WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11396, 13 April 1899, Page 6

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

-Wednesday, April 12.

'Fat Cattle.—The yarding at Burnside . this week consisted of 246 head. Only' a few pens could be classed as heavy, bullocks, though almost the entire supply was good to.prime beef. Taking them all over, they Were certainly the best lot yarded at Burnside for sometime. There was the usual attendance of butchers present, but bidding was anything but spirited, prices as compared with last week showing a decline of fully lOslo 15s ..a head: One extra heavy bullock sold at £0 103,. prime heavy at £7 10s to £8 7s- Gd, medium at ±6 to £7 ss, light at £4 5s to £5 10s,- best cows and heifers at £5 15s to £6 ss, medium at £3T5s to £1 10s, aged cows at £2 10s to £3 Donald Reid and Co. yarded 40, and sold for Mr Jas. Forbes (Allantou) 1 bullock at £S 7s Gd; Messrs N. and A. M'Bridc (Berwick), 5 bullocks at £7 17s Gd to £7, 7 heifers at £4 15s to .fi ss; D. and A M'Phersou (Berwick), d bullocks at £7 I.os to '£5 10s, 6 heifers at £5 2s 6d to SA 12b" Gd. Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook), 7 heifers at £5; Mr J. Rainforth (Teniuka), 7,heifers at £5.,10s to £4 2s 6d; Mr Jno. Graham (Brighton), 3 heifers at £3 17s Gd; Mr F. Driver (Purakanui), 1 bullock at £5, 6 heifers at £3 15s'to £2—— Stronnoh .tiros, aiid Morris sold: For Mr S. Hinklev (North-Ea3t Harbour), cows at" £d; Mr Win. Kirk (Mosgiel), cows to £3 17s 6d; Messrs John Kirk (Mosgiel), E. Hellyer,- D. Davidson, and other vendors, bullocks, cows, and heifers at quotations.——The Now .Zealand Loan Mercantile nnd Agency Co. (Liinited),sbld: For Mr Joseph Cram (Otak&j,- Messrs Davey Bros, and Wright (Brighton), Mr' James Cullen (Outram), and others, bullocks to£7, and cows to £3 15s. The Farmers' Agency' Co (Limited) yarded 32 head and-sold: j"or Messrs Walsh Bros. (Otakia), 6 bullocks at £7.!'2s Gd to £7 15s; Mr Jas. Wylie (Outram), 2 bullocks .at £6 17s 6d, 1 at £6 10s; Mr Robert Gawn (Deer Park), 6 bullocks to £6 17s Gd; Mr W. Kirk (East Taieri), 2 bullocks f(t 7.7 10s, 2 at £5 17s 6d, .3 Heifers at £d.to £d' 2s'. Gd; Mr W. Lindsay (AUanton),2 bullocks at £7 12s 6d; Mr Jas. Henderson -(Anderson's] Bay), 1 cow at £5 10s, lat£d; Mr A. Douglas (East Taieri), 2 bullocks at £5 10s, d heifers at £3 7s 6d. Dap gety and Co. (Limited) yarded 36' head and sold: rFor Messrs A. and A. Souness'(Otakia). 4 bullocks from £7 10s to '.-£6 17s ,6d"; Mr A. Duncan (Owaka), 3 bullocks -from £6 2s 6d to £5 23 6d, d heifers from £6 to £4 -2s Gd.; Mr J. Kirk (Mosgiel), d heifers from £d ss;-Mrs Miller (Maungatua), 7 heifers from £7 7s 6d to'£s 16s; Mr C. Ramsay (Myrtle Bank), ,9 , heifers from £5 Gs to £3 12S" Gd;' Mr -J. Imne (Mosgiel), 1 heifer at £3 10s,;. other vendors, 4 head at market rates. Wright, Stephenson,, and Co. sold GS head.as follows: For Mr Alex. M'Williams (Eskbank), .6. prime bullocks at from £7 17s 6d to £9 10s; Mr Geo. Gilmour '(Parkside), 7. bullocks at froni £6:2s Gd. to £8 7s '6d; Mr Wm. Kirkland (Elmgrove), 13 small heifers at from £3 to £d 2s Gd; -Mr John Johnston (Awamoko), 7 steers at quotations; Messrs BVyce • Bros. (Lovell'3 Flat), .7 lightweight steers and heifers,: at from £4" 2s 6d to £5 ;7s 6d; Messrs J. J. M'Aulay (Portobello), T. G. . Dcveine, John Imrie, Duncan,. Macgregor;.. J.. A. Duff, A. Rutherford, J. Burns', J:. Hodges, and Hector M'Caughan, 21 head lit cluotatjoris. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative- Association (Limited), yarded 48, and sold as .follows_.; For Mr Robert Charter? (Ury, Park)," TO bullocks at £7 10s to £8 15s; Mr W. Lindsay (Alkinton), 10 bullocks at-'£G to £G lss, 6 heifers at ia 17s Gd to £6 ss; Mr Alex. Souness (Otakia). d bullocks at £6 7s 6d,, 2 'heifers at £-4 2s 6d; •Mr D. Carruthers (Maungatua),-. 6 bullocks at £7 to £7 10s; Mr Forbes. (Tlio River), 3 bullocks at £7 10s to £7 15s, Messrs Carruthers Bros. (Outram), 3 bullocks lit £6 to £6 15s; Mr.P. M'Gill,.2 heifers at £3 17s 6d; a. client, 2 heifers at £d 7s 6d; <,privately for Mi- Wm. Kirkland (Poplar Grove, .Strath-Taieri), d 5 prime bullocks to Messrs^' Elliott Bros.,', City Butchery, Rattray At-el. .Maclean and Co. yarded 47 head and sold: For Mr A. Douglas' (Bulyondale), 5 bullocks to £6 15s, 2 heifers to £5 10s; Mr D. Carruthers (Maungatua), 1 bullock at £6-17s 6d, 1 heifer at £5 2s 6d; Mr J. Wylie (Outram),.3 bullocks tb £6 15s; Messrs J. Green, J. Paisley, W. Townley, W. Geary, J. Murdoch, T. Murphy, T. Devener, J. Gardner, W. and C. Samson, Jas. Anderson, A. Thomson, J. Mathieson, M'G-urr,' and others, 35 head at market rates Fat Sheep—This, week's market at Burnside was supplied,with 2128, of which less than half were wethers, some of them very nice quality and suitable weights, the remainder being ewes of the usual quality. The sale was a most irregular one, some pens fetching up tb the level of last week's values, but on the, whole prices for both wethers and ewes were lower. Best wethers'sold at: 13s to 14s 3d; medium, lis Gd to 12s 6d;- small, 10s 3d to lis; best ewes, lis to 121s 93;' medium, 9s to' 10s Gd; inferior, 7s to Bs.——Donald Reid and Co. yarded 392, and sold: For a client, 36 wether 3at 13s, 91 ewes Jit 10s 9d to 9s 6d; Mr John Heads (Milburn),'32 ewes at 10s 9d to 8s 9d; Mr D. Hughan (Taieri Beach), 28 wethers and ewes at 13s; Mr W. H. Tregonning (Waipiata), 68 'ewes at 9s 9d to 9s 3d; Messrs P. and A. Robertson (Huntly), 31 ewes at 9s ad; Mr F. Docherty (Hindon), 6 wethers and ewes .at 14s.——Stronach Bros., and Morris penned and sold: .For the Bushy Park estate (Southland), wethers at 13s. 3d, 12s 6d, 12s, and lis 9'V; Mr. William. Leask (Pomona), halfbred weff.ers. at lis Od, lis 6d, 11a, and 10s; Mr D. Munro. (Lawrence), crossbred ewes at 10s 9d to 9s 9d; Mr Alexander Douglas (East Taieri), halfbred ewes at quotations; a client, halfbred .wethers at market rates.-—Wright; Stephenson, and Co. sold 303 as follows: For Mr, Alexander M'Phersou (Willowmead), 62 very prime crossbred wethers at 14s 6d; Mr John Mosl.ey (Inchclulha), 54 extra prime longwool ewes (heavy-weights) at 13s to 14s; Messrs Bryce Bros. (Lovell's Flat), 60 crossbred ewes at. from lis' to lis 3d; Mr Alexander Reid (Waikoikoi),-65 crossbred ewes at from 9s to 9s 9d;Mr David Ross (Meadowbank), 02 crossbred owes at from 10s Gd to 10s lOd. The New Zeaiahd Loan and Mercantile .Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr Robert Borthwick (Taieri Beach), 42 crossbred wethers at 13s fld, 10 do-at. 12s 6d; Mr James Ross (Kartigi)', 40 crossbred ewes sit lis 3d. 25 do at 9s Gd; Messrs Dickson Bics. (Portobello), 44. crossbred . ewes .at .lis 3d, 42 do at 10s; and sent to the freezing works 130 prime crossbred maiden ewes. The Farmers' Agency Company (Lim'ted) penned 472, and sold: For Mr Henry Palmer-(Otakia), 82 crossbred wethers at lis to 12s-3d; Mr D. Munro. (Lawrence), 55 crossbred ewes at lis to lis 3d; Mr W. J. Giddiiigs (Middlemarch), 10 half-, bred cwc3 at 8s Gd; Mr John' Sutherland (Woitahumi'., 61 crossbred ewes at 8s 6d to 10s- 6d; Mr R. Robinson, jun. (Lee Creek), 62 halfbred wethers at lis to 12s 6d; Messrs James. Smith and Sons ('Greenfield), 199 crossbred ewes at 9s 6d to Id's 3d.- Dalgety and Co. (Limited) sold :' For Mr A. Simpson (Puerua), 60 wethers from 12s o'd to. Us 6d; Mr A. M'Namara, 56, wethers and ewes to 13s; Mr R. Muir (Wylbe's Crossing), 41 ewes to Gs 10d.—John Grindley (for the Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association) sold 275 head as follows: For Mr Andrew Hall (Waipiata), 20 wethers at 13s od, 24 do at 12s Gd, 24 do at lis 3d: Mr William Keith Mount Clair), 23 wethers at 13s, 43 ewes at lis Gd; Mr Arthur Young (Outram), 7 ewes at 9s 6d; Mr A. Douglas (Taieri),. 45 ewes at 10s; Messrs Samuel Johnston (Flat Stream), 2a ewes at 10s Gd; Mr J. R. Smith (Naseby), 21 wethers at 10s, 43 ewes at 9s Al. Maclean and Co. sold: For a client. 19 wethers and ewes at lis; Mr A. Douglas, 34 ewes and wethers; a 'northern client, GO ewes I'.t lis

Od. Fat Lambs.—Only 601 penned. A few pens were prime lambs, suitable for export, but the bulk of the entry was only suitable for the trade. All forward were keenly competed for, and realised prices well up to those obtained last week. Best iambs sold at 9s 6d to lis; medium, 8s to 9s. Donald Reid and Co. yarded 57, and sold: For Mr G. Buchanan "(Greenbank), 39 at 10s; Mr F. Dochcrty (Hmdon), 18 at 9s Gd to 9s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile AgencyCompany (Limited) sold : For Mr Godfrey Foster (Canada farm), 35 at 10s; Mr Robert Borthwick (Taieri Beach), 5 at 10s; Messrs J. and W. jgutherlaiid (Waiwera South), 16 at 7s 9d; mid sent to freezing works 134. Stronach Bros, and Morris sold: For a client, 1 pen at 9s Gd. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) sold: For Mr L. Matthcwson (Hyde), 43 at 10s, 36 at 9s 3d.——Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 244 as follows: For Mr John Beattie (Strath-Taieri), 3G" extra prime

at Us 9d, 2G'do at lis; Mr John Wilson (DownBhire farm, Ophir), 159 at from 9s 3d to lis; Mr James Macandrew, 23 at 10s. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 138, and sold: For Mr W. J. Giddings (Middlemr.reh), 28 at 10,'. 6-1. 10 at 9s 3d, 16 ctt 9s; Mr W. G. Sampson (Willowvale), 81 at 8«. ■ Maclean and Co. hold: For Mr J. Grey (Mann-

gat.ua), 12 at 8s 3d; Mr xV. Douglas, 25. John Grindley (for the Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association) sold as follows: For Mr AY Keith, GO at 8s; Mr Arthur Young, 11 at 8s 3d, 15 at 8s Od; Mr Vf. Kirkhuid, 400 at 9s yd- Mr J. Joyce. 59 at 73; Mr James M'Donald, 92' at 9s 3d; Mr M. W. Mawhinney, 200 at 8s 2d' Mr John -Lorry, 200 al 7s; Mrs Duncan, 70' at 7s; Mr W. Keith, ,46 at. 6s 9d. , Store Sheep.—Stronach Bros, and Morris report soiling a line of 1100 stiition lambs at a satisfactory figure. Pigs.—lo3 penned, ..representing all sorts. Suckers mot rather a slow sale, but all other sorts were keenly competed for, and brought splendid prices. Suckers sold at lis to ■ 17s Gd; slips, 19s to 245; stores, 26s to 31s; porkers, 36s to 435; haconers, 45s to 55s.—Donald Reid and Co. yarded 37, and 3old: For Mr W. Townlcy (Kaikorai), 9 at 28s to 255; Mr T. Richards, 17 at' Ids Gd to 13s; Mr J. Allan, 10 at 12s; Mr R. M'Caw (Allanton), 1 at 46s Gd. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 87 as followu: Bacon pigs at from 37s to 645; porkers ut from- 30s to 30s; grown stores at from 22s to 31s;' slips at from 18s to 235; suckers at from 3s to 15s Gd. Stronach Bros, and Morris sold- For' Mr A. Donald (Omimi), suckers at 15s 6_; Mr George E. Charlton (Seacliff), suakers at quotations; a client, heavy pigs lit £2 17s. The Farmers' Agency -Company (Limited) sold a draft of suckers for Mr David Bews at 13s. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) sold 1 pen at £2 16s. Maclean and Co. sold drafts for Messrs J. Oughton (Mosgiel), and D. A. Purvis (Kaiwera), at lis to 265. Country "Sales.—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Company report having held their usual fortnightly sale at .Balclutha on Friday, 7th mat., when there was a full attendance of farmers present. Business, howover, was not as.brisk as they should have wished, notwithstanding which, however, most lines sold at ■ prices satisfactory to vendors. They quote prices as follows: Breeding ewes, 7s Gd to 9s; four-tooth ewes and wethers from 10s id'to lis Gd; store lambs to 7s Gd. Good classes of cattle: sold fairly well. Three-year-old steers' to £1 sq; > two-year-old steers and heifers to -£2 2s. Pigs, as usual, were keenly competed -for al late ; rates. They also held their usual fortnightly sale at Milton on Tuesday, llth" inst., when thoy had a large yarding of sheep, which, considering the unpleasant day, were fairly competed for. Four-tooth owes sold to lis); lull-month do, from Bs.9d to 10s 3d; store \vethers from, 8s 9dto 12s; storo lamb'sHo 7sl; four-tooth Border Leicester rams to £2. 2s.—-l-Dalg-ty and Co. (Limited) report having held their fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday, 7th inst.,. when they yarded 165S sheep,; 81 rams, and 9G head of cattle. For good crossbred lambs and wethers, suitable for turnips; there was a good demand, and fair prices wore-realised. Crossbred ewes, however, did ndt meet .with much inquiry, and a considerable number of those offered were passed at auction,'but some afterwards wero sold private...' Rams: The demand for these was ■ evidently limited, and quite one-half of the entire entry had to be turned out unsold. Border Leicesters were,the only breed saleable, and th.so that were sold realised from lg to .Ws the latter price being obtained for. a pen oClO'rams -bred and offered, by Mr James Grey', of Milburn. Romneys were almost unsaleable, and'only a very few found purchasers. Cattle wero exceedingly slow of sale, and the greater number of those yarded were turned out unsold.' .'Crossbred ..wethers brought from 10s to'l2s; 'crossbred lambs, 7s Gd to Ss; crossbred ewes (young), 10s to lis Gd; crossbred ewes-(agod), 7s -to 9d; two-year-old steers £2 15s to £3; two-year-old heifers, £2 to ±_, ss. The same.firm al_o report having lield a sab of store sheep at Outram on TuesuWtlio llth inst;,'when they yarded and sold 1186 sheep. Owing, no doubt, to the very wet weather, there;.wis only a very small attendance, "but,; as. nearly, all those present were purchasers,- all! the sheep offered mot with a good sale at the following prices: —Crossbred lambs■'• to 8S -<}; crossbred ewes, ,7s _d,.0 8s 'Wool and. Sheepskins.—No sales were held this woek. * . . , Rabbh.sk__s.---A good' demand is experienced, for all reaching this market, but as is: usiiaU at this '.time-, the year, the quantity arriving is .ry.small, and is comprised principal y of summer and .spring skins. -At Mondays .auction there --as-keen, competition, and, all sorts sold at improved, values: . Best sorts realised 9_ to lid; summer and inferior springs, 5d to 7d; suckers and runners, ld-to 3d.per lb. Hides.—Market remains the same; prices for . b-st being 3d to:3Jd; extra heavy, to dd; light, 2!~d to 2id;' inferior, ljd.to.2Jd per lb. 'Tallow and Fat.-The supply is still small and values remain the, sahie as quoted in last report.' There is inquiry for mixed tallow. We quote: Prime rendered, 13s 6d to 15s p ; 'r cwt; mixed, lis. Gd to_2s..6d; inferior, 10s to lis; .rough fat, 8s to;lls. Grain.x-Wkeat: The market is practically .unchanged. Milling wheat of medium quality ■ has been more plentiful and sales of this class rather, more difficult to effect. The demand is chiefly for prime!quality—velvet preferred,—and quotations forjicirts meeting the above description are well maintained. Fowl wheat meets fair demand,' and if whole, and sound, is readily quitted at-quotations- which are: For prime, miillin" velvet, 24' 4d to 2s Gd per bushel, sacks in; -prime milling Tuscan, etc., 2s 3d to 2rxsd; medium nullmgF'as ld-to 2s-2|d; fowl wheat (whole),'is'Ud tfd.!2s;: fowl wheat (broken and discoloured), ls kl to Is lOd. -Oats:-Consign-ments are-coming, forward more freely. More business is now* boing done for. export, but at prices that can ■' scarcely be considered satis-factory-to produfcers. Shippers, however, have little difficulty iii filling their orders at slightly reduced values, arid in view of forward, quotations' from-other'ports', any decided improvement in the immediate future cannot be looked for Exporters' attention is confined almost exclusively to.spa-r.wbills; but there is also fair inquiry for Long Tartars and duns fit for seed. Quotations are:: Long Tartars and seed sorts, ls did to ls 6d per bushel, sacks extra; prime • milling; Is del to'ls djd; good to best feed, Is 3d to Is 3Jd; .'medium and inferior, ls 2d to Is 2Jd Barley: The demand during the week has been fairly steady-at late rates. Discoloured Jots however, are more difficult to place, but for prime bright; malting there is good inquiry. Feed sorts are neglected. • - . ' Potatoes.—Th. quantity coming forward is ample for present requirements and late quotations aro barcty maintained. Quotations are: Best'Dcrwonts, iOs to 42s 6d per ton, sacks in; extra prime, to '455; best kidneys, 30s to 355. Chaff—xV good demand has been experienced during the week, and all prime oaten sheaf, coming forward'has,found ready buyers.. Stocks are not heavy and good quality (particularly old chaff) continues.to meet with strong inquiry. Quotations are: Best oaten sheaf, £2 12s Gd to £2 l-s per ton, sacks extra; medium to good, £2 to;£2 10s. .' ' '.

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