AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2203, 21 August 1886, Page 2

AUC KL AND LIVE STOCK MARKE TS.

Mr -Vi.ntb'D IU civL vnmj's Wbeki.v Huronr: At the Hay market on Friday, August 13, loose fodder biought 2s lid to 4s; ptessed fodder, Is tlw* c\\ t. ; damaged oats, Is (id; sound oits, 2s (Xl to 3s 3d ; maize, 3s 3d to 3s (id ; bailey, 2s 7d to 2s lOd the bushel ; ehatt, tl 10-* the ton; bonedust, t'7 ."h to t!8 ."w ; supet phosphate, t'S to t'S .5s the ton ; potatoes, ,")00, 100f, and 130s the ton ; van - ing with quality. Horse stock weie yarded in full numbeis, and sold more freely, Useful medium draught brought from &9 to tl7; riding horses, from 40a upwards; and a. spiing cait, £2010s. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, gieen ok hides biought 'JOs ; ■salted hides, \ty> to 23-5 e.uli ; calfskins, fiom ."us to 8s each ; tallow and f;it, 10s tolls theewt. ; sheepskins, Is 7d to •Js Dd each ; wool, .") 4 'd the lb. At the countiy cattle bale held at Pokeno and Urury, few stock ha\e been yarded, the wot weathei pre\enthi£: stock from being mustered. At Itemuera on Thursday, d vi y cattle wt re fauly repicsented, and at lower \allies. Stoic cattle were, m better inquiry. l''at cattle wore in full number, and for good quality hibt weok'.s \ allies wero obtiuned ; modiuin quality were slightly bettei uoith. I'^lCL^ for stceih were steady at 18s the 1001 b^. Fat sheep weiem mo'detJite supply, sold moie freely, but no mcieased price was obtained. Vat lambs wero in good inquiry from 11s to l(»s each. Fat calves also sold well. Pigs were in limited number, and at low values. Messrs JlrxrKu \nd Nolax's Wkekt,y Xi i-oKi'. —llv)lse^ : Thcie has been no notew.uthy change in tlie inaikot. Thesujjply, .ilthougli not lar^'e, has been .sufficient for ie<|uirements, and there has been no alteration'm value. The number submitted by auction at the Durham Yards was an average one, and competition was brisker than in the pievioun week, and in some instances puces advanced from 10^> to 20.s toi hoises of a tolerable .stamp. Wool, hides, sluns, and tallow: The previous A\iek s demand continued, and a larger lot would ha\e found purchaser^. \ r o noteworthy alteiation in vajue, c\cej>t heavy lleeei'd skins, which reilised 3s (id each. Wool m bags from .*>,' d to <>',d per lb. Cattle: The number brmgnt forwatd has been below the a\ernge, with steady deni.ind. lcsiiltinsr in little alteration in value. Tlw> Xewm.uket V'.uds on Tuesday wero iaodciat"ly hi led with all descriptions. L;.»m|>etition was steady throughout the silt but not keen, and prices ruled much the oamc as on the pievious week. We ([note: Calves, at from Its to2Ls; year-; lings,' Jo-, to 28s ; dry cows, 37s <>d to €2 I >s ; eighteen months-old steers, 37s to £2 7s lid ; giown steeis, trom t'3 10s to £4 : fat steers', fiom £"> to £8 2s (id ; hit cows, from IJ3 10s to t\ Sheep : But a limited number v\eie y.uded .it JS'ewmarkfit on Tuesday. The demand was biisk, and pi ices had an | upwaid tendency. Wethers sold at from 1!s to 17s O.U-H ; ewes, ll.s 9d to 12s (id. Pigs wero yarded in limited numbers, and there remained an unsatisfied demand.