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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3023, 28 November 1891, Page 2

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Tha Wuiktilo Ti>ntx Office, Friday. WAIKATO 1,1 Vl', STUCK MARKETS. Mil W. J. ) ll.'N I'KK report.--At Ohaupo yards on Tuesday, November 21th, I had tlm largest inusler of cattle this spring, tho yard- being well lilh'd with a ii-elul lot of cattle. There was a full attendance "f buyers fur all classes, and but few remained unsold. Hint; cattlo held their price, hut gr>wn cattle wei" in some instances slightly easier. There i• a good demand for dairy c>ws at profit, and I can place a largo liiiuiher at my next silo on llecember <Sth. [ quote: Il.iiry cow- 1 , £1 to L'o (is ; weaned clives (mixed Kl :">* to L'l lis ; ya.irling steers, i;l l;i- to t2 1-% for some choico .Shorthorns ; yearling heifers, til 3s to £1 1"h ; two-year-old steers, £2 5s to fc'2 Ins ; two and a-lnlf to throe and a-half years old, JL'S 7s to tllis ; four years old, in fresh condition, L'l 2s to t'li Is; one anil a-half to t.wo and a-half-ye ir-old heifers, LI Ills to K2 lis; stm« cow-, £2 2< to £2 lis; cows and calves, £2 2s lid to £2 l."n ; fat cows and heifers, L'.'i fn to £5; fat steers, tti each. AUCKLAND LTV 10 STOCK MARK UTS. Mkmshs Ai.ritKii lU.tkland and Sons' Weekly liKi'Oill'.— At tho Haymaiket during the past week', the prices of fodder have been nominal j maize. in fair quantity, has been steady at 'Js 2d ; oats ;is Id, retail ; wholesale, Is 10V1 the bushel. On I-'ri'l.'iy, horse stock brought forward in full numbers, sold frooly. Medium to heavy draught, at from t'Kl to £21 ; light harness and ordinary hacks, i's to £1] ; a first-class tiding horse, L'.'io ; double seated buggy, £2'.i 'I'lio fitnn at To Aw.unutu brought ,t.'l ; an acre; tlio uniiripruved land, from Is to lis HJ an acre. At llemuura, on Thursday, dairy cattle, in full numbers, kept their late values. Useful cows nt profit brought from K3 10s to JL'o I.' lil each. Store cattle in moderate supply ; grown stcors at lower prices ; fat cattle ; it ltss than usual number!; under 200 sold, vere equable in price throughout tho auction, Steers at 17s, young cow.s 15s, aged cattle Ms the lOOlbs. Fat calves, in usual number, wore at late values ; eight to ten wooks old brought from 12s to 18s each. Sheep in, usual numbers, were without alteration in values; shorn wethers brought from 10s to 15s; ewes, 8s to 13s each. Lambs, in less number than for several weeks, were no better worth, and ranged in price from 8s tu 12s (id each. Few pigs yarded ; those were of good quality from the neighbourhood and sold satisfactorily. Messrs Hunter and Nolan's REI'OItT. —(Irnin, seed, horse feed, etc. : The supply has been by no means large. A stead} 7 demand has existed. Price? for oats have hardened a littlo, but there has been no noteworthy change in other grain. Horses : Rather,'a limited number have been brought forward, and few of a good stamp; consequently sales were restricted with little or no alteration in value. In addition to the usual auction sale, there was a special one held at Papakura on Saturday, at which tliera was u largo attendance of buyers, and bidding was more spirited than on the previous day. Wequoto: Hacks at from £1 7s (id to £10 ss; light harness horses, £5 10s to JJI3 ; medium draugh, £li us to L'lli: weeds, from 10s to £2 7s (id. Cattle : Dullness has characterised tho market. Fat boasts receded slightly in value, but there was no othor alteration in tho value ot other stock. There was a moderate muster at No.vmarket on Tuesday. Competition was steady throughout; prices for f.it boasts were slightly in favour of the purchaser, ox beef ranging from 15s to 17s per 1001b; cow, 12s to 15s. Some averages of fat stoers were : £7 12s, £7 0s 9d, £(i Is, fcii ."is, to ; cows, £1 17s (id, £-1, £3 17s (id, ,U3 os. Sheep wero in short supply at Newmarket on Tuesday, and sold at tho previous week's values. Wethers in wool sold at from 15-t (id to2os (id ; shorn, lis to lis (id ; ewes, 10s Oil to 12s (id ; lambs, 8s to 12s Dd. I'igs were yarded at Newmarket i n Tuesday in moderate numbers, the majority boing heavy. Fat pigs sold low, but. porkers realised fully 2jd per lb live weight. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. (IJY TEI.EIIIIAPH -OWN CORRESI'OXDHST.) Aivki.anm, Last Night.—Nutter, prime fresh, (id to "d, second quality'-Id to 5d ; cheese, good factory, I.kl ; fresh eggs, 7d to 8I; local cure hnms and bacon, (i I. CIIRISTCIIURCH LIVE STOCK MARKKTS. 't'lie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report under date; — ClllilsTCluuicii. November 20. — Store Sheep. —A better spring than this in North Canterbury wo may safely say has never been experienced. The crops and grass are looking .splendid throughout tho country, coii-cquently tho inquiry for useful stores is very keen. Yesterday's entiy was a very moderate one, consisting of about JoOO of various descriptions iu small lines, principally merino wethers iu the wool. Of these, we sold 300 at lis (id and Its 7d, others made 'is to !)s Id, two iooth crossbreds, shorn, brought Ss od to IL Id, the latter for a small pen iu vory forward condition, cross-bred owes and lambs made LOii lid to 18s 3d in tho wool.—Fat sheep ; Notwithstanding there being no market last week, yesterday's supply was a light one, and a good proportion of that was made up with inferior uierinu wethers iu the wool. Best shorn cross-bred wothers brought lis ii 1 to His '.Id, Show sheep making up to IDs 11, medium do I3s to I Is, cross-bred ewes (-.horn) lis to I ."is, merino uvthets (shorn) 7s to 10s, do in the wool |i< lid to 1 Is, few being prime iu this c.i.e.• l\,t Limbs ; A fair supply was penned, including a good proportion of [irioie quality ; prime ll's to lii s 11 ), medium (I; to lis ltd. — Fat Cattle* A very fuil supply of beef *ras penned, that of cow and heifer forming the bulk ; ox beef making l!ls(i| to 21s, cow do His to 18s. Store Cattle : A full and useful yard of this cla.-.s wa- offered, and all through met ;; od competition, resulting in a good cL irance, yearlings bringing 30s to 33a, year-and-a-iialf-olds £1 10s to £2 Is, two-yoiir-olds £2 to t'3 us, three-year-old steers L.i lu< to £1 I.ls, do heifers £3 .Is to £3 17s lid.