MESSRS. HUNTER AND NOLAN'S REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2749, 16 June 1894, Page 2

MESSRS. HUNTER AND NOLAN'S REPORT.

Auckland, June 14. Horses.— Heavy draughts, £16 to £26 10s ; light and medinm draughts, £5 10s to £14, 10s; hacks, i>3 10s to £9 16s ; 35 unbroken colts and fillies, suitable for hacks, light and medium draughts, from £2 15s to £10 each. Cattle. — A good demand for all desoriptions has existed, and an average nu nber have been brought forward, and changed hands without noteworthy alteration in value. lie Newmarket yards were only zncderately fuH on Tuesday, but there was a good muster at Putekohe on Wednesday, . considering the state of the roads and that r it was the midwinter sale. ' /'Dairy cows fluctuated, according to f .quality, from L 3 17s 6d to L 8 each. Ox -.> beef 20s to 21s the 1001b j cow, 17s to 19s } stores at the previous week's quotations. I Some averages of fat steers were L 9 6s Id, (J ' L7 l4s sd, L 7 8s 9d, L 7 6d, L 6 12s 6d. Slieep. — The Newmarket penß were fairly filled on Tuesday. Competition was brisk throughout, and prices were again in favor of the vendor, in most instances of 2d the 81b ; wethers ' sold at from 9s dd to 17s 9d each; ewes, 8s to 13s 3d; lambs, 6s to 9s 6d each. Figs. — A good many yarded, and demand brisk up to 3d lb live weight; baconers, Xi 25s to L 3 17s 6d each; porkers, 15s to , '37s j Tveaners, Ss 6d to 6s 6d.