Commercial Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 518, 17 October 1867, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. MR. A. lUb-KLANll’s WEEKLY IILrORT. Titli October. .At the auction sale held at ATaiukn on Thursday,: there was a larger muster ot sloex than in any. previous sale, full attendance of buyers, and the! prices obtained were in advance of those ruling at i markets roarer Auckland, particularly for young caltle. 127 head were sold at the auction, and a mob of do steers by private sale. The Triangle sale on Tuesday was fairly supplied with cattle. There was a numerous u'.f i. dance. Brices were a shade lower than for several weeks. Merino ewes in lamb brought Ids, and with iambs' at hide, 12s ltd C! eh. ; Tnc sheep fair held at Rcmuera on Wednesday j ; was very numerously attended. About 2' •(,.> sheep i I were catalogued, and wuli the exception of about I :i i rams, all sold to the highest bidder. The season ; is not a favoratdc on - lor Puc disposal of rams, and unless they were very choice animals, the greater number of them rea.icl butcher's prices only. Two Knchsh impoi ied L< ict-sler rams, tell mon ■hs,| brougiu hid ids and .£lo respectively, and about 20 Of the bis! hog rams olfered realised prices varying from i t 15s to id cacti. Tor the Kmg-woollcd • ewe hog.kibere was good ci.vtpt t ition; they brought 1 from ols du to -12- tsl each. Half-bred ewe Logs, j 21 s to 25s (id. Wet tier hogs, ISs (id to IPs dd. Long.woollcd ewes, w.ih ianu.s at side, i'sto -fas too Couple, Half-bred ewes mat lambs. 2ds to his the conpie. Merino two and iambs, 30s the couple. Al Uetr.ucrn, on Tnursday, the attendance was le-s Tuan us\nu, consequent on the sucep sale the previous day. There- was an average muster of store cattle, about ho head, and prices were fully equal to nisi week's. L-ahy cows were rather better worth. Tat cattle were in moderate supply, about 50 head. Last week's rate was barely sustained. Fat sheep market was very bare, and prices 'advanced 2s the head for choice quality. Lambs were of medium quality only ; they brought from 9s to ids each. Tigs were dull cl sale, whether fat or store,

vv. mjm'i/tt axd Co.’s WEEKLY REPORT. 11th October. Wc have to report that on Saturday last there was a fair supply of horses, chiefly hacks of an inferior description; the race mare Kathleen fetched ills. Maize sold at 3s Cd per bashol. At Monday’s saie there was about 130 head of cattle penned, chiefly store. Dairy Cows.—There was a very poor show of dairy cows, but those in sold at lair prices, from £lO co £ll backward; springers sold at from £7 to £1). .Some half-fed cows realised £sss; two-year-old steers, from £3 Ids to £0 5 ; three-year-uid SsKrcrs, innii £7 10a I > ES i';it CRttVu. -There vriii u. iv.ir s\i iv, i v of s/ond I quality, which realised fully 4'Js per luJlbs. Sheep Sales.—There was a large supply. IJaIU ■fro!!’. !!■; Sd to hl"d ; some store merinos fetched Ss hd ; some siorc ewes fetched las tid each; fat lambs, from tls to 10s each. I'i.rs.— There was a large supply, which sold at last week’s prices. Otahuhn .-ales—Over 00 bead of store stock were penned, the n eater number being sold; some 2-1-year-oid so a i-s tetclied ~7 is; two-year-old steers, from £1 Ins to mi las; yearlings fetched £3 ssper head; two->\.ar-old heifers from £jlo£0; dairycows from La to £.).