COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday Evening.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1410, 16 July 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Frida y Evening.

CAMBRIDGE IIOKSK SALE. ). S Bucki \M)'b Wtcklj Riport, — Horse. — At Cambridge on S.iturda) 1 Ist, 10 hordes wore entered, and 13 said .it the auction. Young draught marcs brought L 27 ids mil L3O ; draught colt, L2O : plough horses, J.lO to Ll9; tiding horses, hio to Ll7 ; small nags, 1.4 1^ to L 6 10s each —Cattle— At the Oh.iupo Yards, on 'luesday, less than the jAer.tge number of cattle were brought forward, 134 head only, being yarded, principally calves .mil yearlings, and fat cattle, 20 head were reserved and passed, and 114 sold at full values. Small weaned cahes brought 30s to 35s ; strong calves in good 1 ondition, 35s to L 2 10s; yearlings, L 3 each, fat cows, L 6 to L8 ios ; fat steers, L8 each or about 25s perioolbs. — Sheep. — 164 were penned, and all sold at full values. Longw oolled ewes in lamb brought 15s; fat wethers, 16s ; longw oolled hoggets 111 lowcondition, 8s each, and 330 merino wethers sold pri%ately at Bi, 6d each.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. Mr Alfred Auckland's Weikly Report.— At the Haymarket, on l r nda}. Juh 8, though the inclemency of the weather, ioddoi was a little lower in value than Ir.st week, o iton And meadow hay bringing from is 6d to js 3d per cwt ; small loads 15s to 355, and straw, 8s to 15s per load ; oats, 2s o.d to zs iod; fowl w>.eat, 4s 3d per bushel, 'ihercwas a large number ot horses yarded, consisting pii'icipall) of aged heavy draughts in low condition, consequently the bidding was dull, but nearly all the lots were cleared, draught horses bringing from Lig to L 37 ; active medium draught, Ll6 to L 2 5; light harness horses and hacks, L 5 iostoLis. At the Haymarket, on Tuesday, hides brought from 3d to 3jd; calfskins, 4d; wool, 7§ the lb; sheepskins, 2s id to 4s 6d each. Hid'>s were in usual number. .Skins in full supply, with an improved inquiry. At Remuern.. on Thursday, dairy cows at fheir profit were numerous ; ior young rattle there was good inquiry ; but aged cows were unsaleable. No store cattle were yarded. Fat cattle in usual number, bidding dull, prices lower than last week, and ranged from 23s to 25s rbc ioolbs. Sheep were yarded in fufl number, 1 but many of them were ' inferiorly fatted; last week's advance was sustained ; wethers ranged from is* to 24s each. Pig* were unusually plenti- , ful, above 200 sold ; prices were low and very irregular. ' ' Messrs, Hunter and Nolans Weekly Report f

—Horses; There Iras been a'continuation of the improvement noted last week, as to demand, but tliesupplj lus not bii'ii (jiHto so laigc. At tin* Durham Yards, on Friday, abo\e an average number \\eic enteicd for disposal by auction. Competition was good thiuughoiit the snjcy- and J'lts were cleared at prices fullt Suj,t,unmg Jast week's quotations. Cattle; fhexe '.has _bucsn (nntc an average supply ot dairy and store stoi k, but .i large numbei of fat be ists, principal!) shipborne, have been jarded. At Newmarket, on l'uesd.i\ , there was the usual mijidl) ot dairy and store stock, and a large one ot f.it beasts At Pukekohe, on Wedncsdav, there was a good muster, and .in advance on prices at the centril m irkct "was obtained We quote beef, 24s to 265. Mu cp Iho Xcwm.irkot j.irds were well filled Competition w.is brisk throughout the sale, and prime fat mutton ranged trom 2s to 2s |d pei hllis. \o stores were jarded. I'igs • llierewas a good supply and steady demand tor good prnkeis; thuie was an upward tendenr) in pin cs.