COMMERCAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8047, 2 November 1906, Page 2

COMMERCAL.

REMUERA STOCK MARKET. By Telegraph.—Special to Waikato Times.) AUCKLAND, This day. Messrs A'fred Bucklandand Sons report that at Remuera yesterday there was a record supply of beef which sold steadily throughout. Steers made from £o IDs to JEII 2s 6d each, or up to 23s per lUOlb, cows from £i 10s to £i 17s 6d each, up to 20s per hundred. Sheep.—Short market advanced in value, shorn wethers to 22s ; ewes, to 19i; lambs, easier, 10s 6d to 18s. Pigs in keen demand at high rates. 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, lOd to lid; Canterbury, wholesale, 8d; retail, lOd to lid. Hams, per lb—Cambridge, wholesa'e, 8d ; retail, lOd ; Canterbury, wholesale, 8d; retail, lOd. Eggs, per dozen Wholesale, 9d; retail, lid. Dairy butter, per lb—Wholesale, Odj retail, lid. Factory cheese, per lb—Wholesale, 7jd; retail, 9d. Onions.—Wholesale, 10s cwt. j retail, 3d per lb. Table potatoes (local) per ton—Wholesale, .£l2; retail, 15s per cwt; Southern, per ton, wholesale, *2i2; retail, 15s per cwt. Uhatiper ton—Wholesale, £i 10s; retail, jEo lOs. Sharps, per lOOlb—Wholesale, 6s; retail, 68 3d. LSran, per 1001b —Wholesale, ss; retail, 5s 3d. Oats (Southern) per bushel Wholesale, 3s Id; retail, 3s 3d. Fowl Wheat, Wholesale, 4s 4d ; retail, 4s lid. Maize, per bushel -Wholesale, Is 4 J ; retail, 4s 6d. TE KUIIT SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, LtxL.repjrt as follows: On Wednesday, October 31st, at Te Kuiti, we yarded over 700 head of well bred cattle. There was a good attendance of settlors and spuittfd bidding throughout for all steers from yearlings Ij 2 year-olds. I'hree and 4 year-old steers were incliuod to be du 1 of sale at the hummer, but improved as tlo sale proceeded and with the exception of one line of 4-year-olds all were quitted privately at prices about similar to thore n <w ruling in Waikato. veil-bred 3 anl 3j-year-oln steer?, £\ 12s 01 to £'o 7s 61; 2 and 2J-year-steers, £i 5s to £'i 17s (id; good limonths steers, £1 14 >to £'i it ; choice yearling £2 to £2 6s; mixed ytarlings, jEIUs to £2 Is; others, JEI 4) tc £i 8s ; good heifer calves, £[ 3s to .£1 10s; quite eupty 2-year-old heifers, £2 15s to.£3 ss; fresh conditioned cows and heifers, .£2 2s (id to £2 17s 6J. A large number ol dairy stccK offered, bat only good heifers al pioftil'VeiertQuirei and realieei from £3 12s 61 to £i si; biokivard sortsjonly at store price?.

ADDINGTON STOCK CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Thpre was an exceptionally larg-i entry of all classes of stock at the Addiugton yards to-day and a good attendance of buyer s . The market to- beef op"ned dul 1 , but light cattld wore we 1 up to lust week's prices. Prime lambs fetched a little above last week's rates. Store sheep.— There was a moderate yarding of st re sheep, but they mot with u dull demand. Prices ranged from lis to 18*91. Fat lambs.—Thero was a good yarding of fat lambs, and the prices for gjod prime lots were bit t thau they weru the previous week. Prices were :—Prime lambs, lo's 3d to Lis 3d ; medium. 131 lod t) lus ; light and ULfiuished, lUs tid to 12s tid. Fat sheep.—The market was fair for fat sheep and prices sh wed an increase. The range of prices was: Prime woolly wethers, 23s 7d to -lit, ; ertra prime, 26s 6d to 29-; medium, 23s to 2iis ; prime shorn wethers, 18s 6d to 23s 61 ; lighter, 16s id to 17s 6d i woolly ewes, l'Js 01 to 225, and 23s 5 1 to 25s for extra prime ; shorn ewes, 15a \\ to 18s lOd, acd 19s 3d to l'Js 71 for extra prime; merino wethers, woolly 18j to 20 ; , shorn 130 3 1 to 15s 3d.

Cattle.—There was a yarding of :ißfi head of cattle Light cattlo brought up to last week's prices, heavy heifeis not being quite up to Ute rates. I xtra prime made £\'i to .£ls; ordinary, £7 to .till 10-; heifers, £'■> 7s 6d to XIO; cows, £o 7s til to £H 12 f!l (-qual to 21s to 2fis for primo and 27.tjltorntrii and 21s to 23; for cow and medium per 1001b). v'eal calves, 5s to £t 104.

S'ore cattle—There was a vrry large yarding of st re cattle and.I risk demand at advanced prices. Yearlings, Its to 15s: 18 months, ill S-; two-year-old steers, £i 9< to £i Issj two-yen-.ld bei'erp, £~ Is to £2 5s j three-yeai- Id steers, £; % toM, three-year old heifers, £1 lii.s; dry ows, XI 160 to £i 7s tid.

Pigs.—Thei'«» was a large entry of pig j Raooners, 45s to d&s, e.xtr* heavy, £', (equal from 4J I to 51 per lb; ; porkers, 30 to t2s ( qual from 51 to 5J I per lb).

AUTKALIAN PRODUCE MARKET .SYDNEY. October 31. The feature of the wool Bales to-day was an increased demand fur crossbreds at full ratal. Wheat, chick, 3s 2d; inilli-g, 3s 2d. Flour, £7 to £7 10s ; Maoitohan, to JEI4 s'-. Oits, Algerian, 2s to 2s 4d ; mil!ins, New Zealand Gorton--, 3- i . Harley, nomina'. ilau;, 2* 61 Pea?, 4s 61, Bran, 7Jl Pollard, o|l, Potatoes, Tmmanian, M to & ; loc'l new, M Odlcds, Vict- nan, XO to £9 10a; ' Fii.-c and Japanese, JBll to Xil 10s. Butter, best, 101 to If |d. Bacon, 7d to 01. MELBOURNE, October 31 Wheat. 3s 2d, new, to 3a II jd. Flour, £7 87a til Oats, Algerian. Is !M to 2s Maiz',2s6d. Bran, Hj 1. Pollard, «Jd to !U. Potatoes, .CC. t • X(J 15s; New Zetland Pink --yes, to M'< in- Oni.it.s, X 7 to £<.) AHKl,\JDK,October HI. Wlio.t, old, 2d new, 2s lid. b'.uiir, £7. Bian and pollard, 8, L I.