COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 163, 26 February 1864, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET. Driver, Maclean, cf" Co’s Report,, for the week ending February 6, 1864. Fat Stock. —Late arrivals of fat cattle, added to our already stock, have for a time completely glutted our market, in fact, it is impossible to effect sales at prices equal to cost and charges. The present supply is sufficient for our requirements for several weeks to come. After the stock now to hand is worked off, we anticipate a scarceness in this description of stock, as we shall have few or no shipments from foreign ports. We have sold 100 head of imported cattle at from £l3 to £2O, or equal to about 455. per lOOlbs. The market is also fully supplied with fat sheep ; and prices cannot improve until more moderation is used in shipping. Wc nave sold 1,500 very fair quality wether (imported) et from 255. to 28s. Store Stock. —We have no transactions in cattle to report. We, however expect a good demand for strong, healthy cattle, as soon as shipments have ceased, the last of which will come to hand during the ensuing week. Provincial Bred Sheep continue in fair demand, particularly ewes, from 2to 6 tooth. We have sold 2,000 at 305., and 1,000 mixed lambs at 17s. 6d. Imported Sheep. —We have had large shipments from Australia of very inferior sheep, which arc quite unsaleable in this market; fair quality sheep are, however saleable, say at 235. to 27s for wethers, and 265. to 28s. for ewes. At these prices wo have disposed of 12,000. AUCKLAND. LIVE STOCK MARKET.— Week ending February 19. Mr. Buckland’s lleport. There was a large muster of horses at the Haymarket on Saturday last, the greater part of which were disposed of, but at lower rates than those of the previous week. They were generally of an inferior description.

In tiie cattle market the transactions have been of a very limited character, consequent on the proclamation. Store cattle have not been brought forward for sale, and if offered, Australian imported cattle in low condition, would scarcely find a purchaser. The fat stock brought forward has scarcely supplied present requirments, and prices were higher—from 20s. to 40s. per head. The number of fat cattle in the hands of the graziers is not large, and higher rates may be reckoned on. But few more store sheep have been offered at the auction. Those have advanced in price from Is. to 3s. per head, and there is a steady enquiry for half-bred ewes for breeding purposes. Merino wethers in good condition have brought, privately, 235. 6d. each. The fat sheep market was fairly supplied with animals of choice quality. Lambs sold at high rates —28s, to 30s. each, and the sheep were 2s higher than last week.