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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 68, 18 September 1893, Page 2

Stock Markets

Messrs Abraham and Williams roport on thoir Saturday's hor^e sale as follows : -A moderate number came forward, bidding was lifeless throughout, a stnull portion only being disposed of. Tho quotatious aro unworthy of note. Mr M. Henry reports holding two inles during Inst week, at Halcombe nudMarton respectively. The following prices were realised : — Cattle — At Halcombe : weaners and yearlings, 3t)s to 37 ■* (Jd ; 2-year steers, £3 10s to £3 15s ; milch cows, A'.j to £6. At Marton : prime fat heifers, £7 9s ; 2year heifers, L 3 12s ; yearlings, L 2 12s ; weaners, Ll 2s 6d ; milch cows. L 6 10s. Sheep — At Halcombe : hoggets, 10s to lls. At Marton : hoggets, 10s 'Jd to 12s 7d ; ewes and lambs, 8s ; wethers, 12s to 4d to 13s 10d. Cuninngharn, Badham, and Co.'s weekly Wellington horse sale report. — There is no alteration in prices since last week. There is still a great difliculty in netting really good, young, reliable harness horses. This we attribute, in a great measure, to the very large number that is being bought up for shipment to India, as a shipment of 100 head will be sent away about the end of this month. LIB to L2O could be obtained for some good sorts suitable for bakers' and batchers' carts. As there is not much contracting poing on at present, the demand for draughts has eased off a little, and from L2O to L2B for young sound horses is about the price obtainable, Ll2 to Ll6 for second-class sorts, and aged and unsound animals range from L 4 to LS. Hacks are not much sought after, but those that come forward generally find purchasers at prices according to description and quality. [Per Press Association] Auckland, September 15. Messrs Buckland and Sons report that at Eomuora ou Friday dairy cows wore at lato valuos. Trices for good cows near calving were from IT) to £8 oach. Store cattle sold freoly. Fat cattlo ranged from 21s to 23s per 1001 b. Day's old calves were at from 4s to 9a ; weeks' old at 12s to 18s : three months' old up to 42s each. Fat shoop wero bettor worth 2s each, but those of inferior quality wero at lato yalues. This season's lambs brought from 9s to 14s each. Pigs wero in bottor demand than last week.