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TEE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



Market ReportSm 



( Resuonsibilily for the, accuracy of the Statement 



the respecti'i 



MARITZBURG. "Messrs. W. H.Walker and 

 Co. write :— An abundance of garden produce 

 is disposed of on the Market almost every day 

 at prices which evidently do not meet with the 

 approbation of the growers : bu as thf- season, 

 up to the present, has been so favourable, it was 

 only natural to expect a record— so far as v< &e- 

 tabies are noncerned. More forage has been sold 

 on the market during the past few weeks than 

 there has been for many months ; and now that 

 the farmers have obtained a variety which is in 

 a measure insusceptible to rust, it may be ex- 

 pected that scarcity in this article is a thing of 

 the past. Trade is far from brisk, and one hears 

 the same complaint daily about business being 

 quiet. 



Mealies. — The average price is about Us, 6d. 

 to 129. per muid. 



Forage. — As stated above, there is a better 

 supply than we have experienced for a long 

 time, and prices have been as low as Is., Is. 3d., 

 Is. 6d., and Is. lOd. per 100 lbs. ; superior samples 

 realising from Ss. to 10s. 8d. per 100 lbs. 



Hay.— From Is. 9d. to 2s. 3d. per 100 lb-. ; 

 bedding, from 17s. 6d. to 19s. 6ri. per load. 



Potatoes.~^ew potatoes are offered almost 

 every day at prices varying between 12s. and 

 17s. 9d. per 100 lbs. There has also been a large 

 quantity disposed of at figures rangins between 

 3s. and 6s. 6d per 100 lbs. ; these, however, are 

 only fit for seed. Sweet potatoes from Is. 6d. 

 to 5s. per sack. 



Bea?is.— Sold from lis. 3d. to 14s. 9d. per 

 100 lbs. 



Pumpkins. — From 5s. to 8s, 9d. per doz. 

 Mabele.— Moat of the samples are poor and 

 have only realised from 4s. 6d., 5s., and 5s. 2d. 



Eer 100 lbs. ; sound and good samples have, 

 owever, reached 8s. to 10s. ,3d. per 100 lbs. 

 Peas. From 4s. to 10s. and 128. 6d. per 100 lbs. 

 Onions. — The market has been well supplied 

 during the past fortnight, and prices have been 

 almost everything between 9s. and 25s. per 

 100 lbs. 



Butter.- Plenty offering every day at prices 

 varying between 9d. and Is. 9d. per lb. 



Eggs. — Some mornings eggs have been as low 

 as ild.. Is. and Is. 3d per doz. , however, some 

 samples have commanded 2s., 2s. 5d., and 28. 7d. 

 per dozen. 



Poultry. — Now that we are nearing the festive 

 season, prices are advancing ; and while chickens 

 have been disposed of at is. 7d , Is. lOd., 2s., 

 and 2s. 3d. each, fowls (fit for table) have real- 

 ised 38. (jd., 48. 4d., and 5a. 9d, each. Ducks, 8s, 

 to lOs. 6d. per pair. Turkeys (cocks), from 26s. 

 6d. to .32s. 6d, each ; hens, about 15s. each. 



Su7ulrie.i.— Beef, 3d. to 7i>'. per lb, ; mutten, 

 3.id. to 9Jd. per lb. ; pork, 3d. to 8d. per lb. ; 

 ham, lOd. to Is. 04d. per lb. ; bacon, ild. to lO^d. 

 per lb. ; pigeons, Is. 9d. per pair ; rabbits, la. Id. 

 each ; and fish, according to size. 



and Opinions of the following Reports rests with 

 : contributors ) 



Vegetables.— BQ2ia&, beetroot, celery, cabbage' 

 carrots, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, rhubarb, 

 tomatoes, turnips, etc., sold ever) day. 



i^ri»«.— Bananas, lemons, oranges, naartjes, 

 peaches, pineapples, and a large quantity of 

 I plums, have been disposed of daily. 

 ' Wood. From 5d. to Is. 5d. per 100 lbs. 



DURBAlN,— Our correspondent (Mr. W. H. 

 Edmonds) is, we regret to say, unable, through 

 I indisposition, to furnish us with his fortnightly 

 I report. 



1 WOOL. 



Mr. James Egner reports :— The wool sales 

 on Monday opened fairly strong, notwithstand- 

 ing the unfavourable cable from London re- 



i porting a ^d. drop on Merinos and id. on cross- 

 breds. The top prise, 7d., was reached by two 



I exceptionally clean and good-yielding wools ; the 

 average unskirted wools brought from 5fd. to 

 6id. These prices were in the face of higher 

 shipping rates. It is, however, my firm opinion 



j that these prices will not be maintained : m fact 

 there are indications in that direction, pur- 



; chases not finally closed yesterday were refused 



! to-day. It is a mistake, as a rule, of farmers 

 not to trust to their brokers and to public corn- 

 petition. When the next Bucknall liner is 

 available, another farthing increase- all things 

 being equal— as I explained in a recent report, 

 may be looked forward to by sellers. 



STOCK SALES. 



Messrs, J. Raw & Co., auctioneers, held a sale 

 at Nottingham Road on 20th November, under 

 the auspices of the Nottingham Road Farmers' 

 Association, when the following prices were 

 realised :— Sheep, 25s., 28s. ; pigs, 29s. , oxen, 

 £21, £21 15s., £19 10s., £17, £18 10s„ £18 ; cows, 

 £15, £13, £25, £14 ; cows and calves, £16 10s., 

 £15, £17, £21, £13, £19 5s. ; heifers, £9 5s. ; 

 horses, 15 gns. ; yearlings, £8 ISs. ; fowls, Gs. 



At Mooi River, on the 21st November, where 

 about 200 hordes were sold, the following prices 

 were reaHsed :— i gn , 1 gn., IJ gns. ; 2 gns , 2i 

 gns., 2f ens,, 3 gns,, 3J gns., 4 gns., 4i gns., 4f gns., 

 5 gns., 5i gns., 6i gns., 7 gns., 7f gns,, 8J gns., 



9 gns., 11 gns., llf gns., 17 gns. 



Since the 21st ult. we have not held any 

 I country sales of stock, and at present have only 

 I the market sales of the 23rd and 30th November 

 j to report up'in. The prices realized on these 

 dates were as follows :- Cows, £12-10s.; £11 ;£16, 

 7s 6d,, £7 5s. each ; cows with calves, £13, £14. 

 £20 each ; heifers, £12, £16 each ; itole, £10 10s 

 e;'ch ; oxen, £18 and £19 5s. per head ; horses. 



10 gns, 



A small lot of cast military horses were sold 

 at :— U gns,, 3 gns,, 6 gns., 7 gns,, 8J gns,, 9 gns., 

 I 9i gns,, lOi gns,, 11 gns., 12 gns,, 16 gns., 18 gns., 

 20 gns. each, 



