AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1094, 28 June 1879, Page 2

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

MR. A. BUOKEAND'B WEEKLY BEPOiIT.

At the Haymarket, on Friday, June 20, fodder was at lower values, and brought from 3s to ss ; straw, 2a 3d the cwt ; maize, 4s 6d to 4s 8d ; oats, 3s 3d to 3s" lOd ; barley, 3s 3d the buahel ; chaff, 4s 4d to 6s 6d the cwt. For the thoroughbred stock there was fair competition. Deception brought £49 ; All-steel, £55 ; Rosalie, £42; Jenny Lind withdrawn. Draught horse stock were m moderate number, and more limited inquiry than of late, and brought from £28 to £40 ; strong riding and light harness, £10 to £23. On Tuesday hides were m usual numbers, and late values ; best qualities, 3£d to 3&d the lb. A large number are constantly received imperfectly salted — thoso sell at nominal prices. Sheepskins were m larger than usual supply; prices without alteration, and ranged from 1b 2d to 3s 2d each. W001,,5d the lb.

At Bemuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were in steady demand at late values^ and ranged from £7 to £13. Store cattle were plentiful, and in good inquiry. Fat cattle were in average- number — 130 head yarded. For beat animals, bidding was brisk, and an advance of 2s to, 3s the lOOlbs was obtained. Prices ranged from 26s to 33a ; averaging 32s for good quality. Breeding owes in fair supply, and brought 12s to lis 6d each; lambs, 6s to 7s; fat Bheep in excess of requirement, and, although a considerable number were withdrawn, prices were' lower 2s to 3s each; good half-bred wethers, fairly fatted, ranged from 10s to 15s 6d, or barely 2^d per lb. Pigs were numerous, and at low values. MESSES HUNTER AND KOIiAN'S WEEKLY REPOBT. Horses. — There has been but slight alteration in . the market. An average number has been brought forward, but proved sufficient in requirements. 'The number entered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards was scarcely so large as usual. Bidding was steady, and with few exceptions lots were cloared; few very good horses of any class were disposed of, and there was no noteworthy alteration in values as compared with last week. -

Cattle. — There has been considerable animation, and prices for fat and store stock had an upward tendency. At Newmarket,* on Tuesday, there was a fair number yarded, and competition was keen, and 32s 6d per IOOIds was given freely for well-fatted oxen, and last week's quota-, tion for other descriptions of stock was fully maintained. Sheep. — The supply was short, but there was no perceptible advance on last week's prices.