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Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 160, 17 May 1873, Page 2

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Mr \lfrel Buckl.iml reports: — At the lf.vymarkct, on Friday l.ut, toddei w.is unusually plentiful, paiticularly oaten h.iy Muidow hay maintained pievious values — 3« •'{■I to 4s pei cwt ; but o.itcii hay was h.wu" in price than UBii.il, and ranged fioni lib Od to 4s per ewt. Horses weiein average supply. No heavy draught offered. For agricultural horse stock of all iiesciiptions tlieic was n. fnu enquiry. Unbroken col s brought tumi CIS 10s to £2,"), ami broken stock at fully late values. At Kemuera, on Thursday, dany cows at calving v/ere more plentiful than for some weeks, but maintained lato pi ices, and brought from £9 to £11 2s lid. Young cattle and calves were at highci values than of late fully 5s each. There were .also better values given for giazinj; stock in fresh condition, »nd of all kinds ; but >eiy poor oattle Mere at low values. Fat cuttle wen* in full supply ; 143 head sold to the trade ; pncen obtained wvre irregular, but, on the whole, last week's advance was sustained ; prices ranged from 23s to 27s the lOOlbs. Sheep were m a\erage supply ; store sheep in fair enquiry ; merino ewes, m low condition, brought from 7s 6d to 108*3(1; half-bred wctliers, m fresh condition, lGs 9d each. Fut sheep without alteration in price, about 3^d the pound ; IoS head sold, Pigs were in less numbers than of lato, and at full} lute prices, depending in size and quality ; from 3d to 4d per lb.