COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 237, 15 November 1873, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Mr A. Buekhtnd raporfci : — At the K«rauera yards on J h.irsdiiT, dairy cow. wore fairly repre.ented and better « 01 th. No young cattle brought forward j grown own were i:i larger numbers than nival. and in demand at full pricei. i'nt cattle in full Bupply_l6O head penned; late prices n.-iv sustained. Sheep were ihort of requirement!, and at i-.Uhtly higher T alue». Lambs of T»ry ?ood quality, plenti1.1 and lower in price. Pig* were abundant, and at moderate ] ues. Ihe following prices were given:— Dairy cows, £5 *"'££ V? '; tw t ° ye * r old itee "' £5 ■' * rown oxen, £6 10s 1" 1* 6 ? J well : bred fat cattle » 28 » to 325 ; coarse cattle in.m2s.the lOOlbs ; fat sheep, shorn, 4*d the lb ; lambs, J.N to 22s vbcli j pi R s. 2Jd to 8d the lb. The sale of flax ami » 00l held on Wednesday, at the Haymarkefc, was fairly •i 1 1 Muled by buyers for skins, locks, and pieces. Tnere was K"»U competition, but for the wool in bales bidding was dull, -iid there *as an evident desire on the part of the buyers 1" (Ulor purchases until the principal sale took phce. Nearly i i> whole of the wool in bales was reserred. and at the sale l- lid was the highest price offered for wool in grease, but • pi-irate sale at lid for cross-bred wool was made after the ..-•turn was over. Four IoU of washed wool only were • ■I'ored j two of those were sold at 181 8 B*d and Is 3jd the lb, tUv others were withdrawn. Flax offered in excess of usual .(imntity. Inferior samples were very dull of sale, bringing tint 10s to 14s the cwt, and the better class was at first M'urecly competed for, but finally the greater part was sold at. but slight difference in Talue from last month's rates, tN-»e kind* kinds bringing £17 to £20 the ton. At the Haynmrket on Friday very little hay offered, that brought forwurd sjld freely at an advance orer last week's prices. The hone stock shown were mostly hea?y draught, and met with i» «tcady inquiry, and the greater part were sold. Young u/imials, from £35 to £45 ; aged hones from £16 each