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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2665, 10 August 1889, Page 2

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The Waikalo Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARK KTS. Mks.siw A. BrcKt.ANii ANii Soxs' Weekly .Kkhikt.—At the Haymarkct, during the y>a.-t week, hay has brought from 2s Gd to 3» !)d ; chair", from 3s to -Is 3d the cwt; oats, 3-j 2d to :U M ; maize. 2s Sd and 2s !)d tbn bnshrl; lii.iicdust, iH> 15s to £7 5s the ton. On Tuesday, a full supply of hides were linn at last week's quotations. Ox hides, from !Ud to 4d ; ciw hides, 2d to 24_d ; ealfskins, i'.'/l t/>J.Jd tho lb ; butchers' skins, iii Gd to'(ls 2d ; station skins, Is (id to 5s 3d o:u:h ; tallow. 12s 6d ; bones, ~h the cwt. At the horse sale, on Friday, reliable horses were batter worth, and ranged from £8 to ,ei(i each, with an unvat'Nfied demand. A spring carl, brought £ii ss, At Ileinuora on Thursday, dairy cattle were dull of sale. Store catfcld in deinaniJ at a considerable advance in price ; holders should forward to the auction. Fat cattle in usual number were better worth 2s tho 1001b. Prices for good steers ranged from UU to 18s the 1001b. Fid calves in full number kept; their value, and sold briskly. The ewes advertised sold at lls 3d ; crossbred Down ewes, in low condition, 8s 6d. Fat sheep were better worth about Is each, and brought near 3d the lb ; shorn hoggets from Ss to lls. Pigs of nil classes were in demand at full values.

Af-ESSUS HUNTKK AXf> Noi-iS'S WkKKM' Rktout.— The nuii'kot was nut stirring during the week, ,-ui(l them Ikih been but litlle alteration in valno. Holders of oats an , , expecting an advance, and aro unwilling to sell under 'Sα pur bufihe), but a few parcels have been quilled at 2s !U ; mnizo, S» ; bran, £-'i 15s to £(i per ton. Moist:s have scarcely been m> plentiful as of lute, and rather a brisk demand has existed, at ii slight advance in value. Thorn was rather a limited number at the 'Durham Yards, on Friday, for disposal by auction ; competition was keen throughout, and there remained an unsatislied demand for horses suitable fur fann work, also light-harness horses of pood stamp. We quote : Medium draught, from £!) to £17 10s; light harness, £5 to £12 10h ; hacks, £5 10s to £11. Hides and skins : Average quantities were pitched at the 'Durham Yards, on Tuesday. The demand was steady, but not vigorous. We quote: Heavy Ox, from 3d to -Id per ll>; cow, 2.1 to 2.W ; calfskins, "M to ■I'd tier Hi; sheepskins, butchers', &> 2d to tis -M each ; country skins, from Is (kl le> 5s «'l each : tallow, Ms to His (id per cwt, (JaLtlc: An improved demand for f.it and store stock lias existed, with an upward tendency in value. Dairy stock without alteration. There was but a small muster at t,!io Newmarket, yards on Tuesday, but thero was a good one on Wednesday at I'apakura, and there was an advance in valuo of stores of all descriptions from Is to ;is per head. Dairy stock sold at the previous week's prices. J''at beasts advanced from 10.1 to £L per head, 18.s per 1001b. having been given for top sorts. Home averages of steers were £8 ss, £7 -Is, £C> tis lid, £f> Is, £5 12s (id, £5 10s, £4 17s lid ; ciws, £1 17s (id, £1 12s M, £-! "*, £3 12s lid. Sheep : Tho Newmarket pens were fairly filled on Tuesday. The demand was srood, and tho previous week's values were maintained throughout tho sale, and in several ■instances an advance of 2s per Sib. was tfivßii, although tho top price for wethers Wa-: 17s. inferior sold at 13s '.Id ; ewes, 10s to 1 Is lii. I'igs : A pood many weroyarded, and thorn was abi isk demand. Bacon pigs sold at t'2 17s (id each, and light weight at from 2Vi to 3/, d per Hi. live weight.

AUSTRALIAN GRAIN MARKKTS. Messrs Uoldsbrough, Mort and Co., rejiort under date. Melbourne, July 25 :— \Vo liiivn mi business to report in the export of Wheat to the United Kingdom sinco our last monthly circular. The available stock of Brcadstiifis remaining in tho colony is estimated at only sufficient to meet our own requirements till next season's harvest. Owing to the short harvest in New South Wales, several cargoes of Who,it have been import') J from San Francisco, in consequence- of which there is a glutted marker in Sydney, whore Wheat is now offorinc at prices which will leave con-.-iderab!'.; loss t.i importers. Our prospects

<;f a pood harvest aro at present inosi satisfactory ; favourable rains have fallen thi'iiUi;lil.(Uit the various agricultural areas, ami willi a larger aeri.\i}je than usual under crop, a l,ir,','e surplus of Wheat for export should Li? available. Wheat : Our present ritliiii; rat , .) is :ib:<nh ~>->. 7d. per bushel, business li'iiny dull arid confined to tho supply of Jou-il minors. O.its having come forward in lai'p! quantities from New Zealand, price* have receded to -]s. per bushel for best descriptions.