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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 417, 16 January 1875, Page 2

COMMERCIAL-By Telegraph.

Auckland. Friday. HVfr Saunders reports— National Bank. £3 10s; City of "London, £l 8a 6d ; Bank of New Zealand, £1S ss; South British, £2 8i; Cure, ss; Fiji Bank, £3; National Unfcuranue, £1 7s. '

" " Dune3in,"Erid«y. Messrs Brown ond Sons report — Oats downward tendency 'quoted at 5s to 5s 3d for feed, and 5a 6d for prime middling ; barley, 4s to 4s 6d ; wheat in demand ac 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; 'medium, 4s 8d to 5s ; stocks of flour are low, aud prire firm :at £13 to £13 10s ; pollards, 6s ; bran. 5a lOd (scarce).

Mr Bucfcland reports — At the Haymarkefc on Friday lest I 'oaten hay brought fgom 4s 6d to 5a 9J ; meadow ha.v, 3s 6d the cwt j chaff, 79 the lOOlbs ; brau, Is 6d ; oats, 4i 8d and 4s 9J ; m?nze, 5s the bushel ; hor?e stock in usual numbers, but of interior quality, and but little business done. Medium •draught, £14 to £25 j riding horses, £5 to £8 each. Sale •of wool, skins and hides fully attended by the trade. Prices .given for wot 1 and skins a shade higher than at laat sale -Xamb 6kins, 1* 4d to 3> 6d each ; sheep skins, Is 9d to 4s 6d <euch ; locks, lid to 8d ; wool in grease, 8d to lid ; lamb "Trool in grease, lid 4 wasbed locks, 6£d to lid; washed rfeece, Hid to 15d the 1b; hides, 4d to 4|d the lb. At -iieniuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were in les3 numbers than ti&uai. pricei rather low. Store tattle: tn full numbers j a dull sale, but late prices realized. Fat cattle : in •Ims than usual numbers ; 123 head sold, prices lower 2s 6d thelOOlbs Store sheep: numerous, and in fair enquiry".^ -Tat sheep : abundant, and at lower valnes. Lambs; un-" •usually plentiful, and a large number purchased by the gruzier, bnt prices lowered 2s 6d each. Pat piga : plentiful, ■with a steady sale at late values. Prices given were for 'dairy cows, £6 10a to £9 5s ; yearling heifers, 450 ; steers, 655; two-; ear-old heifers, 70s ; steers, 900 j fat cattle, 22s '6d to 27s 6d the lOOlbs; two-tooth half-bred sheep, mixed «exes, 9i 6d to lls ; cross-bred ewes, all ages, 8s 6d j fat -sheep, 3d the lbj; good average fat lambs, 10s to 14s each ; .store lambs, from 4s each ; small-Mzed fat pigs, S£d per lb iliwe weight.