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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1091, 21 June 1879, Page 2

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Waikato Times Office, . Friday Evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. BTR. A. BUOKLAITD'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday, June 13, fodder was in full supply, and brought from 2s 6d to 4s 3d the cwt; ©ats brought from 3s Id to 3s 6d: wheat, 2s 9d the bushel. Mexican guano, £& 5s per ton. On Tuesday, hides were at lower values, best quality, 2Jd and 3d the lb; skins at previous values, 2s Id to 2s 8d each for best quality. * At Drury, on Wednesday, less stock were yarded than at any time since the sale was first started, the late flood having placed the district in a state of isolation, and it will remain so until the bridges are made passable. Those yarded sold freely at full values. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle ■were easier in price. The few store cattle offered were freely competed for at full Values. Fat cattle yarded iii larger than average numbers; 161 head sold to the trade. Prices were steady throughout the sale at 27s 6d for ship-borne, to 30s the lOOlbs for home-fatted cattle. Fat sheep in usual numbers; 600 yarded. Prices regular, arid varied from 2|d for middling-quality ewes, to 2|d for good wethers. Few pigs yarded, and those at moderate values. MBSSBS HUNTER AND NOLAN'S W BEKLY. REPORT. Horses.—There has been little noteworthy in the market. The supply was moderate, and demand corresponding. At the Durham Yards, on Friday, about an average number was entered for disposal by auction. There was steady competition, and nearly all in were disposed of, although, in some instances, prices scarcely came up to vendors' ideas of value. We quote hacks from £4los to £l3; light-harness horses, from £l3 10s to £2l; medium draught, from £26 •to £35. Cattle.—There has been a continuous ! supply, but best dairy cows at their profit have been far short of requirements. At Newmarket, on- Tuesday, the number yarded was scarcely up to the average, and there was but little alteration in value. There remains an unsatisfied demand for good dairy cows. Stores were unaltered in value, and there was a slightly upward tendency in price for well-fatted beasts. We quote dairy cows from £9 7s 6d to £l3 ; dry cows, £4 7s 6d to £6 os; calves, from 35s to 555; yearlings, £2 17s Gd to £4 ; two-year-old steers from £4 5s to £5 15s; jjhre-year-olds, £5 10s to £7. Beef, 26s to 32s per 100 lbs. Sheep.—The Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuesday. Competition was good, and local Bheep sold at from Is 8d to 2s, while ship-borne sold at from Is 2d to Is 8d per 81bs.