Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCkKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1729, 4 August 1883, Page 2

Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCkKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

MIt&SKS IIUMIK AM>N(>l.\n\ Wl'l Xl Y Rl'poki. — Hones — dull, fitly describes thu market, but few li.ivc been brought furw.iul, find those generally of intenoi description, and sales were consequently \ery limited. At juction, on Frid.iy, at the Durham Y.ieds, barely an average number were, submitted, bidding was slow and several remained undisposed of, amongst which wore some Taranaki hoises that had just arrived per Macgregor, and looked the worse for the voyage, so the ownei determined on a week's Jtrnss. Cattle : A good many have changed hands during the week, and there has been, perhaps a sufficient supply of all descriptions, while buveis. were to I he loie.it fully the pievunis week's rates. On Tuesday there was a large number of lat beasts at Xcwsm.irkct. Dairy and store stock were fairly represented, 1 here was scarcely the usual supply ot the latter two descriptions At J'jpikuri, fit cattle were unaltered in value, but o'hers vveie a shade higher. We quote . Hcc-t trom 20» to 23s per 100lb>- ; dairy cows, lroni 1.5 to L8 ; ilry cows, L;i to L 3 ]2s Cd ; calves from 17s to 27s ; yearlings. 31s ; two-year-old >-iecrs, L 3 ; grown steers, L 4 IBs to L 5 .">«. Sheep have been instifltc lent for requirements, although the Newm trket Yirds were toler.ibly well filled and sold at ver> high price;. — medimr weight wethers luahting '2">-> e.ii.h ; ewes, 10s ; lambs, 15 sd. I'igs ; Very few yaided ; and there iem uns a pressing want for both store and fat pigs. Mk Ai i hi i) IHiLivi wo's Wi i ki.y Xi pon i .— At the H<i) market, onKruln, Julj 27th fdddur was higher than for several weeks ; pnres ranged fiom Is loCs .id Der cwt Hip lucerne ha> l)i ought .">■> Od j»ei <wt ; oils is Sd ; m.ii/c, v..i)ing with di^iusb, fiom "Js Sd to Js Id per bushel. Hoise stock were in good enquir> btrong farm horsis brought from L2li to L'2i) 10s ; tiding stock L.'i ."is to Ll">. On luesdav, there was an me leased supply of todder, which sold freel> at fuliy Fnda) 's puces. Hides ranged from 2d so 4d pet lb : tallow. 30 to 2d per cwt. ; butchers' skins, .'is lOd to 4s 3d each. At Kemuera, on 'Ihursd.iy, d.urj cattle were numerous, and dull ol sale. ii J n< cs ranged from L 4 to L 7. Well-tatted cattle were in steady inquiry, at 20s the lbs. Waikato averages lot steers wen— S head, Hertram, LS Its 9d ; h> Caley, L8 0s . .«, Ooodtellow, J bJs Oil , S Steelc. L 7 14s 9d f !) Aitkin, 1.7 4s Od. rihecp were in shoit supi>l>, and all in good condition were m busk incjunj .it advanced prices; good wethers ranging tiom I 1),I 1 ), to 2"i ei< h l'igs were numerous, .md in di-in md, good porkers bringing tid per lb. live weight.