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Waikato Times, Volume xxvi, Issue 2458, 8 May 1886, Page 2

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Ifad.rto Tinci Office, Friday. WAJKATO M\ E STOCK MUIKETH. Me>sßs \V. J. HuMi.it and Co. Rkpoht.— At tlio ()h.vuix> Yards on Tuesday, Mnj •Ul), although .in u\tii>incly wet d.iy, which cl rcl not add to the ;i|ipt\u.inee of the -tojk, then; was again a full inu>tur, al.-<o a g.md nnmb'T of buyer!. Neatly cmytTi.n;? yatded found buveis, thoje passed at si ie ti'in being .sold n«« re-ijives aftoiwai X, Yo uightyck weia fully "i, \nr he.id lowvr, "' %'ltifct v«>6nj? steer*, nearly bcsf, ad\ancc'i fully 10-. per head, c.uisud bv tho lisc in price of betjf in Aucklnnd. Hut few d.mv ci»w» t \voi(s|j'iirded, and those not *t cahin^ ; in my gonu dairy own coabl h.ne b <>n pi iccil. JLof woio in full Mipply df n>quircmouts, and na.uly nil sold. W'r fjnoto. 13 my row-, forward in ralf, £2 10- ••* t»i t"3 L'>''>l: v^ir'in^ i! 2 Is ; itivr cilvo-, Ulls t> I'l 1U ; 2 to 2\-year i.ld Hteer-", Jt'J l^s t>> L' 3 H- ; three andfour-yo.n , oldhtecis, t"> to £."> ."h ; fut heifor-, fi mi £'3 12, fid tot I ; 10 f.ii wct'icr-,, !)-. !)d to 10, c.ic'i. Mu J. S. Hi-ckl \nd TlEPoars :— At Oli4U|io on the 2rtli Apiil, htuck weio 1 * brrnj;»ht fi>r\vard in small number-", and prices were low for .ill classes of btork, exnm "'Teptmg dairy cows, for which there is an unsatisfied doma'id. At Waitoa on the 2!Hh April, a Imxo number of cattle and shuep wuij yarded, and wore of good quality. Prices obtained were : Two and three-year-old steers, £3 17s <id to £1 2-v (id ; frown steflr I*,1 *, £4 7« <>d tf» £4 10-> ; yoarlinj atcers, £2 7s (id ; ye.it ling hmfeis, £1 ?■> (id ; dmpty cow^, nearly beef, £3 2s (id to £3 7i (>d ; and f.it cow.s, £4 lOi. SDO wethers fold at 7s and l.") 0 owea at ss. 20 fat wethei*, vory clmice, ftt 12s (id. — At Mr Moon's salo on the .10th, there was a largo attendance of liuyers, and in nil instance pi ices were realised. — At Cambridge on the Uth - ' fast., not many cattle were y.irded, but wer« <»f a good c!.is«. Daity cows, £u 10s and £4 Th ; ftpringing heifers. £4 5s ; yearling steers, £1 1/h ; 18m mths old-steers, £2 in. No boof sold. Private sales during tho wenk : iiiding horse, £20, and one at £18; pair of draught marcs £tio; w.igg.m, £17. JLivo .still a demand for oxprchu waggon and three spring carts.

AUCKLAND MVK STOCK MVRKKTS. MX Al-KltFI) JJt'CKLA.VD's WfcKKLT Rtroitr. — At tho Haym-uket on Friday, 'AtApril 30, loose fodder ranged from 2* ."id to 3s (id the cwt, ehalf £4 ."w tho ton, oats 2-5 7d the biiihel. A large quantity of fanning sundries were sold at satisfactory pi ices. Horse stock were in usual number. Useful medium draught ranged frow £i) to £10, » hooded spring cart £23, ttpring cart £10. On Tuesday a laigar quantity of fodder offered than usual ; prices were well sustained. At the wool, hide, and skin sale on Tuesday au unusually Urge muster of hides were freely competed for, best lota bringing from 4Jd to 4^d the lb, tallow 12s (id the cwt, sheepskins from 4d to Is Gd each, long wool from 4|d to sjjd, merino wool 5 10-llid tho lb. At the country cattle (tales the prices obtained have sustained late values. At Wniuku on Tuesday dairy cows of a good class were numerous, and «old satisfactorily. Young growing cattle were also in request ; grown steers at comparatively low value-). The sale at Pukekiihe on Monday, with regard to pricos, was similar te that of Waiuku. Dairy cows were in demand at full rates ; young cattle also required, but grown cattle dull of sale, At Jlumuera on Thursday, dairy cattle were yarded in full numbers. They were in good inquiry. All pood animals hoar cahingbr.mght from £"> 10i to £8 each. Store cattle maintained late values, particularly steers. Fat cattle were abundant, 31 ( 1 head wore aold and prices were steady throughout tho sals. Prime heifers and nteers from 17s to 20*, cows from 12s to 13* the 1091 bi. Sheop were in shoit supply, and general of indifferent quality. The few good wethers penned sold well, but ewes were at last week's values. Fat lambs were in moderate number, and brought from 7.s to 8s (id ; store lambs 4s each. Pins were unu-iii.Uly plentiful, l?.ury-fed porKCDJ barely 2\d tho lb, inferior 2d, store pigs 4s to 13s ewch. Messrs. Huntbr and Nolans Wkkkt.v Rkpo n r. —Horses: There was a decided improvement in the market as compared with tho previous week, both as regards supply and demand. A few strange horses and well-grown unbroken sold at increased values. Above an average number were submitted by auction at tho Durham Yards on Friday, and most found purchasers at prices up to tho expectation of vendors, but low-conditioued animals weie difficult to dispose of at figures ranging from £1 to £1. We quote : Hacks at from £4 to £13, light harness horses- fronn £11 to £14 10-1, d i aught colts, £14 15s to £10. Wool, hides, bkins and tillow: A good many hides were pitched at the D.uhain Yards on Tuesday, und sold afc from 3Jd to 4^d per lb, skins <Jd .to Is M each, tallow, £L 1 to £12 10s per ton. Cattlo : Activity has characterised the market; a good many have been brought forward and found purchasers at an advance on prices lately ruling. The Newmarket Yards were fairly filled on Tuesday, and a Hrgs numbsr were penned at PapjkuM on Wednesday. The demand for dairy cows has baen spirited, and values had an upward tendency. Steers fully maintained the previous month's values, and there was a further advance of fully 10s par head on fat oxen at the Newmarket Yards. We quote calves at from 15s to £1 Is, yearlings from £1 to £1 12s 6d, grown steers, £2 17s (id to £3 7s Gd. dry cows £1 10-* to £2 r>* Gd, beef 18s to £1 2* Gd per lOOlbs. Sheep : Below an average number were penned at Newmarket on Tueiday, and there was a slightly upward tendency in the price of good wethers, but indifferently fatted and ewes did not participate in it. Lambs scarce, and sold at from (is to % (id each. Pigs : Very few yarded ; previous rates fully sustained. Mnvms G. W. Binxey axd Sons' Repout:—Atom- vjles on Tuesday last bidding was brisk for all descriptions of hound hides, especially for heavy well-conditioned butchers'. Greon salted hides realised up to 4dd par lb, dry salted 4td. Cow and ste°r hnlt>s, medium weights, reached 4d Kor lb. We quote: Dry salted prime eavics up to 4^d per lb, medium to 4\d, wet silted ox 4d to 4 \d, medium weights 3^d to 4(J, cowhides 3d to 3W. Damaged dull of sale. Local butchers' ox hides realised up to 27s (id each for extra hcavirs, 23s to 24s (ill for heavy, 20s to 21s 6d for medium weights ; local butchers' cow hides averaged 17s Gd each, calfskins up to 5s each, according to weight and condition. We sold 200 local butchers' at ab..ve figurps, and ovor 200 country hides. Sheepskins •old freely up to 2s, Lunbikuifl Is 4d to Is 7d each. Tallow dull of sale.