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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2954, 20 June 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

T„t JCaik-Uo t\mts Ollicc, Friday. SPKCIAL HORSE SALE. Mh John McXicol Rkpokts.— At my sueeial h-ii'-v null', at tiin H .inilton Brin>of»h Yard-', mi Thnr-day, .Turn' 18t.li, ] hud 221 I. ir<i's onLered, mhl of these 132 worn hut price- mi I Iks whole worn low unil biddim; dull, in c>u-n;c|> iciicn no cl.niht i>f linrs. s beitiK unproli,.abio stock to keep thronyh tho winter, l-'m- k'ood youu<; fane hoises and medium draughts, there was :i fair demand, and hoises of this stamp had an upward tendency, A liumbor of good hacks niul youne heavy draughts could havu been placed, hut not uianv of tin; former won 1 entered, und of thn latter class, few can be found in thn district. T'nbrokeu colts and lillies (medium draughts) made from C 7 to £13; one heavy draught. colt, three years and unbroken, made £21; <jood farm hordes, from £8 to £17 10s; litrht, harness and stock horses, from t'2 to -L 7 10s ; upstanding hack-i, from t'O to £15 ; ponies and weeds, from s:< upwards. AUCKLAND LI'VK STOCK MARK KTS. Mesmuh A. Bccki.ami and Sons' Wekkly Kki'iikt. —At the llaymirket during the past week loose fodder lias ranged from Is to 3* :M per cwt; inui/.e, 2< 8u ; oats, from la 8d to 2 Id; rye Class, 3s -Id p"r bushel ; tunc m on ,t3 10s : bone dust, l'(i 10s to £7 : c ' it? 12 os to L' 3 10' ; carrots, f;l (is: pitatoe-, t'J Ills per ton. O.i Friday horse stock y.i-i d in naiil nuuiber kept their values'. (Ts"lo! I'OI.SI'S 111 v ':idl..i• 11j rallied fn.io £K to Cl 7 each ;»;>Kt;"ii wild for JJlfi. Oi Toe-dai - hid'■■■ •.'.•'■l'll a r 11if.u '■ I t.iiuoathtn h.-i•• ■! lictn t mioi! for ,*>n:e tim". Heavy 'Hnn ..• ■'f oi opl par Lb, or from 2(>s :;o 30* •* eh. Toe red borHO brand bark I'll per ton. Skins at fully late vales ; hojri;ei.ts brougiit from 2s (id to Us 2d ; sheepskins from 2-< (id to -Is lid ; tallow, l."n lid to I"s 3 1 per cwt. At the country cattle sales held iv.soeeli v"i;lv at Pokeno and Druiv the musters were Hirrilltr than usual, "(jut prices were pood throughout. At lu'inuer.i, on Thursday, dairy cmvs were yarded in usual number, and of bettor than averse, quatif.y ; all ru-iil animals mar their calving brought from £ : > to an 10s each. Store cattle of all claques sold freely at full value*, l'at cattle: Short of usual >ititulK-i —"Jlo yarded—advanced in price tully Is the 1001b ; prictt for Rteer.s ruled from l(i J to lSs ; cows, 13s to 15s the 1001b. Fat sheep; In iirfual number--!)?!) yarded—were dnil of sale, at last wek's values; and lambs were lower in price Is to Us each. Pif.i: In short supply, were no better worth. Calves : Short of requirement—Sli sold—were twice the usual pri'.'". Mks.suh Huntkr and 'Nolan's Wkekly K;:pokT.— Horse feed, Bruin, seeds, &c. : A (,'oud deal of business has been done in fjrain, without noteworthy alteration in value, i :.cept in inai/.e, which had a downward tendency. The demand for seed has been steady and supply ample. We quote: (Ins, Is !1,l to 2 s Id; maize, old. 2s (id to 2s ,X.l; barley, 3s to 3s Id ; wheat., lis !):l to ■Is; lean, I'l "is to £ i 10s per ton; oaten chaff, I' 2 10s to I' 2 15s. Horses have continued in steady demand at telly the previous week's values, and an increased number found purchasers. Quite a u ual number uero submitted bv auction at tho TJmliain yard ;on Tuesday I'.iddinir was brisl , r and mot.l ol the lots wuiu 'jli'ared. I V.'e I,'u.te Hack!', iM to £s 12s Gii : llil.t hatnes." and medium draught, K' 10' to I'll! 17s b'd , heavy draught, £: to lit . Wool, hides, t.kin.?. tallow, &e. . There hai e::istei.l a demand. Avfraifo quantities were pitched at tho Durham yard." on Friday. Wu qrote ; Stout ox hides, 4d to Sjd ; medium. 3d t.o 3Jd ; stear and cow, to ; calfskins, 4il to -l.'i'd per lb; shoepslcms, butchers, 2s 8d t.o -In !)d oacli ; country skim;. lOd to -11 4d each ; crossbred wool, 7d per lb ; cotter fleexßH, 5d per lb ; pieces, to 3d ; lambs wool, tijd to Gjd per lb. Cattle : Very few Btoias bava been broutrht forward, but a jjood mr.ny dairy cows found ready purcliasaifi at prices in favour of the vendor. The Nown:arket yards wore fairly tilled with dairy and fat stock on Tuesday, but very few ntoros were penned. Fat beasts wore keenly competed for, and there was nn upward tendency in value. Dairies were also in favour of the vendor. Some averatpw of fat steers were ; i' 7 ss, St 28 Cd, ST, «ii ii!s :m, i't; :is od, w, tin 3s 9.1; cows, sr, r.s, ei 15s, f.'i l!*s (id, 1:3 17s lid, I' 3 1 Is, iS! t"3 7« (id. Sheep: There vv:h a good jnustor at Newmarket 011 Tuesday. Wethers sold at from 12s 3d to 18s 3d ; mves, 10s fld to l.n ; lambs, Ss Gii to 12s Oil. Pisr* scarco ; sold fiir 2id to 3d per 1L live weight. SHARE.H VRKET. (BY TIiLKGKAI'H. —OWN CORRKSPONDKNT). ACCKland, Last Night. —Bunk of New Zealand, business done £5 15s. huyers 115 KL : National Bank, sellers SPs : Colonial Bitik, leiycrs -13s; Auckland Gas Company, buyeis 325, !;ellers, 33s (id; Now Zealand an.! Uiver Plate Land MortKau'ee Company, biiyerH 9s nil ; National and Atiency Company, buyers 10s Od ; Union Oil Soap and Candle Company, buyers lis !)d ; Try Fluke, sdlers 'is '.Id ; Red Mercury, bosino.ss done Is tid ; Kapai, business done Is !>■:. hoyers Is -Id ; Sylvia, business done i : * : !'i.l Miuhi rrospectms, (is lid : M '! os' l!ei .5s 31 ; Moanatairai, luy i s 7 : .S r o, buyers 3s ti,i ; Albumin, buveia Is ti J : Xerfol!:, I.overs Is 31. nHRIST(.'i!!";'.:iI I.»VK STOCK ii.M'"' 11V' X 1 i'l'll 1 and Mercantile Apeney L /nipuoy (Limbed) report undfr date '• — Citßirti'fiii licit. Jiuni I:!.—Store sheep; B 1-vie .'- ir. this section was ncarculy worth i.v ■: iinir. the entry eonmstim: of a few umall lots, Liitallinß about 750. A certain iiupiiry for rrood, crom-breds was manifested, but nothini; particularly keen, as buyers aro looking forward to a palpable decline in values. This, of course, entirely depends 011 the weather. For a client we milil a line of two-tooth crossbreda at 13s 6d, some woolly merinos changed hands at 7s and a few sin all twotooths at 8s 9d. Fat .sheep : The heaviest tintry that there has been for months past V/as yarded yesterday. As regard* quality it was of a vary mixed description, and not, to bo compared to last week'n. Several linesof excellent crossbreds were noticeable, but the inermoj, of which there was a jjood mipply, were a.' a whole very inferior. The douiL'.ud for K-md sheep was n:j keen as over, but, on recount of jucond*cla:-a mutton Ixiot; t«o plentiful, if, was hard to quit at Best cn.'ss-bred wothern brought llislid te 19.-., do in.tidmi ewe.-, 15s to l/» (Jd, tlo ewes lis to 15s, and merino wethers 8s io L.":.r. Vat (..'.ltLle : A pn-.tty full supply «,f beef was brought in, ttiouu'li only of medium quality. Competilion for prima anini.ils w.i.', i;ood, rind for which l'Js tid per 1001b rrijy be quoted. For half-fat sorts very low prices hail to be accept.;d, as srood cnt.t!o foi-d is a : carce commodity. Store C'attlo: Busiucss in this dejiartineut is at present almost confined to the disposal of ancicnt cows, with a few yearling to occasionally vary thn monotony. In tho dairy pens thero is an enquiry for Rood springer*.