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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2388, 29 October 1887, Page 2

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V",,. ll',. ■■ 1... - III;,,:, Ki i■!,l y. WANs Vl'" i.l V'll STOCK M ARKKi'S. ;.|| ... \i Ik- U.f-i- 1 *U;- ; V C, io e .■ I■ e, SitlfllV la". I'. T■ : ~n ; 1.1.1 pi is A t toe .mile \aii- a hj" i’ : A !n..e nnii.o av. ff-iv.l, and many s-M at U- values, I y.., i:u ih oieht ■. fimn 112 His to fill. Aye 1 dr m ■hi. : !J7 pis to LO Ins; hacks, frmn I'O t.i K\ I ; inlei i.r sort, ‘JI IDs P. (.'.'l. At Oh iiipn, mi l ie's.lay, we had a lair sale of all cla- i.'s of stock'. I (airy env , very low, fie-h, empty cells :i:.s to <a ; poor, empty, frmn "Os In mis , So gi.ovu steers, nearly be f, £.' i loi ; thive year ire-h steers, my f.e Ward. L'll 17 s hi I ; ponr- r sle sane' age, AM lh.; yearling steer-, I.A, In 2D ; heifer-, same age, l(|. tn Is-; fat enus, fit In L’ A ; fat .leers, ,r.*7> tis. Sheep; fat wethers, PS ; t ,t. I .iii'n. 7- : I" I eves v. if, lambs, Ida evil ; At Wailoa, nil Wednesday, at, .lit IT) head wme yarded, nf which we ;I HO. lid.nice emning mi to Waikato, fm sale, sold tat t,o os; very fr. sh three year fleers, All ; store llnee year sp ers, io 2- to £2 IHs ; yearling, ‘.’Os to ‘.Ms; calves, Iks each ; fat cows, fit to !D 17s ; dairy C"W- mi-deibl'. Sheep: Sold HU fat 'aether-, 11-fid each. AUCKLAND LIVE STUCK MARKETS.

Messrs Hunteranu Noi.an's Rei'hiit.— H n.-c fed, grain, seed-, clc. : Duliiio-s hti-i ch ii'Aclm isfil till! liliirkct. Lc.-s tliiin averago ipiantitv changcil hands, but without any material alteration in value. \\ c quite: Oats, 2- 3rl per bu-hel ; chilli, £3 tn IT per ton ; bran, To lOn to Tl; wheat, ID 1 M per bushel; inaiz 1- per bushel ; potatoes, £2 as tn £2 10s per ton. Horses; Thu demand has continued active, but few good annuals were brought forward, and there was little or no alteration in the value of medium description. A good many were submitted by auction at tbo Durham Yards on Friday, and bidding was steady throughout the sale, and but few did not reach the reserve, and them remained an unsatisfied demand for good hacks and active horses capable of taking a good load. Colts of this class, unbroken, sold at from T7 to TIT; backs, from To to £ll os; light harness horses, from T7 to .TIT As; medium draught. £H to Tlo. Wool, hides and skin: About an averaged rpnintity pitched at the Durham Yards, on Tuesday, and the demand was brisk. We quote: Ox hides, 3’,'d to 4 : ,‘d ; cow, ;: r ,M to ;ud per lb; calfskins, 3(d to ,od per lb; sheep-kin-, Its .Sd to os 7d; wool in greace, tings fi.)d to 7]d per lb ; tallow, TIT to TM per ton. Cattle; The market lias been well supplied, and the. demand steady. Dairy and store stock remained at previous week’s values, us did also top sort in beef, hut insufficiently fatter! rocceded slightly. The Newmarket Yards were fairly well fill'd on Tuesday. Ridding for some lots lacked animation, hut on tho whole the previous week’s values wore given for dairy and store stock. Prime fat steers were keenly competed for and fat cows also sold well, but shipbormi and those that were not quite up enough tn condition stdd relatively lower, and there was a decline on tlie average of fully Is tier lOOibs, There was no notewoi tiiy alteration in store stocks. Sheep : There was a tolerable muster at Newmarket on Tuesday. There was n i upward tendency in value, nor yet on the whole was there any decline, although prices fluctuated particularly for shorn more, than on the previous week. Wethers in wool sold at from Ms 3d to lbs i»,l ; shorn, !ls 111 to 12s 111; eives, 11s (Id to His. Lambs were plentiful, and sold at from (',< I! Ito 12- I! 1 oaeli. Rigs ;An average number were y.oiled on Tuesday, and sold readily, prices ranging from 2|d to til l per lb live weight. M~n Amtikp Blckland’s Weekly RePOUT. —At the Haymarket, on Friday last, October 2b, a foil muster of huso sl-cu were sold at late values ; useful harness from £8 to £ll each. Loose fodder was in less quantity than usual ; prices ranged from 2s !ld tolls lid per cwt. Drain sold freely, maize from il.s bd to 3- (id ; oats, 2s iid to 2s Id per bu-liel ; chaff, Tl bs pel ton; bacon, bd ; bams, 7d per lb ; woolpacks, os Od each. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, prices Mere, well sustained, Light bides brought from 8s to J2s ; good cowhides, Ms to lbs ; ox hides, 17s ts 21s each ; calfskins, os (id to os each. Store cattle during the present week have sold something better. At i’apaknra, on Wednesday. a small muster of cattle sold satisfactorily, and tor fresh steers a considerable advance was obtained, and at Renmera, on Thursday, grown and fresh steers conditioned steers were bettor worth bs each, bin, two-year-olds and yearlings ware no better worth. Fat cattle, in usual number, Were at hut week’s values, near ISs per 10011). beep, in short supply maintained their (nice ; wethers in their wool brought His to 17s each. Lambs were butter worth and regained the lower values of last week; prices ranged from S- to lbs. Rigs plenti fill, were at slightly hover \nines. AUCKLAND MARKET qUOTATIONS. V.\km antiDaiiiy Produce.—Wholesale ; P.utter, fresh, od to 8d ; butter, salt, bid to 7d ; Clrese, local, old to Id; best factory, tld to bd ; Eggs, pur doz., (id ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., bid to til.il ; Bacon and Hams, provincial, lid to 8d; Hams, Hid to S.'.d ; Canterbury Bacon. 7(1 (new cine); I lams and Bacon, bare, 7.{il : Hams, Bpl ; .lams, nei ease b dozen, 27s lid to 30.-; Fowl-, per pair. Is to 2s; Feathers, Is (id to Is ill! peril). Retail; Milk per quart, 3.', d t" Id; Butler, fresli, !M to Kkl per lb : salt do., prim-', (iM to 7'.d : inferior, 3d to lid; (.'liiiese, (id to Sd ; Fggs, per doz,, 8d ; Lard, por lb, (id to lid: fowls, each, 2s toils; Ducks, do., 2s to ils ; (leese, tho, bs to 7s; Turkeys, do., (is to 7s (id; Bacon, per Ho, lid to Is; Hams, do,, 8d to Is .‘id.