AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11619, 5 April 1901, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MEBCANTT AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). . j - Auckland Wool Stores, April '

Horses have been brought forward im-v-'v. jreased numbers and a good demand is ; prevailed at prices in favour of the venr. There was a large muster at the Durk Yards on Friday, and competition was bs, nearly everything changing hands. Hey draughts Drought lrom £2u to £37 10s; ij; dium do., £13 to £19; light harness do. : 16s to £13 17s 6d; hacks, £3 10s to £10 12s 6 v Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on T3day dairy and store stock were yardedn • average numbers, and met a ready salet improved prices. Dairy cows sold at fn £5 2s 6d to £7 17s 6d; empty, fresh-conditiod . cows, £2 17s to £4 2s. Beef Was vardedn full munber3 and met a ready sale uer. brisk competition. Oxen made from 19£6 233 per 1001b; cows, 17s to 19s. Steers »le from £6 to £12 10s; cows, £4 15s to £10 7si. Sheep: The Newmarket Yards were ell filled on Tuesday, and those of good quty advanced in prices. Wethers sold at >m 15s 6d to £1 for a pen of extra well fa<d; : ewes, 13s 6d to 16s; lambs, in full supplypld well at prices from 10s 3d to 13s 3d. i■" Pigs were yarded in larger mtmbersian for some time. Porkers sold at from ! to £1 9s; weaners. 4s 9d to lis 6d. r At the Papakura Yards on Wednesdavher? :■ was an unusually large muster of stojand dairy stock rffered for the time of thf'ear, and some of the grown steers w*re excellent quality and breeding, being akreat credit to the North, and plainly £>wing that it pays to use well-bred Mills, srown Bteers sold at from £5 15s to £?,' two 1 throe- ;. year-old do., £3 to £5 7s; one to two~ar-old do.. £2 to £3 2s; calves, 18s to £1 17s empty cows. £2 15s to £3 12s 6dj Lifers, J 15s to £2 19s. ■ » •■'-.■.... j I ■':•■ Hides: At our weekly sale in Tutday the catalogue comprised an avera;e selefion, and all lines met with very god cojpetition. ~ prices realised being as folljWs:—lime and •stout ox, 5Jd to 6Jd; stout, '3d to'id; light and medium, 4d to 41d; bw, 3? to 4Jd: scored,' 3*d to 33d; kip, 3dto 3Jg calf, 4d to sd; stag, 2d to 2gd. I , Sheepskins sold freelv. hrabs, and pelts (salted), Is Id to Is lOd; dr, 3d t- 6d lower; full wools, 3s to 3s 9d. , Tallow: Best, 183 6d to :s 6d. „ .Wool: Crossbred. 3?>d told; lanbs', 3sd to 4d: nieces, -H& to 3Jd. .< /,, • Tails. Is 9d per dozen. / Maize;. The market is rmer at 2s 2d for export. The bulk of theshipracnts received were forwarded on to Syiey. leaving only a V, small supply for local tree. However, as the | '.consumers have been sing wheat, which could be bought at a lver figure, the tendency is to hold off laize; consequently , local requirements are sail. Oats are easier, being forth Is lOd c.i.f. for wholesale lines. i Chaff: Good stuff is.vrth £2 10s per truckload at rail. /

MESSRS. ALFRED BTOKtfD AND SONS* WKKKLT REERT. Horses: At the Eayarket, on Friday last, we had the usual muk. and sold the greater number at fair values Heavy draughts were scarce, and inquired tr consequently at high prices. Medium were also in demand, and many sold at jices varying from £25 to £31 10s. Several gad hacks changed hands at £13 Ito £20 each, ad ordinary trap horses and hacks at late /notations. • ■ - • 1 At the Otahuhu file, on Wednesday, the foil number were enired, the attendance was not large, though along those present were many buyers, and al horses of a useful class sold freely. Amongthe sales effected were: Medium draught c<t, £25; unbroken trap ftllv. by "Wilmington £2s; good buggy horses and hacks, £13 to £5; aged draughts, £14 to £18; handy, active, trong horses, £8 to £12; and weeds, from 20 upwards. Hay and straw iomes forward in small' quantities only, an' is at high prices, especially the latter. /i Grain, etc. : At Hymarket auction wo sold damaged oats, Is 8; wheat. Is lid to 2s 4d; maize, 2s 3d; chai! 37s to 55s per ton. Ex ' store prices unchaged. Maize, ex wharf, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. I Hides. Skins, Mow, etc.: An average .'quantity in these .'lines v<as sold at late , values. Ox hides, |d to 53d ; cow hides, 3d ,';o 4d; calfskins. 3Jd i 4|d ; sheepskins, up to i's 8d each; nelts, up>Q 2s 2d; lambskins, to H Bd. Wool: Lambs 43d; crossbred, 3Jd to 4d. Tallow. 20s to 21s pr cwt. Hough fat, lid to ■ 2d per lb. i At ."Remuera oi Thursday, dairy cows, penned in averagi numbers, were at late values. Prices forthose at profit were from £5 5s to £8 12s 6d. j Store cattle, scarcely up to late quotations. Fat and young calves, in, short supply, we"« better worth; fresh dropped, 4s toßfi; nedium, 10s to 14s; heavy, up to £2 5s (5C soldi. There was an average mnstei of fat stock, which fullv kept late values. Well-fa ttwl st«ers and heifers were from 19s to 22* the 1001b : aged cows, 16s to 18s ; Steers ranged in price .'rom £6 10s to £10 2s • 6d; cows, £4 :0s to £7 lis 6d (220 yarded). Fat sheep of all dasses sold freely, wethers bringing from 14? 6d to 38s: ewes, 10s to 16s 9d each" (1100 .yirded); lambs, fat, 10s to 14s; St ire. 6s to Is each (201 sold). Pigs of all classes are required; small, sell- . Ing from 5s to 10s; pood stores, 14s to 18s: porkers, 20s jo 30s each (67 sold). No heavy pig 3 yarded. ; \<

MESSRS. G. V. BINNKY AND SONS' REPORT. On Tuesday we cleared a large catalogue of hides, shecpfkins, tallow, etc., under ' brisk' competition • ■':■'■ " ■::Hides: Extra stout sold-53d to 61d; stout, Aid to sck medium, 4Jd to 4Jd; light, 33d to 4d; cow, 33d to 4d: seconds, 3d to 3|d; calf, 3d to 4Jc; stag, 2d to 2|d; damaged,- Id-to lid lb. / " Sheepsrins: Local green and salted, Is 8d : to Is. Id; , country,. Is to Is 8d; 'damaged, Id to'. 3' each. ! , - .. ■ ■ Tallriv: Best mixed, in shipment casks, 19s to £I;'seconds, 15s to 17s;-inferior, 9s to 10s ' cwt. / Bones: Best dry, £5; wet, £3 to £3 10s ton. .Tail/, cow, Is 9d to ;Is lOd dozen. .;' ' WAIPU CATTLE''SALE. "." "' ' (BY/ TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.! '' / - : WAIPU, Tuesday. At Mr. C. Dibble's cattle sale, this day, r: pries ruled slightly lower than last montn, maiy animals being withdrawn. About bO head were sold, springing cows fetching from £4 5s to £5 ss; heifers;, £3 15s; fat cows, £4 10f; yearlings, £1 6s to £2 8s; bulls, • from £3 61 to £3155. r t , - 7 * : |. ' JOHNSONVILLE. '/Messrs. Freeman • E. Jackson and Co., in : Conjunction with Messrs. Abraham and Williams, report on their Johnsonville sale,.oh 26, as follows:— cattle, equal to requirements, sold briskly at from £1 to £1 2s the 1001b, according to. quality.' Prices ranged ; from ( £7, 6d to £9 ss; fat cows, £5 to £6, made full* value,'quality' considered. Sheep were steady at' about last week's rate. Fat wethers, 155. t0. 16s Id; good quality fat ewes, 13s 9d; others, 12s 6d; stores, 8s to 9s; fat lambs, 10s Id to 10s lid ;'stores, 8s Id. There were no pigs in the yards. • WANGANUI. Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co. report on March 27:—At St. Hill-street yesterday we had a full yarding of sheep, which consisted chiefly of half to three-quarter-bred wethers and ewes (small) from Moawhaiiga district, on account of several natives from that district, and are sorry to report that we couldn't manage to do business with them, the reserves being excessive throughout. Very good prices were offered for the bulk of the lines,, bat they preferred to take them back and keep them until after- shearing. Cattle sold well, and bidding was brisk, everything being sold at auction. We quote:—Cattle: 18-month to two-year heifers. £3 2s; forward cows, £4 6s .6(1; weaners, £1 12s to £1 16s; yearling heifers, £2 3s to £2 ss. Sheep: Store wethers, 113 to lis 6d; fat and forward ewes. 10s 6d; forward ewes, 9s; Jambs (small). 3s lOd to 5s 6d. Pigs: Porkers, 18s to £1 os; large pork, £1 5s to £1 of; small sorts, 5s to Bs. FEILDING. Messrs. Gorton and Son report :—During the hist week we have held sales at Hunterville, Feilding, Mr. Pembcrthy's (Waituna), and at v\ aituna. "At Huntervilie we had a good yarding of sheep and fair entries of cattle. -the bidding was a little dragging at first, but we cleared everything excepting a small pen of fat ewes and four head of cattle. At Feilding we had large entries and a good attendance. The-sale opened • rather dull at first, hut increased in briskness as it went on, and resulted in a large" clearance of both sheep and cattle. At Mr. Pemberthy's dairy cows sold well, but good bargains were secared among the articles of furniture. At Waituna only small entries came forward, but with the exception of a pen of cattle and sheep all were sold. Our quotations are as under:— Cattle—Hunterville: Fat cows. £5; 2-i-year steers, £4 10s; store cows, £3:'' 18month steers, £3: weaners, £1 13s. Feilding: Fat cows and heifers. £4 5a to £5 17s: forward cows, £3 lis 2-year steers. £3 4s to £3 ss; weaners, £1 15s to £2 6s; calves, lis 6d to 255; milkers, tip to £6 12s 6d.' Mr. Pemberthy's dairy cows, frrm £3 Is 6d to £7 10s; 18-month heifers. .£2 14a 6d; calves and weaners, 13s 6d to £1 55.. Waituna: 18-month steers: £2 17s firl; wearier steers, £1 18s: mixed we<iners. 19s to £1 Ms 6d. Sheep—Hunterville:. Mixed 2-tooth. lis; mixed' lambs, 2a fid to 7s; 2tooth ewes, lis lOd; f.m. ewes, 6s 9(1 to 7s. feilding: 2-tooth ewe.-, 14s 6d;" 2-tooth .'and 4-tooth ewes, 12s 6d to 14? sd; ewes, mixed aces, various prices, from 6s to 12s; fat ewes, lis fid; fat wethers, 14s 7d; store wethers, 12s to 13? 6d.; f.m. wethers, 13s 9d to 14s sd; lambs, various prices, from 4s to 9s; rams, 17s 6d, to £2 12s fid. Mr. Pemberthy's lambs. 8s 3d. Waituna: P.m. ewes. 5s 3d; lambs, 6s f«; rams, 21s. '" • ■' ' . '