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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 159, 7 July 1899, Page 4

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AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS,

Messrs A. I3uckland and Sons' report:--At the Haymarket,meadow hay lias brougut from 1/3 to 2/3; sheaves, 1/ to 1/9 cwt; straw, 12/ to 10/ load; maize, 2/0; oats 1/11 bushel; carrots, 10/ to £1; pressed straw, £2 10/; meadow hay, £3; clover hay, £4- boredust, ±'0 10/; guano, £i 10/; lucerne hay, £5 5/ ton. On Friday horse stock of all classes, fairly represented, sold freely; draught horses from £23 10/ to £1(3; riding horses, up to £15 10/; a choice buggy horse, £22; spring carts, £S and £7.10/ were ot the sales effected. On Tuesday, hides and Bkius, in average supply, were at last week's quotations; ox hides, 4d to sd; cow hides, 31d-to 3|d; kip, 3}d lb; tallow, 14/ to 19/ cwt; fat. l}d lb; fresh sheep pelts, 3/3 to 4/; dry pelts, 1/ to 3/2 each; iambswool, sd; fleece, 4}d to 4]d; pieces, lid to 3d lb. At Kemuera on Thursday dairy cattle, yarded numerously, were required. Those of medium quality wore from £3 to £4; choice animals, £4 15/ to £0 15/ each: store cattle better worth: fat calves, in less than usual number, sold freely; young calves, 3/ to 0/: medium sized, 0/ to W; heavy calves, up to £3 1/ each; r>o sold. Fat cattle, in usual supply, were required. Prices for those well fatted were frum IS/ to £1 1/ 1001b; steers ranged from £5 10/ to £11 5/: cows, £3 10/ to £0 10/ a-pieee; 240 sold Hheep. generally of good quality.were fully at last week's values: wethers, from 10/ to 18/3; ewes, 30/3 to 13/9; store ewes, 7/; hoggets, 9/ to 13/ each; 1400 sold. Pigs, in short supply, were without alteration In value.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited).—Auckland Wool Stores, July 5. The N.Z.. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report as lol-lows:-We had a very large catalogue to submit at our sale on Tuesday. Hides were about at late values, with a tendency to lower rates for medium stout hides. Prices —Stout ox, 5Jd to 6UI lb; medium, 4id to 51d- light, 4d to 4id: c»w, 3|d to 4|d; stout, 4id; kip, 4d; calf, 4*d to sd; stag, 2Jd to 3d. Sheepskins: Slightly easier, in sympathy with lower prices ruling in coarse wool in London. Large, 3/0 to 4/3 each; medium 2/9 to 3/3. Tallow, 14/ to 17/6 cwt. Fat, Id to lid lb. Tails, 1/10 doz. Maize: Supplies are still very short, in consequence of which the market has gone up another Id bushel, viz., 2/4 anG 2/0 for new and old respectively. Oats: Last week's quotation, 1/10 bushel ex store, still holds good. Potatoes: Supplies fairly heavy. Market has eased 2/6 ton, £2 </6 being current rates on the wharf.