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Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 252, 20 December 1873, Page 2

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Mr Alfred Bucllnnd lepoit* nt lie I'emuera Yards, on Tl.ursdiU, duirj entile wiie in bitter icqiuM Stoic cattle pliiilifuJ, nt slis^l.tl^ lohu Millies Tat cattle m average tuppl^ ; 150 liuicl | miii. l, pi le ■> \ei_y memilar. Stoic sheep in modulate nuinU'i-, and a I in- uiqtUM F.ik Blieep m full »ii|>ph, anil nt lo\u 1 i.iliu*. I ainlc p uitfldl, and of choice qual t_\. iF«s m n oder.iti' nuinbiM-, Mini m fnir enquiry, i ncp« obtiunod \m iv -—Dairy cow-*, £7 toil); t-alves, Jroni 3')? ; Aeiirlmu-., L' 2 10s to U ; two-year-old Bt<ers, ii to t'l'lO^, licifi-M iro-n f3 ; thri'OMcnr-old steers, £6; grown sticrs, >C 7 to 17 IO< ; ngo'l cows and co.ir-e Little, althoii|;!i wdl fatted, from 20s ; well-lmd clui-i' sU'eis, 17> Gd the 100 11) ; litn\.\ Lit ewes, 2\d ; «tthirs. 3d, light weighty 3^l thelb; iambs, very good, 16s to 18a em li ; mfeiior, fioin Hi; ewes, all nges, in low eonditioti, Ininba nt. 6i'de, 20a the couple •, long-woollcd withpM, in low condition. I- At tlic ll.ivmarkit, on Fri«lny la«t, horse stock wtiu i» full sujiplj. For inferior nn muls the prices wore low, but good stock, either for riding or draught, were mMeady inquiry nt I.Uo vtilu«3. iho wool snleon Wednesday was attended by all the dealers. There wn« no l-»lt's oflored, buf a large riuuiber of bugs, small packages vim ? kms. There was a brisk demand throughout tie sale, ,it relati\ely higher mines than were obtained for wools at the larger j,ile previously. Skins- were at slightly lower values than had previously ruled 1 At the flax sale, held after tho wool sulo, on "Wednesday, about 100 tous were catalogued. Bidding \\»s very irregular, and at the auction the greater part was withdrawn. Eventually above 80 toiiß veie sold :— Best qualities from £18 to £20 ; medium, £15; mil nor, iB and upwards , tow, £6 10s to £7 the. ton.