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Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 4201, 31 August 1888, Page 2

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dunkmn MARKETS

Monats R«id. Maclean. aad Co. report for the wank ending £ugiu* 21), a» follows : Fat Cattle.—Th»re were IST h.iad t at to-day'a aala. the latg«r pottx-ct cf which werwg««d to prime qnality. the rest o:dtn-»ry and Inferior. At tha coaim*ut;ismea4 of tha market bidding waa r»;her dull, ho' »"> s " ! ««fa» prograiwari ill because evident that feflalrsnrenta wsro laraer than anticipaSP'i, arri eompatltfoa |?raduatfy fcecime mora active, the market closing 6rt» »t an >i«»sce on lata value*. Wo sold fce ■ 6 bullocks from LEO to LSj othara. 17 15* to 15 Isa cows. IS 2a 61 to 1.6; other*, lo IS* tot*. ~ F«ft Sheep TTio »o6ry at Harcatde km not lun, only 2&1.7 I» all Mast otfcrsd. tj thefts about 300 WBti mrfO" Wethira fgood qo*His), th« balance chiefly cros-breda, good to prima mutton. Tha aup|Ty proved aqttal ta 6t*ia reqalfßtnan**. and competition was faitty active. price# all through tutinij about *qual to la»i week # Valuaa. Raatt cr"e»br*»d wethsxa brought from tta 3» to 17* &t (two pens estra h™*y wafafcta, m to 2ls 3d| t ordiaaey. U«_Wt> 14a j bunt crossbred awas, 134 6d to Is* b'JJ others, IDs 3d to U* ; marlno wethsra, Sd Sd to to*~ . . , « Pig*.—l7s o( all descriptions penned. Competition wsw bri-J 1 * acd alt sold at fair priusa. Suckara brought &J to lis ; stors*. Iff* to 22#: pocketa. 23# to 30a ; baeoceta. 25., toCO: extra heavy weighta btinjbg up to 67*. . . . 3tor» Cattle.—'? Hera is not roach euaiaeaa doing In thana la tha meantime. although thorn fa * fair Enquiry for »U ctassea. Threw rod fowyear-old fcullecka ar?> chistly wanted •ad what® lines of thaso a<o t ffatad at teadoa* abfo p*fe"». a-Itr9 can to effiscled without much difficulty. Stars SSheap—Young crcasbrsdJ are infor. but la the afcsasca of aaitabt© lets tr* e&r w» have on »a>n to report. U c will b» glad to. haw* partkafars of »oy lw«» oorcltantß wfsb to dts ;c«o of. Sfc««i>Ma»—our auction salt* on Monday w* ot?»r»d a fnll catalogue of both ctmatry dry asd butch®ra' gr«ca rfctn*. Thar* wa» a full attaadaeca of local bnyafs. —»lshouijh eompttitloo was wty aeil*tf ap to a cactaia limit, wa caanol tup/-ft aaj lmproTsirsnt oa Ia"« raluas. C<iaotty dry crowbrsd skin* from-l* Sd to 1' !>d ; do do maris':*. 3# KM to ta 7d, pais*. J* 3d to 1* Id ; btttchats' crossbtcd.« r 4» Oi (a J.; do do taadno*. 3 t tt)d to 2> 4d. Kabbitskins. * a aicelfrat dsm »cd coatioM* to b« tsp-irlaavcd for asd all Into oSmd at aactioo tnaot with otiak ~omMtftloa. For w»n go* r.p wiotor sklaa tha ornasd fa »ost autlT». but nsedlutn aal taXariov lißas alao cocccavid attaatioo_acd bring fall prtcsw is proportion. Ba<t winter »tios w» quota from la ffd to t» 4d per lb; madias, U to la : anmrner, lid to S I: infsrlor, mizad, and aac&ara, 7&d to 3d PBf IK . Hides.—Ther® fa co iaqairy Bit with beyond that of local Untßr», notwitiutandfag tha Mcoudicgjy lew pricsi* now ra'icg. Shippara aro enttre'y out of the market aod will not oparata sTeo at preaeot low IfaaTy weighta we qaoto ftoeo 3Jd to 3|i par lb ; madixxm aod lighs. 31 to firior. cat. acd a tippy. 2Jd tn IJi ; green o*. £oi to 15a > gratia cow, 15 < to »0a 6d tach, Talfaw—Th« market fa barely mcplicd, tb» law cooaignrr.cnts comics forward bttng acarcoty er{uai to local maoofictoraf* retjuir«m«ata Although thero ia very little fl«m»od for ahipmont the tale reocrted imla London wll docb'lcaa «r» loag bo felt here. We r{an(t> p'iir.o reodesed mu-too. 20# to tS'j; oitxad, tSa to I 3«. Eoagh f.»5 : Kent malt.-m. 13a to 12s: medium, Ila to 10a : iofetior, 5j to S» per cwt. Wheat.—ln thi local market th-re^ fa not much doicg to milters here h»*i-g aoffioi«nt on hwd to laat thero aoma week* ysl Wa aro pleaaed. howef»r. to report that ahipp«r» are operating fteety in northe'n grown «ampr«a at an advanca on laSo wtek'j qaotationn. Mcllata do not caro to gc much beyond lata ratsa fnr tiima northern, but a» holifeta cf tha putiautar claaa a o firm In their for higher vasee.«, lautharn whoat is commanding mors attention. Fowl wheal la Ketttng «carcer and higher prices ara ob*aln.»bfe. We quote prima Tuscan 3u to rot (traw aed vslvat, 3a 3.1 to 3a 451; mtdiun. 2» Bd to 3* ; fowl whs.it, 2» 3>i to &6d per bnahal (sac'ta weighed lo'. Terma. Cata. ha mtrfcet is rather quiet, alth ugh aale# ato b.-ic/ rr.ada at tqual to laat wiek'a rataa. Shippera arw oie-ating to •.limited extent, aad for local thers fa abo a fafr damand. lio'ders ara not aaifjos lo quit at preaunt values, aad thia to a cona>darab r e »st nt rmtrfcted bu»lneaa. Wa q'io<« prima mU'ing. la lid tir la Hid pot btwhcsl. «Str» p lcao a jl mora; madlatn milUog and short hsa«y faed. Is l to I* lld ; ordinary feed, it OJd lo la 10(1; lofarlor, la Slto ta 91. Petatoas.—tha market !« dell and Tory aalflS ara being ta via. B«»t notthsra sell op to 65* t iQuShsra. 50) to 5S t per ton. ABSTRACT UF SdLE.^. By Mr Gaorgw ?umpter. on Saturday, Stb Saptamter, at tha ai©r«a— Farm at A*»motto. By Fleming acd ftcdley. on Patnrdny. lat Uaptemhar, at their atojes—Fomitnrc. ato.