COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3560, 6 January 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Offloe, Friday. MB ALFBKD AUCKLAND- WEBK-Y E-rORT. At tho Haymarket on December 30. hay was In short supply, and brought from 18s to 225; _. -r.r»w 12a to 19b per load. Thero were a large yarded, consisting principally otntrtTt harness horses and haoks, which brought from £0 to £U: and medium draughts. £16 to £26. Tho majority of the lots ontared were disposed of at fair prices. At Remusra, on Thursday, dairy cattln were In limited number, and lato value* Store cattle were dull of sale. Fat cattle were in usual number, but many were of inferior quality. Tho Improvement In price notsd last week was sustained, and heat quality steady at 23s to 25s the lOOlbs, Store sheep were In good supply and brisk inquiry. Fat sheep were also yarded 11 full numbers, and for light weights in advance of Is por head was obtaineiL Lambs were plentiful, but to brisk l.qulry —many pecs bringing from 18i to 22s 6d each. Fat calves were also numerous but maintained their late values. Pigs of goon quality were unusually numerous, and met with steady demand. M-BBHB H-HT-B AND NOLAF'B W-E-LY BEI'OBT.

Horses: The supply has been large, but tha demand haa eontlnned brlßk— for animals of a good stamp there was an upward tendenoy. s_o Durham yards wero filled on Friday last, tho drafts from Hawera and WalUra attracting considerable attention, and the prices realised reaching the expectation of vendors. Hacks sold at ft)los to £16 15s; lißht-harness horses, from fill 10s to £20; spring-cart horses, £11) to £27103. No heavy-draught wero dlspoßod of. Cattle: Quietness his characterised tho market. The supply has been smaller than -anal, hat s stoat1 r demand baa e_isted, and prices for fat stock had an upward tendenoy. The Nevmarket sale was held at 11 am, on Tnesday, with but a small mußter of stock. Buyers wore In attendance. Competition was spirited, and fat boasts sold at from 20s to 2lspor 100 lbs. No dairy or store stook were yarded. At Papakura, on Wednesday, below an average number were yarded; bidding was languid, but' nearly all lots in wero disponed of. We quote: Dairy cows at from £515s to £7 10s; oslves.from 22« to 283 Gd; yoarlinga, from 30s to £2 2s; 18----month old Btearß, £2 5s to £2 17b 6d; heifers, from £2 to £2155; 2-year-old Bteers,£3 to £315a; grown steers, £1 to £0 29 6d. Sheep: No looai sheep were oflVred. and the ship-borne were not in good condition, hut Bold at from 12s to 16s 3d. (BY TKLEORA-H.) OBBiSTOHuncn, January s.—There is not much easiness in commercial markets. Wheat Is In to la 2d; oats. Is 106 Vto 2a for feed, 2_ for milling. Flour Is reduced to £10 10s for best brands. In grass eeod: there 1b little business. Even In the new crop sellers nek 3s 3d to 3s 6a