MARKET REPORTS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7964, 11 September 1891, Page 2

MARKET REPORTS.

LIVE STOCK, See,

Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the.National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Ltd.), "report on the Live Stock Market for the week ending Thursday, 10th September, 1891, as follows :— 6971 sheep, 645 cattle, and 158 pigs formed the entry for the day's auction, of which we offered 2000 sheep, 540 cattle, and 69 pigs for the following clients :— Messrs Taylor and Bosom worth, R. Morrish, J. Grimsey, J. Eapjlesome, J. Ballantyne, F. Benham, D. McCartney, J. Green, "Robertson, W. A. Adams, Thos. Tubman, G. Bailey, A. Ryan, Voice Bros., Chas. Wilson, Barrett, Pattrick, J. Miller, McCail, A. Bruce, J. Grimsey, F. Simmons, P. Callaghan, T. Griffiths, A. Downing, H/. Harris, W. Homer, J. Barr, H. Banks, C. Davidson, A. Ash worth, J. Boyd, J. Gammack, F. Bailey, J. Hay don, T. Guy, P. McGregor, P. Henley. T. Murray, H. McClelland, J. Dillon, J. P. Barr, G. Andrews, W. Wilson, McQuean, W. Jackson, Murray, Goodwin Bros., A. Mcllroy, D. McGregor, E. Wagner, Lambert, J. Patridge, VV. Allan. Bonnington, John Coe, W. and G. Birdling. J. O'Brien.

Fat Cattle—About 150 head yarded. Biddings were fairly brisk, but prices obtained were not quite as good as of late. Several lines of prune handy weight heifers, also aline of extra prime steers, were offered. Beef may be quoted at 18s to 20s per lOOlbs. Bullocks sold at £5 to £9 Iβ 6d, cows £5 to £8 ss, heifers at £5 to £7 each. Our principal sales were as follows :—2 bullocks at £9 as, 2 at £9 10s, 2 afc £2 10s, 2 at £9 ss, 4 at JB9 12s 6d, 2 at £9 10s, 4 ab £9 as, 3 at £8 17s <>d. Account Mr Jack man, cows at «fc'4 7s 6d; account Mr Clarke, heifers at £4 ss: account Mr Griffen, heifers at £2 10s; account Mr Coe, heifers at £& to £5 17s 6d ; account Mr O'Brien, heifers at £4 2i 6d to £5 173 6d ; account Messrs Goodwin Bros., bullocks at £8 as to £9 23 63 ; account Mr Duke, heifers at £4 7s 6d; account Mr Green, cows at £6 10s; account Mr Anderson, heifers ac £5. Veal—Small entry. Best calves 25s to 32? ; others at 10s to las each. Dairy Cattle—Fairly large entry which met with one of the worst soles in this class that we have seen at the Addington yards for years past; 303 to £2 was abont the usual run of prices with perhaps an odd one or two at M to £410s with hardly any demand. Store Cattle —One of the largest entries thai) we have seen for months past, fully 400 to $00 head yarded, comprised chiefly of two-year-old cattle, also several pens of three-year-old steers, and a pen or two of yearlings and store cattle. Biddings were extremely dull throughout, and very low prices had to be accepted to effect sales. We placed the whole of our entry as follows :—ls steers rising three-year-old at £3 3s, 83 steers two-year-old at 40s, 13 heifers rising three years at £2 4s, 20 heifers two year old at £1 12s, 40 heifers two year old at £1 14s, 20 heifers two year old at £1 9s, 25 heifers two years at 29*, 25 store cowe at £17s, 14 at £19s; 4 at 13s, 20 calves at 10s 6d, Iβ three-year-old steers at £4 7ft 6d, 13 steers three year old at £4 7s 6d, 15 steers three year old at £4135, 32 yearlings at 20s, three-year-old steere at £4 9s, odd pens of cows at 20s to 503, bulls 20s to 60s. Store Sheep—Smaller entry than in the previous week, the late rains have given buyers fresh hope, which was clearly proved by their biddings at Wednesday's sale, the principal lines, as is usual at this season of the year, being hoggets, ewes in lamb, and ewes with lambs ac foot, aleo several pens of wethers and maiden ewes. Hoggets, good sold at 12s to 13s, others at 8s 6d to 10s 6d, ewes in lamb at 10s, 12s, to 13*, ewes with lambs at foot at 12s 6d to 16s. Our principal sales were as follows: —169 two and four-tooth maiden ewes and wethers at 14s 3d, 80 crossbred hoggets at 13s 7d, 70 old ewes at 5i Id. Privately we have sold 1000 merino wethers at a satisfactory price. Fat Sheep—Full entry; but very few prime freezers, the bulk of the entry was made up of half-fat sheep, both merinos and crosabreds, biddings were accordingly brisk for prime crossbred wethers and maiden ewes., for which prices remain firm, good lots bringing from 18s to 21s 9d, lighter sorts from 14s. The demand for second-class mutton was slack, and values fell in this class while, with the exception of one or two lots of very prime merino wethers, which sold up to 189, there was nothing like the competition for the inferior sorts, which sold at 8s 3d to 10s 9d. Our principal sales were as follows:—Account Mr Eaglesome, pen crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 16s sd, balance of line at 14s 4d to las 3d; account Mr "Wilson, merino wethers at 10s 2d; account Mr Ballantyne, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 17s 6d, pen at 17s 2d, pen at 15s 3d, merinos at 11s to 12s 10d; account Mr Wilson, pen hoggets at 13s 3d; account Mr Benhaoi, two pens crossbred wethers at 15s 3d; account Mr McCartney, pen crossbreds at 12s 7d; account Mr Clarke, four pens merino wethers at 10a ; account Mr Nelson, ppn I crossbred wethers at 18s 6d; account Mr Anderson, crossbred ewes at 14s Id; ac- [ count Mr Eaglesome, merino wethers at 11s lid; account Mr Winter, two pena merino wethers at 10s to 12s 9d; account Mr Williams, three pens merino wethers [at 8s ad to 83 8d; account Mr Robertson, ptn half bred wethers at 18s, balance line at 14s 7d to 16* 8d ; account Mr McCostin, 1 crossbred ewes at 13s 3d; account Mr W. Acton-Adams, 403 wethers and ewea at 168; account Mr Eaglesome, crossbred ewes at 14s 3d. ! Fat Lambs—About 50 were penned for sale, which sold at 10s to 15s. Our sales were as follows:—Account Mr Bayley, 12 I at 10s to 13s 6d; account Mr Ryan, 3 at 10s; for Messrs Voice Bros., 6 at IDs to 12s. Pigs—Small entry; prices much the I same as at the previous week's sale.' Bacon pigs cold at 25s to 275, choppers £2 to £2 10s, porkers 14a to 26s each, stores 10s to 14s each. Oar principal sales were as follows:—Account Mr Gammack, baconers at £1 10s; account Mr Bailey, baconers at £1 5s to £1 10s; account Mr Haydon, baconers ac £1 5e to £1 9s; account Mr Grey, porkers at los ; account Mr McGregor, porkers at 17e 6d to 18e; account Mr Henley, porkere at 20e; Sir Jones, baconers at £1 2a, choppers at £2 ss; account Mr McClelland, stores at 10s 6d to lie; account Mr Dillon at 19s; account Mr Hall, stores at 13s, porkers at 17s to 19s; account Mr Anderson, porkers a* 15s 6a. Private Cattle Sale— Privately we have Hides, Fat, and Tallow— On Thursday last, at our Canterbury Wool and Grain Stores, we held our usual weekly sale of the above. Biddings j ware brisk, and good prices were obtained. Wβ sold butchers' merinos up to | 9* Id ; these were off sheep from MrGeo. Rutherford's estate at Dalthorpe; smaller skins sold at 7s 6d to 8s Gd. Butchers* crossbreds sold up to 8s sd; smaller, se, 5e 6d, 6s, 7s, to 8s each; country skins, sjd perlb. Wool-Several email packages of mixed lots at 6Jd per lb. Bough fat, lid to lfd. Hides at late rates. , L _ _ Canterbury Horse Market—At Tatter•alTs on Saturday last we held our usual weekly sale. Small entry of about fifty

horeea were yarded, biddings for good sorts either for light or heavy harness was fairly brisk; poor, ill-conditioned and worn out beaste of burden were almost unsaleable at any price. We had a good enquiry for carriage pairs (well matched) for which good prices can be obtained' For good harness horses and hacks we have dally enquiries, bat have great trouble to fill orders as the tight eorc are now very difficult to get hold of.

Messrs Milks and Co, (per J. T. Ford) report on tk* live stock market for the week ending Thursday, September 10th, 1891, as follow!:—Canterbury Saleyards. Addington, Wednesday, 9th inst.—The stock penned for the day's sale comprised 645 head of cattle, 6971 sheep, and 158 pigs. Commencing with the fat cattle, of which there were about 150 head penned, the demand cannot be said to have been brisk on the part of the trade, as several of the best cattle were purchased by a grazier to hold over. Really prime beef brought 21s per 1001b; medium and inferior quality 18s 6d per 1001b respectively. Of store cattle there was by far the largest entry of the season, and the result for the most part a dull, dragging sale. Dairy cows were in better demand, and good sorts wore more eagerly competed for. Store Sheep—About 2301) penned; all the better sorts were in good demand. Hoggets sold at from 10s, 11s, 12a, 13s 7d, up to 13s lid each; medium sized halfbred wethers and maiden ewes at 13s 9d up to 14s 4d ; crossbred ewes, in lamb, 9s 9d to 11s Id, aud with lambs at from 10a to 15s 6d ; aged merino ewes, 4s 6d to 6s 6d. Fat Lamb? —About 30 penned, which sold at from 11s, 13* 6d to 15s.

Fat Sheep—About 5000 were yarded, among them but. few lines of really first class quality, the larger proportion being second class crossbreds of mixed sexes and merino wethers. Among the flret class merinos Mr Wm. Gerard's fat wethers and ewes, from his Snowdon estate, occupied a prominent position, the fatwether.ssellingup to 15s,16s&nd IS*, and the ewes to 12s Id. For the wethers these were probably the most evenly Rood prices obtained in the day's sale. There twere, however, but few buyers for export, and the sale dragged from the start, but more especially so cowards the end. and taken all over we quote a decline in values of at least Is per head ail round, with soma few lines withdrawn that would have been better placed in the store pens. Of pigs the entry was below tho average number, and prices evidenced some sligut improvement. Appended is a list of our sales:—On account Messrs D. Henderson and Sou, 60 crossbred ewes and wethers 19* 9d to 193 10d; on account Mr \V. McMillan, 60 crossbred wethers 19a; on account Mr W. Gerard, 300 merino wethers 14s, 15s ad, 16s to 13s ; on account Mr H. Feutt, 130 crossbred ewes aud wethers 14s to 15s 3d ; on account Mr F. McCarthy, 60 crossbred ewes and wethers 15s ; on account Mr R. Chapman, 60 merino wethers 13s 9d tc 14a 3d; on account Mount Huti estate, 46 crossbred ewes and wethers 15s 3d to 16s 9d; on accounc Ml- P. Hales, 48 crossbred ewes and \vether& 14a 9d, to 153 7<l, 35 nieriuo wetbers 13s lOd ; on account Mr S. Manson, 39 crossbred wethers 14s; on account Mr C. T. Dudley, 2& crossbred ewes and wethera 16:0 d ;on account of a client, fat crossbred hoggets at 15a 3d; on account of a client, crossbred hoggets at Bd6dU Ashburton County Saleyards (fortnightly sale, in conjunction with Mr Geo. Jameson)—The entry of stock was below the average in point of numbers, but tUe sheep, principally stores, were for the most part in good condition. The uttendance was very good, and among them many buyers, so chat the competition was somewhat more animated than of late, and the prices obtained rather above former rates. Oar eucry comprised 2260 sheep, oat of a total of 3900, and a few head of cattle, on account of Messrs Moore and Cluer3, VV. P. Eltnalte, K. C >Ilison, J. Lloyd, W. Baxter and Sou, R. Blake, S. J. Mullius, M. Ballance, tue proprietors of the Chatmoss Estate, and other clients, and we made a clearance as follows:—Two-tooth crossbreds In forward condition at los each, crossbred hoggets at 83 Id, 10s Bd, 11s 7d, 12s, las 10d, crossbred ewes in lamb 10s 9d to 11s lid merino ewes, aged, with lamb at foot 9s 0d and 9* 7d, fat crossbreds medium weights 16s 2d, 15s Id, 12s 9d, light-weight ewee Us b\i, merino wethers 8s 3d for culls to Us and 12s for good quality sheep. For cattle we obtained, nominal prices only, not worthy of record. Darfield Sale Tarda (extra sale) on Friday, September 4th. The Sale Yards Committee decided to hold an extra sale on the above date when some 5000 sheep were penned, together with a few pigs, cattle, horses, and sundries. There was a moderate gathering of the immediate settlers and others from a distance, and the pastures having been freshened by rain since the previous sale the demand for young sheep had decidedly improved. Prices perhaps had not advanced much, but there was keener competition among buyers and less difficulty in effecting sales, especially for hoggets and two-tooth crossbreds. lilwes in lamb and store merino wethers were more difficult to quit and a few lines of these were passed out unsold. Our entry comprised 3378 sheep, of which we sold 2929 at prices that should be fairly satisfactory to the vendors. Following will be found a list of our sales:—Crossbred freezers 13s lid to 183 7d, fat crossbred ewes 12s 7d, crossbred hoggets 9s 6d, 11s 4d to 13s Id, crossbred ewes with lambs at foot 14s 2d, merino ewes in lamb 6s 6d, merino wethers in forward condition B*, 9s 0d to 11s, store pigs 4s Qd to 5s 9d. Kirweo Monthly Sale, Monday, September 7th, 1891—Following immediately after the Darfield maiket the entry was limited in character and the attendance confined principally to the immediate settlers. The stock penned for the day's sale comprised about 900 sheep, 10 head of. cattle, a few horsesj and sunaries such as rye-arass seed, potatoes, and rough timber from the Oxford bush, our share being 820 sheep, 6 head of cattle, and a portion of the sundries. Of the sheep we sold 672 and 4 head of cattle at rates on a par with those obtained at other local markets. The following is a list of our sales :— Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 13i, 14s, to 15s; fat merino wethers, 10s 6d to 10s 9d ; store merino wethers, 7s 8d; small crossbred hoggets, 7s sd; merino ewes in lamb, 6s 7d. Skins, Fat. &c—Notwithstanding the fall in prices of wool at the London September sales the local market was not affected at Thursday's auction and prices were dearer than the previous week. Our sales for the week comprised—l37s skins, 14 packages of fat, and 30 hides and calfskins. Thb Nbw Zealand Loan and MereAimu Aobnct Company, Limited, report on the live stock market for the week ending 10th September, 1891, as follows :—Stock penned at Addington on 9th instant totalled, viz.:—Sheep, 6971: cattle 645; piles, 15U Fat Sheep—Yesterday's entry, we think, reflected lalrly.the state of Canterbury's supply of fat sheep, showing as it did, a great scarcity of prime crossbreds and a large number of half and three-quarter fat crossbreds, while merinos show up better for quality. Numerically the supply was an average one. Generally speaking the sale was dull, and a decided drop in values for second class mutton was noticeable. Prime sorts, however, being scarce, fully upheld their values. Sales made were on the following basis :—Prime heavy crossbrede, 20s to 22s ; medium weight. 17e 6d to 19s 3d; light do, 15s 6d to 17smerino wethers, prime 13s to 18s; Inferior, 8a to Hβ 6d. We sold the following lines: —On account of Mr Walter Macfarlane, one phenomenal merino wether, estimated to kill about lla lbs, at 81s 6d, for the same owner 25 merino wethere at 14s Bd. 25 do at 13s /d, 20 do at 12s 9d; for Mr W M. Thomson, 25 crossbred wethers at 16s Bd, 75 ditto at 15s od; for a client, 100 merino ewes 12a to l&j, and 52 ditto at 11* 2d; lor Mr Batty, 25 merino wethers at 18s, which was the top price of the day for a pen of merinos, 20 ditto at 163,? and 20 crossbred ewes at 15a 9d. Store Sheep—A moderate yarding of about 2300 wae brought forward, consisting chiefly of crossbred ewes and hoggets. Competition showed some slight improvement, and a good clearance wa« effected as follows:—For crossbred hoggets, good sorts, 11s 6d to 18»lld; inferior, from 8*; crossbred ewes and lambs, Hβ to 15s 3d; ditto Iα lamb, 9« to 11s Id ; 2 aad 4-tooth wethers ani maiden eves, 13s to 14s 4d; aged merino ewes at 4s 6d. Fat Lambs—This department shows a steady increase each week, and yesterday's entry was large enough to supply the small consumption without creating very keen competition. Prices ruled ifrom 10s to 15*.

Fat Cattle—An average supply was yarded, including a line of very prime sorts, which brought £8 17 a 6d to £9 12s 6d, or at the rate of about 21a per 1001b. Bidding on the whole was not so keen an of late; cows made £4 to £6, heifers £5 to£B2s6d. Store Cattle—The largest entry that has oeen yarded for twelve months past was offered, a line of 300 odd from the Sooth forming the balk. These were all young cattle. Only a speculative demand existed, and very low prices obtained all

latter Small stores met a &lr enquiry. Porkers brought 13s to Mβ, becoaew 2ie

Srict Sales-Afc the Darfleld aaleyards. on Friday. 4th inaU an«te»aale WaY held, and a very creditable entry of about 5000 sheep Wed. The attendance wu Mod. and fair competition ruled, except perhaps, for merino*. Agoodelearauce was effected at prices as loilpws :~ CrSiteS hoggets 10s to 13s 2d cuU do 7s to 9s. two tooth crossbreds 12a to I3s 6d, fat crossbreds up to 19s 2d, crossbred ewes and lambs 13s, aged merino ewes in lamb fe to 7s 6cL For the Mount Torlesse estate we sold 400 two-tooths at 12s 7d, and 100 hoggets at 10s Id. At the Ashburton county saleyards, on Bth Inst., an entry of about 4000 sheep was penned. A smaller attendance than usual was present, and an exceptionally dragging sale resulted. Fair prices were obtained, except for merino ewes in lamb, which were very cheap, but salesmen's tasks wore uo sinecure. Values realised were, via., fat crossbreds 15s to 17s, forward two-tooths up to 15s, crossbred hoggets 10s to 13s, merino ewes and lambs 9a, and do In lamb up to 7s Bd.

Messrs J. R. Kiye and Co. report for week ending September sth an increasing share of business. The yards on Saturday were well patronised, the poultry peus again filled, and the pig pens contained a very lar*e entry, other live stock iv fair supply. Altogether the day was an exceptionally busy one with us. The attendance of burers was fully up to the average, aud prices were in every, instance very good. Hens 2s, 2s 3d, 2s §1, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 3d per pair, roosters 2s, 2* 3 J, 2s 4d, 2s 6d, 2i 9d, 2s, 'Si 3d, 3a od, 3s od, 4«, Is 6d, 4s yd, ss, O3 6i, 5a 9d, 6s, 7s 6d per pair, fowls 2s, 2* 3d, 2s od, 3s, 3s 2d, 3s 3d, 3s 8d per pair, ducks 4s Gd, 4<s 9d, ss, 5s 3d, 53 od, 6s per pair, geese 5s 6i to 7s per pair, turkeys, hens 7s Od, Ss per pair, gobblers 154 to 19s per pair, pigeons 2s, 2s od, 3s 6d, 4s 3d per pair. Pig*—Suckers 4s 9d to 7s 3d, weaners 7s 6d to ISs 3d; a few pens of very choice weaners, seven weeke old only, brought from 14k 9d to 15s 3d each, phenomenal prices altogether, and yet we are told by a certain section of the community that pig breeding does not pay; small stores 9s to lls tid, large sorts 12s (id to 15s (3d, porkers equal to 3Jd per lb; sow pigs sold exceedingly well, and a good demand evidently exists for thorn; the supply was not equal to the demand; price.-* ranged from 20s to 45s each. Grain and Produce— V\ heat, pi ices iirm and unchanged, Tuscan 4s 6d per bushel, Pearl and} Hunter's 4* 2d to 4s 4d per bushel; chicKtced, whole, 3s 6d to 3e 9d por bushel; broken, 2i 9i to 3s 3d per bushel. Oats—A better feeling exists with regard to these, although prices have not chauged; prime milling is worth Is 9d to Is 10d per bushel; feed, stout Is 8d per bushel, thinner sorts Is bd to Is 7d per bushel. Barley—Malting, 3s per bushtl; second quality, 2* 6d to 2s 9d per bushel; feed sorts, Is 9d to 2s per bushel. CUes»e, B£d to lia per lb. Hams and bacon, lsid to 7d pur lb for prime, inferior sorts 3d to 5d per lb. Ryegrass, 3a Od to 4s 6d per bushel for farmers' parcels: for good town dressed, 03 6d per bushel; cocksfoot, 3.Jd to 4id per lb, and up to sfcd for town dressed. Potatoes much as they were ; business in the export market dull, with a very limited demand iv the local market. Onions, from 20s to £4 per ton.

Mr F. C. Tabart reports on the live stook markefc for the week ending 10th September, as follows:—The total number of Htock eutercd at the Aldington Yards comprised 6971 sheep, 615 head of cattle, and 138 pigu. Fat Cattle—About 145 head were brought forward for the week's supply. Amongst those on offer by auction were a few peas of exceptionally xood quality buliociis, which realised from £3 17s (5d per head to a>9 12s 6d; medium bullocks, from £6 to £8 10a; beat cows and heifers, from £3 10* to £3 2s 6d; medium and inferior, £3 10s upwards. A good clearance was effected. Store Cnxtle—There was a very large entry of about 500, consisting of oue, two and throe-year-old steers and heifers, iiostly iv low condition. There was not much animation amongst buyers, and though nearly every line was cleared the prices realised could not have been very satisfactory to vendors. • Low-condltloned three-year-old steers made up to SA 13s and two-year-olds ranged from£24s to £3 2s 6d and yearlings 17s 6d to 20s, and heifers from 27s to 3&j. Fat Sheep—There was not s very largo entry -and good quality was the exception. The large bulk of the entry consisted of medium crosabrcda and merino wethers. ° The sales lacked animation and sales were difficult to effect, even at a re- | duction on last week's values. Pens of best crossbred wethers made from lSs to 21s 6d, medium 15s 6d to. 17s 6d, and light weights 14s upwards Best pens of crossbred owes made from l(ss to 18s, medium 13s 6d to 15s and light; weights 9s 6d upwards, beet pens of merino wethers 16s to 18s, medium 13* to 15s, inferior 7s 6d upwards. A fair clearance was effected. Store sheep—A fair entry, the bulk of which changed owners. Crossbred ewes with lambs ac .foot 14s to 15? 3d, dry ewes 9e to lla Id, crossbred hoggets 103 to 13s lid according to condition, aud forward two and four-tooth crossbrede (mixed sexes), 13s 9d to 16s, merino ewes in lamb 4s 6d to 6s 6d, and merino wethers 5s to 7s for forward stores. Pigs were all cleared at about last week's values.; Sheepskins, Bough Fat, Hides, and Calfskins.—My sales for the week comprise 3419 sheepskin?, 78 bags and packages of rough fat, and about 50 hides and calfskins. There was the usual attendance of fellmongers. Competition was keen throughout, and all lots were cleared at the following values: — Butchers' best crossbredß 63yd,75,754d,7s 7d, to 7s lid, medium 5s upwards, butchers' best merinos 6s, 63 3d, 6s 7d, 6s 9d, to 7», small and medium 4s upwards. Country skin*— Very few in, but sold at proportionate values. Bough Fat Id, lja, lgd, l£d, and lgd, for best parcels. Hides and calfskins are without alteration. Mbssrs Pykm and Co. report for the week ending Thursday, September 10th :— The total number of stock yarded comprised 6971 sheep, 645 cattle, and 153 pigs. The attendance at Addington was not up to the average. The weather was overcast. The store sheep entered, although somewhat lacking in quality taking the entry right through, sold readily at late quotations. Hoggets sold at all prices from 7s 9d to 13s 7d; crossbred ewes in lamb, aged, at 9s 6d to 11s; ewes with lambs at foot, and in only moderate condition, brought Ise, -whilst lines of twotooths brought from 13* to 14a 6d. The supply of fat sheep, was ample, but as has been the case for some weeks past, the second class sheep were considerably more numerous than prime quality, in the ! face of this prime, freezers sold as well as ever, whilst for the inferior sheep we must quote a further decline*' Sellers, we think, would find better values for half fat sheep in the store pens. Merino wethers again took up a considerable amount of space and sold readily when thoroughly grazed. Prime crossbreds brought from 183 to 225, medium do 14s Co 104, ewes all prices from 10a to 104 6a, merino wethers prime los £0 18s, other sorts all prices from 8s 6d upwards. There was little alteration in the value of fat cattle, which commanded fair competition at last week's prices. Second quality sold at a reduction in values. Best steers made from £7 to £0 12s 6d, do heifers £6 to £3 10s, second quality steer* and heliers £4 to £510s. The entry in the store cattle market was large and contained some useful lines of young cattle. These sold at low rates and as nearly all lots were cleared 3 and 4-year-old steers brought from £3 to £1 139, 2-year-olds 40s to 5Us, yearlings 25s and 30s, young heifers. 85s to 555, springers and old cows at late quotations. The pig market yesterday needs but little comment. Our last week's remarks refer equally to this week's entry. Privately, during the week, we have placed 2 lines of hoggets at market rates. • Skins—Oar sales for the "week comprise 1661 country, batchers', and factory skins. Prices remained firm, erossbreds reaching as high as Bs, merino 7s, one extraordinary skin bringing 11s 9d. Dry country •kins sgd per lb> Fat and hides late rates.

Wilson and Sons are working hard • the bridge of difficulty has been crossed! in co far we have added dne more to the paste board this week by a happy marriage, which means a few more chickens. No doubt a kind providence will send them—we will trust him. Hβ who sends mouths will send something to fill them Work on, bonny boys f by the sweat of thy brow fchoa shalt eat bread. This week has been heavy tolL Saturday's market, too, wan a big thing to lift. Poultry, piga, horses, cows, traps, produce, furniture, mutton, bacon, cheese, {and such a lot of sundries ss would puzzle a lady cook. We did our level beet to please all parties* but it. would take a bright angel to do that. The old heua did their usual 2s 3d average, the young gentlemen stood to their guns at3s3d to a* 6d, dackeyte 8d to ssßd,

goosey foea, tarkey-eepply smaU-KW A good sale all through, and mar it nevSj grow worse. The 9wine were very harm* and the yard crammed full did not <>»£,* bordeaoar pockets. Oar banker la a splendid uncle, and pork eater a aro as voi acloue a* • 30ft shark. There's no humpy dumioe i about it, buyers don't come with a fin I like a motherless foal. They are a tunnr 1 eet of creatures, they talk 3d per lb « l eaay as they can swallow a pound ok batter. Stores are wanted, big and little* Rood prices, ready wale, could place them by the hundreds; Uttering sows wanted. Gentlemen breeders keep at it and yoaj fortune in made. Horses—We had 6tu usual luck—a few boilers. Some honor, a bio gentleman gave £5 to our Humane Society to watch, he had better given It to us to clear the market. As to cruelty by the boilers, we supposo a shot in IU« eftt completes the crime. If the Keiinemsn In question will give thorn an, electric shock it might do better, we don't know, never having undergone the operation. The ««1q was about as usual. Trapa—we hare not h44 a roaring trade, our stocks must bring them, from a muck waggon to a dais? cart and perambulators. The potatoet stand out a monument of a wrecked fojv tune, being a loss of at least £300,000 for Canterbury. Half of that would dry the tears of some poor beggar who can't pay hia rent. We have had a run in the country this week. Tilings might be worse; grass i 3 growing, corn smiling and our sales were good. In both la*, stances, except in milch cows of t& ( secand and third class, it requires a cUve* man to make thum change master!, Property—A number of freah ones have come in, aud from recent sales we hay» hope for the future. Messrs Acland, Dudley and Co. rtport: — Sales of stock—lsoo freezora at current rates, and 1000 store hOKgets, 500 merinoe 800 crossbred two-tooths at pneos s&tij! factory both to buyers and sellers. Inquiries for runs -Expect to make sale* next week. Large leaseholds inquired for and purchasers for small farms, land. Shares—Zealandia Silver MiningiConj. pany, no liability, auks made at 4i. Messrs Todhcntkb and JaNBMNse report ou the live stock market for the week endlug Thursday, September IOUj, as follows :— At Addington on Wednesday, 6971 sheep, 645 head of cattle, and 163 nfM were entered for the day's sule. Tae weather watt beautifully Hue uud spring, like, and the attendance of buyers ana others interested was fully an average one, and following on the rapid growth ol grass caused by tue late splendia rain, the enquiry for store stock showed much ltn. provement, and values were consequently lirmer. Score Sheep—A fairly large entry nfet with improved competition, and a total clearance was made at better rates. Oar sales for the week comprised—ll7o hoggets at 11s od, SO ditto at ita, 56 crossbred ewes ac 9s 9U, 158 merino ewes atfo 6d, 119 hoggets at 10*. 70 crossbred owe* (with lambs) at 15s, 148 d.tto at 15s 3d and 167 merino ewea at 0b dd. 'I Fat Sheep—A medium entry of v&rlotfg quality, crossbrods and merinos In abotgt equal parts. Tho market opened fairly well, and, throughout) mutton of the bw quality sold at fully late rates. Medium quality was hard to quit, and values "wm a trifle easier. We sold a small peojf maiden ewes of great weight , at 2as, 200 hulfbred wethers and maiden „ ewes at from 14s 2d to 15s Bd, 21 merino wethers at 12-1 4d, 28 crossbred owes at 12s 6d, 48 maiden ewe 3at 15a 3d, 89 merino wetoeie at 11» Bd, 40 crossbred wuthers and maiden ewes at 15s 2d, 73 at 10s 84, 54 ewes at 12s 7U, 27 at 14s lid, and 62 at from 14s 8d to 16s 7d. Fat Lambs — A good number were yarded, aud values, consequently, easier. We sold for Mossra Phillips (Tompleton), Ryan aud Shields, 2 ut 15j, 4 at 12s, Sat) 11s (3d, 2 at 154, 2 at 12s, 4 at lls 3d, and Iβ at from lls oM to 12s. « : , Fat Cattle—A fairly large entry, some very printo quality being on offer, and lite values just about ruled. Prime bullocks sold at from .£7los toJW 12s OJ, mediuja £5 5i to X(312-iOd, heifers and fat COWS, good, £35s to £(i 15s. Our entry was a medium one, which we cleared as current rates. Score Cattle—The feature of the sales was a large entry of stores from the South, which were offered to a dull enquiry. Forward condition bullocks sold at from £4 to £4 12s 6d, two-year-olds 60s 60 85a, two-year-old heifers from 30s to tocording to condition and sorts, and ycßAg , cattle at from 10s Gd to 21s. ' , j A fair entry of dairy stock met with**' slightly better enquiry than of late. Figs—A moderate entry, and anything but a brisk enquiry. Baconera sold from 26s to 325, porkers from 154 to 245. Wβ sold a large proportion of the entry ai follows:—For Mr Neill, 12 stores 10s to 19* 6d; for Mr T. Head, 5 porkers at If 3 6d; for Mr W. Bennett 4do at 21s ; for Mr Meers. sat 15s and 6 ac 325; for Mr T. Slattery, 6 at 20<j; for Mr Keast, 4tt 15a 6d,4at 12s: for Mr Moore, 14 at 18a M\ for Mr J. Beaumont, 0 at 2»<t; £oi>»Mr Watson, 4 at 22s } for Mr Clark. 9 stores at Nte. 9at 10s 6d; for MrW. Ellmer, 4 atf &i t 3 at 30s, and 1 at 19a i for Mr it. Katoey.Jl at 20s ; for Mr Radd, porkeraafcllillw; Mr Franks, 5 at lls; for Mr McKlnuou, 3 at 295. g' Darfleld Special Stock Sale—On IWcUy last a special sale of sheep took place »6 the above yards, when a lar«e enter|w sheep of all descriptions was yarded. There was also a good attendjuofcoj buyers, and nearly every line. £nftfige» hands at satisfactory values. Oat ma were—24o halfbred hoggets at 10s 3a, .m merino ewes in lamb at 6s, *70 do ftf Mi aud 150 hoggeta at Hβ od, botiideajviiua we- sold a largo entry of timber ifSa sundries. ' " , Kirwee Stock Sale—On Monday, at tma district sale, there was only a moderate entry of stock yarded, most wj , ™*?? changed hands at current rate* We'Bw» a line of email hog*eta at 7s 6d per bead. and a number of cattle, horaoa, «p* dries, &c . Land and Property—Since our lM&i* Sorft we have sold privately, on accoaoJ Ir John Wild, the well-known now « the North road, the Sawyers' Arms, for m sum of £2730, the purchaser being ax Cooper, the former tenant and now tne landlord ; and we have also ta'hffa»fl«» grand farms, sales of which we aflttcipste making shortly. .v... ajheepsklns, Hides, Fat, Bcc~M-,m New Zealand Wool Stores, this 4&y,,Wf held onr usual weekly sale of above, WOmlttlng a very large entry of greea «sa dry skins to the usual attendance f buyers. Blddinp-s were, brisk values fully maintained. We sqla,pnffle crossbred skins atfrom 6s 6d toSs.Wediwa Is 10d to 5s 6d, merinos from 4s 6d to TfcJP* dry skins from Is 6d upwards. »•» ** usual rate s, l|d to lSd. •