AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1830, 29 March 1884, Page 2

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET

Mil AT.KHKO BuCKlAN'o'tf WITKIY K.KPOiU'.—At the Haymarket on Fudav last, fodder ranged from 2$ '.)d to 4s (!d ; chaff, 4s and 5s the cwt; oafs, 2s 7d to 2-, !»d the bushel. Horse stock were in full numb"is, and of good quality ; they obtnned a steady Sale throughout: heavy draught?, from £37 to £50; medium draught, t>ls to 620 ; i iding horses, from £5 to £17, were the prices obtained, and very few remained unsold. At the Haymarket on Tuesday, hides were in increased numbers ; sound quality brouglit jfrom 3id to 4d the lb ; pelts and skins, fioin from On to 4s each ; scoured wool, Bid to v-JLOfcl the lb; wool in groats, t>}d the lb At Papakura on Wednesday, .'« small number of cattle brought late value-. At Remuerii on Thursday, dairy cattle were in -less number than usual, but if near their profit in good deirand. Store cattle m full numbers, mostly giowing stock, and in better enquiry than for sevoi al w oeks. Fat cattle were yarded in less than usual dumber, and although dull of sale, last week's values were sustained, Good steeis averaged 20s, and in many instances 21s the lOOlbs was obtained Sheep were yarded in less number than umuU, but obtained no improvement in value. Lambs of good quality in brisk inquiry. A small market of pigs were at late values. Some averages were : 21 steci s, A. 13i uce Suttor, £8; 8 steers, S. Steele, €7 (is; 17 steeis, Grice and Parker, €7 <>s (id ; 8 steci s, (4. Allen, £7 ; 240 wethci s, Auckland Agricultural Company, los; 13 shorn lambs, ,T. French, lls; 2!)' Limbs, E. Robinson, 12s (id. Messrs. Huvrai and Nolvn'S Wj:km\ Rei'OUT. —llor-,es: Thero weie but few fehipborne horses ; as usual, those of .i good Btamp sold well, but mditfuieut descuption were relati\ely lower. At the Duvli.xni yards on Friday there were above an average number of entiies ; the demand was fitful, and several horses sold lelatively higher than others. We quote hacks fiom £6 to £17 10s ; light harness horses fiom t'l4 to £18 ; medium draught, £22 to £'30. hides, and skins : Supply limited ; wool sold at from 3/d to .V.d ; hides fiom 2^d to 3|d per lb; skins, i)d" to 2s kl ; t.U low, 25s (id pur cwt. C.ittle : The supply of fat and dairy stock has been a full one, and an adequate number of stoics weie yarded. The Nuwm.ukot .salt) y.nds an Tuesday were well supplied, and the demand was spirited throughout toi all descriptions of stock. Values for Lit be.ist-> receded slightly, but for d.ivy stock advanced. Stores were unalteied. Sheep were sufficient for iequiremcuts, and wcio well competed foi ; piicu had a shglitly upward tendency. Limbs sc.uce, and sold at 13s lid to 10s !kl. Tigs : Few yai dod ; price* in favour of vundoi. An unsatisfied demand remains.