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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42785, 30 September 1905, Page 3

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' Auckland Sept. 27: Horses: On- -Friday; at the Dur ham Yards, horses were brought forward in less than usual numbers. Useful heavy draughts -' keep their values, and are selling' fit 1 "from £2 8 10s to £4O; -medium do. , £lB 10s to £26 ss;„ hacks and light harness horses, £7 to £ls 10s.‘ ••

Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday there was a moderate number of dairy and store cattle yarded. Dairy cows sold at from £4 5s to £7; empty do., £2 12s 6d to £4 Is; calves, £l 4s to £1 19s. p Bidding for beef was steady and late values were fully maintained,. oxen selling up to 25s per 1001 b, cow 17s to' 21s. Steers sold at fr.om £6 T.Os to £ll 12s; cows, £3 10s to £8 ssf Sheep : Wethers, 19s 9d to £1 15s 6d, ewes, 18s 9d to £1 9s, hog-, gets 178 6d to £1 0s 6d, lambs 15s 6d t > 17s 6d. shorn wethers, £llß 9d Pigs : Porters sold at from '2ls to 445, weaners/7s 9d to 15s. Sheepskins: Market firm. Best butchers’ skins, picked 6s 9d to 8s Id, medium 5s 6d to 6s 3d, small, 35..9d to 4s 6d, damaged Is 6dto 3s 6d.

Tallow: Market firmer. Best mixed, 21s 6d to 22s 3d, good, -19 s to 21s 3d, seconds, 16s 6d to 18s fid, rough fat, l£d to l£d, per lb Bones, £5. • Cowtails, Is 6d dozen. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 6d Horns wanted. . Maize : Market firm at 3s 3d for wholesale lines on-the wharf. Oats . In good demand at 2s 4d ex store.;’'' " • J"' ’ Chaff: Firm,at £4 15s to £5 c.i.f Potatoes: Market easier; £ll 10s to. £l2 for American, .£l3 for Hob arts. Butter : Best separator lOd; good separator td : -9fd:' 7 W' V Cheese: Factory, 40’s, s|d; factory, loaf, 6d.