AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1657, 17 February 1883, Page 2

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Mr Alfred Bucki>ni>'s Wkkki.y Rupoßr.At the Haymarkct on Friday, Rood hay ranged tivo draught, were i|i ,good enquiry, and .it satisfactory valods.'' Heavy draught,'relatively lower , prices, _At the hide mjd,s^in .sale oil ruesday, HudlsTrorejinTusuil )iutnbor, and brtpighf fi ojii 2*d to 3|U the lb : pelts and skins, from 2d lo Is 9d oacli ; ullow, 23s Od to 28s the cwt; greasj wool,' f>Jd to 6Jd "the lb. At Kcmuera on ThurSda\, dairy Htouk.weic in usual number and late values. JL<\it cattle in full supply. Prices ranged from 21s to 2is the HWlbs, with a steady omiuiiy. Fat sheep plentiful, generally of 1 ' pnm« <iliality. These hiaintalned List week s values, but scc*ml (juality were lower 2s each. "Thtf store dtveS Udvcrtiscd, brought 10s ouch, and 15 r.ims brought from 30 to 70* each. Pigs and calves were at lower values th.in usu.il> Huntbk A^u Nolans Rim'oju.—Horses: Tliere'has been a. slight improvement in the m.irkct, both .is to supply .md demand, but prices were in favour of the vendor. At the Durham Yards., on Frid.iy, quite an average number were submitted by auction. Competition was ste.uh, 7 i grid) SVfth 'very few exceptions, lots were qleared. We quote hacks from &> 10s to Ll4 0* ; light grease, sold atfrom (id to CJd per lb: hidcb, 2{d to 3d 7-10ths ; pc-lts, Bd. C.ittlo: 'Ihe supply has been good «md demand corresponding. Ihe [, rates for stores has .continued low, but the de- ' mand for fat and dairy stock lias been steady, with little alteration in value. At Newmarket, t on 'J'nesday, the number of dairy and iat stock v' wa's adequate, and Kidding was spirited throughout the sale. But few stores were yarded, but the Pukekohe Yards were tilled. Vendors had to submit to low rAtes for calves, hut grown cattle fully maintained late rates. We quote • Calves, from !);> to 17s Cd ; yearlings, .10= to 2'2s 6d; two-year-old steers, L 2 15s to L 3 10s; heifers, 1,2 to 1.3 Us (id ; dry cows, L 2 15s to LS bs -, grown steers, L 3 15s to LI 2s Od ; dairy cows, LG to L8 ; beef, 23s to 25s per lOOlbs. Sheep : The Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuesday, but values fluctuated considerably at per stone. Wethers sold at from 13s 3d to 17s (id ; lambs, from 7s to 13s od. Pigs : bupply small, but prices wore \ery low.