COMMERCIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 8902, 19 September 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Lyttelton Times Office, Wednesday Evening, LIVE STOCK MARKET.

There was a larger attendance at the market to-day than has been the case for some weeks. Business was, however, limited to the fat stock department, the spring not being sufficiently advanced to warrant much improvement in the price of low-conditioned stock, while the demand for best quality mutton and beef remains firm.

Stobb Sheep. —There were several good lines entered, including four-tooth crossbred wethers, which sold from 10s 9d to lls fid; merinos realised from 8s 8d to 10s 9d; two and four-tooth ewes in lamb fetched Bs, and a line of hoggets sold at 6a 7d. The New Zealand Loan and Mbbcantile Agency Company sold a line of hoggets at 8s 4d, and a small line of cull half-breds at ss. Messrs Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. & A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for Mr ,T. G. Murray, 800 four-tooth wethers at 8a lid to lls 4d, and 368 two-tooth maiden ewes from 8s 8d to 9s; for a client, maiden ewes at lls fid, the topprioe for the season; for Mr T. Johnston, maiden ewes and wethers at 10s 9d; for a client, half-bred ewes in lamb at Ba, and a line of small hoggets at 5s 7d. Messrs Dicken and Go. sold for Mr A. F. Bennetts, 217 merino wethers at 4s 4d, 232 do at 4s 4d, 44 crossbred ewes at 9a; for Mr J. Barr, 200 hoggets at 9a 3d; for Mr W. M. Thompson, 128 half-bred ewes at lls Id; for a client, 9 ewes at 13s fid. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold for a client, 94 mixed cross-breds at lls 3d.

Fat Sheep.—There was a very large entry again, and in those cases where extra prime quality was shown, the demand was very keen, and for the best of these as much as 2id per lb was secured. In the inferior classes, where freezing was out of the question, there was a decided want of support, and the price suffered consider* ably, but taken as a whole the sale went far to show the necessity of bringing forward nothing but the primest quality, as buyers were to be seen waiting till the pens containing them were in the order of sale. Messrs H. Matson and Co (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for Mr F. Wright, maiden ewes and wethers at 14s 7d to 15s 10dj for Mr J. Smith, cross-bred wethers at 13s 8d to 14s 9d, Down wethers at 10s lOd j for Mr J. Maddison, half-bred wethers at from 13s 7d to 14s 3d; for a southern client, maiden ewes and wethers at 13s to 13s sdj for Mr H. F. Reece, merino wethers at 10s 4d to 12a; for Mr £. Duncan, Down wethers at 12s 6d to 13s 9d j for an Amuri client, cross-bred wethers at 14s to 14s 9d; for Mr D. Shaw, maiden ewes and wethers at 12s 5d to 14s Id; for Mr W. Bayley, cross-bred wethers up to 245. This price is the highest attained for some years in this market, and is quite phenomenal in the sheep market. It is needless to say that they were of gigantic proportions. For Mr F. Barker, Down wethers and maiden ewes at 13s lOd to 14s lid; for Mr J. Williams, merino wethers at 9s 6d; for Mr B. Duncan, merino wethers at 10s; in the estate of the late Mr A. Grant, cross-bred wethers at from 15a 7d to 18s lOd, and 'ewes (not maidens) at from 14s 9d to 15s 6d; for Mr J. Borgfeldt, cross-bred wethers at 14s Ocl to 16s 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mkbcantxle Agency Company, Limited, sold for a southern client 30 cross-bred wethers at 17s 9d, 25 do at 16s lid, and 40 do at 15s 8d; for Mr Walter Macfarlane, merino wethers at 10s lOd; for a Southbridge client, cross-bred wethers at lls 6d; for a client, 145 two-tooth cross-bred wethers at lls 6d; for Mr Harrison, 35 cross-bred wethers at 17s, 35 do at 15s 3d, and 313 do at 16s, for the same owner, 25 half-bred wethers at 14s 6d, and 107 do at 14s; for a client, light half-bteds at lls. Mr F. C. Tabaet sold for Messrs E. and J. E. Parker, 106 half-bred wethers at 15s, 30 long-wool ewes at 15s 6d, 38 do at 14s ; for Mr H. M'Lean, 59 withers at 13s lid to 15s 4d, 25 long-wool at 14s 2d, 51 ewes at 13b 7d; for Mr H. F. Eeece, 138 merinos from 10s lOd to lls 6d; for Mr James Eurse, 108 cross-bred wethers at 14s lOd to 15s 3d, 51 ewes at 13s 4d to 14s, 31 ewes and wethers at 12s 9d to 13s 4d. Messrs Dickinand Co. sold for Mr A. Lee, 186 cross-bred ewes and wethers at from lls 9d to 12s 4d ; for Mr Brook, 5 Down ewes at 16s ; for a client, 49 merino wethers at 7s Gd ; for Mr Osborne, 65 cross-bred ewes and wethers from 12s Id to 14s 3d ; for Mr A. F. Bennetts, 20 cross-bred ewes atillaSd. Messrs Miles and Co. sold for Mr C. E. Campbell, 78 long-wool wethers at 16s 6d, 90 cross-breds at 15s 8d; for a client, 160 four-tooth ewes and wethers at 13a 5d to 14s; for the executors of the late Mr J. Cotdy, 120 merino wethers at 14s to 13a 3d; for Messrs D. Henderson and Son, 123 wethers and maiden ewes at 13a 3d to 14s Id. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold for Mr G. B. Starky, 100 Hampshire Down wethers at 15a lid to 17s 6d; for Mr J. Page, 56 wethers and maiden ewes at 13a 9d to 14s sd, 26 ewes at 14s <Jd.

Lambs.—There were a good few nice lambs on sale, which realised from 7s 3d to 12a 6d, according to quality. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold several lines of nicely-grown youngsters at prices ranging from 7s 9d to 12s 6d. Their entry was a large cue, and every lamb was cleared. Messrs Dioken and Co. sold for Mr Templeton, 3 at 13s, 3 at 12s, 3 at lls 9d, and 2 at 12s. Messrs Miles and Co. sold for Mr J. O. Amy, 12 at 10a 6d; for Mr T. Needham, 3 at 12s 6d, 2 at lls. ... Fat Cattle.— The sale of beef was somewhat irregular, but. hero again,prime

quality asserted itself, and in one or two cases as much as 22a per 1001 b was obtained. This was, however, exceptional, as the inferior quality did not reach higher than from 16s to 17s, but the butchers’ requirements were satisfied at an average of from 18a to 20s per lOOlba throughout. Some steers sent from Winchester by Mr James Guild, were of exceptional quality, being of a superior breed, and exceedingly well-fed, and reared and brought to market as cattle representing the best quality of beef should be sent. The result was as it should be a good price for a good article. Messrs Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited), sold for Mr J. Guild. 18 steers at .£lO ss; for Mr T. H. Green, 17 heifers at £5 2s; for Mr P. Henley, 15 steers at from .£5 2s 6d to £6 8s 6d; for Mr Coe, 8 steers at £5 7s 6d to £7 2s 6d; for Mr T. Patterson, 1 cow at .£3 17s fid; for Mr G. M. Clark, 1 cow at £3; for Mr Nunweek, 2 heifers at £4|lss and -£o 7s fid; for Mr Sands, 1 cow at £3; for Wright, 1 cow at £4. Messrs Ptnk and Co. sold for a client, fat cows at £ 6, £4 17s fid, £4 Ids, and £4 12s fid. Messrs Dickbn and Co. sold for Mr A. P. Bennetts, heifer at £6 lss; for Mr Ferguson, 2 heifers at £4 17s fid and £5 12s fid; for Mr A. W. Bennetts, 2 cowa at £4 15s and £6 ss, 5 steers at £6 15s to £7; for Mr Ferguson, 4 heifers at £5 12s fid; for Mr Hunt, heifer at £4. Stoek Cattle.— There was a very heavy entry of store and dairy cattle, which did not meet with at all a ready sale. Some excellent lines of young stock had to be passed in, as buyers were not present to concede the prices demanded by owners. The impression prevailed that in another week or two the store pens would be more eagerly sought after, as soon as there is a certainty that frost is a thing of the past. Messrs Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z. Limited) sold for Mr G. M. Clarke, 2 cowa at 9s and £2; for Mr Frazer, 1 hull; for Mr Veron, 1 cow at £2 18s ; for Mr D. Smith, 8 head young stock at 31s to 45s ; for Mr Barker, 14head young stock at 355, and 24 at 455; for Mr A. Bell, 6 steers and heifers at 17s ; for Mr T. M'Callum, 6 head at from 16s to 31s; for Mr D. Moorhonse, 20 eighteen-month-old steers at £2 2s; for a client, a nice line of three-year-old steers at £4 17s; odd stores at from £2 7s fid to £4. Messrs Dicken and Co. sold for Mr A. F . Bennetts, a line of small heifers at 17s; for Mr A. W. Bennetts, a line of old cows at £2,16 two-year-olds at 35a, store cows from 32s to 60s, Messrs Pynb and Co. sold for a client, 19 two-year-old heifers at £2 7s fid and £2 8s fid; cows at 80s to £2 10b.

Daiey Cattle.— Messrs Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold 5o head of dairy cattle (including a line of Ayrshires), which sold at from £3 10s to £9, according to quality and date of calving. Pigs. —The entry was a smaller one than usual, some very good porkers making amends for the deficiency in numbers.