Commercial Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 881, 1 December 1870, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

AUCKLAND IfIYD STOCK MARKET, (Reports to November 25.) [ME3SBS. HUNTER AND NOLAN.] £. continued improvement in the horse market. The number oifered has been, numerically larger than for some "weeks, and prices advanced for most descriptions, more particularly for medium draught. On Saturday, at auction, bidding was slow at the commence* ment, but improved as the sale proceeded, and an unusually large numher were disposed of. We quote hacks from £4 to £9 15s j useful harness horses from £lO to £lB. Cattle supply of aU fcinds has heen short, but there was a marked improvement in value#. Dairy cows of inferior breeds sold from £7 15s to £lO 15s, with fair competition. Store stock nominal. Fat heasts—the supply unequal to the requirements, with a decided improvement in the price, best sorts obtaining ??s 6d per JOOlba. The sheep on hand have been readily cleared i pff, and prices advanced from 2s to 3s per head for those fit fpr tb.e butcher. Store she.ep firm. Lambs were in proportionately better supply* were well competed for, and also advanced in price* selling at from 7s 9d to lis Pigs were in adequate supply, but dull of ■ale. Th« supply of, all kinds of stock at our yards was doubtless much curtailed by the very threatening appearance of the weather on Tuesday morning* but as there will aqon be abundance of grass in consequence of the late ra.ins, we anticipate renewed activity \a the gtock, market. [lsß. AIEBED BUCKLAND.I 4t the Ilaymarket, on Saturday, horae stock very dull of sale,' and the prices obtained nominal. The seasonable rains during |h£ nregen.t peroentiblv the

tone of the cattle market on Thursday last. Although prices were not much higher, there was a fuller attendance of buyers, and bidding was more spirited.. Dairy cows improved in value fully 10s per head. Quiet heifers were at better values. Yearling steeps obtained no improvement in price ; they brought from £2 J2s 6d to £3 ss/ eaoh. Grown steers were in good enquiry and an advance was obtained on their previous values of fully 10s per head. The working oxen brought £l2 10s each, with dray and yokes given in. Several pens realised between £7 and £3 each. Fat cattle were in moderate numbers and of small size—s 7 sold. 4- slight advance on last week's quotations was obtained ; prices varied between 27s and 30s the lOOlbs. Fat sheep were in less than usual numbers, and short of requirements; at opening of the sale prices were fully 2s per head above last week's market, and at the close were 6s per head higher. Lambs were in full supply; last week's advance was sustained, but there wag no further improvement—22 sold.