COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1440, 24 September 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS.

W. J. Hi'Niiu & Co.'s Rrroiu.— At the Ohaupo Yards on I'liursd.i), th 6 15th Jnst^, thjs yaids were well filled with both slrccb And cattle, but few dany cow? were broiight 'forward, and not man) grown stocks I here was agcodattend.inic of buyers, consequently good competition. AYe quote : Dairy cows from L 6 to_ L 7 7s 6d ; wo.inei} calves, L 2 to L? 7-. 6d , jcarlings, L 2 10s to Li js- ; tuo and two <tnd ,t-half-) ear-old steers, from L\ to I,\ 15s ; three-year-old steers, Ls to L 5 17s 6d; fat cows and heifers, Ls 7sGd to L 7 ; fat steers, L 6 to L 7 ; fat wethers, 18s ; owes and lambs, 15s 3d: small pigs, 6s to 7s ; I m.irfc aud fo.il, Ll3.— At the Okete Yards, Raglan, On Tuesday, September about 250 head, principally grown store cattle, were yarded. There was a number ol buyers from Waikato, besides local. The cattle yarded were in low condition, and mostly coarse animals. Nearly 1 all yarded met with re.idy saio. We quote : Weaned calves, Li 10s to L 2 ss : yearlings, L 2 to L 2 15s; store cows, L 2 io!> to L 3 15s; co\ts and c.ihes, I 4 5s to L\ lot. each; two-year-old itccrs, L 3 r]s to L 4; three-year-old steers, L 5 to I's 5 15 ; sp nn R'ng cows .md heifers, L 4 15s to L 5 ios.— At tho Cambridge Yards ou Friday, Septombor 2ird, there was the usual number of fat cattle and sheep yarded. No stores offered. In consequence of alteration of sale day, on account of tho races, theio was but a small attendance. Noarly all bocf yarded sold to tho trade. Wo quote : Fat steers, L 6 15s to L8 ios ; fat cows and heifers, 1.6 ios t0'1.7; medium draught colt, L3O.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. Mr Alprbd BucitiANb's Weekly Report. — At the Haymarkct on Friday (16th) fodder was in tuil supply, oaten hay bringing from 2s 6d to 3s 3d ; meadow, 2s gd to 4s 6d per cwt., and straw, 11s to 18s per load; eight tons potatoos, from 30s to L 2 2s 6d per ton. The horso market was unusually active, and all horses entered wero disposed of at higher pnefts than for months past. Medium draught, Ll2 io» to L 33 ; light harness horses, LlO 15s to Li 4 10s ; hacks, L8 51 to Ll4. The draught stallion Champion, \t»« passed in, not roaching tho reserve, L7O. At the flaymarket, on Tuesday last, hides wero in full number, but lighter weights than avotago. Prices ranged from 3^d to 3?d the !b , sbeopskina, in foil supply, and from )s to tod each; tallow. 20s to 22s the (wt At the Drury cattle sale, 400 head of all descriptions wore yarded, ,md thoro was a rrry numerous attendance Bielding was dull throughout the sale Several pen* were withdrawn, and prices generally wero 101 per head for all kind* of gracing stock than at thp fair held a fortnight since At Remuor.i, on Thursday, dairy cattle were dull of sale; store cattle plentiful and in fan enqimj at lite \ allies , f.it c.ittle in average numbers and generally heavy -"weights, last week's, values — varying between 25s and z&s tho loolbs. — were fully sustained. A full market of wellfattencdjsheep maintained a steady value throughout—from 3d to 3|d the pound, and a largo number of lambs biought from 8s to 12s each, a frw unusually chouc pens reaching a higher value Not many pigs jardod, those were at late values Messrs. lluvri'R & Not an's Weekly Report.— Horses Ihe demand ha* been good, but tho supply insufhcicntlv large for requirements. The numbers submitted by auction at the Durham Yards on I'ndav was below the average, but rorapi tition was brisk throughout the Bale, and ,in ulvanccd price was given tor hacks and light harness horses, and there remained an unsatisfied demand for tins description, and several useful anim ils would haie found purchasers .it prices s itist irfory t<< tho vendor We (juote hacks L 5 15s to Ll3 17s (3d; light harness horses, Ll3 10s to L2it , medium draught, L 22 Hs to L 27 15s; draught, L 36. Cattle. The market has been fa'ily .icti\e, the supply adequate, and the j (kri nid steady At New market on 1 uesday an | ■i\ crage number was jarded. Bidding was o\only brisk throughout the s.ile for .ill descriptions of stork, l.ttt week's prices were in untamed, and for the best iattcd bullocks theie w.is a slight upward tendency, 28s ncr loolbs having boon gncn for a few beasts, but steers not suflfk lcntly up in condition and cows were relatively lower. Sheep I lu re has been no noteworthy alteration in the market the supply has not been supcrflous, but still suflu lent ioi requirements, and last week's (juotitions hive been fully maintained, 2s zd per Blbs being given. Pigs were in increased supply, and sold well.