AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Southland Times, Issue 867, 18 December 1867, Page 2

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

There has been no material alteration in the values of grazing stock during the paßt week, but the tendency continues to lower rates, and large numbers of cattle are brought forward at eaoh sucoeding sale. Prime qualities of fat cattle have fallen 2s 6d, and middling qualities fully 5s the 100 lb. . Unshorn long-wooled ewes and lambs brought 80s and 31s the couple ; hoggets, in their wool, 22s 6d and 24 s each ; fat sheep are easier ia price aboufc ls per head, but fat lambs were not offered bo plentifully, and were better worth 2s to 4s per head, bringing from 12s to 19s each. At the wool sale, held yesterlay, there was a full attendance of buvers, Sixty six bales and thirteen bags were offered ; of which number, twelve were withdrawn. Locks and pieces brought from 2Jd to 7d per lb ; skin wool, lOd ; dirtymerino wool from the coast brought from 5f d to 7^d ; half-bred and long wool (unwashed), from 9d to Hid • washed wool from 12£d to 14id, the greater part bringing from 14d to 14£d per lb. The whole of the above lots were in small parcels — not more than three bales. For a lot of nine bales ls 3d was offered, and the wool was withdrawn. One lot of flax, about one ton, brought £20, and, if more in quantity had been offered, there would have been a better" sale for it. We have to report that on Saturday last horses were plentiful, and sold at low prices ; a few good hacks realised from £7 to £8 10a. There were no good draught horses in the market. On Monday, at Newmarket, there was a fair show of cattle, chiefly store stock. Dairy cows were plentiful, and sold from £9 10s to £11 10s ; backward springers, from £7 10s to £8 10s ; three-year-old steer9, £7 5s to £8 10s ; two-year-old steers, £4 2s 6d to £5 10s ; yearlings, £2 10s to £3 10s. Fat Cattle — There was rather a short market but those in were of good quahty, and sold readily at about 40s tbe 100 lb. Sheep Market. — There was a fair number of sheep penned, of good quahty, and all sold Half-breds from €1 3s to £1 12 6d. Some fat half-bred ewes sold from £1 4s 6d to £1 lis 6d. Lambs sold from 6s 6d to 14s 6d. Merinoes, from 18s 6d to 20s. Pigs were plentiful, and all in sold. Otahuhu Sale. — There was a large number of store stock in two-year-old steers, which realised from £4 10s to £5. A pair of working bullocks sold for £8 ss. Some yearling heifers realised £3 16s. Some store cows sold from £5 to £7. Papakura Sale. — There was a large number of store, cattle. Dairy cows sold low, from £7 to £9 ; yearling heifers, £3 to £3 10s ; yearling steers, £2 5s to £3 ; two-year-old steers, £4 to £5 15s ; three-year-old steers, £6 15s to £7 10s. A good number of horses sold at low rates.