COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 7006, 10 May 1906, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANIILE AGENCY CO'S, LTD. REPORT. Horses. —On Friday, p.t the Durham Yards, a good many were brought forward, and competit on for anything of a good stamp was brisk. Heavy draughts soFd at from £3l 10s to £l2 ios; medium do., £22 to £35 15s; light harness, £lO 10s to £lO 15s; hack?, £5 5s to £18; 3pringcart, £lO 10s ; dogcart, XIN 15s. We submitted a large catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuosday, all lines meeting with fairly keen competition H'des.—Market easier. Extra stout ox, 8d to Bid; stout do., 7d to 7id; medium do, sijd" to 6{-d ; light do., s]d to sj;d ; cows, best lines, 5;, dto ojjd; good, to sj}d; kips, Did to 5_1 : 1; stags,' 3|d to skins, 6Jd to Ui|d; damaged hides, to 4}d. Sheepskins.—Market brisk. best butchers' skins, large, Is 9d to 5s lid, medium do., lis 0d to -is 2d, small, 3s to 3s od. Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed, 22s to 23s 3d; medium, 2(Js Gd to 21s 3d ; seconds, 163 6d to 18s 6d; rough fat, ljd per lb. Bones, £1 15s. Cowtaiis, Is tid dozen. Horsehair, Is 3d to Is Bd. Oats.—A further advance has taken place in the South, and although values here have not increased to the same extent the market i- firm at 2s 61 ex store. Ma'ze.—Supplies from the coast have almost entirely ceased and we are now deponding on Sydney. The quality received is the very best and is selling at 3s Od to 3« lOd. Chaff, £1- 10s at the rail for prime Muality. I'otatoe? l , £ll iOsto.£l2 ex store. Supplies have increased somewhat. Butter.—Market is ea.-isr. With difficulty last week's prices are secured, that is, Od to y ; \d for good to bnac separator. Cheese is selling freeiy at oifd per lb for prime quality.