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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1860, 7 June 1884, Page 2

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° *A"CfcfcL\Ni> LIVE STOCK MARKED*. MxssitbHuN'mt and Nolans Wbeki-y Bxpour.— lioi>es : There li.vve not boen anything uotcwoi thy In the market. The supply'lias'beon an 'average one, and price-* lemaiued unaltered. At the Durham Yards, on Friday there was quite an averagj&,imjster for disposal by auction $ bidding was'rfflaay throughout the fulo, and almost without exception lots were cleared at the previous week's quotations, and had it not been known that a large shipment were in transition, prices would have haidened. Wool, hi,des, and skins : The supply has bdeiVan aveiage one; hide.* sold at from 2-M-tii 2^d ; skins fiom Is lid to 2a lid; tallow, 2~)<? per cwt. Cattle: There has been anniveiage number of all desciiptions yarded, and prices have been fully sustained ; for fat beasts there was a slightly upward tendency. At the Newinaiket Yards on Tuesday there was an adequate muster 01 davy and fat stock, which met a eoiiesponduigdemand. Stores were scaice, but -the deficiency was .supplied at P.ipakuia on Wednesday, wheie the yaids wore ■vwli filled. Prueh fur dairy and store stock have been fully maintained, and fat beast-, had an upward tendency, 2"5s per lOOlbs having boon given for top suit-, ; uiforiorly fatted weio relatively lower. Sheep were in -adequate .supply ; the demand was steady ; \ery few good oue-> wen; yauled at Newmarket on Tuesday. Pi ices ranged— foi ewe>, fiom !)s to V.h «»d ; wetheis, fiom 12;, (id to 17s (nl. Pigs : Very few yaided ; demand uusitisfiod. Alu Ai.n<i:i) Blcklvnd's Wi:i:ki.y Rk-ronr.-i-AJ; the H.iymaiket sale on Fiiday last, May 30, fodder and straw were again oftocdm abundance, values keeping well up to past values, drain was in gi eater request, and sevci al lots found ready purchase. A better cla-s of hoi>o stock wab re[>iesented than for weukt. past, and values showed improvement. Unbiokon colts lealismg £13 to £21; hewy draught, £20 to £30; lighter class, £11 to £l(i ; hacks also sold at good \ alues. Tuesday's sale of fodder fully -sustained ml ing rates. At the hide and skin sale, the foimer leceived a good supply, and the prices i cached wcie well up to foiinei lates for the quality, although the class wns somewhat inferior to late uiatkets. Skins showed a maikcd tmin.iscniont, and att lined the value of 2-, 10.1 ; luedium biouaht Is ',)d to lslOd ; longivool, in grease, .V,d pjr lb. At Pukekohe, on Rfonday, a good number of cattle was yarded, and a Lugo attendance ot buyers, making bidding hu-k, only one or two lots being withdiawn. At iCeunieia, on Thinsdav, dairy c.iitlo woio scuce. Those olteied wi'to cigmly coinpctud for, good cow a fetching fiom -C 7to £10. The beef pens weie well filled, and good cattle hi ought good pi ices, selling at fully 2b-, the 10011k. Some of the .ueiages weie — John ■\VuiU, 20 <.t.>ei-, tlO l">s ; 10 cow.s, £rf; (tiicc and Paikei, 11 steels, £10 l.~>^. About 1100 sheep ueie A.'ided, and sold fi-pply at lato \ alues. Pig-> plentiful, with pi ice-, unalteied.