AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 394, 21 November 1874, Page 2

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

MrAlfied Buckland repoita: — At the Haymarket on Fnday minium diaught stock of a useful class.were in laiger nuclei 8 than usual. They met with a. steady enquiiy at an ad\ance over late values, and the greater number offered weie sold at puces varying fiom, £23 to £32 each. Two heavy draught hoises wen* also sold at £64 and £G(3 respectively. There is an unsatisfied enijuiiy for animals of this class. Strong riding horses and those used to light hainets weie also fieely competed for, and brought from £13 to £23 ea,eh. The afternoon sale of hides an,d skius w <.s fully attended by the trade. Longwoolled skins bi ought t3s; cro-s-bred, 2s 8d to 4s 6d 5 lambs', Is 6d; bides, 3^l to 4|d the ]b. At t'apakura on Wednesday, the y. ids weie fairly filled, 260 head of cattle of all classes, a large propomon of grown steers, pei.ned. Two ix us of large coarse oxen sold for little money, but all well-lied cuttle were fieely competed for at fully previous aionth's values. Prices given weie — 10 to 15 months 4>lvl, I' 2 2a 6 I to €3 103 ; IS mouths to 2 years, £3 10s to £0 ; 2 to ;} yea.h, £j to £L> 10s ; giow'u steers, £6 15s to 17 2s ti.l ; daiiy cows, £5 to £0 ; calves, from 25s each. At 1-s mn in ra on Thuibd.iy not many dairy cattle were fennel. Stoic cattle in full supply ; 2JO head sold, and pile C3 advanced 2o 6d to oa per head above the prices iul« ilg at Papakura. Fat cattle of good quality in full supply ; ll'J head sold ; piicea lowtr, Store sheep numerous, and in request. Fat sheep plentiful ; those in their wool at last week's prices ; shorn sheep lower id per lb. Lambs numerous ; at first lowei but rallied to last week's values as the sUe pi acceded. Pigs in s>h.ort supply, but dull of Bal(. Piiccs were— Fat cattle, 25s 6>l to 30s the 1001b; lambs It's to IGa each ; cioss«'ired sheep, mixed sexes and ages, t>s to 1 Is each.