AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2494, 22 March 1878, Page 2

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

MR ALFRED BUCKLANB'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket, on Friday last, hides brought from 2d to 3d the lb. Sheepskins, Is 6d to 3s 8d each. Fleece wool, in grease, 8d to 83d; scoured pieces, from 74d to Is ; lambswool, in grease, 9Jd the lb.; tallow, £31 the ton. Fodder, from 3a to 5s the cwt. ; rye-grass, 6s 6d and 6s 9d Eer bushel. Horse stock: Medium draught rought from £18 to £?,2; light active harness, £8 to £27 5s ; small horses, from 45s to £7 each. At Drury, on Wednesday, prices obtained were—for dairy cows neap halving, from £6 to £1015s; fat cattle, 25s thelOOlbs.; two to three-year-old steers, £5 5a to £515,3 ; young dry cows, i'A -to £1 10s; six-months' old calves, 20a to 30s; eight to twelve-months, 35s to 60s: twelve to eighteen-months, 503 to 80s each. Atßenraera, Thursday, medium cows brought from £8 10s to £12 5s each. Store cattle: Wellbred 2-year-old steers averaged £6 ss; yearling calves, £3 53; and for inferior bred cattle there was a good sale. Well-fatted aged cattle averaging26s the lOOlbs. Fat sheep wereponned in excess of demand ; 2d for ewes and 2£d for wethers were the prices realised. Pigs, both fat and store, were numerous, but many_ of very course quality, those were at low prices, but well-bred pigs maintained previous Quotations —2£d the lb, live weight.