Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening. ALFRED BUCKLAND'S REPORT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 671, 30 September 1876, Page 2

Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening. ALFRED BUCKLAND'S REPORT.

At the Haymarket, on Friday last, fodder was in rnodera'e supply, and at late Taluea ; ninall loath, 10a to 25a each ; large loads, Is 91t02i Gd tho cwt ; maize, 4s 6d t»io burliel; linseed, 6 1 to 7d tbe lb. Horse stock were brought forward in larger number* than for seTeral weeks, nnd fold freely. All sound aniina'a found ready purchnsera ; light active horns, from £9 to £15 ; medium draught, £19 to £30 ; heavy draught, £50. Skins and hidis wore in moderate quantity only, and without alteration in value. At the fair, on Wedmsday, all the entrirs advertised were brought forward, and with the exception of four bull*, each lot was sold at the auction. There were a numerous attendance of buyers, »nd every lot fairly competed for. Young cittle, particularly woll-bred heifers, sold at extreme values. Grown cattle »t usual rates ; buyers and tellers appeared equally pleased with the arrangements and results of the «alo. 837 head sold There will bo another fair held at the same place, on Saturday, November 11th. At tf einuora, on Thursday, dairy cows at profit were plentiful, of good quality, nnd in request, they brouaut from £0 to £9 5s each j a few store cattle penned, those were at lata values. Fat caitle in usual supply, 140 head penned. Bidding was dull through out the sale, best quality only BMlfc'lil by the butchers, for those 30i the 1001b* was unwillingly given, inferior nt 2ds, but those were mostly bought by the gruzicra, 106 only being purchased by the butchers. Sheep weie in lets than usual numbers, be*t quality freely competed for at late values, 3Jd the lb j inferior, dull of sale. Lambs numerous, best quality 12s to Iss ; inferior from 4s »nd upwards. Fat calves short of requirement, and at extreme values. Avenges obtained were :—lO: — 10 hend, Rutherford, £9 ; Pollen and Young, 17 head, £7 10i ; John Scott, 10 bead, £10 lOi ; Scott Bros, 7 head, £9Bs; JB Clarke, 15 head, £8 2* ; J B Brown, 14 head, £8 Hs ; David Roberlson, 9 steers, £10; W Woodward, 9 head, £9 10s ; John Smith. 8 hoed, £10 ; 147 merino wethers, lls ; 1(10 Lincoln wethers, Wm Eeynolda, 225 ; 56 wethers, crois-bred, John Wallaoo, 16' 9.1.