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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 948, 20 July 1878, Page 2

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Waikato Times Office, . , Friday Evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. MR ALFRED BXJCKLANd's AVhEELY REPORT. At Reinuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle Ayere m usual, number, and at late values ; average cattle brought from £7 10s to £U each. The store cattle Avere confined to a few cows ; those brought front £4 10s to £5 ,15s each. Fat cattle were in 'usual number — 118 head yarded; prices were loAyer than last week, and fell as the sale proceeded ; at the opening of the sale, best quality were at 37s 6d, but at the close 34s and 3os the lOOlbs. were the ruling prices for well-fatted steers. Store sheep Avere m moderate number and sloav demand. Fat sheep were unusually numerous—above, 1200 sold ; prices improved as the sale proceeded, and an advance of nearly £d per lb. was obtained by the last sold over those sold earlier m the sale; prices ranged from 2}d for ewes to 3^d for wethers, and 4d for lambs; AA r erages obtained Avere: — 30 steers, J.C. Firth,*£l2 17s; 40 head, mixed : sexes, from Puketapu, £12 ss ; 17 steers, W. J. Taylor, £11 10s; 9 steers, Maclean andCo*, £10 ; 110 Avethers, U. W. Flint, 24s ; 150 Avethers, D: Macnicol, 225; 51 sheep, John Martin, 17s; 00 Avethers, S. Fleming, los 6d ; 50 ewes, A. Cox, 17s; 60 eAves, W. l (l . Hunt, 10s ; 120 eAves,. R. Bent, 13s; 197 Avethers, R. Kelly, 20s; 104 ewes, E. B. Walker, 9s Cd ; 12 ewes, H. Germann, 11 each. MESSRS HUNTER AND JNOLAN'S WEEKLY REPORT. - ■■ ■ - Cattle : There has been considerable animation m the market. There were a good many., fat beasts, which met with keen competition, and for really wellfatted animals 42s per lOOlbs. Avas obtained. There Svas no noteworthy alteration m the values of dairy and store stock. — Sheep : There has been a marked improvement m the demand, particularly for fat sheep. There was an average supply at Newmarket on Tuesday, and prices advanced on the average 3s each. No stores were disposed of. Fat Avethers, 20s to 2os Gd; ewes, los (id to l'Js.