AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3123, 20 July 1867, Page 3

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

MB. BTTCKLAND'S BKPOET. At the Haymarket, on Saturday, fodder offered abundantly but waYwittfout alteration in values Carrots brought 2s. 6d. thecwt. Horse stock offered were of indifferent quality, bu. bidding was more free than of late. At Macky 5 * Wharf, timber brought an average of 3a. the 1Oit e the Triangle very few cattle were penned; those sold at the residence of Mr. John Jisher, on Wednesday, there was a very large attendance, and the prices for dairy cattle ranged from £3 to £5 each over the usual markets. The cattle were of very good quality. At ftemuera. on Thursday,* large number of dairy cows brought from £10 to £1210s. each. The cattle ex Star of the South' sold in one lot previous to the auction, at ±.18 each: consequently the market wai seemingly in short supply, but buyers were full, and last week'* rates were barely sustained. ■> x » * Grown tteers. in good condition, brought in penifrom *«&&?£& watwell supplied. The Leicester ewes advertised brought 49s. each; half-bred ewes. *•«■ w.then, from 14s. 6d. to 18s. WeU-fatted half-bred wether*, from '24s. to 28s. 6d. The merino wethers ex Star of the South' brought 16s.; half-bred wethers, 24s. each. Medium quality merinoes, from 8s. to 12s. each. j Mnj«n A« nf Dairy-fed pigs were in short supply, and this description of rtock brought higher rates than any other.

MESSES. W. HUNTKB AND CO., have to report that (on Saturday last there were over 60 hones brought forward, the greyer number being sold at former prices. Some heaTy draught horses fetched from £8 to £15 each At the Newmarket sale on Monday, there was a large number of cattle brought forward, principally store stock. Of dairy cows there were but few in of good quality or near calving, but those fought forward fetched from £10 to £13 each. Backward springers fetched from £7 to £9 each. Store cattle : There was a large supply of stores ; three-year-old steers fetched about £6 10s each.not being of good quality. Some yearling calves fetched about £3 each. A lot of store ows from Napier fetched from £4 10s. to £5 10s l each. Fat Cattle: There was a fair supply brought forward, but none of good quality ; those sold fetched from £1 fis. t i £2 P<! 8h 1 e?p lb Market : There was a supply of sheep, principally merinoes, brought forward. Some half-breds fetched from £16i. to £1 6i. each ; merinoes fetched from 13s. to £1 C *There was a Urge supply of pigs, principally store, which SO Otahuhuffi:- There was rather a short supply of cattle brought forward ; »ome dairy cows fetched f torn £19 to 4,11 each.