COMMERCIAL. Wailcato Times Office, Friday Evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. [BY CABLE] LONDON WOOL SALES. London, Feb. 22.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1351, 26 February 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Wailcato Times Office, Friday Evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

[BY CABLE ] LONDON WOOL SALES. London, Feb. 22.

Mi Aided llurkl.uiri's Weekly report. — On Fi idai' last fodder w.is lo.ver in \.iluc and ranged from ?-, }d to -»s id the <\\t. Jlorsc stock was , offered in less than nsu il number, .it d manifcitcd pre\ions \.ihic->. On Tuesday there was a 1 irgcr thin usual supph ot woo] und^ sheepskins. V lines were without nltei.nion. IVicej! for wool in giCLso, ranged from 6}d to fid ; \\ ashed, lod ; locks, y\ (o 4} the lb. ; pelts, 6<l to is 2d ; lullwoollod skins, q'rl cuh; lude>, 2\ to llrj lb. ; tlllow, eos Cd to 22s the cwt. At Papakina, on Wednesday there was .i sm.illei muster of cattle t'l.m usual, and Un .ill stock ot #ood quality, s'ciflr < ompi 1 1 on .it current values, wiMi the OMi'ption ot 1) irkwaid row 1 - , which were dull of s lie. At Remuera on lhuibd.iy, dairy cattle wMe minipfou 1 !, and without alteration ih values*. Stor<* cattle at late values. Kat cattle in full number; 160 head yarded. Prices were again lower, and ringed tiom 18s to 23s the, 100 lbs. ; but the a\eiage of the market was under 2rs. Sleep wcie in shortjstipph, and better enquir) ; pri< c rose about 2> earn. Lambs in fair supply but hi i<:k enquiry good quality brought from us to Iti each. Fat calves, in gi cater number than usual, but 111-iint.iined good value throughout the silo Messrs Hunter and Nolans Weekly Report,.— Horses. — The m 11 ket has been unusually active, and a large number h.i\e changed hands at prices satisfactory to vendors. Ihe Dm ham Yards we c completely filled on Friday, and many of the horses of \er} good stamp. We quote: H icks, fiom L<s 10s to L 25 ; light harness hoises, trom I,ii to L2O 10s ; useful, ,icti\e draught horses, from L2O to L^ 10s. Cattle. — Dairy and stoic stock have beea 111 r.ithei short supply, but there was an ample one ol fat beasts. Fat beasts were in full number, and there was a stead) dem md, at fiom 20s to 22s 6d per loolbs. Sheep. — \bovc an a\ei.igo number of store ewes were submitted. Ihe competition was good, and pi ices ranged from 8s to 1 is 6d each, were' in adequate supply, and sold at fiom 6s to 12s 6d. Pigi.— Goo'l description) are saleable at fair pi h es.

At the wool s lie to-d lv 6500 bales wore c it.ilo^ucd llic tone of the silo \\ is r.itlicr firmiT tor low qu.ilitu's.— I he Now /e.il.uulLc.m and Mercantile Agency Co np in\ h i\c rctunoJ the following' pioducc tulc^i 1111, d ited London, Febiuuy 21 • — ihe wool s ile-> proi|rcbs iiinih. Gre.ts\ and combing washed lut\u c.ich dc( lined id jiei lb. binie the tliise ot List b.ilen. Supeuor (lotlun^, v.ashed .uul scouied uoi'.-bred, h.i\e dii lined id to r^d per lb. Uj) to d ite -J73T bale, Ikuc bwH-ii sold. H imo bujoib ,uo piirclKisin^ Iteelj, but competition o'l Freiuh .u count is slii^ish — B.i.ilv ol England rate is ) peiLont.— Gahani/ed n on, 20 {,'-i l '£e.| is quoted .it