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Waikato Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1476, 7 February 1903, Page 2

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The Waikato Aimios Office. This Day. CLEARING SALE AT KADROA. Raglan. This Diy.— The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co. report :—At Mr Litchfield's r-ule yesterday there was a good attendance, many beini! present from Waikato and KttWnia notwithstanding the wet day. Good prices ruled throughout. Dairy cows sold from £5 2s to £0 lii; two-year heifer 3iu call, £4 12. to £5 : IS months heifers', £3 16a; calves £2 12s. Sheep : Ewes, iO) u'd to 12a (id; Rnrpuey rams. Ig. Horses: Draughts. £l2 j< to £37; spring cart mare, iu foal to Leolantis, £35; pony, £6. Young pins. Ils6d; sows, £ll9=. Implements, furniture, and sundries sold at full values. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messrs Alfred Dockland and Sons' report.—Horses ; At the Haymarket on Friday we had a smaller entry than usual. No heavy draughts offered. Aged medium draughts and express horses, £l3 to £ls 10s ; buggy horses and good hacks, £lO to £l2 5s ; light harness and ordinary hacks, £5 to £9 5s ; weed and ponies, at late values. Tax-cart realised £i4 ; dray, £l3 ; dray, £B. Hay : Small load, 3s Gd cwt. Hides, skins, tallow, etc. : On Tuesday we offered the usual catalogue, and all lotH brought prices satisfactory r,r> the seller. Hides. Btout ox, OJI to 7id ; medium, 5Ad to Girt ; light, 4Jd to 4jd ; eow. to 4Jd ; calf, 4Ad : stags, 2-Jd to 2Jcl ; tails. Is 7d ; horsehair. Is Id ; tallow, 22s 6d to 23s ; rough fat, ljd ; bones, 4s 9d. Skins : Full woollcd, 3a to 3s 7d ; small, Is lOd'to 2s (3d ; pelts, fresh and salted, Is 7s to Is 9(1 ; dry ami country, 31 to Is 4d : lambs. Is 4d to Is 9d ; dry, Gd to Ib. Damaged hides and skins at relative rates. Wool : Bags and dumps sold at late values. Grain : Oats declined to 3s and 3s 2d bushel ; maize, 4s 2d. ox wharf to 4s (id, ex store ; wheat, 4s lid ; bran, Gs Gd ; sharps, 7s 3d ; chaff, £5 to £6 10s ; pressed hay, £3 10a to £5. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows came forward in usual numbers, but there ware few buyers present. Those at profit sold up to £S 2s 6(1. The store pens were well filled, and late values ruled. Fat and y"oung calves in average supply sold freely. Fresh dropped were from 7s to 12s ; medium, 14s to 18s ; heavy, up to 65s (05 sold). There was an average muster of fat cattle, and all of good quality which met with steady competition throughout, at from 23s to 25s the 1001 b for steers and heifers ; aged cows, .193 to 21s ; steers ranged in price from £S to £l2 15a ; cows, £5 to £9 5s (230 sold). Sheep of all classes came forward in full supply. Prices were lower than last week, yet satisfactory values were ohtained. Wethers sold from lis 6d to His 9d ; ewes, 8s to 13s Gd (1900 yarded). Lambs plentiful, bot few of prime quality. Best sold from 10s to 15s ; light weights, 6s 9d to 8s Gd ; store, 3s 3d to Gs 3d (500 yarded). Pigs in short supply kept late values. Small, 9s Gd to 17s ; porkers, 25s to. 325. No heavy weights penned. Young fowls, Is 3d ; ducks. Is Gd each. SIDNEY STOCK SALES. Sydney, February 5. —At the Homebush tales 40,000 sheep were penned. Prices were firm and showed a slight advance, whilst other lines were easier. Crossbred wethers ; Best, 15s ; good, 12s Gd to 13s Gd ; merlium, 9s 6d. Ewes : Best, 143 ; extra, 153 ; good. Pis to 12s Gd ; medium 9s: Cattle wero easier. IJullocks ; Best, £l3 03 ; extra, £l4 /12a 6d ; good, £lO 10s ; medium, £7- /. Cows ; Best, £9 10s ; extra. £ll 7a 6d ; good, £6 las ; medium, £5 15s. Beat beef realised about 35s per 1001 b.