AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3106, 11 June 1892, Page 2

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Mgkkks A. BcaKLAND and Sons' Repour.—At the Haymarket during the past week prices for loose fooder have ranged from 2s .'id to 8s Grt ; pressed, 4s 0d tho cwt ; oats, Is flrl to 2s3il ; maize, 2s to 2s Id the bushel ; chuff, £."» ; potatoes, £3 tho ton. On Friday, horse stock yarded in less number than usual, sold more freely than previous week. Useful horses generally ranged from £7 f> £12 ; heavy draught. KKitu.t-lSench. A spring cart brought £14 10s. On Tuesday, hides in full number, fully kept hte values. Stout ox hides brought from 44*1 to 5d ; medium, 3(d to 33d ; light ox and cow, 2d td 3d ; calf skins, 4d to fiftl thb lb. Tallow, lcSs to 19s (id the cwt : rough fat. ljd tho lb. Sheep skins have advanced in value. Prices generally ranged from 2s (id to -Is each ; locks and pieces, 3d to 3.Jd the lb. At the monthly cattle sale held at Waiuku on Saturday, calves and young cattle were at extreme values. Grown steers required sold freely ; dairy cows ranged from £4 to £(", 10s each. At Kemtiera on Thursday dairy cows yarded in less than usual number, sold freely ; prices ranged from £5 to £7 each. Store cattle in brisk demand at an advance over Lite values. Fat cattle, abundant, 332 yarded ; prices irregular, and on the whole lower, from 5s to 20s each ; prices ranged from His to lU* the 1001b. The trade have purchased more than required for iinmei-i-ite use, and if full markets continue prices will further fall, l-'at calves, in less than average number, kept their values. Sheep yarded in less than average supply, were M l..ti values. Wethers ranged from 13s t'i 17s ; owes, 8s to 14s Od ; hoggets, 8s to ]Is each. I'igH in less than usual number won; of choice quality ; heavy pigs ranged iiMin -12s to i'iOs ; porkers, 18s to 283 each.

Mkhsiw Hu.vtkk and Nolan's Rkpout.— Hoi-s.i f«ed, grains, seeds, etc. : The demand has continued good, and prices have hud ii hardening tfindnncy. We. quote: Onl.s, - -!s to 2s 2d per bushel ; niruze, scarce, 1s 1.0. l ,d on wharf, L's to 2s 2d ex store; branf-iM to £-1 5s per ton ; ryegrass seed, 4i (id In (ii (id per bushel ; cocksfoot, (is to 7s per bushel. Horses: A moderate numb'.M, lias been dlerod, but the demand has not been brisk, and prices remain much tho ,•; nun as nn the previous week. At the Durham Yards sale ou Friday, barely the .average number were entered for disposal. Bidding was good throughout. We quote : Hacks, from £-t 10s to £10 ; liphe harness and medium draught, £•"> 15s to £13 10s each ; h-iivy draught, £'.) 10.s to £21 10s ; heavy draught unbroken colt.s, £20 r>3 to £21 ; jumpine horse, " Scutcher," 18Jes. Wool, hidos, skins, banes, tallow, etc. ; The anpply has been rather limited, and the demand good. We quote : Stout ox hides, -Id to 5d per \h ; medium, 3d to 3?d ; steer and cow, 2ii to 3Jd ; stun, ljd to lgd; calfskins, 3.W to 4JI ; tallow, 17s fid to 18s 3d per cwt; bones, £4 15s to £5 per ton : sheepskins, Is 9d to 3s Hd each ; pelts, Sd to Is 4d each ; wool, 0d to Gjil per lb. Cattle : Fat beasts have been "brought forward in adequate numbers; more dairy and store stock would have found purchasers, but there was little fir no alteration in value. Tho Newmarket yard* were fairly filled with dairy and fat stock, for which competition was brisk. Stores were more plentiful at Pukekohe f.n Wednesday, and tho previous week's values ruled throughout both salea, some, averages of fat steers wore £8 14s od, £7 0s 4d, £(> 10s (id, £0 1"h, £0 2s (id, £3 ; cows. £5 7s (id, £4 11s <Jd, £4 7s (id, £3 17.s <>•]. A good pen of nxon reached £0 17s « I. Sheep : The pens at Xu'wnnrk'-t wero wp.ll tilled. Prime mutton maintained their value, but for indilFerentiyfatl.ed, prices were in favour of the purchaser. Fat wethors sold from 12-- Gd to 17s Sri oach; store wethers, 11s Gd to 12s Gd ; ewes, 11s to 14s; sev3s, 11s ")d to 143 (1.1: l;irnb->, 7s fid to 12* Gd. Pii?s: Scarce, and without altm-ition in va!i:e.