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Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3346, 7 December 1893, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

:J ... ■^/JFi^ai9,'i^-.6j^ I MARKETiEPORTS. , ; The Egmont, Farmers' jUnipu; (Limited), report under date : HAWERA, November 30th -We have to report three.large wles held during this past week; the first of which was at Stratford on Friday, the'24th irist;; This was thekrgest that we: have 1 held in these yards for some mbnthapast/'the entries' <*f«tock being unusually- heavy, ; the bulk of them being young cattle. Thcro was a good.muster of buyers and bidding was lively, so that nearly every line clianged hands before leaving the yards. We quote-weaners, £1 ,175,.t0. £2 2s; 12 to 18months.cattle, £2 17*'(id,tq,£318sfid; cows and heifors in calf, £3los to £0 7s 6d; 18 months heifers, £2'l7s 6d to £3 Is fid. On Saturday;'the 25th' ; inst,y our monthly horse bazaar was held, As was the case upon former occasions, a large number of horses were entered for;sale,';but'the attendance was not so gboiias usual; A^the:entry included a fairnumber of (draughts and use- 1 ful hacks, we managed to place a good number, the prices being given as. under; .'draughts, £l6, to £18;, good hacks up to £ls; ' harness Horses up to £l4. Our next large B»le,,was held, in'the" Glover 1 Road Yard?, Hawera, on Wednesday; thei29tbirist, every available yard being occupied 1 with stock, which was fully equal in bulk to what was advertised,' the fat cattle .being especially noticeable, being really prime. >I A large number were present.at the .sale, including some' purchasers from outside the district. There was keen competition for all young stock and'fat and forward cattle also came in for a fair share of attention, so that at the close of the sale the bulk of the cattle had changed liacds. Sheep still remain dull ofi'sale and are likely to : do so aslongf as the English meat marketis so depressed. We!quote: fat bullocks, £6l2s6d t0,£615?; forward bullocks, £5 Gs to 2-year steers, £3lss 6d to £43s6d ;12 to 18 months mixed, £2 9s to £3 Bs,; fat cows and heifers£4los to £slos; cows and calves, £4 7s to. £4l3s fid •'2 to empty heifers. £3 7s tb'£3lss (id; 1-vear,heifers,' £2 8s 6d to, £2;ils. : l3heep:' Woolly hoggets, 20slid.;_ dry ewes (woolly), 5s 9d; '' : ' ■■<' ■"■,

The New' Zealand Land Association reports under date:' :; : 1 DunhdinV'November 22.-Wool : It tyilibe exceedinpr satisfactory to note that a settlement of the;;difficulty, existing- at Home between the coal mine owners and the miners,has been concluded, as we are ad vised that the progress of the, next, wool, .sales in London depend very much upon the position the miners continue to, main- v tain,; but no\/that work is about to be re-, "sumed the prrispect is somewhat ; more en-' conraging. The,idea already prevails that prices have been'at their lowest, and now more than likely will'take a turn upwards;; In Melbourne and Sydney they have very large attendances, and competition is paid .:to be very keen, greasyrcrqssbred in Sydney ranging from 6£d to 9|d per lb. and the tone« of the market extremely firm.. There is every, ...reason to/expect activecoin petition,.afc„„otu; ; sales in this market,.and we anticipate that" all offered here will command, good atten-. tionand realise full value-GrainWheat Cable advices from London-give hd indica- . tion of any improvement in the tone of the market, which still continues depressed there, and is continuing to influence the' local market: the past week has displayed less animation;: than for some time past. Tuscan, 2s 8d to 2s 9d j medium to good, 2s7d ; to2s.Bd ; inferior' W medium," 2s (id to ; 2i-7d; broken and thin, 2s 3d'|to;2s 5d (ex store, sacks weighed in, terins).—Oats: Transactions, dvring. the week have been unimportant, confined; chiefly to:,the. supplying of, the small demand existing for local require- ■ ments. There is some slight inquiry for ex- - port', but owing to the views'of sellers of the iew lots how.left'/on hands«being'somewhat,! beyond the reach of buyers business is restricted. Quotations: For pritiio feed and, milling,' Is lid,to;Mt£d to good' feed, Is lOd to Is lid; inferior- to mediuhi, Is 9d to Is lOd (ex store,' sacks extra, net). Potatoes.-Dealers : in;,these are now,under the impression that prices htiVe reached top,, though stocks are almost exhausted in town.Small consignments'daily come to hanrt, and as no one wishes to hold any quantity they,, are offering m6re ; fr6eiy this week at prices' on a par with tlioVe of 'week—sniy. froni ■ ; £7; 10aoto: . ton (ex :store, in). Dairy l dairy-tnadftj/salf. butter is worth 6d' to ,7dinediu m, 4d to 5d j'factory"njade'Did 'to Ipdi "per, lb (kegs "and boxes 'kxtraj. 1 ' Factory'cheese;'moderate demand, "laVgelize fetching medium, ! do, ; 5d to 5^1 dairy-made,' 2d to -4d per lb.: Only a very- moderstodemand exis- ; ;tinpf, but itheiiquaptity coming to l\and is .• ?liihited{;an|ii;is j being ( placed .at rprices on a par with late quotations,,which we may repeat—say, for the best dressed, £l6 to £l7f; medium ti.vgoodq£l4 to £1510s; . inferior, nominally £lO 10s to £l2los per ;t(jn'(ex;store). <fj, j . [.! j T |'T 5 * Melbourne, ; November'22.-Wool': At r our .last sale wi offered d'catalogue'of 7,892 Shales, and' sold , 7ioßo under: the hammer." The sale was,a particularly brisk one, and the pricos Beciu'efyalkronn^werp,excellent. • ; : Greasy Jambs realised, up tq4,s O^d;; greasy ;[: crossbredj fleec?, . (Thursday, the •viwin, to expect; a :j A i 'moileratß'bu<ino?s (lone in the' grain /markets during,.week, ( aod some fair pareels v df 'wheat' h'aVe been; sold for export, : . ;! The' ! pM!J"lVM ; beon> mainly; dhowever, ' on 'Sydney acconrit fo'r 'hillers,. the cargoes * loadinpj i for i RiiroiDe:' b6inpr.t supplied.-;=|l^h e ..-j position lof;whßat.f ( t()cks ! j3 attracting attenitioriiiand,it.seemsjyery^cjear,now, that overestimates: of f the yiejd 1892.3! were.made "|, prior to "har/estinglhe' :| A' '-fair business done during. theUistlew'days;? : >'Bnd.i!sales made; at; 2s lOd - to/231 jfor. shi i iPft r.e^.lß.—.Qa.U;; > derimnd vj :lndjpripe§ > improved jjnce Jhe ppening of from Is 10a to If lid, t^nd,pt;mt^c[ualities at 2s and 2s 2d.—Maize , ': I rrices'''tir^ ! e i rf arid 6 ! 'les made of red corn at 2s lOd to 2s 10|d, according to quality.