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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1619, 18 November 1882, Page 2

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/p.' il Waii&to Times OJic'ej Friday;' -■• ' iiddKi^w Liyu stock" 5 jftXBKkW. MrAvußo hukJjitivNo's' Wi'.iAtr.v 1 ltuPOßr.— At Havmarket on Fiiday last fodder \Vas plcntif' 1 ! and in gOQJi request. Meadow hay, 2s 3d to 5s 9d ; oiiton sheaves, 5s 3d tliu cwt.; chaff, L 5 pet tonr Hor.s» - stock, ../rf^ir secondary dcSc'ri^OtiVWcrc'^Chttfarj^rtctt frbm Ll Ins to, i8 ; medium .draft were also f.iirlj ropresentod> pneck 1 *' r.injfea <Li4^to L2.J ; heAvy draft colts, L 33 to LlO. The thoroughbred ■ Air*/ *erW w&Hflflwni fllrrj Sloufo sold "f>rTviftbly J M LSO/a*l^hc?iter6 and e6tta';,'c at Onehimga brought L2l* t . At the annual sale of stud stock At $enrbse on Tuesday there was n veryidioice aiftivals >vero shown, and* a. general feeling 1 of regret ,was t (expressed that some' of them Tfad n<Jt been 'at this Agricultural Show For the higher class of shorthorn bulls there was no naequiite inquiry, and aftfctf tint first few wore ' sold at prices varying from 30 to 70 guineas, the i idthers were ■ not differed,"' and twenty Hereford bulls of excellent good quality were then brought forward, and sold freely at prtcos varying from 21 to 55 guineas, lhirty jjrade shorthorn, yearling bulls occasioned considerable competition, and for this class prices gencra.ll) ranged from sto 17 jjuineas, and four Devon* bulls ranged Jrom LlO to L 25 each. At the wool sale, on Tuesday, there was a lull attendance of buyers, and prices were .regular throughout. AVoWitr%ir*aSfo,' tinged ffom 6Jdt<s TJd averaging 7d per Ib. Washed wool was scarcely exhibited, n 4- 4 h r«uglit< from' Bsd to O^d the Ib. Locks and pieces from 2d_ to 4d the lb. .^hcepi skins were in good inquiry, and brought irom Is 8d to 5s 4d c.ich. Sound hides, 3d to 3Jd the lb. Tallow, 27s 6d the cwt. At Pokeno, on , Monday, fiof manyjt fattlc j'ar'ded, and those were all sold ssatisiartonly. At the Drury Cattle l<"a*ir, held on AVcdi^cs^y, thfcro ,was a fixll, mus,tpri9f 'young Cattle, ui til a numerous "attendance of buyers, and very few lots p.tfeicd. Prices for joung cattle were barely sustained, <but grown steers maintained late values and there was also an improved value tor dairy cows near calving-. At -Remuera on Thursday,! dairy" cattle of good quality were in better cnquirv, and slightly adlanccd in value. Store cattle, »n. full number and fair demand. Ihrcc-ycar-old steers brought L 4 10s to LS ; \carling steers, 35s to'4os ; calxes, 17s to 25"; ; young cows, L 2 ]j7s Od to L 3 ss. Jb'at cattle in full supply ;.220 head sold to the trade. Prices were sorhethin'g' lower than last week, and ranged from 21s for coarse cattlc_ and cows of medium quality, to 2Cs for light weights of good quality, the averagi^pricc of good drafM steers, Auckland fatted, being 24s the lUOlbsij! shipbornc,.23s, but prices were best towards the end of the sale. Fat sheep were also yarded in full numbers, and met a brisk sale. Good quality shorn wethers and medium cues broug-ht 3d the lb ; aged store ewes, lambs at side, 14s the couple. Fat lambs were also unusually numerous — above 300 sold. Prices ranged from to 13s each, averaging 11s. Pigs were in jnoderate supplj only, and in good demand. Fat cahes were numerous, and brought from ISs to H 15s each. Iho pri/c stock advertised brought higher values than the abovo quotations, llie first prf/e Hereford o\, shown by Mr Henry Steele, sold for L 23 jis. lhc two shorthorn steers, shown by the Waikato Land Association, LlB each, and the two Herefords Ll4 13s eai h. 'Ihe ten wethers, shown by Jlr Georgo Selbj-, Ll 10s each, Ph© shorthorn bull, Brunswick fiutterfly, 30 guineas, and Red Knight, 15 guineas. Mhssks. Hontpr and Nolans AVitkly Rt - port. — Horses : 1 here has been considerable activity -in the market, and although thejrewas little alteration in value, a good many nave changed' hands. On JjViday last over an average number were entered. At the Durham Yards there was steady competition throughout the sile, and with scarcely an< exception^ lots •were cleared, We quote— Hacks, from L 7 5s to L 1 8; acti\ c draughts, suitable for heavy .spring cart, L 22 to LIG ; roach horses, £21 10» to £25. Wool, hides, and skins: Owing to the approaching series ot sales scarcely any wool was offered at the Durham Yards on Tuesday, but there was a fair supply of hides and skins, 'lhcrc is a marked depression m the price of liidcs ; tauners having large stocks in hand were not anxious to purchase. Prices ranged from 2|d to id. per lb ; skins, from Is (5d to 4s ; wool (in bags), Irom 2Jd to 0^1 : tallow, Ll 7s (id per cwt. Cattle: A~ large" number of all descriptions lb-no been disposed ot at prices without material alteration, lhe sale at Ptikckohe beiny; postponed on account ot the cattle show until .Monday, was held on that day, when a large jiumbci weic yarded. Competition was steady, prices were scarcely up to the expectation ot vendors, but as purchasers wcrp indisposed to advance concession w'.is neccssar}', prices were iully up to those ruling at Newmarket on Tuesday, lliu Newmarket Yaids were well lilled, and fherti was a gojd attcudance of bujers ' bidding was brisk throughout the -sale. There ■was no noteworthy alteration in value of either dairy or store stock. Jlcef ranged Irom 22s to 20s pur lOOlbs. bhocp:'lhe Newarket Yards were crammed on fucsdaj, but there was a spirited demand. Whether* in wool sold at from l')!> to 24s Od : shorn at from Us to 18s. 'ihepri/e sheep irom show sold .it from 27s (id to <Ws . ewes, 12s Od to'l.isud Lambs were in excess ot requircin,cnts,^an k (l*.sold at from (is 9^ *° 3''s. Pigs : Very^jslj; yarden. Demand good, at 2d^ per lb live \feight. "f" f