COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1071, 17 July 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

■y '■ AUCKLAND STOCK MABKET. JCB. i ALFRED BtTCKLAND'S WEEKLY REPORT. '• The sale of hides, skins, and wool, on Tuesday, was larger than average. The •"'improved^ demand for hides continues; prices ranged from 3d to 4-16 d the lb. Tallow, 22s 6d the cwt. ; sheepskins, Is7d 1 to 3s lid each ; wool in grease, B£d to B|d j ■ locks, .sJdjthelb..,. ... ' ,', ,At,ltemuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle, at or nearly calving, werein demand, and slightly better, value obtained for them. 1 Store 'cattle; in fresh condition; were also better wdrtni Fat cattle were in moderate ■ : numbW-jr (XlB head yarded. Prices were 1 Very Irregular. !''or cows and indifferently : fatted "Steers/ 23s to 26s were the ruling .■-. prices, but choice -fat cattle were from 30s to 32s perlOOlbsi Fat sheep were iti less ,: number than usual, and better worth 2s each. ; The ewes advertised were iv low . condition, and brought 1 33 each. MESSES. HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WEEKLY • , REPORT. : Horses.— There haa beeu a marked im- ,- provement, bpth as to supply and demand. . , Ajdraft, from Wanganui, ex Kangafcira, ij attracted considerable notice. At the 'Durham Yards competition was spirited throughout the sale, and lots were, almost ' without exception, cleaved at satisfactory prices. We quote hacks from £6 to £16 its'} light harness to £13 to £17 103 ; 28s : :to 40s. -:■■-■ : Cattle.—The supply has been moderate, "and demand steady. At Newmarket, on Tuesday, the ■supply of dairy cows were ' good, which was also the 1 cirtse at Papakura 'i'lonr^ednesdayi , Stores- were plentiful at the latter, .place, and. fat beasts were yarded in moderate-numbers, but sufficient for requirements, and prices were without . r noteworthy attention. Dairy stock was a shade' higher lv value, and stores at Papa-:kara'were-:well competed for by a good attendance of buyers. We quote dairy ! oowsj'£7 10s to £10 15s ; store cows, £3 10s to £5 2a 6d : weaned calves, £2 to £2 153 ; yearling, £3 to £3 ss ; two-year-old steers, £4 10s to £5 53 ; three-year-old ' - steers/fS 10s. Sheep.— The- supply of fat sheep has been-adeguate, and corresponding demand,: consequently prices were without material alteration, although heavy wethers did not „ attain .so -high a figure as the previous weekj the top price being 20s for wethers ; ' ■ fat lambs, 8s 6d to 10s 6d. Pigs werein limited numbers, but with- < out. alteration in value. •i" ' / 'iifn : iiJi.fi'iii^'l; > i.'.ii .i^ ' l' II ■ ■