WEDNESDAY'S STOCK REPORTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10148, 22 September 1898, Page 4

WEDNESDAY'S STOCK REPORTS.

(BY OUR COMMERCIAL EDITOR.)

In all departments except store slieep there were moderate entries, but the attendance was much above the average, and business was generally good. "* There were close upon 5000 store sheep yarded, the largest entry foi some weeks past, and they consisted principally of hoggets and wethers, with a few lines of ewes in lamb. Forward wethers and well grown hoggets, carrying good fleeces, were in demand, and brought late rates, but other sorts were not so easy to dispose of. Ewes in lamb showedl no improvement, a line of 288 four and six-tooths making 10s 10d, and two lines of very small framed ewes 6s 10d to 7s 7d. Best hoggets 8s 7d to 11s 6d, a line 210 making the former figure, *and 310 9s 10d; lighter sorts 6s 2d to 7s 7d, including a line of 300 at the latter price; 205 forward wefchers made 13s 3d, 105 10s 3d, and 210 at the same price, smaller lots 9s to 13s 2d. There was a fair supply of fat lambs', for which there was a ready sale at 9s to 16s 3d per head. The principal sales were, for Mr ±* .White, Halketfc, 9s to 16s 3d; Mr J. W. Overton, Prebbleton, 12s to 15s 3d; Mr T. Dawson, Hornby, 12s 9d to 14s; Mr W. Armstrong, Yaldhurst, 11s to 13s 6d; Mr P. Henley, 10s to 12s lid. There was another small entry of fat sheep, mostly in unfinished condition, Otago and Southland representing the bulk of the best quality in the market. There was a great shortage of butchers , ewes, and the trade consequently had to compere for unfinished lots, and this class of sheep, therefore, improved considerably in price. All prime sheep sold readily, and the operations of one of the large freezing buyers kept values very firm. Heavy crossbred wethers made 18s to 19s Id, freezing wethers 15s to 17s- 6d, unfinished 12s 9d to 14s 6d, best crossbred ewes 15s to 17s, others 11$ 6d to 14s 6d, merino wetihere lls to 14s 10d, merino ewes 13s 4d. The chief sales were for Messrs C. and A. Robinson, Cheviot, 160 crossbred wethers 16s to 19s Id ,maiden ewes 16s to 16s 9d; New, Zealand and Australian Land Company, Pareora, crossbred wethers 15s 9d to 19s; Otago clients, crossbred wethers 18s to. 19s, halfbred wethers 17s 2d, 381 crossbred wethers 15s 6d to 17s, 100 crossbred ewes 16s to 16s 10d; Mr W. Middleton, Woodlands, Southland, 141 crossbred wethers 16s Id to 17s 7d, maiden ewes 16s 9d; Mr J. Johns, Belfast, crossbred wethers 15s 9d to 16s 9d, wethers and maiden ewes 16s 3d, crossbred ewes 17s; Mr H. A. Knight, Racecourse Hill, crossbred ewes 15s 3d to 16s lia ; Mr T. Richards, Rakaia, 130 crossbred wethers 16s 4d to 16s 10d; Mr C. Ensor, Mount? Grey, crossbred wethers 16s Bd, ewes 15s 10d; South Canterbury client, 100 crossbred ewes 15s 8d to 16s 6d; Mr A. Allan, Waikari, crossbred wethers 15s 4d to 16s 4d, maiden ewes 14s lid; Ashburton client, crossbred ewes 13s 6d to 16s 6d; Mr Geo. Rutherford, Dalethorpe, halfbred ewes 16s 2d, merino wethers 14s 6d, merino ewes 13s 4d;" Timaru client, 100 crossbred wethers 15s 5d to 16s 2d; Southland client, 291 crossbred wethers 16s Id, 176 halfbred wethers 13s 5d to 14s 10d; Mr H. G. Baker, Methven, crossbred ewes 15s 10d to 16s Id, merino wethers 13s 10d; Assets Realisation Board, Eskbank, 300 crossbred wethers 12s 10d to 15s sd; Mr E. B .Millton, Birch Hill, crossbred wethers 15s Ad; Mr* J. Shaw, maiden ewes 15s 2d, wethers 14s 10d; Mr P. R. Baker, Methven, crossbred ewes 15s Id, merino wethers 13s Balmoral estate, 132 merino wethers 13s 10d to 14s lOd; southern client, 2QO merino wethers lls to 14s 10d; Mr J. Bell, Winchester, 183 wethers and maiden ewes 12s 9d to 14s; Mr W. B. Thompson, Tinwald, 106 merino wethers 13s Id toJ.4s.

The supply of beef consisted of 116 head, mostly steers of fair quality, late rates being fully maintained throughout the it sale. A line of 14 steers from Otago made £7il7s 6d to £11 7s 6d, others £5 to £812s 6d/>heifers £4 to £5 17s 6d, and cows £3 15s to £8 2s 6d, equal to 20s to 23s for prime, 16s to 19s for medium, and 13s 6d to 15s 6d for cow and inferior per 1001b. There were poor entries of dairy and store cattle, a few of the latter changing hands at auction> and the best of the dairies reaching £5 ss. The entry of pigs was about the same as the previous week, but there were few stores in. Baconers made 36s to 60s, porkers 19s 6d to 325, and weaners 10s 9d to 15s 6d. (press association telegram.) DUNEDDf, September 21. Burnside market:—Fat cattle—2os head were yarded. Prices remained ab about last week's level. Prime bullocks brought £8 10s to £10 10s, good do £7 to £8, medium £& to £6 15s, light and unfinished £3 10s to £5 10s, prime cows and heifers £6 10s to £7 10s, good £5 10s to £6, light and inferior £3 to £4. Fat sheep—A very large market, 4903 being penned, including 159 merinos. Prices showed a decline of from 6d for prime sorts to Is for unfinished lines. Prime crossbred wethers sold at- 14s to 16s 6d, good do 12s to 13s 6d, light 8s 6d to 11s 6d, merino wethers 10s 3d to 11s 3d. Pigs—9s were penned. Competition was again exceedingly good, and prices were in favour of vendors. Suckers 8s to 14s, slips 16s to 19s, stores 20s to 263, porkers 28s to 38s, baconers 40s to 50s, heavy pigs up to 595.