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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 86, 13 April 1899, Page 4

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AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Messrs Hunter and Nolan's report:— Horses: The Durham Yards were completely filled, and nearly all the lots were sold. Heavy draughts, £12 to £21 10/;' medium, £9 to £17 10/; light harness. £.2 10/ to £12 10/; hacks, £3 10/-to £10 5/. A large catalogue of wool, hides, etc., was gone through to brisk competition. Ox hides, 4d to 53d; cow, 3d to 33d; kip, 3d to 33d; tallow, 12/ to 14/ per cwt; bones, £3 ton; sheepskins, 1/6 to 3/11 each; pelts, Sd to 1/5.- Wool: Fleece, 33d to 43d lb; lambswool, 4d to 4Jd; pieces, 2d to 2id; locks, Id to Ud. Dairy and store cattle were yarded in usual numbers, and beef in full quantities. Fat cattle met a brisker demand than for some weeks, and advanced 1/ per 1001b. Fat steers, IG/ to 19/ per. 1001b; cows, 13/ to 16/; fat sheers, £4 17/6 to £8 each; cows, £3 5/ to £fi 2/6; dairy cows, £4 2/6 to £7 10/; dry cows, £1 8/ to £2 2/. Sheep were entered in large numbers, but prices were unaltered. Wethers, 8/9 to 11/9; ewes, 7/6 to 10/3; store wethers, 6/6 to 8/3; store ewes, 4/6 to 6/9; lambs, .6/6 to 10/3 each. Porkers, 15/ to £1 6/ each; heavy porkers, £1 8/ to £2-1/. .. » Messrs G. \V. Binney and Sons report: —We offered and cleared large catalogues of hides, skins, tallow, etc., at our sale on Tuesday. ' Hides: Market continues firm, and all good linens meet with keen competition. Extra prime ox, 6d to 6Jd; prime, sid to 53d; extra stout, 43d to sd; stout, 4?. d; medium and steers', 32d to 4}d; cows', best, 4d to 4id; general lines of good, 3gd to 3Jd; kip, 3Jd to 3!id; yearlings' and calf skins, 3id to 3fjd per lb. Skins: Local butchers' pelts, 1/8 to 2/6; lambskins, .1/10 to 2/4; country pelts 9d to W; lambskins, 9d to 2/..Tallow: Beef, 14/3 to 15/3; seconds, 12/; picked, for tanners use/16/6 to 18/ per cwt. .Hair and horns: No change. Bones: Good dry,. £3 10/ to £3 12/6 per ton. Bonedust: Runcorn, sacks, £6 5/; bags;-£6 15/; Dagger brand, £5 10/ per ton. -. ■ ■ ' -