WEEKLY GRAIN, PRODUCIO, AND STUCK REPORT.

Clutha Leader, Volume XVI, Issue 832, 27 June 1890, Page 5

WEEKLY GRAIN, PRODUCIO, AND STUCK REPORT.

ThbF.vumeus' Agency Coy., Limited, report for tho woolc euiliug Woducsday, 25th Juno, as follows : — TUB GUAIM TRADIS. Wo hold our regular weekly sale at our storoa on Monday at half past 10 o'clock prccisoly. Thero was tho usual atleudanco of local doalora, shipping speculators auil others. Uidding wad quiot. and lacked spirit. Prices for prituo wheat ruled about the same as last week, while for medium milling sorts there was no demand. Fowl wheat brought fully lato ruling rates. Oat 3 were very quiot, only some small lots going off. As usual we give priced catalogue : — X, 140 baga bright Sutherland, Is 4Jd bags Gd ; H, 65 do do sparrowbills, U 3.U do ; IW, 70 do do do, Is 4d do ; MoK, 140 do do Danish, Is 2£d do ; JF, 70 do superior do, Is Sid do ; I, 220 do inferior do, Is Id do ; JB, 110 do short feed, Is i?^d do ; &7, 90 do bright feed, Is 4£d do ; CJ, 70 do do do, Is 3Jd do ; L, 70 do do Danish, Is 2Jjd do. McL, 30 do fowl wheat, 2s 7d sacks weighed in as wheat ; J3, Stirling, 203 do medium tuscan, 3s 3=l, do ; B, 49 do do velvot, 2a lOd do. B, 503 do potatoes, 00s ; B, 4.0 do barloy, 2s ; J & JAG, 16 packages salt butter, 5(1, kegs 4s ; E ovor — , 15 do do, §\<\ do. THK UUUNrUDE STOCK BA.M3S. Fat Cattle*— 2:39 yarded. About a quarter were medium to prime quality, tho rest iii good Rtoro coudition. Sales opened at about last week's rates for best lines, while others wero in le.ss demand, there being no turnip feeders present. Best bullock* gold at LG 10i to L97s 6d : other do, L 3 15* to L 7 7s G 1 ; best cows, L 5 12i 61 toLB 12s 0J; other d->, L 3 5i to L 5 10a. We yarded 84 head and sold as follows : — For Mr William Butlor (Forrest Hill, FTokonui), 13 bullocks at L 7 15s to L 9 ; for Mr Samlnrs Forrest (Fairfax), 14 bullocks at L 5 5s to L 6 12s 6d, 10 cows at Lsssto L 6 12a 6.1 ; for Mr John Davidson (Otopcpo), 17 bullocks at L 5 7s Cd to L 7 lOrf; for Mr Thomas Kirk (East Taiori), 4 cows at liG 73 6d to L 7 l»d ; for Mr William Kirkland (Elmgrove), 2 bullock- at L 8 17s GJ, 3 Hereford heifers at L 8 17s 6.1 ; for Mrs Thurso Hutchiugs (Henley), 7 heifers at Li. 10s; for •Mr Charles Johnston (Uidgcland), 3 cows at L 5 10s. Wo quote : Best beef, 21s to 22s per 1001 b ; medium, ISj to 20a ; inferior, 15j to 17a. Privately we sold:— For Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Ringway), 50 prime bullocks ; for Mr J. Sprott (Mataura Island), 30 head ; for Mr J. Chisholm (Mataura), 20 head, at quotations. Fat Sheep. — To-day's market wo a supplied with 310 merinos of fair quality, and 2,091 crossbreds, the greater part being owes, with a few pens of prime wethers. The latter word mostly taken for freezing at last week's quotations, other sorts wore in fair request, but the attendance of butchers wa< small and prices a shade lower, say Gd to li on some pent, bufc there was a good deal of fluctuition throughout tho sales. Bost crossbred wethors sold at 14s to 10s Gd ; other, 12s Gd to 13a 9.1 ; host crossbre 1 ewes, 13* to 16s 3d ; other, Ui to 12s 91 ; bofld mutiuo wethers, 10s to 12s Gd ; other, 8 i 31 to 9d 91. We penned Gl7 and sold as follows: — For Mr Charles Trossler (Arthurton) 53 prime half bred ewes and wotheraat Lm 9 1 : for MasaM Rattray and Co. (Waiwcra Estate) 61 half broil wethors at 15s to 15s 91, 60 f.m. croasbred ewes, at 135 9.1 ; for Mr T Morloy (Gore) 63 crossbrel ewen at 13s ; for Mr John Sanderson (Ashfields) T4O crossbred ewes at 13s to 15s ; for Mr James Logan (Greenv.ilp) 180 f.m. j-hrorl ewas to 16s 3d (top today); for Mr W R Todd (Mosgiel) 58 merino ewes at 8* 3d to 8s 9 1 ; also privately for Mr Henry Palmer (Otakio) 800 2-tooth. wethers at 12s ; for Mr A All wood (South) 200 pwes at quotations. We quote mutton 2|d to 3|j'l per lb. Fat Lambs-- Only 176 penned ; these wero all prime quality and sold well. Best sold at llrto ' 14s ; others, 9* to 10s 6d. We sold 13 afc 13s 10,1 ; 13 at Us 3d ; 19 at lls ; 2at 8s 6d. Pigs. — 246 in, the bulk being porkers and baconers ; these sold at rather advanced prices, stores and suckers were also in moderate request. We sold porkers at 21s to 46s ; stores, 10s to 18s ; Wckors, 6s to 9s 6*cl, Wo quote pork, 2% d to 3i<l perlb.