AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2200, 14 August 1886, Page 2

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Mr Ali'kkd Buc-KLANiVb Weekly Report.—At the Haymaiket on Friday. August 0, loose fodder was abundant, and sold freely, good quality brought from 2s 9d to 4s Od the cwt, pressed fodder £4 to AtflOs the ton. Hoi so stock were in full number, and sales moie numerous thau usual, there being a demand for useful farm horses for the spung crops. Sales of gram and maniacs show a considerable increase, pi ice* uoi c : Barley 2s !)d, maize 3s 3d, oath 2s lid to 3s 3d the biiohol, bonedu.st £7 os to £8 ."is, di^oh od bones £« the ton, chaff £4 10-=, cat rots 12s, Hobart potatoes £(i (>.l, Auckland potatoes 4.">s the ton, seed wheat os l)d per bu-bel. At the wool, hide,* and skin .sale on Tuesday, hides were plentiful, and there was a full attendance of buyers s, puces of hides were lower than last month, but green butchers' hide.s brought 20s (Id each, calfskins 4d the lb, tallow 13s to 14s (.)d the cwt, bones 4s (id the cwt, full-wooled skins 2s 3d to 2s lid each, wool 'in dumps 3'^d to sfd the lb. At the cattle salrt at W.uuku on Saturday, theie was a fair muster uf cattle ; consequent on the inclement weather the attendance was limited, and although bidding was slow all stock brought forward were eventually sold. At Remuera- on Thursday, dairy cows, of a 'moderate class were numerous, and all sold fieely. Fat cattle were in full numbers, but many of secondary quality. Only last week's prices, varying from 10s to 20s, and averaging 18s the lOOlbs, were sustained. Fat sheep were unusually numerous, but generally of good quality; prices slightly lower than last week. Well-fatted lambs brought from 12s to 17s each, but inferior, were from Is (id each upwards. Pigs, in limited number, were at late values, and calves sold well. Mkssks HuxrEK and Nolans Wrkkly EiU'our.—Horses : The number brought foi ward was shorter than usual. The winter season advance in price of forage, and scarcity of grass, had a depressing effect, consequently below the average' number changed hands. Durham-street at junction with fjueen-stroet being closed from traffic restricted the number submitted by auction. At the Durham yards Fnday, competition was moderately good, arid most of thu lots waie cleared at prices submitted to if not expected by vendois. We quote • H-icks, fiou, tl 10s to £U 15s; light draughts, fiom fclO to £L">; heavy draughts, £2"). Wool, hides, skins, and tallow: Good heavy hides were in brusk demand. Wo quote: Heavy o\ hides, from 4d to I'-d per lb., 2.~)s each ; light, from 3d to 3,{d" damaged, 2d to 2^d; calf skin, 4',d; skins, fiom Is lid to 3s 4d eacli; tallow, 12s lid to Voi per cwt. Cattle : The supply has becu adequate but not excessive. Theie has been <m increased demand for all descriptions, ,md there was a picceptibln advance m the price of fat .stock at the Xewm.vvUi't yards on Ti\csd.v,y. Moic fat I'xoa would have found purchaseis at an ad\a.nee on the previous week's values, and" tho same remark would apply to good iliuy cows, but there was a large muster at lAikeknhe on "Wednesday. Dairy cow.s wi>n> m steady demand, but no Hrst-class animals were disposed of. Stores: Uncli.mgcd in v.iluo. Fat steers .sold at from £4 17s 6d to £0 10-i; cows, from £i 2s (»d to 1(5 7s M (being from llfc. to 21s per 1001b.) Slieep : There was a small muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, and prices were in favour of vendor from la to 2s per head, 1 .is compared with the previous week, wether*, lib to. 10s Dd ; ewes, from 10h (id to 13ft. Pig"? were in moderate supply, but wcie not keenly competed for, good pigs having been disposed of at 2d per lb. live weight, while local d.ury fed porkers barely reached 2j'd.