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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2176, 19 June 1886, Page 2

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Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. ' Mu Ai-ntKi) JUcKt.AN!>'s Wmkly Jlkrour. -At the Hayuurket on Friday, June 11, hor«<" stock were at low values. Loose fodder w«w plentiful, and Hold bettor. I'riees ranged fn>m 2s M to 4i the cwt. ; preswod hny, £4 10u to lib the. ton ; |jpw in.ii/u, 3* t(i 3s 2d ; oats, 2s M the bushel ; carrots, Y>Oa khe ttm. On Tuesday hld«» ULUtitnincd their late improved value*. Prices ranged from Bjd to 4gd the \b. ; Hheepskiin from Is to "2s each; tallow 11s Mtu 12s (id the ewt. At Pokeno, on Mond.iy, a Hinall muster of cattle was fairly competed for. All yarded were sold. At Drury, on WedneHday, the inclftitjtnt w wither pro van ted the ui»unl quantity of stock briiiß brought forward, and the nale wan almoHt confined to dairy stock, and thnt especially advertised; for the \ehiclen and implement* there was pood competition. b.ury cattle wore at slightly lower valuer, hut all yarded were nold. At Remuera, on Thursday, choice young dairy cattle, brought up to £8 each, medium quality from t'4 to £">. Store cattle were in fair inquiry, and fat cattle, although yarded in extreme numbers, sold fairly well, and bi ought from IG<» to 18s the lOOlbo. Fatsheep, in usual number, maintained their lato values, about 2Jd the lb. for good wether*. Fat lambs from 8a to 12s e»ch, fat cahes .(from sk to eight weeks' old) from 10s to 23s each. Pigs plentiful, generally of good quality, brought 2Jd tho lb., but ill-bied nies at much lower valuen.

MKS9RS HI'STKB ANO NOLANS WREKf.T TtEi-cmr.— Horses: The demand was brisker than for the two previous we«ks, and those i»f good stamp sold at advanced values. A Rood many entries were made for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday, bidding was brisk 'for those of a Rood utamp, and most of the lots were cleared. We quote : Hack* lrom £*> to €14 10s ; light harness horses, £9 to £14 ; draught tn.ires, from £20 10s to £32. Wool, hides, and skins. A limited number of hides wore pitched, but most of them were light and in indifferent order, consequently the highest price obtained was 3ijdperlb; inferior, 2\d ; skins, Is to Is Bd. Cattle : A largo number of fat beasts, principally from Tauranga district, have been brought forward ; stores in limited numbers and dairy stock in ample supply. The Newmarket Yards were well filled with fat beasts. Prices receded, as compared with with the previous week, from 10s to 20s per head. Stores unaltered in value. Dairy cows receded a little in price. Sheep : The Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuehdav. The demand was steady throughout. Wethers sold at from 11s to 14* 3d ; ewes, from 9s 3d to 11s; lairbs, 10s 9d. Pigs : Very few yarded, and prices unaltered.

LON'DO.V MABKETS. London, June 15. — Consols have declined by | per cent., and are to-day quoted at 101 J. The market rate of discount has fallen | per cent., and is now at 1£ per cent., orls per cent below the bank rate. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 355.

LONDON WOOL SALES. London, Juno 16.— The third series of colonial wool auctions opened to-day before a large attendance of home and foreign buyers. The catalogue comprised 12,400 bales, for which Rood competition was manifested, chiefly on foreign account. At the close of the sale, scoured wools ruled threepence, greasy fully twopence, _ and crossbred* one halfpenny per pound higher than at the close of the previous auctions. The present series of sales will close on the 29th proximo. The wool sales opened to-day. The joint catalnges of Messrs C. Balme and Jacobs and Co. comprised 12,700 bales one-third of which are New Zealand wools and onethird from New South Wales. There was a large attendance ot bidders and the bidding was excited. Merinos show an advanco upon last sales of 20 to 25 per cent., and crossbreeds range from 5 to 25 per cent. Foreign buyers* aie making large purchases.