COMMERCIAL. Waikato Tunes Office, Friday. WAIKATO MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2006, 16 May 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Tunes Office, Friday. WAIKATO MARKET S.

Mr J. S Buoki. iM) iloiours :— At Cambridge on Saturday last, the usual nurabci of huisoi were entered, but there was veiy little business done, in draught stock no nale-i was effected. Hacks and stock horses wero in demand, and those of pood class Hold at full values. At Ohaupo on Tuesday, less than the usual number of cattlt were yarded, but all were of a good el i>n Dairy cows brought from £4 7s (id to £5 '-,- , spayed heifer calves and yearlings, 2S-> ; young cows, £2 15s ; yearling to IS months steeis, £1 16s Sd to £2 18s. 70 three to four-year-old steers in foiuud condition sold m ton sep irate lots brought E5, £5 2s 6d, £6, £<> 7» Gd, £6 15s and£b"l7s6d respectively. Fat cows and heifers brought from £3 to £5 each. 150ciobsbred ewes were sold at 8s ; 180 nvmi'* ewes, 7s 6s ; fat ewes, 10* Gd to 11s each A few horse wero sold at low prices, and handsome clvstnut gjldmg by Waieigb bred bv Mi John Goodfellow rcah-i il £21 At Mr Charles Joniisoii's t.ile on Wod il^ day, at Hamilton, thure was a lmgj at tendance, and satisfactory prices s\ei. obtained throughout Every lot otfenvl was sold with the exception of two vehicles. The best noises bi ought fioin £9 to £13 ; old and played-out boises, 7s 6d to £9 each. Single hooded bugs*v £50 ; ditto, £23 ; Cortland waggon, £30 , ditto, £22; ditto, £15. Messrs VV. J. Hunter <fc Co. Report.— At the Ohaupo Yards on the sth inst , about 500 cattle and over 1000 sheep were yarded. For gi own steers there was keen competition. Dairy cittlo were in drinaud, and all sold. There still exists an unsatis fied enquiry, and many more could biplaced. Young cattle sold freely with few exceptions. All cattle and sheep v aided sold. Wo quote: Danycows, £fi to £7 10s ; weaned calves. 10s to 2o\; yearling steers, £1 1.*»3 to £2 5s ; two-year-old stuers £2 10. to £3 ; 3 and 4-yr-old nteers £4 5s to £('» 7s (id ; fat cows and hrifers, £3 5» to £G ; stoic ewes, ")s to 7s ; lambs, fls ; merino ewes, 3s to 3-> (3d. At Mr Xewland's sale on Monday, 11th inst., there was a very large attendance of buyers from all parts of the couuhy. Kveiythmg sold at sitisfactoiy price-. Drill sold for £20; D.F. Plough, til ss; disc hanows, £"> 15s ; mowing machine, £12 "»>; hoi so power and cliaficuttei, £2S ; fat ewes, 15s 3d ; hoggets, 13s ; co\\s, fiom £2 l")s to £5 2-> Od ; boned ust, £7 2s (id per ton ; diaught mare, £17 ss; horse, £10; yearling, t'3 15s. Furniture sold at good price*. At Cambridge, on Thursday, 14th in--t., thpie was * good mu-ter of cattle, the yaidb being wcil filled ; only a few sheep were penned. Fat cattle weie plentiful, and with few exceptions all sold at satisfactory lates. \Vu quote : Dury cows-, I'jji ; 3-yr-old steers, £.3 12s (id to £5 15s ; f.it cah es, £2 7s 6d to £3 ; fat heifera and cow ", £3 15s to £5 10s ; store ewes, 4s Gd to !)-< each.