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

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 700, 9 December 1876, Page 2

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

At the day market, oa Friday last, no heavy draught wire sold. Medium dt aught were in fair enquiry ut late rallies, aud brought from £12 to £27 ; riding horsei, £S Jo £16 ; a spnng cart, £2 > ; hoy-rick covers, 25* to 30s ouch ; hides were more than usually and Mi stfarty requeit ut from 3.1 to 3£ the lb ; ea f-slnns, 44 > ; f-kins in full numbers at late ralues ; l.imbikins, 10 1 to 14d each ; pelts 4d ; th ep skins, lOd to 14 1 each ; bays and packages ot wool were eigerlv competed for ; wool in grease brougnt from 8d to lOd ; washed wooli, lOd to 13Jd the lb. Xne wool sale on Tuesday vm fully attended by buyers ; under 590 baJes were pitched, aud the wool generally of a better claw thun on the first occasion. I'ric ■ w«Te relatirely similar to that obtaiued at the first tale, although, fro n the better quahiy of serernl loti, higher quota. tiont obtained; one parcsl only remained untold. Prices realised raried, for wool in greate, from 7d (o IOJd, and for washed wools 11 J to 15d the lb. The flax market is now fully supplied, and the Hero will not, as hitherto, effect a clearanoe. Prioes obtained in the EngJiih market are not hi^h onough to give more than £15 or £16 per ton fur the bert quality here. It will, therefore, be necessary, for th« greatest care to be taken in the manufacture, for inferior quuliiei will remain untold unless at a serious loss. Tow is also accumulating on hand, a> d will hare to be sod at a price to allow itsu c in the manufacture of piper. Prioes obtained during tht past month hare been. £18 to £21 for fl« } £7 to £i for tow

Atß'tnutn, on I'hursday, dairy cattle w re in It -8 than mua iiuiulh'ih, Luu->Uy of indifferent quality, and without alteration in values. Store cattlo in full s>upply, with steady dtin-md at late ratt-a, and for chone quality slightly impro\ed prices were obtained. Fat stock in fall numbers— l 47 hf ad yarded ; prices ste uty at la«t Wt-k'a values. She-p plentiful, and ulig'itly better worth. Lambs numerous, bnt in demand, and for good an mals extreme prices were obtained. Pigs in moderate supply »<id lower values. Pnc*"* obtained were, dairy cows, £5 5* to £11 2* 6d ; yearlings, 65a to 105 ; calves, 50s ; two- year- olds, £4 las to £6 10s ; dry cows, £3 15s to £5 5a each ; fat cattle, 27s to 30s the lOOlbs ; fat sheep, 2|d to 2|d the lb ; best lambs, 13s to 17» eaoh. The averages obtained were :—: — Wm Nitholls, 6 steers, £8 17^ ; Scott Bros., 5 s-e.-ra, £8 9s ; 11 at* era, W Gard ner, £9 5s ; 12 steets, R J Taylor, £9 2a 61 ; 5, \ Stewart, £9 12s ; 8, W Woodward, £8 12 ; 40 hf^ad, C J Storey, £9 15s ; 14 «t «-r"». John Scott, £9^B;, 16 head, U Knox, £9 8-.