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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1144, 25 October 1879, Page 2

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Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening, j AUCKLiiND CATTLE MARKET. MR A. BUCKLAND'S WEEKLY REPORT, j At,the Haymarket, on Friday^last, , draught horses we'e in good inquiry, at late, values, and brought from £32 los,to , £4210s each.; 'medium,, draught, £lB to , £2l; ■ riding,horses,,£s to £lO 10s each.! At Remeura, on Thursday, dairy cows were at last week's, values, npt many, store cattle penned,.those were.,lo,wer than at the fair. Fat cattle'in full DUtnbe s, 130 head yarded of uniform good quality. At opening of market last week prices we ogiven, but.lessoned/a.?.; the asHc proceeded and about 3o'head'withdrawn. Prices realised were 30s tho 100 lbs. for good quality ; store sheep in moderate number and at low values, they brought 9s 6d to lis 6d each, lambs given in ; fat sheep in limited number and lower values; wethers, 2d the lb.; fat lambs *§£j>lentiful, a few choice pens from lis to 15s, but the greater .number from 8s to 5s each. j

MESSRS HUNTER AND NOLAN ,S WBEKLY ' ' i; J

Horses.—We quote: Hacks, from £7 to £il 5s ; light harness horses, from Ll4 to L 22 ; draught, L 55. ...... Cattle'.—-We quote : Dairy cows, from L 7 5s to LlO ; dry cows, L 3 15s to L 6 6a ; calves, from 37s Gd to'T.3.; yearlings, from L 3 to L 3 15s ; two-year-old steers, L 3 17s 6d to L 5 12s 6d j three-year-olds, from L 5 to L 7 12s 6d; beef, 30s to 32s Gd. . gheep.—There was a largo; lot yarded, at Newmarket on Tuesday. There was steady competition, but although the class of sheep penned was superior to last •week, the»o was not a corresponding difference in prices, which ranged for fat uheep from Is 4d to Is 9d per 81bs. A la ge number of lambs were yarded, and sold at from 5s to 13s. • •'