The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2248, 4 December 1886, Page 2

The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Mli ALI'KKI) JJU'KFAND's WkKKIA' RK-I'our.-Afc the llaymaikt't on I'lidiy, November -i), In >se, fodder \va* in less quantity tlian usual, but without any iml>io\e:uent in price. Pies«cd hay sold frmi £3 15* to £4 5s the ton; oats 2s 0.1 and L's Sd the bushel. Horse stock weie in full iKiinuers ; those from the We»t Coa^t sold freely at 8 itisfactory prices. Useful draught ranged M>>m £L~) 10s to £30; riding horses, £j to £1(» each. At tho sale of hides and skins on Tuesday, best hides brought 4d to 4} J the lb ; sheepskins, tiom 2t> to 4-. 10J each ; tallow, 14s tha cwt. At the wool sale <vi Wednesday, between "iOO and 000 bales w«re offered. Tlh-re w.io a full attendance of buyvi'N and brisk bidding thr'-u^lnmtthe sale. With tho f.\ct'ptK)U of three bait's all was .M>ld at the auction. Fncch for longwool lanced from U^d to S!;d, and for hno wool from 7kl to 8W the lb. Store cattle came foi ward m increased numbers, and b.irely maintained late values. Many hundied were yaided at Pukekolie ; young cattle at late rates, but cows and grown cattle woie at lower values. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cattle were in less number than usual, but without any iinpiovenient in \. ilne ; store cattle, in usual supply, sold fairly ; fat cattle, in full supply, sold irregular, but maintained last week'b values, about 17s the 1001b for a draft of steers. Sheep: in short supply, obtained an advance in value of 2b each. Lambs: In moderate numbers, weie also better worth. Pigs were in fair inquiry, porkers from 001b to 70lb weight bringing 20s each. Tho store sheep advertised were sold in one lot at os Gd each.

Messrs Hunter and Nolans Weekly Report. — Horses: The market has continued over supplied, and although there has been a steady demand it has been difficult to find purchasers for all those brought forward at the previous week's values. It was difficult to submit all the horses entered for disposal at the Durham Yards on Friday. The bidding was fairly brisk throughout, and a good many changed hands at the previous week's values. Wool, hide, skins and tallow : There has been rather a good supply during the last week, and the demand has been good. Ox hides sold at from 3^<l to l|d per 1b ; cowhides, 2jkl to 3|d ; c.ilf skins, 4^-d per lb ; sheepskins, from 2-. 3d to 4s 3d each; tallow, £13 3s to £14 10s per ton. Cattle : There was a marked improvement in the demand. The supply was not large, but adequate of all descriptions, and prices, although still in favour of the purchaser, had an upward tendency as compared with the previous week. There was a large muster of stores both at Newmarket on Tuesday, and Papakura on Wednesday. Dairy cows were fairly represented ; fat beasts were more plentiful than on the previous week, but sellers were bona fide, and the demand was steady throughout at slightly improved values ; dairy and store fctock were unaltered. Sheep: No shipborno sheep were yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday, and the number penned was bslow the average, but prices advanced very slightly. Limbs were in excessive numbers, and sold at fiom 3s to 10c5 each; wethers sold at from 9o (id to 12s (>d ; ewes., from Gs 3d to 8s !) 1. Pigs were not plentiful, but the demand was slack, and prices were lower than on the previous week.