STOCK SALES.

Clutha Leader, Volume XVII, Issue 883, 19 June 1891, Page 5

STOCK SALES.

Fat CattK-- At Burnside on Wednesday 231 head were forward, inclu'lin? som" drafts of very prim© heavy weight bullocks from Southland. The demand for good quality cattle wa3 fairly brisk, at. prices quite on it level with those ruling a week ago. Medium and iuferior qua Hy were, however, very dull of sale, and values decidedly against the seller. Prime bullocks, hoitvy weights, sold at L8 to L 9 10s ; do. oruinary and ]i:;ht weight*, L6 to L 7 15s ; half and three parts fat bullocks. Li to L 50s ; ordinary, L 3 10s to L5 ; best cows from L6to L 7 10a • ordinary, L4 to L 5 10s ; inferior, LI 10s to L3. Vat Sheep —The market was well supplied with 3416 sheep, including 400 merinos. The crosshreds, more especially i he wethers, were by far the best taken as a lot that has been saen at Bivnside for some months pist, and ir, is pleasing to note that, notwithstanding the largeness of the supply, they realised very satisfactory prices. Values all through the side wtsre quite hs high as last week, and in the case of prime fret zing wethers a shade higher. The success of the day's operations was principally dv •. to the fact that exporters wero purchasing freely to fulfil existing contracts. Prime crossed wethe-s (heavy) sold at 17s Gd to 18j 9d ; do do, ordinary weights, 16s to 17s ; do do, medium quality, 14s to 15s 6d ; do do, snvill, 12s 61 to 13s Gd ; prime ciosslired ewes, heavy, 10s to 17s; do do, ordinary weights, 14s 6d to 15s 6d ; do do, light, 12s 6d to 14s ; meiino wethers, 10s to 13s! — Wright, Stemikkson. and Co. sold L 132 as follows :— Foe Air Alien MGregor (Gletifalloeh). 30 extra prime mrabred wethers (heavy weights) at 18s 9d ; for Messrs Bryce Brotheis (Lovells Flit), 60 prime crossbred weUiers at 18-s ; for Mr Charles Bell (Pen fold), 32 prime crossbred wethers at 18s, and 30 d> halfbred wethers at 1(J< ; for Mrs John Ninimo (the Gnngn), 24 prime crossbred wethers at i7s 6.1, and 77 prime half bred wethers at 15,- 9d ; for tho New Z.aland and Australian Land Company (Totara Estate), 123 three-quurtei-l>red owes ai 17s to 15s ; tor Mr Christian Hille (Kurow), 33 ha If bred wethers at 17s, 57 do dv (smaller) at Inn Bd, and 40 halfbred ewes at 14s 9d ; for Mr George JSTichol (Abbotafo.id Station). 24 Cheviot crossbred wethers at 17s, lb"7 Cheviot crossbred ewes at 13s 3d to Wa 3d. and 88 merino wei.hers at 10s 9d to 11 s 6d ; for the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Clydevale Estate), 7i crossbred wethers (medium quality) at 1(53 6d ; for a southern client, 132 crossbred ewes and wethers at quotations ; for Mr John Menzies (Hakateramea), 71 prime meiiuo withers at ]3s for 36, and Us 3d for 35; for the executors of the late W H Taschmaker (Taipo Hid Estate), 60 merino wethers at l'2s to Us 9 1. — JOH.V Grinolky (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company, Limited! penned and sold as follows: —For Mr James Liddle (Taieri Beach), 100 grand wethers at 1 7s 6d ; for Mr T Wilson (Ivuri Bush), 75 crossbred ewes mid weLhers at 13s ; for Mr Robert Gibson (K»i<if,on), 70 crossbred ewes and wethers at 13* 01 ; for Messrs Thomson and Co., 65 orossbreds and 88 do ewes at 12s !M ; for Mr A Douglass (Brighton), 40 crossbred ewes and wethers at Ms, 27 >k, ewes and wethers at 13s 61, 15 merino owes at 6-i 9d ; for Mr A PI Anderson (Stirling). 240 crossbred ewes and wethers at io' G I — Kkid, Maclean, and Co. yarded aud >old 616: For Mr J.. C. Gilchrist (Oannru), 30 crossbred ewes at 16d, HO »t, 15s 9d, ; J .O at los Ud, 28 at 15>i bM : for Mr Kemp (Kartigi). one pen crossbred wethers ab 17s 6d, 20 quarter breds at lls 9.1, 11 crossbred ewes at los 9d,29 at 12s 6d ; fur a southern client, 30 crossbred wethers at 17s 61, 31 at 16a; for Mr A MKiimon (Owaki), ■M halfhrods at 13s fid to 14s, 31 (light) at 12s ; one pen aged ewes (light) at 10s ; for Mr D ALdrew (Mosgid), 24 crossbred ewes at 13s 6d ; for Mr H. Palmer (Otakui) 35 crossbred ewes at 14s 9d, 33 halfhreds at 12s <5d ; for Mr Jno. Gray (Milburn), 33 mixed crossbreds at 16s 91, 33 at IDs 9d to Kis ; for Messrs Dickson Bros. (Porto bello). 3i f.rossbrod ewes at 12s 9d-; for Mr D. Heattie, 17 prime mixed crossbreds at 17* 9 I, lb' at IBs ; for Mr Baxter, 70 light weight halfbred wethers at 12s (id.- Tub Nkw Zealand Loan AND MKHCANTILE Agbxcy CoMPaNY, Lin ited, sold for iMr Waniuel F»oicl:er (Gore) and bred by Mr James Holms, v\ aimahak a prime lot of crossbred wethers and maiden ewos, which topped the market at 18s 9d ; for Messrs A. and J. Brown (A!>t).)tsfoid), mixed orossbred wethers and ewus to ]3.-i 3d ; for Mr Thomas M'Whirter (Ngapara), throe p«ns lignt halfbred ewes at quotdtions. — ."iTRONACH and 3'>n sold crossbred ewes for a northern client, at 10s 9il to l"2s. - Gkogb TuDD (on behalf of the Mut.uil Agency Com puny of New Zealand) sold : For Air G. M'Donaid G4 ewes from 13s 6d to l:-is, and 62 wethers from los 9,1 to 14s 31 ; for John Bithgate (Janefield), 198 wethers, light weights, from 13a 3d to 12s 3d ; and for Mrs B. liros^n (Gunn.erburn), 212 e.wes aud wethers from 14s to 13s 9d. —Donald Heid and Co. yarded and sold : For Mr Stanous D.uiiell (Tuapeka West) 22 crossbred wethers at l!ss 9.1, 41 crossbred ewes at 12s to 12s f»d ; for Mr H. Palmer (Utakia), 125 crossbred wethers and ewes at 14s 3d to 12s 9d ; for Messrs Wilson and Scott (Waihola). 61 crossbred wethers at 15s 6d to 14s 9.1 , for Mr James Freeman (Green Island), 67 crossbred withers and ewes at 13s. Pigs. — The market was glutted, no less than 400 being penued. The greater portion of the, pigs were stores, aud those that wero fafc were mostly of indifferent quality. The stores were almost unsaleable, whilst to effect, sales of fat pigs (guaranteed gra.n-fed ones excepted) a reduction iv value had to be submitted to.