Commercial Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 927, 26 January 1871, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. (Reports to January 20.) [MESSRS. HUNTER AND NOLAN.] Horses have offered in average numbers, and there has been a slight improvement in the demand, more sales being effected. At auction, on Saturday, the number offered was larger than the previous week, but as a rule of inferior description. Bidding was slow, but prices show an improvement in value, although the number disposed of was below the average. Hacks selling at from £6 to £;J; light harness horses from £9 10s to £ls. Cuttle—There has been continuous activity in the market for all descriptions of stock. A few more shipments have come forward coastwise, but ruling prices induce holders who have abund ance of grass to keep back their stock, hoping for an advanced market; how far they may be correct in doing so is problematical, as the prospective price of beef does not warrant the grazier in buying stores at a high figure. Dairy cows are scarce, and of inferior description, showing little alteration in -value ; holders of well bred animals, at their profit, being unwilling to sell at current rates. We quote medium at from £7 12s 6d to £lO. Store stock were mare plentiful, and the bidding more spirited than of late. Calves and yearlings, selling from £llos to £3 53 ; second and third year-old, in good condition, £6 12s 6d to £7 *2s 6d each ; fat beasts in limited numbers, with steady demand at d'Js per 100 lbs ; sheep were penned in full supply, and ruled lower than the previous week—fat; wethers sold from 14s to 18s; meiino wether?, from 8s 9d to 18s 9d ; lambs were in moderate i umbers, but the demand was not quite 90 active as last week, fat sold from 9s to 12s ; store, from 4s to 6s 6d each; pig-, supply inadequate, and active demand for medium weights.

[MR. ALFRED BUCKLAKD.] OxSaiurday last, fodder at the Hay market was in short supply, an 1 brought from 2i 6d to 4s per cwt. ; pressed meadow hay, inferior quality, from J 62 15s to £3 per ton. Horse stock in usual supply, and those of firstclass; there was a marked improvement in prices. Other stock, about last week's prices. —At the Eemuera Yards, on Thursday, good dairy cows in limited number, and were a shade higher in value ; for other clashes of this stock prices ruled lower. Young stock, up to eighteen, mouths old, sold better, but over that age there was little bidding. The Queensland heifers averaged 85s each. Fat cattle in fair supply; 105 sold to the trade, and I have seldom had a market of better quality ; the prices ranged from 27s 6d to 30s per 100 lbs for the lighter weights of firstclass, and larger cattle from 25s per 100 lbs. For sheep the supply was unusually good, number equal to the demand. At the first part of the sale 3d per lb was obtained, but later on there was a decline of fully Is to 2s per head. Lambs in moderate supply, and better worth Is 6d to 2s per head, over last week's prices. Pigs of heavy weight—there is no sale for them, but porkers under lOOlbs each sell freely, if of good quality, from 3£d to 3|d per lb live weight.