MESSRS HUNTER AND NOLAN’S REPORT.

Patea Mail, 18 February 1882, Page 3

MESSRS HUNTER AND NOLAN’S REPORT.

Auckland, Friday. Horses.—At the Durham yard last Friday the market was fairly full of light draught horses and hacks. Competition was brisk, and most were disposed of at good prices. We quote hacks at from £6 to £l4 10s ; light draught, £l7 to £25 ; medium, £27 to £33. Cattle.—On Tuesday last there was a larger number than usual of dairy stock milch cows, and sold at about last week’s quotations. There was a good supply of beef at from 18s to 23s per 1001b. Sheep this week were very plentiful, but fat stores were all disposed of ; lambs were plentiful, and sold at from 6s 6d to 11s 9d. Pigs.—A short supply, and dairy-fed porkers sold at an increased price. Messrs R. H. Nolan & Co.’s Monthly Report. Hawera, 17 th. Our general sales on the 21st ultimo and 4th instant were well attended. We had three aution sales of Nelson fruit, but prices were low. On the 4th instant we sold Mr J. L. Perry’s farm to Mr A. A. Fantbam, the well-known cattle breeder of Waikato, at a good figure. Cattle. —The usual monthly stock sale was held on Thursday last. Bidding was not spirited, only two pens sold at the hammer ; the balance were disposed of privately, prices in every instance ruling in favor of the purchasers. 270 head were sold. We quote weanera 32s 6d ; 12 to 16-month old steers, £3 2s 6d ; 2year old steers, £4 ; store cows, £2 12s 6d to £3 ; cows and calves, £4 12s 6d ; fat cows, £4 15s ; milch cows, £4 to £5. Store Sheep.— 4oo sold. We quote merino wethers, 4s ; cross-bred ewes, 7s to 7s 9d. Rams. —All the rams from Messrs McLean & Co.’s flock were quitted at middling prices, averaging about £5. Those from Mr Moore Hunter’s flock did not find ready sale, owing no doubt to having been put up after the others, and demands being satisfied. The purchasers of rams were as follow: Messrs D. Hughes, 4 ; F. Riddiford, 7 ; Hamilton, 2 ; G, T. Bayly, 8 ; G. McLean, 14 ; W. Douglas, 2 ; M. Hunter, 3 ; Hicks, 4 ; Finlayson, 4.

We hold an auction sale of Hawera town sections and 268 acres of improved land on the Waimate Plains, on the 22nd instant, and Mr J. L. Perry’s clearing sale on the 23rd.