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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 35, 10 February 1904, Page 3

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STOCK AND PRODUCE. The N.Z. Loan aud Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd., report that at the borse sale, those of a good stanip being insufficient for requirements, bidding fluctuated, but on the I whole values were in favoua of the vendors. j We quote: Heavy draughts at from £27 10/ Ito £30 la.'; medium do.. £20 15/ to £30; j light harness, £10 10/ to £10 10/; hacks, 1 £5 10/ to £18. A sulky realised £15: buggy, j £10 10/. At tht- Newmarket Yards dairy I and store cattle wee penned in usual nutui bei-s. and sold at lat" rates. Beef was yardied in average quantities. Best oxen sold | up to 23/ per 1001b: cows, 18/ to 20/. Steer?. ! sold at from £5 13/ to £0: cows. £4 10/ to !£7 7/6. No heavy weights were yarded, f Hairy cows s»!d at from £4 10/ to £0 126: ; empty do.. __2 «/ to i.'_t 10/; calves. £1 11/ |to £2 12/. The Newmarket Yards were 1 well filled with sheep on Tuesday. Weth-ec-_i 5..). iat fn-tn tl/t> to 19/: ewes. 0/9 to 15': lambs. 7li to 15/. I'igs: Porkers sold lat from £1 11/ t«. £3 7,0; wcaners. 11/1} to i ill 2 . We offered an extra iarg-e cata- | l.igu..' of bi.le-. .-liid skins ou Tuesday, all . lines bring clearcfi at a slight advance ou i last weol; "s prices. We quote: Prime ox. 'Sd to S.VI: extra stout, do.. 7M tv Tjd: stout ' do.. b'H t.) f',j<i; m.siium do.. s}d to Od; light IJ'l lv 51.1. I'ow: Best lines, -ad to s}d; Iciik. ....i'!. -1J..1 to 4jd: stiwrs', 3d to .".id. r.ilf.--kins. 4Jd to ">Jd; kip. rjjd to 4£d Sheepskins: Market firmer. We quote: Br._t . butchers' nebs. 17 t.. 2/1: ordinary. 1/ to i 1/4. Lambskins. las t.o 2/3. Tallow: Best lines, 22/Tt: -,m.,\. 2t./ t ; to _M/ii. Tails. 1/5 , doz Hones. El 12. Horsehair. 1/1 10 U3 j }\ooh 111 bass; Cross-bred. Did to G_d; lambs ! ad to 6d: pieces. :;a to 4*d; locks.~:_d to 2Jd' I Jlaire: In very fair demand at 2/5 on wharf I —shipments to band this wrok sold readily j Oats: Hood B jfrade and Carious are Worth i ..-';'■•■., l '_? w " wheat: Selling freely at 10/ c.i.f. (.him :in good demand. N.-w local of -ood quality worth £3 ir>'. sack?. In; ! southern. £4 IU . Butter: in g t .,Hl demand; I prime separator sellius up to 7IJd. S-ipntv . scarcely equal io demand. o-ilet I of sale. ; I-NVERf'ARGILL WOOL SALES. IBy Telegraph. —Pr-ss Association.) I.NVEnCABGILL, this flayThe second wool sales were held to-day. I 3300 bales were submitted, und there ream very spirited hSMing. Practically all sola at a slight advance on the last sale. Crossbred.* 7d: tirst combing half breds. sd: first combing merinos, 0d: fine crossbreds, up to 3d: bellies aud pieces, flrt; locks. -.1. One lot passed in the previous sal* ', brought three farthings per lb more thaa then offered.