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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1973, 28 February 1885, Page 2

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IFaikato Time* Office, Friday. WVIKATO MVRKITTS. Mr J. S. Bh'Kiasd Reporm -.— At the hi/.ur m Cambridge on Saturday, 15th inst , there was an unsii.illy laige attend mice of buyers fr>m all pa its of the distitct, most of the lots offered were sold and competition was biisk. The Abbot bugtrv brought £40 ; single buggy, £19 ; double seated buggy, £27 ; farm waggon, W4 ; light waggon, £24 10s ; side saddles, £3 to £>.w ; plough harness £2 to £3 (the double .set), potatoes. 3s (id and 3s 9d the cwt ; fowls, 3s (id and 4s the pair ; oats, 2s lid per bushel, and the two hoise power £21. A Lit ge number of horses were sold at an advance over lnte values. Medium draught fr»ut £13 to €22 10s ; heavy draught, £25 t > £30 ; good useful young hacks and stock horse-, £10 to £14 ; ponies and light weeds, ft Din 17s upw.ir.ls Old Chanticleer \v.u> knocked down at £!."». At Ohaupo on the 17th inst, the usual number of cattle and sh< ep wero y.vrded. Pi iee< w ero .v little low< i th.tn of late, but ne.ulv all otfeied w»ie sold. Gum n stoeis in forward condiHon brought £4 to £,"> ss, depending on quality. A l.ugo number of young woie «old at little lower values than of late. D.uiv cows, £"i to £(} 10s each, fat cows, £4 to £-"> V oich; 200 cross-bred store ewes were sold <it !)s each ; 50 Lincoln ewes, 11s !>d. At the sale at Raugiaohia of Mr A. Rum say's live and dead htock, there \vaa a numerous attendancn and all lots offered yon* sold, though prices were low. At the Cambridge sale on Thursday last, the grown ateers advertised brought £5 5s eaeli ; fat co^s £4 t.< £5 5s ; small calves 12s to '21s eacli. A large number of sheep found purchasers at advanced prices. I'ullmouth cross-bred ewes, two-tooth Lincoln ewes, 13s Gd ; full-mouth Lincoln ewes, Us ; menno ewes. Gs 9d ; merino wetheis, 7s and 7s Gd, and fat ewes, 11s to 12s each.