AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11949, 25 April 1902, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

MESSRS. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Horses: On Friday last, at the Hayiaarket, we again had a full average entry, and prices were similar to late quotations. Many draught horses changed hands at prices between £28 and £42; lighter classes. £20 to £26; really good and quiet trap Horses, £18 to £25; common hacks and light harness sorts, £7 to £10; and ponies at lower values. Horse covers, lis to 16s, according to size and quality; gigs, £11 each. Hay and straw comes forward in very limited quantities, and sells at late quotations. Hides, Skins, Tallow, etc.: A full - catalogue on Tuesday last met a ready sale at late values. Best stout ox up to 6id; lighter, 4Jd to sid; cow, 33d to 4Jd; stag, 2Jd to 3d; calf, 3d to ttd lb. Tallow, 20s to 23s 6d cwt; rough fat. lid lb; tails, Is 9d dozen. Sheepskins, 2s to 2s 6d for best woolled. la 4d to Is 9d for lighter; lambs', Is 6d to 2s 2d each; longwool, 2Jd to 3d; pieces, Id to MA lb Grain, etc.: Southern feed oats have finned considerably, and are now selling at 3s Id ex wharf to 3s 3d ex store; maize, 3s 6d ex wharf, 3s 8d ex store; fowl wheat. 4s; chaff, in short supply, £5 ex rail to £5 10s ex store; bran, £5 10s; sharps, very scarce. £6 ss; root manure, £5 to £6 ss; Sydney honednst, £6 10s; superphosphates, £5 ss; Chesterfield guano, £4 ton. At Kemnera. on Thursday, dairy cows came forward in usual numbers. Prices for those at profit were from £5 to £7 10s. Store cattle, penned in average numbers, met with a ready sale. Dry cows sold from £2 10s to £4 ss; grown steers, up to £7. Fat and young calves, short of requirements, were better worth. Fresh dropped brought from Is to ss; medium, 8s to 14s: heavy, up to £2 9s; 50 sold. The beef pens were fairly well filled. Steers sold freely at from £1 Is to £1 4s 1001b; cows, unless young and of good quality, were no better worth. Prices -for steers were from £6 5s to £11 12s 6d; cows, £4 to £7 15s: 210 sold. There was a large muster of fat sheep, and prices were scarcely up to last week's quotations. Wethers brought from 10s to 14s; ewes. 3s to 12s 6d; 1700 sold. Store sheep, 6s to 9s; iambs. 3s 6d to ss; fat, 6s to 10s 6d; 200 sold. Pigs, penned in usual numbers, were at lower values. Small sold from 3s to 8s; stores, 10s to 18s; porkers. £1 to £1 10s; 60 sold. No heavy weights yarded. NEW ZEALAND AN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Auckland Wool Stores. April 23. Horses: Horses continue in steady demand, more than average numbers being brought forward. There was a good muster at the Durham Yards on Friday. Competition was good, especially for heavy draughts, which wo quote at £23 to £42 10s, a waggon team of four making from £36 to £42 10s: medium draughts. £25 to £29 12s 6d; light harness horses. £9 15s to £17 12s 6d; hacks, .£5 15s to £12 12s 6d; weeds, £1 2s 6d to £2 10s. The hurdler and steeplechaser llufus realised £150. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday dairies and stores wore yarded ia barely average numbers. There was a full muster of beef, ox selling from 2Cs to 24s yer 1001b, cow, 17s to 20s. Fat steers realised from £6 17s 6d to £10 17s 6d; fat cows, £4 las to £9 ss. Two trucks of extra well-done cows from Waikato averaged £8 ss. Dairy cows sold from £4 10s to £7 12s 6rf; empty cows, £2 15s to £4 2s: calves, £1 2s 6d to £2 33.

Sheep: The Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuesday, moat of the wethers being especially well fatted. Fat wethers sold from 12s 6d to 16s 9d for prime, other sorts, 7s 6d to lis 9d; fat ewes. 6s 6d to 12s; fat lambs, 6s 6d to 10s 9d; store lambs. Is 6d to 6s 3d; .store wethers, 6d 6d to 10s 9d; store ewes, 5s 6d to 7s 9d.

Pigs: Large number yarded, selling at last week's quotations. At Waiuku on Saturday there was a Rood muster of all classes. Dairy cows sold from £4 15s to .£7 15s; fat cows. £4 10s to £6 2s 6d. The advertised three and four year old steers sold from £5 5s to £7 15s. Empty cows, £2 10s to £3 12s 6d; calves. £1 5b to £2 Bs. At Tuakau on Wednesday there was a larger yarding than for many months, everything gelling well at late rates. Hides: Our floor was well filled on Tuesday, good prices being obtained. We sold prime os at 61d to 7Jd; stout, 5Jd to 61 d; medium, 4,' dto 5:* t d; light. 4Jd to 4Jd; cow, 4Jd to 4|d; stout, 4ld: calf, to 43d for sound; cut, 2d to 23d; stag. 23d; kip. to 33d. Sheepskins: Largo salted 2s to 2s 3d; small and medium. Is 6d to Is 9d; dry. 3d to 6d less. Tallow: Best, 23s 6d; seconds, 22s 6d. Hair. Is lid. Tails, Is 9d. Bones. 4s 6d per cwt. - Wool: Bright crossbred, 3Jd to 33d; heavy and coarse. 2Jd to 3d. Maize: The market is firm at 3s 6d on the wharf. The bulk of this weeks supplies were exported. ~, . , , , Oats: Firm at 23 lid c.i.if. Auckland. Chaff: Market very firm at £4 15s per ton ex rail per truekload. . On Thursday we held a successful sale of thoroughbreds, mares, etc.. on account, ol Mr 3 G Ralph. Sylvia Park, full particulars of which are published elsewhere. MESSES. G. W. BINNET AND SONS' REPORT. , At our weekly sale hides, sheepskins, tallow, bones, etc.. sold freely under brisk competition, and all cleared. > Hides: The catalogue mainly consisted of extra heavy, medium, and light ox (no prime), and good well-flayed cow. Extra stout ox sold from 6d to 6id; stout, sid jo 540. medium. mto 4Jd- light , 4 d Mid; cow picked, to 4id; best lines, «di wet 4dt calf al sSsltnl d &£*«, and salted from 2s to 2i 4d for the bulk, few large 2s 6d to It M • lambs* from Is 4d to 2a 2d; dry sound nefi'M to Is 91 damaged. Id to M each P Tallow: Good medium. 22s to,2 **; seconds, 18 to 19s per cwt; fat, lid to lid per lb. 1 llonis Mediuin! 8;s to 12s; large. 15s to "Site- Wato is 2d; mane, 9d to lOd per lb; cow tails, is 6d to is 9(1 per down.

HUNTER AND WILSON'S REPORT. t S; r Hunter and Wilson report:—At the monthly sate about theadverod[ number cattle were penned and, with .he exception of a lew dairy cows, aUoW at sellers not caring to take Imj era P"cea ji auction a great deal c,f business , change & B P bt V fo™ y ieavin g the yard. Fat cattle fetched 181 to 219 per 1001b; dairy cows and SS « Os to £6 7s; pr vately. a Jersey cow at £10; 24 to 31-year-old^ steers £4 3s to £5 15a- store cows and heifers, t&£ to &. 10a. choc^'l4-year heifers. £ to 10 £3 to : >? ;br S year steers, £3 2s 6d to £3 6s; weu Drea calves and yearlings, £1 10s *<> £2 6s; 340 Store lambs, 2s 6d; do- ewes, 4s = Privately. 80 fat bullock, at current, values for the free/. ing Company: 20 choice heifers, bred by Messrs Hutchinson Bros.. £4 each. Mr. Jus. Close. Ngaheia, being the purchaser.

MCNICOL AND CO.'S OHAUPO SALE. On Tuesday about 300 head of cattle were variedall of good class and in good conditim Only a lew dairy cows were offered. «*&. saaa as puces, ~ D « r y °°££- 12a- grown steers, fresh mi*.T'vo-v'car heifers, £2 17s; steer caves, Va iq«i- two-vcar hellers, £2 I<*>. * tt( ;| caivte, mixed sexes. £1 £4; fat cows. ri°V L r>, 10s rlv ain lamb. % were varded 10 in lamb. 10s 6d; hoggets. Bs. VVAVEELE y. Messrs. Freeman **»«*« «.d ur,tile all sold at. late quotations, fat lv „ C «„iHnß briskly At Wanganni on Wed?4 U 3s 6d V6S "fi of sheep sold fairly ihouirh Vice*were, if anything, in favour of •buyer- A good entry of pigs was yarded and sold at late quotations. We quote: At W .ver'ey-Cattle: Pat cows. £5 3s to £5 os, forward "cows £3 12s 6d to £4; store cows, £2 15s to £3 ss; 15-months heifers. £2 15s. 15nonths steers, £3 ss; weaners (best ~ £1.108 to £1 17s- others. £1 ss: heifers in calf. £3 12a Id to £3 'l& .Sheen: Forward ewes. 7a 6d to 7* Od-ttaoth ewes 8s to 8s Id; 2-tooth wethers. 8s M; shorn lambs. 4s 60. At Wanganu.--Ca tie: Weanors. 1S ? to £1 l*)* ton cow, £2 15s to £3 10s; springing heifers, £4_38 60. Hheen- Fat and forward ewes. 8s to 88 Yd. lorS wethers. 8s 7d; 2-tooth wethers 7s to 7s 10(1; 2-tooth ewes, 6s 6d; 2-tooth half-bred merino wethers (small), ss; good ewes. 6s to 7" tod: others, 2s 6d to 4s 3d. Pigs: Baconers, £] 6s to £1 12s; good porkers, £1 to £1 os. medium porkers. 14s to 17s; weaners (best). 8s 6d; others. 4s 6d to 5s 6cl. JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co.. Hi conjunction with Messrs. Abraham and Willi'im" report as to their Johnsonville sale mi follows:-An average yarding of .some heavy-weight to medium bullocks, with a few lighter sorts, met a. fair market Beef made 209 and an occasional pen 21s. We "io£- Prime heavy bullocks. £8 10s to £8; IS. £7 l"s 6d to £7 12s 6d; light bullocks, £7 Ut&. Sheep, in usual supply, were without improvement in price. A few medium fat: ewes made 9s 9.1; fat wethers Is 9d; half-fatted store ewes. 7s to 7d. 3d: good butchers' lambs, 8s lOd to 8a 7d. Weaner ™«- 7s 3d. WANGAinJI> Messrs Freeman It. Jackson and. Co. rew" had J good l ill-street Yards on Saturday we had a good entry of horses trom tottto medium quality, all kindly.sorts jelhn« well. such as draughts subject to trial. wmojhot half draughts, and good serviceable.hacks and on the whole have to report a '•«_■«■• Wo quote -. Beat draughts. £28 to *»' £ $: medium. £20 to £23; hunter Shingaard. £25; harness horses. £10 to £20; best hacksn £13 to £17; medium hacks. £7 to £10.10s: °^ e % £2 to £5: unbroken hacks. £5 12* idto £7 15s; half draughts. £15 to £22 108: hair draught yearlings. £7 2s 6d to £10.