Waikato Times Offece Wednesday. EDINBURGH SHEEP AND CATTLE MARKET. 12th and 13th June, 1883.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1728, 2 August 1883, Page 2

Waikato Times Offece Wednesday. EDINBURGH SHEEP AND CATTLE MARKET. 12th and 13th June, 1883.

There was <i large supply of fat sheep and lambs, principally the l.iticr, the number being 320*. as against 835 last week. IJio be« cJ.iss ut sheep for the local trade were in Rood demand, at late rates, jind Jambs also experienced a lair trade, a clearance being effected. Top price ol mutton in wool, lid per lb ; secondary, 10id to ' lO^d ; inlerbr down to Od ; clipped, 8d to ,10d. Tile best lambs ranged from 40s to 45s each ; secondary, 30s to iJtis ; inferior down to 255. There was a smaller sliosv of fat cattle, only U 0 being forward, as compared with 180 List week. The quality was good, and prime beasts sold .it rathci higher pricey with an caiy clearance. Top price of beef, 10s to 10* 3d per stow ; secondary, 9i Od to 10, • infeuor down to 8» Od. Messrs Ritchie and Son sold some foreign animals at from to £2$ 5n There was ,i Luge supply of store cattle, over 800 being on offer, .is compared with 110 last week, 'lhcy consisted chiefly of Irish stirks, this class ol stock being shown to-day for the tiist time since the outbreak of the disease. The demai'd was not, however, in keeping: with the supplj, the want ol rain and the consequent bareness of pastures deterring 1 iarmers from purchasing, 'lhe result was a slow, drug market, and a, clearance was not nearly effected, lliere was a good show of milch cows, but trade was not so brisk as last week, and Jirices were back about a head, with a few eft unsold. Store sheep numbered 860, being less than half the number shown last week. A dear, stiff trade svas experienced—half - bred hoggits ranging from sls to 64s ; and crosses from 49s to 535. There was a fair demand for young pigs, of which 132 were shown, and they sold at from 12s to 20s.