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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 354, 27 March 1889, Page 5

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Messrs TTuntfr and Noon's Wefkly Repokt. Grain, horbcix d, seeds, eio : Tlie quantitkg biought lorward have been ampiu tor requirements, ami the demand ha^ been steady. We quole : Feed oats, 2s to 3s 3<i per bu-hi 1 . maize, 3s 9il to4>*: bran, £4 1 ■ io £5 pir ton; oalen chaff, £1 10s tv £2 10s per ton. Hoists: The supply lius not been large nor f a very good stamp, but ihe demand ha-> been steady. Barely an average numU'r v\cr ent red tor disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Competition was steady, and the Jois were specdi y got through. v\ c quote: Ha<k-=, fiom '410s i o £11 ss; light harness horses, £5 to tl2 lCs. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, eio.; There were but limi>ed quantities pitched at the Durham Yaids on 'luesday. Competition was good, ami there i\mainel an unsattbned demand. We quoie: Ox hides, 3|d to 4d; cow hides, 2d lo 2U\ ; ea f skins, 3Ad to 5d ; sheepskins. Is 2d to 3s sd; lambskins, lslJd to2s4d; peits, 7i to Is 7d ; wool. 6UI to 7d ; tallow, £12 10s to £16 10s per ton. Cattle : The supply — particularly of lat beastshas bepn in GxuuSa of requirements, and pi ives receded slightly. The Newmarket Van s were well tilled on '1 uesday 1»» rv' i ows we c fairl> represented, and barely mail tuned Uie previous week's values . but tew stores were j arded. but there was a full muster «t tat stocl . and prices 10s per hi ad lower than \hs previous week, Some avera es were : For stuero, £3 165. £4 12- 6d. £4 15s. £5 2s 6d, £5 15s ; cows. £2 17s Gd, £3 0s 6d, £3 ss, £4. Sheep : There was a fair muster at Newmarket on Tuesday. Tht» pre\ ip s week's value* were only maintained in exceptional ins ances, for lat and stores particularly ; aged sheep were lower. Fat wethers sotu atlrom 95 9 ito 13s each; ewes, "is 3d io 10» 6d each. No lambs were yarded. Pißh weie in v<_ry lim.ted supply, and sold at from 2d to 3d p 'V lb li \ c weight. MESSKS Gr. W. JBINNKY AND SONS' REPOT T. -Clecind a la ge catalogue of hides; prune stout ox are still in vtiy bhort supply, and b- 1. up tos'l per lb ; heavy, id to 4l<l meniuiii, 3d steer 1 iles, 2id to S»i. Cow hid s so d treel , well got up parcels meeting rtaay fca.t! from 2^d to 2jd : dirty and r High lot* in \ oor demand tion 2dto2id damaged and stags, Id to ljii perlb; < ail, 4\d io 4{d : light, kips, 3d u> 31d per lb; sheepskins; sold f ree y at an advance o . late \al es; Le-.t sake I, lo bd to Is lOd (tew picked. 2s sd) ; mediant lots, 9d to Is; shear lings. 4d io 6d; lam s, best, 2s to2-»4d; average lois Is 6d lo Is 8d ; small. 6d lo Is each. Tallow : Ccuniiy ots, best, 14" lo 15s per cwt; no otlur offered; rough lut« Id per 1". Bones: Firm a> 4s 6d }ier cwt; shanks, 5s to 5s 3d per cwt. Horns, Is j ci* sot; oxtail hair, Is 4d per dozen. Flour: Gray and Aldneh'-, Oamaru Excelsior, sacks, £11 ; 100's. £11 10s ; 50 s. £11 15s per ton.