AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 950, 9 June 1868, Page 2

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

[Reports for the week ending May 29.] ME. BUOKXAND'S REPOBT. On Saturday last, consequent on the wet weather, hay sold at lower rates than previous week. Inferior horse stock were scarcely saleable; but well conditioned sound animals, either for riding or draught met with a steady demand. ' At Mr. Bainbridge's, on Wednesday, there was a very numerous attendance, and good competition throughout the sale. Prices for cattle and horse slock were m advance of usual markets. Potatoes brought from 645. to 80s. per ton. to be removed from the farm. Hay, 41s. per ton at the stack. At Remuera on Thursday, not many store cattle were brought forward. Dairy cows, at their profit were m request. Best animals brought £15 each Young stock sold at full rates. Well-bred yearlings heifers, were in gopd enquiry. Fat cattle were dull of sale, but prices improved as the auction advanced, and the rates at last obtained varied very little from last week's market; 68 head wore sold to the butcher. Sheep were plentiful; merino wethers, ex Ahuriri troin Napier, averaged 14s. 6d.; half-bred sheep! from Wanganui, 235.; a mixed flock of long-woolled ewes and wethers, from the Bay of Islands, 17s. 6d • inferior store merino wethevs, Us. 6d. each. Pks of small size, and in condition for the butcher, were in good request at full prices. WILMAM HUNTER AND CO.'S BEPORT. On Saturday last horses were in full supply, nearly all m were sold. Riding horses sold from £6 to £7; medium draught horses sold from £9 to £10 2s. toi^x poTZva^:msht horse ' £3°ss-Oats On Monday last there was a large number of cattie, some good dairy cows near calving sold from £13 to £14; backward springers, from £7 to £9. There was a full supply of store cattle, 2-year old steers from £5 12s. Gd to £6 7s. 6tL; calves sold from £1 4s! to £i 15s. j yearhngs £210s. each; store cows in stood s«w «i i • :T3?7 ca f old lleifers-from ** 10s. to £6175. Cd. each. Fat cattle were in full supply, all in were sold at from 30a. to 355. per 100 lbs Sheep Market.rThere was not a very full market ?n HleeiV »»those, c in sold wel1 5 «a^-breds sold from frL of U S V la?!bs from 10s.ad. tolls.Bd.; merinos rroni 9s. 6d. to 10s. Cd. each. well 88 W6re nOt S° plentiful as usual > those in sold n,™?;«uh? S!Jm-"~(?" TTuesday, uesday ]ast there was a fair 2 b" of cattle, chiefly young stock. Calves sold tiom£lios. to £2; yearlings, £3 each; dairy cows from £7 ss. to £10 17s. Gd.; cows from £4 to £5 lUS» CfiCll.