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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3046, 23 January 1892, Page 2

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The Waiknto Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKKTS. MIMSIW A. 15L.-CKLASI. ANOSONS' WkXKM On Vrid.iv. II.T--. Ht.«.-lc wi-n. yi .r.lc.l 111 Lwa numi.fr thai. »n tin) piwi"iH weuk. U.vil il .kin Bale on Tuesday, i.ides β-lcl more fm'lv tlriii f"r "ov-fi-il weeks, heavy ~.v broueht I j<l to fid; mwlium, 3M to 4d ; li.Tlit «.x m<l cows, 27(1 to 3d; calf skins, « I,! fill 1I.0.1I. , ; rm.Rh L.t, I:,M tho lb ; tallow, 17s !)J to 21s t!ie cwt; lambskin?, 1- tit Is 10d ; pelt*, Kil to Iμ Ol R'*o>> ; "'iinl i",,i, i i B ».,riln..i|«. r,',a t"7<l:!auib. w,,«1, I! Mto 7'l: looks and pioetu, 2yd to -»J|tl tin. lb At l'okono, a, moderate muster of stock yarded, sold fr«nly, particularly young cittlo and ila.ry cow. ; and at. |)rary an unusually large m.i.tor, above 400 bead, the μ-reatfir part young cattl.;, met a brisk demand at full values, c a.ry cow. also iidvinooil in Plico OV.M- last week s market. At ltVnmn.a,on Thursday, dairy cuttle at their molit. were in l.»» nnmheM than rmirazo Ifspfnl animals brought from i:i Tμ to t'(i r >-i r'leli li'ow store cattlo yarned, and tluwo soli' frn.ily at full values. Fat cattle in hvpimßb number ; 220 sold, i<ew cows vardod, they wero mostly stners of iWht to Miiitlmm wnipht, and priena were from i(!s to ISs the 1001b, with a more freo -mIo than last weak. Sheep in usual mimi,er_S2l sold-wora at lower values, l< at wethers ian R od trom 12i to l;.s Al ; ewes, to 13a each. Lambs in nvoraqe number ",H(! varded-sold invßularly. Tricos ranged from "w to 13« each. Fat calves, in leas than usual number, were required. Two to fonr-months-old calves were from lbs to dos each. Pigs, in less than usual supply, were better worth from Is t.) 2s each. ME33BS Huntkranm) Nolan's Rkpokt.Horse feed, grain, seed, etc. There a «li(?htly improved demand and adequate eapply. We quote : Oats, 2a 3d to 2s 4d per bushel ; maize, 2, to 2, 2d ; bran, £1 per ton. Htraes : The supply has continned good and demand fair at the previous week's values. There were a Ronrl many entered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Competition was good. We quote : Hicks from £4 103 to £!) 10a ; light harness and medium draught, £5 10. to £12 15* Wool, hide,, skins, taUow, etc. : Average quantities were pitched at the Durham Yards »n Tuesday, and the demand was lood. We quote : Stout ox hides, 3M to 4id per lb ; lioht to medium, 2}d to 3d per lb; cows, ISd t.i 2id ; calf skins, 3d to iM per lb; sheep skins, Is 5d to 4s i)d aach ; pelts, 4d t) Is 2d; litnib skins, Is Id to Is 7d each ; wool, in bags, ti.Jd to 7dper lb;. lambs wool, 6\i to 7d per lb ; locks and pieces, 2J| to ~,3 • tallow, 17s !)d to 19« 9.1; bones, to to £0 2s (>d per ton. Cattle : Dulness characterised tho market with the exception of good daiiy cows, for which there win brisk demand at an advance in value, /here wai barely an average number yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday. Stores and dairy cuws were well competed for, but for fat beasts bidding was slow, and there was a drop in value of 2s per 1001b. Steers sold at from 14s to Kis per 1001b ; cows, 12s to los. Some averages of fat steers wore— £(i, £5 lfis 3d. £5 14-, £5, £4 12s; cows £4 5-., £3 153, £3 12s Gr), £3. Sheep : The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday There was a brisk demand throughout at tho previous week's values. Wethers aold at from fls 3d to 15s Gd each ; ewes, 7s !M to 14s; lambs, 5s Gd to 11s Pigs : Porkers were yarded in sufficient number.* for requirements, and sold at from 13s Gd to22sGd each ; weaners, from us to 7s each.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. (by tbleoraph.—own oorrimfondknt.) Auckland, Last Night.—Butter, first quality, 8.1; second qiulity, Gd ; cheose, dairy '31.1 to Id ; cheese, factory, ; fresh e«** 10.1 per dozen ; lard, 4-itl lb ; liams and bacon (Canterbury) Gjd. Potatoes, £3 10s to £4. SHAREMARKET. (by tbi.kgraph.—«wn cohkbspondk.nt.) Auckland, List Nipht.-Bank of N«w Zetland, sullers £5 2s Irl; Colonial Bunk, buyers, 30s (id; South British In«nrnnci! Company, business done, 2Ss 3.1 ; iNew Zealand Loan and Merc-mtile, buyer?, iiOj ; Taupiri Coal, seller-, 17s M ; Northern V, nit sellers, 7s lid; May Queen, sellers, ii.s 3d ; M"anat.iirai, business done, :h ; Saxon, Hellers, 3<; Alburnia, sellers, 2s; Trenton, seller*, Hd; Norfolk sellers Is 4d ; Gambia, sellers, 2s ; Consols, sellers, 7d- llazelbank, business done, 2s <>'J ; Lone Hand, sellers, Is ; Victoria, snllers, S-J • Magnolia, sellers, 7d ; Manukau, *ellors, fid; Woodstock, Kclbrs, 2*; Crown buyers, 2s; rfilvnitin, buyers, 2s Sid; Wi-.ihi, sellers, 2-i; Try Fluke, sellers, os ; Rod Mercury, buyers, Is ; Oworn, business done. Is. OIIiaSTCHUROH LTVK STOCK MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report under dntb : (Jiiristchuiwui, January 14.—Everything of late has pointed to there being a keen inquiry for stores, and that such was the case yesterday was very patent, even before the salo started, judging by tiiose who formed the attendance. An entry of about 4000 was presented to them, and with spirited competition everything win cleared at very siitisfact >ry prices to vendors. Tvvotouth 'cMSsbced.s brought 10s Id to 12s, merino ewes and lambs Ss SVI per couple, crossbred do. do. (h !).!, all counted, merino wnthera 4s 4d tvos Ud, dry crossbred ewes („' >,'i months) 10.i 4d.—Fat lambs :By far the largest entry yet offered this season was penned. Tlio quality win very mixed, and, as a whole, not of the best. Those lit for export met good competition from shippers and made full valuos ; others also brought fair prices. Wβ sold at 8s lid to 10s lid.— Fat sheep : Resnondinß to the improved tone of last weeks market, a heavy supply was sent in. Of these a fair proportion were suitable for export as tirst-clnss mutton ; merino wethevs, principally of poor quality, and dry crossbred ewes comprised tlia balance. As in the case of lambs, buyers for export were to the fore for anything prime, and these made very full prices as cumpared with London values, best crossbred wethers and maiden owes bringing 13* fid to lsis (id, medium do. 12s to 13s, merino wethers (is to 10a lid, crossbred owes 0* (ii to 14s 4d, the latter price, of conrsm, being for exceptionally good weight and quality.—Fat cattle :Wβ cannnt report any improvement on ln«t week s values in the beef market. Another lurgo entry wni brought forward, and buyers wnw easily satisfied. We sold some steers at V> 12s (id to i!ti 2s Gd, and a few heifers at 1M 10s to £ts.—St-ire and dairy cattle : Hsp-jcially, ti-()1f1,,a.1«.-,tiiis w-i I'- , " ■"••■ ■'■■.■'' ""■'■ tdn it.«-> 'f l '-* ! ' '■" OMii-i'l-i- I. D.iry -t .■ I V j mil.'! h> k-nnlv Hriqunel for us in -I. [llM.'i "H W'i'-k. ___________