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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 174, 25 July 1890, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MBSSBS A. BirCBXAND AND SONS , WEBBX^ Refobt.—At the Haymarket during the pas] week oat sheaves and meadow hayhaye ranged from 2s to~2s 3d the cwt; chaff, £3 to £Z 10s J potatoes, 30a to S3; carrots, Ms the ton. At th,« horse sale on Friday, the racing mare Antelojx brought 230 .guineas; Dollar, 60 Jf"neas ;t* hooded phaeton, £30; £xS heavy draught horses from £15 to £25: ligfc harness and riding horses, from £4 to £10 w% At the hide sale on Tuesday the, improved Values obtained the previous week were ftjUjT Buetained; ox hides, ranging from 60 a to TOto brought from 3fd to 33d; above those weighty from °d to 4|drealfekins,,2d to 4Jd: coWand Mht ox, from IJd to 214 thelb; tallow, cwt; butchers' sheepskins, from 6s 6d.to4a Btltion skine, is 6d to Ss each; locks and wool 4a to 61d the lb. At Remuera. on dairy cattle in less than usual number wefd reauired and for choice animals an advance of ™Urn to 15e each was obtained; store cattU wore also in demand at full ralues: fat catftf of KOOd Quality were in short supply, and-aa adrancb of 10s obtained over last week s values! tot th&senbt well finished were no bettw -worth. Sheep in usual suriply were last week's Valßes, ?ld for wethers, ?id ifif ewea. Young fat calves sold at extreme prices; but no improvement on Wg calves. Pi|i : «lentiful: generally of fair to good s prices wi&put alteration irom late markets. J Messrs Hunter & Nolan's Wbjskm $$ Ptoßt.-SfegaiKirajn, horse feed, etc.:; The sp# WrmlfmVmM M&m average .ffiJSStimA. without,alteration in tulugf pufa}s^^M^ 2s Id to 2s 7dl liVafee, Ss 6d; 3s 3d; £3103 to £4 nor ton; chaff, *1103 to *2 15b per

~A " — ; I pn. Horses: Very few strange horses have . jeen brought forward.and there remains an unlatiened inquiry for those of good stamp and ; figner values. . About the usual number was lut.ered for sale by auction at the Durham fards on Friday, and with few exceptions Pund purchasers at the previous week's values. ,Wβ quote: Hacks, from £5 to £915s ; light har- , s | horses, from £5 to £12 10s ; draughts, £610s ;P*loos. Wool, hides, skins, etc.: There was r ; father a small number of hides pitched at the Ijuxnam Yards on Tuesday, but a large one of . tf/Us, and there was an improved demand. : tvel quote: Stout ox hides, 4d to 41d per lb; ' *J?an urn, 3cl t0 5iA '• cow - UA t0 2d ! calfskins, 2d 1 0 4£d per lb ; sheepskins, country, Iβ 5d to 3s ■id ca eh, butchers', 4s to 63 3d each. Cattle: The number brought forward in all classes ha 3 : earcely been sufficient for requirements, and I™ has been an upward tendency in value, -xi Newmarket on Tuesday there was an increased muster o£ dairy cows and a very few _ {tores. Fat beasts ware fairly represented, competition was steady throughout the sale. »1 Jairy cows sold at from £3 10s to £5 ss. Prices ,' or fat beasts fluctuated, top sorts selling rela- ' ively higher, ox beef ranging from 15s to 19s 1 >er 1001b; cows, 12s to 16s psr 1001b. Some ! averages ot steers were: £6 16s 6d, £6 12s, £68a i |d, £6 5s 6d, £5 18s 9d. £5 17s 6d. £5 15s; cows, £5 "®; £4 2s 6d, £3 103, £3 2s 6d. Sheep were ; >enned in smaller numbers than usual at I Newmarket on Tuesday, but there was no upward tendency in value. Wethers sold at from j 14s 3d to 17s ; mixed sexes, from 14s 3d to 16s 6d; ; ewes, 143 to 14s 6d. Pige: A good many were r arded, but prices left but little margin for the j fellers, except for well-bred dairy fed. I [Messrs G. W. Binney and Son b' Report.— The advance on hides and sheepskins was fully naintained at our sales on Tuesday. Although j Jie supplies were large, the demand was not j met. Wo give' as fair market value:—Heavy 3tbutox, 4dto 4Jd; prime, Bd tosJd; hoavy. 3kl i »3Jd; cow, heavy. 2Ad to 3d; medium parcels-, lid to M. Kips in brisk demand and values :advancing; calf, 3ld to 4Jd. At each local feroen ox sold from 20s to 27s each; stags' and SBamagod of all classes, Jd to Id per lb. Sheepjßkius: Demand brisk, and all met ready solo. fLocal green lougwools avorage ss; crossbrods, $Js 6d. Some picked exceeded these figures, but j cannot bo considered fair market quotations. ■ ITull account of sales for the month will be given !in our monthly circular issued free on applica--1 tiou. Tallow : Values advanced, and all ■ Cleared at satisfactory prices. Beat, 18s 3d; J medium, 16s to 17s; rough fat, ljd per lb. ; Bones: Dry and ciean, £5 per ton ; medium, £1 12s 6d to £415s per ton.