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Waikato Times, Volume LIV, Issue 5999, 28 November 1902, Page 2

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MARKET PRICES CURRENT. Wairato Times Office This Day. The following- prices for the current week are quoted by the Hamilton tradespeople t-day : Paeon, per lbFarmers' : Wholesale Sd : retail lOd Hams, per lb— Farmers': Wholesale Od ; retail lid. Lggs, P er dozen—Wholesale 7d: retail Sd. I'airy butter, per lb—Wholesale 7d; retail Nd. (. heose, farm made, per lb—Wholesale ojd: retail Gid. Cheese, factory, per lb—Wholesale retail, Sd. Onions, per lb—Wholesale 2d; retail, 3d, Table potatoes, local; per ton—Wholesale ill lUs ; retail, ,£5. Chaff, per ton Wholesale, .£0 : retail £0 10s.. Sharps, per lOClb—Wholesale 73 6d ; retail Bs. Bran, per lOOlb—W holesalo 7s 6d ; retail, Bs. Oats (Southern) per bushel Wholesale, 3s sd; retail 3s ltd. Oats (local) per bushel—Wholesale 3s 2d : retail. 3s 6d. Fowl Wheat, per bushel—Wholesale 4s 3d ; retail, 4s Bd. Maize, per bushel-Wholesale, 4s 4d ; retail 4s 9d.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. (LTD.) WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Horses.—At the Durham Yards on Friday wera entered in very large numbers, the quality being considerably above the average and competition for those of a good sort keen. Heavy draughts sold from £?S 10s to .£39, medium do. £22 to ,£3O lUs, hacks and light harness horses <£.3 os to £2O 12s Gd. The hunter " Economist " realised 25 guineas. A gig £'J lus, spring cart £l4. Cattle. —At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday dairies were yarded in large numbers and there was an average muster of beef. Ox sold from 25s to 325, and cow 2us to 2tis per 10J lbs. Fat steers made £7 10s to ,£l4 7s Gd, fat cows £o 5s to <£ln 12s Gd, stags £.} te ,£'l 17s Gd. A draft of 20 odd steers from the Kaipara averaged ,£l3 93. Dairy cows sold from .£1 10s to £l) ss, empty do. £1 2s Gd to £6 2s Gd, calves £t 12s to £2 10s. Sheep.—At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday sheep were penned in full numbers. Fat wechers shorn sold from 10s Gd to 17s, in wool 12s Gd to ii)s, fat ewes 8s Gd to 15s. Lambs in full supply 7s Gd to 13s '..id. Rigs—Porkers 18s Gd to 2Gs Gd, weaners 9s Gd to 14s, baconers 42s to £3 Bs. At \\ aiuku on Saturday there was a large muster of all sorts, especially calves. Dairy cows sold from £i lus to £8 15s, grown steers <£G 15s to £V, empty cows .£3 15s to £ti 2s Gd, calves <£l 18s to £3 4s. Reef at Newmarket rates. Hides, sheepskins, etc. —Owing to yesterday being Flection Day our sale is being held a day later this week, and we are therefore unable to report on it by this opportunity. Maize—Prime is selling slowly locally at 4s on wharf, but Sydney is "oil" at this price, l'oor quality not wanted. Oats —Market firm at 3s 2d for good " 1! grade in wholesale lines. Chaff—Southern £6 15s, and straw =£l 15s per ton ex store. Potatoes ,£5 lUs per ton on wharf. Dairy Produce—No change to report. AU 3TRALI AN 31A RKETS. SYDNFY, Nov. 2G. Wheat, chirk and milling, Gs 3d. Flour, ,£ll lus to ,£l2; .Manitoba, £l2 15s. Oats, feeding, New Zealand and Tasmanian, prime, 3s 7d to 3s I'd : Algerian, lis 7d to as Bd. Parley, 4s to Is 3d. Maize, local, 5s Gd to 5s lid; New Zealand, 5s 7d to 5s 8<1; Argentine, to 4s lud. Bran, Is lud. Pollard, Is lid to 2s. Peas, Prussian blue, 10s. Potatoes, including New Zealand Derwents, £'ll to £ll lus. Onions, £1 to £<>. butter, best, lid to 11 id. Bacon, lid to Is. MELBOURNE, Nov. 26 Wheat, 5s lid; New Zealand ch'ok, 5s Bd. Flour, to £l2s ss. Oats, 3s Gd to 3s Bd. Maize, 5s Id. Rran, Is ild to 2s. Potatoes, £lO to £ll. Onions, to £5 )Os ADELAIDE, Nov. 2g! Wheat is irregular. Quotations, 5s id to 5s 7d. FIoUV; £ll los to £l2. liian and poliard, Is lud. GRAIN MARKET. DUNi-.DiN, WednesFy heat : These is keen demand, especially for prime milling, and some high prices have been given for choice lots. Fowl wheat has commanded much attention owing to demand from Australia. Prime milling velvet, 4s Sd to is 9d ; medium. 4s to Is 3d ; fowl wheat, 3s lid to 3s lid ; damaged, :is to :is 4d sacks extra). Oats: ihe demand from Australia has been good, and business has been limited. Everything coming forward finds a purchaser. Prime milling. 2s sd to 2s !>d : best feed. 2s 7d to 2s Sd : medium to good, 2s i-d to 2s I'd ; inferior, 2s to 2s 3d (sacks extra.) Barley : Thero is now fairly L'ood inquiry for all descriptions. Prime malting, Ss Gd to 3s ild ; g"X>d, 3s Id to 4s 5d ■. milling and feed, 3s to 3s 2d (sacks extra). ADDING TON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHI'RCH, Wednesday. At Addingtcn market the entries were only medium, except in the case of fat sheep, which were in large supply. Fat cattle numbered 173, for which there was just enough demand to cause clearance, and priees were about the same as last week. Per 1001b beef was worth HOs to 3Gs, and head sales were effected at values as follows Prime beefers, of which there were several, fetched from £l3 15s to £ls 10s : ordinary trade steers, heifers, £} 15s to £ll 10s ; cows. £5 10s to £ll ss; and one specially good beast at £l3 2s Gd. There was a good entry of fat sheep, and demand was fair, prices being rather easier, and most of tin.' sheep were in the wool. Freezers brought from lGs to 19s lid; lighter weights and unfinished sorts fetched 15s Id to Ms fid : freezing ewes, 1 Is to 17s lud; and medium butchers'ewes, 10s to 13s. The market opened at last weeks prices, but as the sale progressed ewes for export hardened, but evening else eased up. There were 880 fat lambs in the pens, and freezing sorts fetched L'.s 4d to lGs 3d. representing a drop of Is per head on last week s quotations. I'utchers' 1 tmbs brought 12s I'd to 17s. '1 he entry of pigs was fair, but the attendance was poor, and the demaudslack. Porkers ran from 2s.s to ;iSs (for tjd to 5d per lb) ; stores, 15s to 23s : smaller stores, lis to 15s ; weaners, 'Js to 10s. Baconers fetched 40s to Gos, and two exceptional pens GGs to 7"s (or to 5d per lb;.

AUSTRALIAN WOOL SALES. MELBOURNE, November 2G. The wool market reflected the London advance. Competition was excited. Greasy sold to Is 5 U1- a record.