AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1232, 22 May 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

Waikato Tune* Office, Friday Evening. Mb At-thet) Bucxlawd's Weekly Be* pokt. — At the Haymarket, on Friday ]»3t, fodder was plentifttl,?aad at slightly lower values ; prime quality brought 5s the cwt. Oats were sold in large quantity At 2s 3d the bushel ; potatoes, 2s 9d the cwt ; wheat, 2s 8d the bushel ; and a dog cart, £30. Hone stock was dull of sale. A two-year-old heary draught colt brought £24 j light harness, £8 to £12 , each* Hides and skins on Tuesday, were in usual quantity. Best hides brought each 3|4 the lb; sheepskins, from Is 4d to 4s 6d At Remuera on Thursday no good dairy cattle were offered. Store cattle were in moderate number, and realised better -i price* on- account of • the^ recent rains. Mhft> cattle in average supply— l 43 head sold. ' Sellers obtained a further ad- ■ -vance in prices, -which were steady at 28s l or good, quality, Tmt »eeond*ry quality wewoOttiM^^lyiieglected; Fat sheep ,la-vh i<;*J ' i

f^jpere^in full si^ty an|l bettor worth than list jttek lam 3s pe* head. Pigs were in fnl| numbers and at much fewer aluea-— heavy pigs from the Coast barely reftjked 2d per Ib livagpsight.. At Efeagg on Wednesday* ' cattlewere brought forward in full numbers, and included matiy pens of well-bred steers from two to three years old. Bidding was active throughout, and prices advanced on Kst month from 5a per head on calves, to 15s and 20s each on grown cattle. Messbs Htjkter and Nolans Wbkklt Rbpobt. — Horses— The supply has been good, but the demand week,. Oft Friday the number submitted by auction at the Durham- Yards Was in oxceas of the average, but the bidding was plow, and a iew lota remained unsold, and in some instances vendors were obliged to tubhut to a reduction, although there was no noteworthy alteration in values. Hides and "skins on Tuesday wero well competed for. Hides sold at front 7d to 3f d ; skins, from la 6d to 2s 7d eaoh. Washed wool* 13j|d. Poverty Bay ryegrasa, from 4a 9d tot ss— local, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; cpokefoot, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; red clover, 8d per lb. Cattle —[There has been increased vitality in the market, and fat beasts advanced in value fully £2 per head.