LAND SALE AT LAWRENCE. [By Telegraph.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Otago Witness, Issue 1319, 10 March 1877, Page 11

L AND SALE AT LAWRENCE. [By Telegraph.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Thursday, March Ist. • Mr R. B. Martin held a. sale of Government lands to-day. Hs disposed of the deferred payment sections in block VI., Glenkenich District. Six applicants for seetio n44— John Brown, buyer, at 2s 5d per acre, pay-ablehalf-yearly. Section 46, John Spark, at upset, Is 6d per acre; no opposition. Section 48, Alexander Reid, 5s per acre, half-yearly —forfeited ; will be offered again. Section 49, Dan. Robertson, 3s 5d per acre. Section 50, James Crawford, 3s 3d per acre. Section 53, James Eskdale, unopposed, Is 6d, upset. Section 15, block IX., Greenvale District, George Ranger, unopposed, Is 6d, upset. One or two of the applicants were absent. The competition was keen, as will be seen from the prices realised. ■"'

Messrs Wright, S^phensost,- and Co., report for the week ending 7th March, 1877, a3 follows:— . Fat Cattle.— A full supply of 180 head was yarded, and, although the greater part were of only middling quality, yet, as the .trade was bare of stock, all were quitted at a shade aboye late rates. We sold 118 head on account of tho;N.Z. and A.L. .Company. Messrs Little Bros., t George Wilson, and ' George WalUce. Bullocks brought from £8 10s to £11, cows from £7 to £9- or equal to 26s per lOOlbs. 1 for good quality, 1 and 22s 6d for medium ditto: ' We also sold two.'shorthorn cows,- prime:'quality, .at .'£ls los and £14 los. respectively, and, privately, 30 head cattle at out quota* ,tions.^ . 1/, y.'i^'iJ. \i.'.r. /.{ '.['.' t ; Fat Calves.— The market kespa nther bare. Only a ! few/were ;arded t) which sold readily at from 30s to.&ss ; Fat Sheep.— 26oo' Were v bf ! which all were I cross-breda, and the whole found buyers at prices up ' tb.late quotations. ,' We, sold on £ccoiipt of . ihe New Zealand ajidi Australian Land Company, ols goodjheavyj • weights " at' lls to ,lls 6d;'.on r account of ' Colonel I Kitchener,- 300 fair quality atftta ; ' on'acoount'of Messrs , Little Bros., 160 partly. l ewes, and small at Bs';< on account of Mr F. Manson, 315 fair to good ! quality at from,'B»,'6d .;tp 10s 9d ; and j,on, account of, Mr,!>>■r ,!>>■ M'Donald, 250 wethers, good quality," at 103,'6'deach'."" We quote good quality mutton-2d p^plb^ "' ' ' ... 1 ''Fit Lambs'.— A- good ;humbir : came to'hand-^?7O penned. We sold 380 at from '3s 3d tor 8» '■■ «.> II ! .-Store Cattle.— Very little business :is. doing. in this. > class of stock, J iWe.haye no transactions to report, Store Sheep.-^We have still numerous, enquiries for I young merino sheep; Dut Very-few are offering. At ! our quotations we have sold during the week 8000 • fuU-montliecl ewes and wethers," and 1800 4-toqth cross' breda. • We quote crosa-breiis, 4 and 6 'tooth,' 75.t017s > 61 ; do, 2-tooth, 63 to 7s ;. dp, lambs, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; merino wethers, 2, 4, and 6 tooth, ,ss Qd to_6s 6d ; do, ! ewes^ do, 6s to 7s ; do, do; fnll-inouthed, 2s 6^ to 3s. ■■ Country Sales.— On Thursday, Ist instant, we held our monthly sale at Palmerston. . There ,was 'a good attendance and a fair amount of business was done. Store cattle brought from £5 10s to £0 15s ; dairy cows, £7 to- £8; we also sold 2000 old nierino ewes at satisfactory prices. On Friday, 2nd instant, we held clearing sale of" sheep and cattle' on account of Mr E. Amyes, Hillhampton, Shag Valley. There , was a fair attendance, but bidding was languid. Crossbred ewes brought 7s ; fat cross-breds, 7s 9d to 93 61 ; do do lambs, 4s Cd to ss ; long-woolled rams, 47s Cd to '57s 6d; pure Lincolns, £10; cows, £6 63 ; fat cattle,, £8 5s ; yearlings, £3 10s. , fl Morses. — There is no improvement to note in any description of horses. At our yards on Saturday, a , very large amount came forward, of which only a few found buyers. We quote first-class draughts, £45 to '.£SO ; medium do, £35 to £40 ; light do, £25 to £30 ; good hacks and light' harness horses, £20 to £27; 'medium 40, £12 to £18 ; light and inferior, £3 to £8. Wool.— We held our sale on Tuesday (Monday being a holiday) at which ,there was a full attendance of 'buyers. "Our catalogue* consisted p! small lots, which ,mcc with spirited, competition, ana prices obtained were equal to last month's rates, showing that buyers Have gained confidence, that values are likely to he - 'sustained in the home mirket. , We anuex brands and prices obtained.' SB over W within diamond, greasy locks, 1 bag, 2|d ; AQ, do, locks and black, 1 bag, 3|l ; R, do black, i bag, BJd ; do do locks, 1 :do, 3d; JD, do pieces, 1 do, 3£d; JT, washed lock, 1. do, 7^l ; «-^ over JM, do lambs, 1 bale, lljd; AQ, greasy do, 2 do, ll|d ; over x over DilD conjoined, do cross-breds, 1 do, 9|d ; <-^ over JTinred, do do, 3 do, 9j[d; B, do do, 2 do, 10 JJ; JD, do merino, 3, do, and 2 bags, Sid ; JMcL, washed cross-bred", 2 do, 14Jd'; FF' greasy merino, 9 do, jlljd; do do locks and pieces, 1 do, s|d; L and ,C scoured cross-bred, 2 do; 12d ; C, greasy do, 1 do, 10M; JT, do d0,,l do.SJd; Z, do do, 3 do, 9Jd; dodo,tmlrinb,'B doj 9gd : do"iioj locks and pieces, 1 do, 61(1 '; ,do do, locks, 14°j5d;- W under SB injdiamondj-do .lambs, 2 do, il|d; ao, do lambs 'and washed crossbred, 1 do,-l3d y WaiKaorungaj greasy combingmeririo. s'do, Bid ; do, do Leicester rams. 3 do,:'9id ;. do,- do [dhigy half-bred, i'do, Bid ; X under MM with over' ,ea,ch, 4o cross-bred, 6 do, Bfd; B, scbured'oto/i'do, 13jd ; do, do lambs, 1 do, 14ji ; C over hq, greasy merino, 2 do, Q|d ; do," do' do and pieces, 1 ao, 7Jd. - Sheepskins. — At oijr weekly sale, we 'disposed of nearly the whole 'of our catalogue- a't prices fully equal to last week's rates. >Butchers' green pelts brought .10d to 2s each ; lambskins, is, 9(1 tg 2s eooh ; station skins ."3s9d to 5s 4d each. " .-■ " ,; t Hifles are. in good 'demand; We 9014 sg, chiefly Jjght and mgijium weights, afc |rom 12s to 153 each— mual to "3id tp 3|d per lb. " fallow.— Wanted,' but little offering. We disposed of medium quality at from £30 to 433 per ton ;' inferior, £24 to £26 per ton ; roupb, 'ftp, fgo per ton, Orai»,-=Wheat : The market continues in rather an unsettled stite, but some large "copjsracts haye" beep made !of fOi-WRi'd delivery, Wq quote prime samples at from 5s 6d to 0? 7<i] medium, 6s to 53 4'A per bu-ibel.— Oits are In £\}°& 62quiiy at i For milling sample, 2« 6d to 23 8d: feeu as '"* *" ** 6d P er bushel-Barley: None of th e ' new p v yet lor . lit Me.n-e? DRi^r, (c>i bahalf of the New Zealand i Lojn andMercaht'-le A'gericy Go.) reports Or the v;eek I ending March 7th, 137.7:— „,.,-'' •' ?l ] Fat Cattle— An excessive supply * o t about 2*o head I were yurded, about one. hilf 01 which were of good to prime quality, balance little bett«F thaa stores Best bullocks sola at from-£9 to £11 53 ; do cows to £9 cr- equal to from 25s to 27s fld per 100 lbs' for prime' pens., -i At the yards and privately we sold during the V/eek, 60 heai! •>•■•- "• - • " f. d i palves-^-25 werppenneij, which brought from 20s ' to o5» safili, according tp si^e anct'quality 1 .' '" ' " w ~* Bheep— 3loQ wera penaed, which being considoft x—. *"" « requirements scarcely last week's ably in exco^- " "*»« ned, best prossbrods bringing quotations were maiu^.. «-^ (Js pd to 7a 6d,or

cdunt of Messrs Blues and Duthie, of average quality,, at quotations. ' •• • • '>"••.■ 0 - < Fat Lambs — 400 were penned, many of them beingof inferior quality, prices ranging at 53 6d to Bs, each. ; Store Cattle — There is no change iv the market, and*" owing to the lateness of the season, the demand lias somewhat slackened. .'Good quiet hullocks for winter feeding, however, are 1 saleable "at a"bout late'quotations. - • ■ . - - ~ 1 Store Sheep.— The principal enqniryfortßii class of stock is"confiue'd almost entirely to young merinoes, of which there are very few offering. "Cross-breds, 4-tooth and upwards, are saleable at prices which do ' not meet the views "of sellers, consequently very few lots are changing- h_a<jds, -while- merino ewes ''and wethers are entirely neglected, with very large numbers offering.' During the week we have placed 4000 of •various sorts at last quotations. - .-..,.. 7 1 "Wool. — The latest cablegram from' our London office, dated February 28th, quotes prices unchanged. Combing. err<sa9y, and washed, firmer. Good competition ou French- account." Belgium and Germany 1 dull. Eome buyera buying cautiously. 60,000 bales sold. Sales close 28th March". We held our Usual weekly sale yesterday afternoon, at which there was I spirited competition, every lot on the catalogue -9eing sold at very full values. Appended are marks ;an& prices of lots sold.' The market looks'fairly for steady" prices for the remainder of the wool season, which is now fast drawing to a close : — B, 4 bases, cross-bred, greasy, 9Jd ; do; 3 bags, P' and L, 3id;- D+G, 2 bales, cross-bred, lOd; X, 1 bale, Xeicester, 10id;" S, 3 bales, merino, 9Jd ; do, 3 bags croas-bredj . 9Jd ;' do, 1 and 1 bag pieces; 7Jd ; do, 1 lojks, 4d;-TW, 3and 3 bags, merine, 10|d; do, locks, 1 baff, 4|d~; B^. 2 and 2 bags, fleece, 9d; Longwood over.-C,?5 bales,? cross-bred, 9J ; lona, 4 cross-bred, 9Jd ; do,- 1, -part lambs, Bid.r do,-l; -part locks, sjd;-do, l.islipe, 5 BJd ; ED 'in square, 19, merino, 9£d ; do, 2f merino, B|dfKO,'6, cros3-bred, *9Jd; do, "4; part, pieces and dingy, B^d ; dp, 3 pieces, 7d ; do, 1 locks, 4fd ; DXG, 20 bales washed* cross-breda, 15fd ;db; 2-pieces and locks, 7d ; DO over Meri Creek, 4 bales crossbred,1 merino, 14|d ; do, 2 pieces, lOJd; J,"3 fleece,"l4|di X, 1 scoured skin," 10j|d ; 1 locks, 4d; do, 2 bags washed lambs, 12df Hofii',-30 bales scoured, I7jd; ido, 6 bales scoured pieces, 13|tt'; do, Vlamba; I3d KrsK r 5 greasy cross-bred, 10$ d; do, I lecks,and pieces, 4 7Jd; PC, 3J greasy fleece, Ud;~do;2 scoured pieces/ 16jd; do, l locks, UJd; do, J J scoured skifl, : -"do; greasy locks, 1 bag, 3Jd. v - - z •• Sheepskins.— We catalogued 1000" skins, wEichsold at" considerable advance "on" last week's rates'. ••- r Full wool ilry i-kins brought 4s lid to 5s ; shearlings, Is 8d to 29 ; pelts, 9d to 14d ; lambs, 23 Id to "2s 3d,, >• - - Hides were in "better demand, especijllyKOod :con-ditionedshippuieflots,"b"fingi'ng-"a 'raction over 4d per lb, ; inferior and medium, 130 ti> 16s' each." - ~ » "r .Tallow. — A. few "sinaff lots sold/ inferior," £21 10s; medium, £29. -Shipping -tallow, good mixed, £3l to £32. • . r-.' / ~ ' : -_, ?. Grain. — Wheat,- good sound milling samples, scarce, sell readily at 5s 6d '; "medium, Tss to 5s 3d ; inferior, 4s' to 4s 6d. - Oats, good old feed are_waiited, and very scarce, and as prices have advanced in Melbourne^ old corn is not likely to be cheaper at present.,. 2<ew.oats are not offering in quantity.. , Barley, we have'placed some 1100 bags old malting at '33 9d to 4s 6d;" f.0.b., good demand, newisamples are not coming forward, yet barley crop being late. ,'-•-.'. v Messrs Maclbah Brothees report for .the;- week ending Ist March/1877, as follows :— '.?_!_ , Fat Cattle. — A. full-supply came forward for "VVednesday^s market, vi».,. 170 head good, quality^ (fully} twp-t birds of which ; were light weights), and,',w\t^.the; exception, of one or, two pens, all ctaauged.han.d's.at, about last week's rates. , We sold, on account of, the Henley, Co., Messrs Wallace and others, .60 he'jdrbest" bullocks. Heavy- weights - brought , up tto • £12 - 10s>; f medium, £8 to £9 lOs^.he'avy weightcows, up, to- £rlO' 10s ; light weights, £6 to £7—^qual' to' 25s>to-27s' 6st for prime, and 2is 6d for medium, per lQOibs.',,-. >.. Jj/.-> F*t Calves.— Only a few forward, which' sdld at 26s to^Oaeach.; '; „ "" •"*" Fat^^Abo>JL2soo^f_all One-third of these were prime quality, and the balance rather mixed and inferior. ' We sold, 'oVaccoupfcof the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, 645 prime cross-breds at 10s 9d to Hi; on account of itbe Henfey ; Company, 634 cross-breds at 8s:; and on ""account^ of !E. !W. Humphreys, Esq., 350, merino? at 6s fe*ch. . n \ , Fat Lambs.— Between 500 aqd ;600 medium quality ' werepenned. This number being much in; excess !of : requirement', caused prices to precede fully Is per, ; head"f rom laafcweek's jprices. Beat qualityibrought|7s , ,6, 6d tojßs 6d ; inferior, S to fis 6d." • • •% 7- • 1 • Sf ore Cattlefe-We have no trimsactiotis'^io- report, I but ; h»ve enquirie3|forfWell r groWffbuHoclis|in forward 1 conaition, andThavp sales pending of several large low. 1 Store SheefPara without alteration; in' "value, or j demand, youngs sljeep,' both crqss-pred^and'merirfo, ; being in good jequest, while aged sheep^pf' bofh-de-j scriptionsl«e4lfficultof rale. vVe=have. placed 55b0 cros3-preds during ihe week. •:? -^ =J j-j ~ti \ Wool.— .CaßTe Advices from Londcm£o£da,t§,2oth FebrHar/,.,'arerss follows :— The F«bruary v .woor sales 'have opened with total of 26,800^bale's ditsjlogued, of which 94,012 were offered. PorfcJ?hulip_prepohj derated. There' was a large attendance "dPHome and foreign buyers, arid prices ruled Jld -lovje&- : ? And again,' of dateJffebruMy 23rd : " The #00l market has assumed a 'firmer tone ; sales ciose about' Marcti^Sth. I Nextr sales 'middle of May." Only one sale has-been 'held -here'since date of our Jasvat- which prices jwere quite ldcper lb. under those previously ruling. •The last mentioned cablegram his, however,- tended to restore oonfidence. But few .clips now r remain to •be offered, although a_c«nsiderable quantity in small 'lots will yet be~submitted. • >- • ! Shetpskins.^-Our sale on Monday was fairly attended, but prices obtained were- considerably lower. Full-woolled merinoes brought from 43 4 dto ssld;s ld; '•do, cross-breds, 4s 6d to 5s Id ; arid from Is 6d to 2s9d if or pelts and medium dry skins. I Hides.— None Offered * c — ■; -- ■ 1 ; Tallow.— We sold 24 casks iuferior at £26 103 ; medium to prime blight may be quoted at £28 to' £32. > > Grain.— Wheat : Prime grain is wanted, but buyers jare chary of giying the prices demanded by growers, 'and few transactions-have transpired. - We- quote 6s 3d as the probable opening price .for prune,-. and'4sr9d" itOss for inferior to ordinary.". Barley :' Fine malting" .samples' are enquired' for, 1 " but none on offeri" Feed ,samples, in less'; request, at. 23 Ba to 2s*9d. Oats, of the new crop, are in fair request ; but rates have not ivetj been established,' "buyers appearing" ~ to' J be very icautious,"Best old commandos 3d to 2s 6cL - a ' s •" J )