MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIX, Issue 9986, 15 March 1893, Page 3

MARKET REPORTS.

Yesterday was an exceptionally busy day at the Bangiora market, there being over 15,000 sheep yarded; together with' the largest entry of cattle seen in the yards for a considerable time. Mr W. Buss (associated with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports an entry of 5000 sheep, and sales as follow Fat cross-bred sheep, 13s 9d to 16s; fat lambs, 9s to 11s 6a; store lambs, 7s to 8s 9d; merino ewes. Is 7d to 4s lOd and 8s; merino wethers, 6s 6d; cross-bred wethers, 14s to 15s lOd; cross-bred ewes up to 14s 6d. The cattle and pigs all sold at full market values. In the produce yards Mr W. Buss soldi Sheepskins—Felts, Is to la 9d; lambskins. Is 8d; woolly skins, 3s 9d; rough fat, IJd per lb; rendered ditto, lid; hides at market prices; chick wheat. Is 3d to 2s per bushel; oats. Is 6d to Is lOd; grass seed, machine-dressed, 3a 6d; ditto, farmers’ samples, 2a 6d; rye, 2a 6d; bran, 2s 9d per bag; sharps, 4s 9d. Mr A. F. Tutton reports sales at his yards as followSheep.—An entry of about 1000; two-tooth cross-bred eves and wethers, 18s 5d to 14s 6d; four, six and eight-tooth ewes, 14s 6d; old cross-bred ewes, 5s to 8s; store lambs, 8s fid to 9a fid ;■ merino ewes, farmers’ lines, 3a to 4a fid; Border Leicester ram lambs, £2 fia; Romney rams, £l lss to £2 sa. Cattle.— Springers, £6 10a to JBB 5s ; old cows, £2 10s to £4, 10s ; pigs, suckers, fia fid ; stores, 9s to 15s. In the Produce Yards.—Sheepskins; croas-breds, lOd to Is fid; merino do, 6d to Is Id ; hides at full market rates ;■ rough fat, lid per lb; wool in bags, Bid to. 6Jd; fowls, hens, Is fid to 2s 8d; roosters, 2a to 3s; ducks, 2s fid; geese, 4i fid; turkeys, hens, 4s fid to 6s fid; chiokwheat. Is lOd to 2s Id; oats, Is fid to Is 9d; do, crushed. Is lOd; barley, seconds. Is 8d; peas, 2s 8d to 8s; rye, 2s fid; Cape barley, 2s 8d; ryegrass seed, 2s to 3s; cocksfoot. Id to 2|d; potatoes, 3s to 4s fid per sack; carrots. Is 6d; onions, 4s per cwt; sharps, 4s 9d; bran, 2s 9d; flour, 16s per sack; do, unknown brands, 12s to 13s; cheese, 6d per lb; apples. Is 6d per oase; birch timber, 6s 9d per 100 ft. Messrs Todhuntbb and Jennings report sales by auction and privately as f0110w65 cross-bred ewes, 11s 6d; 8 Leicester rams, ligs; 24 merino wethers, 8s 8d; 32 crossbred wethers, 16s sd; 20 merino wethers, 9s sd; 60 cross-bred wethers, 16s; 84 cross-bred ewes, mixed ages, 6a 7d; 97 cross-bred ewes, 8s sd; 66 do, 6s fid; 65 cross-bred lambs, 8a 3d; 22 aged merino ewes, 3s Id; 70 mixed ages crossbred ewes, 7s lOd; 83 do, 7s Id; 15 store pigs, 12s 6d; 1 sow in pig, 455; 4 store pigs, 11s6d; 16s do,9s6d; 8d0,265; 6d0,1156d. Messrs Fynb and Co. report having sold the following lines:—lß3 fat sheep, 15s; 45 fat lambs, 11s 8d; line merino ewes, 4s 2d; cross-bred ewes, 9s Id; fat crossbred ewes, 13s 2d; old merino ewes, 2s lOd; 143 cross-bred ewes, 12s 4id; fat heifers, .£5 17s 6d to £6 ; fat cows, £5 7s 6d to £5 10c; store pigs,.. 12s to 18a ,sd. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associatod with the National M. and A. Company, of N.Z., Limited), report sales as follow:—il cross-bred ewes, 12s Id; crosa-bred wethers, 13s; 8 cross-bred ewes, 9s 7d; 35 merino ewes, 6s 4d; 40 merino ewes, 4s 10d; 126 merino ewes, 3s 8d; 155 cross-bred ewes, 8s lid; 39 merino ewes, 2s; 16 cross-bred lambs, 8s; 4 two-tooth wethers, 13s 8d; 3 porker pigs, 9a; 8 do, 21s. Cattle.—Large entry. Best dairy cows, £0 10a to £7 ISa; store cattle, two-year-olds* J 54 to £i 10a.

There was a large entry, a good attendance, and a thoroughly satisfactory sale at the Ashburton Yards on Tuesday. Owing to the large number of sheep advertised for sale all over the country, sales in this district for the last two weeks have been a bit dragging, but on Tuesday the sale a remarkably good ope. There were about 13,000 sheep yarded, a large proportion of which were breeding ewes, and nearly the whole entry found buyers at very satisfactory prices. Fat cross-bred wethera sold at 13s 3d to Ids sd, ditto ewes fcs lid to 10a 7d, merino wethera from 5s 9d to Bs, ewes from-Os to Bs, oross-bred ,ewea sold at 8a lOd, ps 8d up to iPs 5d for aged ewes, and from lie to Ids 9d was paid fur young sheep. Cross-bred lambs sold from 7s Id to 12a 3d, tho better sorts selling much more freely than last week. Merino ewes varied from 3s 2d for old worn-out scrubbers up to 6a Pi for fair-conditioned fresh ewes. Merino ewes with a good percentage of lambs all counted sold from 7s to 7s 6d. Cattle.— There was a large entry of cattle, about 50 head, but buyers were scarce, and prices lower than last week. Fat steers, Mto .£6; fat heifers, 424 10s to JB6 16s; fat cows, £S to £7 Isa; milch cows, £S 17a 6d; stores, 21s to £3 Is; yearlings, 13s. Pigs. —Porkers 355, stores, 2ls to 26 j. There were about 20 entered.