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Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3344, 2 December 1893, Page 8

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■The Waikato Times Office,. Friday, l ' WAIKATO LIVE STOCK MARKETS. The . executor of this late J. McNicol, Mr ' A,' : J. Storey, reports i-AfOhaiipo, on ; Tuesday, the 28th ult.; only a'small mustier of cattle were yarded, but ■ for those good prices were obtained. -Dairy cows, £4l6s to £6; empty I store - cows,' £3lsa to £4 Is; grown steers, front T(\upo,;£sl9s to £Gl3s,; two and a-half-year-oid; steers, £4 7s; yearling to eighteen-montHs steers, £2l2s .to £3,35; f .two. Ito twp i and a-half-year.-old . heifers, from same place,,£2los to £3los; three pens of choice two .to two.iod a-half-year-oid,-heifers,'from' Wf.'arid' G. Wilkie, made £3 7s 6d, £3lss and £4 2s; fat steers, £6 10s to £7 6s; small fat heifers, £4; fat «:mve's, 9s to 10?. 1 The advertised from tho 'king Country,-in I wool, did not look to advantage; their, wool was torn about with the fern and scrub, and:in some cases all the fleece was gone.The sheep were however healthy, and sold from 9s 7d to fls lOd; longwool, lambs, from Mr Gavan Dick, in wool, made 12s; full and broken-mouthed Merino ewes, with lambs, made 7s 9d; shorn hoggets; 7s 7d; Mr H. J. Paton's longwool ewes , and .lambs were all sold ; privately ' at' 10s 3d. At Paeroa, yesterday, about 350 ,head of, cattle were yarded, and a large number of buyers attended from Thames, Te Puke, Tej Aroha, and Waikato,' Prices for the store ■ stock.were good, and quite up to'Waikato quotations. Beef, however, sold very low and the margin between,store and fat stock was very small indeed.' The prices were 1 about for steer,and heiter, calves, 2Gs to 30s; yearlings (mixed), 38s to £2los; eighteenmonths to two-year-old steers, £3 5s to £3 15s; two and.a-halt'-ye'ar-old steers, £4 9s to £4lis; threo toihreoanda-half-year-oldsj ,£4 17s, to, £sl2s; two-year-old heifers, £2 12s to £3 3s; three-year-old heifers and empty cows in fresh condition, £3los to £3 17s Gd; dairy*cpws, £3 lOs to £5 7s (but very . few choice ooe^penned); fat steers, £6 5s to £7los; fat lieifen, £4 12s 6d to£s; fat sheep (shorn), lis; useful farm horses, £l3 to £l6; heavy spring cart, £9 10s; light ditto.,: £l4good buggy mare, £ls; and handsome pony, £5; useful harness horse; £B, : ' ■ , „ ' !

1 AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET; Messrs'A. Bcckland & Son's Report. —At the Hay market during the past week, meadow hay has ranged from Is Gd to 2s (id oaten sheaves,, 2s the cwt; nmizo, 2s Sd to 2s 9d; oats, 2s 3d to 2s Gd the bushel; chaff, 37s to 50s;bone dust, £2l2s Gd to £6 5s the ton;on wharf, maize, £2 : 7s the bushel; On Friday horses were entered in large numbers, and sold freely ; heavy draught brought from £l7 to £23; medium draught, ~ £l2 to £l6; light' harrioss, £7, to £l4 each, Consequent on the elections there was no gale of,hides or ekins held. At Pukekohe on Monday an unusually large imister ' of cattle sold freely, young stock were better worth ; dairy cows.yardea' numerously, ranged in price from £4 t'o £G ]ss each. •"At' Tlmrs'day, dairy, cattle yardod numerously, andchoiceanimalswere freely competed for up to £7'lss, but middling and aged cows were' from £2 ;to £4 each. Store cattle of all classes, fairly:represented, sojd freely at 1«te; values. Fi'esh calved and. fat calves were numerous, GO being sold, and;fully kept their,lato values', Young calves were from' 5s to' 9s; fat < :' calves, mostly from. 12s to 17s ;'a;few from 203 to 28s each. Fat cattle 1 in,moderate supply, 170 being yarded, wore in 1 better inquiry than last; week, and prices l ranged from 20s to 22s per Mb.' Sheop iu less than usual numbers .; 855 sold were without alteration in values. -Fat shorn- wethers . ranged from lis to 14s Gd ; ewes, Qs to 13s ; hoggets, 7s 3d to 8s (id each ; iambs plentiful, but many of inferior quality, 380 being' yarded;: Best lambs sold Ireely'at from Ss '' tolls; inferior, slow of sale, at from'3s to' Gseach. Pigs were numerous; fairly-bred' store pigs sold wellweavers brought from lis to 13s; porkers, 20s to 23s Gd / coarse pie*, 8s Gd psich. Messrs' Hunter and Nolan's Weekly • Report,-Grain, seeds, horsefeed, &c.: The supply : has been sufficient for. requirements - and demands slow, Wo quote oats 2s 7d to ,2s 9d per; bushel; ;maize, :2s 7,d to 2s 9d j -.braiv £3 per..tonoaten chaff, £3. to £4 per' ton: Horses":""No "'strangers' Have been brought forward, and the demand was n6t keen ,at.the. previous week's valiies. The* number entered for Hi'sposalby paction at tho Durham Yards, on Friday, wr/re scarcely .. up to the average,, bidding, was, moderately, brisk,! arid": inostUof 4oki weie cleared.. We quote hacks from'£4 to £ls: light harness and medium £s' 17s Gd to £ls; heavy draught, £l4 5s to £22. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, bonesj, etc.: Large: .quantifies were pitched at'the Durham Yards on Tuesday. Competition was goo] at the previous week's . values. We.quote: Extra stoat- ox hides;, 5d to. per lb stout,, 3|d,, tj; s|d medium, "2|d to 3dV cow 'and steer, to 2id; calf skins, 2fd to 3Jd per lb j { sheepskins, local, 2s 3d to ,4s .Od.eacli; ; station skins, Is 10d to 4s 6dpeits; 8d to lOd; lamb skins, Is to Is 7d; tallow, 15s 6'J ; to 18s Gd per cwt; bones, £3 to £3 5s per,. • ton.'4-Gattle \yere ; again: brought forward in, limited numbers, but the demand was lan-!' guid, and there-was no upward tendency jn" prices. The number yarded at Nowmmket on Tuesdayr>yas.belp,w;the, ..average. There' , sfceady;demjand«thr_oug|H e- sale fpr descriptions.,without, any noteworthy ' u alteliti'dn in val(ie.| Beef sold at from ,18s to to 20s per 1001b. '-Some Merges of fa t steeri , - v were"£B ss! : £7'l3s 9d; £7 7m ; £7'os-3ii, £0 l'Js'Ddj £G f-- ! '£s: Sheep': yarded ;./in(liairshorn, //iiwethers.aold at from; lls/3t) to 133>.0 ( cli;;.e%yes; ! V: ;.8s j)s Jq, ijlaOJ.— •;iirß'r ß,: w ( oi;th l.b ilVOjpigllt, ?; v W, :i B?NKBT AND-SON^ ; RE-; - TORT.—On Tuesday wb cleared a'iarge cafaV. jj ]bui}es. ; ,iiHiU.cs^iExtra^nifc ox.are scarce, iiC ,j sind. at fi;(;!« f,, Jfd; medium Jd Ml}® and sheety, u ' 2|d''to 3d ; 'cow. 2fd" tV^2|y;frjrrvyri ! cfry« lines; wet and sloppy/to' 23;'3 ;' kip ;f lani3 v

calf easier, beat calf'up to 3gd; stag hides, ljd to l|d; damaged and culls at very low values. Sheepskins I Local green polts, |Bd, to 9d; lambs, Is to ,1s 4dcountry dry skins,' '4d to 5d per lb.-Talloiv! Shipment lots, 21s Od; broken packages, 14s to 19s 'per i'cwt; .rough.'' fat,-: l|d I per i lb. , Wool (dumps and: bags):. Fleece, 6d to Gfd; pieces, 3|d,to4£d; ( locksand pieces, 2|d;to 3d per lb, AVool coming in' freely' for, the openihg - Bones: Market glutted, 11 Sale's at 60s per ton. Harris and bacon: Selling freelyjat an advance on late quotations, WOOL'SALES. (BYiTKLEGB^PH.— press association,) . London, ! November; 27. At the wool sales, to-day,; crossbreds. .were' slightly dearer.' The French are buying eagerly. - Good competition is. riiaintained, at the w»or'sales; i! Prices are unchanged. For Australian wool they range from to 9Jd. iTlie visible supply 'of wheat for the United Kingdom is 95,700,000 bushels. A cargo ex Vallejei fromTimaru, sold at 255. Sydney. November 30.—The wool market has a buoyant tone, and late raisesare firmly supported. Greasy crossbreds, to lOd; scoured fleece, 10|d to Is s|d. Meibourne, November 30. : At wool sales competition is brisk, especially for light, .greasy merinos and good scoured. The market 1 is firm at late rates. LONDON COMMERCIAL: NEWS. London. November 29,—The total quantity of flour afloat for tho United Kingdom i 5,3,000,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1 1,022,00(J quarters, ' • AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. , (by tklegraph.-own correspondent). ' Auckland, .Night..—ln -.the local produce market prices remain unchanged. Best dairy fresh butter is (Id, second quality sd; and third quality 4d per lb wholesale. Eggs are 8d per dozen wholesale, and lOd per dozen retail. 1 Potatoes: Scarce, Id to l|d for Shepherds, and to lfd for kidneys. : - ; • •