Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening. MR BUCKLAND'S REPORT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 591, 4 March 1876, Page 2

Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening. MR BUCKLAND'S REPORT.

Wool, Hides, Ao.— The Haymarket gale of bides, skins, and wool, on Friday last, was fairly ■upphed, and pricps wore without alteration from pretious quotations. Batns.—For the imported raiai bidding was dull, and the greater number were withdrawn at the auction. The whole- were finally told at price* raryinj? from L2O to L5O each. Fodder.— Ryo grass seed brought 5s to 6s 6d ; maize, 3a 9d to 43 ; oat*, 2s Gd tho bushel. Horse stock were offered more plentifully than usual. For the heavier class bidding was dull, but medium draught and riding hones wore in request at full pncot ; heavy draught brought fromL39to lA2 ; medium draught, LI4 to 028 lOo ; riding horses, L8 to LI4 ; inferior, from L 4, lOi each. Ofcttle, Sheep, &o. — At Bemueri, on Thurday, dairy cowg wer* in utual numVnrs, and steady inquiry at Into ralues. Store cattle plentiful ; pnoea realised from last week's sale go preTious yalues. Fat cattle in full supply ; 180 penned of good quality ; last week's prices tuttained. Sheep in limited numbers, and generally indifferent condition. Fneei were giyen for dairy cows at calving, L8 to Lll ; forward in calf L 7 to L 9 ; yearings, 40s to 7(1-: tuo-year-olde, 80s to )00s ; dry cows, L 3 to L !t 10s ; fat cattle, 26s to ■ 20s tho 1001b. dtoro lambs, 7s 6d to 9s. Fat lambs, 10a to Us oui-li, store et»rs, 8s 6cJ to 13s; fat sheep, 2fcd to 3d per lb. Store pigs of medium size and fair quality were more plentiful than for sevural weeks : pricei were lower than hare lately ruluH .