Commercial.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 738, 10 March 1877, Page 2

Commercial.

Waikato Times Office, Friday evening. ALFJRED BUCKLAND'3 RkPOET. At the Hayniarket, on Friday last, fodder was in usual Bupply, at lower Yalues. tiorse Btock in less numbers, and generally of interior qualify to that which bus been offered ior tha last lew weeks. There was a good inquiry for all stock suitable for farm purposes. Other kinds were not in request. Hides were in limited numbers, and I maintained late values, tkins plentiful. Wool m usnal supply. Both snius and wool were rather lower in price than of late. Prices obtained were ;—Hay from 2s 9J to 3s 9d the cwt ; straw, 43 the cwt j small loads of hay, lis to lSs each. Farm horses, £ls to £25 ; agea heavy draugtat £25 j a ndmg horse, £ls; iolerior, hordes, from 45i each. ' Sound hides, 4d tho lb ; pelts, 3d to 7d j lambskins, Is 6d to 2s 64 ; sheepskins, 2i so 3s each j iambswool, 9id to lU£d the lb. A.* Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were in rtquesi, at mil vaiues. Grown store cattle dull oi' sale ; Culves and yearling, fainy inquired lor. Fat cattle were ol smalt bize, out in lull numbers ; 150 head sold to the trade } prices higner Is the lOUibs. Sheep abundant, and at low values. trices g.ven were :- Dairy co«s, from £7 to £l2 ; five mouths ualvtS, 25* to 3Us; yeurin.g Iniferr, 52, 6u ; two y ar uid s e.rs, 97» 6a, three year olus £6 to £7 2s 6d ; lai. oattte, 24s to 28s the lOOib ; t'ai wttheis 2&U the 10: fwes, from If J the lb ; store lougwoolled we.ib.crs, 9s 6a each. Averages obtained were :- JJosauco, 9 cow?, £7 6s ; 23 steers, £7 16s 6d. Kaui*ay, 9 cows, £7 5s ; 28 steers, £8 2s 6J 65 Fleming, 6 »teere, £lO 3s 4d. Oaue, 15 steers, £8 4i; 5 cws, £6 7s. D Cale), 24 steers, £8 bs. Andersou, 8 steers, £9 lUs. John Wiliams: 10j wetheis, 15s. Murphy ; 386 wtthers, 12s 3d. RH D Ferguson: 80 weihers, 12s 6d. Thos. Jolly : 125 sheep, 10s. T 8 Seddon: 45 wethers, 13s 3d. David Shaw: 30 wethers, lUs. Jos. Scott: 27 Bheep, 12s each. Fat pigs and calves are in demand at extreme value 3.