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Otago Daily Times, Issue 6739, 20 September 1883, Page 2

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;.-;" '■•' *'"' * *-' Dully Times Office, Wedaselay eveotaf. ,' Xhe.kmqaat ol Onstoms Revenue received to-day onjioodf entered (oi consumption was £6Sl4s 3d.

Mr Donald Stbonaoh (on behalf of the Kow Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited)! reports tor the week ending September 19 as follows:—

- Fat Cattle.—l4o head were yarded and passed tho i hammer to-day for the week's supply, all qualities being represented. Biddings were fairly animated. Medium weights and quality brought higher prices, whilst pHmo was a (bade lower. Prime bullocks sold at up to' £1* 6s; good do, £10 10s 6d ; medium, £7 12a <Jd; and cows at proportionate rates. We sold a draft on' account ol Mr P. Glffjrd (Macraes Flat) - r bollocks at £19 10s, and cowa at £6 5s to £712s 6d ; 'and quote prime beef, 255; medium, 22s 6d per ,1001b.

■; Jt'at! Sheep."—2664 camo forward, of which 838 were merinos, quality ranging from inferior to good, with a small proportion of prime. Good and prime dexcriptiou9'Btf.(i at late rates, but middling and Inferior, sbeep were lower. Prime crossbreds brought up to '80a 8d j good, 148 8d to 17b 6d ; medium, 11s 9d to 133 6d';. merinos, 7s 6(1 to 13s 6d. We Bold on account of --Messrs Wayne and Leary (Akatore), 63 cro shreds at Yl4s 94; Mr W L. Rlddell (Willowmead), 69 do at 1 !b 8d ; Mr H. Cameron (Mataura), 63 <Io at 129 8u"to 13a Bd.;-Messrs. Wilaon Bros. (Waihola), SO do at 13fl, ■ nod 50 merinos at 7b fid ; and quota mutton at Sid to Sd per ft.

Fat Lamba.-Elghty were penned. Primo m&do ISs to \i» Od, and others up to 6s Od. ~ Fat Pigs 164wera forward; comprising all quailtiov which sold roadily at from 21a 6d to BSsowh. ■ Store Cattle.—Wo have no talei to report. Store Sheep Tula week'we placed 4000 merino ■wethers at a tatU;aototy figure, "and havo sovoral lota of crodbbrcd ewes and hoggota on hand tor disposal. Wool.—Public Press and other telegram * aro rathor contradictory in their,reiioKs as to progrosjof the L ndon gales. Ths latest to h>nd, that of the 17th, howevtir, reports a Bettor attehdauco at tho last Bales, and values have blichtly improved. Sheopc.kius.-At our weekly sale on Monday wo submitted ft good catalogue, ehitiiy butchers' skins, which wore freely competed for by a fair attendance of buyors. and realuod prices fully equal.to.those obv tiiried last week. Butchers' green crosabreds sold at 2b 8d to 4 3 Id ; dry do, 2s Kd to 4s 6d ; gre.n morlnoa, Ss ed to 3s Oi ; dry do, 2s 9i to 4b SJ. Babbitoklns.—We catalttfued 9 bjes aud 20 bags, of which wo cold as followa:-6 bags suckers; at Ijd' to 2d; t) do mixed, at B|d to 10id ;7 do juedium, at Is ljd to Is 3d; 1 balo good, at ls4Jdporlb; and passed.in 8 biles and 2 bags, veniora'reserves not being reached. Hides.—Tha demand is sufficient to absorb tho supply, but thore ia an evident deslro to reducj l«to rates. We sold all forward, chiefly light-weights, at 3d to4d purlb. ■ Tallow.—Wo did not offar any this week, and have no changO to report in cither demand or values.

Messrs Wright, Stephbxson, and Co. report for tho week ending September 19 as follows : —

Fat Cattle.—A moderate number camo lo hand, 140 head being yarded. Tho supply included another very prime draft from ihe Cottcsbrook Estate. Tho rest of tho cattle forward were of fair to good quality. Tho demand was not brWk, and last week's prices wcro barely sustained. Wo sold 02 head as follows—viz.: From Cottosbrook, 13 extra prime bullocks (very big weights), at from £11 2t>odto.£l4 6s por head, and 1 cow at £10 15a; fur Mr Alex. Jenkins (Elbow), 18 bullocks at from £8 7s Cd to £10 10s ; for M.nsrs Uabli.ett and oung, 13 bullocks at from £7 2s Od to £8 16s; for Mr (J. Uore, 1 very primo cow at £10 6s; ahd tor other vendors, 7 cows at up to to Us. We quoto prune beef at 25j per 1001b; medium, SfcOd.

Fat Sheep.—This week's supply was an average one, 2(JtJ4 iiucep boil g penned. Of thh number 838 were merinos. Tho undo, having contiderabio stocks on hand, operated with great caution, and, excepting ia one or two cases, no improvement on laut week's m'cs can bo noted. Wo sold 1448 as under: For llesflti Jamoi Smith and Sous (O ccliile.'d), 572 extra primo hilfbrod ewes at 16s; lor Messrs Koaa Bros. (Moorakl), 68 half bred wethers (medium quality) at fronM3s to i&4 ft.1; from Bu-cjt Estate, 522 v«ry prime merino wethew at 13s 6d ; for Mrs James Reid (Broomfleld MaiuO, 201 merino wethor* at 10a 6d, and 88 crosßbreds at 10s Cd; for Mrs K. S mervillo (Milburn Estate), 34 crowbreds at Us; and for Mr 11. Jl'Mister, 73 croasbrtd owes at from 14s 3d to 14s (Id.' We quote prime n.utton at from 2Jd to 3d per lb. Fat Lambs.—Eighty penaed, and sold at from 8s Od to 13s 6d.

tigs.—Both M and stores continuo to nil well. U4 constituted this wcek't Bupply, and ot these wo gold li 9as follows:—1 at tiSa, 2at 683,1 at 65*, 4at 6ls, 9 at 498, 7 at 4Ss, 10 at 41s, 10 at 419, 4 at 375, 23 at 3tis, 10 at 338, 6 at 31s, 9 at 29/ i, 16 at 18s, 10 at 15J Gd, and 13 at 21» fid. Horsci.-First-clas? young draughts meet with rtady Eale, but other descriptions are not co much Bought after. On Saturday last we hold cur weekly Bale ac the Provincial Vardi. Near j all tho drautrhts forward found purchasers at quotations W« quote first-class draughts at from £ 5 to £46; medium, £24 to £80; light do, £10 to £20; medium, £io_to £1 ■; light and inferior, £3 to £7. . Sheepskins.—There'Mm ft ca itai attendance of buyers at our Weekly sala held last Monday Bidding was very brisk, and prices obtained showed a nro<kej improvement on last iv'eck'-. Our catalogue was an unusually: long oho.. The following prices were realised! For butchers' green skins—crossbreds, is 6d, 4s Ed, 4s 4d, 4s 2d, 4s, Sb lid, Ss 9d, 3s 7d, 3s Od, 5s 4d, 39 3d, 3sld,'2i9d, 2b Bd, and2sod; for merino skins 4s 6d, 4i 4d, 4s Id, i; 3s lOd, 3s Od, 3j Id, and 33 Oil; and for countiy skins, from 5d to 4s lid, and in bales at up to £}d per lb.' ■■ ' ..:. *'■■■ Rabbi-skins,—On Monday wo eoid:,B, 1 bag at 14M per lb; E, 4 bales at Hi ;K, 1 balo at 15JJ ; DO, 1 bale at-7Jd j,0,,l balo at 12jd, 1 bag, at 14JU, and 1 bogat 4d, . ■ ~ . . ■- .- : aide*.—Extra heavios are in demand, but stocks of. mrdium and lightweights are ft.cumulating, and to effect sales of these latter desciiptions reduced rates have to be accepted. Tallow.—Wo did not: offer any on Monday. Th» market has a downward tendency Oraln.-Wheat: Since our last loport wo have sold toveral smill parcel) - prime lota at uplto'4l 4d; .orcinarj', 3s lOd to 4a Id; inferior, 2s 9d to 396 d. Oats: During the week wo have sold over 4000 bushels—heavy milling at from Is lid to 2s, and stout feed at Is lOd ; we quoto other qualities at from Is (Id to Is fIJ. Barley: No transactions.

' Mesrs MicLßAs AK6 Co. report for the weak ending September 19 as follows :—

Fat Cattle.-A medium supply woo yarded to-day— viz. 140 head. 01 this lot about one-halt were p.ime quality, and the balance medium mights. Every pen was sold, but competition was not bo active 88 experienced last week, and a decline of about 2s (Id per 1001b in most cases had t-e be submitted to. Primo bullocks brought from £10 to £14 ss; fair to good, £6 loj to £9 10s ; cowd, from £5 10s to £8 10s. ,Wo yarded 40, and sod them as follows :—On account of Mr J. Kenton (Baldutha), 1 cow at £0 and 3 bullocks (lightweights) at £0 2a 8d ; Mr IV. Ke ly, 8 head at for bulloclta £6 7s fid, and fur cms £5 10s to £6 28 OJ; Mr Hamilton (Woodland-), 12 head bullocks at from £7 15s to £3128 Od; Mr a. M'Kelip, 17 head bullocks at from £7 7a 6d to £8 168. We quote prime beef 25a per 100)b. Fa f. Sheep.—A fair number was penned today - viz., 2684, of which 8">8 wero merinos and the ba'aoco cros-breda. Competition was fairly active ; but although tbo whole lot forward were considerably under last week's fu'l supply, the pii es realise! to-day showed no improvement. About o:-c-third wore primo quality and the remainder ordinary. A few pens were extra-prime heavy weights (crossbreds), and brought 20s 3d, while the remainder sold from 11s 9d to 13s td; raeriuoß, 7s Od to 13s 6d. We sold on account of K. Wilson, Esq., from his Komarua Estate, 26 light-weight balfbred ewes at 12s 3d, and 225 merinoa at from 9j 6d to 9s 9d; on account of J. Ayson, EEq , Finnegand (Baldutha), 65 crossbred) at from 14s dd to 17s Od; on account of W. Robson, Esq. (Whiteloi), 61 do at from 15s 01 to 17s 01; on account of Mr M'lntosh (Scarborough), 100 hallbred owes at lls 9d ; on account of J. fctevcoson (Gore), 31 crossbreds at 14s, and 40 ma iooa at 8s 31; and on account of Messrs Aitken and Milne (Gore), 78 merinoa at 93 9d. We quote prime mutton at 2jd per Ib. Fat Lvnbs.-To-day 80 were penned, and sold with good competition at from 6s 6d to 13s 6d. We Bold 50 on account of M. Studholmc, Esq., at from 13i to 13s 6d. Fat Pigs.—ls4 were yarded to-day, and sold at from 21n to 659 each.

Horses. Our usual ealo wis held on Saturday last at Dunedin TattersalU. The demand at the present time is hardly S3 brisk for either draught mares or geld'nge, b&t the depre-sion is looked upon as ttmporar>. We quote first-class draughts £35 to £43; medium, £25 to £30; good hacks and light-harness horsos, £15 ta £20; medium, £10 to £18. Wool.—Recent cablegrams from the Home market report the maruet a! firm. sheepskins —We offered and sold a full catalogue at our sale held last Monday. There was a good attendance of the trade, and all the lots catalogued were disposed of, as follows: Butchers' crotsbreds, Ss 4d to 4s; merinos, 3s Sd to it Id; dry crossbredß, Is to 3s 8d; merino--, 2a 4d to 3s 6d. Hido3.-Dcmand fair; all consignments meeting with ready sale. The values are Sd to «Jd per Ib, according to weight and condition.' "■»■■ Tallow. Rendered tallow and rough fat in fair demand, and late prices maintained. .Grain.—Wheat: The demand f .r prime milling lots conlinueß, and tor parcels of, tnis description 4a 2d to 4a 4d is' obtainable. On the other hand, secondary milling lots are neglected and most difficult to place. Fowl feed ia not much in demand. We quote prlma milling 4s 2d to 4s 4d; medium, 3s 4d to as lOd; fowl feed, 2s 3d to 83 lOd.■* Oats.: Frime mtlliDg parcels, of which we have several choice lots, we quote from 2s to 2a Id; heavy bright feed, Is IOJd to It lid; ordinary, Is 9d to Is lOd; discoloured not much inquired for. .• Barley:. Prime malting is r.adily Baleable at up to 4s 9d,'while milling and feed are dull of sale. -( ■'^ . -'. "i !-^' ";-'; ■ ' .'- ' Potatoes.—Our sales have been at £2 7s 8d (togs extra). '' " " "" -- ■ - Ryegraps —We quote machiho-dressed, 4s Cd; farmers' lots, 3s to 3a fid.

Messrs Dohald Rbid and Co. report tor the week ending September 19 as follows :—

I Fat Castle.—l4o were yarded. A small proportion of these were prime and extra weights.-theirest mostly medium quality. Bett pens were in most demand, and brought last week's rates, but other sorts were dull of sale, prices towards the dose showIng cone reduction, Ueat bullocks sold at £8 7s 6d to £14 7s 6d; others, £5 17a Bd to £8.5 a; best cows, £3 10a to £10 7a 6d; others, £3 2t 6d to £8 5a We yarded 27 head, and sold for Mr David Carruthers (Jl*ungatua), 1 cow £6 17s 6d, 2 bullocks £6 2s(td; (or Mr James Shand (Outram), 15 .bullocks £7 15a to £S, and 2 cows £5 B); lor Mr -W. G.-M'Murray (Wai. runa), 4 prime bullocks at £0 8s 61 ; for Mr lioore (North-East Valley); 3 cows£6 12s Bd to £6 6s - We quote best - beef 26s,'lnferior' to medium' 22s 6d per 100 b. Privately wo sold 20 head at quotations. Fat Calves. —Four in ; these wore inferior, and brought a poor pi ice. Fat Sheep.—There was an average Bupply ponnod to-day—namely, .838 merinos of uatful quality, and 1826cros6brede. Most of these were prime and heavy weights. The latter were in brisk demand, and brought fully.late price 3; but merinos were difficult to quitat a Blight reduction. "Beatcrossbreda brought from 14s Od to 17s fid, one small pen (extra weights). fetching 203 3d; others 12s to 14s Gd ; best merino wether?, 10d to 139 6(1; others, 7s 6d to 9s 3d. We sold for Mr Joseph Culling (Hillgrove), 15 merino ewes at ti 3d; for Mr A. Quertier (f ukerau), 61 crossbreds at lie cd, and 20 merino wethers at 9s 9d; tor Mr John Johnston (Kaihtku), 38 prime merino wothers at lls 3d. ■ We quote mutton 3d per lb. Lambs.—Eighty pennoj". These included a very fine draft of Southdowns in prime condition. Those sold at 13s; others (small) Bold'at 5s 9d. We. sold for Mr Joseph Culling 30 at quotations. N

Pigs.—A, large supply forward to-day, ISO being yarded—nearly all in killing condition. These sold at 12s to Us each. We sold for Mr Joseph Wright (Waiwera), eight at 62j; for others, 10 at 51s. Ho transactions in st:rc stock.

Wool.—On Monday we sold a few lots, but as they were only oddments, pricts were low. . ~ "Sheepaklue.-On Monday we oSired a large catalogue, made up chiefly of butchers' green skins. Bidding waa rather brißkor, and prices for prime crossbreds and merino 3 higher. Coarse Bkin3 are in less

favour. Best crossbreds fetched 3s 4d to 63 4d ; others, Is 8d to 3a 2d ; best merinos, 3s 3d to 4S 2d; others, Is to?sßd.

Rabbltekins.—Wo catalogued all lots forward, but as there waa only a limited attendance of buyers and bidding dull, most of them were held over. Those sold brought 13d to 18H per lb. Hides.'—There is no change in values Light sorts are quite neglected, while for extra heavy there is fair demand.

Tallow.—Well-rendered, in export condition, is wanted; medium and inferior is plentiful, and for luch 20s to 26s is offering; butcher*' rough tat sells at 189 to 22s per cwt. Grain.—ln wheat we have littlo change to report. Only extra fine parcels are asked for; but notwithstanding that arrivals have bten up to the average, v«ry little choice hat come to hand. For prime, 4a Sd to 48 4d is obtained; and for good samples r*d ttraw, Jcc, 4s to 4a 3d; inferior and sprouted, of which there <• a large stock, is almost unsaleable at anything boyond chick-feed prides. We sold 600 bushols prime velvet, 4s 3d; 1000 bushels rtd chaff, 4s Sid-;.4000 bushels inf irior, 2s 9d to 33 4d; 1625 bushels medium red straw, 3s lOd. Oats: A fair demand for milling and heavy bright feed for export; locally there ia a quiot trade. Present stocks are liaht, and ws lock for a speedy clearance of all consignment*. We quote' milling Is lid to 3s; coed do, 2s 3d; best bright feed, Is lOd ta la lid; go«d do, Is 9d to Is lOd; inferior and discoloured, Is Td to Is BJd. Barley: There has baen a fair demand for feed and miil'ng. F«r export we sold ahwsmall lots fe«d and milliag'at 2s 9d to' 3» 3d; maltlng-no sales to report. . • Potatoei.—The market is almost glutted, and to press sales prices have receded. ■■ We quote 42s 6d to 46s per ton, bags extra. • Ryegras3 Seed.—A fair demand for picked lots, machine-dressed, at 3s 9d to4s6d; farmers'lots are unsalubl*. We sold 1740 bushels at quotations.

Messrs Stbphbsbos ahd Co. report for the week ending Sop< ember 19 as follows :—

Fat Cattle.—l4o hoad yarded today at Burnsido, half of which were prime quality, tho balance being fair to good. Tho competition for each pen during the early eales was keen, but ss buyers g t filled up the demand elackenod, and a decline in values of about 2a 8d per 1001b had to be submitted to aa compared with last week's rates. Prime bullocks fetched from £loto £14 ss; fair to Rood, £6 15, to £9 10s ; cowb from £5 104 to £3 10s We yarded 22 head, and sold—On account Mr J Nicolla, 7 head cows at from £5 to £6 2s 8d ;on account Mr Little, one bullock at £10 17» fti, 2at£9 28 6d, Sa* £817s 6d, 3at £8 12s 6.1 Bat £7 la Od ; 3 head on account of other vendors at from £6 10) to £7. We quoto prime beef at 255,' moJium 22a 6d per 1001b. Ualves.-Fjuryarded: which wo sold at up to 10s. Fat Sheep. — 2684 penned, 838 of which ..wero merinos." La«l.week's prices were maintained, but not improved 00, quality being from fair to prime—a Email number of the latter beirig forward. Prime

crossbred* fetched from lls 9d to 20s 8d; meiinos, 7s Cd to 13* Od. We ponnod and sold drafts on account ot Mr J Nicollu at 20a Sd (which wai top price) and 15s We quote prime mutton at from 2£d to 3d per lb. Fat Lambs.—Eighty penned, and sold at from 5s Od to Vis lid. Fat l'igs. -151 yarded, which sold under brisk competition at from 210 od to «Sj. Store Cattlo.—We havo a few lnt|uiiioi for good storu bullocks..

btoro Sheep —We placed privately a draft of crossbred ewoß in lamb at 17s.

Wool.-Cablegiama of 17lh met. report better attendance, but to-day's wlro reports scoured wools down id per lb. Sshoepsklns.—Our Monday's sa'o was well attended, and we submitted a full catalogue of principally dry Bkina; bidding was animated, mid priues rcaliuud were quite on a par with those of last week: Butchers' (treen crossbred ftdchod from ia 9d to 48 Id ; dry, from 2s lid to 4s Od; butchore' merinos, 39 Od to 4j ; dry. 2) ud to 4s 3d. Wo placed a lot of skins (croeabrede) from Refrigerating Works at 4s Od each. EabbltsluDß.—Wo sold during tho week: 10 balca at 17(1,1 bag at 17il, 1 balo at 15JJ, 16 bags at 15Jd, 1 bale at 14d. Tallow.—Values unchanged. We sold 1 largo cask and 9 bags ot rough fat at for tallow (inferior) 20s per cwt,, and rough fao at 22s 6d. Grain.—Wheat: Good milling samples aro oaeily disposed of at receut rates. We quoto primo milling, U3dto 4a 4d; red straw, 4s Id; medium, 3s 9d; fowls' food, 3s 3d. Oats: Bright milling is worth 2s; short bright feed, Is Od to In lOd; interior, hard to quit. Barley: Primo malting samples, 4s Cd to 119 d; medium 4s 3d. liyegros eced.—Machine-dressed sample', 48 Od to 4s 9J; farmers' lots, up to 4 ■>. Potatoes.—Good sound Dorwents wo aro selling at £2 10s and £2 129 por ton, bags Ucluded. Largo quantities are coming to hand. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET J. H. Kiloour, grain and produce broker, repoits under date September 19 as follow* '.— Flour.- Qiotatlons remain unahanged. Town flour, £10 6s in Backs, £10 10a in 1001b bags, and £i 0 16s In fifliOJ.

Oatmeal, £11 to £11 10s per ton. Whiat. Tho demand is not very aetivo, but primo camples of willing are saleable ut lost week's quotations—viz., 4s 2d to ia 3d for Tuscan and while vulvet; other Borta, 3s Ud to 4s; fowl feed, 2j lid to 3s Id, according to quality. Oats.—Tile demand is fairly good at recent quotatlonv, say, short bright feed, Is 9d to la lOd; inforiot and discoloured, Is 7d to Is 8d ; milling, Is lid to ia. As tho seed season is getting over, seed lots do not move off so readily. - Barley.—l bave had numerous inquiries for prime malting samples, wnlch are very hard to get 1 have have placed one line during tho week at 4s 6d, but very good malting would fetch from 4s OS to sa. There ia no domand for milling and feed qualities. Potatoes.—Stocks of Dcrwciiti arc i;oi very con slderably reduced, but prices do not thow any improvement. I have made no sales during, the week, but I quote prime quality at £2 8s 6d, bags extra. I have disposed of the remainder of kiduey potatoes on hand for seed at a reduced piice, tho season being now over.

Butter.—l have sovoral consignments unsold, and it ie very difficult to effect sales. Salted, in kegs, cannot bo quoted at over B}d per lb. Cheese.—Tho demand is limited, buyers being fully supplied. I quoto Akaroa at Pi Ito Od per lb. Chaff.—There is a good demand for good oaton chaff, which may be quoted at £4 per ton, bags oxtra."

Gross Seed.—A few lots of ryograss have boen in»iiig off at 4s 0J for machine-dressed, and 3s 9d to 4s for farmer,' lots; cocltflfoot is in good demand at from 4Jd to 5d per lb. Rabbitstins.-Tliereisa good demand at (for winter ekins) IGi to 17d per lb, if well sorted; mixed lots, Is to Is i'd; inferior and suckers, Cd to 81 \*r lb. Hides. Iheie is a fair demand at 4Jd per lb for extra heavy and well-trimmed, and 3d to 4d for light and inferior. Tallow -SOj to 31s 6d for well-iendered, and 20s .to 219 6d/orroighfat.