COMMERCIAL Waikato Times Office, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2081, 7 November 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL Waikato Times Office, Friday.

AIfKLVXI) I.IVK STOCK MAHKFIN. Mil Ai.prkp Blcki \xi>'s Rwour.— At th« H.»i market on FiuUy, ()ctol>er 30, horse stock were in usual number and at late values, draught *tock ranging from £11 to £23, riding *ti>ck fioni £11 to £33, rid nig stock from £1 to £14. Loose fodder w.i» in short supply, best qutlity better worth; prices ranged from 2s to .">•» 'hi the owt. ; pressed fodder, £4 to £4 10-* the ton. Outs warcely in untuned late values, and sold from 2s 3d to Us .VI the bushel. At Tuesday's sale, bides brought from 2d to 34\13 4 \1 the Hi. ; tallow, 1«-. t<i 18.s lid the cwt. ; pelts, Ihl to 8d ; station skim, Is Id to 3-. ; butcheis'nkiiH, 2s (id to 3s 3d each ; pr»t.i toes, £2 *>s to US 7)t. A spring eirt, £18. At l'ukfkohe, on Monday, tin re was :i larger muster of cattle of ,ill clasps than usual, a full attendance of buyi'i-, and satisfactory price*, particularly for d.uiy alock. At Retuuera, on Thursday, dairy tattle wore, in limited number «. (Jood .immala brought £7 10s to £S esioh, but middling and inferior wen> at low values. •Store cattle lit u>uial number and at late , values ; three-year-old «teers, in low condi- , tion, £3 "m each. F»t cattle Ustter worth than last week, about 10s each ; choice medium and light weights at 24s tho lOOlbs. Fat calre** abundant, and scarcely ih.miiUined their values. Fat sheep in full ■upnly and fair inquiry ; all yarded sold at » alight advance over last week's value*. Lambs plentiful, and in steady demand ; good quality ranged with weight, from 10s to 13* each ; inferior, from ."h. Pign, in limited number*, were dull of sale through out. Messhi. Hvntkb «n Noi-vns Wkeklt RitroßT.— Horsos : There has bean no noteworthy chango. About an average number were brought forward and diNpwed of at the previous week* value. There was i\ fair muster at tho Durham Yards on Friday. Competition was slow in many instances, but those of a good »tamp found purchasers at prices slightly in favour of Tendor an compared with the previous week. Wo quote hacks at from Al'?A 1 '? to £l."i l."><» ; light harness hornea, from £13 to £18 10s; heavy spring van horw<, £21. Wool, hides, skins, and tallow : Increased supply ; demand bmk. Good hide* told at 4 3-l(>th per 1b ; light weights, from 2\d to 3\d ; skins, Is 2d to 3s. Cattle : Th^rc has been an upward tendency in prices for fat and Mtore stock, a»d although an unusually large number of dairy covva hate been brought forward, they nave maintained tho previous week* \ allies. Them was an average muster of dairy and fat stock at Newmarket on Tuesday, and a large one of dairy and store at Papakura on Wednesday. The demand hivs been «Mod throughout. For a few prime oxen 2tis per lOOlbs waa given, but prices for steers generally ranged from 22<» to 2.">s per lOOlbs ; cows, from 18s to 23s ; calves, from ISt to 20s ; yearlings, 2l» to 32m ; two-year old steers, £1 12s lid to £2 5s : gr»wn steers, from £4 to £5 ss ; dry cows, £2 to £4 ; dairy cows, £6 to £S 10s. Sheop : At Newmarket, on Tuesday, there was pgain a good muster of local and East Coait sheep, but the West Coant wan unrepresented. Competition w»s steady throughout the 8»le, and an advance of 6d to Is per head was gi\en on the previous week's values. Lambs were plentiful, mid sold at from 0s to 15g (id. Pigs : There was a good muster, but generally of rough description*. Prices ranged from 2\d to 2d per lb, livo weight. Mk.n>ks (J. \V. Ijinnk\ \m> Co. report that at their sale of hides, skins and Ullow, held liut Tuesday, a large supply came to hand, and good competition evisted for all lots offered. We quote : — Firnt cla«s hide*, 3^'d ; medium quality, 3d to 3Jd ; inferior, 2d to 2|d per lb ; sheepskin*, 10\d to 3* Id each ; pelts, 3d to (id each ; Ulfow. 13* (id to 17s per cwt.

WAIKATO M \HKI-rr-*. Mkshus W. .1. Hlxtkh & Co. report :— On Monday, at Xgaruatvahia, there was a very large muster of stock ; the pens could only accommodate about two-thirds of the cattle brought forw ard. There wan also a large attendance of buyers from all parts of Waikato. Cattlo made fully Ohaupo prices, and nearly every beast sold at satisfactory prices to owners. Mr Pattersons stock, implements, &c, made gor>d prices. We qu«te : dairy cows, £1 to £(} ; yearlings, £1 10s to £2 ; two-year old steers, £2 10s to £2 14i ; three-year old btceis in low condition, £4 l'Js ; heifer caltes 21s to 27s ; [tip dray, £12 ; shaft harness, £4 ."is ; harrows, £2 ss—Ats —At Ohaupo, on Tuesday, we had the largest muster of cattle yarded since we started business, fully 1000 being ]>enncd. All were of a good class, and although an extremely wet day, there was a lartre attendance of buyers. Many more cattle entered would have been brought forward had the day Ix-en fine, ;il*o many buyers w ere kept back. There vvas good competition right through the sale, and although it lasted until dusk, there was spirited bidding to the end, only t>m draft of cattle (42 head) was held over for next sale. For dairy cows of any class there was good enquiiy and nearly all sold. Young cattle were a shade lower, also 1J and two-year-old wteeis, but for grown nteers for fattening purposes there was a slight rise. Female stock was in better enquiry than for some tun* past, and sold freely. A large number of beef met go«>d sale., and all sold. We quote: Daiiy cows, £4 to £l> l.'ii ; yearling steers, £1 Vis to £2 10s ; U to two-year-old steers, £2 10s to £3 .% ; '2\ to three-year-old steers, £4 to £."> ; yearling heifers, £1 (is to £1 lls ; two yearold heifers, £2 to £2 os ; 80 fresh conditioned steers from Te Akau Station, from £."» 10* to £<» % ; two pens choice steers, 21 to four years-old, from Mr J. Doudican's farm, Alexandra, made £."> 14s and JL'li 10s respectively; fat cows and heifers, from £3 \h to £•") 10t esich. Mh J. S. LiTKi.\si> Rhi'Oiirs.— At the Halo of furniture &c held at To Awamutu on Saturday last, there was rather a small attendance of purchasers, butall lots offered vv ere sold though the price realised in many instances w as low. A useful waggon pair of horses and harness was aold for £54. At Kihikihi on Wednesday, all thn tottn section* adt^rtised with the exception of two were leased at the auction, and in some instances brought more than the upset price. At Cambridge cattle and horse sale Thursday, there was" an unusually large attendance of settlers from all parts of tho country. The cattle yards were filled and there were from HO to !K) horses entered. Aryshire cattle commanded considerable attention and were keenly competed for. They were very choice animal*, and all were sold under the hammer at the following :— Daffodil 11., £15,MrS. T. Seddon; Mabel, I'll, MrC. J. Storey ; Princess, £11, Mr Thow. IJood ; Gertie, £13 ss, Mr Thos. Hood ; Jeanie, £12, Mr .?. K. S. Richardnoli ; Daisy, lfl months heifer, £<», MrS. T. Swldon; Hull, SirCountll, til 15-, Mr Thos. Dodd. AH the tattle yaided were of a good clax» and with few exception* all were nojd at very satisfnetory prices. Ye.uling heifers brought, 20* ; two-year old steers, £4 to £4 10 ; tlirec year-old steers, £(i 2s tkl. A large ntimlwr of fresh heifers and cows wen* -mid at prices v ary ing from £2 10s to £3 10s. The fat cattle yaided weio of choice quality and all were, sold, cows brotieht fiom, £4 15s to £7 12s «d. Notwithstanding the large number of horses entered, the greater }Mirtion w ore sold and at an advance over ate- quotations. Young medium draughts, £15 lt»s t» £I.; stiong hacks, and buggy horses, £12 tt> £17. Well-bred hacks young and sound, £12 to £15 ; light riding ;x>nie-<, £5 to £7 ; a lot of screws 20s to 50s each, several waggons nnd harness were also hoW at satisfactory prices.