COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening.
OIIAUPO LIVE STOCK S VLK. Mil J. S. IJuiklmd u ports .it the ( ambrirfpc Horse Sale on S ituitl i\ li.t, 3 C ) huisc's weir entered .md 2S m-c sold at satislut«i\ pines 'Ihose withdiaun weie pmcipilly unbrok.cn hciw driuphts in low condition. .Strong h itks sold irech, at pruis \.u>ttiff tiom Ll2 to I 19 , medium dt aught .urn >ounp plough horses, L 22 ; light riding horses, L 7 to l.io c ith —At the Ohaupo Lne Stoil bak, on lui.sil.iy, 199 head of i attic were j.ndcd, *7 he "I iou'i\«.d and passed, and 172 sold Pints ,id\ 1111 > d horn to 10s ,1 head on Lite quot itions lor all cl,is,es of cattle Only one iku ol blicop were offend and sold at us i.i<h. I quoK Calves (miv d stvis and wild), Li 7s Oil, cahis (mixed si \i s, hindfed and quirt), \.i ,(1 iirvimv* at pioht, 1,0 i,s to L8 tos. well-bred tuo-M-u oldhcileis, L-, 17s 6d to Ll 17s od, ',0 «.i(jlitnn months and twoY'mi old steers brought L 3 ios, L( r> od, and Lj 7s od ; two-year old stt us in foru ird londi tion, Lt to L 6 =;s, t,it cows, \.\ ios to L 7, .lccoidin!,' to qu ilnv ;t it stecis, L 7 to In 10s cv h \ few light ruling hoiscs won- sold at L 5 5s to L8 each. , Messrs W. J Hunter 8. Co. report -\t (heir Cambridge iortiiif,'htlv sale, held at Canibr.dife, 17 head tat c ittlo besides .1 number ot stores, ilair) cows and sheep wucj 11 ded lln re was a «-ood jttendanre ol bujcrs, and 2", lal tattle sold to the trade. Ihe store (attic were not in request, and will 1)0 forwarded to the Cmtr.il Mn Let, Ohiuno, f»r iotli, but d urj l ittle weie 1 ifjerly compi ted 101, mdnmn moic could h i\c been pi teed, nearly .ill simp \ mled wire sold AYe quote. l'\it stems, Li to Li ,I it heiteio, f.( to I A =;s , fat cows, J,6 each, \eal iaht-3, L 3 15s each , tat wethers, 9 od
AUCKLAND CATTLi: MARKET. Mr Alfred Huckland's Wickly Rennrt —On Friday, Mly 6, at the (inyhound Yml«, todder was plentilul, meadow In) bunging tiom s-, 6d to .|s Od , oaten a> 6d to is 7il , <md turnips, »b 3d per cwt.; negiass, 5s ",d pei bushel. A large numbui othoises wore <, -ided, consisting pnncipally of medium .md hi-.iv \ -dr iiiirtit stoc k, and, although the bidding wa. dull, niMily .ill the lots were quitted at s itisf ittor) prices Heavy horses rcal'sed from £29 to £,o, modium, £19 to £10, aetne spun^-c ut horsiis, £17 to £20; light hacks and harness hoi ses, £5 to £u iurcc drays brought tiom £[ to £1 ' U Wamku, on Saturday last, there was a numeious muster of cattle, pi incipall) daily ( ous and heifeis niui calving or jounij steers 111 fresh condition, with a good liiquii) tin oughout the s ile, md all sold at satisfactory pnecs. At the Kcmuera jaid*-, on_ 'lhursday, an unusual mustei ot dairy lows of better than average quality met with ,1 bn,sk hale at advanced values— they ranged fiom to Ll3 each. Store cattle wen* plentiful, v.ith starcelv an cnqiry, and the gre.itci number remiined unsold. Fat cattle in full supply, with . 1 filling market — prices were 10s to 20s per head less than last wcik — and ranged from 23s to 25s the ioolbs>. .Sheep were in moderate Mipply, and maintained their \alue, bunging fiom 2^l to 2^l the lb. No fat pips were \arded, but a number ot well bred pigi were &old at good values. Messrs Huntei and Nolans Weekly Rcpoit. — Horses . Ihcrc has been no change in the market v;orthy of note. Ou Friday there was an average number of entries tor disposal by auction at the Durham Yards. Bidding was stead) tliioughout, and nearly all in were disposed ot, although in many instances vendors looked for higher than current rates.— Cattle' There has been a 1 lrgc supply and steady demand thioughout the weok, and the rates ruling the previous v»eek were maintained. There was. a large muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, partk ul irlj of fat beasts, and some loral productions reflected great credit on the \cndor, manifestly a. draft from Mi. Joseph Clark, of the Kanika, for uhich, although comparatively small animals, from LlO to Ll3 17s 6d was given. Daiiy and store stocks were also fairly represented, and there were about an a\erage muster at Pukekohe on Wednesday. Ihe demand for dairy st<xk has continued, but was more feeble for stoics. There has been no noteworthy altei.ition in quotations —Sheep • '^'he Newmarket Yards were well filK d on Tuesday. Ihe demand was good, p-j.rticula.rl) at the .commencement of the sale, for hit sheep. Not many stores were offered, and some were withdrawn for higher prices, consequently not many changed hands. Fat sheep fluctuated from is 4d to ts o,d per 81bs.— Pigs: A very laige number Wore yarded, and prices ranged from 2d to 2^ per lb. live weight.
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Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1383, 14 May 1881, Page 2
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856COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening. Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1383, 14 May 1881, Page 2
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