Stock Reports.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1424, 15 June 1899, Page 7

Stock Reports.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. The entries of fat sheep and lambs at Addington to-day formed another record, but the other classes of stock were rather below average yardings. The entries for the day were about 15,000 fat sheep, 6169 fat lambs, 3000 store sheep, 462 cattle and 363 pigs. The 221 fat cattle contained some very good lines of steers, but a lot of second quality and unfinished sorts were on offer. The sale was somewhat irregular, and prices were slightly easier than last week. Best beef fetched up to 20s per 1001 b, and inferior down to 12s 6d. Good steers brought £7 per head to £3 10s ; others down to £1; heifers, £4 to £6; cows, £3 15s to £6. There was a large entry of good store cattle, but very little was done at auction, vendors asking too high prices for buyers. Mixeu lot of dairy cows. Better sorts there was a good demand for at from £6 to £8 10s; but others were dull of sale at £2 to £5. Fat sheep included some very good lines of freezers, but there was also a large number of badly-drafted and second-quality sheep forward. With unsatisfactory cables from Home, buyers for export were holding off, and declining to give within 2s per head of last week’s rates, and as owners held foliate rates, very few were sold at from 16s to 18s 9d. Butchers’ ewes were in over supply, and prices fell fully Is 6d to 2s per head where business was done, while a great many were withdrawn. The sale of this class was not got through today, and will be continued in the morning. Fat lambs included some nice quality lines of freezers, but also a good many second-quality. Buyers seemed eager to secure all classes that were likely to pass the factory, and prices rose fully Is per head, the bulk being taken at from 14s to 17s, and up to 18s lOd for an extra good lot. It is evident that a good many second-quality sheep are going to the factory, and if this continues it will injure the name of Canterbury lambs in the Home market. Butchers’ sorts brought 12s to 13s 6d, and unfinished lots down to 10s. A small entry of store sheep contained very few good forward lines, and buyers would not give late rates for these. Forward wethers brought 14s 7d to 15s. and up to IGs for a- line of extra good wethers; maiden ewes, 15s: ewes in lamb, 11s to 14s 2d; lambs, 9s Id to 10s 9d. There was a good demand for all classes of pigs, and fat pigs were firmer. Baconers averaged 4d. and porkers 4-1 d, while stores also showed an improvement. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. At the Burnside market to-day 208 head of fat cattle were yarded. There was good competition for prime, and prices wore well maintained. Best bullocks brought £7 10s to £8 15s : medium, £6 to £7; best cows and heifers, £6 to £6 15s ; ordinary, £3 to £5 10s. Of fat sheep, 3469 were penned. The hulk were owes, with a fair proportion of wethers suitable for export. The demand for the latter was keen, and prices were quite equal to late rates. The sale for ewes was uneven, but on the whole they dropped Is to Is 6d bc-low last week. Best crossbred wethers Drought IGs to 19s 6d ; a few extra heavy. 20s 6d: medium to good, 12s to 15s ; best crossbred ewes, 14s to 16s Cd ; ordinary, 11s to 13s. . Some 810 fat lambs were penned. A considerable number of inem were suitable for export. Best brought 13s to 14s 9d ; a few extra prime, 15s to 18s; medium, 9s to 12s. Pigs—One hundred and eight were penned. Good demand for all sorts. Suckers brought 13s to 16s 6:1 ; slips, 18s to 225; porkers, 25s to 425; baconers, 45s to 70s. SYDNEY. Wedno>:d;y. Wheat, chick, 2s 5d to 2s I'd; mi,.-um. 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Flour, £6 I Os co £6 15s; Manitoban, £9 15s. Oats, feeding, New Zealand, Is 8d to Is lOd ; Tasmanian, Is 8d to Is 9d; Tartarian, seeding, Is lOd to 2s. Barley, Cape, 2s 4d to 2s Od ; English. 2s Gel to 2s 9cl. Maize. 2s lOd. Peas, Prussian blue, 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Bran and pollard, 9!d to 9 Id. Potatoes—Circular Heads, £2 to £2 5s ; New Zealand Derwents, £2 to £2 2s 6d. Onions, Victorian, £4; N ew Zealand, £4 10s. Butter, dairy, 8d to 9d; factory. lOd. Cheese, large, 4-Id; loaf, 51 cl. Bacon, 6d to 8d; hams, New Zealand mild cured, 9d. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Wheat is active arid firm at 2s 9d to 2s lOd. Oats, Algerian, Is od to Is Bd. Barley, malting, 3s 2d to 4s. Maize. 2s 6d to 2s 7d. Bran and pollard, Bld. Potatoes, £1 15s to £1 17s 6d. Onions, £3 os. ADELAIDE, Wednesday. "Wheat, 2s 8d to 2s 9d. Flour, £6 10s.

Oats, dun and Algerian. Is Gd to Is 8d ; stout, 2s to 2s 6d. Bran and pollard, 9d. LONDON. Tuesday. Nine thousand quarters ot Victorian wheat, June and July shipm-u’s. have been sold at 29s 3d per quarter Tlie total quantity of whoa* and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,370.000 quarters, and for trie Common--1.810.000 quarters. Shares in the Australian am' N'.*w Zea land Mortgage Agency are quoted at 90j LONDON. Wednesday. According to “ Bradstrec-t's ” estimate, the American visible supply of wheat ease of the Rockies amounts to 42,092,000 bushels. At the tallow sales, 1775 casks were oifered and 850 sold. The prices of ail kinds are unchanged. Mutton, fine, LYs per cwt.; medium, 255; beef, fine, 255; medium, 245. NAPIER. Thursday. Messrs Nelson Bros., Limited, -,ave received the following cablegram from Louden : —Frozen meat market—Best Best Canterbury mutton, 4',d: Napier and North Island, 3}d; lamb, first quality, s}d ; second, s)d.