DUNEDIN.
Mataura Ensign, Volume 11, Issue 781, 15 June 1888, Page 2
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Fat Cattle. — 262 head came forward for -'; Wednesday's. sales. Of these only a few pens .■ were: prime beef, the balance ordinary to '•• : qm«dity. For the few pens of heavy* weight cattle there was fair competition experienced, »ni pricei obtained were about equal to last week's rates ; but medium and r 7 inferior quality met a poor demand, values -.'■ ruling being very little above store prices. ■ Best bullocks brought from L 7 to L 9 2s 6d 7 £m law extra heavy bullocks up to L 9 15s), -' others, L 3 2s 6d to L 6 15s ; ojws, L 2 16b 10s. ' Fat Sheep. — The entry at Burnside oh "-'- Wednesday comprised 2950 crossbreds, and ■•*■■• about 80 merinos. Of the former , nearly '-'three- fourths were ewes, the balance wethers. 1; : Freezing .buyers were again in the market, ;■: wad competed briskly for all pens suitable ■'■ for thtir requirements. Butchers also were -conapetipg briskly, arid all the sheep offered . > were disposed of at prices equal to those '■- ruling last: week. Best crossbred wethers brought 12s to ISj ; others, 8s 6d to lls 6i ; best crossbred ewes, 13s 6d to lls ; others, 7s 3d to 109 6d ; merino ews, 3a 3d.— Yf right, Stephenson and Co. sold on account of jMr James Scott (Drum Oak), 60 prime - half bred wsfchers (lightweights) at 13s, 60 . two-tooth .maiden half bred ewes at lls 9d, and 66 four-tooth maiden quarterbred ewes - at 93 Bd.— Donald Reid and Co. sold for Mr i D, Gameron (Arthurton), SO half bred wethers , atlls 6d; for John Sinclair (Birchwood), 60 crossbred ewes to 10s 9i # Fat Lambs*— 344 panned. About half medium to prime quality, balance sioreg. . There iwas fairly brisk competition for all ... gorts, and sales of all offered were made at pr'ces ranging from 4s to $9 6d, one pen extra piime fetching 10s 6d. Piga;- : -223 penned. There was a fair de•:i. . :i taand exptrienced for all sorts, but the num... ber forward beinß rather in excess of requirements, prices were slightly easier, Baconers brought 44s to 57s ; porkers, 24s to 38s ; stores 15s to 22s ; suckers 6s to 9s Gd. Store Cattle. — Prices for beef being so pw and turnipi iqarce f the demand is very
j slack, aud cnlj odd lets occasionally change hands. Store Sheep. — Young eroasbreds are inquired for and sales of this class could be made* bet in the meantime there me verj few lota offering. Sheepskine.— At .the auction sale on Monday competition was , brisk both . f «r green and dry skins, prices obtained beihg rather higher than last week's all through. Country dry crossbred skins brought Is sil to is 6d ; do do merino.", Is 4d to 4s 4d ; pelts, 3d to 1« 3d ; butchers' green crossbreds, 4a 3d to 2s 9d ; green merinos, Is 7d to 2s 61 Lambskins, 2s 6d to 3s lOd. Rabbitskins. — Supplies continue short of requirements. Buyer* are prepared to operate to a cops'iderable extent, but owing to the scarcity of consignments offering their purchases have not been heavy. An excellent.demand is experienced for all lots offered at auction, and good prices are obtained. Hides, — The market remains in much the same position as when last rcperting, although local manuf act irors are not inclined to giTC such high prices as they were a short time back. Heavy hides command uiost attention, but medium weights are also saleable at prices in proportion. . We quote infeiior and balls', l£d to 2d ; light, 2|d to 2Jd; medium, 2fd to 3£d ; heavy, 3£d to 4d ; picked lots a shade more. Tallow.— There still continues an excellent ' local demand, and consigumentß arriving meet a good sale. - Supplies are not equal to the demand/ and consequently local manu: faefcurers are compelled to give high price?. Prime mutton .commands 19s to 20s; medium, ; 178,6d,tu 18s ; inferior, 14« to 16s. Bough . fat (Hest. mutton), 13s to, 14s ; medium, 9s to 1 12s {inferior, 7s to 8s 6d.
