COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1392, 4 June 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening.

01IAUP0 LIVi: STOCK SALE. Ml ssus \V. J 111 Nriia Co \ Report —\t the Ohaupo Yard* on Uiursd i\ , fune and, thoio v.is ,l \crj l.ir^e nitisU-i ot i.ittlo md sh u p, mil .1 Ja.ir numbiT of buyers Jor c.ittlc in low condition ilicn- \\as lit tk- Mi m.uid , but Im tho cm trtsh condition, Fur f.itteninj,' pmi,oys, kicii competition ousted Dmy cow. wimc not in micli rcquist .l-. übii.il. We quote dun rows tiom L 5 7s od to L 7 7s Od; wound cihos, L 2 ; jo.irlin? hcitcr-, (>\oll-bad) tiom L, to J ,5-, 1^ ,md 2-yc-n-old hmtcr!, (ucll-bn d) Lj i2>, Od to Li 2-}i,u-olfl steers, f-i 1^ to L\ 10s, 3 jiul |-\c ir-old sfcors, in fresh t undition, I S '5" 1 to L 6 5s , Ut cows, from \.\ iss to L 7 17-, 6d, f .t .steers, L 6 to Lt! 10s , tit wot 111 is, 1 is od to i^s , pigb, i^s to 225, plough horsis, Jo toLiuuuh.

CAMBRIDGE HOUSE SVLIC. J. S. ISuckl.iml Roports —At Cambridge-, on Saturd i) last, about the .i\c,i.i-fi ntimbci ol hursis wet o brouiflit foi ward. lUyncn ,nui lr diffident lot, and con .cr(ucn<!\ -.old ,it low prices; 29 were entcud, md i( sold, \rtivc li&jlit bariiLs-, hoi ms, broug-ht fiom Li2toLis, litfht h.irks, L 6 (o Lo . ponies, L\ to I.s i'>s i> icli At l'lios Roans' 1 liMrm,,' s ill . P.iti-i.mi,'!, on Alond.ay, thorr was a. «o<k! itt'-nd nice of bu\crs, •i-id cvorjthinfr sold .its itiit.u loi\ puces. Quu t d.ury cows brou^lit I<StoL7ys 6d , lioif> rs, lol o ros to \i\ lose.ich , t.nmhoiM, 1. 15 , quiet ponies, L\ to LOc.ich.

LI\K STOCK JIAKKET. Mi Alfred JJmklind u ports is follows - Vt the Greyhound Yards on I'ridu, Md) J7, ladder was plentiful, o.uen-h.i) bunging from <<s to |s , meadow, 3;. 3d to (s 3d, t low r, is , and ( h.iff, ,s Od per cwt. Carrots, 3s Qd, and turnips, is 6d per sack; barlcj (damaged), is od pi 1 bushel A largo number of hoiscs woie warded at tlio Haymarkct, consisting of tuenty-scvon from Waiigamu and a large caigo tiom the Chatham Island*, lhc latter, being light horses and ol an inferior sort, brought from L 2 15s to L 6 Iss The shipment, bcin^ .ill ot a useful st imp, brought good piucs, and foi an\ tinny chouo there wis good competition, medium <li>iii^hls sellinz lor Ll6 10s to J 20 ; heavy dr.i'ifflits, Lzo to J1) 10s; light h irness horses. Li 3 to Ll7; hacks, Lo to J. 15. At the ll.ij - market on Tuesd ly last, Indus brought fi om 3d to 3^d per lb , sheepskins, is 2d to (s 8d each , greasy wool, s^d per lb ; tallbU, 19s to 23s rier cwt, At Kumuer.i on Diufsd.i), dairj tattle were without alteration ri \alucs irom last -wick. Choice cattle fairly competed foi, but showing a downward tendency, btore cattle scaicely rcproscnted, but si-ieral bfijers iequirini,' ' Fat rattle in moderate supply, and Auckland fatted bcttoV ■worth.; but ship cattle, unless prime, obtained 710 improvement. Fntes ranged frop 22s to 27s the loolbs. Sheen were jarded in full numbers, but the greater pint of middling quality only, and those were bought by tho gi.a/ier. Well-fatted wethers v.eie at 2{d tho lb., store cues, fes to riscarh. Store p'gs of fair breeding \»rio in brisk enquiry.

Mossrt Hiintor anil Xol.in ropoi t for i h<- week ending 2nd- instant !—J lories : Diore h'ls'bpon a marked imprencromt ii^tljc market, .and .in increase in the nurobet that have ch.mjjcJ hands at vr'tces in ndvancG of the previous week. At the Durham Yards,, on Friday, an unusually largo number vvji entered lot disposal by auction.

There wajraif good ap|]Ml»nq<pg£ buyjm, and otliosc entjWjHi were disjto<;ed oi Ij^iicesTiflftwing an ndv.mrtj on last \mk's ratfcjf. We urtote ll.icks, L 5 10s to J.r7 10s; light harness, Ll2 to I,iH iss; 'medium diaught, L 2? 10s to L 29 tos : druight, L|i. Cattle 1 lhere his been a good deal doing', but little fluctuation in \.ilue. D.urj .md stoic sto( k h.i\c been moder*tCtyTJJPn|rttilr but thoie h.ii been a short supply offwell-f.lttrdl .mini.ils ; ,md .it N T e\\m.irket ) oi)nl««)>dAy,,a.l.irg<J jiropoition of those in the butchers pens were jHiicluiscd by the jir.izieis. At J'ap.ikum, on Wednesday, theie w.is an unusu.ilK large supply o! dairy and store stock. Ruvers uere in attendhncei xind pi ices had .in upw.ud tendency on ,pm os lulinj; the prc\ ions week. Sheep, lhere was about an inera^c* number jjunned at New"market, on Tuosday. .Stores jnaintained previous \ allies, and ior best pens ot f.it wethers, .in advance was obtained, but ewes indiflferentlj tatted veieTi'Uitivelj lower. L.nlibs were in moderate suppl), and sold at from 8s to 13s 6d. Pigs, lhurc was but a moderate suppl;, but owing to the annal of a number of ptjjs from the coast, the competition was not kconi 'and 22^ P er live weight, was the ruling price. Messrs Hanks and Co. (Ihatnes) report for the week — At I'ar.iw.n, on Ihursdaj, it was our pleasure to offer the primest lot of oxen that his )(.t been entered at our jarcU, bcinf; part of a consignment from Mr X C Jordan, I aur.uitfa. Hcmjy put up without .1111111 ited bidding ensued, find the lot was spcedilj cle.ired at prices ranging fiom L8 to Ln ?s od, avqr.igmg 2bs per loolbs. ; two-year-old steers biought L 5 ?'s | two-ye.u-old heifers L| ios, rows, in low condition, L 4 ss. A full market of sheep, mixed se\es and good quality, realised iOs 3d to 10s 6d each, or perlb.