THE SALE YARDS.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 24, 24 December 1874, Page 4

THE SALE YARDS.

Fat-Catm....— A good Supply forward' during- ■« : the week, most of which wereof prime quality, mat: a ) were disposed of at prices considerably above last week's quotations. —Messrs Maclean Bros, sales- ■■ consisted of 30 head, which were taken by the trade- ,■> at prices from £12 2s 6d to £18 15s for bullocks, and; . from£lo 5s to £12 15s for cows. They alsosoid'two bullocks, bred, at Cray West Taieri. which- were, prime Christmas beef, at £20 105, t0 £25 respectively. ». They quote-really prime. beef £2to £2 6b per 'lOdlbl. I j— Mr. H-. Driver (on behalf of the New Zealanct., • ' Loan and Mercantile Agency Compaily)< reports' . . ? : ha-rfrig sold 130 head of fronvrair to good quality, at. ' i ' prioes equal to last quotations. Best pens of buttocks brought from £10 to £14 j , ditto.cows, from. ■{ 1 8 to 10 guineas, , Several prime Christmas bullocks, ' heavyweights, brought tfron* £15 up ; to £27'105-^- 4 ' fattened by Messrs. Downes Bros., at Ma F. D.. ! Rich's Bushey Park Estate,, He quotes the ayerage % \ price obtained' fbr reaUy f good quality, at; about • 32s 6d per lOOlbs. He also reports having placet! 45. ■' ; head privately for forward deli very. ' Pat C-Vlvks;— Only a few were forward' 'which" realised from 30s to>sos each; according.to condition ■ . and quality, 4 ~ '''■■'' ' ''" Fat SUBBPi— The market during- the week was j well - supplied; and those forward .were nearly all' \ disposed of at prices slightljr in advance of last f week's quotations,— Messrs'. Maclean Bros, penned. ' h> 1000, principally prime quality,, which, were, nearly $ aU taken by the trade. Qross-bredß, shorn, realised f ' from 14s • to ; 16s' each- ;-. prime' heavy -weight; stiree- * . : i quarter-breds; 2Ps each; merinos,, shorn, *6s ;io 10s. Veach; cross-brede, in the wodl, 20s to 22s 64 < ThelrI sales consisted of about 200. at above quotations.. ' They quote prime cross-bred mutton, shorn; 3d to ;; 3Jd ; in the wool, 4Jd. to- 6d ; merinos^shonu^^d ;'- --in the- wool. 4d.— Mt. ,H. -Driver, reports having; sold some really prime heavy weight shorn crofisihreda "-i at 20s— the average-price for. this .description ; being f i from 168 to 16s ; ordinary merinos, shorn; at from : ""I 6s6d.tolos; croßß-bredß, i irithewool, J 22s6d*. '';': ; $ Fat Lambs have been; disposed oi during the :i i week at from prices ranging from 9s. tp IBsi ' 1 ' Store' Cattte-^-The demand*, for store .cattle; Is % : good, and bullooks have beeu quitted at from £6 to i ,£6los: cows, £4. to £s.' J -.'>' >,: --'4"*~'>'y'-\-\ '. ■ '&. : • Stobs--^ Shbkp- 5 — Numerous-; Inquiries .exist' for- *'.j -young merino ewes, and wethers prid cross-breds..- .|j : but very few/of , thls^elassare 6fferii-g* ;j 1 :i; J ; l;' 4 ;^ -"-.- i\ ■. Wooii is arrivtag freely, and ritUfewM&ptiokßi : , '"H ! the quality is quite i ß4iyera 'i- ; show a disposition to operate' privatelj-yyjbufc? 'as yet ; - ' only a ve^Umited amount ;«f buslneas-rh^beeh done, most growers preferring to - their dips at the public*aale^^AnJoricahrbiiye>a are ■■, :•=. -dready^in-'.theimarkei^fam'd'ftseveral ; others^ are ■':■:■, iy expected by next steamer from^Melbourniß-. whose - . .; presence, in addlHon'to the loeWtradeiwlU secure ' ; . j ample competition 'for-. all wools that may buffered. ., J ' / but more'especially-for'those descriptions suited wx .. ' 'j ; h e-r''parHcular: : requirm'ehte/,^ yyr^&Wt&£- '4' >•''••-■ 5 - . gHBEPBkW-W-^_ ; l-tfj^ ",. ; : V 3 logued, which realised , tip 'to 6^9* fdrsHdlf4bredig;i \ if s . and to 6s 3d_for merino ; dry statioi sJdhsi^id; to. ;. :v > y sjdper U).';'^;.^^. } .. rs\ ■'.-, Galof.— Wlkeat':- ' AU f lbtsM offel^grf'j^ipiM-ly;Vi-- " ; ■ f f taken up:i£t 5s edfor.good samples/iiOata'arerather- y.M duller or^iSnlei owing to.the large auf^htity of : &eap^'it:?;,M| feed which ia being used : g^dHsampleslwefwdirt-C'iJV:: M ,5s 9d for milling.- Barley;is\quoted>at,ssi tchSsjWti yy '- :|| 1 forgood malting, and 4s 3dto Is 9d^iorfeed^ t ;:4f^4^jm