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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2575, 12 January 1889, Page 2

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The U'»i(. >'o ■» Pri.Uy. AVYIKATO Li Vl', STOCK MARKIOTS. MrW. J. lli'NTKit Riorums : —At Hamilton, mi Thnrs<lay, Ja/iuaiy 3rd, a good [luml.L'i Hi horses yarded, hut few buyei>, ami not many excb.iKsjcd li.nids.~At Cambridge, mi Saturday, January .J til, the c-atiu yards W.TO Well tilled with all ciasses. Dairy cattle duil nf sale, whilst stores and b"ef'in better demand. [ qui,to : Springing hoifois, £2 Os to £2 15s; store cnws and CI Ives tlie couple; t. 1 . yr-old steers, £1 13s i;.| ; fat C.IV.V, 4i2 t» l3l; fat sheep, 8k ; lambs. 7s lid ami Ks. At the _ horse! and produce yards, new potatoes soiu from (is tn (js (i,| ,i h : civL; bue m, ."i I to li I ; hams, (Id t.i 7d pur lb ; fowis, !)d to Is. A large number of good horses yarded, and little or no demand, and but, frnv exchanged hand-. Hack-', £3 to £."> 10s ; ui'-diuui draughts, £5 to £7 111 each- AtOiiaiipo. on Tuesday, January Bth, tlio yards were c<m|>lot-iy filled with cattle and sheep, also targe attendance, bidding was slow, lain all claasen in demand. especially well-bred steers of a'l ages, also 1 to -J yr-olil heifer.s were 2s (id tn 3s higher than lias been ruling for this cl..s . 1 have 3ti 11 a good demand for steers, Ito 2 yr-old, and can place a large number at Oliaupo on the 22nd. Cows mid heifers close to Halving sold well, beef was yarded in excess of requirements, lint mostly of good quality, and more them usual number disposed of. I quo-., : Dairy cows anil springing heifers, £2 10 to £1 10s ; weaned steer calves, 17s ; mixed sexes, 8s to I2s ; yearling steers, .'.'ls to Si< : and L'-yr-old, from £1 5s to A-1 His; 21, to 3-yr-old, All J'.M to £2 , I. to l.j-yi'-old h-ii«rs, 11= to 22 s (ill ; Store cows and c '.Ives, £1 to £1 13s per couple : fat cows and heifers, £2 10s to £315< : fat steers, £1 Ss to i;r> His, J-'at ewes, ."is (id ; lamb*, os; -Merino bvvcs, 4s Od each. AUCKLAND LfYiO STOCK MARKETS. Musshs ALI-HKH Bceia\M> and .SOX'S WkERLY llKl-OUT.—At the H lymaiket during the past week fodder has been in li-nal supply. Prices for meadow hay have ranged from Is 3d to 3s (id ; oaten sheaves, Is lid to 2< Od the cwt, ; oats (wholesale!, 3s and 3s fid the bu.-hel. At the horse sale on Saturday, the sth .January, thorn was good competition and improved values for fresh young annuals, Prices generally l'anged between £5 5s and £10 10s each. Consequent on the, accumulation during the holidays till! hide and skin sale was an unusu-lly large one. Above 500 hides and sheepskins in proportion were sold. Heavy green hides sold at. ills each ; salted ok hides, from 3d to 3-M ; vmv hides, 2-1 to 2.V« : calfskins, :;'.d to -Ij; 1 the lb ; tallow anil fat, Ids to 20s Gil the'cwt.; pelts, 5d ; sh.-ep.-kins, ss; lambskins, Is to Is Kd each. '1 he Waiuku sale', held on the sth January, consequent on the clearing-out sale of the late W. Wallace's stock, was very fully attended. I'liH values were obtained ior all cattle sold, and the implements and sundries were also freely competed for. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were dull of sale at last, week's values. Yearlings were in better infinity. Other descriptions of -tore Cattle dull of sale, fat cattle, in full number, kept their value; good allium Is at His the 100.b. Sheep, in usual supply, were better worlh about Is each; wethers sold trom 12s to l.vs each. L imbs, yarded in large number, weiu lower than last week ; for, although quality was better, prices were 1 , about the same, and ranged from 7s (ill to 10- till each. Pigs, in moderate numbers, were in good demand. _

Mi;ssitS I lu.Vl'Elv AND No LAN'S AV KKKLY K.KI'OKT. —Horse feed, seed, and grains: There has been an adequate supply and steady demand, but prices have receded. Feed oats are worth from Us 111 to -1< 2d; bran, £5 10a I'd' ton ; chalf, prime oaten, W 10s to £3; inferior, unsaleable. H»rse<: The animal s do, at Sylvia J'ark, on Thursday, the old of January, was most successfnl. The youngster ■ were in good fettle, and there was an unusually large and representative attendance. Keen balding gave a. very practical expression to the conlidence felt, in Noid'iifekll stock. The top price was 500 guinea' for a colt by him out of Locket. Toore was a good muster of hacks and light liirne-s h'Tses at the iJiirham Vards on Friday, but. competition was slow, and in i-ome ius f ancv'.s reserves could not be re.i'hed. We quote: llacks, at from to to flO 10«, light harness horses, £7 to £12 10,; light dr '.aght, unbroken, 0i 10s to t7 l-'s I! I. Cattle : There was a good nuister, both at Newmark-t, on Ta-'-tlav, and at Pukeknh-'t, on We ims:l,.y, and there was an upward tendency in vaiie sot all descriptions. She.-o were plentiful. AVuthi'i'M sold from lis to 11- II I ; I'iv.s, (js to lis each. Lambs were y.ir.lod in fuil number, and sold at from 7s to K!- ill. Pig- were senrce. but in goo-1 demand at from 21 to 8d per lb, live weight. Wool, hides, and skins : A fair cal.a'og.ie ot wool was disposed ol at the Durham \.ir>!< on Monday, being the last sale, ot I.he serie-. Competition was sleady, and t here, was do change in values. On Tuesday rather large quantities of hides and-kins weie pitched, and were well competed lor. We quote hmgwool, from fid to iiy I : cro-shiY,!- 1 , byd to 7'.d ; merino, 7.]'t to 1 per lh; e\- indie, from Ml lo 1} 1 per lb : eo ' . 2.1 lo 2;d per lb ; calfskins, .", Ito !', i ; 'io-laiH. h lid to -Js 10d each : e ;■ : ' ' ti : : 1 nnbskins, Is lid | . i- Hi; li.ee s, ft 10 s per lon ; tallow, t'H p. r ton.