Commercial Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 405, 23 August 1866, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

AUCKLAND. MTE STOCK MARKETS. Me Bccklajto’s Report for the week ending 17th August. At the Haymarket on Saturday last, fodder was in great supply, and rather lower in price, best meadow hay bringing 4s 9d, oaten bay, 3s 3d to 3s 9d the cwt.; sound maize, 6s, damaged, 5s 6d j bran, Is 7d to la 9d the busheL The allotment, li acres in Freemans Bay, £6OO. The improvement on prices of horse stock of past few weeks was fully sustained. Unbroken draught stock bringing from £25 to £3l 10s each ; riding horses of good quality, from £ls to £25. There is an enquiry ior good draught, mares in foal. At the Triangle on Tuesday, there was a good muster of dairy stock, with a strong enquiry. Store cows bringing from £llos to £ll ss; cows at halving, from £l3 10s to £l6. At Newmarket on Thursday, dairy cows were more in number than have lately offered, they were of medium quality, but met with a strong sale at full prices. Well bred grazing cattle command full rates, fat cattle of good quality were scarce, and extreme prices ruled for best animals; medium quality were lower in price. No store sheep offered, and a short market of fat sheep—they were of good quality, but did not sell so high as last week by 2s per head. Pigs were generally of small size, and sold ta high prices.

Messes Hcktee & Co.’s Report for week ending* 17 tk August. We have to report that fat cattle •were in fair evroply at our yards at Newmarket on Monday, y rices ruled about 50s the 300 lbs. The supply was far short of the rc.quires^enls.Store Cattle were in good supply, and brought high rates*

Voung Stock are in great demand, and brinS high rates. There were a large number of Store Cows in the market that brought high rates. Dairy Cows were slightly down in price. There was nothing very choice in the market. Sheer. Market.—There was a large market of fat sheep; prices were good. Soma superior halfbreds brought 40s and 42s fid each. The Wanganui hali-breds brought from 30s to 35s each. Some medium merino, provincial fattened, brought from 22s to 28s fid each. Pigs were in good supply, and brought high prices. Otahuhu Sale. —There was a good market of young Store Cattle, that brought high prices. Store Cows were in fair supply, and prices about the same as Newmarket. Horse Market.—We had a fair show of horses, and prices were fair. Good Hacks are in demand, and good prices can be obtained. The market is crowded with inferior animate. Young sound Draught Horses, that can be warranted, bring high prices. A few medium Draught Horses brought good prices. Hay, £4los to £5 per ton. Seed oats, 7s 6d per bushel; feed oats, 6s to 6s 3d per bushel. Sydney maize, 6s to 6s 3d.