INVERCARGELL.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 14, Issue 1009, 29 August 1890, Page 4

INVERCARGELL.

H. Carswell aad Co.'s weekly stock and produce report for the week ending Tuesday 26th August, 1890. We held our weekly sale at the fnver cargill yards to-day, There was a large attendance of buyers. Fat Cattle.— 49 yarded, quality ranged f'.oaa good to prime. Tne sale opened dull but as it progressed it improved, and las) week's prioes were fully maintained. Besl bullocks brought from L 6 10s to L 8 ordinary to good, L 5 os to L 6 6s ; best cows L 6 2s 6d to L 6 12s 6d ; ordinary to good, L4to L 5 10s. We sold several pens al quotations. Fat Bbeep.— Only 486 penned, comprising about equal numbers of wethers and ewes quality from good to prime. Demand brisk Fat wethers brought from 16s 3d to 17s 4d ; one pen extra heavy brought 20s j best ewes 14s to 16s. . " Store Sheep,— only one line of breeding ewes forward, whioh were passsd unsold at lis. We.haie several enquiries for crossbred lambs and forward-conditioned 'stores, and can place any number at fall values. We spld privately a line of prime fat bullocks at L 9, to a. Northern buyer. Store Cattle.— Fifty-two yarded, principally young cattle in rather low condition. Demand sjaok, Yearlings sold at 20a ; two-year-olds, to L 2 IQs, Pigs.— Eighteen yarded, Porkers sold from 20§ to 30a ; bacon pigs to 32s 6d. Sheepskins,. Babbitakins, Hidgs, Tallow, etc— At our regular weekly sale of the above on Monday last, our catalogue was a Bmall one, made up abonfc equal with butchers' green skins, and dry skins from the country. The trade waa fully represented, bidding was slow, and prices were fully 6d lower than last weeks quotations. We sold butchers' green crossbreds at 4s 6d, |s lid, and 5s 2d. Dry skins from the country at 2a, 2s sd, 2s lid, 3s fid, and up to is 6d f Rabbitekins ; Market without change ; we sold several lots of mi*ed skins, of medium qualify, at J6d fo J6*d per lb. Hides : The market is barely supplied with good heavy hides j for such good prices cau be received, We sold light weights at Ga 6d to J Js, Horsehair, from Ib to la 2d per lb. Taliotf : Market %w at lute rates ; we sold rough fat at 9s per cwt. >y)ieat,— There is very little change to repo^t ijtytolly. 4-dfigPP from London report a firmer market, a#<J palges tfyppe have hardened. We quote : For prime rolling, lip to 3s 3d per bushel', usual terms, tygß in. Outs.— Quantity offering at present is small, and values are unchanged here. The, slight adyance in fhe Sydney market being nullifted by thp engaged carrying rate now Charged by the tfnios S,S P Oo„ owing to tbe extra expense jopurred fa loading tbeir steamers, The uncertainty of the strike movements in the other oolonies makes the future of the market an open question, " Barley,— Without change. Potatoes.— We quote for prime table Derwents, 36s to 40j, on trucks at wayside stations, bags extra. Byegr»9s is in fair demand, and prioes have hardened during the past week, We note a strong enquiry for early spring BOWt ing and quote for machine-dressed from 49 9d to 5s 6d ; undressed, from .Ss 9d to 4s 3d. Wax.— We have several enquiries for well* dress jd parcels, and could place consign* ments at an advanoe on late values, Wilson, Tame. and Co. report on the market for the week ending August 28 :— At Ihe Invercargill yards on Tuesday last about 100 bead of fat and store cattle were yarded aud 600 fat and store cheep. 'ihe fat cattle market was fairly well supplied, and prices were fully up tp last week's, bullocks selling at LS.to L 6 for best j medium do and cows, at L6 los to W. *

Fat Sheop— "6oo were forward, and competition was keen throughout the sale, fat wethers brfnging up to 17b 4d, and ewes 16s to 14% Bioie Sheep— Very few entered, and no, sales resulting. ft Store Cattle— The demand is still slaew, and for those yarded (about 50) prioes raA from Ll to L 2 15s for one to two-year-olds, Pigs— We sold 12 porkers at 30s,' others at 19s 6d. Rabbitskins— We quote winter greys at Is 5d to Is 6d ; medium to good, Is 2d to Is 4d ; autumns, IOJ to Is ; suckers and half grown, 2d to 6d. We sold mixed lots at up to Is Sid per lb. Sheepskins— The demand is still brisk, 1 and we sold dry crossbreds at 4s lid and 3s for fairly woolled ; others at 2s to 2s 7d. Hides are in fair demand, We sold light .weights at np to 6s 3d. Fat in bags brought 9s per owt. Horsehair up to Is per lb, G- A. Biroh, on behalf][of tbe New Zealand National Mortgage and Agenoy Company reports on the market for week ending 28th Augnst, 1890. The grain markets a 1 entirely without animation, and we have nothing of interest to report. Wheat,— The Home mvkets are in a fairly healthy state, and values W** f how a decided advance. We quote prime milling 3s to Ss . 4d ; medium qualities, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel, sacks weighed in, delivery at mill. Oats. — This market continues perfectU lifeless. Owing to expected strikes, freights bave gone up 3d per bag to Melbourne, and , 6d per bag to Sydney on all produce, and the i Union Company will not guarantee tbe landing of produce in Australia. Shipping busi- : ness is in consequence at a complete standstill. We quote good milling Is ljd ; good feed, , Is to Is Id per bushel on truoks at wayside , stations, Backs extra, Ryegrass is in good demand, as stocks on , hand are limited. Prime heavy machine , dressed commands brisk enquiry. We quote machine dressed, 69 6d to 6d for best; farmer's parcels 3s 6d to 3 s 9d per bushel; according to sample. The demand is only ' just setting in, and we expect to see Ryegrass , 'up to 6s 6d per bushel,