AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 163, 21 May 1864, Page 3

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

.Mli. BUCKLAXU'S WEKKLY KEPOKT. The Hivmarket, on Saturday la.st, was lullv supplied witu hor-e block. First ciass draught were in belter request; twelve head bringing Irom £oU to -C7o ficli, and averaging -C<)l If--. fMiperior h«-r-t- u..re v.nn d.ilieulty at any price, a lajge wit hdi .i wit. '1 hero is an euqililV w«'ii ii iioixs of'good quality, hut none «U'e oikiing. }ii,\i- abundant, and prices showed a downward tendency, l»iU sacks were sold and b/ought Jrom 7s. led. t'» 6s. Id. p«-r bushel ; oats, 7.-?. t<7 is. 'jii. ; bran, lis. Id.: hay £10 per ton. Ihe continuous arrivals oi cattle have still further loweied their price*. Ihe caigo of the * Mousso de Natives' from Clat< ji' i; Jiiwr, amved in very poor condition, they brought .11 2.->. Ui. each. i ijo~e i.y thi_- • K-k,' irom were of good quality and lit *-. irom bruises, they brought £7 os. Tii'M;.ii;»m>fthi; ' Cutiibert* from "Wanganu;, well i.an-d cattle and heavy weights JJI O os. iu«»v hv the 4 Valiant' from Wellington, mixed sexes well luted, but a good deal injured by their voyage to 12.-;. Gd. each. Our own bred yearling t-f 2*. orj. t-aeii ; 2 year old £') 10s. A lew i,.t, cattie from the neighbourhood sold at rate*, lywt «}iip rattle ale very low in price. Ddryl.'own at tlieir prolit are in ri-quest tho. c e j* w- ic <jt' jr.ji,u quality and brought from Xiß ea'-h. lhe ."Uoj-p market has been fairly supplied and piv-»> were something easier than last weeks reports fur a lew ui a choice quality those maintaining their prico. l':us w.-n ; in fair supply and without variation in pri.v, ljio.»<_* Ijv tlie * E-jft,' irom Newcastle, brought •'ls- -Sd. each. in:ssi;s. jtvak and iitntejc's wkejci.y iu;i'OicT. Our maiket was wull supplied with h'li.ii .s oi viiii'ni-i kinds. Tin; lot ex 4 Blanuia Dudley' caiiie ioiv.ari in jail' condilinn and fetched good P ril ,: N i:v.-iagiiigabout£2l; not many heavy draughts were and most wlt<: witiidntwn lor iiigliur pi i x-> : :> 7 oi" all kinds weie only &uid this week. I' aT ( .vtti.e.—A large supply but Jit* good quality, e quote i.uiloeiii;, at £11 to £io 12ft. Od. ; cows, £t> 17». Ixi. 1„ £14 17.5. Od. Srul.K SllKEl'.— Vltv luw cxllillitui], uild 110110 of go Hi ijuiilitv, we r.old iit 245,. 0«l. to 2G.s. Daiuy ami c>TtjKE Uatti-e.—Oi' iliii v cruva none were tiol.i, then: not appearing to be a demand, and we cannot give quotations of atoms the tinnsaetifms were so limited. tsHEKi*.—A large supply. We sold 537 ex Severn' at an average of i7s. (id., and 248 ex liidra at Ids. yd. There were mixed ewes and t*Jiers in geou condition and of fair quality. Bigs.—None in the market.