COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2030, 11 July 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

WVIKVrO MVKKKTS. Mkssbs W. J. Huntkii and Co. Repout. — At the Oainluiclge Hoise Sale on Saturday, June 27tli, a good number of hordes were brought forward, but wcio principally weed*. Hood horses are in demaid, and sell freely, especially those suited for contract work. At Ohaupo on Tuesday, 30th inst, although a very wet morning, winch kept many -<tock from comtng foiw.ird, there was a good muster of all clas~.es. Young stock weie eagerly competed for, buyers prefeiring to buy now than later on. (rood steers, li and 2 yrs old, were yarded in full numbers, and elicited keen competition, all celling. Uiown steers for turnip feeding also sold well. A limited number of dany cows made fair prices. Not lii.inv beef btotight foiwaid, theio was sp<ntud bidding and all v>ld. We quote : Dairy cows, from Kt 7*> bd to 17 10s ; spnnging heifers, t'.s los to t'4 ; weaned calves (mixed <ie\e^ in low condition), 23s to 2is ; *tore cows, fi> t<« t'3 I-. ; IJ. to 2yi old steers, £J Uw to Jb'3 10s ()d ; "t,'u>\\ n Hteeis, £'.") 1.% to £i» "s , fat cows and heifers, t'4 7s fid to f i. At Cambridge on Thursday, July !)th, there was a full market of fat cattle, between 80 and 40 yaided; there was a good attendance of the trade, (rood competition existed, and all sold excepting hve, which were not huHiciently fattened. Only a limited number of dairy' co wu and store, and but few We quote fat heifers, fc'4, £4 10s, £.-> f>s ; fat cows, fio, £6 2s «d, and £7. Sheep, 8s (id each.

AL'CKI.VNn MVK .STOCK MUIKKrs. Mr Alkhkd Bitklvno's ltKroitr.-At the Haymarket on Friday, July 3rd, loose fodder ranged from 2s <id ti) 3s fid per cwt ; oats, I s 10d to 2s 3d ; beans, 3s 2d ; ni.u/.e, 2-- M to 3s the bushel ; potatoes, si)s tlie ton. Horse stock were yarded m full number*, and sold well. Those from Otago ranged from £12 for an unbroken two-year colt to £30 for a young draught mate, and £30 for a four-year-old gelding; medium draught, up to £17 ; and useful riding hornes, fiom £7 and upwards At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, sound hides brought from 3d to Id the 1b ; the greater pait from 3^l to 3 f 'd ; tallow, IDs to 20s 3d the cwt ; sheepskins, fiom Dd to 2s lOd each. At Pukekohe on Monday, <m average muster of cattle sold fieely ; useful cows, from £"> 5s to £7 15s each. At Remuera. on Thursday, dairy cattle weie numerous and at lower values ; no stole cattle offeied ; fat c.ittle in full number. Nineteen trucks received from W.nkato ; pi ices were equal thioughout the sale, and ranged for good quality from 20s to 22s the lOOttw. Sheep were in shoit supply, and advanced about Is each. Fat calves sold well ; also dairy-fed pigs. Averages were : 8 steer-, Rich.ird Reynold*, £8 13^ (id ; 02 steer*, from Waikato, £7 l'Js ; 7 steers, K Allen, £8 Is ; <S steers, 11. Fisher, £7 His ; 24 steers, Jno. McXiccol, £0 18s ; 1(> steers, P. Bell, t'(i I.V, (id ; Hi stcei-, McKmuon Bros., fti 12s ; 20 steers, .1. Tole, £0 5s ; 10 cows, from W.tikato Land Association, £5 17s ; 300 weth.'is, J. L). Orniond, £Ui 10- ; til ewes, S. Seddon, 12s Gd ; .">, Thos. Hunt, 12s 3d. MmSKS HI'NTKK AN!) NOLAN'S WKKKU Rkpokt. — Horses : There has been continued activity in the market, and although no material advance in price haa been made, above .in average number of sales were effected. The Durham Yards were well filled on Friday, and there was a good attendance of purchasers, the attraction bi-ing a Hhipment of draught horses from Taranaki. Competition waa steady throughout, and in many instances prices exceeded the expectation of vendors. We quoto hacks fiom £2 ."a to £13 5s ; light harnc-s, £'J to £15 2s IJd ; medium and heavy di aught, £IS 10s to £2(i 15s. Wool, hides, Hkins and tallow : Hides of good quality weio in demand, but those pitched were lighter than the previous week, 4d pel Ib. being the highest price obtained. Skins, Is 'Jd to 3s 2d. Cattle : The number yarded has been up to the average, and the demand has been a coriesponding one, with consequent little alteration in value. Fat beasts yarded at New mat ket on Tuesday, although in less than usual number weie sufficient for requirements, and there was certainly no advance on the previous week's rates. Dairy and store stock weie fanly plentiful at Newmaiket, and theie was a large muster at Pukekohe on Wednesday, which found purchasers. We quote calves from 10s to 255 ; yearling, from 15s to 27*» (id ; dry cowsjirom £2 10s to £3 os ; grown steers, £1 2s (id. Sheep were penned in moderate numbois, and .steady demand. Ewes, at lla to 13s Od ; wethero, light weights, 12s to l(»s (id. Pigs were y aided m increased numbers, and sold freely .it from 2'.d to 3VI per Ib. live weight. Mkvshs fi.'W. Binnky and Co. report that at their weekly sale, on Tuesday, of wool, hides, skins, and tallow, there was a further fall on all classes of hides. We quote :— First-class, stout, 3;jd to 4\d ; light 3d to :<jd pei 11) ; butchers' skins, Is to 2-, 3d ; xt.ition f>d to 2s 2d each ; tallow, 15s (id to H>s pci esvt.