COMMERCIAL.

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

COMMERCIAL.

The Waikato Times Oβ*;, Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS.

Mk W. J. lh'KTKii Uktokts.—At hia Ohnnpo Yards on Tuesday, July littli, then? was a large muster nt both cattle and sheep, anil although an extremely wet day, ;i large attuuditucu <if buj'HM were present. CaltlH of all classes sold freely, with the exception of dairy cow.', which were poorly represented, and sold low. Prices were as follows ;—Dairy cows nt calving, or just calved, £3 2s <id to £4 10s; calves, mixed sexes, 27s (id to 325: a choice pen of 40 head ot well-Brown and in fresh condition reached €2 Is ; ono and a-half to two-year-old steers, from £2 5s to £3 10s, according to condition ; three and four-year-old turnip steers, in forward condition, £4-5.-4 to £5 12s; fresh cows and heifers, £2 15s to £3 ss; low-conditioned st'ire cows and heifers, £1 10s to £1 19s; fat cows nnd heifers, £u 12.< (id to £1 18s ; half and three-quarter-bred e\ve«, in lamb, 8s to 11s 4d ; empty ewes, 11s -Id ; lialf-hred lambs, (is 6'd. At llainilton, on Thursday, July 21st, on account of an extremely wet day, not many cattle m , sheep weie yarded, and but few liorse.s. Prices were similar to thnse obtained at Oliaupo. Active draught horses sold at from £S 15s to £14 5s ; fat owes, IDs 3d ; ewes, Sid 3d. Mb J. McNicoii Reports.—Notwithstanding the rough d:iy a large number of buyers turned up at Mr W. L. Orr's clearing sale on Wednesday last, and satisfactory prices were obtained throughout the day. Champion eft-ill (almost new) £28; broadcast seed sower, £12 ]0a ; small chain harrow, £4; farm waggon, £12 ss; ■waggonette, £10; single plough, £15; fulllnouth and cross-bred ewes, (is Gd ; longwool ewss, 11s; Leicester rams, 37s (id; 800 half-bred hoggets, fts ; Merino ewes at lambing, 5s Id to (is ; steer calves and yearlings, 39s to £2 8s ; heifer calves, 27s to 355; iimpty cows, £2 lla; dairy cows, £3 to £(i r,s : draught hnr3es £10 to" £14 10< ; hacks, £S to £12 ; thoroughbred mare. Vanity, in foal to Capapie, £11; bay colt rising 2 years, by I)anphin out of Vanity, £10; chestnut foal Natutor —Vanity, £19. At Hamilton, on Thursday last, very • few cattle were brought forward, owing no doubt to the wet weather. Fat steers, £5 10s to £(i ss; fat cows, £3 10s to £4 15s; dairy cows, £4 10s to £G 10s ; three-year-old stnro steers, £3 10s tn £3 15s ; fat ewes, 11s Gd to 11s i)d ; longwool store hopgets, Ss !)d. .