COMMERCIAL. THAMES CATTLE MARKET.
Banks /nd Co.'s Weekly P»epout. — At Paiawni on Thurslay, the supply of ffit cattle wa^ not above tlie average, but owing tr» the lar^e Stock in hand, some difficulty was experienced in placing- the whole of them, some few lots bein»" left on hand. Prices for }>i line Bteers umged f'otn L8 5s to LG 17s M, being about '-qu>il to H<tt \vt>»j!c's quotations. The supply of sheep was rather limited, 001 b v/ethers belling at 12s 3d ; ewrs, from 9s to 10s. A lot of ve»-y superior fat pig-< elicited good competition ; store pigs sold about the usual r.ite">.
Cambridge, July 9, 1886. J. S. BtrcKLAND reports :-—On Saturday, «t Cnirlnid^f*, the Critllc 3'aids weie well filled, and prices were good. Dairy cows at L 6 10s ; fat heifers, L 3 15s to L 4 -10a, find fat cows, L 5 to L 7 7s Gd ; yearling: Fleers, L 2 7s 6d \ gro»\ n steeis, L 3 17s 6d ;md L 3 5s 5 snuill stefn-, L 2 ; aud empty ptme cows, 1.1 16s. At the sale of poultry, tree?, <$cq., there \v,is ;i laifre attendance, Prices \v£re, for fowK 1, Is 6d to Is 9d. Cnri ota, L 2 per tun. Chaff, L 3 10s to L 3 13s ; oats, 2s 10s. The B.i/aar was iilled with horses, aud a great number gold at satisfactory prices. Draught horses, at LlO. Three (rood hacks at L2O c.eh to go to Sydney^ Others L 3 10s to LB. At Mi; Jno. Bibwn^s pale on Monday there yvtis n lar^e nttendarco, and nearly all realised priors. At Ohaupoon Tuesday, there wms the smallest nittnber of cattle yet offered at Ohanpo, in coniequence of Ih* adtle advertised from W'Ttakatrtne not coming forward. Those offered, however^ realised g-ood prides. Dairy cows, at from L 2 to L 6 5s ; steer calveji, fioio 19s to LI 10a ; beef cows, from L 4 10s to T,5, and fat Btcerg at L 5 15b, At the special Bttle of Whakntane ! cattle on Tbnrsday, nt Waitoa, the cittle were of exceptionally good quality, ulthotigh they showed thejt although carefully driven the}' had suffered from the effects of their fortnight's starvation hefore leaving the run, and their long jour ney. Tl'ere whs a lininemib attendance of buyers from all parts oi the district, and prices ruled irr fj.vour of the vendor. Yemlinfif steers, LI 17s 6d to L 3 ; grown fcte^r-J, L 3 ? Sf-ayed heifd/s, L 2 to L 2 6s ,• ■ cjw»% I 17s tid for each pen. '
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 160, 10 July 1886, Page 2
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424COMMERCIAL. THAMES CATTLE MARKET. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 160, 10 July 1886, Page 2
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