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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3192, 8 December 1892, Page 2

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• The Waikato Times Office, Wednesday. WAIKATO MARKETS. Mr W. J. Huxter Reports.—At Ohaupo, on Tuesday, December 6th, the yards were well rilled with cattle ot a. useful class, also a large number of Rheep, all of which sold. Competition was keen for all classes of cattle, and an unsatisfied demand exists, (trass being so plentiful. Prices were (food. D.iiry cowh, at calving, £4 to £0; heifers £3 12s Gd to £4 18s ; yearling steers, £2 4s to £3, f"r a choice pen, bred by Mr A. Ross, uf Kihikihi ; 12 to 15 months' (mixed soxes) £2 5s to £3 7s 6d ; 1J year old stsers, £3 7s lid to £4 j two to three-year-olds, £4 2s fid to £5 lis; four-year-olds, to £5 5s to £5 19a; empty cows and heifers, up to £3 19s ; fat cows and heifers £4 5s to £G 103 each j dry merino ewes, ss; merino ewes and lambs, 7s lOd to 10s 3d the couple; hoggets in wool, Us each. MARKET REPORTS. The E D 'mont Farmers' Union, Limited, report as under : — Hawera, December Ist., 1892.—We held a very successful sale at Okaiawnon Friday the 25th ult. The principal feature was the stock offered by Mr J. P. Lemax, his flock of sheep being well worthy of notice. In addition to the aforesaid there were a large number of cattle and a few lines of •beep entered, so that our yards were over crowded and we hardly knew what to do for space. The attendance was large and bidding exceedingly brisk throughout, so that the bulk of the cattle sold, but although there was keen competition for the sheep roost of them were passed in not reaching the reserves. We quote: Fat bullocks, £6 3s to £6 4s; forward bullocks, £4 14s to £5175; 18-months to two-year-old stse»s, £2 14s to £3 15s ; cows in calf, £3 2s 6d to £4 15s; mixed yearlings, £2 3s to £2 14s ; ahe3p, woolled ewe hoggets, 14s 7d. Our monthly horse fair was held in the Union Yards on Saturday the 2fitb ult. There was a very large entry of horses, amongst which there were a few useful hacks and trap horses, but a large percentage of those entered were a class that was not much sought after, so that we had only a dull sale. We would again mention that there is a good demand for really first-class draught horses. We quote: Harness horses, £8 2s 6d to £13; hacks, £3 10s to £12. Our fortnightly sale in the Glover Road Yards, Hawera, was held on Wednesday the 30th ult., there being a large number of cattle and sheep yarded and a (rood muster of buyers. The sale was brisk throughout and wa are pleased to say most of the stock sold. We quote: Fat and forward bullocks, £5 9s to £(i 9s 6d ; two and two-and-a-half year steers, £3 15s to £4 Us 6d; 18-months' steers, £3 83 to £3 14s 6d ; yearling, £2 10s to £2 17s ; 12 to 18-months' heifers, £3 2s to £3 Bs. Sheep: Woolled hoggets, 13s.