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Alfred Buckiand & Sons-, Sales. Messrs Alfred Buckiand and Sons, report:— At our weekly "Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday, January 22, our beef pens contained 369 head of fat cattle, the quality of which was good. There was a sluggish demand, with a further drop in prices. Choice ox sold to Ll ss, prime Ll 3s to Ll 4s; , cows and heifers, 19s to Ll 3s ; steers ! ranged in price from L 6to Lll 15s ; cows and heifers, L 4to L 8 17s 6d. Fat and young calves sold at late rates. Kunners, L 3 10s to L 4 8s; choice suckers, L 2 2s to L 3, lighter sorts Ll 10 to L 2, light 18s to Ll Bs=, small and fresh dropped 3s to 15s (82 sold). There was a full yarding of choice quality mutton, which sold without alteration from last report. Extraheavy wethers 19s 9d to Ll os, heavy wethers 17s 6d to 19s, medium to heavy 16s to 17s 6d, light and unfinished 15s to 16s ; best ewes 15s to 16s 9d, good 13s to 14s 6d, others 8s jto 12s 6d (1855 sold. Lambs came forward in record numbers, and except in cases of extra well done prices were fully 2s head lower. This is accounted for by freezing buyers not operating. Extra well finished made from 15s to 17s 3d, good 12s to 14s, others 10s 6d 'to Ps 9d, unfinished and small 6s to 9s 9d. The pig pens were moderately filled. Choice porkers improved in price. Other classes sold, at lat9 quotations. Baconers, L 2 8s to L 2 16s ; large porkers, L 2 3s to L27s ; lighter, Ll 13s to L2ls ; slips, Ll Os 6d to Ll 3s ; weaners, 12s to 14s (109 sold). THE N.Z. LOAN AND MEECAJSITILE AGENCY CO Ltd. ♦ New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report: At Westfield Yards on Wednesday, fat cattle were yarded in good numbers, and sold at scarcely last week's rates, although quotations are the same. Best oxen sold to26s per 1001b, others 24s to 25s ; cows and heifers, 10s to 24s per 1001b. Steers sold at from L 5 15s to Lll 2s 6d ; cows and heifers, L4to L 8 17s Gd. Veal calves were yarded in average supply, and sold at late rates. Medium-weight vealers sold at from L 2to L 2 10s, lighter Ll to Ll 15s, smaller and fresh dropped 3s to 18s. Sheep were yarded in scarcely full numbers, and sold at late rates. Best wethers sold at from 18s 3d to 20, other 13s 6d to )7s9d; heavy ewes 16s to 17s 9d, others 9s 6d to 15s. Lambs were penned in average supply, and sold at late rates. Best lambs 13s 6d to 17s 6d others 7s 6d to 13s 3d; shorn do., 7s 9d to 10s 6d. Pigs yax-ded in usual numbers. Baconers sold ai L2ssto L 2 17s ; porkers, Ll 7s to L 2 2s 1 weaners 8s 6d to 13s 6d. The Now Zealand Loan and Mer< can tile Agency Company, Limited, reports as follows :—We submitted and sold large catalogues of hides, skins and tallow, on Tuesday, competition being keen for all lines olieriDg Hides ; Market easier. We quote : Extra stout ox Bid to 9d, stout B]d tc 8-gd, medium 7-gd to 8&d, light 7-ld tc Sd, cows, best lines 8d to B ; }d, gooc 7\& to 7-^d, inferior 7d to 7]-d ; stags ogd to 6jd ; calfskins', best to 9£d good 7-id to Bid ; cut and damaged 4Ad to 7Ad , kips, 6Xd to lid. Sheepskins : Market brisk. Besi butchers' skins, large to 9s, gooc lines 7s 6d to 8s 6d, medium 5s 6d. tc Is 3d, small 4s to 4s 3d ; lambs anc pelts, 2s Gd to 3s 2d ; country dry anc woolly skins, large to &s 6d, mediun 5s 6d to 6s 6d, small Is 6d to Is 3d Tallow : Market firm. Best mixec to 28s, good 25s 6d to 26s Gd, mferioi 23s'to 24s 3d j rough fat, ]-M to 2c per lb. Bones, L 5. Cowtails, Is 8d dozen. Horsehair, is 9id to Is lOd. Oats : In good demand, at 2s Ilc ex store. Wheat : Firm, at 4s Gd ex store : shrivelled samples available at lowei rates, Bran and Pollard : Sales steady at L 4 17s Gd and L 65s respectively with firmer tendency. Chaff : Market very low for local supplies, which are not coming for ward very freely. We expect a fairlj large consignment to hand in the course of a few days. Worth up tc L4]ssexrai| truck lots. Southerr chaif is offering freely from Blenheim Butter : Choice 10d, first grade 9Ac to 9£-d, second grade 9d to 9]d, mill' ing grades B§d to 9d, , .Fungus, 4fd sale steady. " Suine packers of boneless boe would be well advised in making ai alteration in their method ol cutting up the carcase. At present they divid the forequarter at about the fifth rit making the shoulder and brisket on 3 joint, and that an awkward one to this leaves the midcut very large am almost impossible to pack Hat. would recommend that the carcase h f divided about the ninth rib ; then c horizontal section be made nridwa j along the ribs, making shoulder an brisket; this would leave a inuc smaller miclcut, aucl this could h packed without folding. By thi 3 means you would get four cuts—aarat ly. shoulder, brisket, midcut, an rump."—A. Crabb, M.E.0.V.5,, Ne- [£ Zealand Veterinary Inspector, Loi don, A&k to see the new low bust lonj r> skirted rcodeJs in Warner's Kus v ! proof Corsets, Every pair guara^teei Local Drapers,