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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 438, 18 January 1890, Page 2

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THAMES CATTLE MAE KET.

At Fleming Sind Co’s we> kly sale of fat cattle which was held on tlie loth inst at their yards, P trawai, Thames they report a full Mai ket were yarded, prices being a trifle lower than last week’s quotations, sold at fn in L 4 12s 6d to LG each, being equal to from 13s 6d to 14s Gil per IOOIbs ; heifers sold at from L 3 2s 6d to L 3 12s 6d each, being equal to from 12s 13s perlGOlhs : cows sold at from 13 2s fid to L 3 5« each, being equal to from 11s Gd to 12s Gd per 100'hs. Sleep market not well supplied: Wethers, 13s 9d each; ewes, 9' 9d to 11s Gd ; lambs, 7a to 9s each; calves (G weeks). 10s 3d. Fowls (young roosters) 2s per pair.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET Messrs. Alfred Buckhmd and Son’? Weekly Report.—At the hide and skin Bale on Tuesday hides were in inoreas d number, and cow hides were lower about A 1 ;ox hides brought from 31 to 4|j-d ; cow hides, to skins, up to 4d the lb ; tallow, 17s Gd the cwt ; pelts and skins brought from Is 1o 5s ; lambs skins. Is Ed to 2s 4d each; wool in bags, from 5d toSd the lb. At the wool sale on Wednesday 478 hales were catalogued, and the few lots passed at the auction have with one exception been since sold. Prices f« r merino varied from 8d to 9-| I, crossbred 7lpl to longwool to Sd the ll>, showing that the prices of the previous sale were sustained. At Remuern, on Thnrs lay, dairy cattle in short supply, were no better worth. Store cattle sold freely : holders of young caitle would now find a satisfactory market. Fat cattle were yarded in full number, hut were generally light weights; prices were firm at last week’s values, excepting cows of middling quality, these were lower. Steers brought from Jss to 17s; cows from 9s to 14s the lOOlbs : steers ranged in price fiom L 4 10s to L 7 17a 0 I ; cows, Ll 15s to LSMOs ; fat calves, in short supply, were better worth, they brought from 15s to 30s each. Fat sheep scarcely kept their late prices ; wetlurs ranged from 10s 9d to 14s 3d; ewes 6s to.9s each ; fat lambs, unusually plentiful, were not lower than last week, prices were from Gs 6d to 12s each ; store i. ewes, in limited number, brought from 4s to Gs each; pigs'we: aof good "'quality and short of requirnients, consequently sold satisfactorily. Messrs Stc no Brothers’ Report.—Southern: feed oats, 2s 4d ; fowl wheat, 3s3d; ~.ina; z e, 3s ; crushed maize, 3s ; chaff, _ .best oaten ?00s ; bright straw, good, !..60s. Flour : By croft’s first quality, ~LIO ; superfine, L 9 ; Golden 'Gem, : L9los. Oatmeal, 12s; bran, 70s ; sharps, 80s; Southern hams and bacon, equal nmii hers,Bd; Auckland dairy fed, 7d ; vinegar, 5d per gallon. Tea : boxes, 35s ; half chests, Is Gd ; half—chests. Indian. 2s ppr il>. Boned nst, Tallow Go’s £7 10s; Runcorn, £7 10s; 3. and G. Pure, L 6 10 ; “ Fanners’Friend,” £5 10s. Hobart palings, 5 feet, 15s per 100 ; Manilla rope. 8d and 9d ; Europe, 9d : eoi-ii sacks,'44 1»\ 264, per cozen, curranis. 5d ; kawa felines fall sizes), iron balk spoke and shaft (10 feet), hlnegnm -shafts f]o feet) : kenvene," Light of Ago ” brand, Is 9d ; salt, Black Hoist*, .&rt*,£s 10s ;coatßC,4s 9d per cent.