LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6995, 18 April 1884, Page 4

LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND.

Hn. Alfred Boceulkd'b Weekly Beport.—Od Saturday, April 12th, fodder was at late values, bringing from 3\ to 6b 3d the cwt.; chaff. £A IS>3 the ton ; oats, from 2s Sd to 3a 91 the bushel, llorso stock were yarded In full numbers, bat were of low values ; no fresh stock offered, and piices'were without change. Two Ibuggies brought £40 and £30 respectively. . A small supply ot hides and , skins maintained late values. Hides ranged from 3d to 4}<i the lb.; pelts, from 8d te Is Sd each ; wool, 4Jd to 5Jd the lb. At Eileralie on Wednesday thoyoung thoroughbred horses belonging to the Stud Company were f reelr competed for and satisfactory prices obtained for them, but the brood mares and the heavy draught mares and colts sold at low prices. • At the sale of Mr. Koose's land at Pukekobe on Wednesday the attendance was very limited. The two sections nearest the railway brought respectively £50 and £40. The small farms remain unsold, bnt are for private sale at £& and £10, an acre, depending on their positioD, and ts they are close to the station and naturally good laad, will not lone remain unsold.: At Drury on Wednesday there was a burger than average muster of cattle, and prices for. djlry stock were good, but stores were dull of sale... A few horses sold satisfactory, ranging in price from £6 to £2810s. At Benmera on Thursday dairy cattle were numerous, those near calving in good demand. Store cattle at low values. Fat caitle in greater number than required, the trade bemp full. Bidding was irregular; and prices ranged from 14s to 225. but the general price for good quality was between 10s and IBs the lOOlbs. : Fat iheep in moderate supply only and at last week's valnes. Fat lambs plentiful; prices for good Umbs in their wool ranged from 10s to 12s each. '■.•■■•

. Messrs. Hosteb and' Nolak's Wekkly Rspout —Eorses: There has been a fair amount of business in ordinary stocks, without material value. Blood and'draught stock found purchaser:* at piices, on the whole, satisfactory to vendors. Tho Durham Y*rds sale was held on Saturday. There \v»s a good muster of horses, but the change of "ay had, as usual, a damping effect on the sale, .ina as it was known that shipmonts were to hand for ilie following, buyers were disposed to wait, consequently bidding was slow,' but prices showed little alteration on the previous week's values. The annual silu for th« New Zealand Stadand Pedigree Company, held at the Agricultural Show ground,'was a decided tuccius, there bctDf a good attendance of bujers. The yearling Musket— Perfume-colt-was purchased byMr. John Marshall at 00 guineas; brown filly, Musket — All Steel, 00' guineas. Mr. W. Percivat: brown fillr, Musket— Dnndee's'Katie, 60 puineas," W.~ Vroflit; brown fllly, Cadogan—Titania 120 guineas, AVm. Douglas, Napier; bay colt, Cap:a-pie—My Idea, 75 guineas, K. Dillon, Napieri; cnestnat,-colt, Leolinua—Petroleusi, 245 guineas, W. Lustiington: clicaut filly, Leolinus— Miss Laura;'oo -guineas, W. Lnshincton; bay filly, Anteros—Lady Jlary, 65 guineas, W. Percival. Two-year-olds : Brown colt. Musket—Queen Mab, 75 guineas, Wm. Stock, Napier, bay colt, Remington, Musket— Eangl, 00 guineas. P. F. Tancred; brown filly,' Musket— Dnndee's'Katie, 33 guineas, Wm. Edwards,Hanke's Bay; cheatnnt fllly, ilarquis—My Idea, 175 guineas,Wm. Stock, Napier; browu fllly, Kingfisher—Medea, 20 gniccas. Thoroughbred Marcs; Dundee's Katie, Dundee—Rambling Katie, 35 guineas, Mujpr Walmsley ; Atalants, D*inty Arlol—Moonshino, 40 guineas; Moonlight, Akeake—Moonbeam, 50 guineas, T. Morrln ; Lady Mary, Touton—ilissNightingale, 40 guineas, T. Morrin ; Modea,' Touton—Symphony, '45 guineas, H. 1 Haseldon, Taupo ;Cynthia— Dainty Ariel, 5 guineas. Draught Horses: Draught colt by Elgin, £30, A. Hastle; grey filly by Champion, 18 guineas, A. Hastie; bay mare, 21 guineas, A. Hastiebrowu raare'by Champion, 9 gutlieaj/A: Hastio. Cattle: 'llie holidays interfered considerably with the market.

and but a limited number of dairy, and store stock were disposed of, but there wa« an adequate supply 0[ Ut beasts.'which'were a shade lower >u valne than en the ),rc»ious week. The Newmarket ; sale was held at

uleven a.m., but notwithstanding the day being a liaU-bbliday, there was,a good master of buyers, imd blddinc was: spitltoJ, altbouclt ratos for fatbensts wero scarcely so hi;b.as on the prevlons week, but dairy stock nere a- shade higher. Sheep . The Now

market ranis were well filled, the demand wa spirited and pilots advanced fully 2» per head to best descriptions. Limbs sold at bom lta Mto 15s m-cbeep. lls to 165 3d. M Ss w «e plentiful and were well competed for »t from 2d to 3d per lb. lire weight. ■ - - - ....... TEUIIE3. - .--- • Mkses. Basis xso Co-'s WrtcLT Ke?oei (By telegraph}.—At Parairai, on Thnrtdar. f« catUe were not so plentiful ai at l»te sales, bat no improMinent in prices wis oljfcuntrfL Best tteers nutde 20s to 22s perlCOOn.; cotrs, 16s to 17s 6d. Sheep were ihott bt reamremonts. A few Teiy ffood Vapier »»"»«» brought lCs 6d to 19s 3d; ewes, 12s 3d tt 12irbd. Sice poikera and weU-bred stores sold freely »t hl£h prices. "- ■ '