AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.
Mr Burklond reports :— At the Hayroarket on Friday lost, fodder was plentiful, but maintained previous high values irom 6s to 6s fid the cut; linseed brought 3}d i.n.l 4d the lb ; nwize, 5s 9d nnd 6s the bushel. The horse stock oiiered wcregeierallj of a light description, smtahle for riding or li«:lit lin>r,e*s, end cio»»ht fiom £1, £17 10s each, an a;;ed ) tin.i d) might horse £4(i. At EemiiLi-a on Thursday d.ury tattle weio i enm fl in larger numbers than usual. For good uninmU there w»s fiec competition at enhanced values Store calt'e were m full number, and, il of good quality, yji<;utly better woUh — purticulailj calves and yeai lings, lat cattle in excess of immediate rr quirements ; 292 bead sold to the trade, and mostly of good quality; prices were lower tban last wetk— fully 30s per head. Store sheep of inferior quality, nnd dull of sa>e. Breeding ewes at last peek » Anlues-. fat she. pin full supply, and slightly better voith ; values improved as the salo pioceeded. Prices obtained .were, best dairy cow?, £9 to £11 ; calves, 30s to 42s ; jearlmgs, 65a lo 70s j three-year-old steer*, £4 7s 6d to £5 a6d; cows, fiotn 40s each. Fat cattle: A few of best quahh, 35*, avenge 30s ; inferior fiom 25s the 1001b ; a^ed lull-bied e.wB, 20»; hall bred ewes, 2<ls; fat sheep, 3Jd to 4J thelb; lambs 9s to 11s eaeli. Pi>;s plentiful, and at lower \alucB unless of very choice quality.
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Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 310, 9 May 1874, Page 2
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248AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 310, 9 May 1874, Page 2
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