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AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. [Reports for the week ending November 22.]

MB. AWRED BUCKLA.ND S KEPOBT. At the Haymarket, on Saturday, not many head of horse stockwereoffered.Therewasaninquiryforyoung draught Btock, and sales were effected from £16 to £25 each. Aged draught horses, from £7 ; hacks, from 455. Of those offered, two only remained unsold. , . At the Triangle, on Tuesday, there was a fair inquiry for the heifers advertised. Obher descriptions of store cattle were very dull of sale. At Kemuera, on Thursday, store cattle sold freely at fully last week's rates ; for dairy cows there was no inquiry. Fat cattle offered in moderate supply, hut met with a dull sale, and several head weie withdrawn. Those sold were from 2s 6d to 53 the 1001b. under the prices lately ruliogi 34 head only were sold to the consumers. Fat sheep were in full supply, and realised about last week's rates. Fat lambs were in moderate supply, and maintained their previous price. Store wether shearlings brought 15s and 14s 6d each. Wether lambs, 7s each. Small-sized porkers sold freely, at better prices than have lately obtained. MESSRS. IT. HUNTER AND CO.'a BBPOBT. On Saturday last, at their sale in Durham-street, most of the horses entered for sale were disposed at about former quotations. A draught mare sold for £31 10s, and one for £18 12s 6d. On Monday last, at Newmarket, dairy cows sold at £6 10s to £11 ; two-year-old steew, £4 to £6. A pair of working bullocks sold for £16. Fat cattle brought about former prices. Sheep : Half-bred wethers sold at from 20s to 29a 6d : lambs brought from 12s to 15s. There was a good show of pigs, but only low prices were obtained. 81l , „. 1n At Otahuhu, steers'sold at from £3 to £4 10s ; store cows, £4 15s. There was only a small market.

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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3231, 23 November 1867, Page 3

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AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. [Reports for the week ending November 22.] Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3231, 23 November 1867, Page 3

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. [Reports for the week ending November 22.] Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3231, 23 November 1867, Page 3