WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10617, 12 March 1896, Page 4

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, March 11. Fat Cattle.—X very pea in the yard was occupied to-day, and fully 50 head which arrived late were not penned, but were driven home again Of the number offered (210 head), a considerable number were passed in, owners not being inclined to accept the reduction in prices, which, compared with last week, were fully £1 a head less for bullocks and 30s a liead for medium Quality cows and heifers. Of the cattle offered a fair proportion consisted of prime "'light and heavy weight heifers and bullocks. Of tho latter, a few were exceptionally prime heavy weights. The balance were made up of inferior quality steers and light weight heifers and cowu. The ran"c of prices was as follows:—Best bullockn brought from £810s to £10, medium £S 10s to £8, heifers and cows £5 to £610s, aged and inferior £3 10s to £4 10a.—Dalgety and Co. (Limitkd) offered 55 head and sold : For Mr William Kirkland (Elrasrove), 1 prime bullock at £9 ss, 1 heifer at £4 10s; Mr John Dove (Waihola), 8 prime bullocks (light weights) at £8 12s 6d to £6 10s; Mr P. Sutherland (Lochend), 2 bullocks at £5 7s 6d, 2 heifers at £5; for Messrs W. Jaffray, T. Golightly, F. Jerinings, and others, 35 head at quotations — Wright, Ktephenson, and (Jo. sold 84 head, as follows :—For Mr Robert Cleave (Southland), 12 very nice quality polled Angus and shorthorn cross steers^ at from £6 17s fid to £8 12s 6d: Mr John Davidson (Blair Athol), 15 bullocks at from £7 to £8 17s 6d; for Mr Robert Barton (Southland), 7 heifers at quotations; Mr John Nicholson (Owaka), 7 prima steers (lightweights) at £5 153 to £7 ss; Mr Lamond D. Robertson (Sauiiymount), 4 prime cows at from £fi 7s 6d to A' 6 10s ; Mr A. M'Gill, 6 heifers at quotations; and Messrs L. Edwards, Robert Curie Samuel Hinkky, J. Graham, W. Alexander, F. Hellyer, L. Griffin, Thos. Godfrey, Hugh Kellis, S Harrington, and others, 33 head at current rates. — The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limitbd) sold: For Mr Herbert Crassley (Stony Ki;k), 1 cow at £6 18s, i do at £o 15i, 2 do at £4 17s fid, 1 steer at £4 10s ; the Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association for Mr Ibomas Lynn (Anderson's Bay), 1 cow at £4 ss, 2 do at £3 17s 6d, 1 'do at £3 Ss ; and passed several puns unsold. — Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold: For Messrs M. Mears (Mo3giel), C. Flynn (Wingatui), »nd others, 13 head at quotations.—Tub Mutual Agency Company of New ■Zealand (Limited) report having yarded and sold on account of Messrs M'Dougald, D. Young, W. Irvine, and others, 24 heart at quotations.— Stronacb Bros, and Morris sold a draft of bullocks for the Glenham estate (Southland) at £8 12s 6d, £8 10s, £8 ss, and £8 2s 6d ; Messrs Wilson iind Scott (Bushvale), cows at from £3 10s to £510s ; and for a client bullocks at £6 ss.Ihe I'armers' Agency Company (Limited) yarded 63, and sold as follows:-For Mr F. Price (Southland), 12 bullocks at £8 12s 6d to £10 ; Messrs .Matheson (Otakia), 3 bullocks at £5 2s 6d to £6 ss, 2 heifers at £5 7s 6d; Messrs James Smith and Sous (Greenfield), 10 bullocks at £7 10s to £8 7s 6d,' 4 heifers at £6 to £6 ss; Mr J. J. ••''Auley ("ortobello), 4 do at £3 15s; Mr J. C. Henton (East Taieri), 2 bullocks at £6 ss, 6 heifers at £5 to £5 2s fid ; Mr Wm. Lindsay (Allanton) 2 ,do at £4 7s fid ; Messrs Townley Bros., 3 do at £4 ; Messrs A. White and Co. (as agents), 7 bullocks at £7 2.i 6d to £8 12s 6d; for others, 7 head up to £6

Fat Sheep.—The entry to-day was rather under the average, 1710 being penned, of which 160 were merinos. The larger portion consisted of aeed ewes, and as butchers were fairly well supplied from,last week there was co improvement in prices. Best wethers brought from iO3 to 11s, others 8s 6d to 9s 6d; best ewea 9s to l(h 3.1, others 6s 6'd to Ss. —Daloety and Company (Limited) sold : For Sir R. D. Robertson (Sandfly Bay), 11 prime crossbred ewes at 93 9d ; a client, 35 crossbred ewes at Sa 3d.—Weight, Stephenson, and Co. sold 55'? sheep as follows:—For Colonel N. G Chalmers (Mount Linton), ISO halfbred wethers at from Ss 6d to Ub ; Coombe Hay estyte, 66 crossbred wether.i at from 93 to 10s, and 40 do ewes at from 6s 9d to 8s 9d ; Mr John Douglas (Waihao Downs), 120 crossbred ewes at from 7s 3d to Ss 9d; Mr Edward Menlove (Windsor Park), 60 crossbred ewes at from' 6s Sd to 7s 6d; Mr Arthur Calder (Lovell's Flat), 61 crossbred ewes at from 7s 3d to 8s 9,i.— The New Zealand Loan anb Mercantile AgencyCohpanv (Limited) sold for Messrs' John Johnston (Kaihiku), IS halfbred wethers at 11s, SS merino wethers to 7s 3d; Mr Thomas Wilson (Deuholm) 35 crossbred ewes to 8s 3d ; Waikakahi estate, 224 crossbred ewes to 10s; Mr Robert Swanson (Ro3eburn), 15 crossbred ewes at 6s 9d ; Mr John Nyhon (Peinsula), U crossbred wethers at 10s, 28 crossbred ewes at quotations.—Donald Reid and 00. yarded and sold : For Mr James Paterson (FlagKwampl, 15 crossbred wethers at 9a 91; Mr A. Kitchener (The Grange), 39 Southdown wethers and ewes at Si 9d. 104 Southdown ewes at 9s to S< fid; Mr John Allan (Taurima), 124 crossbred wethers and ew»< at 10s 9d to 8s 9d 37 crossbred ewes at 7s 3d; Mr Alex. Hastia (AUanton), 20 crossbred ewes at 6s 9d ;. Messrs R. and G. Wilson (Glenomaru), 23 crossbred ewes at 7» 6d to 7a; Mr Alex. Thomson (Murrayfield), 25 crossbred ewes at 5s 3d —The Mutual Agbnoy Company op New Zealand (Limited) report having yarded and sold; For Mr Jos. Smith, sen. (Stirling), 50 crossbred ewes at up to 10s 3d ; Mr Hugh Eraser (Flathill), n at Ss ; Mr John Muir (Portobello). 42 at up to 6s 3d ; and turned out 40 unsold.—Tbb Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) yarded and sold 230 hsad as follows :—For Mr George Stringer (Kurow), 32 crossbred wethers at 10s 9d, 28 do ewes at 9s 9d ; Mr Barney Forestringer,. So do at 8s 3d to 9s 6d ; Mr T. Allison, 91 do at 8s to 9d ; Mr J. Wrighton, 15 do at 7s 9d ; Mr w. Samuels, 7 merino wethers at 5s 9d. Fat Lambs.—The number yarded to-day was S3O, a few pens of which were really prime, and which were purchased for export. The largest portion were, however, of only medium quality, but as graziers were operating freely l»st week values were well maintained. Best lambs brought from 9s 6i to 11s 6d; medium, 7s b"d to Ss 6rl; infetior, 4s 6d to b's.— Dalgbty and Co. (Limited) sold : For Mr L. D.Robertson (Sandfly 8ay),23 at 7s !!d ; a client, 1 pen at quotations.— Wkigiit, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For Mr Donald Guun Wandymount), 5 very prime at 10s; Mr John Bathgate (Janefield), 70 at from 5s 91 to 6s bd.—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr Robert Swanson (Roseburn), 2t> atß« 3d, 25 "at 7s 9d, 28 at (is, and 2S at 6s Id ; Mr John Nyhon (Portobello), 28 to 7s Md ; the Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (for Mr L. D. KoberUon, Sandvaiount), 10 at Zls 6d arid 23 at 8s 3d.—Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold: For Mr James Paterson (Flag Swamp), 38 at 11s Si; Mr James Hastie (Allanton), 15 at 4s; Mr J. Allan (Taurima). 51 at 9s 9d to 7s 3d : Mr J. M'Lay (RomaUapa), 65 at 10a 3d to 8s; Messrs R. and G. Wilson (Glenomaru), 56 at Ss 6d to 7s ; Mr A. Thomson (Murrayfield), 17 at ,8s ; Mr D. Reid (Salisbury). 88 at 9a. ihk Mutual Agency Company op New Zealand (Limited) report having yarded and sold: For Messrs M'Dooald and Muir (Maerewhenua), 64 at up to Ss 6d ; Mr A. M'Donald (Round Hill), 5b at 6s 3d. Stro.nach Bros. a\d Morris sold : For a client, 25 at 6s 9J.—The Farmers" Agency Company (Limited) penned and sold as follows : For Mr A. C. Thompson, 61 at 8s to 10s; Mr Barney Korestringer, 44 at 7s 6.1 to S3. Pigs.—ll3 yarded. Bacon pigs met with a fair demand, but other »orts were very slow of sale.— Dalgktv and Co. (Limited) sold; For Mr W. Blackie (East Taieri), one pen at quotations.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 92 at quotations.— Lonald Rrid and Co. yarded and sold : For Mr James Blair (Abbotsford). 11 at 10s to 6s 6d ;Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow farm), 9at 6a; Mr W. XJaplyn, 1 at 15s. Store Sheep—The Farmers" Agency Company (Limited) report having held sales during the past week at Clinton on Thursday last and Gore on Tuesday. Owing to the fine weather and harvest operations being in full swing the entries were, like the attendance, small; still most of the lota changed hands at prices given below :—304 sixtooth crossbred wethers at 8s 9d, 40 two-tooth do at 9s 6d, 57 aged crossbred ewes at 5s 6d, 64 crossbred lambs (prime) at 9s, 160 two-tooth crossbred wethers at 6s lOd, 150 crossbred lambs at 5s 3d, 29 do ewes at 7s lid, 48 do ivethera at 7s lid, 92 twotooth crossbred wethers at 7s 4d, 34 crossbred wethers at 9s 9d, 17 do ewes at Ss, 53 two-tooth crossbred wethers at 7s 10d, 300 four and six-tooth do wethers at 9s.

Country Sale.—Daloety and Co. (Limited) report having held a sale of store sbeep, cattle, and horses at the Deepdell yards, Macraes, on Thursday, sth March. The entry consisted of 1700 sheep, 70 head of cattle, and a large number of draught and light harness horses. There was a fairly large attendance, buyers being present from Middlemarch, Hyde, Maniototo, Palnieratou. and Taieri. The inquiry for sheep was good, particularly for wethers for fattening and crossbred lambs. Aged crossbred and merino ewes did not, however, meet with much attention. Except in one or two cases where vendors could not make up their minds to accept current values, all the sheep were cleared at prices comparing favourably with those obtained at other stock sales held daring the last week or two. Cattle were in great demand, and the whole of the entry was cleared at prices satisfactory to the owners. Horses did not meet with much attention, and the bulk of those offered failed to find buyers. Four and six-tooth crossbred wethers brought to 10s; two-tooth crossbreds brotight from 6s lOd to 8s 6d; aged crossbred ewes, 3s 6d to 4s ; crossbred lambs, 5a to 5« 9d ; three and four-year-old Dteers, £5 to .£slss; two to three-year-old steers, £3 10a to £& 5s ; yearlings, £2 to £2 5s ; cows, £3 IDs to £5 : unbroken draughts, £11 to £13; unbroken light horses. £6 to £7.

Sheepaki>i3.—At the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday the usual sales were held, but as i« often the caso at this time of the year the catalogues were small. There was a Urge attendance of shippers and follmongers, and the prices obtained wore highly satisfactory, Hides.-Owiug to the deoline in the leather market in London, prices are not so firm and for future contracts for butchurs' lots buyers aw offering Is per hide, aud for country hides :}d per

lb lass. Quotations are : For prime heavy, BJd to 3d; medium to good, ljd to 2td; Inferior, Id te ljd. •■■■■■■ .■■•••■.■■■ Tallow. —All coming forward meefa a ready sale ■ at quotations, which are: For prime rendered (in tins), 14a to 15s: medium to inferior, 18s to 13a; rough fat, 9s to 11s Gd. ■ Grain. —Wheat is now offnring more tre«ly, but owing to the bad accounts lately received of the Australian market buyers are disinclined to purchase unless at a reducticn oa prices ruling since the opening of the season. Quotations »ro: For prime milling, 3s 9d to 3s 10} d ; medium, 3s 7d to 3j 8d ;■ fowls' wheat, 3s to 3s 6d. Oats meet with fair demand at values ou a par with those las! reported. The quantity arriving ia very small, but as nearly all the Australian markets are'at present overatocked the demand for shipment is very limited, and buyers have to be found locally for nearly all that is put on the market. Quotations are: For prime feed and milling, Is 7£d to Is BJd ; medium, Is 6Jd to Is 7d ; interior, Is 4d to Is sd. Barley: Prime malting is receiving some attention, but as yet b;:y-rs are not prepared to operate to any extant; inferior sorts are entirely neglected. Quotations are: For prime malting, 3s 2d to 3s 6d; medium, 2s 9d to 3s; feed, 2e.3d to 2s Bd.' . ■ ■ ; Chaff.—Prime samples are in good demand, last season's being preferred Prime old is worth £3 to £3 2a 6d, new £2 15s to £2 17s 6.3, other qualities £2 7a (W to £212s 6d per ton. Potatoes.—Arrivals at present are not on a very lame scale, and in consequence price" arest^aoy. Prime Derwents, £3 to. £3 7s 6d ; kidneys, £2 5a to £2 10s ; medium and inferior, £2 to £110s.

{The individual reports of Wool, RabbiUUn, or Grain Brokers can be inserted in the Daily Tiinat and Otago Witness at special Hates.]

GRAIN AND SEED REPORT.

Messrs William & Reynolds and Co., Stafford street, report for tho week ending 11th March Wheat: Market dull, owing to holders asking more than millers are prepared to give, now that they have enough on hand to keep mills going meantime. We quote: I'vwe velvet. 3s .Sd; Tuscan, 3s 8d; red sorts, 3s 6d to 3s 7d. Oats keep fairly firm at late prices. So far, almost no new grain to hand, and we quote same ail last week-viz. : Prime milling and feed,ls Sd: heavy feed, Is 71d; ordinary, Is fid to Is 7d. Barley: Some lines of very good quality are offering from the north, but up till now brewers are not buyint except a line offers cheap—about 3s 3d for prime. Feed and nulling are i.n over-supply. ■ Ryegrass.—"We have no change to report of any kind, and week closes with a slack demand, which is bound to remain so till the North Island draws more heavily from us. Potatoes.—Best Detwonts are worth up to £3

S'Chaff.—Prime new has inquiry at up to £3; ordinary, £2 53 to £2 10s, and slow of sale. ,

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs Moiutzson and Hopkin, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for week endiug March 11,1896. All quotations subjuct to market

fluctuations :— Wool.— Small 1

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Wool.—Small lots are still coming forward, and we expect a fifth cl»aring-up sale. ■' ■ ■ Wheat: We quota best velvet 3« 9d to 3a lOd; red chaff, 3s 9d; fowls' wheat, 3s 5d to 3a Bd. We sold several good-sized parcels during the ■week from the north. Oats: Prime milling, Is 9d to la lOd; bright short, feed, Is 7d to Is 8d; ordinary feed, Is fitd .to' Is 7<i; off colour. Is 6d. -Barley: Feed sorts are quoted 2s 2d to 2s 4d: rualtine. if prime, 3s 4d to 3s 9d. Floor: We quote £9 10*. Oatmeal in 25's, £910s. Pearl barley, £12..8 ran, £3 10s: Pollard, £4. Kelson hops, 7d. Potatoes: Good kidneys, £2 10s to £2 15s; Derwents, £3 5s to £3 7« 6d—can sell good quality. Chaff: Prime quality, well-cut oaten sheaf, to £3 2s 6d. Ryegraes: New crop .on tra market; farmers' lrcs, 2s to 2s MW. Cocksfoot, 3d to 3Jd for IKb teed. Linseed, £9. We receive rabbitsfcins, hides, sheepsTiins, and tallow, and return highest market .values. Hides wanted, at 2id to 3ja per lb for good qu»lrty. We have sold this w<tk a large quantity of hides and skins at satisfactory prices, and have a good demand to supply for oraors. We hold weekly sales. ■ ■ -..''•■ Cornsacka, seedsacVs. woolpacks, seaming and binder twine at market rates. Our grans-seed cleiismg plant is in full working order, and we iDvite our farmer friends to send their seed to be cl«aned as early as possible. Clean aeed if required will be returned free oi railage. We have a demand for rye-corn. Crown sheep dip, in sgal drums, 53 6d pel gallon; in larger quantities, 5s per gallon. We supply fencing posts and strainers in all timbers ; also mining props. FRUIT AND HtODUCE REPORT. Butter : Salt—Gocd quality is saleable-at 74 per lb for dairy-made; 6id for milled bntters. Cheese : Good Akaroa, Hid; factory, 4d. Pigs : Have good inquiry for prime pigs at3}d per lb. Tahiti oranges now landing every week,*is pel case.

A. LORIE AND CO.'S PRICKS CTJEKENT. March 12, 1886. Fggs, 9d, lOd. Pigs, 3d. . Poultry.—The following prices ruled at laiC week's sale :—Young cocks, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; small, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; ducks, 2s 9d to' 3s 6d; hens and old cocks, 2s to 2a 7d; turkeys, none; geese, 5s to 5s 3d. ' • , Fruit isnot ao plentiful. Teviot peaches and plums are still coming freely to hand, bnt apricots are about done. Lncal apples, from 2s 6d for cookers to 5s 6d for fessert. Tomatoes, ljd, IJd. w e sell everything by auction daily at 3 p.jn. (Wednesdays excepted), and on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. - . ,

e Kurr and produce repobt. Messrs Thomas P.vtkeso!* akd Co., fruit and produce agents. Manse street, report for the week ending March 11 :—

Fruit. —A full supply of local fruit is coming forward — principal!? cooking apples. Choice dessert have good inquiry; very few offering. We quote : — Oranges : Sydney, none ; Tahiti, 6s to 8s; Italian, 20s. Lemons (Italian), £sj. Pears: Melbourne Bon Chretien (choice), 14s ia lEh; locally grown, 1W to 2Jd; other sorts, lid to 2d. Apples: Cooking, lid to ljd; dtssert, 2d to 2-Jd. Tomatoes: Hothonse, 3d; outside, ljd to 2id. Peaches, 2}d to 3Jd. Apricots, 3d to id (short supply). Plums: Small and inferior, Id to ljd ; choice, I}d to 2Jd. Mew dates, figs, &c. in stock.

Produce.—Eggs, short supply and have good inquiry. Fresh butter, 7d to 8d; prime salt, 6d to 7id- Cheese: Factory. 3Jd to 4Ad; dairy, 4d. Bacon (roll), sid. Hams, 6d to 6id. Pigs wanted, 3d to 3id. Honey, 3id ; new season's, 4d. Bees--wax wanted. Potatoes: Kidney, £2 10a to £3 10s ; Derwenta, £3 10a. Onionß : Canterbury, £5 5s to £6; Melbourne, 7s to Sa. Poultry: Hens, 2a; roosters, 2s 9d to 3a 6d; docks, 3a to 3s 6di geeee, 4b to ss.