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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 304, 7 September 1865, Page 2

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J AUCKLAND, Mtt BTJCELAND’s EEPOET FOE tHE WEEK ENDINf} SEPT. 1 : At the Haymarket, on Saturday last, there were a large number of draught horses of good quality brought forward for unreserved sale, and a fiiii attendance. Prices were lower than havelately been cited; best draught Swinging frmu £25 to £3B each, qpd other horse stock in proportion, life was in request; best samples were better worth; maize, 5s 9d; bran. Is 4d the busheL The cottage and feres of ground, at Onehunga, brought £241). At iho 'fnauglß.'oivffnesday, grown cattle were not in request, and were withdrawn; yearlings sold freely, bringing from (Jos to 75s each: Australian wethers, ex Hydra, 22s 6d each, Seed potatoes, 60s the ton. On Monday, at the sale of Mr Pyo’s effects, near Ho wick, the attendance was large. The horse stock brought higher thqn Auckland prices, at fully Newmarket rates, for the cottage and 12 acres of land, £266 was obtained. At .Newmarket, on Thursday, there were many dairy cows, near calving, offered for sale. The inquiry was limited, and but few sold—the greater-number being withdrawn, Store cattle unless in forward condition were lower in price; large-framed working oxen, in }ow condition, being from id os to £s 15s each; well-bred steers, two years old and in good condition, £9 each, Auckland fatted cattle were scarce, and commanded high prices best quality bringing fully 50s the ewt. A full market of Australian fat cattle, but spany of inferior quality, brought an average of £l3 each. The sheep market was fairly flUed. Australian wethers, ex Bengal, brought 22s each; Napier wethers, 16s each; half-bred Leicester ewes, 30s each. Pat sheep pens were filled, hut a considerable number having beqn purchased by the graziers previous to the auction the balance brought higher rate 2s to 5s per head. vot many pigs were penned,—for those there was a good inquiry, and extreme prices were obtained. messes huntre asp co.’s eepoet. The cattle market is short supplied with good qualities Anything that is prime fully realizes the high prices that have been ruling; second qualities are down in price, but the supply is short of the demand of either kinds. There was a good stipply of stock, but of ai rather inferior sort. They wpre all sold, averaging about £a per head; there is a Considerable demand for this description of stock. Dairy powg arc considerably down in price; we sqld several of interror description at from £0 to £f() Moh. '

Tfe sheep market was barely supplied with fat sheep j all to hand were sold. Weeouldhajre disposed of a forger number had they been in. We Reared the balance at the Napier shipments of stores at XSs each. The market Is now clear of that description of sheep. prime half* feeds realised 40s each. Otahuh d sale.— We fed a fair market of store cattle at Otahuhu: they were all gold and brought fiir prices, : The horse market still continues dull. Prices for some classes are very low, especially for inferior hacks; goods hacks an£ light harness horses bring a fair price. Draught horses remain much about the same as last quotations; good animals that can be warranted are worth from £4O to £6O each, but those offering latterly have been mostly of an inferior description. Quotatioqsofpricesfor the 'Week:—Best quality fat cattle, 60s theloolbS;young stock, two-year-old, £6 to£8; dairy cows. £l2 to £l3. Sheep: stores 18s to 20s; fat sheep, medium qualities, 25s to 30s; best qualities, 35s to 40s. Horse market : Heavy draught horses, from £4O to £SO each; medium, from £25 to £35 each; light harness horses, from £l2 to £23; inferior fecks, nominal.