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KISTS. Tiiuksdav'h sain in Uio Hamilton Liorough Yards was thu must succo<stul yet hull I. All tin; t" us »'"'■" liU'.vl, and til.) alli-v ways had to ho utilised, in order to provide uiTiiiniii.>dati..ii. AmonuM. tlii] buyers we noticed Mr I'. L-iwry. M.H.R., Mr Ambury, of tin: Devonshire JJairv Company, and Mr Minks fmm Ain-Kla-ud, electing .l.iiry cattle. Mr David Jvlward.--, of tfiu 'I'll,lint;.-, a purchaser of fat, .■.toeic, and Mr Kiel), <>f Lichliold, buying Mum. The latter took away about HO head of young Ht-jyrs. Daily uattlo wure keunly competed for, yearling steers were fully ns per hoiul (lunrer than at tho l.iht Oliaupo .sale, and fat caUl* fully maintained their price.s, almut forty head Iminff dUpo-wrl of to local and outside buyers. Sheep and pisrs were in good domand, but horse stock was rathor dull of sale.
AUCKLAND LIVK STOCK MARKETS. MKsans A. B;okla.\i> and Sons' Rβj>OßT—At the Haymarket, a load of meadow hay that couldbe depended on broiifjlit :U 3d; all others raiipfed from Is to Is !>d tha cwt. (train, grass seeds, and manures are without alteration in values. On IViduy, horse stock wore yarded in full numbers, and of very variable values. Wild and small-sized horses, from ~>i to 25s each ; good heavy draught, in crmditiim for work, £20 to £25 ; active medium draught, from £10 to £14; aged and inferior horse.s, from 4Ck> upwards ; hacks, from t!3 to £10 were the pcicus obtained. At the hide and skin Kale, on Tumday, hides wen; pitchnd in o.'.eess >>f tho usual number, ari'l prices wore something lower for all desciiptioiis. Heavy ox brimglit -l.]d and -IS I ; Kuiid ni"diuin, 3d to 3jd ; 1i..'li f , from 2il and upwards ; cows, from l.'.d to 2d : calfKkirw, 3d to -I.Jd the 11); rough fat, ljd tlie lh ; tallow, 18s and l(is (Id tlio cwt ; tjones, ill lUh and £5 the ton. Skins wem in demand, and ranged up to 3s -Id each ; wool, (ijd to li.'.d the lb. At the. Pukekoho cattle sale, hold on Monday last, there waa a full ■supply of cattle of all classes, with a steady demand for all olFerod, TXiiry cows wure in brisk demand at full values, hut calves were something lower in pric«. Tho private sale held at .Mis Allan Taylor's, Mount Albert, was very fully attended, and satisfactory prices obtained for all stock and sundries offered. At Remiiera, on Thursday, dairy cows, in full numbPM, Hold briskly'. All useful cows near calving brought from £1 5s to £lj each, and backward cdwh wero also better worth. Store cattle, in more than usual number, kept I their values. Fat calves, short of requirements, sold high, particularly young calves. Fat cattle in full numbers: J(i3 sold, were irregular in price. Steers fully kept last week's quotations, but cows wern lower about Is tho 1001b. Ship-borne etch's were at 15n ; Auckland fatted, lijs ; cows, 11s to 13.1 the 1001b. Sheep in loss than averasro number ; l>oo sold, advanced in price. Wethers were at ojd ; ewe.s, 3d the lb. Tho season for lambs is fairly over, flood shorn lambs brought an average of Sα ; 70 sold. Pigs abundant. Well-bred piga kept their values. Coarse pigs sold with difficulty ut nominal prices.
Mi;s.->u.s. HuNifait and Nolan - 's Wekkly Rki'OlU'.— Grain, seeds, and horse feud; fjaictnisss lias characterised the market. litiL'o quantities have been brought furward, but there has been no correspondent demand; and holders refuse to submit, t» a reduction. Wo quote : i'Ved oats, 2s to 2< "Jd per hushel; maize, 2s 10.I; bran, t'3 1 ">■< to X I par ton ; pressed hav, from £3 tu f> jii'i- tmi ; oaten chaif. £l\o* to i'.'S per ton. Horses: An increased number liave been brought fiirivnrd, and the demand has buen brisk for those of a good stamp. A number wero submitted by auction at the IJi.irlmin Yards on Friday, and there was a numerous attendance, the principal attraction being a shipment of unbroken stock from .Motiti Island. Competition was Rood throughout tin; sale, and values were in favour of vendors, as compared with the previous sale. We quote : Macks, at from .£•". t,.i KI.S.H ; light harness horses, £(j 10s to I'LO '» ; medium draught, £0 15s to £1!) 17-i lid ; unbroken colts and fillies, fiii 10s to &'l:f ."is each. Wool, hides, skins, etc. ; Average quantities ware pitched at the l);irham Yards on Tuesday. The demand was good, and heavy n\ hidi!s sold at from Ifd tor,;r! v «n M,; medium, 3d to 3}rl; fteer and cow, l;,ltoL»]d; jalfskins, :;,'d to V, per In ; sheepskins, Is iid to L's .".it each ; lambskins, .'id to i's Sd cich : iambsw.iol, i!d to llyd pni- lb : bom:, '<: I 10-; pur ton. < Villi;- : Tlii , nuinUr brought forv.ard has lvjca ;:ii average ono, :mrl thn demand steady fur all d.-firiplions. The Xnwuru-ket Yards iii , ! , :' iiioi"li.'r,itcly full, and i.ho previous wri'i;'.i values were sustained. I >:;, from ll'-i t.liUpcr 1001b; cow, Us to ltfs; Somo avoraws of steers were 27 "<, t« 10< fid, C'i 10s, ,i'ii (is (id, £.""> 12s (id; cows, W 17s lid, tl 1-U (id, t'-t, to 10s. Sheep wero in very short supply at Newmarket on Tuesday, and tho heavy downpour had a d.iinafriiiLf ntVect on tln.'ii' appearance, 30 [irices did not advance to the anticipation of vendors. Pigs were yarded in increase 1 numbers, and met good competition at from 'Jd to I'd per lb live weight, prices ranging from Ss to Wl2(id e-icli.
(r.Y TKr.F.C!liAril— OWN' CORRKSI'OXDEST.]
Aucki.anp, liiist Night.—A largo mimlier iwiuiiiblecl tu-fJ:iy at the yards of Mr A, ijtickland and Messrs Hunter and Nolan, :iml t.lio majority of horses yaided sold at fiir pricus. A 1; Buckl md'-. out of :v draft ollercl and br.vl l>v .Mr !i. I'roul?, >f l!omb;iy, Cil.inol Cira: iMircii :■=.;■! a iihl(l>V 1 fi|>pf.c..'i);ins) f „• .'J! 8, am] an upstaiulini; lir.nvn iuuv, hr-l;'il and doilbli'. Iriiti-iss, «■« !;iiiic!:"'l i|own for £11 15s to Mr J. .r. C Mi.j V -.■•y urtlding, nne of tli■■sinif lot, '.v i- - <'d to Mr Andrews for n'JllK
aucklaxd produck makkkt. (I'.V TELKOKAI'It—OWV COI'.HKSI'UNDE.VI'). AUCKLAND, List Night.—lll local produce this wphlc, there .uh only a few cliaii(»Bd. D.iiry prodnua is imcli.iui;«d. Butter, prim" fiesli Sd, second quality 01, tliird 5d ; olie«se, good factory Id, dairy oh!L ; frobli etrs'a, la 6d ; lard, in bl.iddars, •lid ; hiinw und bacon, local, fid to (Uu ; Hour, how quoted at Jt-'lL* to Kll'lO.-i ; Inaii advaucud from "o 10-i to £3 lu'<; Hh:ii'[is, from £4 to .111 los; fowl whoat has risen from ;is 0d to 3.s l)d ; milling wlieiit u nulling fießl ,, at Utols 3d ; potatoes are quoted from Wto t'S lOs; in.»ize, 2s 10d, being an advance of 'Id on lu.st week's price.
AUCKLAND SHAUKUAtiKKT. [|1Y TEI.KdKAPII — OWN ('OIUtK.srONI)KN-r.l Ai'cki-axi), L.ist Nipht— Kmlc i>f New '/onland, buyers, fc"i 10s; Cobnial Bank, buyers, 425; South lintish Insurance, buyers, 00-> ; National I;isin-i\nce, sellers 17s liil: New Z« il.'intl Accident Insurance, buyers, 8s ; sellers, Ss (id ; Auckland Uas. buyers, £10 10s, N?,w Zealand L>an ami Mercantile Apfeucy, buyers, G2s; Union Oil, Soap and Caudle, sellers, 11* !)d ; Northern bteain, buyers, 5s 3d ; sailers, us tW. CIIHISTCHUdCH LIVE STOCK MARKET. The Now ZauUind Lu.in mid Moru-utilu Asruncv Ciiinimny reijnrt. as under :— UIIIiISTi'HUKCH, Adi-U 2-I.—Fat sheep : Tlio supply was considerably above the uiwitw, both ns > number and (|Uilit,y. Kuyors lor the trade and export vitivo wpII represented, and operated freely resulting in a clearance ut values in advance of last week's. Crossbred wi'tliers brought 11s l!d t.n ISs. and as hisli as I'M ; crossbred ewes, UN to 17s M ; merino wetlior.s, 10.i to VJs—Store sheep : A comparatively liffht entry WIW penned, and nifl. a fur demand. Crossbred ewes tmnHit. Vs lid to 10s lid ; twu-tooth crossluvils, 1 Is to T2* ; rro-sbred lambs, 7s to Its ; .■i..;iii(l iii-'riiio fuviis up to lU.~ Vμ curtla : ,\ siinply of b,it<f was oil'.;red, but conip.TUtion from tho trade was not particularly animated, which left prices at ahont last week's level—namely, from Kis <; 1 to ISs i! I !-.->■ IOOIti.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2933, 2 May 1891, Page 2
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