NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD.
MARKET REPORT.
Horses were more plentiful than on the previous week. An increased number were submitted at the Durham Yards on Friday and most of them changed hands. We quote: Heavy draughts at from £17 to £29 10/; medium do., £17 5/ to £25 12/8; light harness, £5- 17/6 to £15 12/6; hacks, £3 15/ to £15 12/6.
Cattle: Owing to Tuesday being Christmas Day we held our usual weekly sale at the Junction Yards on Monday. Stock of all descriptions were yarded in less numbers than usual: Prime quality sold at slightly improved rates, but other sorts showed no improvement. Oxen sold at from 19/ to 21/ per lOOlbs; cows, 16/ to 18/ Steers' ranged from £5 5/ to £9 17/6; cows, £3 5/ to" £6 17/6. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10/ to £6 10/. Sheep were yarded in less numbers than usual at the junction Yards on Monday, and sold at late rates. Wethers brought from 9/0 to la/9; ewes, 8/9 to 13/6. Lambs, short of supply, sold well at from 6/6 ro 14/9 Pigs: Porkers sold at from 17/ to 23/; weaners, 5/3 to 9/9. At Tuakau on Thursday there was an average muster. Newmarket rates ruled.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 310, 29 December 1900, Page 3
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