COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 302, 31 August 1865, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Dkiveu, Maclean and Co.’s Monthly Live Stock, Station' And Wool El tout. Dunedin, IBIU August, 1865. OPB Markets for the past month have been comparatively flliifst—the heavy purchases in July having embraced the greater number of our fat Stock, and supplied the wants of our tips viest buyers for the time. These supplies, however, are pap nearly exhausted; and we look forward to active compatitvin for any lots that may be offered for delivery from this ta h'clobrr. Our transaction iu store Wethers liave Is? s; cifhsideruble, but in Ewes few trausactious have been completed. Fat sheep continue to realise satisfae, tory prices, with every prospect of continued firmness till shearing. Store Cattle are more iu demand, and fair market rate is now obtainable. Fat Cattle,— We have yarded and sold since our last, 191 Jrcadfrbm the EunsofMes>rs Wilkm and Thomson, Campbell Brotlisrs, s.l’Donald, Malllaud and otliers, at prices ranging from £8 }os to £i7 os each averaging about tos per lOoibs. Fat Olives.— A steady demand, at £2 15s to ill each. .Store Cattle. —Few transactions completed. Spared Cows and Bullocks over two years old, £2; Mixed Herds,’£s to £5 lbs each, We have sold a rather superior lot of the latter At £6.

Fat WmifiEs,—We have yarded and sold 2076 from tlio Huns of Jlesstfs Wilkin and Thomson, Filleul, Smith and Gcllltraud, and others, at from 12s 6d to 21s each—the lowest price being for Sheep little better than Stores. We may quote the average price in town at about 41jd ppr lb Stoke Su eev.— There have been few transactions in Ewes' being so close on Lambing. Store Wethers coutinue in good demand. We have sold 450 Uat from 11s 9d to 12s 6d each.

Stations— No Stations have changed hands since our last Keport. We have sold the Plant and Stock of air Hopkinson’s Estate, Jloerahi, at very satisfactory rates;— Horses, at £l2 to £4O each; Colts and Fillies, at from £5 to £23 each. Cattle, Dairy Cows, at £ll to £l3; Working Bullocks, £l6 each; Toung Stock, mixed, from £4 to £7 10s.; Pigs brought extreme rates. The implements realised very fairly; and Produce, Oats; 2s 9d to 3s per bushel • Potatoes, £3 per ton. ’

Woof.—At this season we have no transactions to report We gather from our home friends that the May sales were the largest ever held—an aggregate of 169,000 bales; to effect the sales of such a large quantity, a general although we. are glad to say only a slight decline in prices was felt, aud happily from the prospect of peace and the hopes of an abundant harvest, prices it is expected will be maintained. We respectfully call the particular attention of our breeders to the following extracts from our London Agent’s report:—

“ With the rapid increase in the quantities imported from all our Colonies, except Tasmania, it is more than ever necessary that attention should be paid to the growth of N ew Zealand Wool, so as to produce a sample that will not only suit the wants of this market, bat compete with the production of other Colonies. We require a Long stapled W 001, well got up, and free from grass seed. We would father lose a little in qttalily than sacrifice Length of Staple. Good Combing Flocks,from New Zealand, are always weli competed for in this market, while Short Stapled, Wasty Wool, is much neglected.”