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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2984, 29 August 1891, Page 2

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The Waikato Time* Ofict, Friday. WAIKATO LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Mil W. .f. Ik'NTKU reports: — At his OliaupK sain nil Tuesday, ISth AuglHt, thorn w.-is a larijo muster of both cattle niul Blifup. Young cattle were «till at extremi) prices, and every lot sold at satisfactory vulucs. A pair i.f lialf-hred Hereford steer c-ilvon, ten months old, bred by Mr J. Hodgson, of To Rore, sold for £2 2s; also, a pen of similar steers, one and a half years old, £3 Is. There was keen competition for tiiese. being well grown and in good condi tion. Grown steers were in request and B'ild well, Fat cattle in full number, the floater part selling at satisfactory prices. Eves at lambing and all classes of sheen wire easier. The following prices were obt lined :—Cdves, 25s to 30s; yearlings, £1 7< C.d to £2 2s ; 1J to 2-years-olri, £2 "m to £3 1* ; 24-year-old steers, nearly beef, £3 3s to £1 la ; 3 and 4-year-old steers, £3 IDs to £4 ss; heifer calves. 18s to 20s; Ito 2-year-old heifera, £1 Is to £1 16a ; empty cows, £1 10s tn £2 11s ; fat cows aud heifers, £3 to Jt'4 l.'is; long-wool ewes, at lambing, 15s; crossbred hoggets, 10s 3d to 10a Gd each. — At Hamilton on Thursday, 20th August, there was again a full yard of cattle and n'icep, but nob many horses were yarded. Cattle wero in demand and all sold. Dairy eows were required and mado good prices. Those of Mr J. Barugh, being highly commended, sold well. Prices were :—Yearling steers, £110s to £115s ; l<t to 2-year-old steers, £2 5a to £2 10s; empty cows and hnifors, £1 10* to £2 10s; dairy cows, £3 Its to £5 17r; fat cows, £4 3s to £4 10s; fat heifers, £2 17s to £3 15s; fat wethers, lfi.-i 5d ; long-wool ewes, los 4d; draught horses, £8 to £12. —At Tβ Awamutu on Saturday, 22nd August, there was a large quantity of produce, sheep, pigs, and cattie, but not many horses. There was a- large attendance, and good prices ruled. Fowls, Is to Is ild ; pigs, 4s to 10s; apple trees, 6d to Is 4d ; plum and peach trees, (id to Is 3d e ich ; merino ewes and lambs, 8s 10d; dry B*o', 7s 2d ; a pen of grand Lincoln 2-tooth wethers, bred and owned by Mr John Boaanko, sold for 19s 6d each ; hacks and ponies sold from £2 to £7; medium draught horses from £S to £11; a heavy draught mare, £20.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Messrs A. Buckland and Sons' Wkkkly Report.—At the Haymarket during Hie past week meadow hay and naten hliunves have ranged in price from Is 3d to !!■) ticl ttii) cwt ; oats, Is 8d to 2s Id ; maize, '1- "id aud 2s (i<l the bushel ; potatoes, £2 10s to £3 7s (id ; chaff, £210s the tun. Manures ami grass seeds have been in increased demand at current values. On Friday horse yarded in full numbers, sold freely ; heavy draught up to £23 ; active well-bred circiage horses, £10 10s to £18; wagonette, horse and harness, £42 ; Cortland waggon, £IH. On Tuesday hides in usual number we.ro required, and late values fully kept, Medium to heavy ox hides brought from :ii'd to light ox, from 2Ad ; cows to ii.jd ; calf-skin, -Id to 5 : Jd the lb. Sheepskins were in demand, and full values given for them, Fresh full-woolled skins brought from 5a 9d to 8s 4d ; ordin:\ry skins, 3a (5d to 5s (id each. At Kuinuera. on Thursday, dairy cattle in usual number were in fair inquiry ; prices ranged from £3 5s to £1 ; 150 store cattle of all classes fully kept last week's prices.three tn f'liir yeir steora brought from £-117s (id to £ I 7h IJdjtwo to three year steers up to £317s (kl, yearling steers to 30s, barren cows from 35s to 57s Gd. calves 11s to 2(is ; fat calves in full sup;jly,Bo sold fully kept sale quotations, [•'at cattle in usual numbers, 245 penned, many were insufficient fatted and bought by graziers ; all fairly fatted steers were steady at from 17s to 19s, and cows up to 15s the lOOlba. Sheep plentiful ; best fatted longwooled wethers, were at 3|d, mixei sexes 3d tho lb ; prices given for fat wethers were from lGs to 20s, mixed sexes 16s to 17s 9d. st jre wethers 13s to 14s 6d each; a few early lamps brought from 13s to 15s 6d each. Few pigs yarded ; those were mostly porkers of cli >ice quality ; prices pleased the sellers, about 3.M the lb dead weight. Messrs Hunter and Nolan's Weekly "Report. — Grain, seeds, horse feed. &c. '• An average trade has been done, and supplies have been ample for requirements, prices .scarcely altered perceptibly We quote fend oat*, la (id to 2s Id ; maize, 2s 5d to 2s 9il u?r bushel ; bran, £4 10s ; chaff, £2 10a to £2 12a (id. There has been an increased domand and an average number met a ready salea at fully the previous week's values. An average number was entered for disposal by auction. For young and good horses uompetinn wasgood. We quote, hacks, £4 10a to £910s jlipht harness, £4 15s to £10 5s ; medium draught £5 10s to £1G; unbr.iken draught colts £9 IGj to £20 each. Wool, hides, skins, tallow etc: Rather smaller quantities than usual were piched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday, a strong demand existed. We quote heavy ox liidßH. id t.i sfl modium. 3d to 3Jd ; light ox 2.1(1 to li;j:d ; cows , lj?d to 3d per lb. Ciilf skins, 4Ad to ~>\A per lb ; sheepskins, butcher*, 4.s 4d to 7" (Jd each ; country, Is Id to 5s Gd: lambskins, Is to Is 2d ; wool in bugs.tUd to 7d per lb ; tallow, Its to 17s !)d per cwt. Cattle :An average number of fat beusts have been brought forward, and rather a limited number of dairy and store stock, but there was no advancn in value. Thnre w;is an average number of dairy and fat stuck yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday nt'.d but f>!w stores. Competition was good throughout the snle, but prices given f"r fat stock Muctiiated cniisiiii'r;il>lv,ranf'i(ig for ox beef from Mis to 19s per 1001b ; cow, 15s to 19s. Some averages of stems worn £7 13s, £7 7s 4d, £7 11s fid, 17 '«, L'i> 10-i. f5 Mis ; cows, £6, £4 V< ', L' 4 lis (id, K1 ."is. £4 3s 9rl, £3155. Sheep: T■•(■ iiumbei' brought foi waid was scarcely np to the averagp,pricps ranged from 2s to 2s 2d i>er 81b, wethers sold at from 12a 3d to 19s ; ewes, 15a to 18s 3.1. Pigs were again in fhort supply,and sold at from 2Vd to 3s per lb live weieht.