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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3100, 28 May 1892, Page 2

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The Waikalo Timet OMet, Friday. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Messrs A. Bocklanp and Sons' Report.—At the Haytnarket during the past week oaten sheaves and meadow hay have brought from 2n6d to 3s ; pressed hay, 4a 3d the cwt; tnaize, la 8d to 2» ; oate, 2s to 2s 3d the bushol; bonedust, £7 ; carrut*, 25s to 27a ; chaff, £2 10a to £3 the ton. On Friday horse stock yarded in full number. Good horses better worth, inferior unsaleable ; the pair of black buggy horses brought £31; strong active harness horses, £18 to £2010 a ; usefuHight harness, £7 to £14 ; a phaeton, £10. On Wednesday hides fully kept their late values j best ox ranged from4Sd to sd; medium, 3d to 3jd ; cows' and light ox, l|d to 2id ; calfskins, 5d to 5Jd the lb; tallow, 18* 6d and 18s 9d the owt. Sheepskins were better worth ; prices ranged from Is to 3s lid each. Fleece wool, 6d to 6id, locks 2£d to 5d lb. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cows abundant, generally of good quality ; these were in brisk enquiry at an advance nn late ▼»l«ee. Prices ranged from £5 to £7 17s 6d each. Few store cattle yarded. Calves in average supply were required ; 52 sold. Young calves brought from 7s to 20s ; six-months-olds, 25s to 37-i 6d each. Fat cattle in average number ; 240 yarded. Prices irregular ; at beginning of sale prices were lower, but rallied as the sale proceeded. Good quality were from 18s to 20a the 1001b; inferior, from 17s. Sheep plentiful; 1317 sold, but many were bought by the graziers. Last week's quotations were obtained. Figs more plentiful than usual; 160 sold ;all from medium to heavy weight. Prices were lower. Porkers ranged from 14s to 26s ; heavy pigs, £2 5s to £3 10s ; coarse pigs, 7s to 2s each. MSSSBS HUNTBR AND NOLAN'S REPORT.— Grain, seed, horse-feed : Wet weather and the holiday injuriously affected the volume of trade this weak. The supply has been sufficient for the demand, with no noteworthy alterations in value. Horses : A moderate number have been brought forward, and purchasers were forthcoming,but no high-priced animals have been offered or changed hands. On Friday, at the Durham Yards, numerically there were a good many entries, but generally the stamp was not good enough. We quote :£4 7s 6d to £9 7a 6d ; light harness, £5 10s to £10: medium draught, £6 to £13 15s. Woo], bides, skins, etc.: The auction sales were held at the Durham Yards on Wednesday, on account of the holiday, The supply was not large, but prices were firm. We Quote : Stout ox hides, 3Jd to 4Jd per lb ; steer and cow, lfd to 3Jd ; calfskins, 3Jd to 5d per lb ; sheepskins, Is 10d to 3s each ; lambskins, Is 2d to 2e ; polts, Gd tels2d ; wool, fleece, 6£d to Gjd ; tallow, 16a to 19d 6d per cwt. Cattle: The weather and holiday diminished the supply, but there has been no noteworthy alteration in value. Sheep : The number penned at Newmarket, on Wednesday, was below the average, and the previous week's values ruled. Pigs : Scarce : value unchanged.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS (BT TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRKSPONDK.Vr.) Auckland, Last Night.—Butter, factory, Is 2d ; first quality dairy, sale Is ; second quality, 10d ; cheese, dairy, 4d, factory, 4£d, to 4|d ; fresh, Is 6d per doz; lard, 4Jd to 3d lb : bams aDd bacon (Canterbury), (ijd. Potatoes : Oamarus, £2 10s ; Napier, £210. Oats, firm at 2s to 23 Id ; Maize, 2s to 2s Id. CHRISTCHURCH LIVE STOCK MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report under date :— Chhistohuboh May 20—Store Sheep: Good entries of this class of stock continue to come in, tempted no doubt by the high prices obtainable. Yesterday's entry iif about) 3000 consisted of a useful line of twotooth crossbreds, which brought 14s 10d, a line of fair merino wethers passed at auction and small lots of various descriptions. Buyers, many of whutn must have adde/jt considerably to the revenue of the railway in quest of sheep this season, were in Icirge attendance. Steady competition ruled, and prices realised indicate a demand almost as keen aa ever. Cross-bred lambs brought 8s 7d to 11s 6d, two-tooths, 14s to 15s 4d ; crossbred ewes, aged, in lamb, 10a to 133.—Pat sfceep : Considerably above an average supply was yarded, bat the bulk of the entry consisted of crossbred ewes and merino wethers ; in fact, the market was so surfeited with these Classes that it was difficult to quit the latter at times at anything like fair value. Whether due to the liCfle festivity connected with the opening of the Yard Company's new refreshment premises or not, it is hard to say ; but from some cause, bidding for certain classes was especially spasmodic and irregular. Prime crossbreds, however, were in the minority, and commanded spirited competition throughout the sale. ' Among these wew. several splendid lines of sheep, which •«>,. fleeted the greatest credit on the grazi.evs, and wo had the pleasure o? topping, the market with a consignment from Mr J. Gunn, of Methven, a r,en o f his wethers bringing the satisfactory figure of 20s a head, and a pen of maidf Q ewes 19a. These were bought for export. We sold—Crossbred wethers, 16s. >,„ 20s; crossbred ewes, 15s to l'Ja.—Cattl? : Theaupply of f«t cattle was not a large OD' dl . in d, with a good demand, enhanced Values resulted, especially for prime quality wmo i| Wll s scarce. We sold for clic.its, cows nnd heifers at £4. £5 and £6 Is; good steers made up to £7 10-f and £7 12.1 od. In the store cattle pens the entry was a meagre one, and consisted only of young stock and odd lots of dry cows, so *!■ t no reliable estimate of values can be civ.ii. The demand was good, and any straight linns of grazing cattle wculd have found ready buyers. Dairy stock was in good request, and brought full values.