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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2581, 26 January 1889, Page 2

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+ The Waikato T'iucs OlHrc, Friday. WAIKATO LIVE STOCK MAR KKTS. Mu W. J. Huni'Kß Reports. —At the Hamilton cattle and horse sale held at the h- irmi.tfh yards cm Thursday, 17th inst., about 100 head of cattle were yarded, and also a. g<met number of horst-s. For cattle t icrfi was good inquiry, and nearly every b.'ast sold. Horses were dull of sale, and v j iy few exchanged hands. I quote : Yearling s'eers, £1 Is to 29* ; 1J to 2-year-idd seers, from 325; fat cows, £2 12s to £3; s'.oru cows, £1 to £1 15s ; ponies, from £1 10s to £3. No draughts sold. At Ohaupo on Tuesday, January 22nd, there was again a full yard of cattle and also a large number of sheep, The cattle were mostly rough, and faru.ers being busy with harvest tho attendance was not so largo as usual. A largo munlier changed hands at (satisfactory price.", young cattle being most in demand. I quote: Steer calves, 16s to 20< ; yearling steers, £1 Is to £1 10s; twoyear old steers, £1 10s to £2 ; three-year-old steers, nearly fat, from £3 5s to £3 12s; yearling heifers, Ms to 20s ; store cows, 17s to £2 3s; dairy cows, from £2 to £3 "is; fat cows and heifers, £1 10s to £3J2s Gd ; well-bred bull, £-1 5s ; coarse bulls, losto £1 14s ; merino e-ves, 4s 3d to 4s (id ; fat ewes, 7a 3d ; fat lambs, 7s 9d each. AUCKLAND LIVI'. STOCK MARf KETS. Messrh A. Buoki.and and Sons' Weekly Report.—At the ITaymarlcet during the past week grain and fodder have remained fit previous week's values. On Friday the horse market was fairly brisk ; prices for usual stock ranged from £■"> to £12, and the greater number sold ; a spring cart sold for £12 10s. On Tuesday, January 22nd, several bales of wool were sold ; prices from (i.Jd to ; locks, 4.\d to the lb ; pelts, from 5d to lid ; lambs skins, lslOd to lid ; sheep skins up to 3slod each ; tallow Ifja to 17: i (id the cwt; calf skins, 4d to 4Jd; cow hides, 2Jd to 2VI ; ox hides, 3d to 3Jd tho lb. At Remtfera on Thursday dairy cows in short supply were dull of sale at late values—£3 10s to £5 each. Fat cattle also in less than usual number; sold more freely ; light-weight steers of good quality were better worth IsthelOOIb; other qualities at last week's values. Prices for steers were from 13s to los ; c.»ws, 9s to lis the 1001b. Sheep, in full numbers ; were lower in price fully Is each; good wethers were at 10s (id each ; ewes, from Gs to 9s ; lambs, although in short supply, were lower than last week ; best, quality were at 9s. and ranged to Is. Few pigs and calves yarded, and those were slightly better worth. MESSIW HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WEEKLY Report.—Horse feed, seeds, grain, &,c. : Plentiful supply, demand moderate. We quote Feed oats, -Is to <ls 2 1 per bushel ; tartarian, 3s 3d to 3s 9d ; maize, 3s 7d ; oaten chaff, £2 to £2 10s per ton ; bran, £4 per ton. Horses : There lias been but a moderate demand, and corresponding supply of those of a good stamp. Sales wore effected at the previous week's values. There was an average number disposed of by auction at the Durham Yard-s on Friday. Bidding was generally spirited, and most of the lots wero disposed of at the previous week's quotations. Wool, hides, skins, and tallow : Barely average quantities wero brought forward on Tuesday at the Durham Yards, and there remained an unsatisfied demand for heavy ox hides. We quote:—Ox, from 3d to 4d per lb; cow, 2d to 2.yl ; calfskins, 2fd to 4d per lb ; sheepskins, 2s 5d to 4s -Id each ; pelts, 3d to Is 4d ; lambskins, Is 4d to 2s 4d ; tallow, His to 18 s lid per cwt. Cattle: There was an upward tendency in value of fat and dairy stock. The number brought forward was scarcely up to the average. There was barely an average muster at Newmarket on Tuesday. Dairy cows were a shade higher in value, and for fat boasts prices wero in favour of vendors as compared with the previous week. Some averages were :— Cows, £3 4s 4d, £3 5s 6.1, £3 12s Gd,_£3 14s 6d ; steers, £5 15s (id, £5 8s 3.1, £5 2s (id. Shdop: There was an average supply, and prices ruled the same as previous week. Pigs scarce, and in good demand. SYDNEY MARKETS. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report, Sydney, January 11th :—Cheese (duty 2 1 per lb) : New locally-made cheese still continues in largo supply, and is meeting with sale at from t!d to 7ud. The market is at the moment rattier lightly stocked with New Zealand cheese, hut shipments are now expected shortly. Today's quotation stands at .S.VI for best quality loaf. —Wheat, (free) : Extreme stagnation has characterized this market. There have been rio transactions of any magnitude in New Zealand wheat since last writing. In tlie absence of transactions, quotations are merely nominal, say 4s .10(1 to 5-; for Tuscan, Hunter's White proportionally lower. —Oats (free): But little change has taken place in this market since last writing, beyond tho fact that quotations are if anything slightly easier. Large supplies still continue to come forward from New Zealand despito the fact that lale reports advise an almost, bare market th'Te. At the moment we qulood few! oats, from 3- (id to t< : ruling up to 4- 3 I ; but b'.iiiie's ; is very restricted. — ['lit;.toes (ire.-.): Since the New Year, owing to the exceedingly .-hurt supplier avail able, pric-s advanced to as high as £2-1 p»r ton—in fact the demand was so far in cxee-s of the ,-.u;.piy that almost any figure could have been obtained at the moment. Prices, however, have since somewhat. A eon-ignment of about 4-.0 sacks arrived from New Zealand by tho '' Ringa rooma " this week, but their condition was very bad on arrival. Supplies will bo coming in from Victoria next week, and we anticipate that prices will then recedo to more normal figures. LONDON MARKETS. (by El.KCntll! TEl.EOJtArll— COPVIUGHT.) Los POX, Januarv 23. — Au-trali:'n frozen meat is in less d-uiand. I'iimo Ne.v Zetland mutton, 4 1 Per lb. I'.ie Loglisl. wheat market, i< weak, the Continent ial is depressed, and tie l Aanerie-.n inactive. AUCKLAND PRICES CURRENT. I?AK..U AMD DM'-LY PIiOIJUCIi.

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