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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1147, 1 November 1879, Page 2

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Waikato Times Office, ' Friday Evoninsri • AUCKLAND 0 \TTLE' MARKET MR A. BUCELAND'S WEEKLY ; REPORT. At the Haymarket, on .Friday, fodder was offered m larger quantities than usual, and price were lower, ranging from £4 os to £.5 5s the ton for tast oaten hay ; meadow, t4 to £4 10s ; maize, 3s 9d to 4s 'the bushel ; oats, 3s. Horses were offered m less number, but m better request;, r " very few remaining unsold. Heavy If jitoaught,; fr° m to ,£4O; medium draught, from £14 ' to 24 : light, harness and hacks, from. £Q to, £13, each, ' *\t tbe sale of Mr James Wbyte's stock, at Wairoa, 9 n Tuesday, priceß ruled high throughout, especially for the horses. Dairy cows> milking and m calf, from £5 17s Gd to' 't'lS 5s ; ewes, with their lambs averaged* 1 5s each ; medium and heavy : cofts,%om £6" 5a to £11 10s; farm horses, from £18 to 633. At the hide and skin sale, on Tuesday, f / hides were; m better condition .and better worth, best heavy bringing 3jd^per lb ;'■' sheepskins* m large numbers, from, for well-woolled skins, Is to 2s 9d each; inferior, from 6d upwards ; wool, m grease, from 4 Id. „; „ „t jßelneura, to-day (Thursday), dairy. '' 'cattle were m fair inquiry, and varied from' £5 to £1 I . The store cattle were generally I irid'o w but freeiy competed for, and late val ues fully sustained . Fat cattle m; less than average number, 113 head yarded. Prices lower than last week, and. ranged from 25s to 28s tho, lOOlbs. Store sheop slightly better worth.' Ewes, with lambs at side, brought 12s'9d to 13s 3d the; couple. Fat sheep 'in moderate number^ and late Valued Shorn half-bred wethers brought 9s and 9s Gd each ; longwoolled|_ wethers, wool, 15s 3d to 16s Gd' each. Fat lambs were plentiful, .and prices- ranged from 8s to 12s 6d ea<jh, Fat

cattle were m unusual large supply, but with a steady demand at late values. Pigs were m moderate number, and met with a good silo. * X MESSRS HUNTER A\'D XOLAN S ,Wj^KtY "fy UEI?ORT. ' •' Fforse^Sj-7-Aii ; umi3ualb|r largo,? number liavo" been bmiight fo#ard, ; £&nS tho 'domandjlias been stcadv..^ 'At thejPiirhain yards, -rbidding- ;was fsteady 'for. good ,horses|but foivinferior^horsos descriptions was slow, and -for. this iclass ..sales, were difficult- io effect at vendors values ; but nearly all tho lota' wore oldarod. We quote hacks from £7 to £12 15a; light himioss , liorsoa f from £1.5 to. £2o los ; draught,_from £30 to £14 153 each. ' ' : Cattle. --There has been a large supply .and brisk domand. The Newmarket yards, on J-'uesday- wore completely Mod witirstoclc. There was a large attendance" of buyors,,and brisk. competition. throughout the mile. We quote dairy cows, from £7 5s to £IQ l2s 6d; calves and. yparlings, froni^iiistfo lOu:; one' anda-half^nd two-year-old steers, vfrom" L* . lls to?-L0 1 0s j■, throja- -hrid 1 four-year-old steers, .from L 5 1 2s 6d to L 8 iot ; one "and a-half and , two-year-old heifersj L 3 10s to L 4 12s 6d : tbreo-year-old heifers, L 5 to L 6 53 ; beof, :from2Bs toi33s.X)or,loolbs, , .... .. . Sheep.— there ,w,as .a.large muster a l . Newm.irket, oh Tuesdays stores were at improved values, but there was no npteworthy r al'tei > aHon m fat sheep. '■' Lambs were very plentiful, and met brisk competition at from, best ■description,.. 8s 6d to 1 3s 6d; inferior,- from 4s 6d to 6s; fat sheep (in-wool), 12s- to .':l6s 6d;/(shorn^ ■from 9sito;llß'6d. -•■'!.. i. • -;•■■■;■. '-I