LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8865, 29 April 1892, Page 4

LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS.

AUCKLAND. Messrs. A. Buck land and Sons' Weekly Report.At the Haymarket during the past week meadow hay has ranged from 2s to 3s ; oats in sheaves, Is 0d to 2s 3d the. cwt; maize on wharf, Is Sd, in store. Is lOd : oats. Is Gd to Is 9d ; barley, Is 9.1 to '2s (id ; cocksfoot, 4s 9d to 6s 3d ; ryegrass, 3s 6d to 4s 3d the bushel; potatoes, MUs to 40s; chaff, 60s the ton ; clovers, 8d to lid the lb. On Friday, horse stock yarded in full number, sold freely; young useful draught brought from £13 "to £23; medium and aged stock, £5 to £2 each. On Tuesday, hides of all .classes sold freely, and the improvement in light hides noted in a previous report was sust 'ined. Wool and skins without alteration in values. Heavy hides brought -Id to 4jd ; medium, 3|d and 3Jd ; light ox and cow, lj{d to 2j'd ; calfskins, .3d to s§d the lb; tallow, 17s to 22s the cwt; rough bones, £4 10s the ton; lambskins, Is Id to Is lOd ; sheepskins, Is 2d to '2s 7d each; wool, 61 d and GUI the lb. At Pukekohe, on Monday, cattle of all classes sold freely; cows that were forward in calf brought from £3 to £5 5s ; calves, ,14s to 18s each. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows in full numbers, kept their values, those at profit ranged from £4 10s to £7 5s each; store cattle, in usual supply, sold more freely than last week ; young cattle were better worth : fat cattle in full number, 299 yarded, sold irregularly, but only second class quality sullercd ; good steers averaged 19s the 1001b ; calves in full number, 52 sold, kept last week's prices. Sheep in usual supply, 930 sold were firm : Wethers at 3d, ewes 2Jd the lb; prices for wethers were lis to 17s 3d; ewes, 9s to 13s ; lambs, 7s to 10s each. Pigs short of usual number, well-bred pigs at late values, porkers brought from His to '255, heavy pigs 35s to 41s, coarse pigs were scarcely competed for. Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's Retort.— At the Durham Yards this week business has been fairly brisk in grain and seeds. We quote : — Maize, Is 8d to Is Ski on wharf, and Is 9d to Is 10(1 in store; oats, is 1 Oil to 2s 3d per bushel; Poverty Bay grass seed, Gs lid to 7s ; cocksfoot, 6s to 7s per bushel; bran, £4 per ton; pressed hay, £3 10s to £4. Horses : At our usual weekly sale on Friday at the Durham Yards there was a large muster of all classes. A draft of half-breds got by King Cole, Brigadier, and Lionel were in very low condition, and consequently no high figures were reached, the highest juice being 11 guineas; a filly by King Cole out of Zip, 7 guineas; a brown foal by Brigadier, 11 guineas. Several thoroughbreds, trotters, aifil racing ponies were offered, but failed to find purchasers. An upstanding hack fetched £16 15s; light hacks, £3 to t9 ss; draught, £8 10s to £14; heavy, £16 5s to £18. A lot of scrubbers brought from 20s to 40s We held our usual weekly sale 'if hides, skins, tallow, wool, bones, etc., on Tuesday. We quote : Hides, extra stout, 4.\d to s|d ; heavy, 3Jd to 4Jd ; light. 2Ad to 3d ; cows', heavy, up to 2!f<l; light. IJd to 2d; kip, 2£d to 2*d : calf skins, good, 4i«l to ;"Ud • interior, 2d to 2'd. Tallow, 16s to ISs Gd. Bones, £4 10s to £5 2s Gd. Skins, 1- lid to 3s 2d ; pelts; Is Id to 2s 8d ; lamb skins, Is 4d to 2s, damaged skins, 2d to lid. Wool, Gd to GJd pieces and cotted fleeces, 3d to 5d per lb Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards, on Tuns day, stock of all descriptions was plentiful Dairy cows in demand up to £7 ; stores were in good demand. Beef: Bidding was brisk, at about 18s to 193 per 10011). Averages of steers, £7 18s Gd, £7 13s. £7 ss, £7 2s Gd, £6 7s Gd, £6 5s 6d ; cows, £6 ss, £5 ss, 15#>£4 16s Gd, £3 12s Gd. Sheep were yarded in large numbers, both sliipborne and local, and sold at an advance of last week. Heavy wethers, 15s 9(1 to 18s 3d; medium, lis 9d to 15s; ewes, 9s to 15s; merinos, 9s to 10s Gd : lambs, Gs Gd to lis 3d. Pigs : Pens were filled of a very good class, and sold at from 143 to £2 12s Gd each. Messrs. G. W. Binney and Sons report that the usual full catalogue of hides, skins, tallow, etc.. was quitted under brisk competition. Hides : Prime stout ox, 4;, dto sjjd ; heavy, 3Ad to 3:, ! d ; medium and steers, 2kl to 3,{d ; heavy cow, 2d to 2ijd ; medium, 13d to l£d ; kip, 14' dto3d ; calfskins, 3id to 52d ; stag, 3d to ljd iter lb. Skins: Local pelts, Is lid to 2s 4d; lambskins, 2s to 2s 3d. Country lots: Pelts, Is Id to 2s 3d ; lambskins, Is 3d to 2s; damaged, 2d to is 3d each. Wool: Lambs', Gd to G.'.d ; crossbred, Old; washed, 7VI peril) Tallow: Best, 17s Gd to 19s ; seconds, 14s 6d to 16s per cwt; rough fat, lid per lb. Bones : £4 15s to £5 per ton. Flax : First quality, £17; seconds, £15 to £15 10s per ton.