COMMERCIAL. Waikato Times Office, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2054, 5 September 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. W aikato Times Office, Frid ay.

WVIKVPO MVUkKM. Mr J. S. Bi cklwio Rkpoiuh : -At Ohaupo Livestock Salono <>n Tuesday list, diiiy cattle wore poorly ie|»resiMited. Those yarded l>i»nght from £3 10s to £"> ; each ; Heifer calves sold from l"is to 2">s ; steer cnlve-t 30s to 3"),. V laige number of cightsert-innnthi and two-year old Heers were vauLd, but competition for that class was (lull, consopiontly the greatei nuin bor rein lined unsold. Grown steiMN off turnips, sold well, bringing fr< ir. £"> 7s M to £") l">s eich ; fit heifers and cows Hold at nn advance ovei 1 ite quotations, from £4 10s to £7 ; being the ruling puces, and 2io store empty owes, biought 7* !»d to 9s ; fit ewes 12-< each. The stallion Duke of Bncele-u'ii was sold at £37. At the Cam bridge Bi/.nr oi SitimUy list, tlnr.« were no draught horses entered. A lot of light hacks changed hands as prices varying from £2 I'm to KlO 10s eich. Young pigs brought 2s to I.h ; depending on the qn.ility ; fowl*, Is 3d to Is !)d ; chaf, .r>os. r >0s per ton ; Oats, 2s 7<\ ; irtaiw, 3s fid per bn"hol ; str.nv, 12s to 20s the load ; hay 10* thi> ton At the clearance sale of Mr Pollock's stock at Alexandra, there w\s .\n unusually large attendance of buyers keen competition ousted, and with the exception of two heavy draught mares eveiything was Bold. Ajrshire cows brought fr<>m £S to £H ; ye uhng heifers, £(> yearling; bull, £•"> ; heifer eilf, £3; bull calf, £2; ordinary cows, £4 to £<> l">s. The hacks bioiight fair price-., ahd the trotting foal £S. The merino wethers all sold atfls 3d and (is each. Small driy, £0 10s ; hariows, os. '1 ho harness and caddlery was all sold at fair prices,

Al ( hI.WD I IV X sm( X MVUKfTS. Mu Aiimn Bu'Ki.wn'.s Rkpoht.— U the Haymarketon Friday last, August 28, Horse stock sold freely ami sit better prices th in for somo weeks, particul.it ly draught stuck of all descriptions Loose fodder, drhveied, ranged in price from 2s !>d to Is th.- cwt ; pressed, £1 to £t 10s ; oats, 2s 3d to 2a 4d ; m.u/e, 2s Od to 2s lOd the bushel. At the hide md skin nale ou Tuesday, Septenitxi 1, hides hi ought fiom 3}d to 3ijd tho lb ; sheepshms from Is to 3s 7d each: i\vcr^ wool, Md to "h'd : washed wool, 7\<\ tho 11. , t t11..w", 17-. to VU : lioiips 4s (M tl p cwt. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle weie y.irded in limited number only, but were dull of Hale. Store cattle, plentiful and in busk enquiry atadvanced rates. Fat cattle in average number and better woith, prices steady thioiighout the sale. Be~t quality brought from 22s to 24- the lOOlbs. Few fat calves yarded. Sheep plentiful and scarcely maintained last week's values. A few fat lambs brought from Hs to 20s each. Pigs of all classes plentiful. Coarse pigs at low values, but prune animals "old freely at satisfactory prices.. Mrssks Hi-nteb avd Nolans Wekkly ■Ri-poiir -Horses: The market ha.s been brisk during the week ; strange lots are always attractive. The Wanganui horses were .% good lot, and sold at an advance on previous week's rates. The Durham Yards were well filled on Friday, and many of tho horses were of a good stamp. Competition was good thronghout, and particularly so for flhi>)borne animals, for which tho highest rates were given, but local horses also sold better, p irticttlarly heavy coalts and fillies, which sold at trom £18 to £21 ; hacks fioin £•"> to £12 ; light liar ness hoi sen from £11 to £17 10s ; light draught, £2.*. Wool, hides, and skins . Supply small. Hides without alteration in value, soiling at from 3d to 3jjd per lb. ; «>kms np to 3s (!d. C.ittle : The past hsus been an unusually busy week, and a large number of fat .md store cattle have changed hands. Store steers sold »t prices leaving but a small margin for tho feeder. Vat heists weie without noteworthy alter.i tion in value. The fir-<t fail of the season was held .it Papakura on Monday. There m is ,i larfce number of entries and prices for steers ruled in favour of the vendor. There was again a good muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, and at Papakur.i on Wednesday. Dairy cows were without alteration in value. Fat ovn maintained their viilue, but cows were relatively lower. We quote. Store calves from £1 fis to £1 Mis; je.irlmg from £2 to £2 12s fid , two-year old steers, £2 1"h to £4 5s ; three year old steers, £1 to £") 12s l!d. Sheep : There was a good musti'i at Newmarket on Tuesday, prices retrained the same a« on previous week. Pigs in short supply. Mks.sks G. W. Bi.vvky an/) Co. report that at their weekly sale on Tuesday, of wool, hides, skin.s, and tallow : The market for hides continue* dull with the exception of heavies, and rtne lot of 3."> of this cla«s realised Ij, per lb. ; first clas«, 3jd to 4d ; medium, 3d to 3J pei lb. ; butcheis'ciossbied skms, 2s M to 3s lOd each. Tallow, £17 to £20 per ton.

AUCKLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Fakm and Dvntv Phoduck. — Wholesale: Mutter, ficsh, Is per IK; butter, salt, M to 10d per lb ; Cheese, good local, ">d to s^d ; Canterbury, do., 4;d to fWd ; Kggs, per dozen, M ; Lard, per bladder, 7d ; Bacon and Hams, Pro■vinci.il, Gd to 8d; Hams, 8d to Ud ; Canterbuty Bacon only, B^d ; equal numbers Hams and Bacon, B^d ; Hams only, lOd ; Jams, per case 5 <10/.en, 30s ; Fowls, per pan , 2s to 3s Od ;«Fe.itherH, baked, clean and stltcted, Is fid to Is !)d perlb. Retail : Milk, porqu.ut, 4d ; Butter, fresh, up to lsttd ; s, ilt do., lOd to Is ; Cheese, colonial, do., 8d to 9d ; Eggs, per dozen, In ; Lard, Tier lb, (id to 9d ; Fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s ; Geese, do., ."is to 7s ; Tuikt'Vs, do , Is to 8s lid : Bicon, per lb.. 10d to Is Id ; Hams, do.. Is to Is jd.