Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 585, 19 February 1876, Page 2

Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Mr Alfmd BoctLv^D'd Weekly Hepobt. — At the daymifket on fc\Hay u«t, muoli of tlie hay off-red w<as of vory mfer. or quality, and Ijr thib, p-ieea were nomimJ. Hay of good quality wa-» bett'r worth, and beat oetcn h»y brought ii 3 i the cwt. Maizo varied c. gool deal in qu iiitv ; it brought from in 3 i to 4j \jOV bushel ; above 400 tacka sold, lloito stock was ottered in lo3s than average nun.bo'-e, but with a uior« freo sale than usual. Spring cart, horae ami harness, biought £10; bu^y, £30; medium draught h t»o§, 33 io4o gumeaaj ruing h >rBL> , £4 to i-20 each. At Pup»kura, on ■VVeJllc^da> , there wbi a larger uiu^t.-r of stock tlinn u«u A, witli a steady demnvl throughout the oale. Fut 04'tle, mostly own, 25i tho lOUlbs ; ealvts, gn to eight montln o'd, 25* to 4iN ; -\ifcilings, 70s to BUs; two-veaf-old heif.'rs, £3 15j t>£"4; steers, £5 5* to £8 } dniry oowg, £3 ICN to £9 ejeh ; cross-bred eire«, mix«d njjco, 10b e&cl> ) h>;bt honor, £5 to £8. At lteuiuera, on Tburaday, dairy cattle were in limited numbers auJ of lato valuta ; ttore ea lie in average numbLrg ; large cattle lower in price ; c*lve* and younj; cattlo in demand ; fat ea tie ia lcbs than af^rat'c nutub<<ri, 115 Load pissed, pncei of last week filly sustained. The e*oa adTortiscd »oie dull ofule, and many withdrawn Wethers were of good quality, and all sold at iate va uea Pjgs of siuull size, and a good rlasi, more than usually numerous, und vrere iv good demand Prices givtn were : — Dairy cowi, £10 tti £11 ; wenned cal\es, 2'6i to 40^ ; yearlings, £S to £3 10* j t*ojenr olds, £1 10s to £5 ; fat cattle, 25a to 28i and a fe<v 30-1 the 100 lbs. Longwoolled uwei, nixed «x«-' B . 14-< each ; wethers, 15» to 19s earli, or about 2} d tbe Ibj laosba, 8s to loa each; cnoice piR«. 4d th* lb live weight ; aud tho six working oxim brought £'<jj.