Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS..

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1583, 26 August 1882, Page 2

Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS..

Mu '\i vi n liii ki ami's Wi'ikiv Rii'diu.— At the 11.13 market,im August IS, nukU-i was not so abundant as usual, .md consequently 'old ,11 advanced prices. Meadow hay brought fiom ! (id to Oa 9d per cwt , small loads, fioi'i 1.1 iv ! ■* 10sper load; str.vv, from LI 18-. to l.i 7s |>t. load; thai}, 4s 4d per cwt. '.there 1 was no' , large nnm'bi'roi horses, but those l>iou,lit !mw.ud met v.ith 1 U..ih sale Lioi.d lioim <>l all classes wcie i.i^i-ih comprhd I <i :'n lla\m.iik< t, nn lin »t1 i\ l?st, Im! ■>, aku.-> .mil t.illtiw \\rto in lull i|\ .iniily. liost hides in ouylu bijd to 3]d the. lb , sheepskins, 3s Gd to o;> Od each, tallow, 22-1 to 28s the cwt. Ai Kimucia, on 'lhursd;u. dairj cirai were ver) dull <if sale, and many wifhdtawn, those sold, good \ollng cattle, brought from L 3 to LO each. 'Ihurc was a fm enquiry for jountj store cattle, uilu's biou^ht from 18s lo 40>; luo-ycai-old steois, 72-. (>d, Lv! cows were from 40s to OOs each. Fat t.ilvi"! in good number and enquiry, prices ranged from 20s to 58s each. l'"at cattle gcneiall^ of excel lent qunli!) ; nml heavy weights »i re at J.Uc values, from 20s to 23s the lOOlbs , but those not well finished ueie very dull of sale and at lower values. Averages for cattle woo. 8 o\en, Robert Hall, LlO 10s Od , '2S oxen, J Cameron, LlO 2s Cd ; II) oicn, F. Jackson, LO l'2s ; 28 own, J. Winks, Ll) 3s ; 8 oxen, W. Taylor, L 9 0s 6d : 14 steers, Auckland Agricultural Company, L8 14s 9d ; 8 steers, D AlcNicol, L 7 5s 3d ; 9 stecis, A .Main, LO 12s 9d ; 8 steers. F. Germann, LO 6s Od j 8 steers, K. Fi-=lier, J6 5s each. Fat slicep were in usual supply, and late \alucs. A choice dialt ofwetlieis. from Mebsrs Gncc and Parker averaged 21s Bd, but pens of mixed sexes were from 14s carh and upwards, No store sheep yarded. Pigs were unusually plentiful, but in good demand.

Messhs Humi u am) \Vi i ki.y Ri'-porj.-Horses : 1 here has been but .1 limited number brought forward, and a corresponding demand has i\isted, with little alteration in value. Ihe number submitted by auction at the Lhuliam Yards was b( low the average, but an impro\ed puce was iji\en for thoso offered, but. scarcely sufficient to wairant attention in quotations, llido, bkins, and Wool' lho demand has been continuous at last week's quotations, but a maikcdprcfirciiLC was gncn on J ucsd.l3 for those 111 no.id mdvi. Hides sold at J,'d ; skins, liom Is 7d to Is Od. Cattle Ihere has been an increased numbci ol d.mj and sloio stock, notwithstanding holders of the latter are holding back foi the bcptcmbei fairs. At Newmarket, on Tuesday, an unusual number of dairy slock were yarded, and found ready purchasers. Grown store stock w fie also moderately plentiful, and sold at prices lea\ing little margin for the grazier. Fat beasts in moderate supply; competition was steady, and there was no noteworthy attention in \aluo, 2*>» per lOOlbs hating been given for .1 few animals, and toi the balance from 20s to 21s. Sheep • 'Iheii 1 has been but a moderate; supply, but a busk demand. Best wethers sold at from 17s to 21s Od. Pigs: Jiut few yarded, and there was an unsatisfied inquiry.