WEIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT. Wednesday, May 25.

Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 26

WEIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT. Wednesday, May 25.

.Fafc Cattle.— Tho n)aikc( wt»s well supplied with - ■ 190 head, a large prcpo) tron being of infeiior quality. A fair demand was e^p^t ienced throughout Ibe, *ale, and last wtek's values wer.s about • : mamtiimd. Pr'ima bullocks solcl at from ;£S 10s ' to £9 10s ; extra piin>e, up to £50 7s fid ; good do, j £7 10d to £S; stnali do', £5 to £6; prime cows, I Mto £7 ; nwliuin do, £4 to £5 10s ; aged ar.d inferior do, £2 15s t> £3 15s. We yarded 53, and sold : For Mr J. M'P.ri»e (Twuuka), 6, brliocks at- , £o 7s 6d to £& 17& 6d, 1 heifai- ux £5 ; Mr Wiiikm ' Kirklhnd • (j£liugrr.v«>, 1 splendid ahor thorn J bullock at, ,-ClO 7d 6d (top prica for the day, Mi- j Thomas Carrcil bfcing the vuichagtr), aud 8 bullocks aad heifers, at X' 32s 6d to £i 17a 6d ; Messrs WiJson and Scott (Waihola), 7 bullocks at £7 to £7 10s, and 1 heifer at £i 15s ; Mr J. B. Green (Owaka), 6 Loiil-cka at £6; Sir James Wright (Broomlands), 4 cows and heifers as £5 i 10s to. £6 ; Messrs S. Wilson, T. Wilson, John Sidey, and William M'Lelland, 12 o head afc quota- i tions. i

Fat Sheep. — There was a full supply of these, 2715 being yarded. This proved rather more than the requirement? of the trade, and as ! no freezing buyers were in the market, there was a distinct decline in values, wethers being Is to Is 6d, and old ewes quite 2s below last week's rates. Ptime heavy crossbred wethers brought ISs 60 to 14s 6d ; medium do, lls to 12s 6d ; light do, Si to 10s. We yarded 1015, and sold :-For Mr B. 11. Williams (Forest Side), 280 crossbred wethers at lls 3d to 14s 3d; Mr John BatHgate (Gowrie), 48 crossbred wethers and tuaiden ewes at 9s 9d to' 12s sd, and 51 crossbred ewes at 8s 3d to 9s ; Mr Joseph Mosley (St.rling), 5 heavy ewes at lls 9d to 12s 6d ; New Zealand. Agricultural Company, Limited (Waimea), 107 crossbred ewes at 9s b'd to 10s 6ii ; Messrs Dickson Bros., M'Douald, J. D. Campbell, and other/, 471 at quotations. Fat Lambs. — 6?9 yarded, and as th : s was a much greater number than was required values were cohsideiably easier, in fact the season for fat lambs may be said to be about over. 'We yarded and sold „ 166, made up of drafts from Messrs Dickson Bros., J. D. Campbell, and M'Donald. Pigs. — Only 93 forward. Competition was keen for bac'oners and porkers, but light stores, slips, and suckers were dull of sale owing to the scarcity of milk and the high price of other feed. Ws have a lot of inquiry for prime baconers, and could place ah almost unlimited number at-good prices. We yarded and sold 70 at the following rates :— Sucker-s, 6s 6d 'to 10s 6d ; slips, 145. 6 dto 16j ; stores, 193 to 21s ; porkers,- 23s to 325 ; prime baconers, 38s to 41s ; heavy do, 43s to 60s. Rabbitskins. — The inflated state of the market which ha« prevailed for some weeks past has come to an end. At Monday's; sale buyers displayed great apathy, and would only purchase at prices fully 3d per lb below those lately ruling. Everything pointed to a mutual understanding having been arrived at amongst the trade only to do business at tha reduced rates, and as the drop was a somewhat phenomenal one we passed in our entire catalogue pending further developments.'

Sheepskins. — Owing lo Tuesday being a holiday we did not hold our usual weekly sale. Quotations, however, should remain the same as last week, which are : "Green skins, Is 6d to 2s 9d ; do lambs, Is 6d lo 2s 4d ; dry crossbreds— good to best 3s 8d to 5s Gd, fair to medium 2s Id to 3s, pelts and inferior 7d to Is 6d ; dry merinos—- good to best 2s 9d to 4s, fair to medium Is 6d to 2s 6d, pelts (small or damaged) 3d to Is each. Hides.— We disposed of the whole of our consignment's "eince' 'our last report at very satisfactory prices and quota : Prime heavy ox, 3Jd to 3jd,; extra prime, up to 4d ; medium, 2|d to 3d ; light and inferior, IJd to 2Jd. Tallow market unchanged. We quote : Best rendered mutton, 10s 6d to 13s 6d ; extra good, up, to 15s; medium, 9s 6d to 10s 6d ; discoloured and inferior, 8s to 93 6d ; rough fat, 7s 6d lo lls per cwt.

Wheat. — Up to the end of last week prices were very firm at last quotations', but owing to advice from London of a decline in Mark Lane, together with the practical withdrawal _from the market of some of our local millers, a~distinctly weaker tone prevails, and sales are difficult to effect at late rates. We quote : Prime Tuscan and red sorts, 4s lOd to 4s lid ; medium to good, 4a 8d to 4s 9d ; prime velvet, 5» to 5s ljd ; medium to good, 4s lOJd to 4s lid ; chick wheat (whole), 4a to 4s 2d per bushel (off trucks Dunedin, sacks in, terms). Oamaru velvet, 4s 9d to 4s lOd per bushel (net cash, sacks extra, on trucks, country sidings). Oats. — The deliveries are now considerably heavier than they have been during the season, put „ therq .. is good demand, and prices remain firm at last week's 4uotationg, which ste ;-Goud tfl beet feed, & M t<s

2s 4id ; extra heavy and bright, up to 2s sd ; fair to medium, 2s 2Jd to 2s 3Jd ; decoloured aud infeiior, ?s lo 2s ljd ; milling, 2s 5.1 to 2s 7d ; long Tartars and duns, 2-j 6d"to 2s 10d per bushel'(sacks .extra, net).Barley.— For 'prime malting ssmples there is sliil good inquiry, and prices are very firm, but discoloured grain is barely in such good demand, although still realising higher rates. We quote : Prime malting, 4* 9d to 53 xd ; fair to medium, 4s 3d to 4s 8d ; feed and milling, 2* (id to 3s 6d per bushel (sacks ( xtra, net). Chaff. — Deliveiies during the week have been heavy, and prices show a decline of 2s6d on those ruling when we last reported. We quote ; Prime oaten sheaf, £3 15s to £3 17s 6d ; extra prime, up to £4 ; good do, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). Potatoes. — There is uo change to- report in those, and the business passing is on a small scale. We quote : Prime Derwentf, £6 ; fair to medium, £5 10s to £5 15' per ton (trucks-Dun-edin, bags in.) Kidneys tc*rce and wanted. Ryegrass.— There has been good inquiry for this during the week, and prices have an .upward tendency. We quote : Farmers' dressed, snotty and clean, 3s 3d to 3s 7d ; orclinaty clean, 3s Id to 3s 3d ; medium, 2s 9d to 3s ; light and infenor, 2s 3d to 2s 7d per bushel (sacks extra, net). FORTHCOMING SALES. _, , _„., . . /At Mr JohnDowncs's farm, Thursday, 26th insi, .-[ W aitati, clearing sale. fAt Oamaru, great sale of Clydesdale horses, for Mr Saturday, 2Sth „ •< Menlove. lAt Dunedin Horse Sale1 V. yards, h'srses. i •nr '.3 gam, /■*-* Chamber cf Commerce, Monday, 30th „ \ tabbitekine.

w a on,,*. fAt 'Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, 31st „ , b , eP bkins. Wednesday, Ist J'ne{ At st Sjs llSide sale y ards - , fat f"At Duheiiin Horse SaleThursday, 2nd „ A'_ yards, great annual hoi'se I fair, draught horses. fAt Dunedin Horse SaleFriday, 3rd „ ■? yaids, great annual horse I fair, light horse?. «• i- a,, At-u /At our stores, laud, in Green Saturday, 4th „ | Island Bush district.