WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9323, 14 January 1892, Page 2

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, January 13,

Fat Cattle.—A smalleutry to-day, only 122 head being yarded. This number included about 40 head of Wanganui cattle. These and a small draft from the AYaimate Estate were the only really prime beef forward. The remainder ranged from medium to inferior quality. The demand was better thaa at last week's sale, and prices showed a slight improvement:—Best bullocks sold at L7 10s to L9 ss; medium, L5 15s to L6 15s; small, L4 5s to L5; cows and heifers, L3 5s to.Lti 153.—Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold: For Mr Charles Campbell (Hampdeu), 3 bullocks ht L6los to Lsl2s 6d, 1 cow at L6; for Mr James M'Phee (Kaikorai Valley), 3 cows at .L3l2s fid, to L2 25); for Mr Hugh M'Coll (Burnside), 1 cow at 14 2s 6d; for various Vendors, 7 cows at L4 5s to L3.—Stronach Bros, and Morris sold for Mr, Hinckley (Broad Bay) and Mr 11. Milne (Macaudrews) cows at quotations.—The Mutual Agency Company sold 32 head as under:—For the Waimate estate, 3 bullocks at L7 15s, 3 at L7, 2 at Lol2s Cd, 2at L6l2s b"d, 2at L6 12s 6d; for Mr J. Christie (Greytown), 1 bullock at L6 10s, 1 at 15 2s 6d, 1 cow at 1/3 10a, lat L4; for Mr John Bruce (Greytown), 1 cow at L4 12s 6d, 1 at L4 2s tirt, 2 light heifers at L3l7s 6d, 2atL37s 6d ; for Mr S. Hinckley, 2 cows at L4 7s 6d; for Mr A. Rutherford, 2 cow3 at L3 7s (id, 3atL3 2s bd; and for Messrs Early and 50n3,3 head at quotations.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold for Mr William Lindsay (Greytown), Mr S. M'Cracken (Caversham), and others, bullocks to L7 15s and cows to L'J 2s (id.—Wright, Stephexson, and Co. sold til head as follows :—For Mr John F. M'Beth (Glenfalloch), 30 prime bullocks at from L'J 5s to L7; for Mr John Grant (Willowbank), 7 steers ami heifers at from L5 10s to L7 5s ; for Mr Peter Duncan (Waikouaiti), 7 cows at from L4 to L5 10s; for Mr David Mills (Green Island), 3 cows at L5 2s 6d; for Mr James Anderson (North-East Valley), 2 cows at 15 53; and for Messrs William Faulds, Hugh M'Donald, F. Freeman, T. Scurr, J. Vitznatvick, and others, 15. cows at quotations.— John Grindley (on behalf of theFarmers' Agency Company, Limited) sold at the yards and outside as follows :—For Mr G. ltoss (Woodville), 7 c6ws at L5 17s 6d; for Mr A. Douglas (Riccarton), 4 heifers at Lslss, 10 bullocks at LB 7a 6d; for Mr R. Robin3on (Berwick). 70 bullocks at L7 ss, 20 heifers at L5 ; for Mr A. C. Bishop (Wyndham), 50 heifera at Ld; for th& Henley Company, 100 bullocks at quotations ; 10 heifers do. Fat Sheep.—l7os came forward for this week's sale, of which about 150 were merinos. About two-thirds of' the supply consisted of wethers, several lines of which were very large and of splendid quality ; the remainder were mostly old ewes. Competition was rather slack and bidding camo very slow, several of the butchers holding' supplies from last weok, while others were partly supplied. Prices, on the whole, wore about Is lower. . Bast crossbred wethers sold at . 12s to 13s Oil, medium 10s to lls Gd; best crossbred ewes 11s to 123 (id, ordinary 9s to 10s 6d ; merinos 7s 9d to !)s. —Don.vld Reid and Co. yarded and sold for Messrs A. and A. Souness (Otakia), (s(i crossbred wethers at lls, 13 do ewes at 9s Od; for Mr Thos. Gordon, jun. (Maungatua), 41 do wethers and ewes at 10s 9d to 10a; for Mr John Findlay (Findlaystoa), 8 do wethers and ewes aijlOsGd ; for Mr James Reid (Berkley), 121 do wethers and ewes at lls 9d to lls 3d; for Mr M. W. Fleming (Henley), 62 do wethers and ewes at lls 3d to 10s 9d; for Mrs A<tnes Strain (Milburn), 17 do e\yes at 9s 6'd. — SiaoNAcn Brothers and Morris sold: For Mr: it. Mitchell (Portdbello), crossbred ewes at lls 9d. The Mutual Agency. Company sold 825 as follows :—For the N. Z. and A. Land Company (Edendale, estate), 34 crossbred wethers at 13s, 31 at 12s and 12s 3d; 40 crossbred niaiden ewes at 12s, 2!) at lls 6d, and the N. Z. arid. A. Land Company (Clydovale estate), 35 prime crossbred Wethers at 13s tid, 25 at 12s 6d; ior the N. Z. Agricultural. Company (Waimea), 35 crossbred wethers at 12s 9d, 35 at 12s 3d and 12s fid, 40 at lls 6d, 77 at lls 6d, 34 quarter-breds at lls, 37 merino wethers at 10s 6d, 33 at 9s 9d, 35 at 9s 6d; for the Waimate estate, 37 crossbred ewes at lls, 37 at lls, 38 at lls, 28 at 10s 9d; for Messrs Dickson Bros. (Belmont), 30 crossbred wethers at 12s (id, 30 at 12s 6d, 44 at 12s; for Mr J. Nyhon (Sandymount), 24 mixed half breds'at 10s (id; for Mr J.Bruce (Greytown), lpen crossbred ewes at 10s Cd; for Mr John Anderson (Oaversham), 1 pen merino ewes at 6s3d; forMr W. Qrant(Clareinch),l pencro?sbredewes atlls3d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company .(Limited) sold, for a northern client, crossbred wethers from 13s 3d to 13s 9d; for other vendors, crossbred wethers at lls 6d; also, merino wethers at quotations.—Wright, Stephe.nson, and Co. sold 371 as follows: —For Mr George Brown (Southland), 40 prime crossbred wethers at 13s 6d; for New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Edendale e3tate), 40 prime half bred wethers at 13s, and 28 do do (smaller) at 12s 6d, 40 very prime crossbred ewes at 12s 9d, and 27 do do (smaller) at lls 3d; for Mr James Macandrew (Portobello), 47 prime halfbred wethers at 12s 6d; for Mr George Sloan (Pleasant Valley), 16 „ prime crossbred ewes at 12s 3d; for.'Mr .William Houter (Flag Swamp), 11 crossbred ewes at lls (id ; for Mr Andrew Rankin (Gowrie), 31 prime crossbred eweo at 12s; for Messrs Somerville Bros. (Waitepeka), 25 halfbred wethers at lls 9d ; and' for Mr Watson Shennan (Conical Hills), 65 merino wethers. — John Grindley (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company, Limited) sold for Mill. Palmer (Otakia) and others, 575 four-tooth wethera at 12s Bd.

Fat Lambs.—The market was supplied with 838. A few were small and inferior, the rest ranged from prime to medium. The demand was not so brisk as at last week's sale, and prices ruled rather lower, say, about b'd a head. Best sold at 8s (id to 9s (M; medium, 7h to 8s 3d; small and inferior, 5s 9d to (is (id.—Donald Reid and Co.

yarded and sold : For Mr J. Mathewson (Palraeriifcon), 41 at 9s f!d; for Mrs Agnus Strain (Milburn), 30 at 7s 3d; for Messrs A. and A. Souness (Otakia), 23 at 7s 3d; for Mr John Findlay (Findlayston), 53 at 103 to 8s 6d.—The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold 440:—For Mr W. Grant (Clareinch), 16 at 9a (id, Bat 8s 3d; for Mr John Bruce (Greytown), 49 at 9s (id; for Mr W. Thomson (Myrtle Bank), 50 at Ss 9d; for Mr J. Nyhon (Sandymbunt), 27 at 8s 3d to 8a 6d ; for Mr 11. C. Cameron (Stirling), 10!i at quotations; for Messrs Dickson Brothers (Bslmont), !) at 7s fld ; for Mr R. Clearwater (Portcfbello), 50 at 7s Gd; for Mr John Anderson (Caversham), 47 to 7s 9d; for Mr G. Anderson (Waiwera), 02 at 7s to 7s 6d, 19 at Gs 6"d.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold 48 at Bs.—. WniGHT, Stephenson, and Co. sold 18b" as follow :—For Mr George bloan (Pleasant Valley), 18 at 10s 3d, and 7 at 9s 3d ; for Mr William Souter (Flag Swamp), 34 at 9s 9d ; fm-Mr Andrew Rankin (Gowrie), 24 at 9s 3d, and 32 at 8s 9d; fot MrDavid Mills (Green Island), 40 at 9s 3d; and for Mr James Macandrew (Portobello), 31 at 8s 9d. — John Giundley (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company, Limited) sold: For Mr John Patterson and others, drafts at !)s to 9s 6'd. Pigs;—About 10'J were pennod, all sorts except Gtores being fairly represented. Porkevs, baconers, and good suckers were in request, and met a slightly better sale. Slips met a very poor sale. Suckers sold at 5s b\l to 12s ; slips, 13s to 14s (id ; porkers, 21s to 30s ; bacoaera, 31s to' 38s (id, extra heavy to 435.—-Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold : For J. Milne (East Taieri), 12 ar 9s ; for Mr Jas. Walker (Brighton), 2 at 18s.'— The Mutual Agency Company sold a few pens of porkers and bacon pigs at current rates. —Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 83 at quotations.—John Giundley (011 behalf of the Fanner/ Agency Company, Limited) sold : For Mr Robert Young (Wyndham) and others, 50 at 24s to 30s, and Buckets at 7s 6d.

Store Sheep.—The Mutual Agency Company report having sold 1300 mixed fwo-tooth crossbreds and 4000 full-mouthed merino ewes at full market values, and have other sales pending which will probably result in business.—Tfin New Zealand Loan and Mehcantile Agency Company (Limited) sold during the past week 20,10 two to four-tootli crossbred wethers and ewes

at a satisfactory price to the vendor.—Wrigiit, Stephexson, and Co. have sold duriug the week 5800 as follow : 500 two-tooth halfbreds, 2300 fullmouthed merino ewes, and 3000 four and sixtooth merino wethers. Store Cattle.—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold (lurinjc the past week privately 125 head grown "bullooks and steers at current rates.—Wjugiit, Stephen-son, and Co. sold privately duriug the week 280 head young cattle. ' ' - Wool.—The Mutual Agency Company report the following private sales silica the auction last week, making a clearance of 937 bales out of 1011 catalogued :—J Sim, -i bales crosslired wether, 7 rto do hogget, sdo do ewe, Ido dingy; Mainholm over 3D, 15 biles throc-qiiarter-brud hogget, 2 do d3 ewe, 1J do crowbrod owe, 10 do do hogsret, 15 do pwces; Pentla.id '{-lilU, IS bale'; hnlfbrad hogget, ihe third sale of' the se.iiou h.-w been fixed Jor Thursday and Friday, the 23th and 29th

January, and will be hold in the following ordoi —Donald Reid and Co., Fanners' Agency Com pany, Mutual Agency Company, Wright. Stcphcnson, and Co., Stronach Brothers and Morris, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Should the weather continue favourable for shearing this sale will probably be the largest held throughout the season. We would advise clients to hurry forward their clips and take advantage of the present full attendance of buyers. Catalogues will close on Monday, the 25th January. Sheepskins.—The attendance at the weekly sales on Tuesday was about the average. Full catalogues were presented, comprising the usual assortment, but mostly green pelts from both town and country butchers ; all sorts, however, were well competed for, realising prices on a par with those ruling lately. Country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought Is Sd to 3s lOd ; do do merino. Is 7d to 3s ; full woolled crossbreds, 4s 3d to (is (id ; do do merino, 4s to 5s lOd ; dry pelts, 3s to Is (id ; a few lots green crossbreds in the wool, 5s Od to (is 6d; green crossbred pelts, 12d, 14d, 15d, 16(1, to 17d ; lambskins—best, Is 8d to 2s 7d ; medium, Is 'Id to Is 7d each. Rabbitskins.—There is nothing of any consequence to report with regard to these. This being the off season, the number coining forward is limited, and mostly of inferior quality ; but eveil for these there are buyers at prices leaving but little margin for export. Winters sold at lUid to Is; summer and autumn, 7Jd to 9d ; coloured, Sd to lOd; suckers, 3d to sd. Hides. —A good inquiry for all available, more especially the heavier sorts ; but there is no change in values, which are, for heavy sorts, 2'jd to 2Jil; 651b and upwards, 2i}d to 3d; country hides, ljd to 2d; light, lid to lid ; inferior and slippy, Jd to Id per lb. Tallow.—There is no apparent change to note m the tone of the market since our last. A good demand continues to bo experienced, principally from local manufacturers, who purchase all produced at rates leaving no margin for shippers. We quote prime rendered mutton 18s (id to 19s (id: medium to good, l(is to 18s; inferior to medium, 13s to 15s; rough fat-best caul, 12s 9d to 13s (id inferior to medium and good, (Is to 12s b'd per cwt Grain.—Wheat: The wheat market, like others has been interfered with to a considerable extent by the holidays, but we expect to see it resume its previous tone immediately buyers have had their spell. Meantime, however, dullness prevails, and transactions are not extensive, being wholly confined to the execution of milling orders; ana millers being pretty fully stocked with flour and content to work off the balance of their wheat stock, consequently they merely buy when particular lines run short. Prime velvet is the only class in request, and with some of the mills now shut down there is less demand even for this description. Quotations: For prime milling velvet, 4s lOd to 5s Id ; best Tuscan (nominal), 4s 9d to 5s ; medium to good, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; inferior to medium, 3s fid to 4s 3d ; broken, 2s-3d to 3s 3d (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats: The market has again resumed its usual tone, but there is no great keenness on thepartof buyers to operate, although when sales are made prices obtaining immediately beforetheholidays are generally secured. Stocks in store, with the exception perhaps of a few lots of inferior, are now cleared out; and, with only a few coming forward, the supply is no more than sufficient for requirements. There is little or no demand for shipment to Australia, but we have buyers occasionally for the Home market, who, at the moment, however, arc unable to purchase at any advance ou late quotations, which we may again give :—For best milling, Is Sid to Is Bid—extra prime Jd more; best short bright feed, Is 7-W to Is Sd; medium, Is (ildtols7id ; inferior, Is 5d to Is Cd (ex store, sacks extra, net cash ; 3d per bushel extra f.o.b. Dunedin).— Barley lias little or no demand, but it may be noted that the market is almost clear of all sorts, so that at the moment there is no business of any consequence passing. Quotations nominal—say, for best maltfns, 2s lOd to 3s; medium, 2s 7d to 2s 9d; feed and milling, 2s 4d to. 2s b'd (ex store, sacks extra, terms). Grass Seeds.—The market is quiet, and no indications of any activity likely to spring up in the near future. Advices from Canterbury give new ryegrass seed (farmers' dressed) as being worth from 2s (id to 3s, showiug a considerable drop from .prices ruling here at the beginning of last season. There being no sales of any consequence and noiie of the new seed yet on the market, we refrain from quoting. Potatoes.—The supply is in excess of the demand, and prices, again lower, 60s to 70s per ton for fresh kidneys being the ruling rates. Chaff. —The supply continues bare; prices are in consequence firmer. Best is worth.67s 6d to 70s; medium, 55s to 65s per ton. Dairy Produce.—Locally the market is very quiet, and but for the export trade to the old country, mainly on producers' account, business would be almost at a standstill. Quotations are unchanged—say, for best dairy-made butter, in kegs, 6d to 7d; factory-made, lOd to lid per lb ; factory-made cheese, medium size, 4d to 4>jd; loaf shape, 4id to 5d per lb. Flax.—The market is steady at late quotations, and no difficulty in placing consignments when well got up, properly dressed, bright, and soft, for which we secure LlB 10s to L2O per ton; medium to good, Ll6los to L18; inferior, Ll3loa oLMIOs. '

GRAIN AND WOOL REPORT.

Messrs William E. Reynolds and Co., Stafford street, report for the week ending January 13, as follows :—

The weather during the past week has been a mixture of sunshine and rain, but the latter predominated, and what fell on Saturday evening did considerable damage to the crops oil heavy land.

" Wheat.^The market is in a state of inactivity, as millers have heavy stocks of Hour, and will not purchase any till these are worked off, so that quotations are practically nominal. The Honie market, too, has gone back Is a quarter during the' week, and a dull market now exists. We quote prime milling velvet and Tuscan, 4s 9d to 4s lid; ordinary, 4s 7d to 4s 8d; inferior and fowls' feed, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. . Oats.—Recent cable advices from Home have been very discouraging to shippers, as the market has gone back about Is 6d a quarter, and as a result spot speculators are chary of giving anything like recent prices. The Australian markets, too, do'not show any change for thebetter, consequently shipments there are stoppeJl. We quote prime milling, Is Mto Is Bid; bright heavy feed, Is 7Jd to Is 8d ; ordinary, Is 6d to Is 7d. Barley.—There are no transactions to record, while the demand is nil, so give no quotations. Chaff —The market was very bare a few days ago, and as high as L3 10s was obtainable, but extra quantity arrived, and prices may now be said to bo L3 5a to L3 7s 6d for prime,, and L2l7s 6d to L3 for ordinary. Potatoes.—Market still glutted, both with north and local ones, and prices show no change; L3los is the highest going for kidneys. Wool.—Our first sale of the season was held on the 7th inst., before a large attendance of both local and Home buyers, and we were successful in» quitting our catalogue at the highest prices obtainable. The buyers showed their appreciation of the departure by us in doing away with the de-' livery charge. The competition at this sale was more than at the former, and consequently a decided improvement in prices was noticeable, competition being centred in fine, light-conditioned half breds, for which up to 12d was obtained. Fair to good halfbred brought 8d to 9id, while for coarse sorts 7d to BJd, Leicester and" Lincoln from S^d to Bd. Merinos caused the lion's share of animation, and prices were considerably over last sales' prices, as much as 10id being got for one clip, ordinary fine sorts ruled up to lOd, while for heavy, greasy, and sandy lots 5Jd to Bd. Our next sale takes place on the 28th, at which we shall have a very large catalogue, as already several large large lots are forward. Wool, however, to be catalogued for this sale will have to bo forward by the 23rd.