AUCTIONEERS REPORTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10132, 15 May 1896, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS REPORTS

AUCKLAND. 1 -* '{' 1 ' 4 ',C MESSES. ALFRED BOCKLASD AND SONS' ' >3*KLT REPORT, " ' • ' At the Haymarket, wheattn straw'' coa ■ tinued in good demand. Meadow , hay brought from 23 to 4s 3d; oaten sheaves, 24 3d to 2s 9(1; chaff, 3s 9d and 3s 6d; potatoes, 2s 6d to 3s 6d j pressed hay, 4a the cwt; maize, 2s lid to 3s 2d; oats, 2s 4d Co 2s 6d; cocksfoot, 5a i ;6a 6d; barley, 3s; wheat, 3s ; Poverty Bay ryegrass, 6s 6d the bushel} maize, on wharf, 3s the bushel. On Friday, horse stock were at late values. Useful horses, in condition, rauged from £8 to £16153 each, . On Tuesday, hides, in full number, kept - •their late values. Stout ox brought from 4d to sid; medium, 3|d to 3fd; cow hides, 2|d to 3id; calfskins, 3d to 3£d the lb; tallow, 12s 6d to 17s the cwt; pelts, 4d to Is 6d; wooled skins, 2s 9d to 43 lOd each; lambs wool, 6fd; crossbred, 6Jd; pieces, 2|d to 4id lb. '

At the special sale of dairy cattle, held ' it Mr, Taylor's, Mount Albert, on Saturday last, there was a numerous attendance.' Recently calved cows brought from £510s to £8 each; spring cart horses, £8 and £910s; a spring cart, £9. At Remuera on Thursday dairy cows near . calving: were in limited number, and without 1 alteration in values ;jthose at profit brought from £4 17s 6d to £7 each. Store cattlft limited to a few dry cows, were at ' law values, Fat calves, numerous, were required and sold freely. Fat cattle in average supply; 200 sold were at irregular values; prices ranged from 18s to 20s 1001b. Fat nheep in less than average number were steady is price at late values. Wethers brought from 9s to 15s s'ewsfc, 7a Qd tolled each. Lambs or hoggetts in moderate number were ol good quality, and brought from 7s io'Vfti each. Pigs in moderate number; young pigii at low values, porkers Blightly better wortn. MESSES. HtJNTEE AND NOUN'S WEEKLY REPORT. "Grain, seeds, horsefeed: A steady demand has existed, and supplies have been insufficient for requirements. We quote; Maize on wharf, 3s per bushel; ex store, % 3d; oats, feed, 2s 4d to 2s sd: seed oats, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; dun. & fid to 2a 8d ; bran, £4 ton; oaten chaff, £3 iOs to £4; grass seed unaltered in value, little doing. Horses: There was no unusual supply, a demand existed, and an average number changed owners without any remarkable difference in price. The entries for disposal by auction at Durham Yards were as numerous as on the previous weeks, and most of them were disposed of. We quote: Heavy draught, from £12 to £20: one heavy draught realised £33 10s; medium draught, £1015s to £1410s; light harness, from £4 to £10 10s; hacks, £310s to £7155. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, bones: A brisk demand has existed particularly for extra heavy ox hides, which sold at from foi to7Jd lb; stout ox, 4d to sd; cow and steer, from 2|d to 3fd; calf skins, 2W to 3id; tallow. 14a to 16s 6a cwt ;> bones, £215s to £3; sheepskins, Is 2d to 4s; pelts, 5d to Is Id; wool, fleece, 6d to 6|d; pieces, 4d to 4|d. Cattie: A good many were again brought forward, and found purchasers at about the same values as last week. A good muster on Tuesday at Newmarket, and there was steady competition for butchers stock througout the sale. For light weight, well fattea oxen, 20s per lOOlbs were realised; heavy weights, 18s to 19s; cow, 17u to 18s. Steers ranged from £5 to £1110s. Fat cows, £3 15s to £7. There was a good many yarded at Pukekohe on Wednesday, and prices were up to Newmarket rates. Springers sold from £3 5s to £7 7s 0d; dry cows, £1103 to £3. Stores at the previous week's values. Sheljp were penned at Newmarket on Tuesday in average numbers, and were • steadily competed for; wethers at from 9s 9d to 15s 6d, ewes 6s 6d to 10s 9d, lambs 5s 6d to 7s 9d. Pigs yarded in moderate numbers; weaners sold at from 5s to lis, small porkers 14s t« 25a.

MESSES. 0. W. EINNEY AND SONS' WEEKLY BEPOKT. Hides: During the month all stout and ? well-conditioned have sold under brisk competition ; medium ox and cow have advanced ; calf are also wanted at an advance of a Jd for all well flayed ; prime ox selling from 7d to Bd, extra stout; 5d to 6d, stout 4d to 4Jd, medium fM to 3fd, light 3d to 3id, cow (best lines) 3|(] to 3j|d, medium 3d, wet _ and sloppy 2£d to 2Jd, kips 2.W to 3d, calf '* (well flayed) 3d to 4d, stags Id to 2d lb, damaged nomiual. Sheepskins: Local green and salted have sold freely ; large longwools from 3s 3d to 3s 7d, medium 3s to 3s 3d, crossbredfrom 2a 3d for small to 3s 4d for large ; dry skins, well woolled, from 4Jd to 5d lb. Tallow : Owing to London reports prices have fallen on all shipment lots; present value £15 ton. Small parcels of prime selling up to 22s cwt., but this exceptional. Bones, 60s ton; shanks, 703 to 80s ton. PALMERSTON NORTH. •" Messrs. Abraham and Williams report on May BAt Pohangina on Tuesday mori stock came forward than was advertised. The poor attendance and high reserves prevented much business being done. At Palmerston yesterday both sheep and cattle mustered up well. We had a large attendance and spirited bidding for both classes of stock, resulting in an almost total cleaiance of the yards under the hammer at prices in favour of vendors. Wethers more than maintained recent rates, whilst good woolled ewes and strong lambs showed a strong upward tendency. Young cattle and beefy cows sold freely, forward-bullocks being perhaps at lower value than other classes of cattle. We quoteAt Pohangina: 2-tooth wethers, 7s Id; forward ewes, 6s and 6s 3d; dairy cows, £510s; 2-year steers, £2 ss. At Palmerston: Sheep—Store wethers, 83,8s 4d, 8s sd, 8s 7d, 8s 10a; others, 7s 3d to 7s 6d; dry ewes, 4s lid to 7s 6d; 2-tooth ewes (empty), 6s 6d to 7" Id ; culls, 3s 2d to 4s 7d; shorn lambs, 3s lOd to 4s 9d: Lincoln do., 5s 7d. CattleForward bullocks, £4 6s to £4155; fat cows, £316s to £4 4s; dairy cows at profit, £4 17s 6d to i's 10s; backward do., £3 to £4 10s; springing heifers,. £6; others, £3 2s 6d; store cows, £3 to £3 6s; 2 year steers. £2 14s 6d to £2 16s; yearling heifers, £1 12s 6d to £1 18s; well-bred Shorthorn weaners, £2; others, 15s to 255.

NORTHERN CATTLE SALES. Messes. Hunter and Wilson's Report, —At Hikdrangi on Tuesday, May 5, over the advertised number of cattle came to hand. Well-bred stores and beef were wanted, but bidding was dull for most lines entered. At Whangarei on Thursday, May 7, 230 well bred cattle were penned, and very few lots failed to find purchasers at auction. A lias of 75 steers, 2 to 4-years-olds, in low condition, made from £2 10s to £4 6s, mostly selling at from £3 to £3 10s. We quote: Beef, 30 sold at 18s 6d to £1 1001b; forward springers, £4 10s to £5 18s; lata calvers, £215s to £4 as; 4 year steers, £4 6s; 2to 3-year steers, £210s to £3 12s; 18-month steers, £2 2s 6d; thin store cows, £116s to £2 6s; strong calves, 18s 6d to 26s each. We sold privately fat sheep at 10s each; and a pair of draught mares at £5155. OHAEAWAI SALE YARDS. Mr. Geo. F. Dickesok reports of the monthly sale held on April 30About 250 head of cattle yarded, nearly all sold ; beef sold at about 18s per 1001b 3-year-old steers at £3 10s; 4-year-old steers, £4 5s to £410s; some very fine springing heifers wer< offered, several sold at £415s and £5. Horses, as usual, only found a few purchasers at .low prices, MANAIA. Tub Egiiont Farmers' Uni6n (Limited), Hawcra, report on May 7There was a good entry of cattle atManaia on Tuesday, the sth instant, we being obliged to hold cur sale on that day instead of Wednesday owing to the Hawera Racing Club's Winter Meeting. The attendance was fair, and bidding for large cattle was good, but other lines did not receive much, attention. Fat and forward stock are in better demand, and we anticipate a keen demand. We qu.te: Forward bullocks, £4 5s to £4 12s 6d; fat heifers, £3 to £3 9s; yearlings, £14s to £18s 6d; 15 to 20-months, £2 to £2 ss.