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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2578, 19 January 1889, Page 2

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Tin- ll'<ii,\-'i'': V".v s <>:;.,-, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVK SL'iKJK. MARi\' I'ITS. Mi->siis A. I;iyki,.\mi am> Son's Wki:ki.y UkI'IKT. —At the Huyintirket (hiring the pa-4 week meadow hay has kept late values, but oaten hay is in better inquiry and advanced about (i<l the cwt. ; uat.sl.iou.dit ."s lid to :is Id ; maize, 3s (id to :is i)d the bushel. At the horse sale on Friday good working animals were better and brought from i".l to KO, but inferior slock were almost unsaleable. At the usual sale on Tuesday, hides in limited

supply, scarcel/ kept their Into, values. Ox Mdes, oil tnoijij ; cows, 2jd to 2.U1 were the ruling prions'. l'';it and tallow brought, from K>< !':1 to 2ls (id ; bones, -I-: tlio cwt. Sheepskins kepi Into values. Wooled skins brought from L's -Id to 4s 10-1 ; lamb skins up to Is 10d each. A number of bags of wool were also sold, and the prices obtained fully equiil to the larger parcels. On Wednesday tlie fourth wool sale of the season was ))i;l<]. Bidding was more free than at the last woul sale, and prices about a fartiling alb better, (in.ul clips of crossbred wool ranged up to 7VI the lb, and the only parcels remaining unsold were exceptionally heavy. At the country cattle sales held" at I'okeno and Drury a, smaller number of cittlo than for some mouths has been yarded, friers for dairy cows close to calving have improved, and yearling steers lime advanced from 5s (i'l to (is each ; other descriptions of store cattle have not maintained previous values. At Remuera rm Thursday, dairy cows that promised to bo good mili-rers were in demand at an advanced price, varying from 10s to 20s each over late markets, but medium and inferior cattle were no better worth. Yearlings were in good enquiry at full values; grown cattle at lower prices. Fat cattle were abundant, and above 100 good bullocks were withdrawn, ['rices for those sold were from Is (id to is (ill the 1001 bs. lower than last week, and for steers were from 12s (id to Its ; cows, ()s to Us the lOOlbs. li'at shoep in average number were lower, about Is each, but lambs, in excessive supply, were lower, fully 2s, and a large number of the lambs forwarded were bought by tlio graziers. Trices obtained were: Wethers, from Ks (id to 11s ; ewes, (is (id to 9s each ; lamb-, 7s (id to ]fK Calves, in moderate number, shared in the general depression, porkers alone kept late values.

Messrs Hlwlt.u and Nolan's Wkkki.y Kkpoiit.—drain, hoiso feed, seeds: The supply has been ample and demand steady. We {quote : Short feed oats, Is to -Is 3d per bushel ; Tartarian, 2s b'd to 3* (id ; mnixc, Us (id ; bran, £"> per Lou; ehalf, 30s to £2 10s per tan. Morses: A good many havo been brought, forward and changed hands without alteration in values. A large number were rnteivid for disposal at the Durham Yards on Friday. Competition was steady throughout for those of a good stamp, but spiritless for wends. Wo quote: J lacks, f,-,,,u f, Vu to I'll Ms; light harness and medium draught, from £(i 10s to £12. Wool, hides and skins: A largo number of hides, skins and tallow wore pi!chad at the IHuhatn Yards on Tuesday. There was a brisk demand, particularly for ox hides. Wo quote: Ox hides, from 3d to Ij.l per lb. ; cow, 2(1 to 2td ■ calfskins, 3d to -l.'.d perlb ; sheepskins, 2s -Id to -is lid each;"lambskins, l.s Id to Is lid ; pelts, .Id to lOd ; tallow, His to 18s per cwt. ; rough fat, 1 prl par lb. Cattle of all descriptions have bden brought forward in rather large numbers, and receded a little in value. The Newmarket Yards on Tuesday were fairly well filled. Bidding was spirited throughout, but there was a decline of fully . r >.s per head on dairy and fat stock. Stores were without alteration. Some averages of fat beasts were—steers, £-1 Tμ, ±M 7s, £4 7s (id, .£5 3s od, £5 10s, £5 12s, £5, £5 I'm (id, £(.i 2s 0d ; cows, £2 12s Rd, £3 2s (id, .£3 ss, £4 2s lid. Sheep: Thoro was a good muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, and steady demand, but the previous week's values were barely maintained. Wethers sold wt from O.s to 12s ; ewes, 7s to 10s 9d ; lambs, plentiful, sold at from (.is to 5s t]d. I'igs: Few yarded. Suld at from 2kl to 3d per lb, live weight.