"AUCTIONEERS" REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12045, 15 August 1902, Page 3

"AUCTIONEERS" REPORTS.

>4 AIFBED BUCKLAND.ANB SONS' BEPOET. ...>: HORSES: At the Haymarket -n Friday last an average number;were entered, principally of a light stamp. No young heavy draughts came forward. Medium draughts and spring cart, £14 10» to £21 good hacks and harness, £8 |( 5s to £12 15a; light harness horses, £4 to £5 2-s 6d; worn and old horses and weeds, £5 downwards; sulky, £9.

..■ Hay and Straw; Hay sold from 39.3d to 4s 9d cwt, and 39s for small loads; straw, 36s to 47s waggon load, \ - Hides, Skins, Tallow, etc.: Stout or, 5d to s£d; ~ medium, 4Jd to 4£d; light ox and ccw, 3£d to 4id; calf, 3id to 4Jd; damaged hides at relative rates; tails, Is 8d; horsehair, Is to Is 2d; tallow, 23s to 24s 9d; fat, ljd; bones, 4s 9d; skins, best green, up to 3s, dry and inferior at relative rates. _ Grain, etc.: Owing to strong demand from Sydney, maize advanced to 3s 4d and 3s sd, ex,ship, with orders still unsatisfied; oats also considerably advanced in the South, and higher prices may be expected here; prime chaff is scarce, and is , worth from £5 to £5 ss, ex rail; carrots, 25s to 30s; turnips, 255; pressed hay. in full supply, from £3 10s to £5. for ordinary meadow;, straw, £3 10s; bran, £6; sharps, £6 15s. . cOn.August 2we held*a special sale of the Auckland Dairy Company's cows at Papatoetoe. . There was a large attendance, and satisfactory prices were obtained. The cows brought from £4 10s to £11 17s 6d: horses, £14 to £21. :

At Waiuka •on ; Saturday there was a fair muster of stock of all classes,,- which met with a reads- ; sale, sows at their profit bringing from i' £5 : to- £8 : .. 10s; no grown store steers yarded; yearlings,. £2 IQs to £3,35; strong calves. 28s to 40s; dry cows, £2 10s to £4 10s. The farm advertised for sale at Waipipi was passed in, the price offered not reaching the reserve. , .'.-„.-.--.•.:".'.'■. '■.';:; ; :--

We held our fortnightly sale at Belensville on Wednesday, and disposed of an average quantity of cattle. The advertised steers brought from £2 13s 6d to £5 13s; springing heifers. £4 10s \o £5 ss; sheep, 8s 3d to 10s 3d:- ponies... £3. :: ' i-. . -;: '■ " At. Berhner'a, on • Thursday dairy cows came forward in usual numbers, but were dull of sale; prices for those at profit were from £5 to £6 los; the store steers advertised were a 'useful lot, and brought from £5 17s 6d to £7 lOsrdry cows. £3 *° £4 lOg; yearlings, f.4 lbs to £3 ss. Fat. and young: calves, plentiful; small sold from 2s to 8s: medium. 12s to 16s; heavy, up.to 695; 60 sold. There was a moderate muster of beef, and r'iccs advanced 30s per head; steers and heifers brought from 28s to 33s 10C lb; aged cows, 21s to 255; steers ranged in price from £9 7s ,6d to £15 15s; cows, £5 2s fi d to £14; 210 sold. - The sheep yards were completely filled, and. late quotations were fully sustained; heavy wethers brought from 15s' to £1. 3s 6d; lighter sorts, 12s to 14s; ewes heavy, up to 16s 9d; others. 9s 6d to 12s 6d;' no store sheep yarded: hoggets, 6s 6d to 12s; 2000 yarded. Pigs of all classes were plentiful, and sold freely throughout, porkers fetching from 25s to 355; heavy, tip to 70s; small, 7s 6d to 10s 6d; 130 sold. - NEW ZEALAND : LOAN AND ITEECANTIIiS .. AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Auckland Wool Stores. August 13. Horses Continued in * steady demand, average numbers being brought forward. The usual lots were submitted under the hammer on Friday ;at the Durham Yards, and almost without exception all horses entered changed ; hands. Draughts sold from £28 to £59 12s 6d; medium do., £21 5s to £36 2s 6d; light harness horses, £6 15s to £17 ss; hacks, £6 5s to £17 10s. The thoroughbred mare Vio realised 21 gHineas. Cattle: There was an average number of dairy and store cattle yarded at the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, beef in less numbers than usual. ;, Competition * was extra keen, and the prices realised were the highest reached for many years. Oxen sold from £1 4s to £1 10a per 1001b; cows, £1 to £1 3s. Fat steers made from £7 10s to £14 7s 6d; cows, £4 15s to £9,105. A draft of 16 steers from the Waikato averaged £13 2s. Dairy cows, £4 5s to £8 12s 6d; empty do., £2 15s to £3 17s 6d; calves, £1 8s to £1 195.,-., Sheep: The : Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuesday, and with the exception of those of first quality, scarcely kept last week's prices. Wethers sold from lis 6d to 18s 9d; ewes, 7s 6d to 16s 6d; ' hoggets, 7s 6cl to 14s 9d; ewes in lamb, 7s 6d to 10s 9d; store: hoggets, 5s 6d to Bs. Pigs: In full supply. -Porkers brought I from £1 23 to £2 8s; weahers, 8s 6d to 12s. At Pukekohe on Wednesday there was a ! good muster of stock of all classes which met a ready sale. Dairy cows cold from £4 10s to £8 15s; grown steers, £5 5s to £7 2s; 12 to 18-tnonth-old do., £2 10s to £3 15s; drv cows. £2 15s to £4 is; calves, £1 8s to £2 9s. Pat cattle at Newmarket rates. On Thursday last we held a successful sale of Mr. W. McCormick's live and dead stock on the farm, Ness Valley. There was a good attendance, and bidding was brisk. The dairy cows so Id. from'£4 2s 6d to £9. Hides: We offered an average lot on Tuesday, competition being not so ■ brisk except for well-flayed, good-conditioned lines. We sold prime stout ox, 6Jd to 6?d; stout, s|d' to 6d: medium. 43d to Sid; light, 4Jd to 4*d; ' cow,-best lines. 4cl to 4Jd; stout, Aid; stags', 2*d to 23d; calf, best, 4Jd to 5Jd; kip, to 33d; cut and scored,' id to id less. .Sheepskins: Improved slightly in price, and we cleared p large catalogue at the following rates, viz.:— Large salted, 2s 6d to 3s; small and medium. Is 6d to 2s 3d. - Tallow: Best * rendered, £1 3s ;to £1 4s; seconds, £1 to £1 2s; rough fat, lid per 11). Tails, Is 9d per dozen. . Bones. 4s 9d per cwt. " ; Wool:: Market steady at late rates. Maize: Market very firm at 3s 6d on wharf, and we look for a further rise. Oats: The market has advanced, and is firm at 2s lOd c.i.f. for wholesale lines. Chaff: No alteration to report. Potatoes: Now- quoted at" £3 15s to £4 on wharf., ■ • -•'"■' . > Dairy Produce: A keen demand exists both locally and from Australia at . enhanced .prices. Butter of ' all grades meets with, a ready sale, and we now.quote our AVaverley prints at Is 2d per lb net. jifT-oci- - G. W. BINNBY AND SONS' REPOET. On Tuesday we cleared an extra large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, tallow, bones, etc. Hides: Competition good throughout for sound. We quote: Extra stout, 6d to 6Jd;: prime. 6Jd to 7d; stout, 4Jd to sd; light, 4d to 4Jd; cow. picked, to 4Jd (the bulk sold 4d to 4Jd): wet, 3d to 3*d; badly dressed, 2d to 2Jd; calf, 4d to sd; stags', 2d to 2Jd per lb. Sheepskins: Local green and salted average 2s 8d for good lines; picked, 3s; country, from .Is 9d to 2s 8d: pelts. 9d to Is 3d; damaged, Id to 6d each. Tallow: Picked. £1 4s 9d; good, mixed, £1 3s.to £1 3? 6d: seconds, 18s to £1; inferior, 10s 6d to 15s per cwt. Fat, lSd per lb. Hair: Horse tail, Is Id to Is 3d; mane, 9d to to lOd per lb. Cow tails. Is 8d to Is 9d per dozen. .• ■ " i

Bone.?, £4 15s per ton

RAWER A AND OKAIAWA

The Egmont Farmers' Union, Limited, reHawera, August 5.— Hawera. on Thursday, July 31. there was a good varding of cattle, mostly grown ' steers. Bidding for some lines was slack, whilst others were well competed for. Fat cattle sold at good values. We quote: Fat bullocks, £8 4s; fat cows and heifers, £5 9s to £7 10s 6d; forward bullocks. £6 5s to £6 12s 6d; 2-year steers. £4 8s ; to £4 10s: store cows, £3 53 to £4 ss; 18month steers, £3 14s yearling steers. £2 15s. At Okaiawa, on Friday. August 1, owing to the heavy rain few stock were yarded. We quote: Fat cows. £5 19s to £6 10s; springers, £5 15s to £6 2s 6d; fat-sheep. lis Id. ~ . [. WAVEELEY AND WANGANUT. Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co. reports—At Waverley on Friday we had a good yarding. Bidding was keen, for all classes of stock, cattle selling at advanced rates; sheep of good quality sold well, and have to report a total clearance. At Wanganui more stock than advertised came . forward. Bidding for cattle was spirited throughout, especially for all classes of young stock, and nearly all sold under the hammer. Only a few pens of sheep came forward, and sold with the exception of one pen. A good entry of pigs, selling in vendors' favour. Cattle.--At Waverley: Forward steers, £5 15s to £6 10s; fat cows (light), £5 ss; cows and calves, £5 6s; store cows, £3 10s to £4; yearling steers, £2 6s to £2 10s; yearlings to 15-month steers, £2 16s; yearling heifers,. £2 to £2 4s; cows and heifers, £4 5s to £6; weaners (small), £1 18s; 15-month steers, £3 ss; empty heifers, £3 15a to £4. Sheep.—At Waverley: Woolly lambs, 4s 6d; fat and forward wethers, good, 12s 2d; others, 9s 3d; medium ewes, good, 9s 7d. Cattle.—At Wanganui: Heifers in calf, £4 ss; weaners, £1 6s to £1 18s 6d; hand-fed wearier heifers. £2 9s to £2 10s;. 15-month steers. £2 17s to £3; 2 to 3-year steers, £3 16s; 2-year steers, £3 16s: cows in calf, £3 17s to £4; milch cows, £4 to £6 10s. Sheep.—At Wanganui: Wethers, good, lis 6d; light fat ewes. lis 6d; store ewes, 6s. Pigs.— Baconers, . £2, 3f) to £2 15s: best porkers, £1 4s to £1 12s; medium do., 15s to £1 la Cd. • ; . JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs. Freeman 11. Jackson ami Co., in conjunction with Abraham and Williams, report on August 5 on their Joiinsonville sale as follows: average yarding of bullocks. With the exception of two or three pens of rough, heavy weights the yarding was of prime quality, and was keenly competed for. We quote:' Beef at £1 3s; extra heavy weights were at lower rates; extra heavy bullocks, £11 15s to £11 17s: 6d: prime bullocks. £10 to £10 7s 6d; others, £9 to £9 17s 6d. Sheep were in fall supply, but with the exception of one line were of second-rate sorts. Best wethers, 15s; others, 12s 6d to 13s 6d. Ewes, lis 9d. .