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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2655, 18 July 1889, Page 2

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The H'aiktilo Times Office, Wednesday. SYDNEY STOCK MARKETS. Mussits W. Tnous ani> Son Report for the wsolc ending July oth, 18S8'J, as follows : —Fat oat.tle : At our Railway Yards, this afternoon, tho market was iriticii brisker, withan improvement nivaluesforall good animals. We quote: Best beef, 21s per 100 lbs; fair, ISs ; middling, l<Ss. Bh*«|>: Tlif're lms been cmwidorablo animation in the sheep market this week, the supply on bot.li occasions being smaller than usual. On Monday 3,800 were penned, and to-day, Thursday, 12,-100 wero offered. - -WnqU'tc: Best wethers, 13s to 15s Gd ; pood ditto, lis to 12s ; others, from 3s up ; and ewes in proportion : best cows, £11 to ■tin : croud ditto, £8 to £10 ; others from £4 fi-mp ; best lambs, Us to 13s ; others, from (is up.—l [orses : Themarket wasfairly supplied with fresh country horses during tho week, with littlo or no improvement in prices since »nr last quotations. Those suitable for shipment to India, ws disposed of a largo number at satisfactory rates. The following is a brief summary of those at the bazaar during the week A pair of carriage horses at £85; three pairs of buggy horses at £25, £32 10s, and £30 respectively; 28 highclassed saddle and light harness horses, from £10 103 to £32 15s ; 32 horses suitable for Indian shipping purposes, from £14 to £32 l!)s ; 24 horses of a van and 'bus description, from £11 10s to £17; 20 heavy draught mares and geldings, from £18 to £27 10s ; 23 medium ditto, from £11 os to £18 10s ; a pair of ponies at £25.