Commercial. Waikato Times Office, Friday evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 523, 25 September 1875, Page 2

Commercial. Waikato Times Office, Friday evening. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Me Alfred Buck band's Weekly Rbpokt. — Store- oattle during the las' few w^eks )i*v»' -offfrc.i in unusually large n »nbcr«. The tendency of the market has b«en j>t* a dilv to lower vahiea. Og Thursdny above 300 head were boW, mostly of a rough cla»s, and prices were lower l(b per head than a month since. Dairy cows were pl^ntifu , and of good quality ; «U werr sold at Uta values. Fit rattle in ave-as;« numbers ; 135 head penned Bidding was more brisk than last week, and prices advanced 20s per head. Store sheep unusually plentiful, b^ many of inferior description ; they w» re freeh C"m« e'er! for Fat sheep in full supply, an-1 for the time of y-ar having a full fl-fce, at. low valt.es. Pnc s •obtained for fat stork were :— CattW-, 35» to 40tlia 100 b; shaao 3id to 4d the Ib. Messes Hunts b and Nolans WtsKti Beport.— Ho-ses : Theie has been an increased moply, but not of the description most wanted. Og Friday, ibout Ihe avenge numlor were entered for dUpoail by auction. The hack*, as a rule, were small and aged ; no really good « rap , horses off ire J. There were some heavy draught; liorsfts with good trials, but the reserves could not bo obtained, vendors being unwilling to subiri' to ft reduced rata. We quote : Ha-ka, from 6^ to \ jSHOs; light harness horses, f r ira 152 15a. ] Cattle : • hare ha* been a f*ir cupplr of almost j all descriptions. Prices for dairy cows rule lower than last month. Posee sors of really good tttiimals therefore prefer holding them for dairy purposes; but a good many of medium and 'indifferent description have been disposed of Wellbred grown steers in fresh condition are tnquired f »r, but are being brou »ht forward in limited ■ number. Dry cows and low-con litioued heifers, nhibi ing neglect inbreeding, flered, but price* *ere nearly 10«j per he id lower Chan last week. At Newmarket, on Tuesday, the supply for the Lutch r wn» not equvl to rt-quirements, but well f*lte.< te i-ta m t spirited competition. At Mr Lamburn's sale, on Wednesday, there wai a goo 1 nitrfldaneeof purohisi^rs, and prices ruled much higher than at JNewniarket. We quote-: Dairy cotrs, 61 to 12/; two year-oM steer», 4t 4» to 4tl 15« ; weaned e.ilv«> und )uirhnc«, from \l 13a to iZ 15s fid ; store eowe. from 32^» fid fo U ; beef, 40i» per 10<i bs Slit* p : At . Newmariet, an averuee numbc ■ w»iv jtnned, «nd the competition \*hs spirited ; pricos ruled jiut about the hme &t> last week. I test we her* sold from 22* to 22s 61 ; seoon •qu -ity , from 15b t» 19 1 * 3d^ fat larab*, 11* t» 4, 91 e*ch. Pigs t- -There was u yoo* supply, w > h met kein competition, at fpoui 3d to 41 pc b.