AUCTIONEERS REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 291, 7 December 1900, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS REPORTS.

AUCKLAND.

MESSRS A. BUCKLAND AND SONS'

REPORT.

Horses: On Friday last, a£ the Haymarket, there were the usual number of entries, and a good attendance of buyers, fair competition all through, and a large number of horses changed hands. No heavy draughts offered, but many active, medium draughts sold at the late advance in price. Light harness and riding horses were in much better demand than for some time past, and, with few exceptions, all offered were sold. We quote: Medium draughts, from £15 to £28 10/ each, depending upon age and condition; unbroken 'bus classes, £10 to £17; unbroken medium or heavy spring-cart sorts, £21 to £28; buggy horses and hacks, £7 to £10; ditto, of a good class, £14 to £21; a pair or buggy or carriage horses, £3G; and privately we sold two heavy draughts at £40 each; weight-carrying hack, £25; gigs, £7 to £10; waggonette, £28.

On Tuesday, on account of the first wool sale, there was no sale of hides, skins, etc. " .

"Wool: A full report of Tuesday's sale having appeared, we have ]i*Fle to add, except that we regret we see little hope of better prices for .some very considerable time.

There was a fair muster of dairy cows at Remuera on Thursday, which met with a ready sale. Prices for those at.profit ranged from £4 to £G each. The store cattle advertised sold at late values. Fat and young calves, fairly represented, were required; fresh-dropped, 5/ to 9/; medium, 10/ to 15/; many up to 41/ (CO sold). Fat cattle penned in average numbers; those of good quality were at late values; inferior sold at lower prices; well-fatted steers and heifers were from 20/ to 22/; aged cows, 16/ to 18/. Steers ranged in price from £7 7/6 to £10 2/6; cows, £4 to £9 each; 225 yarded. There was a good muster of sheep and lambs, which sold at fair values, shorn wethers bringing from 10/6 to 16/G; ewes, 9/6 to 16/ (1200.. sold). Lambs, penned in average numbers, brought from 10/ to 14/ for well-fatted; lighter sorts, 7/ to 9/ each (460 sold). Pigs were yarded in larger numbers than for some time past, but there is not a very strong demand for them yet, porkers bringing from 18/ to 25/; forward stores, 9/ to 14/; heavy up to 61/ (50 sold).

At Waiuku on Saturday there was the largest muster of stock we have offered for the last 12 months,, and everything sold at good values. The stock were well-: bred, and competition keen throughout; 3 to 4-year-old steers fully maintained late values, and brought from £6 to £7 15/; 2 to 3-year, £4 to £5 15/; yearlings, 40/ to 55/; and strong, calves, 20/ to 30/ each. There were less dairy cows than usual offered, which, brought from £4 to £5 5/ each.