheep :'This class was well represented, both as regards numbers and quality. Prime crossbreds predominated; good quality crossbred ewes in lair proportion and merino wethers of very moderate supply, but prime as a whole. Butcher#' competition kept values up to par early in the sale, but its their requirements became satisfied prices fur all snits became easier. Exporters wore competing but very apathetically, space in the factories being at a premium. Values ranged, viz., prime crossbred wether.', Ills to ISs; light do., Ms (id 1.0 los fid ; crossbred ewes, 10s to ISs; merino wethers, Ss In 1.1 i (id,-Fat cattle; Above the average supply, and the whole of good quality. 1 Competition was quiet, arid prices about equal to last week's. Prune bullocks £8 to £9, medium £0 to £7, cows and heifers, £5 to £G 15s.—Store and dairy cattle: A rather small and mixed entry of young store cattlo, and a full entry nf dairy Btock. Storo cows brought from £2 10s to £slos, yearlings £2, steers from £4 10s to £5 78 Gd, dairy cows from £5 to £ll, Pigs : Large entry, good proportion prime baconets, small proportion stores and porkers,, There was a good enquiry for baconers, but slack competition compared with late markets, and a decline of nearly per lb on last week's rates.