WAIKATO LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 214, 3 April 1886, Page 2

WAIKATO LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Messrs W. J. lli;vri:u and Co. RuroiiT. — At On.ttipo on Tium.l w, Much 23rd, "thera w.w a vijry lar^p inustfr of cattle, priucipilly "tvr-s and all well bred (the stock y.ird >d being urmioiincu'l by good judged to bi.it gioil a lot as his b-on opuned in Ohiupi.) Tiiero wa-> .i Urge number of buyers from all part-* of W.»ikato. Good i'l liry cow-* wero mqum*d for, but faw yardfil. M^ny more cm itill be placed. The young st >ck wore very choice, and -«old .it go.«l |»ricos. We quote : Ste>ir c.ilve*, £1 Th to £1 lfl< ; yearlings, t<> £1 l!)s to £2 10s ; 2 and 2}-yr-old Rtoers, £2 13s to £,J ."»s ; 3-yr-old ateers, in low condi tion, £3 12s Gd to £1; do., m fresh condition, £4 10< to £.") l.)s ; heifer calves. £1 Is to £1 4-1 ; 2 yr-old heifers, £1 3* to £1 10-t ; fat ows and heifers, £3 12s (>d to £4 8s fid ; fat steors, £"i to £."» Y^ (id each ; cross-bied owes, Tw (ide.mli.— At th* Hamilton horse Hale on Thur-sd.iy, March 2oth, the alteration of the date of sale did not interfere with the number of horses brought forward nor yet the attendance. About 70 horses wore entered. A largo number sold. Sales in future at this place will start at 11 o'clock, •o nt to auit persons attending by train. ' We sold : Single-seated buggy, £28 ; light harness horae*, from £10 to £15 10s ; hacks, from £li to £10 15s each.— At Ngaruawahia on Friday, March 2lith, the yard* were inMiffioient to accommodate the number of cattle brought forward. Many were rough, and sold at low prices, well-bred cattle making fully Ohaupo rates. The present railway time-table prevented the usaal buyers travelling by train attending, not being able to get home the same night as heretofore. Wo quote : Dairy cows, from £4 to £5 10s ; steer calve*, £1 9s 6d to £1 • 14s ; yearling steers, £2 to £2 5s ; 2 and 2i-yr-old steers, £2 10a to £3 ss ; 3 and 4-yr-old steers, £4 to £5 2s tid ; fat heifers, from £4 to £4 10» each.— At Cambridge on Thursday, April 2nd, there was a larger number of cattle yarded at this place than hat been for some time past. A good attendance of buyers for both fat and stores, and nearly all sold. We quote : Dairy cows, from £5 10* ; lj-yr-old heiferi, £1 13* ; 3 nnd 4-yr-old steera, £3 10a to £4 8s Gd ; fat heifer*, £3 5s to £4 15a ; fat cows, from £4 10s to £b* 2s 6d each.