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Clutha Leader, Volume XXX, Issue 1786, 19 February 1904, Page 5

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0 BURNSIDE STOCK SALES. Februa'y 17. Pat Cattle.—l 26 head penned. Competition at the commencement of the sale was slow at about last week's rates, but there was a decided improvement later on, and prices rose fully 10s a head. Best bullocks LlO to Lll 2s Gd, medium to L 9 15*, light to L 8 ss, best cows and heifers to L 8 ss, medium to L 6 15s, light L 5 to L 6 2i Gd.—Dhlgety and Co. sold for Mr E. Hawker (Stirling) 6 bullocks at L 8 to L 9 7sGil. , Store Cattle. A fair yarding, and prices | on a par with late rates. Dairy Cows.—About 35 forward. Prices up to L 7 for good cows. Fat Calves.—2s ysrded, and sold at prices ranging from 5s to 465, according to age and quality. Fat Sheep.—l63s penned. Competition was keen at the commencement of the sale, prices falling later to about the level of last week's. Best wethers 18s Gd lo 21s Gd, medium to 17s Od, best ewes to 20s 3d, medium 14s to 17?. Fat Lambs.—B62 penned. All met a brisk sale at about last week's rates. • Best sold at 13s 6d to 14s 9d, medium to 12s 6d, light 8s 9d to 10s Gd.—Otnga Farmers' Co-operative Association sold for Mr Simon Wright (Bnlclutha) G at Km 9d, 10 at 14s 9d, 17 at 14s Gd, 29 at 14s, 7 at 12s 9d, 2 at 9s Gd. Pigs.—ls2 forward. Suckers suffered a j sharp decline of 3s to 4s per head, but slips and stores Bold under brisk competion at late rates. DUNEDIN PEODUCE MAEKET. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., Dunedln, report (wholesale) as follows for the week (nding Feb. 15, 1904, (all quotations subject to market fluctuations) Wheat—ln view of early harvest and expectations of lower values for new wheat, old wheat has receded all round as millers hold sufficient stocks to carry them over harvest. For old Northern several sales have been effected. Velvet 3s 3d to 3s 4d, Tuscan 3s 2d to 3s 3d. Hunter's 3s 2d. Oats.—Demand for bright feed is brisk, but stocks of these are almost nilOther descriptions are quite neglected. Prime milling Is 3d to lp od, bright short feed Is 3d to Is 4d, medium and inferior lid to Is 2d. Barley—Has liitle inquiry ; have sold several lines Lakes 3s to 3s 4d, other districts 3s to 3s 6d, feed 2s 3d to 2s Gd. Chaff—Offering freely. Prime quality L2 5s to L2 12s 6d, medium LI 10s to LI 15s, straw chaff LI 15s. Pressed straw 30s, pressed hay L 3, inferior 25s to 30s. Potatoes.—Mirket slightly weaker. New Kidneys £2 12s Gd to £2 15s. Ryegrass—There is a brisk inquiry. We quote: Farmers' dressed Is Gd to 2s, nnchine diessed 3s per bushel. Cocksfoot —Farmers' undressed 4d per lb, machined 5d to Gd. Linseed—Lß to LlO per ton. Ryecorn—fair offerings 2s 9d to 3s.

Babbitskins—We offered a fair catalogue this week. We quote : Suckers and runners 3d to 4Jd, nummers 5Jd to Bd, autumns 9d 13d, mixed winters 14Jd to lGjd, prime does IGJd to 17d, winter blacks 2s to 2s 6d, outgoing lljd to 14d per lb. Horse-hair—ls ljd to Is 2J:I. ' Tallow—Bough fat 13s to 16s 6d, tallow in ting 16s Gd to 20s, casks 20s 6d to 235. Hides.—We quote : Prime ox up io 6£d heavy do ssd (o 6d, light to medium 4§d to 4Jd, cows, heavy, 4|d to sd, medium 4d to 4fd, light 3|d to 3Jd. Calfskins, Is 9d to 2s 3d, yearlings 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Horee hides 6s 6d to 9s 6d each. Next sale will b» held on 25th inst. * Sheepskins.—Pelts, which we have special inquiries for 6d to Is 9d, good demaad for mei inos and fine crossbred halfbred 6s 3d to 6? 9d, merino 6Jd to 7|d. Wool.—Our next wool sale takes plaoe on March 3rd, and we expect a big rise in the market. We would ask farmers (when sending samples) always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers. Grass-seed cleaning.—Our machinery is up-to-date. We have just added a clover polisher and as we have a machine of the ktest type for eooh kind of seed, 'we give from 5 to 10 per cent better cleaning" results than a machine whioh cleans all seeds, wa also store seed free of obarge until oleaned, nd keep same insured. Fruit and Produce Beport. Butter—Prime salt 7d to Bd. Fresh butter, off flavour 6d to 7Jd. We have an export order on hand for milled and dairy butter, prices on application. We have contract guaranteed until end of March. Eggs.—There is a good inquiry and all coming forward are easily placed. Cheese.—Factory lo 6d, Akaroa sd. Bacon—Bolls 8d to 9d per lb. Hams—BdtoßJd. Onionß—Prime new, just landed L 6, Pigs—For sizes up to IEQIb first- ;lass dairy-fed quality, 4Jd, heavy weights 3JI to 4d. , Poultry—oood rlemand.Roosters 3s to 4= ftd, hens 2s 6d to 3s Od, ducks 3s 6d to 4s. he.i turkeys 5d to 6d, cock turkeys 8d to 10J. Geese 4s 6d to 5s 6d. We have an export ordei for poultry on hand. Pleaae write for j jwfciculars. We w vtaliwkQd i