AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 122, 24 May 1901, Page 6

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

MESSRS ALFRED BUOKLAND AND

SONS' WEEKLY REPORT.

Horses: At the Hay market on Friday last entries were well up to the average, and many good animals changed hands at fully late quotations. We sold several vehicles under the hammer, including a second-hand landau, double-seated buggy, gig, springcart, and some harness, saddlery, and horse covers. At the special sale of horses held fit I'ukekohe on Monday there were upwards of 200 entered, and the greater number sold at satisfactory prices to the vendors. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout for all young useful animals. Medium draughts and light harness classes were wel1 represented, and sold freely, the former £24 to £31 10/, and the latter £12 to £20 each; strong cobs and small hacks, £v to £9. There were also yarded some 50 unbroken weeds from the interior, and these sole! at prices varying from 15/ to £4 each. Hay and straw is selling at late quotations, ai.d with the approach of broken and cold weather prices will harden. Grain and other produce: Local dun oats soM at 1/10 ex store: Southern feed advanced Id per bushel, selling at 1/111 ex wharf to 2/1 ex store; maize, 2/7 to 2/8 ex store. 2/4 to 2/0 ex wharf. Chart market is glutted with inferior stuff, which is difficult to quit at any price: prime chaff. £2 10/ to C 2 12/ C. ex rail. Carrots, 22'G to 25/ ex store, 20/ ex rail.

Hides, skins, tallow, etc.: In these Hues we submitted the nsnal catalogue, and with the exception of hides all else sold freely. Sheepskins showed a slight advance, and tallow of good quality was in demand at fully late quotations. Wednesday being a very rough day, there was but a small muster of stock at Tuakau. Those yarded fnily kept late values.

At Remuera on Thursday dairy cows were penned in usual numbers: those of good quality brought from £6 to £8 5/; backward springers, £4 to £i> 10/. Store cattle were dull of sale, and most ofthose advertised were passed. Fat and young calves sold freely. fi-es-'h-dropped bringing from 4/ to 10/: medium. 12/ to 15/; heavy, up to £1 17/0 109 soldi. Eat cattle fully sustained last week's quotations. 18/ to 20/ the 1001b. for well-fatted steers and heifers; cows, 13/ to 17/ (220 sold). There was no Improvement in the sheep market, heavy wethers fetching from 15/ to 17/9; lighter sorts. 12/0 to 14/: ewes, 8/9 to 13/; lambs, 7/ to 10/ each (1100 sold). The pig pons were fairly well filled, and those of good oualitv kept late values, porkers bringing from £1 to £1 10/ each: small, 2/6 to 10/0: heavy, up to £2 3/ (90 sold).