AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3124, 23 July 1892, Page 2

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Mussna A. Buckland and Sons' RkPORT.—At the Haymnrket during the past week hand-b:iund fodder has brought from 2s Gd to 3d Gd the cwt ; potatoes, £2 5s ; carrots, £1 5s to £1 8s the ton ; maize, 2s Id and 2s 2d ;oats, Is 10d to 2* 3d the bushel. On Friday horse stock were slow of sale.and several withdrawn, those sold were of late values : Hiding horses, from £5 to £12 ; aged draught, £7 to £10; young, active draught, €12 to £20 each. A sprint; cart, £12 ; set dcuble bugpry harness, £o, were the prices obtained. On Tuesday hides were without alteration in value : Medium to heavy ox hides were from 3d to 4%d ; cow hides, ljd to 2.Vd ; calfskins, id to 4£d the lb. Sheeui-kins sold well. Fresh skins brought from 3s to 4s 7d each. Consequent on the wet season the sales' at Pokenn on Monday and Drnry on Wednesday were very limited. The fat cattle yarded sold freely ; store cattle dull of sale and some young qalvoK unsold ; aged dairy cows at profit from 20* to 30s each of Mess values than at previous month's sale, but young cows were in good demand at late values. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows were dull of sale. Prices ranged from £4 7s Gd to £5 15a. Few store cattle yarded. Fat cattle in demand at last week's juotations —20s to 23s tho 1001b-100 sold. Young calves, in usual number kept their value. Sheep numerous —1219 yarded — were lower than last week from Gd to Is each. Aged ewes, near lambing, brought 7s Gd each ; fat longwoolled wothor.", 13s to 19s 3d ; cross-bred wethers, 11s to 14s ; merino wotheis, 7s Gd ; crossbred ewes, 9* to 12s 9d each. Pigs yarded in limited number, but of good quality, sold freely at late quotatatilMlH.

Mkssrs Hunter and Nolan's Weekly I'kj'Okt.—Grain, seed, horse-feed, etc.: The supply has been short, and a strong demand has existed, resulting in enhanced values. We quota—feed oats, 2s 4d to 2s (i'i ; Tartarian, 2r Gd ; maize, 2s 3d to 2s 4'i per bushel, bran, £4 10s; chaff, £2 10s to £3 per ton. Horses: Dullness has characterised the market, although a demand for those of a good stamp has existed, ij.ircly an average number were entered for disposal by auction at tho Durham Yards on Friday. Competition for inferior lots was not keon, but most were eventually cleared. We quote—backs, from £4 to £S 10s; medium draught, £G to £12 10s; heavy draught, £S 12s Gd to £17 10s; weeds, £1 to £2 10s. Wool, hides, skins, bones, tallow. The quantities pitched were scarcely so large as usual, but the demand was brisker. Wβ quote—stout ox hides, to Iji per lb; light to medium, to 3d ; i4oer and cow, l|d to 2;} d ; calfskins, to Oil; damaged, Jtl to l|d per lb ; bones, £410s to £o per ton ; tallow, 17s to 18s Gd per cwt; sheepskins, 2a , to -Is (id each ; broken anil damaged, Is to Is Gd each ; wool, tihd per Hi. Cattle have been brought forward in moderate numbers, and a steady demand has existed,, without noteworthy alteration in values. At Newmarket, on Tuesday, notwithstanding the wet weather, an average number were brought forward and disposed of, there being a good attendance u>\4 competition tliiMiifhont f'>r all classes. A\ e quote : Dairy cows, £4 10s to £7 10s ; calve.--, 15s fri 23s • ye.irlinijs, 20s to 27* Gd ; twi>-y*\u'-'il'ls iUi (id to 40s ; grown steers, £3 10s to £4 u<; froxh-MndUionHd. £4 15s. Borne HVPiMfres : £8 ( Js Gd, £S 15s, £7 Kis, £7 10s. £"• 11s ; cows, £(i ss, £5 17s Gd, A':". 10h, £5 (i-i SJ, t's 2s Gd. Beef. 21s to 'J:;-i per 1001b.-. Sheep have continued in steady demand, and at Newmarket, on Tuesday, a large number would have found purchasers, Wethers at from 13s 3d to ISs ; etyes, 11s to 14s ; lambs, 7s 4d to 10s. Pigs, scarce, worth 2|d to 2Jd per lb live weight.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. AucKr.AXi), List Night, —In tho local produce market prices remarn unchanged. Ji-jst dairy butter is Is 3d ; second quality, Is ; and third quality, 10d per lb wholesale. Eggs are 10d per dozen wholesale, and Is vm dozen '-Rt.il. Oats, 2< Id to 2s 2d. Potatoes, £2 lr.s to £;{. Muizc. old, 2*> 4d: Cheese, scarce, at "lArl to 7d.