COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 45, 22 February 1901, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

MESSRS A. BUCKLAND AND SONSREPORT.

Horses: On Friday last, at the Haymarket, we held the usual sale; entries were up to the average, and competition was good for all ustlul young animals. We sold draught horses up to i-to,' and medium and active farm and waggon .sorts up to £14 to £25; other classes at last week's quotations.

Hay and Straw: No alteration in value; small loads hay, 10/ to 14/, delivered;' straw, 14/ u> 30/ the load.

Grain, etc: Maize hi over supply, owingto Sydney buyers not operating, sold ac 2/3 ex wharf, with tendency to tower prices; other feed stuffs unchanged. Hidee, Skins, Tallow, etc.: An average catalogue was presented, and all sold under good competition, at an advance over late quotations; ox hides, up to Cc, and cow, 4d lb; skins and pelts sold freely, 3/6 for the former, and 1/ to 1/11 for pelts. Wool, in small parcels, sold fully up to Tuesday's prices, which have already been published. Tallow, at last week's values; rough fat, better worth, selling up to 2d lb. Bones, 5/ cwt.; horsehair, 10d to 1/ lb.

The Pokeno Yards were well filled on Monday, and late values were fully sustained lor all classes of stock.

At Runclman, on Wednesday, stock of all classes were fairly well represented, and with very few exceptions everything was said. Dairy cows brought from £5 to £7 each, and buyers could have done with as many more as were sold. Grown steers, in fresh condition, ranged in price from £6 to £li 17/6; 2 to 3-years, £4 to £5 10/; yearlings, £2 to £2 15/; strong calves, 25/ to 35/ each. There was only a moderate muster or dairy cows at Kemuera on Thursday; those sold at high values; prices for those at profit were from £G to £8 each. Few store cattle yarded; those sold at late values. Fat and young calves, short of requiremeuts, sold freely; fresh dropped 4/ to 9/; medium, 12/ to 15/; heavy up to The beef pens were well filled with a choice Jot of cattle, which fully kept late values, 20/ to 22/ for well-fatted steers and heifers; aged cows, 16/ to IS/; i steers ranged in price from £G -12/6 to £9 IT/C; cows £4 17/6 to £7 7/6 (2SO sold). The sheep pens were well filled, anu sold well throughout; wethers brought from 14/ to 17/!); ewes, 10/ to 14/6 each (1400 sold); lambs, 7/6 to 13/6; few pens sold under !)/ (400 sold). Pigs mustered up more plentifully than for some time past, and well-fatf^S good sorts sold freely. Porkers brought from £1 to 30/; heavy, up to £3 7/6 (40 sold).