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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2438, 25 February 1888, Page 2

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The Waikttlo I'imts O.HU'C. Friday. WAIKATO LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Miossus W. J. Huntkr and Co. REroitT. —At the Cambridge Yards on Saturday, February 18th, but few cattle yatded and a large number of sheep, the former w.Te disposed of, but the latter were forwarded to Ohaupo. At the horse and produce yards, a large quantity of fruit were disposed of, plums, 2M per lb; apples, Id per lb. There was also a large number of horses, the demand was slack, buyers prefer waiting for the. lot of unreserved horses for disposal at our yards ou March 3rd. Hacks sold from £-1 tn £5 15.*: medium draughts from 4® to £3 10-? ; pigs, 5s to (is (id each. At Ohaupo on Tuesday, 1 ebruary 21st., fully 500 head cattle and about 2000 sheep yarded, and with feu 7 exceptions, both lots were disposed of, cattle were iu better enquiry, also sheep were fully Is per head higher thin at our fair held previous fortnight. No good dairy cows were yarded, those in were backward and sold fairly well, we quote cows from £2 12s (id to £4 ; store rows, £1 to £1 10s ; weair d j:alvcjs, 8s to 18 s ; yearling steers, £1 to £1. 5s ; 2 and 2A-year-olds, £2 to £2 10s; 3 and -1-year-ofds. £3 to £4 ; fresh empty cows, £2 to £2 7s (id; fat c«ws arid heif.-rs, about (iO sold from £2 10s to £3 Ids. She p: We Hold 1037 half-bred ewes, at 5s 4 J each; 103 merino ewes, -Is Gd ; 50 crow-bred ewes, 5s 3d ; 90 fat ewes, 5s ; 35 fat wethers, 10s ; 30 2 and 4-tooth ewes, 7s 3d ; 71 .aged ewes in low condition, 4s; stove wethers, 7s to 7s Gd ; lambs from 5; (id ; Shropshire rams, from £2 10s; aged rams 15s to UOs each.

Mit J. McNicor, report*.—At Oliaupo on Tuesday, I had 300 head i.f c-ittlu yauied. and nearly all sold at a slight advauce on late values, except for ln>uf, which was low. We quote : Forward and nearly fat grown steers, from £3 2s (>J to AI3 ss; 2.\- to ,i yearold steers, £2 10s; 2-yi'ar old .-.Leers, .£2 ; eighteen mouth steer.-, £1 10 s ; steer calves, 10<; heifer do. 7s 0s to 15.<; fat s| eyed cows, £2 to £3 10-1. At the sheep fair, «n Wednesday, there were yardel 11,200 sheep, and, with the exception of 23(5, all the local sheep offered sold at prices satisfactory to vendors, an I of the Napier sheep were sold 1100 lorward store wethers at from 8s 3d to Ss (id ; 1000 maiden half-bred owes 8s (id ; fresh fill -mouth ewes at, from (is (id to 7s liil. Priew were: 250 ewes, Sorby, (is 3d, Thomson ; 50 fat ewes, Gibson, 7s, Cunningham ; 140 merino ewes, MoNicol, 4s, Orr : 200 fat ewes, Waikato Laud Association, 7s 3d, Alley; o0 l.ingwool ewes, do., -Is lid, Edwards ; 400 do., do., 4-i 3d, Hutchinson ; 154 do., do., 4s, do. ; 100 do., do., 4s, Gavin ; 150 do., do., 4s, Day; 01 lambs, Seirancke, 5s (id, Grant; 50 merino ewes, do., 4s Gt, Fagin ; 54 C'oss-bred do., 7s, do.; 30 wethers, do., 7s 3 1, McMicken ; 4!> Line 'io ewe lionets, !)s 0.1, Danish; oS Linco n ewes, 7s 3d, lianujh ;52 do., do , 3d, Thomson ;42 lambs, do., (is (i', Pickering ; 50 ewe lambs, 7s, Hunter ; 23 ewes (Lincoln). Seddon, 8s 9d, Storey ; 21 lambs, do., lis (id, do ; 37 Lincoln ewes, McNicol, !)s Oil, Thomson ; 50 do., do., 8s (id, Elliott; 27 ram lambs, do., 20s Walker ; 24 ewe lambs, 8s (id, Reynolds ; Bli ewes, Hunt, -Is Od, Forrest; 145 ewes, McNicol, 4s !M French; 100 maiden ewes, first cross, Walker, 8s 01, Uathborne; 141), do., do., 8s 3d, Beaumon ; 50d0., do., 8s 3d, Hunt; 400 longwool ewes, Walker, os, J. ; 350 do., do., lis, Peacock; 25 lambs, McMicken Pros., 7s 3d, _ Edwards ; 10 sheep, Alexander, 8s lid, Elliott; 2ti lamb-, Crier-am, 5s 9J, Til nnson ; 8 lambs, do., 5s 3d, K»vm>ids; 500 maiden ewes first cross (merino ram, Lmcoln ewe) Milluiau, 8s 0!, Hunt; 500 do., do., 8s Od, W.L A. ; 500 ewes, lirst cross (Lincoln ram meiino ewe), Millman, 0s 10 s, Jenkins; 000 Ronini'.y cross ewes, from Milliikip, 7" lil, Elliott and Taylor; -100 fiesh, fnll-mouth ewes, To M»ta, Ali.hnau. (is (id, Buttle; 200 wethers, Millman, 8; (Jd, J. G. McMicken ; 400 do., do.. 8s 3d, Thomson and Herries; -100 do., do., 8s 3d, but tor; 100 do., do., McMicken Pros. ; 10 fat ewes, Millman, 7s Od. McJaines; 40 do., do,, 7s Gd, Corcoran. Runs : Tnree aired Lincoln rams, Noble, lwicuin '.as, Thames VaLey Co; 4two-t<o'li L'licoln r.ans, McNe ol Bros., 3 guineas, Earlo ; 2 do,, do., 2:f enmonn, Lockerbie ; 2 do,, do,, 2:,' guineas, Gordon ; 1 do., do., 3j guineas, Lockeibie ; 3 dr., do., 3 guineas, Pearson ; 3 do., do., 2'' guineas, Gorton ; 3 do., do., 2 : ,' guineas, W.L.A. ; 1 do., Seddon, 8} giuneas. Middleti.n ; I do., do., 3] guineas; 1 do. do., oiruuieas, H. and «). Goodfellow ; 1 do, do., 3 guineas, ISliddSeton; 2 do., do., 2( iruine'is, Earle; 1 do., do., 3 truiiv.as, 15:uu;li; 1 do., do., 3 guLi as; 11. and J. Goodfellow; 1 do., do., 3 guinea.", Jones; 3 do., do,, 3 guineas, il. and J. Goodfelloiv ; 2 do., do., 3 guinea-, Earle; 3 do., do., 2 guineas, Peacock ; 3 do., do., 2\' guineas, V/. L.A. ; 2 do., LSirngh, 3 guineas, Lockerbie; 1 do., do., 3.j guineas, Pickering ; 1 do., do.. 2 guinea-, Moon ; 3 do., do., 2/ guineas, W.L.A. ; 3 do., do., 2 guino's, I},-owning; 2 aged Lincoln rams, Pickering, 2 g'liuo.is, Jjockerbie ; 15 agt d Lioeolo rams, J. McXicol, from I guinea to I guinea-, Thames Valley, Div, Moon, all I ' 1 nut buyers; 1 Shropshire run, Graham, £1 12 , Forrest; 1 do., Norrish, 2ii-,_ L-ioj.-y ; 1 Cheviot rum, l.iiusoii, 32s (id, j\orri>h ; (i Shropshire raois, \V. L.A., 2h ;-uioea-, Elliott; 3 do., do., 2, ; g.iiueas, J.iikun: 2 do,, do., 2a j. uiihj s, Uav. Have sold privately dm illvaic week, 300 laiobs and 850 1. n.;wuol ev. es at c unpaiat v

late values. Have on hand fir sale 1000 wethers and 1500 ewes fnuu Napier, and have on road from Xipi r, 10'JJ lougwool ewes and good forward srore wethers.

AUCKLAND LIVE STUCK M All- - Mr Ai.l''u::i> r.uc ;i,and's Wkucly Rb POlU'. —During the past we. k loose fodder has brought, a! toe ti >y market from l.s (id to 2i 3.1 the. c-vf. ; o.'rs, Is lOd to 2s per bushel ; oat.m chaff. 2< il 1 to 3s 0d per cwt. On Friday, February 17th, horse stock were in better inquiry than usual, and sold more freely at all adianuo over late vaiuis. Ou Tui.'sd iy hides and skins were in full numb-:.a anJ .-toady demand. Be.-t ox hi les brought -l.i'd, cows, 3.] d par lb; tallow, lis (id per cwt. polts, from In to Is lid; sheep skin-, Gd to 5s 5 I e" Il ; lambs' wool, lijl to 7i.d perlb.. At Konmei.l on Thursday, dairy cattle at or near e dvin« were in _ better demand. Prices,for animals of fair quality r.mired from tlto to each. Fat cattle were plentiful, and were fully at last week -> values, but almost SO i»ooii steers were withdrawn. Sheep in full numbers sold freely ; wethers maintained late values, and ewes were better worth about Is each ; lambs, generally of j»o id quility, brought from (is (id to lis 0d cac i ; suit dile for the season sold well, porkers bringing fully 3d per lb dead weight.

Mksshis Hu.vtuh and Xolax's Wekkia Repout.—At the X)iu'liiuii Yards on Friday, grain sold freely. Oats, from la Oil to 2.52(1; chaff, £2 to £2 15-i; hay, pressed, £-1 10-; supply large. Horses: The supply has been large, and business brisk. At the ihirhani Yauls on Friday, :i large number were yarded, competition was keen, and/ good animals of overy description found ready purchasers. Wti quote : —Hacks, from £3 10s to £21; harness, £8 10s to £H ss. Tnero exists a demand for good buggy horses, also, young coach horses. Wool, hides, aiid skins: The supply was Urge on Tuesday, unci demand goo.l. Best ox hides, 4d tol.jil per lb ; cows, 3 J to 3 V ; caUskius, 4H to "i.Jd ; lambskins, Is 101 to 2s -Id; Hill ted pelts, Is 2d ; pelts, (Id to 101 ; sheepskins, Is 2d to Is lOd ; tallow, 12s Oil ; wooi, in bags, -Id to li^d; bales, li : ,M to 7d. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards, on Tuesday, the yards were well filled, all clashes "Ijjing well rtpresontud. There exist* fin unsatisfied cimannul for pond young dairy cows at profit. Stores were at late values, and fat beasts sold freely at late quotations. Sheep: Over the average supply came forward, and prices have a slight upward tendency. V,'e quote; Ewes, lis to '.Is ; wethers, 8 s 3d to lii s lid; I.nubs, os lid to 10s fid. I'igs: A large number of first-class porkers were yarded; demand keen, at advanced rates. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Adelaide, February 23.—Wheat is soilill? at 3s 2'.d (or shipping parcels, 3s f>r fanners' iots, and 2, lOel for <>utp ii'ts ;fl illr, roller made, L'B 10s to £8 I.JS ; oats, 2s 8 l to 2s lOd ; barley ."is to ,"is (id I'll ir:ii:.ii!;r only.