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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8009, 14 September 1906, Page 2

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REMUERA STOCK SALE. (By Telegraph.—Special to Waikato Times.) AUCKLAND. This Day. Messrs Alfred BuckianJ and Co. report: At Keiuuera, yesterday, bsef was in full supply and sold irregularly. Steers made from £B 10a to .£ll 10s, up to 23s per lOOlbs ; cows made from £i 10s to £d 10?, up to 20s per lOOlbs. Sheep were yarded in fair numbers, and maintained late rates tor good qualities. Wethers sold to 27s 3d; ewes, to 25a; hoggets, to 21s; spring lambs, lis fid to 23s 6d. Pigs sold at late values. MARKET PRICES CURRENT. Waikato Times Office, This Day. The following prices for the current week are quoted by the Hamilton trades people to-day:— Bacon, per lb—Cambridge, wholesale, 8d ; retail, 9d to lOd; Canterbury, wholesale, 8d ; retail, 9d to lOd. Hams, per lb—Cambridge, wholesale, 8d ; retail, 9d to lOd ; Canterbury, wholesale, 8d ; retail, 9d to lOd. Eggs, per dozen Wholesale, 8d; retail, lOd. Dairy butter, per lb—Wholesale, 9d: retail, lid. Factory cheese, per lb Wholesale, 7d; retail, 9d. Onions.— Retail, 2d per lb. Table potatoes—Local, wholesale ,£l2 per ton, retail 15s per cwt.; Southern, wholesale £l2 10s per ton, retail 15s per cwt. Chaff per ton—Wholesale, M; retail, £4 10s. Sharps, per 1001b—Wholesalers 9d: retail, 7s. Bran, per 1001b Wholesale, sa; retail, 5s 3d. Oats (Southern) per bushel Wholesale, 3s 3d; retail, 3s sd. Fowl Wheat, per bushel—Wholesale, 4s -Id; retail, 4s Gd. Maize, per bushel-Wholesale, 4s id ; retail, 4s 6d.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO'S, LTD., REPORT. Horses.-On Friday at the Durham Yards, we had a larger number of horses yarded than for many weeks. With the exception of a draft of unbroken medium draught colts and fillies, all classes wet e eagerly sought after. Heavy draughts sold at from £27 10s to £39; medium do., £2O 10s to £32; hacks and light harness horses £7 108 £33 for a big upstanding hack from Te Kuiti. At Pupakura on Wednesday there was a good muster of stock of all classes. Dairy cows were again well represented and sold at from £4 03 to £7 10s; empty do., £2 2s to £3 19s; grown steers, £5 5s to £7 is; 2 to 3-year do., £2 17s to £5; yearlings, £1 15s to £2 9sj calves, 17s to £1 14s; bulls, £4 5a to £6. Beef, of which there was a large yarding, sold at Newmarket rates; cows, £l ss to £7 10s; iteers, £6 to £8 103. We submitted an average catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, all lines being sold under keen competition. Hide*. —Market firm. We quote—Extra stout ox, 7£d to 7|d; stout do., 6sd to 7£d; medium do., s|d to 6|i ; light do., ogd to sfd; cow, best lines, 5Jd to sjd; good, s£d to ogi; wet, s}d to sjji ; stags', 4d to4gJ ; kips, 5Jd to sfd; calfskins, 6Jd to 7d ; cut, 4£d to sjd. Horse hides, 6s to lis. Sheepskins.—Market active. Best butchers' skins, extra large up to lis, large 8s to 9s 6d, medium 6a to 7s 3d, small 3s 6d to 5s 6d. Tallow.—Market firmer. Best mixed, up to 24s 6d; good, 22s 6d to 23s 6i; inferior, 19s 6d to 218 id; rough fat, lid to ljd. B;>nes, £1 15s. Horsehair, Is 2.1 to la 9d. Cowtails, Is (id dozen. Horns, wanted. Maize.—Supplie3 are light and the market is firm at 3s bd ex store. Oats are in fair demand at 2a 7d ex store. Chaff.—Firm at £4 17s 6d at the rail. Potatoes.—Selling freely from £l2 to £l2 ss. Butter.—The market has eased and prime separator is now worth from lOi to IOJd. Cheese is in good demand from 6|i to 6fri