THAMES CATTLE MARKET.
COMMERCIAL.
At Fleming and Oo.'s weekly sale of fti oattle which was held on 29th inst at their yiirrh, Parawai, Thames,, they report : A full market of really good cattlo were yarded, and realised satisfactory prices to their owners, steers ranging in price- from £4 to £? 5s each, equal to 14s? to 15s per IOOIbs ; heifers sold at from £3 5s to £3 7s 6d, equal to 12s Gd per 1001 Us. Sheep :„ Market very dull, sellers holding out feuhigher prices than buyers can affioid to, give ;- a few pens of. ewes were sold at 10s to. Us each. Fowls, 2s lOd per pair. Oaten chaff, £4 per ton. Bay, £aper ton.
T& Aroha and Ohinemuri News Offic e Friday.
THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.
[Corrected to noon of 'Wednesday.]
Mkssrs A. Buck land anp Sons' Weekly Report.— On Tuesday hides and skins were pitched in full numbers, and prices fully sustained. Best heavy ox brought sfd s|d the lb, or from 33s to 37s each ; good medium ox 22s to 26s each ; tallow, fiom 14s 3d to 15s 6d the cwt. Sheepskins were better woith, and prices ranged fioni lOd to 4s 4d each, the greater number from 2s Gd to 3s each . At Kemuera, on Thursday, dairy cows giving milk or near calving were eagerly competed for, and extreme values obtained for them. Stoic cattle at late values. Fat cattle in moderate number ; heavy weights better worth ; light weights at last week's prices, 15s the 1001b was obtained for steers, and 12s to 13s for cows. Calves plentiful ; sold freely. Fat sheep in moderate number ; sold at last week's values. Few lambs yarded. Pigs of good quality were required, bui coarse store pigs wore scarcely saleable.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 373, 1 June 1889, Page 2
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289THAMES CATTLE MARKET. COMMERCIAL. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 373, 1 June 1889, Page 2
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