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Waikato Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1558, 16 May 1903, Page 2

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The Waikato Aitous Office, This Day. AUCKLAND MARKETS. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons' weekly report -.—Horses : At the Haymarket, on Friday, the usual number were broucht forward. We quote : Young heavy draughts, up to £4O ; medium draught*, £l7 10s to £25 ; buggy horses and good hacks, £l4 10s to £l6 10s ; light harness and ordinary hacks, £5 to £l3 ; weeds and ponies at late quo. tations ; bay filly, by Soult—Jennie, 10J guineas ; spring cart, £6 15s ; gig, £l4. Hay,' 5s cwt ; straw, 28s to 29s load. Hides, Skins, Tallow, etc.: Hides—Ox, 4Jd to 6Ad ; cow, 4Jd to sid ; calf, 4d to 4|d; horse, 2s 3d to 63. Tallow, 18s to 24s 3d ; rough fat, ljd : bones, 4s 6d ; mohair, 6d to Sd. SkiDL—Best butchers', 2a 6d to Ss 5d ; dry and country, Is 6d to 2s Id ; pelts, Is 4d to Is 9d ; dry, from 4d ; lamb, la 7d to 2s 2d; dry and country, 5d to Is 3d. Wool: Crossbred, 4 ; <d ; long, to 3J-d; pieces, 1-J-d. Grain : Oats firmer, especially Danish, which are now quoted same as teed duns. Southern feed, 2a 4d to 2s Gd ; duns and Danish, 2a 3d to 2s od ; maize, unprocurable, wheat, 3s 9d to 4a 6d : barley. Ss Sd ; bran, £5 ; sharps, £7 : chaff firmer, £4 ex rail to £4 10s ex store for good quality ; inferior and damaged, £2 to £3jlos; oirrots, £1 |7s6d 10 £1 10s. Cattle of all classes were well represented at Remuera on Thursday, and met with a ready sale. Cows up to profit sold up to £9 17s 6d ; dry, £4 ss. Fat and young calves, in full supply, small, weedy, Is to 4s ; medium, 8s to 15s ; heavy, up to 56a ;75 sold. There was a larger number of fat cattle penned than usual. Prices were a shade easier than last week, but competion was steady thronehout. Best beef bold up to 365; aged cows, to 22s 1001 b. Steers ranged in price from £7 15s to £l2 17s 6d cow's, £4 10s to £8 10s ; 301 sold. .Sheep came forward in full numbers. Prices were easier, althongh our quotations are higher. Heavy wethers sold up to 21s ; ewes, to 15s ; medium sorts, wethers, lis to 14a ; ewes, 8s to 103 1750 sold, Lambs were scarce. Best sold 14s; others, 9s to 10s ; store, 4s to 6s ; 150 sold. Thore was a small yarding of pigs, and there was no improvement in values, SYDNEY STOCK SALES. Sydney, May 14.—At the Homebush sales there was strong demand, and prices were high. B-3t wethers, 20s ; extra, to 34s 3d ; good, 16s 6d to 17s ; best ewes, 183 6d ; extra, 25a 9d ; good, 153 6d to 16s 6d ; best bullocks, £l2 ; extra, £l4 7s 6d ; good, £lO 10'; beat cows, £9 ; extra, £9 53 ; good, £7 5s ; best beef, 32s per 1001 b. ______„_