MARKET REPORTS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8487, 19 May 1893, Page 2

MARKET REPORTS.

LIVE STOCK.

Messes H. Matson- and Co., associated with the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, i-imited, reporton the Addington live stock market for Wednesday, May 17th, 1893, as follows:—

The total yarding of stock comprised 9193 sheep, 340 cattle, 467 pigs, of which our entry included 2987 sheep, 128 cattle, 157. pigs. The weather on Wednesday last was beautiful; in fact, it was grand. The radiant luetre produced by the sun made things very cheerful. Stock looked at their best, and so did the public; everybody seemed gay and ready for business. This was proved by the results of the day, as, taken all round, the Addington market on Wednesday last was one of the moat successful Bales of the year in each and every department. Sheep, cattle, and pigs sold splendidly.

i Fa*. tSUeep—Fair yarding to hand. The quality on offer was better than it has been of Jate. Competition showed a marked Improvement. The sale throughout was very satisfactory. Prime freezers sold at from i 19s to 21s per head ; medium.'do 17s 6d to IBs 6d;- good quality ligOt-weight sheep making from 14s to 16s eaoh. Merino wethers sold well; best sorts made from 14s to 163, one extraordinary pen of heavy weights making 20s. Medium sorts made from lis to 12s 6d ; lighter sorts sold at 8s to 9s 6d. Prime fat ewes found many buyers, and sold freely at from 16s to 17s 6d for heavy weights; medium sorts realised from 12a to 15s per head, as per quality. Our sales were as follows:—26 crossbred wethers at 18s 3d, 14 halfbred wethers at 21s (this latter figure topped the market for the day ; the sheep were the property of Mr Charles Hurst, Oakleigh estate), 12 halfbred wethers at 19s 6d, 25 halfbred maiden ewea at 17s 6d, 45 do at -16s Bd, 35 crossbred wethers at 17s Id, 80 at 16a./*4*~3_aft* : _f_d < wft_eYs aVl4s*6d, 21 at 13s 9d, 35 crossbred wethers at 16s 3d, 11 halfbred wethers at 15s, 22 crossbred wethers at 16s 6d, 22 at 153 7d, 21 maiden ewes at 163, 21 at 15s 3d, 22 halfbred wethers at 17s, 22 at 16s 3d, 397 crossbred two-tooth wethers and maiden ewes at 14s Bd, 23 crossbred wethers at 17a Id, 15 at 16s 6d, 30 meriuo wethers at lis 2d, and crossbred ewes at 17s per head.

Store Sheep—Average entry to hand. The quality on offer was slightly better than the general yardings. The exhilarating effects of* the weather was most exemplified in this department. The public bid up with confidecce, and the sale throughout was a decided success. The sheep looked well, and everybody, being iv a good humour, made the sale a cheerful one to conduct. Prices realised show a decided advance on late rates. Competition was keen from the start to the finish of the sale. Our quotations are as follows:— Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, twotooth, sold at from 13s 6d to 14s, halfbred do making from 13s to 13s 7d ; store lambs sold freely at from 93 6d to 10s 3d for crossbreds, halfbreds realising from 7s 9d to 8s 9d, as per quality. Breeding ewes— Very few to hand. The demand for these is very firm, and good values are obtainable. Our Bales were as follows:—2l3 twotooth halfbred wethers and maiden ewes at 10s 6d, 265 halfbred lambs at 8s Id, 19 crossbred lambs at 8s lOd, 65 merino wethers at 3s, 113 two-tooth crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 13s 6d, 600 crossbred lambs at 9s 6d to 10s 3d, 505 two-tooth halfbred wethers and maiden'ewes at 13s 7d each.

Fat Lambs—Very small number yarded. Little business doing in this department at present. Fat Cattle—Large number penned. The bulk of. the entry was comprised of one or two large lines on speculators' accounts; these were mostly passed unsold at auction. The balance of the entry yarded sold at an advance on late rates. Steers sold at from £8 10s to £9 10s per head, heifers made from £6 10a to £8, as per quality. Our Bales were as follows :—5 heifers at £6 5s each, 1 at £7 7s 6d, 2 at £5 7s 6d, 1 at £7, 1 steer at £7, 1 at £5 15s, 1 at £7 ss, 1 heifer at £6, 3at £6 7s 6d, 1 at £5 7s 6d, 2 at £6 ss, 2 at £4105,,2at\£4155, 1 at £5 ss. Si/ore Cattle—»Good demand. Younger sorts sold freely at full market rates. A .good line of young cattle would sell well. Veal—Fair yarding. Best sorts made from £1 to £1 10s per head.

Dairy Cattle—This .department is alreadyfeeling the beneficial results of the dairy factory system. Good cows are all the rage now. It is little use a dairyman bothering about keeping inferior cows around him; he must have the best. This is exemplified especially at Addington. Prices for the best cows are now ruling very high, but for second-class cows values are only nominal. On Wednesday best cows sold at from £7 10s to £10 10s per head. We cleared the whole of our entry at full market rates. Canterbury Horse Market—At Tatter* sail's on Saturday last we held our usual weekly horse sale. , There was again a large yarding to hand, .competition was fairly consistent with the quality on offer, and the sale was a satisfactory one. On Friday next one of the test sales of the year will be. held at Burnside, on account of Mr William Boag, who for years has been one of the greatest "supporters of the Canterbury horse market. No doubt this sale will set at rest any misconception there may be regarding the true position of the horse market, for every horse will be sold absolutely on its merits. Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, &c.—The entry 1 was fairly distributed amongst the various brokers. Prices were good throughout the sales. Competition was fairly animated, Best crossbreds sold very well, as also did merinos, iv fact prices were " 0.X." all the way through the auctions. "We take pleasure in noting a marked improvement in the condition and quality of the consignments. The fact that adverse account sales are "making knowledge" is exemplified every week—for a careless and dirty slaughterman is-a "social pest" of a dangerous type. Quotations—Best long wools, 4s 6d to 53 6d • second, 3s£d 10 4s; fair to good, 2s 6d to 3s ; moriuo skins sold quite up to standard rates, 3s 8d being reached in our auctions. Rough fab sold well; competition was very keen, and the record up to lgd per lb for top quality, Hides, stationary.

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association of Canterbury, Limited, report on the live stock market for the week ending May 18th, as follows :—The total number of- stock yarded at the Addington yards comprised 9198 sheep and lambs, 340 head of cattle and 467 pigs.

Fat Cattle—A medium entry, comprising a few lines of nice steers. . The Bale was dragging, and the bulb of the entry was passed unsold. Best steers brought from £7 up to £8 12s 6d, second quality from £5 to £7, cows from £6 to £8 ss.

Fat Sheep—A full entry, comprising some, very prime lines of crossbreds and prices were on the average fully up to those ruling of late, aud in some cases show on advance; best crossbred wethers fetching from 17s to 19s ; mixed crossbreds from 15s to 18s, crossbred ewes from 14s to 17s, merino wethers lis to 12s 7d, second quality from 6s od to 10s.

, Fat Lambs—A small and unimportant entry, which was disposed of at from 9s to lis.

Store Sheep—About the isual entry, amongst which were some good lines of crossbred sheep and lambs, and competition was fairly good all through, mixed crossbreds fetching from 7s to 13s, halfbreds up to 14s, crossbred lambs at from 8s to 12s.

Store Cattle—There was a fair entry of mixed sorts, and all lines of nice young cattle sold well, aad former values were maintained. Inferior sorts' were hard to dispose of. Dairy cows, anything good and well recommended, were easily disposed of at up to £1110 a.

Pigs—A large entry, including some very nice lines, which met with a very irregular market, and prices were a shade more in buyers' favour, baconers fetching up to 50s, porkers from 20s upwards.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agengt Company, Looted, report on the live stock market for the week ending May 18th as follows:—At Addington on 17th inst. the totals of stock yarded were— Sheep 9188, cattle 540, and pigs 467. Store Sheep—The spell of beautiful warm weather we have experienced since the three weeks' wet has certainly given an unexpected fillip to the trade in stores, and yes* terday's market was the best proof we nave had of the improved state of things. A

large (about 5000) and useful entry was penned, aud the sate was watched keenly by a big attendance, including a great many bona fide purchasers, the main attraction being crossbred turnippers, for which competition was better than we have seen for three months. Crossbred iambs also met an impioved enquiry. For crossbred ewes a fair demand existed at about late values, but merino wethers seem almost to be shunned, a fine line of Horsley Down wethers in good "condition bringing only 5s and 5s 2cL Our sales were on account of Mr Jos. Taylor, a line of 600 forward crossbred wethers at 14s, and 120 ■small crossbreds at lis; for a client, 184 two-tooth halfbred wethers, forward condition, at 14s sd; and for another client, 200 halfbred ewes at 10a 9d, 400 two-tooth ewes (sniaU> at lis, and 300 four, six aud eight-tooth crossbred ewes ~at lis lOd to Ufa 2d.

Fat Lambs—A small yarding met good competition at the bunds of exporters and the trade, and values were equal to last week's. We sold a line ior Mr W. tf. Turner at 12s 3d.

Fat Sheep—Yesterday's supply of mutton was one of the best yarded for months past, and included lines of exceptional Weight and quality, though many of which were on thj_ heavy aide ior export. The local trade, however, were strong competitors for these, and they made full values. The demand for all classes opened keenly, prime quality bringing very full rates, and seconu-olass ewes and merino wethers made a substantial .advance ou late rates. We sold for Mr J. Gunn, jun., 80 half and three-quarter-bred wethers at 17s 4d to 18s 7d, and aged ewes at 15s 6d,- for Mr W. H. Turner, 40 half* bred ewes at 13s 6d to 14s 7d; for Mr J. Batty, merino ewes at 9s 9d to 10s 8d ; for a client, mixed halfbreds at 15s. and haltbred ewes at 14s; for another client, 100 merino wethers at 10s 7d to 12a 2J, 66 merino wethers at 6s 7d to 7s 7d. 67 do at 10s to lis 2d, and halfbred ewes aVl4s ; .foe Mr J. Taylor, 116 halfbreds at 15s 5d «■*• 16s 9d"; continues to

Fat C%ttWi. rn su)wked, aud prices remain steady. Yesterday'a supply consisted of good to very prime quality, the bulk of which was quilted at values fully equal to last week's. Prime steers brought £7 12s 6d to £9, cows and heifers £5 to £7 7s 6d. Store Cattle—The entry consisted of a few pens of useful young cattle, and an average number of dry cows. For the former strong competition ruled, and full prices were paid. Fat cows were somewhat dull of sale. In the dairy pens any good sorts were keenly competed for, and late rates obtained.

Pigs—A full entry, baconers predominating, for which a steady inquiry at about last week's prices ruled, viz., 35s to 50s. Porkers sold well, and stores fairly well. District Sales—At Amberley on Monday, 15th inst., we yarded a useful entry of 3150 cheep. Buyers were in good attendance, and for certaiu classes, viz., forward crossbied wethers, crossbred lambs and fat sheep competition was good aud prices satisfactory, otherwise business was dull in the extreme. We, however, quitted our entry at the following rates :—Crossbred wethers 12s 6d to 14s Id, crossbred ewes 10s 9d, small two-tooths 10s, crossbred lambs 8s lOd to 10s sd, aud merino ewes at 3s 9d to 4s.—At Hangiora on 16th inst. we yarded about 2000 sueep, besides pigs and cattle. The former consisted muinly of merino wethers, for which business wa~ dull, as elsewhere. We quitted a line of station sheep at 2a 6d to 6s, twotooth crossbreds at lis 9d, and merino ewes at ss. Fat cattle £7 10s to £8. Pigs at market rates.

Mr John G. ResteliL in (conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ending May 17th :—At the Tinwald Yards on Tuesday an average entry of stock was yarded, including all classes of sheep. The sale throughout was a very dull one. A large proportion of the entry was made Up with 2-tooth crossbred?, foe which class of stock the demand was very poor. The fat pens were filled with half fat merino wethers, and nearly all changed hands at 5s 6d to Bs. The total entry for the day's market was about 6000 sheep and 10 head cattle, of which we sold 2700 sheep and 5 head cattle as follows:—96 merino wethers at 7s n 3d, 58 merino wethers at 7s, 86 merino wethers at 5s 6d, 346 crossbred 2*tooths at 14s, 60 crossbred 4-tooth ewes at 14s, 307 2-tooth crossbreds at 14s 6d, 1000 2-tooth crossbred wethers at lis 8d to 12s, 42 cull lambs at 4s 6d, 60 do do at 5s 6d, 2 steers at £5, 2 steers at £3 17s 6d, 1 cow at £5 14s.

Hinds Sale—On Thursday ,May 11th, we held our regular monthly sale at the Hinds Saleyards, when about 1200 sheep came forward lor sale. The attendance was below the average, and the business done was limited. Out of the 1200 aheep yarded our entry comprised 1000, of which we sold 50 merino wethers at 6s 6d» 25 merino wethers at 6s 6d, 370 merino wethers at 3s 9d.

Messrs Todhunter and Jennings re port on the live and dead stock market for the week ending Thursday, May 17th, as follows:—

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday 9198 sheep, 340 head cattle, and 467 pigs were yarded for the day's sale. The weather being* beautifully fine the attendance of buyers and sellers was fully an average one, and business throughout the day was fairly active.'

Store Sheep—Between five and six thousand of principally young crossbred sheep were on offer, for which the demand was much more satisfactory than it has been for the last few weeks. The recent great growth of grass, with the immense improvement of the late turnip crops, has made all the difference to the carrying capacity of the land, and we look forward to values in this class of stock being much firmer than they are at the present time. At Addington yesterday we believe that every xline on offer changed hands. Our sales comprised— 236 crossbred ewes at 12s per head, 100 crossbred lambs at 9s lOd, 470 crossbred ewes at Os, 172 crossbred lambs at 10- 3d, and privately during the week we have placed a line of crossbreds, numbering 2850, at 10s per head.

Fat Sheep—A very good entry, both in point of numbers and quality, some few very prime lines of both crossbred and merinos being yarded. The demand was a very fair one, well maintained throughout. Very prime crossbred wethers sold at from 17s 6d to 21s, medium sort 3 15s to 16s 6d, crossbred ewes from 10s 6d to 13s 9d, merino wethers at from 10s 6d to 14s, and a grand pen of merinos fetched as much as 20s per head. We sold a fair entry at these rates. *.....

Fat Lambs —The entry gets smaller and smaller each week..,- Very few were offering at Wednesday's sale. We sold a small entry at 10a 9d, 12s 6d, and 14s 6d per head.

Fat Cattle—-There was not a great quantity of beef yarded, the quality of the cattle to hand being an improvement on last week's entry. The requirements of the trade were limited, and although we succeeded during the day in clearing the greater portion of our entry at current rates, competition at auction was anything but brisk, and a considerable proportion was withdrawn. «We quote best sorts of steers, heavy weights, to £8 15a, heiiers to £7 10s ; cows, good sorts and very prime to £7 ss, medium and inferior £4 15s to £6. Our principal sales comprised 5 steers at £8 I2s 6d, sat £8, 2 steers at £8, 3at £7 17s 6d, 5 at £7 15s, S heifers at £6, 5 at £b, 5 at £6 15s, 4 heifers at £6 10s, 2 at £6, 1 at £6 7s 6d, 1 at £6, 2 cows at £7 12s 6d, 1 €6 10s, 2 at £6 2s 6d, and 2 steers at £612 sod.

Store Cattle—A small entry, mostly composed of odd lots, with a few lines of young cattle. Good sorts df healthy, well-grown young steers and heifers showed a slightly better demand; other sorts were difficult to quit. A large number of dairy cattle wero yarded, mostly of inferior quality. For anything really good there was a keen demand; other sorts met with a dragging sale. Our sales have already been reported in your columns.

Pigs—A large number wero yarded, including a number of excellent quality bacon pigs. Demand for all aorta was much easier, and owners had to accept a considerable reduction in prices. We quote best bacon pigs up to 49a, porkers 345, good stores 20s, weaners Bs. We sold for Mr Meares 42 baconers at JB2 6a, 8 at 365; for Mr Clark, chopper at 41s, baconers at 30s; for Mr Mearet, 5 porkers at 235, 10 baconers at 345, 10 at 30s, 10 porkers at 265,, 5 at 22s 6d, 10 weaners at lis, 6 porkers at 20s; for Mr Buxton, 3 baconers at 535; for Mr Ellmers 4 baconers at 445; for Mr O'Cailaghan, 6 baconers at £2 ls od ; for

Mr T. Dawson, 4 baconers at 49a; for Mr Powell, 6 baconers at 40s, 6at 34s j for Mr Butters, 4 porkers at 295; for Mr Taylor, 4 stores at 15s 6cl; for Mr R. Ellis, 11 baconers at 455, 10 at 40s. • Outside Clearing Sales—We have already reported the splendid sale of live and dead stock which we held on account of Mr M. J. Burko on Thursday last, at the Tai Tapu, aad we now havo tho pleasure of reporting another equally successful sale which we held at the Styx on Tuesday last for Messrs F. and F. Dowdlc. The weather wa3 beautifully line, aud the attendance was a large one. After luncheon we sold most of the sundries and implements, all at most satisfactory prices. We offered the farm at auction, withdrawing it at £45 10s per acre. We afterwards sola i , at that very good figure to Mr Geor/1 Dawson, the well-known farmer, of Oho£ J followiug on with horses and cattle. Q j put up a record for dairy oows, when /.v £11 aud £12 were put iv the shade by'" being given for a splendid young c' l full profit, after the keenest of compet i 0 We should like to call the attei* on "* your readers to a sale which we sb* * 10 on Tuesday next at Greenpark, > ion . shall sell, together with the fa I**1 ** oi ~L acres, about 25 head splendid dair cows, l*J of which are calving down to th' r *» ecyua and third calves. T Sheepskins, Hides, Fat, &c—.*t our New Zealaud Wool Stores this day »c held our usual weekly sale of above, .übmitting a good entry of green and dry skins to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was fairly keeu, and the c«*-dition of the skins ai.d fat being good, values showed substantial improvement on late rates. Best crossbred skius sold at from 3s 6d to ss, medium ditto 2s 6d to 3s, merino skins Is 3d to 2s 6d, dry skins 6d to 4s 6d. Fat aud Tallow—Good competition at today's sale. Best rough fat l|d to l ß d, inferior lid to . Hides and calfskins are nn-.n—~'

Messrs J. T. Ford and Co. report upon the live stock market for the week ending Thursday, May 18th, as follows :— Canterbury Saleyards, Addington, Wednesday, 10th inst. The entry for the day's sale comprised 9198 sheep, 340 cattle, 467 pigs. Fat sheep were sent forward iv large numbers. The majority on offer consisted chiefly of lines of well grazed crossbreds suitable for export purposes. These met with keen competition, and a good clearance resulted. Several pens of crossbred wethers which were voted too heavy for exporters were secured by the trade at prices ranging as high as 21s, and wore probably as cheap at per lb as any sheep sold in the day s market. There were but three or four small lines of merino wethers entered, and except for the primest pens, last week's prices were .barely maintained. The store sheep pens were well filled with two-tooth crossbreds and crossbred lambs, but few merinos being offerod. Tho splendid weather we have lately experienced seems to have had a beneficial ett'ect on the store sheep market, buyers were plentiful, biddings brisk, and prices .realised will bear favourable comparison with those ruling for the past month, two-tooth crossbreds bringing from 10s 6d to 14s sd, crossbred lambs from 7s 6d to 10s 3d. A small entry of fat cattle met with a good demand, and as the quality of those on offer was for the most part good, prices were quite equal to late quotations. iStore cattle were poorly represented. Young stock and dairy cows command most atteution from purchasers. Pigs were again in evidence. The Directors of the Company have taken a step in the right direction in enlarging the accommodation for this class of stock, as for several weeks past the fat lambs pens have had to be made use of. Buyers Wete not as plentiful as usual, baconers being disposed of at from 35s to 425.

At the Rangiora Public Saleyards on Tuesday last there waa but a small entry of stock. We yarded aud sold for Mr R. W. Chapman a line of well-grown even lambs at 10s 3d each. We also noticed sales of two-tooth merino wethers at Bs.

Tiuwald market fortnightly sale, Tuesday, 16th inst.—More than an aveiage yarding of sheep, considering the season, was brought forward for this sale, and there was a good attendance. Business, however, was slack in the extreme, vendors not caring to accept the prices offered. During the very wet. weather at the early part of the month sheep were poured iv at every market and prices fell. Buyers appear to be impressed with the idea that they must still rule lower, notwithstanding the abundance of grass, unusual at this season, and turnip crops quite up to the average ; but already a reaction is setting in at tbe principal centres, and crosabred wethers, as well as fresh-conditioned sound merino wethers, are in demand. At this sale fat merino ewea brought lis, 12s, 12s 9d, up to 16s each, the latter very prime; fat meriuo wethers 8s 6d, store tlo 5s 6d to 7s. We sold 200 light weight crossbred wethers privately at 15s 6d each at owners' yards. We have also sold privately a lino of 1200 first-aross shearling wethers at a satisfactory price to vendor and purchaser.

Mr F. C. Tabart reports on the live stock market for the week ending May 18th as follows:—The total number of Btock entered at the Addington Yards comprised 9198 sheep and lambs, 340 head ot cattle, and 467 pigs. Fat Cattle—About 150 head were brought i orwatd for the week's supply, 'the opening sales were characterised by extreme apathy on the part of buyers, consequently several pens of good cattle were withdrawn, by which the following sales were benefited. Pens of best steers,made by auction up to £8 12s 6d, and cows and heifers up to £7 12s 6d, medium and inferior £5 upwards. Store Cattle—There was a moderate entry of the usual mixed descriptions, the bulk of which were quitted at about last week's values for forward conditioned cattle, whilst old and poor cattle were as usual neglected. Fat Lambs—A very email entry, which were cleared at from 9s 9d to lis Id. Fat Sheep—There was a fair entry in numbers, a large proportion being exceptionally good quality. The trade competed keenly for all prime descriptions, consequently bub few fell to the exporters. Pens of best crossbred wethers made from 18s od to 21s ; medium, lbs upwards. Prime fat crossbred ewes made from 15s 6d to 17s 6d ; medium, 133 upwards. One pen of very prime merino wethers made 20s ; others, 10s to 12s 9d ; and merino ewes, 10a to lis 3d; for best pens, 7s upwards; for inferior and medium descriptions a good clearance was affected. Store Sheep—A fair entry and all well conditioned sheep met with a good demand. Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes made up to 14s 9d, and medium sorts from 10s 6d upwards. Crossbred lambs made from 8s to 10s 3d according to size aud condition, merino wethers in good condition 5s to 5s 4d, inferior 3s upwards. A good clearance waa effected. Pigs—A large entry, wbioh were all cleared at a slight decline on last week's values.

Sheepskins, Rough Fat, Hides, and Calfskins—My aalea for the week comprise 3018 sheepskins, 65 bags and package* of rough fat, and about 40 hides and calfskins. Sheepskins—Butchers' best crossbreds made from 3s 9d to ss, medium 2s 6d upwards; butchers' best merino made from 2s 6d to 3s _d, medium and small la 3d upwards. Dry skins at relative values. Rough Fat—l£d, l\d, l|d, l|d up to 2d for very good parcels. Rendered lat, 4d. Hides and calfskins are without alteration.

Country Sales—At the usual fortnightly sale last Monday at Amberley I sold fat crossbred wethers from 16s to 16s 6d, store crossbred wethers up to 13s 3d, merino ewes (old) 4s, merino ew«s (fat) 7s 4d. crossbred lambs 8s lOd, and inferior 4s 6d.

Messrs Pvne and Co. report for tbe week ending Thursday, May 17th:—The total number of stock yarded comprised 9198 sheep, 340 cattle, and 467 pigs. There was a large attendance at the yards, and business in the sheep trade was fairly brisk, a certain demand existing for forward turnipers, whilst good hoggets were somewhat more in favour than of late. Ewes made from lis to 14s, forward crossbred wethers 14s, mixed sexes 12s 6d to 13s 6d, hoggets 7s 9d to 10s 6d, merino wethers, for which there was really no demand, 6s to 6s. The entry for fat sheep was conspicuous thia week for its uood quality, in contradistinction to last week. The demand for good freezing quality was slightly better and best sorts made from 16s 6d to 18s, a few extra heavy pens a shade highesr. Good quality ewes also sold well, and merinos were fully 2s above late quotations. A very small entry of fat lambs found ready buyers at values a shade in advance of last week's quotations. A moderate entry of fat cattle met a dragging sale, and a great pro*

j'y was passed at auction, portion of tilled privately later in the sales being 4 f rom £7 to £8 10a, heifers day; best s>' W s aU prices fiom £5 up. to £7 lOtported last week the best dewards, -jftoro cattle lino is for two and mand in jid steers. There were fewer dairy cattle than of late, and buyer«| iat dull sale resulted. A large a flotr baconers came to hand, and were entry pr j ces equal to those obtained last sold *

wc _»angiora on Tuesday there was a light yof all classes of stock. A fair demand ?'_ood hocgots and two-tooths was, how* er, apparent, and had sheep of this de* •intion come forward sales could no doubt ia ve -been effected. We sold aged rossbred owes at 10s, small two-tooths at a, merino wethers 7s to 7s 6d, two-year* ,ld steers £4 ss. Privately we have placed a lino of 650 fat ambs, and Beveral small lines of fat aud itore sheep. . .... We have no alteration to quote in tha arice of skins from our laet week's report, there was, however, somo activity in the [at market, an advauco of fully id per lb being obtained.

Wilson and Sons report—Sour grapes may be a tonic but not for Jonathau—would rather have honey coupled to beauty, » sauce to sugar-a sprinkling fell on the eg hens. Last Saturday we found narrow souled people like narrow necked bottfo make a noise when discharging. We eocM apiece then fired with a fall of 20 per cent rise • that is the hammer went down aad the price went up. Cockeys crowed, and «. did the ljng weavied Kmght of the hammer. Lollies for the babies again. liugy—Well represented and that's all; acloudcamoov*, the horizon or the big monkey waggt* passing by at the time seemed to curse t.t wholeUon. Wo might have dond o M blocked book with out; tear* save it takes* Jr*vv 't> ~i « c P l ß s * oose » -rtor*» tight. Fork—A grip from 5s to 47i6d stand in the blook of our boo--« Ttm horsea became numerous, over 20 stood tp tfa« battle ground; many found anew corn bin; prices from shilliugs to pounds. Drays followed, and good work done. Trans vrm eyed, then searched, then scanned, then bought. The ordeal of task Was sweetened by the word cheap. All cheap hero. So ws call on old stock holders turn them in and we will turn them out—abnnntime inside. Fat Sheep—lt was amiuina to see the ladies bag thorn up at 2s 64ptr side ; scores disappeared.' Furniture—Stan, o' it. See them take up thoir bed: and walk as of old. We cried a go within th* five hours* combat. Tuesday — Skins, Hides, Fat, Wool—A good day; quantity extra; the yards full. Price from 2a ordinary up to 5s for best crossbred.) thi fat from 14s to 16s per cwt. Hides as usual. Property—Still struggling. Pone some letting at 40s per acre near town. House property has enquiries, and either to let or sell can be dealt with. Produce is at the bottom of tho ladder; potatoes, onions, nothing fresh. Outside sales we have had have done well, and that ia a great thing U say these times.