WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2490, 4 December 1901, Page 32

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, November 27.

Fat Cattle. — 146 head were yarded at the Burnside eattleyards to-day for this week's requirements, and, although only a moderate supply, competition was slow, and prices showed an all-round drop of from 10s to 15s per head, no doubt caused through a number of the larger butchers having supplied themselves outside for show week. Best bullocks brought from £10 to £10 10s; a few extra, up to £11 12s 6d ; good bullocks, £7 10s to £8 10s ; best cows and heifers, £7 to £8; good do, £5 15s to £6 10s; otheis, £4 5s to £5. The Farmers' Agency Company yaided 31 head, and sold : For Mr J. E. Smith (Swamp road), 1 bullock at £10 10s, 2 do at £8, 2 heifers at £6 10s, 2do at £5 15s ; Mr W. Lindsay (Aliantoii), 1 bullock at £8 los, 1 do at £8 2s 6d, 3 heifers at £o; Mr W. M'Kay (Otakia), 2 heifers at £6 ss, 2 do at £3 17s 6d, 2 do at £5, 1 bullock at £5 29 (id, 2 heifeis at £4 17s Gd; Mr W. Kirk (East Ts»ieri\, 2 bullocks at £8 2s 6d, 1 do at £6; Mr L. D. Robertson (Sandymount), 2 cows at £5 15s, 2 do at £4 17s 6d; and privately, on account of Greenfield estate, 40 extra prime bullocks at full rate?. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned 63 head, and sold: For Mr W. Moynihan (Springs), 6 builocks at £11 7s 6d to £7 12s 6d, 2 heifers at £6 ss; Mr R. Charters (Ury Park), 12 bullocks at £11 5s to £7 17s 6d ; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 4 bullocks at £8 ss, 2 cows at £6 17s 6d , Mr F. Pernesky (Allanton), 4 bullocks at £10 5s to £6 7s 6d; Mr Wm. Kirk (East Taieri), 6 bullocks at £8 los to £8 ss; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), 6 bullocks at £8, 6 heifers at £6 15s to £5 10s; Mt L. D. Robertson (Sandymotmt), 9 cows to £5 ss; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgo-v Farm), 5 bullocks to £10 12s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Messrs Dickson Bros. (Belmont), 14 bullocks at £9 12s 6d to £S 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £1 17s 6d; other vendors, 3 cows at £4 to £5 17s 6d ; and privately, 18 bullocks at £10 10s. Dalgety and" Co. (Limited) yarded 28, and sold: For Mr W. Kirk (East Taieri), 4 bullocks to *8 15s; Mr W. H. Barclay and others, 24 mixed cattle at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarcled 22, and sold : For Mr A. Douglas (East Taieri), 3 cows up to £7 Ids ; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 3 bullocks at £10; Mr Wm. Kirk lEast Taieri), 2 cows at £6 12s 6d; Mr Wm. Patrick (iSalmoral Faun), 7 bullocks at £7 12a 6d to £S 15s; Mr D. M'Langlan (Aiihiwaka), 3 head up to £3; Mr A. Roland (Mihiwaka), 4 head at £3 5s to £4 12s 6d. Stronach Bros. and Morris yarded and sold for Messrs J. Williams (Mount Cargill), James Curie (Burnside), James M'Gill (Waikouaiti), and others, bullocks and heifers at quotations. Wright, Stepheuson, and Co. sold 61 head as follows : For Mr W. R. Baird (Waimahaka). 18 piime bullocks at horn £11 Jss to £8 15s; Mrs Brown (Arkleston), 8 steers and heifers at from £8 bs to £7; Messrs W. Townley (Highchff), li. Rcilly (Green Island Bush), D. Poland (Green Island Bush), W. Irvine (G-rpen Island), A. Campbell (Ravensbourne), H. Galbraith (Leitu Valley), P. Rvan. Salvation Army Rescue iiome, J. Wyldie, Jacob Graham, and otheis, 33 head at quotations.

Stoic Cattle. — Ihe Olapo Foimei*' Co-opera-tive Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned and sold on account of a northern client 12 steeis !>t £4 2s to £3.

Calves — The Otrgo Faimeis' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned and so.d on account of Messrs W. Kuk (East Taieri) aiid L. R. Robeitson, calves at £1 Gs, .-el Bs, £1 12s, a»;d £2.

Fat Sheep. —1584 penned, mostly crossbred s of fair to meduun quality, about ? quarter of the yarding being shorn sheep. Prices weio pbout on a par with last week, with a fiimer tendency towards the finish. Best wethers (in wcol) brought 18s to 19s 6d ; a few extra to 21s 3d ; best shorn wetheVs, 15s 9d to 17^ 3:1 ; best ewes (in, wool), 15s 6d to 17s, medium, lls to 15s. — The Farmers Agency Company penned and sold : For Mr Looney (Lirnehill*), 104 prime wethers to 18s; Mr A. Blown (Abbotsfoid), 45 shorn wethers at 15=, 43 at 13s 9d, 31 pinue merino wethers ot lls 3d; Mr H. Palmer (Otakia), 64 crossbred wethers to 17a. ■ 2-ii.e Ota&o Fanners' Co-oj?er»Uve As&oaia.-

tion of New Zealand (Limited) penned, and sold: For Mr W. Bennett (Winfield, Rock and Pillar), 51 two-tooth wethers at 15s 6d, 17 merino wethers at lls; Mrs M'Donald (Milburn), ewes at 16s 6d; Mr John Heads (Milburn), ewes at 17s; Mr R. Charters (Ury Parld, ewes at 15s 3d; Mrs J. Wright (Broomlando), ewes at Ss 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) penned 364, and sold: For Mr Robert Borthwick (Taieri Beach), 25 ciossbred wethers and ewes at 16s 3d, 14 do at 13s; Mr D. A. Drinnan (Milburn), 21 crossbred ewes at 14s; Messrs Pearson Bros. (Glenledi), 18 crossbred wethers and ewes at 14s ; Mr James Hardy (Glenfort), 144 crossbred wethers (shorn) at 16s, 120 do at 15s 9d, 17 do at 14s 9d. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 291, and sold : For Messrs W. and R. Clark (Clarkesville), 56 crossbred wethers at 18s to 15s 6d ; Mr W. J. Henderson (Mataura), 60 crossbred wethers at 17s 9d to 17s; Mr Henry Palmer (Otaki?), 64 crossbred wethers at 15s 6d to 15s 3d ; southern client, 111 at quotations. Messrs Dona'd Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 175, and sold: For Mr T. C. Fraser's trustees, 18 wethers and ewes at 15s 9d ; Mr John Findlay (•Findlayston), 16 ewes at 14s; Mrs C. Findlay (Romney Marsh), 15 wethers and ewes at 15s 9d; Mr E. F. Palmer (Meadow Bank), 70 wethers at 17s to 17s 9d; Mr Mark Finch (Milburn), 10 ewes at 16s 3d; Mr Geo. Corsan (Milton), 14 wethers and ewes at 17a 6d; Mr John Heads (Milburn), 4 ewes at 17s; Mr John Grey (Fort Hill), 22 wethers at 15s 3d to 18s 3d ; Mr Geo. M'lntosh (Kiu-i Bush), 6 wethers and ewes at 13s 9d. Messrs Stronach Bros, and Morris yarded, and sold : For the Bushy Park Estate (Mataura) shorn wethers at 15s 3d to 14s; Mr J. R. Mackenzie (Glenkenich estate), shorn wethers and ewes at 14s 6d, and wethers at 16s 3d; Mr E. C. Studholme (Waimate). shorn ewes at quotations. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 491 : For Mr James Headerson (Kelso), 50 prime crossbred wether 3at 21s 3d to 18s 9d; Mr J. Spark (Waikoikoi), 6 crossbred wethers at 17s 9d, 45 crossbred ewes at 15s 6d; Mr Norton Francis (Waimate), 68 crossbred ewes at 16s 3d to 14s 3d ; for Mr Geo. Nichol (Taurima), 16 crossbred ewes at 17s; Messrs Aitchison and Cameron (Hampden), 10 crossbred wethers and ewes at 15s 9d, 120 hoggets at 9s 6d, 101 do at 9s sd ; Mr R. Mitchell (Portoballo), 33 wethers and ewes at quotations ; Mr John Drinnan (Lovell's Flat), 40 crossbred ewes at 14s 9d.

Lanibs. — 481 penned. This number, after last week's heavy supply, proved in excess of requirements, resulting in another drop m prices. Best lambs brought lls to 12s; good, 9s (3d to 10s 6d ; medium and infeiior, down to 7s. The Farmers' Agency Company sold drafts for Mr Borthwick and others, from 9s 6d to 10s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned 92, and sold: For Mr Mark Finch (.Milburn), 10 at lls to 10s; Mr John Heads (Milburn), 6 at 9s 3d; Mrs MDonold (Milburn), 16 at 10s 6d to 8s 3d; Mr R. Charters (Ury Park), 35 at lls 9d to 10s 3d; a client, 25 at 12s 3d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr Robert Borthwick (Taieri Beach), 12 at 10s 6d, 12s at 9s ; Mr D. A. Drinnan (Milburn), 10 at 9s 3d ; Mrs Green (Taieri Beach), Bat 6s 9d ; Mr Godfray Foster (Milburn), 25 at 9s to 9s 9d; Mr Thos. H. Russell (Milburn), 13 at 7s 3d to 7s 6d; a client, 17 at 7s 3d to 7s 6d. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 77, and sold: For Mr John Gray (Milburn), 8 at 8s 9d; Mr John Heads (Milburn), 6 at 8s 6d; Mr Geo. Corsan (Milton), 10 at 9s 9d; Mr M. M'Leod (Wardlands), 19 at 12a to 10s 3d; Mr Geo. M'lntosh (Kuri Bush), 7 at 6s to 8s 3d ; Mr Thos. Wilson (Kuri Bush), 13 at 7s 6d to 9s 9d ; Mr Fraser's trustees (North Taieri), 5 at 9s 9d; Mr John Findlay (Findlayston), 2 at 9s 6d; Mr Thos. Thomson (Maungotua), 7 at 9s Gd. Messrs Stronach Bros, and Morris penned and sold 60 for Mr S. C. Studholme (Waimate), at quotations. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold two pens for Mr J. Drinnan (Lovell's Flat), at quotations. Pigs. — 202 penned, all sorts meeting a ready sale, excepting suckers and slips, which suffered a decline of 2s to 3s per head. Big pigs brought 60s to 68s ; baconers, 40s to 545 ; porkers, 25s to 325; stores, 18s to 225; slips, 14s t» 16s 6d; suckers, 6s 6d to 12s 6d. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 49, and sold: For Mr James Dow (Newton), 8 at 35s Cd to 38s 6d ; Mr D. Raitt (Milburn), sat 8s ; Mr Thos. Thomson (Maungatua), 2 at 44s 6d; Mr H. Giieve (Crookston Farm), 9 at 12s to 13s 6d; Mi Ja=. Sawers (Woodside), 9 at 13s; Mr H. Sc-hlouback (Pine Hill), 5 at 35s 6d ; Messrs Ford Bros. (Allanton), sat 15s ; Mr AC. Tweed (Noith Taieri) T 6at .7s. Messrs Dalgety and Company (Limited) yarded and sold 12 at from £■2 5s 6d to £1 335. The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned, and sold: For a northern client, 68 pigs at quotations. Messrs Stronpch Bros. and Morris penned and sold, for a client, 15 at quotations. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 64, at quotations.

Country Sales. — The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report Having held their usual fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday last, 22nd inst. The entry was not as large a one as usual, which may just have been as well, as sheep were by no means easy to quit, there being very few buyers. Neither were cattle quite as brisk as during the last six weeks or so, although selling at very fair prices even yet. Feed remains scarcer than* usual at this season of the year, and few people have more grass than they have sheep for. Messrs Dalgety and Company (Limited) report having held their fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday the 22nd inst. There was a fair entry of sheep and a very large entry of cattle, the greater number of which were yearlings to two-year-olds. Sheep met with a fair inquiry, and nearly the whole yarding found buyers at fair prices. There was rather less demand for cattle, but all that were not reserved at too high a figure found buyers at fair market rates. Fpt sheep brought 16s to 17s 9d ; crossbred hoggets, 103 6d to 12s 6d ; steei"3, £5 to £& 10s; yearlings, £2 5s to £2 10s.

Sheepskins.— At this week's sales large catalogues were offeied, and the attendance of buyers was small ; consequently competition was very dull, and prices suffered a considerable decline. Best dry merinos sold at equal to about 4d per Jb, other merinos, 3d to Oid; best diy haifbreds, up to about 3d per lb; best crossbreds and inferior haifbreds, 2\d to 2Jd per lb ; othei sorts, from 2d to 2UI per lb. Large portions of .some catalogues were passed unsold.

Rabbitskiii* — Co ] < M<r-irme:-'t« of these of late have been reduced, the bulk of those conimg forwaid recently being medium and inferior quality. Consequently prices at late sales aie showing a slight decline, though competition continues good for ail classes fully up to quotations. Best winter greys, Is 2d to Is 3d, meuiuin. 8J to Is; inferior and mixed, 5d to 7d ; small and damaged skins, 2d to 4d per lb. Hides. — The demand for these continues good, and pi ices advanced slightly. At late sales b?st heavy ox soM at fiom 4}d to sd ; a few specially piime h^avy and well-flayed ox leaclirag sid ; the besi cow and medium ox, 3^d to 4Jd. lighter weiahts, fiom 3\d to 3.|cl , hgut and inferior, from '2\d to 3Jd per lb.

Tallow anj Fat. — All coming forward 7s readily taken up, pncl late prices pro fully maintained, the demand for prime tendered tallow being specially good at from 17s to 20s per cwt; medium quahtv, from 35s to 17s, be^t rough fat and mfeiior tallow, fiom 12s Gd lo 14s; medium, lls to 12s; and inferior, 9s to lls per cwt. Giauu— 3tfl«At: $ho &W&U.& fox *U classes;

has been somewhat better of late, but prices have not yet shown any material improvement. Millers are, however, prepared to take any, prime lines offering at from 2s 9d to 2s lOJd ;i medium quality is also saleable at from 2s Bdi to 2s 9d; and best whole fowl feed, 2s 7^d: medium, 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; broken and indifferent quality, 2s to 2s 4d per bushel (sacks jn).— Oats. Recently the demand for these has fallen, off considerably, the few consignments coming forward appaiently being sufficient to fill immediate requirements. Inquiries are few, and? prices slightly easier. Quotations aTe: Prime nulling, 2s 4d to 2s sd; best feed, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; ordinary, 2s 2d to 2s 3d (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Consignments of late have been, considerably less, and really good potatoes ar§ scarce. Medium and inferior quality are more nlentiful, and hard to sell. Quotations are:T For best Derwents, up to £3 ; medium quality, £2 to £2 as ; inferior, 30s to 35s per ton. Chaff.— Consignments of Teally prime heavy (feten sheaf have been light during the pasV week or so, a»d this class meets with readysale fully up to quotations, while medium andt inferior quality, of which pretty large stocks are held, are somewhat difficult to quit. Quotations are: For prime quality, £3 5s to £3 10s; medium, £2 19s to £3 ; light and inferior, from 30s to 40s per ton (sacks extra).

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