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Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3492, 10 November 1894, Page 8

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The Waikalo Times Office, Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS. Messrs MoNicol & Go's Report -On Friday last, the 2nd inst., about COO head of well bred cattle were yarded at our usual spring sale held in the Rangiriri yards. Competition for grown steers, empty cows and heifers was brisk, and these chsses made, full values; weaned calves also sold well: steers from one to two and a*half-years-old were however, somewhat easier than Waikato prices. Weaned calves, 27s O'd to 395; yearling steers, £2 to £2 7s (id ; two and a-half to three years old eir.pty heifers, £2lss to £3; stare empty cows, £3 to £3 9s; two to two and a-half«years old steers, £3 5s to £4 9s Gd; grown steers, £5 4s to £6 7s, according to condition and breeding, dairy cows, £4 5s to £4 10s. At Cambridge on Saturday, 3rd inst,, there' was a good muster of horses, cattle, and sheep, and all stock sold well. Dairy cows, £5 9s to £sl2s Gd ; weaned heifer calves, 30s; yearlings (mixed sexes), £2 ; eighteen months and two year old steers, £3 5s to £3 8s; fat heifers, £5 lis; tat cows £6 Is to £6 7s Gd ; full mouth crossbred and merino ewes, shorn, with lambs, 3s 4d to 4s; full but sound mouth crossbred ewes, in wool, with limb?, 9s 9d, The DJ. ploughs (Reid and Gray), sold on account of Mr G. 0; Deverell, were in good order, i nl made hign prices, realising £l2 2s Gd, £l3 2s (id, and £l4, the swingletrees per set, made from lGs to 21s. The horses from same seller were mostly agtd, but guod workers and sold well. Heavy horses made from, £ls to £l9 15s; aged horses and light draught, made £6 to £11; plough harness, 15s to 29s per set; ponies and strong cobs, from £2lss to£8; a lot of furniture and produce, was also sold. At Hamilton yesterday, there was a good muster of stock, but prices for young cattle were lower owing no douht to the continued dry weather. Good dairy cows, £5 10s to £7 ; heifers, forward in calf, £3 10s to £4 fw ; empty cows and heifers, £2lßs to £3l3s; eighteen month and two-ynar-nld steers, £3 to £3 7s Gd ; young bulls, £2l7s Gd to £5; calves, 25s to 38s; fat cows, £5 to £G; fat steers, £ol2s Gd to £7los; young pigs, 7s Gd to 9s Gd ; sows, 32s to 355.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messes A. Buokland & Sons' Weekly Report.-At the Hay market during the past week oats have ranged with quality from Is ?d to 2s; maize, lOd to 2s Id; wheat,- 3s bushel; bonednst, £5 10s; chaff, £2 9s to £3 ss; bran. £2loa; potatoes, £2 10? ton. On Friday horsri stock scarcely kept late values; active draft ranged from £9 to £2l; well-bred tiding horses, £6 to £8 10s each. On Tuesday ox hides mostly sold from 2§d to 2§d ; picked ox, 5d ; cow hides, 2d to 2|d lb; tallow, 16s 3d to 18s cwt; sheep skins, Is to 4s Od ; lambs skins, 9d to Is Id each ; fleece wool, sid to 7}d ; locks', 2sd to 4id lb. At Waiuku on Saturday a large number of young cattle sold freely at good values; dairy cows were dull of sale. Messrs Hunter- and Nolan's Weekly Report. Grain, seeds, horse feed : The market has been quiet and moderate quantities changed hands. We quote: Maize, on wharf Is 9d, ex store 2s, oats, Is 7d to 2s per bushel; bran, £2 10a to £2lss ton; oaten chaff, £2 10s to £3 10s ton.Horses: An average number have been brought forward and found purchaser* witlv.ut any material alteration in value. At the Durham Yards' sale on Friday but few of a good stamp were offered. For that class bidding was spirited, but for weedy animals slow; most of the lots, however, changed hands. We quote: Hacks, from £4 5s Jo £l3; light harness horses, £8 to £l3 15s; medium draught, £9 to £ls; heavy draught, £l2 10s to £20155.-Wool, hides, skins, tallow, bones; Average quantities met steady demand at the Durham Yards on Tuesday.-Extra stout i,x hides worth ihi to od per lb, stout 3d to 'ld, steers and cow, lfd to 2id; calfskins, 2d to 3d; callow, 16s to 17s"6d cwt; bones, £3 too ; sheepskins, local 3s Gd to 5s 0.1 each, country Is ,to 4s 4d j lambskins, 8d to Is; pelts and broken skins, 8d to lid, Wool: Fleece, in bale per lb, bags 5Jd to 6fd, pieces 2fd to 4fd.Cafctle; A good many were brought forward of all classes and met steady demand. The butchers' pens at Newmarket on Tuesday were well supplied. For top sorts there was competition up to £1 2s 100lb ; rough steers, £1 to £1 Is; cows, 19s to £l. Dairy cows maintained the previous week's value, There was a good muster of storo cattle at Papakura on Wednesduy.and briskdemand, Dairy sows sold from £2los to£0; diy cows, £1 los to £3los; grown steers, £4los to £sl2s Od ; two to three year-old steers, from £3 to £4 10s; yearlings to 18 months' old, £2 to £2 12s Gd ; yearling beifnre, £l7s Gd to £1 15s; two-year-olds, £3 0s to' £3 12s. ti'n.-w averagrfs of fat wore: £97* Gd, £Blss, £Bl3s Oil, £8 lis lid ; £S 10* sd, £8 ss. £7 13s Gd ; cows, £712,; Gd, £7 os, £6los, £sl7s (id, £5 12* 0:1. bheep were in short supply at Newmarket on Tuesday, and sold freely. Withers, 12s (id to 15s 9tl; shorn, 12s Gd to 14s 9d; shorn ewes, 8s to 12s 3d : lambs. 5s 9d to lis Od. Pigs: Few yarded. Sold it from £lss to £2 7s Gd each.

FROZEN MEAT TRADE MeSSKS HeNUY S. FITTRH AM) SOKB, nififit salesmen, report nuclei' date:— LONDON, October Gth.—During the past fortnight the trade has been very slow, iin d supplies in excess of the demand;' the wither also has bean somewhat unsettled The supplies of Home killed and Continental rauttonare increasing, and although prime, small sheep aro selling fairly well larger ones and those of inferior quality are not in much demand. The same remarks apply to Now Zealand mutton, for whereas, prime, small sheep are going off fairly well, the inferior quality mutton is very plenti' ful, a'nd meets with a very slow demand. Among the North Island ,sheep there have been a great many, thin sheep, vf ry plain in the legs, and, in fact, inferior to many if the Australian and River Plate sheep.

Many buyers are tiring of such poor quality, and are buying Australian sheep in preference. With the North Canterbury mutton the fault is often just the reverse to this, for in many parcels lately to hand there have been a very considerable uumber of maiden ewes that have been very fat on the ribs and slight of meat. There are plenty of Australian and River Plate sheep on hand. Holders are anxious to sell, and prices are weaker. The supply of good American beef has been very short, but there has been plenty of inferior beef, and some very low prices have been taken dining the week. In consequ* ence of this, the demand for frozen beef has been very slow, and prices are somewhat weaker. The demend for New Zealand Lamb is now very slow, A few choice one are in demand and realize good prices, but the large quantity :if Dutch lambs now arriving (as is usual at this time of the year), spoil the sale of second class New Zealand lambs, To day's prices are as follows -.-Scotch sheep, Oid to per lb; English sheet), Cd to 7d ; Continental sheep, 4d to Gifd ; Ewes, 4A-d to 5d ; Canterbury (N.Z.) sheep, 4.4/1 to^d; Wellington (N.Z.') sheep, 2jd to 3id ; Australian sheep, 2|d to 2Ad ; River Plal;e sheep,2|d to 2Ad; Queensand beef, hind quarters 2kd, fore quarters 2d ; American beef, hind quarters (prime) s|d to Gd, (inferior) 3d tc 4d. fore quarters (orirae) 3d to 3Jd,(inferinr) l£d to 2id ; New Zealand lambs, 4.fd to sfd.

NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY'S MANURES. f Kempthornb, Prosskr & Co.'s New Zealand Drug Company (Limited) manure price list :- Per ton. Superphosphate "A" 600 Mineral Super "A, A" 5 15 0 Bonedust, Steamed 5 15 0 Do., Green 5 15 0 Do. and Blood 5 0 0 Root Manure 6 10 0 Grass Manure A G 10 0 Grass Manure B 6 10 0 Pnt-ito Manure 7 0 0 Turnip Manure G 10 0 Corn Manure GlO 0 Maize Manure 6 10 0 Orchard Manuro 7 10 0 Onion Manure 7 10 0 Hop Manure ... 710 0 Glover Manure 6 5 0 Sulphate of Ammonia 16 0 0 Guano, 67*37 5 5 0 Per cwt. Nitrate of soda (original sacks) ... 01G 0 Discount: All prices are less per cent, discount for cash. Large lots": Special arrangements for ten-ton and larger lots.