Commercial Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 573, 30 April 1868, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET, ; Hr Alfred Buckland’s report for the weeki' ciiiiing Alth April;— jj At the Hnymarket, on Saturday last, fodder of-] j fere J abundantly. At ftrst prices ruled higher than |l la«t week, about Cd the cwl„ but fcillo previous j, week's soles »< the sale proceeded. Grass seed, 1 sold lower, cocksfoot bringing 5s (id, and rye grass, | Is Cd to 3s the bushel j ilorso stock were in hatter request. Unbroken : j medium draught, two to three years old. brought, from £f> to £l3 ss; those of less strength from £1 1 1 I Ms to ,td 10s; laodium dr aughtbroken to harness, from £ls to £l7 10s; a very choice heavy draught ■ gelding, £3O 10s; and a well-bred riding horse ; £g j. |; Store cattle have fully sustained the advance of last week, and a larger number have changed hands, 1 i ban for some time previously. | Tat cattle, on Thursday, were of choice quality, ; 1 mul in Util supply; 85 head were sold, and tic. ad-;; vruico of last week was fully sustained. Dairy j !.-tock at calving were in greater supply than of, late, and met with a very steady Inquiry ; they] advanced in price about 40s per hea l cn last j I week's market—medium animals bringing from! £l2 to £is each. j

Sheep have shared in the advanced prices; a full market of fat sheep, none of very choice : quality, sold quickly, half-breds bringing from ISs; to 2ss Cd; merino wethers, from 13s to tos each, j 1 There were very few fat pigs penned; those sold ■ at full prices, and a very numerous supply of j ! small sized store pigs fully maintained previous', rates. ' j Messrs Wm. Hunter & Co.’s report for the | 1 week ending 24-th April:— j, On Saturday last there was a good number of j hor»es, the greater part were sold; draught hcr. cs! sold from £ll 10s to £22 10s ; good riding hors si j sold from £6 to £9 10s each. Oats sold for 'ls Sdf per bushel, perennial rye grass seed Ss per bushel;; icochsfoot fes per bushel. i I At Newmarket, on Monday, there was a good ' | supply of cattle, there were no good dairy cows in, I the market. Store cattle were in better supply, all iin were sold at good prices; H-year old heifers and I steers sola from £3 7s 6d to £ll2s 6d each, calves jsold from 31 6s to £1 15s each. There was a good supply of fat cattle, nearly all in were sold at about ! last, week’s prices. : *heep market—There was a good supply, all in ; were sold; half-bred.; sold front 14s to 21s 6,3; some |well fattened merino wethers sold from 16s io 17s: 6d each. | There was a good supply of pigs; all in were sold I at good prices. ( On Tuesday, at Otahuhu, there was a good number of cattle: nearly all in were sold at good prices. On Wednesday, at the North Shore, there was a fair supply of cattle: dairy cows near calving soldi from i;1126d to £l l 17a 6d. Working bullocks ’ !frooi £lol7s ftd to £l2 ; J-year-old steer* £4 5s J each; calvfs £i lag each, i