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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2736, 25 January 1890, Page 2

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The Waikato 'Jimss Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Messks A. Bucklanb and Sons , 'Weekly Rei-okt.— At the Haymarkot during the past week oaten slieuvos have brought 2s 3d tha cwt; maize, 2s 9d tn 2s lid ; wheat, 2a 10d ; oats, 2s tho bushul. On Friday horse stock were more dnll of sale than (or tho past few week.", but with little alteration in values. Good serviceable medium draught ranged from £8 to £15 each. At Reinuera, on Thursday,, dairy cuws were in better inquiry. Store cattle: Scarcely represented. Fat cuttle.: In usual number; generally heavy weights of prime quality brought from Ms to 10s the 1001b. Fat sheep : Plentiful; kept last week's prices, but lambs were lower from Is to 2s end). Pigrt : In uioderato supply ; were slightly bettor worth. Some averages' were : 55 steers. £7 Is 3d ; 2-~> steers, JL'G 18a 3d ; 20 Bteors, £(> 17s; o steers, £5 19s; 15 steers, 65103 9d ; 7 steers, £5 11* ; 8 steers, £5 9s ; 15 cows, £3 16a Ud ; IS cowu, £3 5* 3d ; 24 cows, £2 16s 10d ; .wethers ranged from 10* 6d to 14s Gd ; ewes, Gs to 9s (id ; lambs, 5s 6d to 8s; porkers, 19s to 2ns; aged store ewes, 3s 6d and 3s 9d ; store wothers, 8s Gd each, .. , ,„ Messrs Hunteu and Nolan s Weekly Rbi'OUT.—Grain, seed, horse feed, &c. : There has been an increased supply, but no improvement in the demand. We quote : Oats, Is lid to 2s 4d ; maize, 3s per bushel : bran, £310s to £4 per ton. Horses : There was an averago muster at tho .Durham Yards on Fnday, and competition was etoady throughout. We quote : Hacks, £5 10s to £10 ; medium draught, £5 to £12 10.*; unbroken colts, £5 to £9 10d. Wool, hides, and skins : Quite average quantities were pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. We quote : Ox hides, 2d to3.W ; cows, to2d ; calfskins, ti> -id ; sheepskins, 2s (id to 5s 4d ; lambskins, Is 10J to 2s 4d ; pelte, Is 5d to Is 8d ; wool, liid to SAd. Cuttle : The supply at tho Newmarket Yards has been large, the demand for fat steers uteady at previous week's prices. Dairy stock continue at low values. Some averages of fat steers were : £7 15s, £7 ss, £G 17s Gd, £iJ 14s 3d, £<> 12s Gd ; cows, £4, £3 12s Gd, £2 10s, £2 9s. Sheep : There was an avctaee muster—wethers sold at from 8s 9d to 13s Gd ; ewes, Gs to 9s 9d. Lamb 3 were plentiful, and sold at from 4s 9d to 123 Gd. Pig : Very few yarded, and sold at the previous week's prices.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. (BY TICLEGItAPH.— OWN COBRKSPONDENT.) Auckland, Last Night.—Prices remain ■unaltered in various branches of produce. Butter still remains at 7d, sd, 4d and 3d per lb ; and eggs at 10d per doxen. In breadstuffs stane flour has advanced from £8 5s and £8 10a, to £8 10j and £8 15s. THE SHAREMARKET. (by telegraph.—own correspondent). Auckland, Last Night.—Bank of New Zealand, business done, £510s (old), sellers, £5 10s (old), South British Insuranoo, buyer?, 345; National Insurance, buyers, 17s; Union Insurance, buyers, 25s 3d; Auckland Gas, buyers, £10; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, sellers, 655; National Mortgage, buyers 11s; Northern Steam Company, buyers 4s 6d; Tanpiri Coal Extended, buyers, 21s Ud ; Accident Insurance, buyers, 7s Gd ; Cambria, sellers, 3s ; Saxon, Fellers, 5s 3d ; New Prince Imperial, business done, 3s 2d, buyers, 3s 2d ; sellers, 3s Gd : Caledonian, sellers, Is GiJ ; Trenton, sellers, 3s 6d ; Mnnuknu, sellers, Is Gd; New Alburnia, buyers, 2s; Royal Oak, business done, 0*; May Queen, business done, Is Gd ; buyers, Is 4cJ ; Lone Hand, sellers. Bs.