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Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1437, 17 September 1881, Page 2

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Waikato Tunes Office, Friday. AUCKLAND CATTLE MAKKKT. Mr AfiRKD Hijcki wn's Weekly Report.— At the Ha> market on Kridi\, September o, fodder w is in lull Mipply.'.md brought tiom 2s 6d to 4s 6d pur cut. ; 100 bags oat's, 2s B<l to 2s od pei bushel. Horses were > aided in f.iii numbers Actrvo medium draught broughtcood pr cos, \i/., Ll7 to L 25 ; ditto, L4O fo L,o ; light harness hoi-.es and li.uks, L^ ros to Li 7s. At the H.ijmarket sale of lnJcs, skins, ,md 'allow on Tucid.i), 15th inst , sound clean hides brought from -,d to 4 =;-i6d th.- lb ; hill-noollod sheepskins, 4s to ss |<1, mteiior, is j<l to 3s; 6d each; tallow, 20s 6d to 2*,s 3d the cwt. The lair held at Remuei 1, on Wednesday, was well attended with bujeis. bi\ hundred and eleven cattle were yirdcd, and \ery few withdrawn. The calves penned were gencrilly in good condition, find wore briskly competed for at relatively high values ; they ranged from 37a 6d to 54s oach;the older cattle were very backward in condition. Ye arlings brought from 47s 6d to 70s ; twp->ear-olds, Cos to 7s> ; three-j ear-olds, L 4 to L 5 10s ; four-year-olds Ls; 10s to L 6 7s 6d each ; >oung fairlybred young bulls, L8 to 1.8 15s a-piece. At Remuera, on lhursday, dairy cattle of good quality were in demand, and bi ought Lio and Lll c ich ;'but middling animals were dull of sale at late \alues ; in store cattle theie was no'alteration from yesterday's values ; a., pen of fresh conditioned steers rising three jcars, brought L 5 5s each , far cattle were slightly higher in price than last week, and ranged from 25s to 28s the toolbs. Sherp were aiso better worth, and reached 3 |d the Jb., the greater part penned were, of choice quality ; lambs were numerous, and did not reach the high values of last week, best quality brought Irom 12! to 16s each. Pigs were numerous well-bred animals realised fully 4d the lb., li.c weight, but coarsc-brcd pigs were little over half that pi ice. Messrs Ho\ii 11 & Not-W's AVcekly Report. — Hordes Ihe number bi ought forwaid has not been so 1111 11 go .is usual, but an active demand has e\isted \t the Duth.im Yards, on Fuday, ••_ irci!\ .111 a\ciage number weic entered, but ( ompetition was spoiled (luoughout the sale, .md there was a in irked upwud tendency in pin c lor hit ks and light hll ness horses. Wool, lucks, ,md skins A good mm) ha\o been hi ought tou\ nd and the bidding were ,pirited , hide;., 3d to -,4; from 4s 6d f> Ss nd '. t illow, J2s pc r 100 lbs Cattle ihcre has been 1 moie spirited demand tor stOic stock, which hi\e bun bi ought toiwud in laige numbers. 1) nr> aad I it In ists were without much altoratn 1 \t Vi win uket, on lue^da\, the jaids weie'\ill filled, theic being a much I irger projmition of stoic stoi k than has been the ( isc foi soim turn \t i'ltkckoht, the weio not sii'li lentlv I nge tv hold all the < attlo but as bii\iis wen in atteiuK'tK c, and oinputiti'in suui'id, 1 di lit of those disputed ot were soon ( k uedott to make 100 m to ■yard the otheis, L lie 11 his bern little alteration in dairy stock or fat bi ists, but prices for stores have an upwaid ti ndi ni \, ii'id in re in ).i\our ot vendois as comp ire I with the preuous week ihu shipment tiom (-lsliorne did not consist ot such heavy w Lights as List week, but sold equally well, although, (onsuiucnth, the a\erage was lowei. Slu l p fluie was a luge muster at Newniuktl.on rue->da> The dem md nib stead> thuiiighout the iale,wetheis it lioni 17s to Od , c \c, us od to i^s Pigs. Supply insufficient for riquuement, and advanced puces were, conbequcnth, -fi\eu