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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 381, 29 June 1889, Page 2

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Te Aroha and Ohinemuri News Office Friday. THAMES CATTLE MARKET. At Fleming and Co.'s weekly sale nf ft( cut tie which was held on 26th inst at their yaids, Paraw.'ji, Thames, they report: A full market were penned and realized i^ood prices throughout, being' 3s per 100 higher than the previous week's sale, bidding beingratlier brisker fhan usual. Steers sold at from £4 5s to £7 each, bein'sr equal to from 15s to 17s per lOOlbs. ' Heifers sold at £2 15s to; £3 2s 6s, each, beintf equal to 14k per lOblbs. r Cows sold at"L2 10s s to L 4, J2s, 6d eauh, bein^ equal, to to I3s p;ei-ipolb,S. Sheje^ : We had a f u)l market and all sold; wethers 12s each; ewes, a'inixed lot, Bsto9s 9d each ; a few lambs were penned and sold at 5s 3d to 6s 3d each. Pigs (porkers), 5s 9d to 7s each. Young bay mare, not broken in, L 6 7x 6d.

Messrs A. Buckland and Sons' Weekly Report. — On Tuesday a full maiket of hides and skins Bold satisfactorily. Good ox hides, 4£d to 5d ;>cow hides, 2£d ; calfskins, 3|d to 4sd the 1b ; sheepskins, 2s to 4s 5d eacli ; bones, 4s Gd ; tallow, 14s 6d to 16sthecwt, At Remuera, on Thursday, during the auction, it mined heavily, and affected the attendance. -Dairy cows", plentiful, brought from £3 to £5 JQs each. The steers advertised were withdrawn, there being no bidding for them, and store cattle generally were dull of sale.- Fat calves were at extreme values- Fat cattle, consequent on an unexpected arrival of a shipment, in full numbers. ,, At first prices i-anged from 15s to 16s the 'lool bs, but fell as the Bale proceeded, and occasioned the withdrawal of, a few pens, .when prices again rallied. Sheep were in usual supply, and firm at lust week's values. An unusual draft of heavy-weight wethers averaged 178 6d, bnt the- genera] prices'for withers were from 12s to 13s' 9d ; ewe.s, 9s to 13s ; lambs, 8s each. Piga were numerous arid, kept their values, choice bacon pigs'bringing fiont £1 17s 6d to £2 2s 6d ; porkers, i rom I#s to 26s each.