WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 2624, 26 October 1894, Page 2

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

At Burnßide on Wednesday only 82 head Of fat cattle were yarded and competition Was keen, the advance upon last week's rates being from 153 to 20s per head. The Mutual Agency Company sold : For Mr James Harrison (Strath-Taieri), 7 bullocks at £9 2s 6d to £7 7s 6d, 2 heifers at £6 15s ; a vendor, 5 cows at £8 to £7 17s 6d ; Messrs Flynn, O'Neill, Edgar, Johnston, and Early, 10 head up to £5 os. Fat Sheep. — 1739 were penned of wbich 140 were merinos. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold : For Mr James Liddell (Taieri Beach), 101 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 16s to 1 7s ; Mr D. Strain (Milburn), 52 crossbred •wethers to 15s ; Mr W. Blackie (Waiwera), 60 mixed crossbreds to 14s ; Mr Peter "Williamson (Milburn), 30 do to 14s 6d ; Mr Godfrey Foster (Milburn), 20 crossbred ewes at 13s ; Messrs A. and J. Brown (Abbotsford), 37 do do to lis. Mr W. Strain (Milburn) also sold 21 crossbred wethers at from 13s 9d to 14s ; Mr J. Finch (Milburn) 60 orosebred ewes at 13s 6d to 14s; Mr A, Drinnan (Milburo) 8 crossbred ewes at 13*) 3d. Lambs. — 119 were penned and sold from 8s 6d to 12a 6d ; extra prime, 14s 6d. Mr W. Strain (Milburn) sold 14 at lis 6d ; Mr John Finch (Milburn) sold 9 at 8s 6d to 9a ; Mr D. Drinnan (Milburn) sold 23 at Us 3d ; Mr Godfrey Foster (Milburn) sold 21 at 0i to 10h. Pigs. — A miscellaneous lot of 117 were forwarded and sold. Suckers, from 6s to 14s ; slips, 13s to 15a ; stores, from 16s to 18» ; porkers, 21a to 2os 6d ; baconers, from 26s to 36) ; extra heavy do, 39a to 50s. Mr P. Williamson (Milburn) sold 2 to 393. Store Cattle. — Buunees dull. More rain wanted to put growth in pasture. Store Sheep. — Demand slack, but business fs improving. The Farmers' Agency sold during the week as follows : 450 crossbred hoggets at lis, 100 do at lis lOd, 221 do at 12, 31, 350 at lis 9_d, 390 do (Bmall) at 7s 7_a. The tale of live stock and implements in the estate of Mr J. L. Lander was held at Taieri last Tuesday by D, Reid and Co Draught horses (sou_d and young) sold at £15 to £19} do (medium and aged), £10 to £14. Hacks entered were an inferior lot, and only one Bold. Dairy cows (in condition and near profit), £4 7s 6d to £6 12s 6d ; do {not so forward), £3 103 to €4 10s ; dry cowb, £3 to £4 ; bullocks (in forward condition), £5 to £6 "a 6 i ; young cattle, £3 to £4 ; yearlings, to .i'l oj ; bull (two- j ear-old), £5 1% 63. For the Bmall entry cf aheep there was very limited competition and they were withdrawn. Most cf the implements met with encouraging competition and nearly all were sold, making fiirly satisfactory prices. The attendance of farmers and others was good. Sheepskins. — Business good. Country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, fetch Is 5d to 2s 5d ; do merinos, Is 31 to li 91; medium to good croseb cd**, 2* 6d to 4a ; extra heavy, 4 i 31 to 5$ 6d ; good to beet merinos, 2s to 2s Sd ; extra heavy, 2* lOd to 4i ; dry pelts 2d to Is Id ; best green crossbreds, 4t 3d to 01 6 I—extra1 — extra heavy a shade more ; medium to good, 4? 3d to 5s ; green merinos. 2s 6 1 to 3s 91. iiabbitskins. Fair catalogues are offered bot good skins are scarce. Best grey doeß, frem 12d to 13d ; best mixed lid to llsd ; medium 10J to 10? id ; off season, Sd to 9d ; Inferior, 5d to 7d ; suckers, 2d to 4d ; best black and fawn, lOJd to 12d ; inferior, 4d to 7d. Messrs Kirk and Co. report : ComJietition remains brisk and tbe skins coming a to the end of the season should meet with firm pricea. We have still a few orders to fill and can defy competition in price 9 . Hides. — Heavy ox hides, carefully flayed, in very good demand, and saleable at 2_d to 3d ; medium l^d to 2d ; inferior and light weights, Id to 1| 1 per lb. Tallow and Fat. — Demand slack : For best rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 20s ; medium to good, 15s 6i to 17s 6d ; inferior to medium, 12* 6d to 15s ; bast caul fat. 12a 9J to 13* ; medium to good, lla fid to 12s 6d ; inferior to medium, 10s to lis per cwt (ex Btore). Wheat. — Business is confined to a small Inquiry for velvet, but at no improvement in prices. Other sorts are neglected. Quotations : Prime milling velvet, 2s 91 to 2* IOd — 2s Ud extreme price ; good milling 2sßdto2i9_d ; medium and fowl feed, 2* 5 1 to 2j 71Oats. -The tendency of prices is downwards if anythin. Quotations : Bright Sutherland (milling), li 5d ; prime feed, la 4d to Is 4Jd ; other sorts, anything up to Is 3_d. Barley, — Qaotatiors are nominal. Malting 3*) fid to 3i 9d ; medium 3) to 3s 3d ; milling, 2j 31 lo 2s 9d ; feed and inferior, Is 6d to 2s. Potatoes.— Best, £1 12s 6d to £1 15s; medium, £1 5s to £1 10s. Chaff— Arrivals having increased, prices have eased a little, and best is now selling at np to £2 12s 6d ; n edium to good, £2 7s fid to £2 10s ; inferior, £1 10s to £1 15s. Grass Seeds — The country demand has not come up to expectation**, hence a good deal, especially of large annual seed, will be held over. Heavy, well-dressed perennial ■always saleable, and may be quoted 4 s 3d to I_< 6J ; extra beavy a shade more ; good ordioa:y, 3- fid to3s 9d ; otber sorts, no deroand—nominally 2s Gd to 3**. Cocksfoot Mill slowly at last week's quoUtJojll • Beit fid. to o}d ; radium, £>Ji to 6d,

Flax.— Quotations nominal, say ! Beat £13 10s to £14 10s ; medium £12 to £13 inferior, £10 to £11. Hone Mair — Messrs Kirk and Co report : lias advanaed slightly and is firm at an increase of a farthing to a halfpenny. We are taking a'l ooming forward Jafc top market values.

Sydney, Ootober 24. Wheat : Chiok, 2s 8J ; milling, nomira'ly, 2i 10 d. Flour : Best Roller, £7 53 to £1 10. Oats (dull) : Prime feeding, 2a lOd. Mai_**>, prime, Is lid Barley : Cap*-', nominally, 2i Bd. Bran, 7Jd Pollard 6£d. Pease : Pruss an blue, 4s. Potatoes : Local -grown, £1 to £1 15 a; Circular Heads, up to £2. Onions, £12 to £13 Butter : Dairy-made, 7d to 8d ; factorymade, 8J to Od. Cheese : Prime, sd. Baoon : Prime, 5d to s_d.