AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12069, 12 September 1902, Page 3

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

ALFKEB EUCKIiAND AND SONS' EEPOET.

HOUSES: We had rather less than the average I entry at the Hay-market on Friday last. Com- ; petition was been for all young useful classes. | No young heavy draughts entered. Medium \ draughts and spring-cart horses, £20 to £26; hnssy horses and good hacks, £14 5s to £17; light harness horses and ordinary hacks, £6, 10s to £12; old and worn horses, weeds, and ponies, at low prices.

Hay and straw: Hay sold from 3} to 3a Cd cwt, and 16» to 20s email load; straw, 27s ou> horse load.

Hides, skins, tallow, etc.: A good catalogue was submitted ou Tuesday, and all lines sold at advanced prices. Prime ox, up to 6£d; stout ox, sad to 6d; medium, 5Jd to did; light ox and cow, 3ijd to bid; calf. 3d to 51d; kip, 33d to 4.'.d; damaged hides, at usual rates; tails, Is °d; horsehair, Is 2d to ls3id; tallow, 2'n 3d to 243 6d; fat, lid to lid; bones, 4s 9d; skins, best batchers', up tc 3s 6d; dry and country. Is 3d) to 23 lOd; inferior and damaged. Id to U.

Pukekohe Horse Pale: Ob Monday and Tuesday last we held our annual spring sale of horses. There was a large number brought forward, and the demand foil sound and young was keen. Heavy draughts, £20 te £33; horses, fit for express • work, £25 to £33; heavy two and three-year-old colts, and fillies, £24 19s to £34; .hacks and trap horses, £10 10s to £22; light harness and common hacks, £0 to £9 lCs; and a large number of weedy sorts from £1 10s upwards. Grain, etc.: No chance in oats. Maize dropped to 3s Cd in sympathy with Sydney market, damaged from 2s 6d to 3s Id, at auction. Fowl wheat, 33 lOd; barley. 33 2d; prime chaff. £"i IDs ex rail to £6 5s ex store; straw chaff, £3 12s 6d; bran. £7; sharps, £7 ss; pressed bay, £3 to £5; best clover, £6 10s; Straw, £3 10?.

The Waioku Yards were fairly well filled with stock un Saturday, and satisfactory prices were obtained. Dairy cows brougui from £':> 168 to £7 17s 6rl; dry, £2 103 to £3 15s; fat, £5 10s to £7 10s; strong calves, 259 to 30s. No grown steers yarded. Pigs were better I worth. Potatoes, small bags, is <kl to 7s 6d i bay. We held our cattle fair at Heierisville.on Wednesday, and disposed of jorai; 3:6 head of cattle. Three to four-year-old steers brought from £5 15? to £7 2s 6d; two to three-years, £4 tfls to £5 10s; strong calves, 25s to 40s; dry cows, £2 lis to £4; springers. £'1 10s to £6 • store sheen, 7a 9d. At Remuera ou Thursday dairy cows sold from £5 to £3; dry, £3 to £4 10s ; grown fiteers, £7 s<_ calves, 25a to 35s ; young bulls, j £3 Ms t4> £6 10s. Fat and .voting calves, penned in average numbers, improved in value; very few ani.lM came forward, those fetched extreme values. Medium sold from 12s to 18*others up to 4*s; hoary, 61s (561 fold). There was a full muster of fat stock, and all of good quality. Prices were steady at last week's quotations.. 25s to 23s the l&Glb for steers and hcdfersM aged cows, 19s to 21s ; steers ranged in price from £7 10s to £15 10a; cows .35 to £10 COT sold). Fat sheep came forward short of requirements, and improved in value. Heavy wethere sold from 16s to 21s 6d fa, few ol extra prime brought 26a 6d); lighter sorts. 113 9d to 14s: ewes, 12s 6d to 18s ; store. 7s 9d to 9* : spring lambs, lCs to 15s Gel; hoggets 8« ' to Xs 9d (1400 sold). Pigs of all classes brought • hi eh values. NEW ZEAIiAKW LOAN AND MSECAisTIiS ! AGENCY COiIPAJJY (LIMITED). , Horses: At the Durham Yards on Friday horses were yardoA 1 in average numbers and competition was brisk. Heavy draughts sold from £23 to £55 12V. 6d; medium draughts, £23 12s oil to £34 lft~; light harness horses, £3 5s to £22 10s; hacks, £6 5s to £14 12s Cd. A spring cart made £10 10s; double-seated buggy, £15. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday dairy and store stock were penned in usual numbers. There was an average suplily of beef, and pricey were firm at last week's rates, ox selling ii\om £1 4s to £1 10s. and cow 17s to £1 is per 1081b. Fat steers sold from £8 to £14; fat eY>ws, £4 15s to £9; dairy cows, £5 5s to £3 2s v'.d; dairv heifers, £4 5s to £6 2s 6d; calves, £1 as to £2 4s. Sheep: There was an average yarding at Newmarket en Tuesday, and prices for wellfatted advanced from Is to 24 per head. Fat wethers sold from 12s 6d to £1 2s 6d; fat ewes. Ss 6rt to 10s 9d; hoggets?, (is 6d to 103 9d. The advertised ewes and lai*ibs sold from 8s 6d to 9s. Pigs: Yarded in larger numbers than usual and sold well. Porkers, £1 Is to £2 os; weaners, 5s 6d to 12s 9d. At Pukekohe on Wednesday thine was a large muster of dairy and store cattle, the demand being good. Dairy cows sold from £4 10s to £7 ss; empty cows, £2 13s t<v £3 15s: heifers, £1 15s to £5 ss; yearling steers, £1 los to £2 8s; grown steers, £4 15s to» £6 17s 6d. Fat cattle at Newmarket rates. At the clearing sale of live and dead stock held on account of Mr. G. E. McCrae. Mangere, on Saturday, there was a good attendance and very satisfactory prices were realised. Dairy cows sold up to £8 15s; farm horses, £18 10s to £33. Hides: There was a large catalogue on Tuesday, when competition was good and the market closed firm. Scales were made as under:—-Prime stout ox, 6}d to 6gd; stout ax. sid to 6d; medium ox, 4jjd to s.vd; light, 4ftd to 4jd; cow, best lines, 4i;d; ordinary, Aid to 4i<]; kip, to 5(1; calf, to ad; stags', to 3d. Sheepskins: Sheepskins sold at a Slight advance on last week's rates. Large salted, 2s 9(1 to os 4d; small and medium, Is 6(1 to 2s 6d. Tallow: A keener demand was experienced for all lines of good colour. Best in shipping packages realised up to £1 5s 6d; broken packages, to £1 4s 6d; mutton, £1 5s 6d; rough fat, lid. Hair: Horse tail, to Is s<.d; cow, to !od. Tails, Is lOd per dozen. Bones, 4s 9d per cwt. Maize: The market was weak on Monday at 3s 6d f.0.b.. about 1000 sacks being left on hand after supplying Sydney orders. Oats: Firm at 3s on wharf for " B'' grade in wholesale lines. Chaff: Continues firm at an advance of 5s on previous week's rate. Potatoes: Prime Canterhttrys are now quoted at £5 !5s ex store, with a firm market. Dairy Produce: Butter—SuppMes of farmers' separator are now coming in mors freely, and there is a good inquiry at up to lid per lb for best lines. Waverley Factory, ilb squares, Is per lb. Cheese—The increase in prices reported by us last week has naturally led to a lessened demand. MESSES. G. V,'. BINNEY AND SONS' REPORT. On Tuesday we cleared a large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, tallow, etc. Hides: Prices firm for all sound parcels. Picked ox sold to 7ijd; stout. Gd to s£d; light. 4id to 4jd; cow, best lines, 4&1 to 4id; picked, : 4'.d; seconds, 3*d to 3id; kip. 3i|d to Ad; calf, well flayed, 4*d to s}d; yearlings', 4d to 4gd; stags', 2d to 2?d per lb; •damaged hides, 2d to 2id per lb. Sheepskins: Advanced; local green and salted average 3s Id; picked, 3s 6d; country salted. Is 9d to 2s 9d; dry. Is to 2s 6d; damaged, Id to 6(1 each. Tallow: Mutton. £. fts 6,1; good mixed, £1 38 to £1 3s 6d; seconds. 18s to £1; inferior, 103 Od to 16s per cwt. Hough fat, lid pes - lb. Hair: Horse tail, from Is 2d to Is 4d; cow tails, Is 8d to Is 9d per dozen. Bones: Best dry. £4 15s per ton. ELTHAM AND HAWERA. Messrs. Nolan. Tonks, and Co. report, Uawera, August 28:—At Hawera, on the 21st; inst., we had a large entry of cattle ami sheep, with spirited bidding for all classes. At Kakaramea, on the "2nd inst., there was a heavy yarding of cattle and keen inquiry. practically everything being disponed of at, the hammer We Quote:—At Kltham: Weaners. .£1 10s to £1 15s; weaners to year- , i lings, £1 18s to £2 8s; yearling steers, £2 10s j to £2 15s 6d; yearling heifers, £2 15s to £3; j 2-year heifers, £3 15s to £4; dairy cows, £7 : 10s to £8 10s; springing heifers, forward, £5 i 15s to £6 15s; springing heifers, backward, £4 10s to £5; store cows, £3 12s to £3 18s; fresh cows, £4 6s to £4 10s; fat cows, £6 to £7; heavy weights, £8 2s; 2-year steers, £3 18s to £4 2s. At Hawera: Weaners, £1 6s to £1 14a; mixed yearlings, £2 4s 6d to £2 12s 6d; yearling heifers, £2 10s to £2 14s 6d: yearling steers, £2 11? to £2 15s; 2-year empty heifers, £3 13s 6d to £4; 2-year heifers in calf, £4 to £4 10s; forward springing heifers, £5 10s to £6 ss; dairy cows, £7 to £7 10,9* store cows, £3 15s to £3 17s 6d; forward cows, £4 5s to £4 l&s; fat heifers, £6 lis to £7; fat cows. £7 to £3: forward bullocks. £7 10s to £7 13«; fresh bullocks, £6 15s to £7; 18-month steers, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s; 2-year steers. £4. Sheep: Hoggets, 5s 9fi to 6s 6d; fat ewes, 13s; ewes in lamb, lis 6d: cull ewes, 3s 7d to 4s sd. At Kakaramea: 18Hionth steers. £3 3s 6d to £3 lGs; cows in calf, £3 12s 6d to £4 1«; fat cows. £i to £7; yearling Kteers, £2 15s to £2 15s; 2-year steers, £3 17s to £4 ss; empty heifers, £3 63 to £3 15a; springing heifers, forward, £6 10s to £7; cows and calves, £4 10s to £5 ss: backward springers, £4 15s to £5 4s; weaners, £1 13s to £1 15s. Sheep: Forward wethers, 13s 7d. WAVKBLEY AND WAN GAS Messrs. Freeman XI. Jackson and Co. re- \ port..- our Waverley sale on Friday we had a good yarding. Bidding was brisk throughout, all clauses of cattle selling freely. Sheep were in better demand, good hoggets selling at advanced rates. At Wangamii we had a fall yarding, though Hot selling many peas of cattle at auction. We disposed of everything afterwards, with the exception of one line of steers and a few cows, otherwise we had a total clearance, everything selling at lull value?, according to quality. A nice line of grows bullocks were disposed of at auction, ranging from £6 10s 6d to £6 14s. All springing heifers showing well in calf were all disposed of, but backward ones were harder to quit. .Several pens of ahee* came forward and mat a ready sale, all being sold, with the exception of a small pen of hoggets, at better prices. A small entry of pigs sold well. Mfc quote:— Cattle: At Waverley— and forward cows, £4 10s to £4 l?s 6d; springing heifers, best, £5 10s to £5 18s 6d; others. £4 to £4 15s; milch cows, good. £6 5s to £7 ss; medium cows, £4 15s to £5 ss; empty heifers, £3 17s; 2-year steers, £4 4S; weaners to yearlings, good, £2 3s 6d to £2 10*: medium, £1 15s to £1 17s 6d; cows in calf, £3 17s 6d to £4 3s. At Wanganui— cows, heavy weights. £"i 13s to £9 2s; medium cows, £6 Is to £6 13s; yearling heifers. £2 to £2 5s 6d; yearling steers, £2 5s to £2 7s; mixed steers, good, £2 of; calves. 19s 6d to £1 Gs; springing heifers, gaud, £6 15s to £5 12s 6d: backward caivers. £5 5s to £4 23 6d: milch cows, £7 5s to £4 18&; empty cows. £3 93 to £3 15s; bullocks, £6 ISa 6d to £6 14s; 2Vto 3year steers, £5 to £&■ 10s; 15 to 20-month steers, £3 10s 6d; 18-month steers. £3 16s. Sheep: At Waverley—Hoggets. 8s to 8s Cd: ewes in lamb. 7s 6d. Pies: Weaners, 8s 6d to 193 3d; sows, £1 13s. Sheep at Wanganui: Fat ewes and wethers, 14a sd!; fat ewes, 129 to 12s 8d; hit wethers, 14s 6d; forward ewes, 3s; ewes hi lamb. 5s 6d; hoggets, 6s Pd 1* 7s 6d; wethers, 10s to 10s fxl; 2-t(.oth ewes, 9s Id. Pigs: Beet porkers, £.\ 13s 6d to £1 15.": medium porkers. £1 lis; slnps, 13s &d to 15* 6d; weancr?, 11?.