AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3165, 10 September 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

i' ■■ MB. AIFSBTD BUOKLAND'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarknt oh Friday last, fodder wat I aUoVYaluea, 2a 6d to 3s the owt.; oats, 2s 20 I and2i 3d: maize, 3a Id and 3a sd; barley. 2s Id I the bushel; pota oca. £310a tha ton. Aw« I aonette. £t2los; active draught horsea, from £21 I lofilfeaoh. On Tuesday of the hides pitched I nonewere of prime quality. aU wore dirty, and I many were damasred. Prices ranged from l£d I told the lb. ObeepaUins were In cnuanaliy ; large nnmber, but in brisk demand, and ranged j&om is to iiSii eaob. WeU-woollea skins ' bmtiKht f rom 4i id to 5* 8d each. The monthly sale at Waiuku was more'foil* . 'supplied with stock than usual, and with few S exceptions all found ready buyers. At Pnkekohe, on Mooday, there was also an i ■ unusually lar,se muster ot young oattle. Above MO head sold. Blddlnsr was b-isk, and prices ■ Obtainedgood throughout tbesa!e. I ■"^Sthecalt'.efair, on Wednesday, there were ■ a large number brought forward in excess of the entries; OOOsrfd at the auction, and about 100 - Wad were reserved. Cattle were generally in very low oondition. and prioes varied considerably for cattle of the same ages, if in fredi condWonand weU bred. Prioes obtained were i hiirh. bnt many pens of poor cattle brong^t but ittle money. Calves and yearlingß sold relatively at highest valneß. and well bred heifers ■brought hisnec prices than steers o£ the same ' "*!&* Bemuera, on Thuwdny, dairy cattle sold - more fraely than for several weeks. Store cotcle were numerous, and maintained the values of ■m-evfoon day. Fat oatlite in average number; 13?held sold. Prlws slightly lower, and ranged Jrom26ato3os the 1001b-. Sheep in full numbera; about UOO yarded. Best qu«llty only '■ maintained previoua value; if not well fetted " Sey were considerably lower in price. Fat lambs numerous, and brought from 10s to 16s .- each. j MKSBK3 BONTKB ABD NOLAN'S WEIKLI REPORT Horses.—The market has been unusually, antive. a large number have ohanKed bands. - The enterics for disposal by auction at the ■ Durham Yards were much above the average. A draft of horses from Taranaki attracted conHiderable attention, and bidding was spirited , throughout the sale, and prices were In most Instances satibfaotory to vendors. We quote : i mobs from SS 6s to £17; Hunt harness, All IlSs to £2315 i; draught, mto £36 Ss. ■ . Hides and skins were in brlak demand. On Tuesday hides Bold ot 3}d, and skins from 33 3d The activity noted last week has continued throughout the present, and a large nnmber have been disposed of. Prices have been steady, but there was no upward tendenoy, • and in many instances sellers expeoting an - advance wero disuppolnted. At Newmarket, on f Tnesday, there was about an average mußter. At Pakeltohß, on Wednesday, the yards were completely filled, and there was a steady demwd throaghout the sale, We quote dairy ' flSwa from £7 to m7a 6d; store oows. from J33 Ms to £5 10s; yearling steers, from £2 los to i© 7a M: two-year-old ateers. from £1 7fl 6d to "«5 2s 6d; three and four-year-old steers, 'Ss 10a to A1 7a 6d: beef, best quality, 33& to 35a per lOOlbi.; inferior, 28 to 30a, Thee has been an average supply and Rood demand. On Tuesday, at Newmarket, goaroely 'ha avorago number were yarded, and wlom had an upwlrd tendenoy. Best wethers SSd atJtrom 20 to 25a 6d; ewes, 17s to 19a eaoh. liambs were in snffloient supply for the season, and sold at from 15a m 16s 6d.