Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 645, 8 July 1876, Page 2

Commercial. Waikato Times Office. Friday evening.

Mu Alfred Bccklaxd's Weekly Kevoiit — At the llaym&rket, on Friday last, fodder was in full supply and better domand. Prices for loosa hay ranged from 2i 6d to 4s 5 pressed hiy, 3i to 5s ths cwt. M'aiao brought 5s 6J to 5s 9d ; barley, 3i 9d the bushel ; bonemeal, u superior sample, L 9 10a to Lll ; super-phosphafco, L 7 to L 9 pjr ton. -Not many horses were offered ; those were all sold a.t a alight iinpvoYeineut over late values. Buggy hones brought L 2-1; medium draught, L3D : riding horses, L 9 to Ll6. Skin 3 wcroiu fulluumb<*u und Btfadv demand, varying in quality from Is 5d to 4s Gd each ; hides in U3ual numbers, and brought 4i to 4id the lo j caif skins, 4Jd to sd. Tbe demand lor fl*x aud tuw contiuues in exoeai of supply ; good average aamplos aah readily nt L 22 the ton ; tow, Ll3 the ton. At Komucra, on lliursday, dairy cattle were fairly represented, win in demand. Store catllc at late values. Fat oaltlo in lets than average numbers j 130 head peoned. .Prices higher on best steers 30s per head. Store sheep in usual supply, and dull of sale. Fat 'eheop short of requirements, and higher in price about Is Gd per head. Pigs scarce. Prices j;ivon were : —Dairy cows, L8 10, to LIS IO3 ; calve.-, 88a to 00s ; dry now c, L 5 7i Cd j two to three-year-old steori, LG 53 to L 7 10d $ fat cattle, from 27s to 35i tho 10 Jibs j fat sheap, 2J ta 3il the pound ; store ewes, i 1 v low condition, 10a to lls each, Averages obtained were :—l2: — 12 steer 3, Mr John Sruhb, Lll Ids Gi j -Z5 head, principally coirs, Mr Jylm Short, L 7 15s Gd } 12 caws, Rlr A Stewart. L 9; 10 head, Mr W EUett, LlO 4s 5 , 35 »te«rs, Med«rs Uuudttiin, LlO 5i Gd.