THE SALE YARDS.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 25, 31 December 1874, Page 2

THE SALE YARDS.

Horses. — If eavy draughts aud strong cab horsea keep in good request. ■ Quotations— First-class draughts £70 to £ 8) ; medium do, £35 to £45 ; good hack* and light harnese horses, £25 to £3^ ; medium do, £14 to £18 ; light and inferior, £-1 to £7, Stohe'Sheep. — Messrs" Maclean Broa" report numerous inquiries for young- merino ewes and wtthers, but few qflering so far, and do not expect much business' will be' clone in this class of stock •until after shearing. They sold 11)00 nuriro wethers, four, six, and eight-tooth, at (K and placed several-large lots under offer. We (Wright, Stephenson, and Co.) Jiave inquiries for merino and half-bred wethers and C-tooth merino ewes, but do not. anticipate much business will be done till shearing operations are over. Sold 750 2-to.oth half-breds at 7s Od each. ' Store CAttle aro in active demand, and good mobs meet with ready sale at from L.G to L 7 for | good well grown bullocks ; cows, £4 los to £■:■> 10s; mixed herds, £9 10s to £'i 10«, according- to breeding and quality. Mr Driver reports— The late rains have caused an increased demand for cattle fit for paddock grazing. 3 to 5-year old bullocks are saleable at from £5 10s to £C 10s. Soayed cows from £± to £5. - Fat Lambs.— About 2*o were penned during last week, which were .all disposed of at from 8s tq 13s Od each. Maclean Bros sales consisted of 50, on account of vtndors, at above quotations. They have placed under offer and sold several lots privately during the week at market rates. Wright, Stephenson, and Co disposed of 02 at from Ss to 13s Od each. Fat Cattle. —There was a large supply at the weekly market, close ou 200 head being forward. About 40 head were turned out imso'd, the balance being taken by the trade, The demand for medium quality was limited, while prime quality commanded attention, and realised full rates, heavy weights Chrigtmas beef realising as high as £2f> 10s per head. Wright, Stephenson, anrt Co cold at auction, at Mosgiel, on Thursday, 24th inst., on account of James Wright, Ksq,, 151 head bullocks and sp&yed cows at from £4 to £7 2a Od per head for former, and £3 18s to £5 12s CO for latter. These prices may be taken us current market value. They quote really prime beef £l 15s to £2 per 1001 b ; medium and inferior, LI 2s Cd to LI 10s. Fat Rhekp.— J3oo of all sorts were penned. The sales consisted of 000 cross-bred's in wool at from 2.'s to 2Cs, and, privately, lOOOcross-breds, shorn, in Canterbury, fit 13s. Quotations — Half-breds, in wool, 4Jd per lb ; do shorn; 1 2|JdJ to 3d ; merinos, in wool, 4xl ; do shorn, 2£d.