DUNEDIN MARKETS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3029, 7 April 1882, Page 2

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Messrs Maclean and Co. report for the week ending sth April, as follows : Fit Cuttle. — 201 head were y mled to-day at Burnaide, and with the excepti >n of soveral pent being prime, the remainder were of ordinary quality. There wai a brisk demand for prime bullocks, bat medium weights were in lew demand. Prime bullocka brought L 7 15a to Lll 12i 6d ; ordinary. L 3 17a 6(1 to L 7 10s ; cow^ from L 3 10s toL7 10a. We •old 50 head on account of Messrs tV. Jenkins T. deary. W. J. MAuley, Meo Broa , and others, »t quotations, We quote extra prime beef at 22a 6d per lOOlba ; ordinary, 20a. Fat Calve*. — Twenty-tiro were yarded, and aold at from 5» 6d to 23*. Fat Sheop — A 'air ■ip ily of 2410 was penned tn-diy, consisting of about 400 meriDOS, And the rrmaind<r cro sbnd). The trade having partly upplied themselves from last week.'* full ma ket the previous Wed nesday 1 * prices were hardly maintained, and a reduction had to be submitted to. Crosshredi brought from 12* to 17^ ; merinos, Gs 9,1 to Us Cd. We yvded GOO, and told them as follows : On account of Mr George Crosbie (Kdendale), 36 oroaibreda at 14s 3d, and 49 merinos, at 6a 9.1 ; on account of Mr Sims (Otepopo), 34 crosubreds, at 13s 6d ; on account of Mr Jamea Gall, 266 merino fwi and wethers, at 8t ; and on account of Mr C. Samson, 100 merino* at quotations. We quote prime mutton, 2Jd per lb. Fat Limbs —350 were penned, and sold at from 8s 61 to 11s 9d. We *otd 183 at 8s 6d to 9a 31. Fat Pigs — 134 yarded, and sold up to L 3 4h. We Hold 25 at quotations. Country Sale*.— On Tbur day la t, at Mr R. Robinsi n'# farm, Waipori, wo held a clearing •ile of stock and implements, when the following prices were obtained. I Taught mares »nJ li^ht weights, from L2O t<> L3J; colt* mid bill s, unbroken, LI 2 toLIB ; unws L 4 10< to 1 6 10t j implements snd sundaes, At a»tisiautory prices. At Balolutha, on the 80th ult,, w« held our uaual monthly kale,

when th.iro was a fair amount of stock forward, and sold as follows : 500 orosshred owe*, 8j lid to 10j 3d ; 200 morino d>, 4* to 5s 6d ; 100 moriuo wothoru, 104 6d to 11s 91; M 0 lambs, 7s 7d } storo bullooks, IA 5s to L 5 Is VV->ol — The following is tho latost cablegram from tho H >mo market, dated London, April lit, announcing the closing of the salos : "The wool sales closed with good spirit, and without further quotvble change in prioes. Tho total quantity sold during tho series was 200,000 bales, and 190,000 bales having been held ovor for tho next sales." Sheepskins. — We subin ttod a fair o»ta1 >gue at our sale on Monday last, and disposod of soveral lots at prices similar to last woek. Ciossbreds up to 4s 7d ; merinos, 4i; butchers' pelts, Is to 2s 8d : lambskins, I's 7d : skins in bales, ssd to 8§ I per lb. Hides.— We have placed all lota on haud at 4d per lb for sound wet-nalted Tallow. — Pur-ntf tho wook we have sold % large line of about 20 tons of modium quality at full r.ite*. Grain — Wheat : Thoro is no matoml oh an go to chronicle, the demand for prime lots continuing good at 4s Gil to 4s 7d ; modium, with loss inquiry, from 3s lOd to 4s 3d ; fowls' feed, 2« 6d to 3s 61, with go(i dem'iud. Oats still continue firm at 3s Id for milling, aud 3* for feed. In both ceroalH Wd havo disposed of several lines at quotations. Barley with botter inquiry, but few tramaotions.