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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2909, 7 March 1891, Page 2

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Tht Waikato Timet Office, Friday. AUCKLAND PRODUCK RKPORTS. MKSSKS A. HI.CKI.ANI' AND SONS' REport.—At the llayinarket d iring the past week prices for tudder have ranged, f»r well-saver), from Is 'JJ to IN ; inferior, Is and Is lid the ewt ; cbalf, £3 the toil ; maize, 2< Si anil 2s 9d ; oats, Is 7d to 2s Id ; barley, 2s 3d the bushel. On Friday hors • ..tuck were yarded in usual number : pries* obtained showed an improvement in values ; u.ufu 1 stock of all classes ranged from i' 9 t.o UU> oach. On Tuesday prices of_ hld*» woro fully sustained. Ok hide?, medium to heavy weights, were from 3d to Id : cow bides, lid to 2}d ; calfskins, 3.U1 to tid the lb; pelts, ad to 2s ( Jd ; lnmbakius, Is to 23d each. At Rauiuera on Thursday dairy cattle in full numbers sold freely ; all (food animals near c»U ing brought from £4 to £.i 5s each. Store cattle, fairly supplied, kept their values; dry cows, from 30s to 4.>< : two-yoar-old steers, 50 s; three-year- >l<t Htoers, £3 12s lid ; yearling hoifers, 21s each, w w ro tho prices obtained. 1 ( ftt cnttlo in fuli numbers sold irregularly ; cows were in good demand up to Ila tho 1001b ; steers, generally of prime quality, ranged from los to 18s the 1001b ; 2G9 sold. Calves, plentiful, wore required ; prices ranged from 10s to 35s each. Sheep in full number fell in price as the salo proceeded; unusually heavy sheep, mixed sexes, brought 1-ls, but at the conclusion of the sale many pens of good wethers were sold at lis 3d, and others withdrawn. Lambs in moderate supply were lower in value ; prices ranged from 7s (Jd to 10s. Pigs plentiful, and kept then values. Messrs Hunter and IS or,an h Weekly Retort. —llorsefcod, seed, gram, etc. : The demand for feed oats has been moderately good. Stocks are ample. There has been increased vitality in the demand for seeds and manures. Wo quota: Feed oats from 2s to 2s 3d per bushel; barley, 2s 3d per bushel; red clover, 9d per lb; white clover, lid to Is; cowgrass, Is; Alsyke, Is !2d ; ryegrass, 6a 3d to 7h per bushel \ cocksfoot, 8s 3d to 9s; bran, £3 5s to £3 7s Od per ton ; oaten chaff, £3 os to £3 10s per ton. Horses: The supply of those of a Kood stamp has not been sufficient. For a number of weeks it has been difficult to exchange ownerships. Average entries for Halo by auction were made at the Durham Yards on Friday. At the opening of the Male bidding was brisk, and all the strangers quickly changed hands, and almost without exception lots wiwo cleared. We quoto: ilacks at from £-1 to £11 ss; light harness, £(> to £12 10s ; medium draught, £9 to £14 log. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, etc. : A good many bales of wool wore pitched. Crossbred sold at GJd; longwool, tUd ; lambswoil, (id to G.Jd per lb ; fleece wool, in bags, from fid to ti.fd ; bollies and locks, from 2d to 3d por lb; .stout ox, Id to 4Vd per lb; medium, 2jd to 3.W; cow and light ox, Ud to 2Ad ; calf skins, l\d to 4d por lb; sheepskins, 2s (id to 3s each ; pelts, from Is to 2s Od ; lambskins, from 2s Id to 2s 3cl; tallow, His to 17s 3d per cwt; bones, £4 15s per ton. Cattle ■ A steady demand has existed for all descriptions at the previous week's values, and the number brought forward has been up to the average. The numbers yarded at Newmarkot on Tuesday, and Papakuraon Wednesday showed little increase as compared ■with tho previous sales, and for all descriptions there was steady competition. Fat steers at from 14s to 17s Cd per 100 lb ; cowh, from 12s to 15s. We quote : Calves, 10s to 17s (id each ; voarlings, 15s to 20s; two-year-old steers', from 2»w to ,£1 17j> '* two and a-half to throe years old, £2 to £3; grown steer?, £3 to £4 2a Gd \ dairy cowa, from £3 15s to £6 each ; dry cows, 30s to £2 7s Ud ; some averages of fat steers were, £7 15s, £7 2s (id, £0 15s, £6 8s lid, £G 7s Gd, £6 3s !)d, £5 17s Gd, £5 ; cows, £ 1 3s lid, £ 1 2s Gd, £2 10s, £2 0s Gd. Sheep : There was an upward tendency in value of prime con* ditioned, but indifferently fatted and stores sold at prices in favour of the purchaser. Wethers sold at from 9s 91 to 15s 3d ; ewes,

frnin Gs 9d to lus 9d ; lambs, Ss 6(1 to 13s 9d each. Pigs in short supply and good demand at from 2d to 3.1 per lb Itvo weight.