Commercial Intelligence

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 898, 21 December 1870, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. (Reports to December 16.) [MESSRS. HUNTER AND NOLAN.] jJlobses : There ha* been a continuous im* provement both as to the numbers offered and the vitalitv of demand. At auction on Saturday, a large number of sales were effected, but ponsiderable inconvenience was experienced through horses not taxing the trials warranted, but above the averaged number of sales were effected. 3tfacks and light harness horses are in demand for shipment, bdt at low figures, and for a better stamp than the majority pffering were sold. Hapks from £6 2s 6d to £9 5s ; light draught horses from £ls 5s to £2O 10s each. Cattle: There wa3 a moderate muster of all descriptions, but sales were slow and difficult to eff.ct. Dairy cows were of inferior despription, and sales limited. Store stock were in better demand, and a few pens of really weU bred were well competed for, and advanced a shade in price, but there was little improvement in coarse weedy animals. For well-fatted demand was good at 30s per 3.001 b, but but those in low condition were most difficult to dispose of. Several pens ex St. Kilda were withdrawn, but afterwards disposed of privately. Pairy cows sold from £7 j.os to £8 15s j yearlings from £2 lbs to £3 ; »Wo-year-old steers from. £4 to £5 each. Sheep continue in limited supply, with but little alteration in value. Good fat sheep sell freely at fu.ll rates j inferior rule lower ; low priced store sheep are in demand. Lambs were not so plentiful as the previous week with alteration in value worthy of note. Hajfrbreds sold from lis to 17s 6d; lambs fro/ri 6s. to 8s each. Pigs in short supply with, a little improvement in price.