COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1395, 11 June 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening.

CAMBRIDGE CATTLE SALE. Mr. T- S. Burklaml Reports At the Cambridge C.ittlc Sale on Tuesday last, zo head of fat c.ittle were sold at higher prices than of late. F.it cows brought from L 7 2s> Cd to Lq ; light -weight heifers, L 5 10s eieh. Sheep ' 125 were penned, and all sold at extreme \ nines; aged ewes of middling 1 quality brought 10s , h.ilf-bred ewes and wethers (mi^ed), 13s id, half and three-quarter bred wethers, 15s each. 22 pitfs brought frora gs to 17s each.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. Mr Alfred Buckland's Wcekl) Report.— At the Greyhound yards on Juno 3, fodder was in full supply, oaten hay bringing from 3s to ,is ; meadow, 2s 6d to .is 3a per cwt — Ihe Haymarket yards were well filled with horses, nearly 100 being disposed of. A dr.ift of Mr Walter Paul's stock brought fair prices, considering they were in very low condition, and consisting principally of foals, and two-year-olds, Ihe foals sold at from L 2 to L 7 tos , two-)cars, L 7 to Ll4 10s, three-year-olds, Lio to Ll6 Mr C.irruth had five draught fillies, which brought from Ll9 to L 27. Heavy draught sold from L^2 to L 39, and a number of light harness horses and hacks, from L 6 to Ll2. rhi' carriage adveitiscd brought ,£l2O, and the harness L 22 Eight horses (heavy draught) which armed c\ Sampson, were not offered, and will be sold next Friday, —A» Remuera, on Thursday, ditry cattle at their jirofit wero numerous,, and in steady demand at fully late values. Store cattle In average .^."7.ber, of good quality and hei\y weights. Last week's values were fullj sustained, prices ranging with quality from 25s to 27s the loolbs No store sheep jarded, and tat sheep in moderadc n imber only Prices wire without alteration fiom last week; best quality bi ought 2} the 11). An umisiiall) lar^e number oi pigs of all descriptions met wth a stead) site at moderate prices Messrs Hunter and Nol vi's Weekly Report — Horses. — There has been quite an .uerage amount of business done The entries for disposal by auction .it the Durh im Yards were numerous, and competition was steady, and nearly , ill in hi re disposed of, either under the hammet, or afterwards, pmatel), at pne es showing no noti worth) attentions is \ ilue, as cmnpnn d with the picwous weik — C.ittle. — lhc supply h is bee n a moderate one, but sufficient for requirements Dnir) and si on stocks rein line (1 unaltered in value, but there wis an upward tendency for fil heists Ihe number )arded at Newmaiket on I uosday was Ic-s than iisu il, but theie u is ,1 1 irgi* muster at Pukekohe on Wednesday \l'c quote D.urv cows, £6 iss to Ln di> cows, L 3 its to L 4 17s 6d ; t .lives, from I,i 7s to L 2 , >e.irliugs, from I.t. ; steers, I 4 to L 5 ss , beef, 1(s to 28s,— Sheep. — bearccly sufTicient were \ uded for ie<iunements, tin- competition was sti id), and prices ruled 111 fas our of tho \cndors as compared with last hi ek. Pigs were 111 adequ ite supply, and stead) demand.

THAMES CATTLK MARKET. Mi-ssis Banks and Co 's Woolly Report —At Pir.i-wu, 10-da>. fat cattle were in full supply, mostly of good quality Kidding was megul v, tind ruled fiom 2Ss to 27«.pci ioolbs , thrcc-joar-old heifers brought Li 12s Oil, cow with calf at fool, in low condition, L 7 I2!> Od , si\-montl)s' cilf, Lr 4s Gd lliorc wi. an iimistially larßCmarket of ,li< op (o\trland X.ipicr wctheri), and wt 1 c in s^ood dem md from 15s to 16s <)d, ■'U'wcins 3)d per lb. A f,'ood sample of oaten chaff bi ought 4s 6d to 5s per 1 \vt