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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 25, 31 January 1890, Page 4

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Messbs A. Buckland and Sons' Weekly REPORT.-At the Haymarkct during: the pnst week fodder has been low er. Is 6d to 2s the cwt have been the ruling prices. Oats. Is lCd to 2s; maize, 2s 9d and 2s lOd the bushel. At the borse market oh Friday a larger number than usual were sold. Prices for useful horses in condition mngod from -.7 to £1210s At the hide and slcin sale on Tuesday, damaged dirty and inferior bides brought from ,d to 2d the ib, but sound larpe hides brought old valu;s up to 2Jd for COW, and 43 for ox; lamb skjns. 2s 4d to Is 6d ; pelt., ls to 2s 3d each; wool, in bags and ba'es, from 6d to 7|d the lb. At Pukekohe on Monday cattle were yarded in full numbers and met good sale, particularly for young stock. At Remuera, on Thursday, a small market of stock of all kinds fairly su.taincd last week's values, hut tat cattle fell ls the 1001b as the sale proceeded.

MESSRS G. W. BINNKY AND SON-' REPORT.On Tuesday we offered an, average number of hides, sheepskins, wool. &C. Picked stput ox are in brisk demand, but. all other descriptions are plentiful, aiid seil ac low figures. Damaged hides are almost unsaleable e\ en at low value?. We quote : Picked prime ox. <tf d; heavy 3d to 2R: medium. 2d to 2id ; cow hides, lld to l.tl (picked 2d). As average value we give: Butchers,' ox 3d and cotvi'd round. Butchers' pelts meet ready sale from lOd to Is 8d ; 1-mbs, la 9d to 23 7d each. Wool: Bales of lam is .7d to 7_u : crossbred. 7d to 8d per lb; locks and pieces, 3d to 6d per lb. '.allow, 14s to 18. 6d per cwt. Bones, £4 10s to £415s per ton; shank bones, £o per ton, .