AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11199, 20 October 1899, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

AUCKLAND. MESSES. HTOTEB AND NOUN'S BEPOBT in immnrmi g ,rain, seeds: All lines have been altered in nri*l? an ?' ,%' 28 has been unlolSlv price or local demand, but rather Feed Mto V? 3 » Ve been shipped to Sydney to 2a Id bushel, Tartars 2s 3d nn in "Ull 2s to 2s 2d* oaten rVnff -P9 ton mm m ' »>. « 6d to iofper number? and I 'i onght fonvaril , in increased of "ha vendor At .7V£ htly in favour S&T 7iV g ood D = s C ffiWa? ,i, p fii rW ! Sr.™ £115s : weeds, £1 to £2. above average skins, tallow, bones: Althoneh obwve average quantities were Ditched it tho was teeif^earierh ,T day Co- hides, which soldfrom good-conditioned cii'r,,; which sold from 3Jd to 41d ner lb • damaged?'MTStSSTSSSTtoUS* n 10 *?< Stout ox offered; stag 2Jd to 3d• kin ex «i a calfskins, 3Jd to 43d lb; tallow, 15s 6d to 19s 6d cwt; rough fat, lid to lid lb■ bones £3 53 ton; sheepskins, heavy 4s 3d to 5s 6d each &dW "fhtls to 2S lOd ;lambjKins, Mto Is; pelts, 6d to Is Wool: hair? C is 3d t l°b, 6( '' lb: I>ieC ® 3, Mto d; horse " Cattle; At the Newmarket Yards on Tubs. fi?n' mi? and A la . stock were yarded in full numbers. Dairy cows were dull of sale F" catUe ßt ?n fnn' d at , late i™Voved rates! rat cattle, in full supply, met a brisk silo fim « values. Wo quote: Oxen, a? W 1 per 1001b : cows, 14s to 169; fat steers sold at from £6 10a to £9 17s 6d12s 6iTto % & fi°i £6179 M; dairy cows ' £3 us oil to £5 7s 6d; dry cows, £2 to £3 lis • Brown steers, £3 lis to £4 17s 6d fifc/rhe Newmarket Yards were well filled, but showed no improvement in prices. Fat wethers sold at from 12s 6d to 17s 6d: ditto ewes, 10s 9d to 14s 3d; shorn wethers 8s 9d to lis 6d; fat lambs, 8s 9d to 14s, ' 1 IBS: Porkers sold at from 14s to £1 18s; weaners, 7s to 14s. MESSRS. A. BUCKLAND AND SONS' REPORT. At the Haymarket, meadow hay sold at 2s to zs 6(i; oaten sheaves, Is 3d per cwt; straw, 1-9 to 20s load; oats, Is lid to 2s 3d; maize, 2s od; fowl wheat, 2s 8d per bushel; chaff £1 14s for inferior up to £2 5s for good • bran £3 15s; sharps, £4; pressed hay, £2 to £4; carrots, 17s 6d per ton; maize, ex wharf, increased in price to 2s sd, with strong demand. On Friday an average number of horses were yarded, but bidding was dull; good draughts, with ton trials, sold at £14 to £23 15s; spring cart, trial, up to £11; pair of creamv ponies, £16; a farm waggon sold at £21; spring cart, £12 2s 6d; roadster, £15 ss. On Tuesday bides in usual number increased in price about Jd per lb. Ox sold at 4Jd to 53d; cow, 33d up to 41d; kip and calf, up to 5Jd; tails, Is 11 Jd per dozen; tallow, picked. 18s 6d to 235; ordinary, 13s to 17s per cwt; fat, lid per lb; horns, 8s 3d per 100. Sheepskins at previous values; butchers' skins, 3s 9d to 5s 9d; dry, Is 9d to 4s 6d; lambs', Is to Is 2d; wool, 5d to 6id. At the Kunciman Yards on Wednesday, there was a large muster of stock of all classes, for which bidding was brisk throughout. Dairy cows were from £4 to £6 10s each; grown steers in fresh condition were from £5 103 to £6 12s; three to four-year steers, £4 to £5 ss; two to three-year, £3 to £4 ss; calves and yearlings, from £1 to £2 ss; dry cows, £2 to £3 103 each. Everything sold: At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cows, in average numbers, were dull of sale. Store cattle, yarded numerously, were required, and sold freely throughout. Fat calves, in full supply, were at late values—small, 2s to 6s; medium. 8s to 12s; heavy, up to £1 10s each (80 sold). Fat cattle, in average supply, were slightly better worth, and brought from 18s to £1 the 1001b. Steers were from £5 12s 6d to £9 15s; cows. £3 10s to £7 2s 6d each (240 sold). Sheep, in full suppW. scarcely kept last week's values; wethers in their wool were from 12s 6d to 17s; ewes, 9s to 14s 6d each; shorn wethers, up to 12s 6d, and ewes 9s each (1250 sold). Lambs, plentiful, were lower in value, and ranged frSm 2s 6d to lis each (230 'sold). Pigs, in usual numbers, were at late values (90 soldi. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Auckland Wool Storos, October 18. We offered an average-sized catalogue of hides, skins, etc., at our sale yesterday. Hides: The market has advanced, especially cow. We quote: Bulk, 4Jd: best-conditioned, 4}d; stout, 4Jd; stout ox. 51d to 6d; heavy, 4id to sd; light and medium, 4d to 4Jd: stags', to 3id: kip, to 4Jd; calf, to 5Jd per lb. Sheepskins; Prices lower. Large, 4s 9d to 5s 6d; small and medium. 2s 9d to 4s 6d. Tallow: In demand. Best, rendered, £1 Os 6d; faulty. 15s to 17s cwt. - Hair: Horsehair, Is to Is 4d lb: tails, Is Hid per dozen: cow hair, 9d to lid per lb. Maize: The Sydney market has again advanced. and all shipments are eagerly bought at 2s 5d to 2s sjd. local buyers giving 2s 6d for all that remains on wharf after Sydney shipmentOats: The market is very firm, with an upward tendency; B grade is now quoted at 2s 2d ex store. Potatoes: The local market is entirely bare. Quotation, £2 10s nominally. Chaff remains at £2 at rail. Cheese: At present the requirements aro beyond supplies: 4Jd to 43d are current rates. MESSRS. G. W. BINNEY AND SON'S REPORT. Hides: Cow sold under very brisk competition, and prices advanced with short sunplies. Best lines sold at 4Jd; good. 4d; seconds, 3Jd to 33d; picked, up to 43d; ox, prime. 6}d; extra stout, si<l to 53d: stout, 43d to sd; medium. 4Jd to 4Jd; light, 4d to 4)d; stags, 23d to 2Jd; calf, 43d to sd; kips, 4d to 4Jd; damaged, 2d to 2Jd lb. Sheepskins: Coarse wools easier: fine crossbreds firm. Picked sold up to 5s 7d; ordinary. 4s 3d to 4s 9d: crossbrods. 3s 9d to 4s 6rt; small. 2s to 2s 9d; lambs, 9d to Is 4d; pelts, Is each. Tallow: Best lines, 20s; picked, up to 22s 6(1; medium, 16s to 17s 6(1; inferior, 108 to 13s cwt; fat. lid to lid lb. Bones: £3 10s to £3 15s ton. Honed list: Runcorn Al, sacks £6 10s to £6 15s, bags £7; Dagger brand, sacks £510s ton. JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co., in conjunction with Messrs. Abraham and Williams. report as to their Johnsonville stock sale as follows on October 10:— cattle, in full supply, sold steadily throughout. Ox beef made 17s 6d the 1001b for good quality handy weights, large oxen at 16s, some small prime bullocks up to 183 Od. Taken right through, bullocks were a good sort. Sheep, in average numbers, proved to be in over supply. Prices receded fully Is per head on all secondary to inferior qualities; medium sheep kept their value. The bulk of, the entries was second rate. A few fat lambs, of nice quality, were easier than anticipated. In pigs a derided drop took place, equal to 5s to 7s 6d per head on all, both porkers and bacon pigs. Wo quote;— prime oxon, £8 to £3 12s fid; prime bullocks, £7 to £7 17s 6d; light to medium sorts, £5 12s 6d to £6 lis; fat ewes. 12s 4d to 13s; light ewes, 103 6d to lis 2d; medium wethers, 13s; fat lambs. Ss to Us 9(1; shorn ewes, 8s; shorn wethers, 10s 3d to 10s 0(1: bacon pigs, 28s 6d to 315; porkers, 2'ls to 265. STRATFORD AND HAWERA. ' The Egmont Farmers' Union report,. Haworn, October 13:—At Stratford, on the 6th inst, a good yarding of cattle came forward, inostlv female stock. Bidding was fairly brisk from start to finish, resulting in a, fair amount of business being done: 20-month to two-year steers, £2 ft to £2 17s; yearlings, £1 6s to £1 12s 6d; dairy cows and heifers, £3 to £4 17s 6d* two-year heifers, £1 16s 6d to £2 ss; store cows, £2 to £2135. At the Glover Road yards on the 12th inst., not near the number of stock advertised reached the yards. j\o doubt the wretched state of the weather was the cause of a good deal of the shortage. Bidding was keen for all classes of stock, more partieularly largo steers, and although hi many instances reserves were not reached at the hammer, most of the stock changed hands before leaving the yards. Fat and forward bullocks. £4 12s 6d to £5 Is; 2J to threeyear steers, £4 to £4125; two to 2i-year steers, £216s to £3 10s; 18-month to two-year steers, £2 4s to £2 16s; yearlings, £1 8s to £1 15s; fat cows, £3 to £3 8s; empty heifers, £2 OS to £2 10s; dairy heifers, £3 to £4 12s 6(1. Sheep: Ewes and lambs. lis 3d to 12s 6(1; woolly hoggets, 10s 3d. MASTERTON. Messrs. Lowes and lorns report at their sale on Wednesday:-Sheep came forward in good numbers, fats being well-represented, and all this class selling, the first shorn of the season coming into the market. Hoggets were in big supply, but first-class were too high reserved and failed to sell; store ewes met with ready sale. In beef some nice pens of steers, cows, and heifers were offered, making good values. In stores, steers were well represented, mostly, however, being passed, but a fair proportion were placed afterwards. In dairy stock we offered some nice lines, all selling at sound rates. Fat' ewes made 12s, lis 6d, Us; shorn fat ewes, prime, 9s; ewes and lambs, Us; forward ewes, 9s; store ewes, 7s 9d; hoggets, medium, 9s; culls, 5s 9d; beef steers, £5; beef cows and heifers, £3 10s to £4; store steers, £3 12s; 18-months, £2 2s; yearlings. £1 15s; young heifers, £2 to £2 ss; dairy heifers, springing. £3 10s to £4; store, cows, £1 10s; weaner pigs, good, 12s 6d.