MR. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8269, 15 September 1888, Page 2

MR. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION AND PRODUCE REPORT.

AT the Haymarket, on Saturday, pigs wee in full supply. Piicss, however, were rather lower than the previous week ; medium store made 9s to 14s 6d, horses made from £1 15s to £2 17s 6d, horse, dray, and harness £20. At the mart, fowls made ltd to Is 9', Spanish stag 2s 6d, brahmas 2s 9j, duoks Is 3d to Is 9d, turkeys 2* 6J to 3s 61, potatoes 2s 9tf to 3s 6d, oni ins 3s 4d, wheat 2s ltd to 3s 3d. A quantity of sundries and eSscts sold at low rates Cattle.— At Stratford on Tuesd»y cattle mastered Well tnd made fair prices all round. A luge number of heifers were yarded, too many indeed for the buyers, and' seve-al p<;ns were ssnt home. S eers were not q ie so good quality as usuul, doubtless nsxt month the sale will show more condition . Calves lls to 16s, yearlings 15s to 21s, 2 year seers 37s to 40s, 2 to 2£ £2 3s, 3 year s'egrs and over £3; cows were dull at £1 10s to £3. — At Oma'a on Thursday there was a fair number of cattle, and prices, on the whole, were satisfactory ; calves made 7s to Us; yearlings, 18s ; heifers in calf, 3ls to 35 ; spring heifere, £2 to £2 17s 6d — At Stony River on Thnrsday 18-month* Bteers, good, made 35s ; 2 years, 35s to 37s ; springing cows, sold better at, £3 Si to £4; draught fillies, £5 10s to £7 ss. L<rod.— Mr Bishop's property on Saturday exceed considerable bidding, and was event- ally knocked down to Mr Max Bollinger at £410. Produce,— Potatoes are now moving freely at anything raugiog from 2s 616 1 to 3s 9d. I ffis'i I could say the same for onions, which nroaiu as last reported. But te-.— Sydney market has weakened somewhvr, owing to late rains, but no great change is expected this month.