AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. [Report for the week ending March 29.] MR. BUCKLAND'S REPORT.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3019, 30 March 1867, Page 4

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. [Report for the week ending March 29.] MR. BUCKLAND'S REPORT.

At jibe- Haymarket,-on Saturday lait, fodder ir*s in f"U (rappljy Mid without *lteratleri JA-prices barley brQUgWo*. ! bran, I*. Id. ; and oats, 4s. the bushel. A numerous mutter of horses, generally of a light description, met with an indifferent tale. At the Trying le, on> Tuesday-. $beip mm * l«Re muster.of cattle. Dali^ockmatotainedtheirpreviour rates; all other cattle, particularly. yearling steers, .trer* -lower in price. For. the merino wethen thereat* a very limited inquiry; * portion only, were told at lit., and for the reft no offer could be obtained. , . l . At Newmarket, on Thundayi rtore caltle were offeiedplentifully, and met with a better tale than, on Tueiday., working oxen were offered in large number*, «nd brought very low ratei, from £8 to, £10 10 - beta* the pme« obtained, for pood animali In working condition. Dairy cattle at their a short time since.' Fat cattle were in foU tupply,. and *J1 sold ; for best' qnalitlei about 40«. wm obtained ; middling and inferior, from 82*. to 86». the 1001b. Store iheepwere unsaleable. Fat'theep of good quality were in better request, long-wooli bringing from 255. to 88s. each ; merinos, 18s. to 21s. Pigs were very plentiful, and store pigs lower In price than tunal ■ v 1

HTTNTKR AND 00. BBEPOBT. 1 We have to report that at our yards, on , Monday, fat cattle were In fair supply, and price*, wore low; barely 40s. the 1 1001b. wai realised for belt qualities. Stores and three-fourths, > fat were *lio Win price. Dairy cows were in fair supply, Jand quite maintained the present high rates for good animal* sear calYing. , c - ( •' ! Bhmj> Markbt.— We fcad", a fair market of fat iheep; Iprioei, we consider, are higher for best qualities of provlnoial;fattened merino wethers. Stores and second qualities still .continue low. . > . - i . , I J Otahthit Sam.— At our yards we had a fair show of store, cattle; prices were about the same as at Newmarket; all to hand were sold. We offered a lot of merino •*•*, and withdrew item, as the price offered wainot sufficient; Stoce, sheep were low In price. , „ - „."'. ! Hokbz Sals (Saturday),— At our yards we had a fair shw fof horses, but mostly Inferior; a few good medium draught ] realised satisfactory prices; the demand for younf heavy j stock is improTlnf.; ->

PRODUCE PRICES CURRENT. [Btport for week tnding Miuiok 29.] OATS.— Feed, fit.; wfioliole, . 4i.' 6d.; ropply abundant; seed, mperior colonial-grown, fli. to U: ' , MAlZE.— Stocki rerr ahort: wholwude, .sa. to Si.. 3d,; xeUU, fo. to 65. ; tendency apwardr u little ii •xpected. - , BRAN.— Prom mills, wholeitle, It. 3d. pet buiiel; t«W li li. 6d. per bniheL BAELEY.— 4i. 6d. to 6i.; tetd, t*. Cd. p«r bniheL , • - POTATOES.— £B IO«. to £4.per ton ; retail. 4fc>«d.,*erOTtk. There ii * tendenjcy ,to flrmneis, u the crop is found to n*re < • suffered from the<l<Mtr»in. „ ; BAT.— £B to£4 lOi. • o»ten, £7 to £B. FLOT7K.— Townbntndi, £16 to £17 ; tecondi, £13 ; ihupi, £10 ; AdeUide, £17; C3illi»ii, £10. , 1 BONE-DUST.-rfg 10s. to JP«r, ton; 10i. pe? cwt Yitrioliied bone munue, £12 per ton ; 13s. M. per cwt. BAGS.— New, 16*. 6d. ; lecond-hwid, 14». GUANO.— £lo per ton; 12». the cwt. Phoiphtte guano, )£Bperton. • " • » — , ' SEEDS.— Bed clpyer. Is. Sd. per lb.; white, It. Od. Perennial rye-gms. Ms. per buhel., _ COALS.— New South; W«lei,. 46«. to 6f>a. ; W«agarel, Hongtide.iper cargo, 20i.; per loud, *t wjuurf, Ssi. ; itore, 2Qi.\ W. J. HDEST & CO., Produce Broken, , Queen-ioreet.

PROVISION MARKETS. ftmlu. Pjuois. [Country letUeni win uhdeniind th«t th«»w«thi Mtylßg' pricei bj &• AnokUnd dulen.] ' ' Fakk and Daikt Pbodvob.

BREAiJSTUFJFS. FLOUR. V?nOIXB£LI. Importer*' Price I Adelaide £14 10s. per ton. i Chilian »nd Callfornlan £18 10s. to 414 Miller* 1 Price, per ton:— lrt.qufdity, £18; 2nd <mality, «6; tbups, 8«. - 'J MlUew 1 Price, per llit qußlity, 16f.; 2nd (puiitf, lit.; 1001b. j tnarps, 9i • Baker*" Price, per lb. .., .T .. .. Bd. BmAN, I*. per btuhel, wholuale ; I*. Bd. retail. Bbiad. per 21b. loaf, id. BISCUIT, , Cabin Blicnlt, per 1001b. 18*. Seconds do. do. 16L

BUILDING MATERIALS. Tnnii.- Boards and loantitof, per 100 ft;, Bs. cd.; plain tongned and grooved, lls. CcL Hobart Town palings, 6-fett, 14a. fid.; Mwt, lit. <W.; New Zealand palings, 5-feet, »«.; 6-feet, 111.; tea-tree nils, iSt. per 100 ; pnrirl po»ti, 86*. to 90s. per 100; ihlnjUi, 10s. per 1,000; firewood, Oi. Cd. per ton. , „ Brioxs, per 1,000, wholeialt, £2 10s. dtllrered ; retail, £8 to £3 105., (warranted), delirered. Limi, per bushel, I>. 86. io Is. 6d., delite«d ; itone lime, in roach, $s. per bushel ; wholesale, Is. Id.

GUM. Well-scraped tnd in cases, £28 to £&0; ordinary gum, £16 to £18; Pupakura gtun, well-scraped, £22 to £24. Market flat.

AUCKLAND GRAIN MARKET. The following are the import* of gnln at thif port durinf the put week :— From Adelaide : 2,055 lacks wheat. From Christchuich : 395 sacki oats. From Sydney : 924 bigs maiie. From Coromandel : SO bushels oat>. From Newcastle : 450 bags oats. From Mang*ir*i : 8 sacks barley, 1 Sack Oftts. From Porerty B%y ; 24 bagi wheat.

AUCKLAND COAL MARKET. The following *re the arriYali of coal during the week at this port j — From Wangarel : Wtoni. From Sydnej : 164 tons. From Newcastle, N.S.W. : 450 tons.

AUCKLAND TIMBER MARKET. The following are the import! of timber, 60,, at this por daring the past week :— ' -

SAWW TDCBBK. From Tairua : 45,000 ft From Mercury Bay : 49,000 ft. From Wangapoa : 17,000 ft. From Coromandel : 27,000 ft. From Thames: 80,000 ft. From Cabbage Bay : IS.OOOf t. From Kalpara : 29,000 ft. PALINGS, SHINGLES, ETC. From Pnhoi't 70,000 shingles. BASE. From Sydney : 148 pieces. From Wangarei : 2 tons. From Wangaroa : 4 tons. From Maugawai : 15 tons. " nETBEWOOD. About 2001 tons from the abore place*.

AUCKLAND GUM MARKET. The following; are the Mxirftls of kauri gum from the cout daring the put week:— From Mongonui : 5 ton*. From Bay of Islands : 1 tons. From Wangftro*. : 8 tons. From Wftngaxei : 8 tons. From Opotild : 1 ton. From Taira* : 1} tons.

DUNEDIN Messrs. Driver, Maclean, and Co. report on the 20th March :—: — I < Transactions in sheep of every description have' been large, holders of partially stocked country buying freely, at about the rates quoted, below. A very large number of sheep have passed through our hands this season, say close uponloo,ooo, and there yet remain about two months' prior to most of our runholders sorting their flocks for the. year, during which time we anticipate a proportionate amount of business being done. Good store cattle, ar*e c ' getting Very scarce," -which -we are inclined to think must increase in value within the next few months. Our month's sales have averaged prices as quoted below : — The market has been well supplied "with fat sheep and cattU of very-fair quality, and we: do not expect any advance on present prices untiliwinter sets in. We quote beef at about 42s 6d~ per 1001b., and mutton at ] 4d to 4id per'lb. There is a demand for well-bred sheep and cattle, in good condition, at, say : — Lambs,, well-grown, equal sexes, 22s per pair. Maiden ewes, 16s to 18s } 4 and 6«tooth ewes, at 15s 6d to t 17b ; full-mouthed ewes, 11s to 12s 6d wethers, 4-tooth and full-mouthed, 12s to* 12s 6d. Cattle, imported, about £9 10s ; provincial-bred do, £10to£ll. Dairy cows' continue in good request at£lsto*2l. 6 Stations.— The following properties have changed hands, say— Messrs. .Devceux and Cogle's Liuder Station, Manuherikia, 60;000 acres with" 13,500 sheep, for £17,000, to Messrs. Glassford Bros. Mr. -Hugh McLeans Benmore Station, on the Hokanui, Southland, 60,000 acres, with U,OOO sheep, for £17,000, to Mr. Geo. Webster. We beg to call attention to the following valuable properties for sale by us, viz : —Mr. Edward Lees's station, 37,000 acres, with 15,000 sheep, on 29th March ; the Wakatipu Runs, . on account of the Provincial-Government, on 29th March; M*. Henry Young's (Otapiri) freehold, station, 7.ll7.aeres*wSth. 2,oo.o sheep, on 25fch April ; Mr. William 'Knkerton's,(T*puanui) station, with 14; 500 sheep, on 25th April '

Wool.— -Since the issue of our last report, we have held our usual sales of wool. They were all well attended by our merchants, wool-growers, and others, although it is gdttipg rather late, in the season. At bur last sale, buyers operatedrathercautiously, being influenced to some extent by the news brought by Ithe last English mail. The prices we have obtained to the present time will prove, without doubt, very satifactory to growers. We shall hold a few more sales before the final closing of the season, and we hare every reason to expect the present rates will be maintained.

>. a. f . a. ». u. ». v, Bntter.perlb.... .1 0— 18 Vntilu .. 4 B—6o, Chewe ..0 B— o 10 Oceis .. 6 0— « 0 Eggs, per dos. (icuce) — S 0 Tuikeyi . ..4 0-r 6 0 Lud,pnlb.-.. 010 — 1 0 B*oon(colonJ«l) 0 o—o, 8 Powh „..■* 0— 4 6 Hum .. 0 o—oo PoUlom .. .. £310 i. to *4 per ton.

I [Buying price* m oornoted by the Auckland dialm, March 29, 1807.1

BUTOHUW* MTAT. Beef, par lb. .. O'T — 0 81 Pork, porlb. .. Mutton .. 0 0— 0 8 1 0 B—o' 0

Milk, pergi .. 0 6toO 8 Ducki, per pair 6 o—s « Battnr,(fceih)lb. 13 —16 Geete,e»oh .. 6 o—7 0/ Ch6Mß(colJ i.. A 1, 0-r ;1 4 Tw*«yi», e*ch..> * «— g « Eggi, per dot. (acuce) — 2 6 Bacon, jporlb .. 1 S— l 6 IjinLpfirlb. " .." 0, 0— 1 4 Hum (Eng.)» lb. ! 6—l 8 FowU/p»r p»lr 00— 50 Pot»toe»,cwt... i o— 4 «