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Waikato Times, Volume 2656, Issue 2656, 20 July 1889, Page 2

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« The Wn> halo Tim is Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKKTS. MkssllsA. 1 il ' KI.AN!) AND S()XS' \\' EKKI.T IvEroiiT. —-At lliu Hay market diiriHß the past week hand-bound hay lias ranged from •Js (Id to 3< 3d ; pressed hay, 4s the cwt; oata, in wholesale parcels, l!s !)rl to 3s J2d ; inai'/.e, 3; the bushel; carrots, 3-w tii o7s ; potatoes, i! 4to i-4 10s the ton. On L liday tho number of horses was less than at times, but prices for food animals improved, and ranged from £9 to tT 1.4, and a singleSlated bug-v. i'l 1. On Tuesday, hides and skins were? pitched in full number, and although quotations for hides woro no higher" bidding was brisker, showing a desire to purchase at present quotations. Skins fully maintained previous quotations. Sound ox hides, medium to heavy weight, brought Id ; cow hides, 2.]jd ; calfskins, -Ud tho lb ; butchers' skins, 2s 'Id to 5s 4d ; station skins, Is 8(1 to ss'4dcach; tallow, 12s to ''0s the cwt. ; bones, 4s 3d tho cwt. ; wool, 7 : , ; dto S.frl tlia lb. At the country cattle sales, held respectively at l'okeuo and Drnry, tlm severe wuitthnr occasinned n Hmall muster of stock ; those brought forward were freely competed fur to full values. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were dull of sale. Prices for cows at calving ranged from £2 to £0; dry cows, from los to 30s. Fat cattle, in full supply, wore better worth fully os each, good xteer.s were steady at 17s the 1001b. Eighty steers received from Waiknto averaged .£l! ; 100 from Waitara, iIG 12s Oil. Sheep were also penned in full numbers, and last week's quotations of 3d the lb. was fully unstained. Wethers from 13< to 20 : ewes, 9s t-i 14s lid each ; lamos. 10s to lis Od. IV?, gonerally of a coarse description, wore plentiful, and sold better for several ni.u'ketrf. G;il scarcely obtained the extreme prices of tho past two markets, and a box of fowls brought Is fid earh. Mf.wsks Hunter and Nolan Weekly Rki'OHT. —Grain, seeds, horsefeed, etc. : Rather largo quantities, but tiiere has been little alteration in value. We quote: Feed oats, 3s 3d tu 3s lid per bushel; Tartarian, 3s to 3s Od : maize, 3s Id to 3s 3d ; bran, fcs 10s to to; chaff, ,€3 to K-l per ton ; carrots, 111 10s t.) HI 17s od. Horses : A g .od many have been again brought forward, and there was an improved demand. Strange horses were particularly sought after, and prices were in favour of tlia soller as compared with tho previous week. There was a good muster for sale the hammer on Friday at the Durham Yards. Bidding was spirited, particularly for the drawsrht from (iisborne, which were all disposed of, although expectation of -endors Ci'iultl not be reached. We quote: Hacks, (■■.-. to 113; lisht liarne-s, from .tlitc I'll 0s ; weeds sold at from £1 10s to .t'-l. Wool, hides, skins, and tallow : There were barely average quantities pitched, and a large proportion were rough and bad conditioned, (rood suiind ox were at the previous week's values, but inferior sold relatively lower. Skins were keerdj c unpeted for. We quote: Ox hides, 2ji to -l]d per lb ; cow, l : ,'d to 2.V1 : calfskins 3d l.i' I |'d per IV.; green ox, Ills to 23s each sheepskins, 2s od to os 3d each ; tallow, 12.01 to los 0d per cwt. Cattle: Rather lesr than the. usual numbers have been agaii brought forward. A good demand lee existed. IJut few stores changed hands but dairy and fat stock maintained the pre viiin, week's values, and top soits ad vaneed in price. Barely an average mini berweie yarded on Tuesday at the New market yards. Dairy cows were at tin previous week s values, but few store> uei disposed of. There was a maiked advanci ill the price of well fatted beasts, nnd in ferior sorts participated in the rise, altlmugl scarcely in propottiou at |.er 1001 V., ant prices ranged for steers from 13s to 17s 0i per 1001b ; cows, 12s to lis ; some average ot steers were £7 os, Is, l'.s, Lo loe;i 7s Od : cows, £4 10s, e 1 2s 04, -o 12s Od ,4J3 10s, 23 os. Siieep were well represents at Newinarket on Tuesday, and wer keenly competed for, and there was marked upward tendency in value Wethers sold at from 1 Is to 17s 3d each ewes, 1 Is to 10< Od ; mixed, los to 17s 3c Fic;s : Hut few yarded ; sold at from 2d t 2',d per lb live weight.