COMMERCIAL. The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1505, 25 February 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. The Waikato Times Office, Friday. AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Mr Alfred Ruckland's Weekly Report — At the Hay market, on Feb. 17, fodder was in full supply", .md brought from 2s 6d to 4s 3d per c\vt; small loads, 17s to 29b; andstiaw, 13s to 20s per load. The yard was again well filled with horses, which met with <i fair demand, and for sound young horses in all classes theie is <a good iqquiry. Medium draught colts sold fiom L' 6 10s to L2o 6s ; draught yearlings. Ls 15s to LO 10s ; medium draughts, Ll6 10s to L2O ; light harness hoises, Lio to Lao ; light h.icks and ponies, L 4 to Li 1 15s. At tin- H.i) 111.11 kct, on Tuesd.ij, salted hides brought from 3^d to the lb.; sleep pelts, from 4d to is^d; skin,, 2s to 3s 5d each; wool; from 7|d to 7-{d the II). At Papakura, on Wednesday, about iso cattle were yarded, principall) caUes and \ callings, with a few cows. All brought forward found ready bujers at late values. At Rcmuuia, on Thursday, dairy and store cattle were in modeiatc niuster, and without alteration 111 values. Fat cattle were yarded far in exress of icquirements, and the improved values of last week ag tin lo^t. A few choire anini iis brought <:2s or 235, but the average of any draft of rattle was not more thin 3OS the loolbs , at whirh ■wilue prici'S were steady' Fat cahes were nuspciou*, and full of sale. Store sheep were in good denim d at slightly improved \a 1 ups Fat -heet) were in full supply, but maintained previous puces. Ewes barely '4& \ wethers, 2J the lb. vStore pigs were numerous, but' in brisk demand at o\trem-; alues. Large fat pigs at nominal prices, and daity fed porkers in request at 4d tho lb. Messrs. Huxihr and Nolans Weekly Report.—Horses: The supply his been good and demand steady, at previous quotations. At the Durham Yard's, on Friday, there was a large number entered, and the demand was steady, consequently prices were without material alteration, as compared with the previous week. The shipment from Waitara attracted sper lal attention and realised high rates .is compared with local slock. Wequote hacks from Ls iss to Ll7 10s; light harness, Ll4 17s Od to 1.2=; 10s ; medium draught, L2l to L 29. Wool, hides and skins : The demand was good for wools and bags. "I hry nveraged from 6i to 7^l. Station hides sold at from 38 to 3§d. No butchers hides were dis-

posed of ; pelts, from is to is 8d; skins, from zs 6<l to 4s Cattle :' There has boon incro.iscd animation in the market. A l.irjrer number have been brought forward, but pur1 hirers complained of .111 insufficient supply, riieiewasa lull in.u ket on Tuesday at Newmuki't. Competition was steady throughout the sale and puces had an upward tendency as 1 omparcd with the previous week, but although lots weic cleaied, in sonic instances the expectation of vendors was not 1 c.ihscd. home lew fit ) cached 25s per toolbs., but the price was e\ciptional, and se\ei.il pensf.inly well f.itted weie quitted at 20s. lherc was no notr-wmthy alteration in the value of d.iirj and stoic cattle Thcie was a l.uge muster of stock at Waiuku, on Saturday, but the demand was slack. For those disposed of rates 1 tiling at Ncwmaikct weic given, but •,0111 c were held o\cr for higher rates. Sheep: Store sheep at Waiuku were competed for, and prices realised wcic quite as high as at New111.11 kut, where wethers sold at fioni 7s to 10s od : cue lambs, fiom 7s to 10s. Fat wethers [sold at tiom las bd to 17s %t\. Fat lambs were lathei scarce, and sold at tiom 8s 3d to 13s 9. I'igs ■were in short supply, and prices were consequently no 111.11 kct test.