LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6571, 8 December 1882, Page 4

LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND.

Mn. Alfred Uucklaxd's Wekkly Rkp«»ut.—At the Hay market on Friday last small loads of fodder were numerous and in good demand. Horse stock were in full numbers—young aud unbroken stock at lower values, but draught horses, of a good ciass, whose working cou'd t»e depended on. ranged irora £2S to £40, an»l useful hacks £7 to £17 each. Uu Tuesdav a large mruber of small parcels of wool were sold to the wool washers at prices varying from 4.1 to 7Jd ; locks aud pieces from Id to 4dthelb. skins lower in price than lor some time, md ranged from Is °d to Ss 7*l; pelts.fiotnGl each ; hides, f oin 2sd to 3d the lb. Tallow, 27s the cwt. At the monthtv cattle s»le held at Waiuhu on Saturday lou head cattle were >arded, and found ready buyers among the settlers of the neighbourhood. They were principally young cattle, but fema'e stock were at low values. " At the fr'ukekohe monthly sale held on Monday there was a full muster of well-bred cattle, with a'num-Tous attendance of buyers, resulting in steidv bidding throughout the sale, and all cattle varded being !-old at slightly higher values than have lately been obtained. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were at late values, store cattle at lower prices Fat cattle in limited number, and b. tter worth than last week ; prices ranged for good steers from 20s to 24s tliel-Olbs. Sheep and lambs in full numbers, and slightly lower values ; for sheep, prices ranged from 2d lo 2sd the lb., lambs from 6s to 12s Gd each. Calves uuusualtv uutuerous, and. unless very coo 1 quality, at much lower values. P» r .s of a good cla.*s in brisk inquiry. UrsrKH anu Nulas's Hei'ort.—lloraes : The number brought forward has been unusually large for reallv good \oung hor?es. There has oeen a steady demand, but, in minv instance?, expectations of sellers were not realised." At tlie Durham Yards, on Friday, a large nu nber were submitted by auctiou, bu:. in several instances, reserves could not be reached, ami a considerable number were withdrawn until tho following week. Bidding for unbroken .•stock was slow, attributable iu some measure to the fact that a shipment of an unusually good discription from Motiti came t»~» hand text late, and had, cuus--queiitlv, to t-e held over. We quote hacks from £l> to .CIS ; active draught, froai £20 Ks to £34 ; pair horses, £;*). Wool : Less than the expected uumber were catalogued ;*t tlie Durham Y«rdsou Monday. on!v .bout 20-J packe;s neing submitted. There was a decline in value of fully Ad per lb., advices from Home no: being reassuring. Washed lougwool sold at yjd ; g lid to 7£d. °» : Ut-'s-d -iv. hides sold at 3d p,r lb. ; skins. Is 3d to 4s Id. Cattle: Thero has been increased activity iu dairy and store cat;le, and p.ices advanced a shad-, but the v.lue of butchers' stock remained unaltered. There was but a limited number yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday, but there was a full muster at P.ipakura on Wednesday. The bidding at Newmarket was slow, but at l apakura it was eager, and both buyers and sellers were satisded with transactions. We quote: Calves from 19s to 25s ; yearlings, from 20s to 37s ; 2-year-old heifers, from £2 to .£2 15s ; dry cows, £2 12s lid to £3 15s ; 2 year-old stewrs, from £3 7s bd to £4 : grown steers, £4 10s to £o 5s ; b«ef, 2 ( .'s to 22s Od. Sheep were in limited supply, but the tendency in price was downwards. Wethers sohl at from 12s 3d to 10s 3d; in wool, ISs 9d ; lamb?, from 0s to 14s Od. Pigs, coarse, shipborne, sold low. but for choice porkers, 4d per lb. live weight was given. THAMES. Me-shs. Banks anl> Co.'s Weekly Report (By Telegraph).—At Parawai. on Thursday, fat cattle were in usutl supply, mostly locally fed ; nice quality, but with few exceptions light weights. A few of the moat chaieu lots eliciud competition, but generally business was dull, and prices for prime steers not over 22s Gd per loOlbs. Sheep were plentiful. Those in iloeee ma le 17s Gd each ; shorn wethers. 14s fld to i:.s OJ ; CR'es, 12a 3d to J3a 3d. Lambs were yarded much in excess of present requirements, but all being good butciiors were tempted to buy. and ;he pens were clearetl at frjm lus 3I to 12s 9d each. Yeal calves were slow- cf f-al© at Ci to 12s Gd.