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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 309, 25 September 1865, Page 2

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AUCKLAND. The customs receipts for the week ending September 16, amounted to £5,380 12s 9d. Messes Hunter and Co.’s weekly report, for the week ending September 15. W. hare still to report the extreme high rates that hare been lately ruling, and with an upward tendency; best qualities provincial fattened cattle brought from 55s to 60s the lOOlbs. The market is very barely supplied with this class of stock, and the high rates are likely to continue for some time. Store Stock. —The market has been fairly sup. plied with this class of stock; the demand is good, and prices realized are satisfactory. Dairy cows have been in good supply, but prices are lower,

those in the market this week were rather inferior, but good cows still maintain high rates. Veal calves, there were a good many in the market, and they brought good prices. Sheep Market. —We had a fair market of fat sheep, some prime qualities brought 42s each; but of this sort there were not many to hand. Merino sheep provincial fattened, brought 30s to 35s each.

In the Horse market we notice a slight improvement, sales are easier, and prices better for some descriptions. Good hacks and light harness horses are bringing higher prices than they have done for the last two months. Draught harness still continue low, but all draught stock to band in the market of late has been of a very inferior description. Fresh stock we think would sell fairly. Maize, we sold several parcels at from 5s 3d to 5s 6d per bushel; hay at from £5 to £7 per ton. We sold some lots of seed potatoes at £4 to £4 10s a ton.

Quotations for the week:—Beat qualities fat cattle 55s to 60s the lOOlbs; young stock, £5 to £7; dairy cows, £l2 to £ls. Sheep—stores 18s to 20s; fat sheep, medium qualities, 25s to 30s ; best qualities, 36s to 40s. Horse market —heavy draught horses, £35 to £4O; medium do., £25 to £3O ; hacks good, £25 to £3O; light harness horses, £l2 to £25; inferior hacks nominal. Me Buceiand’s report for the week ending September 15. During the past week the business transacted in the horse market has been nominal, there have been few enquiries and not many offered for sale. Maize brought on Saturday last 5s 6d the bushel. No oats offered. Hay offered in large quantities, sixteen loads sold generaHy of good quality, it brought £4 10s to £7 the ton. In cattle there is no variation from last week; well fatted cattle are scarce and command high prices. Grown store steers are also in demand and bring from £9 to £ll each. Young cattle and those in low condition, bringing relatively low rates. Dairy cows of prime qualtiy have not been offered, but the prices obtained for those brought forward has been low, from £9 to £l2 each. Fat sheep were plentiful and many of them of prime quality, they fully maintained their price. Several pens of lambs were sold at prices varying from 15s-to 22s each. Veal calves were more more plentiful than for some weeks ; they were from six to ten weeks old and bought from 30s to 53s each. Pigs were of good quality, but scarce, and in request; they bought about 7d the lb.