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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3014, 7 November 1891, Page 2

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The Waikalo Timt.i Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVK STOCK MAR

K KTS. MKBbiw Hiwruii and Nolan's lUrom. — Mono fpr-rl, cram, sho.ls. etc.: The demin'l liii l.oiiii slack, :ind stuck* ampin, wiih little or ii" alteration in value. Wu (|.into : Oats, Is 101 to li* 111 ; maize, 2s tn 2s "(j ■ brim, t: I -"h l" 11 10h per ton ; outun chatr, t'li t" t- 10s. Hor.-ies: An incrnif<«d iniiiilior li;ne beunbroußht forward, and fciirni ru;>ily stle and prices showinß an upwnrd tendn'icy. Above an iiveraffo nuinbar wore entered for aide by auction at the Durlmiii Yards on Kriday; biddinn was spirited, and iiliimat without exception lots wire cleared. Wo quote: Medium draught, i; i 10s to Kls 10s; lif,'ht harness, t'l! to £13 10s ; hiicks, ft 10s to £!) 15s : weeds, £1 10i to K3. Wool, hi les, skins, tallow, etc. : The-.' whs a moderately irond o»taloßue at the Durh.im Yards on Tuesday; the de mind was brisk, witli little alteration in Talue. CUttle: Uirely inera(?e numbers hive boon broueht fuiwanl; store and <inry st'-ck maintained their value, but bhore was a duclino of 10s per head in heavy fat oxen. There weie a pood many stores yarded at both Newmai Vat and Papakura, and the demand was g. od at fully the previous week'.s valors cows were in adequate supply and steady demand, with no noteworthy change in prices, lat oittlesold irreßiilitrly ac from 15s to 18s per tOOIb; scum nvßra'.'R of fut steers were £7 17s 3d, 117 10b !)d, i!T Is !ld, t7 4s Kd, £7, £!i l<J.i, E« l"n lid ; cows, fn, £4 15s W 12s (id, α-i 10s et 7s Gd, £3 5->. Sheep were pennod on Tuesday at Newmarket in limited number.*. The « Hud sheep wera li«htsveiehts, and sold at from 17s to I'M 0d e.ich ; soinn really sood shorn wethers vph-li.-ed His Ud ; inforior, 10s ; shorn ewes, 10s (s;i to 12s ; mixed sexes, shorn, 13s ; lambs, 10s lid to 13s Oil. MfWaiW AtFKKD BeCKLASD ANT) bOKS WkeKLY RETORT.—At the Haymnrkot durinh' the past week sides of foddor have bean less than usual ; pncni h.ive ranged from 9.1 to 2s tho cwt. For woolsacks and sheep dip tho demand is much larger than at any previous time. Maize, 2s Id the bushel, and its low value provents the sale of other feeding stuffs. Chaff, £2 10-i to £3 10s tho ton. On Friday a larger number of horses were yarded than is usual; there was also a full attendance of buyers, and prices were more satisfactory ; for sound young animals of all classes competition was brisk. Prices mostly ranged from £(J to £8, but useful harness horses were £9 to £13 10s each. On Tuesday hides were firm. At Wiiiuku, an Saturday, young store cattle were in domand at better prices than have hi'.herto ruled this season, and crown cattle wore firm at late values. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cattle in usual number kept their values. Store cattle in limited supply were in demand at late prices. Calves, plentiful, were without alteration in price. Fat cattle in average supply, 235 yarded, bidding was slow, and in a few instances slightly lower values weto obtained. Throughout the market a decline of 2s Gd a head may be quoted, but prices ranged from 17e to 18s. the 1001b, for steers, and cows were in better inquiry than last week. Sheep and lambs yarded in full numbers, and kept their values throughout; 1230 sheep and 220 lambs penned. Aged ewes, lambs at side, brought 14s Ud e<'ich. Eat wethers, in their wool, 18s to 21s 9d ; ewes, 17s 9d ; hoggots, 14s 3d to 15s 9.1; shorn wethers, 13s to 17a ; lambs, fjs Gd to 15s Gd each, and were short of requirements ; pigs were scarcely represented. Tho farm at Mangere did not reach the reserve, but is for private sile. Gynnelands, in the neighbourhood r >f Cambridge, in Waikato, containing 330 acros, was sold privately at £10 10j an acre. CIIRiSTCHURCH LIVE STOCK MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report under date, CUKISTOUURUH. October 23. — Store Rhoep.—Magnificent growing weather continues, and fairly full entries of this class are brought in for disposal, many holders preferring to take a good price while it is going—wool included —to making the proverbial two bites at a cherry by selling wool and sheep separately. A discreet caution is, however, noticeable among buyers in thesame direction ; consequently bargains are somewhat difficult to effect. Yosturday , *. entry of about 3200 sheep wad cmnposed of crossbred and merino ewes, with lambs at foot in the majority, with two or three useful lines of four-tooth mixed cnxs-breds, a pen or two of merino wet.lu'rs, and a ftiw cros-.bred hoggets (poor sorts). The attendance was good, and intituled plenty of buyers, but for reasons mentioned above, tho sain was flat and prices were soirmwhat easier thap last week's. .Several lines of ewes and lambs were withdrawn in cmscquunci , . Sales wore made as follow :—Cross-bred ewes and lambs 15s to 18s Gd, merino do to 12s, four-tooth crossbroils lls Gd to 1(h, cross-bred hoggets (small) 10s.— Pat shuep : Tim supply was a inodoruti) one, and merino wethars again showed up in preponderance. The crossbrads, with one or two exceptions, lacked quality. Shorn Hhnep show a weekly increase, and sell rather butter, in proportion, than those in tho wool, we think. The absence of buyers for export, coupled with the fact that skins are not bringing tho values tlipy wore by a considerable amount, had a vory deadening effect on the sale, and made lh>! saUHiii'Mi's anything bat a pleasant task. Merinos, b'ing so plentiful, participate to a greater nv'---ut io tho fall than crossbred.*. —Fα». Tmnbs: A large entry nf milium (|u.d;:.v nwt a *<>-nuwhat slack dom.rirl. !>•• :-h ra-igiiu fr *s to 13s. — F.it Oittie: An average entry, RinoiiLr-.i; whic'i vvhi-m (m <i or two good etraifrlit liiih< of vt.."!i-s. Tim competition throughout wis ilocil'i l!y brisk, cow beef in parti«'i!:n- i'-olin.ii.' by the briskness. S'pi-is iiiiioV V.t'i :>■■ r.o i'lo 7sGd, and cows '.' ■ ■ < LS.--S';->''o Cattle : Tho keen inqniry p . .tiling in tho fat cattle pens was continued in the store dopartnißnt, and a very fair clearance was made. Yearlings made 22i r> 3Gs, mixod two-year-olds£2 2s to £2 ss, and some i"iod steers were eagerly snapped up at £."i to £5 10s. Store cows were equally well sought after at £2 10s to £3 10*.—Dairy Cattle : A few cows were sold at £2 10s to £5 15s.