WEDNESDAY'S STOCK MARKET.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9703, 15 April 1897, Page 4

WEDNESDAY'S STOCK MARKET.

(BY OUR COMMERCIAL EDITOR.) A heavy yarding of fat and store sheep and lambs kept those who had business to transact to a very late hour at the yards. The sale of certain descriptions of Btock was also somewhat dragging, and this tended to lengthen oat the proceedings*. The entry of store sheep was made ap principally of wethers and lambs. Buyers were not very numerous and sales were somewhat difficult to effect except for forward turnip sheep and other -wethers, which wero really fat bat had been placed in the store pens on account of the heavy entry in the fat sheep department. The continued dry weather, and the backward condition of turnip crops are acting unfavourably on the store market. Lines of fat wethers were sold as nnder :—260 from the Peninsula at 123 ; 250 from Parnasans at 11a 6d, and 400 from Waikari at lis 4d, and the principal forward lots were 660 Peninsula

wethers at 10s Bd, 200 Down cross at 10, a* 100 wethers and maiden, ewes at 10a ii while other stores made 9s 6d to 10-ir wethera und maiden ewes, 8« lid to-_!.__ for maiden ewes and 7s 3d to 7a 6a * Wiling ewes. Lambs ex-.ept really „Z lots, were dull of sale. A few forward iHf made 7s 6d to Ba, others from 5. k\ Jlf' and culls 4s to 4s 7d. ° la > The fat lamb pens were aoiun f„_* occupied, but the entry waa a °j-ood w * below those of the past week or two *"' point of quality. For well liois-ed W there was a decline of about 6d pei- head • tho opening of the sale, but price* to last week s level before the last lot \v disposed of. "Second ipmTifcy lambi h-_!? throughout considerably easier, *j_**., 0 _* price for freezer- was obtained by A*** J". R. Brodie, Rangituta, with 66 n n lid; Mr Geo. Vueetich, Ciierts.v _i. sold 150 at 11a 7d; Mr R. Hr 6 : inetts, Ashburton, 129 at Us 3d \ n vf'7d; Ml* E. G. Wright, 295 at lis Id to lis 5d fmV G. Co« III XV. i Tapu, 261 at 8a Id to lis 3d ; Mv W __& ■*' fellow, Uhertsey, 74 at lis 3d; M r §' McLaren, Gust, _05 at 10s 9,1 to' li, _' Other sales of fi-eer.ers were as follows. Mi* H. Chamberlain, Leeston, U s aj". : Mr J. Milne, Halswell, 10s **d ; y r V O'ConnclJ, Temuka, 10s to ifo 7!' Mr J. Boag, Middlerigg, lis; Mr (S, ! Bm*gess, Dunsandel, 10a to 10s 8d ; M P p Bailey, Templeton, 10-* 6d; Mr M. J Q „£''' Mahikilii, 10s 6d ; Air \\\ Callan, S,>S ton, 10s 4d; Mv J. Brown. Studholnie _v 7d to lis; Mr P. Lance, Hanvaiden &• i_j to 10s lid ; Mr J. Kearas, Ohoka, 11.-v. Mr \V. Craw, Little Akaloa, 10s Id - ,\l_ a' Kdgar, 'Rangitata, 10s; M. B.'jwlV. Springaton, 10s 6d ; Mr W. Vincent. A**; 1 kari, 10- 9d; Mr W. G.'Hall, Ho.-o IS' 10s lid. m >,

Tho entry of fat sheep was larger evea than last week, but there was not nearly tlie same proportion of prime freezers, the h*]*--being crossbred ewes, chie'lv of doubtful ago. For wethers of prime freezing quality'there was keen competition, ami h/t week's values were muintaiiu-d. BUyeva' of freezers who were pun-lnv-mg 0 . orders neglected maiden ewes, and tile*, consequently did not sell so well aa wethers The range of prices for this description w&* about 9s to 10s Bd, extra good lines i-ealisin_ l_s 3d to 12s sd. Tlio over supply of nary crosabred ewes made the task of ■% posivl of them a difficult one, but the -W weather and shortness of feed compelled salesmen in most cases to accept the prices offered. The operations of dealers {-.nd butchers, who bought largely, for spesulative purposes, kept values up to a certain level but that was under late rates, the bulk ol the pens bringing 7s 6d to Bs, and a few of exceptionally good quality making 9s to 10. 6d. The principal sales of prime freezers were for Mr .1. Eugldsome, Ellesmere 56 crossbred wethers 13s 2d, maiden ewes 12s 5d ; Mr J. Brown, Stiidholme, 140 <Qross. bred wethers 13s; a 'Southern client,' % crossbi-cd wethers 12s to 12s lid, 35 maiden ewes 225; Mr J. R. Caniu. bell, Southbridge, 120 crossbred wethers 11b lid to 12s 6d, maiden owes 9a Id to 9a Bd,*Mr F. H. Barker, Orari, 60 maiden ewes lis 5d to 12s 3d ; Mv W. Gerard, know. don, 300 crossbred wethers lis 6d to 12s 3d, Other lines were—Mi* J. Walker, crossbred wethers 13s; Mr P. Geaheyi Timaru, crossbred wethers 13s; Mr H, Neutz, Anna., crossbred wetheis 12s lid j Mi* E. Thomas, Ashburton, crossbred wethers 12- 6d, maiden ewes 10s Id; Mr R, Mitchell, cros-brod wethers 9s 9d to l_s9d; Mr i\ Lance, Hawarden, crossbred wethers 12s ; Mr R. Mulligan, Kyle, crossbred ewes 9s to 10s 2d j Mv ft McMillan, Wadding. ton, crossbred ewes 8s 4d to 9s; Messrs Bruce Bros., St. Andrews, crossbred wcthert lis ,7d, ewes 9s; Mr F. l-ochin, eros9b*^() wethers 10s 6d ; Mi-S. Barter, Spi-ingatoh; crossbred ewes 10s Gd; Mr K. Mills,;; Oamaru, crossbred ewea 9s 6d; Mr, «fc Douds, Rangitata, maiden ewe 3 10s, Bd* Messrs Mangin Bros., Yaldhurst, crossbred wethers 10s 6d to lis 9cl.

There was an over-supply of beef, soms 250 head being penned, There was doll sale, and about half the entry was passed. Prices were about (he same as last week, best beef being 15b to 16s aud second quality 1-3 6d to 14s 6d per 1001b.' Steers »oid at £5.155. to £_ 7s 6d, heifers £3 12s 6d to £5 12s 6d; ani:.cows £3 12s 6d to £4 _H" There was a large mixed entry of stow cattle, but little business was done at auction. There was a fairly lni-ge entry ol dairy cows, few of them being, good 'sortj,' They made from £3 to £7 7s 6d, acooi-ing to age and quality. There was a heavy yarding of pigs, the bulk being good quality baconers. There was a somewhat easier tone, tlie average price being 3Jd per lb for fats, Baconers made 27s to 425, porkers 15s to 265, and stores 10f* to 19s 6d.