STOCK, STATION, ETC,

Otago Witness, Issue 1417, 18 January 1879, Page 13

STOCK, STATION, ETC,

Mr Henry Driver (on behalf of the N.Z L. and M.A. Co , limited) reports for the week ending January 15th, 1879, as follows :-• Fat Cattle — The supply was agiin large 210 head beincf yarded. Fully half the number wco only medium quality, the balance good to prime Owincr to the supplies on hand, last week's quotations were tarely maintained Be^t bul'ocka brought from £10 to £15 103 per head ; cows, do, £9 2a 6d to £11. We quote prime beef at 30s per 1001b. Fat Cilves.— l4 penned, and were sold at from 12s to 28 < each. Fat Sheep.— The medium supply of 1688 was yarded for to-day's market, a considerable number of which were half fat and good stores. Prices were rather eas'er than last wepk, and sales difficult to effect. We quote prime mutton at barely 2d per lb. Fat Lambs.— 6ss penned. The demand being 1 slight, prices receded from Is to Is 6d per head, and about 200 were held over for next week. Store Cattle.— There is a fair demand for pood wel'grown" cattle in forward condition. We shall Bell tnmovrow, at Mosgiel Yards, 260 picked bullocks and oo>vs. Store Sheep.— We have inquiries for a large number of both crov-breds and merinos for delivery in March Wool. -"On Thursday last we held our first sale of the season, which was fully reported. Since the sale we have had fair inquiry fur any lotß on private offer ; seUers, however, preferring 1 to "ait the issue of cur next sale, which wo propose to hold on Tuosday next. Sheepskins. — At our pale on Monday last wb offered a small catalogue of 1300 skins, for which there wag brisk competition at a little advance on the previous week. Butchers' crosu-bred* in wool brought 4s lOd ; lambs, It Id each ; pelts, 41 to 0 1 each ; station skins, sjd to 6&d par lb Hides.— We sold 170 at an average of Si per lb. Tallow.— Rough fit, small fUpply, sod briskly at 21s to 21b 6d. No rendered tallow. Grain —Wheat : market Is d'noping ; near approach of harvest, coupled with the reduction of the duty on Australian fl mr, nukea mil'ers cautious in buvinpjat rednoed figures. We quote prime mill ng 3s 9i ; medium, 3s 3d to 3' Cd ; fowls' wheat. 2s 9 i to 2s 10J. Oats are declining in value-feed, 33 8d to 3s 91 ; milling, 3a lOd. Barley, nothing doing. Messrs Wrwht, Stephbnson, and Co. report for the week ending 15'h January, 1879, as follows :— Fat Cattle.— The market was fully supplied to-day, 210 head being v»rded, one half of which were of good quality, and the other medium. Prices obtained show a decline of about 2s 6d per 1001b on last wpek's quotations. We sold 110 head on account of John Hid, E c q. (Corner Bu s h), Mes c rs Robert Charters, Edwin Palmer, "5 Downes, A Grieve, John Waldie, hnd Mews Mcc B os. Bullocks brought from £0 '5s t ) £11 ; cows, from £7 10s to £9 17fl 6d— equal to 30s per 1001b for gool quality, and 25s for medium. Fat Calves — 14 yarded, of which we sold ' six at f om 22* to 36s each , - Fat Shee-i — The number penned was not large (1688\ but notwithstanding this, sales were difficult to •• ffect even at a reduction on last week's rates. This ii no doubt to be accounted for by the fact that the butchers held considerable stocks, haying takon in extra simplies lust we'pk when the prices were low. We pold 1100 on account of EHward Menlove, E?q (Windsor P»rk), Messrs James R Elder, D M'Domld, Benjamin Br.iy, Wre Lindsiy, John Bruce, Arthur Ca'der, and Messrs Wallace and Siddells, at from 7s to Us 6d ench prices equivalent to 2d per lb. Privately, we have sold 820. Fat Lambs. -655 were penned, a number considerably in excels of Hie trade' 3 requirements, consequently s'tlei were difficult to make About 100 we-e turned out for next week's markei We fold 214 on account of Messrs James R Klder, Robert Johnstone, William Lindsay Arthur Cildir, and Messrs Wallace and Siddelts, at from 6< Od to S«. Store Cattle uro in fair demand, but we have no sales to report. We dniire to direct attention to our sain at Palmeistcn on Monday, 20th instant, when we Mull offer 200 h'3ad well-bnd store cattle, cons'sting of sp*ved cow?, and one, two, and three year old steers and heife-s. Purr-bred Stock.— We have to report havin? sold, on account rf the H^n. M. Holmes, of Awa'-n^a, to Mr John Reid, of Hilpr.»l c, at a so. Ufactnry figure, 60 h>ad two-yeir-old shorthorn heifer*, by "Prince Wi lciby" and " Don Carlos," out of cowd bred by Mrs Dea-", of Canterbury. Country Sales.- On Thursday, 9 h ins f nnt, we held our m 'nth' v sale at Palmer* t n TYre was a fair supply of stock, marly the whole of which fouml buye-s at ?ood va'ucs. On Tuesday, 14th infant, we held a aa'e by aucMon on account of M> John Gordon, Halfway Bmh, of the whole of his tliiry he'd Cows brought fora £5 to £7; yearlings from £2 to £3, We rleoire to call Rnec'al atteniio i to our s*les at Popotunrta on TVldav, 17th instant, when w 1 shall offer the who c of Mr Thnmaa Pollock's thorouphVei stock, dr night horses, cattle, sheep, &c. ; and at Macandrew'i B<-v nn Tuesday, 21st instant, on sicciunt of Mes-rs A. Andersoi and f'o., wlipn we shall i ffet their dairy shifik hors •* farmin r im lenient*, &c Store Sheep.— We havo huvers for nea'ly every description of sheep, bat have no transaction t-j repoit. Hor«p.s. Tho dcrrand is noh ho brisk, but holders of draught stock st'll look for Ivrli rates. At our yards on Satuidiy last (here was a large number forward, a fair proportion of which changed hand. Wo ao'rl draft of light-harness 1 cots, on account of John Anderson, E^q., of Wvndham, at from £15 to £30. Wo quote firs^-oVs drnughtsat from£so to £55 ; medium. £40 to £45 ; light, £25 to £35 ; g iod hacks mid lightharness noises, £25 to £30; medium, £15 to £20; light and inferior, £5 (o £10. Woo'. — We shall hold our first, sale for tho season to-morrow (Thursday), at 2 o'clock. Sheepskins.— Our weekly sale took place on Monday labt, as usual. The trado were fairly represented, anil ovnry lot met with rood ompqtition. We sold over 1200 skins. Butchers' half breds brought up to 6 ; merinos (station skins), up to ii 9 \. Hides.— No denraud ; quotations unaltoud. T»]l tw —We did not offer any this week. •» Grain.— Wheat : Tranf-a n tnris arc almost nil, and quotations ar^ nnchanced. Oits are in limited inquiry at from 3< 8d to 3s 91 for coo 1 froo*. up to 3s ](M for prime milling. B irley : No c offering. Maclean Brothers report for the week ending January 15th, as follows : - Fat Ca'tlo — 2 0 head of all sorts were yarded today, of which fnlv nbout one-half woio of trooi to primo quality, tho bOance ranging from inferior fat to small si ore*. The market w.is dull throughout, and prices rulol a slndo easior tlnn last week more particularly for primo hcavv-weight cittlc, wlvch nude barely 30s per 1001b; oriHna'y and inferior may bo quoted at 22s 6d to 255. We soli 88 hexel on account of Messrs Thomson, Qrren Brothers, Ronnie, Jenkins, and the N Z and A. Ij. Co , tho latter having forwarded a draft of 41 head very prime heavy weight bu lock", for which prices ransed from £12 15s to £15 6s ; ordinary and inferior cows and bullocks Fold at £6 10s to £9 7s fid according to weight arid qinlUy. Fut Calvo'. — Only 14 of inferior quniit}' were penned, which sold at from ICMto 18s. Fit Sheep.— Tho supply w.is very indifferent as regards quality— probably tho poorest we have hnd for several months past. 1688 in all were penned. Bidding devoid of spirit, and difficulty ex,-

periencfd in quitMDg of the inferior lots at *nf piice. We sold 640 on account of Messrs Sealev Bros., Jurnbull, and M'Leish at f om 8s 3i to 11s 91 each, and wo qnote pr me mutt n at, 2d per lb. Fat L*mh?. - 055 were ptnned, all well-grown 1-imba, and of fair to prune quality. As in ihe cisc of sheep bidding was r-tther slow, and prices barely up to tha expectation of vendors still a 1 chingtd lianas. We B'>'d on account of D M'Djnald, 34 at 7d 61 ; J BruC3 f 44 at 8s to 8< 6d ; and Turnbull, 3i at 10< each. store Sheep We h*v« now a large number foi fffer, but comp natively few young sh ep, f.-r wh eh tho demand is m^st active. Wo, however, expaut improved inquiry for all descriptions as the seison aavincesi Quotations are nominally, for cross-bred", two tooth mixed sexes, 6s to 7s 6d ; do, four and six tooth 7s to 8^; merino wethers, fair and six tooth, 6< ; do, just f ill-mouthed, 6s ; merino ewes, twn, four, and six tooth, 6s to 83; do, full-mouthed, Si 91 to 43 6d. Sore Cattle.— We have no transactions to report. The d >rr and for well-grown stores Is fairly nctive, and quo'a'jons &re well imintai e<l— viz. : Bullocks, two to four year old £5 10s to £7 10* ; oowa, £4 to £5 10s ; mixed lots, at £3 10s to £4 16«, according to age and condition. 'Wool.— The first sale ci the sexson was held on the 9th inst. There was a good attendance ot buyers and fair competition, but prices showed a decline »rom tha r^tcs r iling last siaaon of from ljd to 2jd per lb. We snail h >ld our opening s -le ou Friday, 17th in«. Sheepskins — Our usual weekly &a'e ww held on • Miji'dty last, wh".n we catalogued some 1400 sk'ns, all of which were sold as under :— Station skins iv bale* at 5d to SJJ per In, nnd at from Is 9d to 53 each ; green pelts, 41 to 6d each ; lambskinß, 7d to Is. Hides and Tallow.— None offered. The dem*nd for both is very slight, and prices are drooping. Grain. — Wheat has been exceedingly dull of sale, and in order to tffect sales low prices have had to be , accepted The Home market ■ ontinues much deprtssed. We have cl ared off a faw hundred sacks inferior to ordinary Southern at from 3s 3'l to 33 6d. Birley, none offering. Oats move off slowly at from Si 8d to 3s 9J for good to fine feed. No inquiries for milliner purposes, but extra samples are taken for feed at up to 3s lOd. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report for the wook ending 15ih January, 1879, as follows : — Fat Cattle.— The large supp yof 210 head came forward, consisting of infeti trto i.rime quality, including a very prime diaft from Edendile Station, which sold at top prices We quote bullocks from £8 10s to £16 , 53; cows, from £6 10* to £10 12s Gd, according to weight aud quality— or equal to 30.s per 1001b for prime, 27a 6d for medium, and 25s for inferior. Fat Calves —14 were yarded, and sold at 103 to 345, according to size. Fat fcheep.— The moderate supply of 1638 penned. Prices ruled at about last week's quotations. Best pens brought from 10s to Its 6d ; medium, 8s 6d to 10i ; small and inferior, 61 to 8^ GJ. Fat Lambs —655, of nredium qua'ity. 450 were taken by the trade at from 61 6 dto 9s 31. •Store Cattle.— There are inquiries for quiet wellbTed steers, for paddock fattening. There are few offering, however, and buyers do not seem inclined, to give the pricp.3 for which thoy are held. Store Sheep. — We have several inquiries for -sound, young sheep, both merino and b,»H'Veds, We have several sales pending, but no transactions to report. Wool.— Our flrnt sale of tho season will be held on Fiiday, the 17th instaut, when we will offer ftbout 800 1 ales of washed and greasy wojls in fine condition, fur positive sale. 'Sheepskins, Hides, &a.— We hald our usual sale on Mo d ly. Sheepskins fetched from Is to 4s 3d, according to weight and quality- < Grain. — Wheat continues very dull of ealo, and. prices are nominal : best milling, 3s lOd to 4i ld ; interior, 2s 3d to 8s 3d. Oats are in lens demand, and prices have a downward tendency ; milling:, 3$ lOd to 4d ; feed, 8s 8<( to 3s lOd. Property,— Wo have to report the ealo of 10| acres iv the Wakari district, at £450. We would direct attention to our sale of valuable city frech* ld property, situate I in Gent King-street; and of city leasehold property, situated in Moray place, Dunedin, wbiuh will be held at Watson's Hotel on Tuesday, the 21afc instant. WOOL SALE. The first wool sale ol this season's clip was held Vai% afternoon by Mr Henry Driver, for the New Z aland Loan and Mercantile Agency, at their wool Btores, Rattray street Jetty. The attendance of buyers waa large, representing both l"cal and foreign firms, who competed with gieat spirit ; and though prices as compared with last year show a considerab'e reduction, yet tlvy were fully up to our expectations. Only a few loti were pas ed in. Wools in grease commanded most attention, washed aud scoured not ciming up to our values. Merino wools were in very limited supply, and corn- ■ manded higher relative rates Greasy cross bred, in light condition, brought from BJd to 10 1 ptr lb ; heavier, in grease, from 6r! to BJ. Merino, in gre-wo, sold from 8d to 9|d, nothing very light-conditioned being offered. Washed cross-bred sold at 13} d. and stoured at 14|d. Our citalonue comp.ised 545J biles and 46} bags, and we sold 467J biles and 34^ bigs. Annexed are the prices and m >rks of different lots sold :— RN, 1 bale and 1 b<g greasy crosj-bred, 7JI ; do, 1 bag gnaiy mixed flaecc, 6d ; T over D, 1 b»le greasy cross bred, 7f i ; do, 1 bjg greasy locke, Jd ; J"vl, 1 Dale greasy fie c, 7§d ; do, 2 bags grevsy pieces, '2Jd ; AH' conjoined, 3 twles masy cross-bred, 9Jd ; do, 1 ba.a; greasy ljcke, 3sd ; T, 3 b ihß greasy cross- bred, 6gl ; do, 3 bags greasy pieces and locks, 4JI ; AG, 4 bales greasy cross-bred one part merino, 7g I ; YS, 7 bales j>reasy merino, 8J I ; d>j, 1 bile gieasn pieces, s|d ; d ), 1 bale g. oasy locks, 3^ I ; RT in cirdo, 3 bales greasy cro-^s-bred, 7Sd ; do, 1 bale greas-y mvino, 7.] d; 7S, 4 bales gre sy cross-bred 7JJ ; do, 1 bile yreasy looks and pieces, 2d; qK conjaiiied, 2 bales greasy crossbred, 7JI; 2S, 2 bilou gnasy m "i mo 7jd ; double heart, 3 bilea greasy cross-brod, B.'[d ; 57, 3 bales merino, one part cross-bred, 7^d; Fd, 1 bale preasy cross-bred, 7jd; 8, 1 bale ii> easy cross-bred, 7§d ; 11, 1 bale greasy cross-bred, s|d ; Q 2 I al'\s gre. hy cross-bred, 9W ; D, 3 ba.es gicas>y mixed, OJd ; G3, 1 bag greasy cross-bred, 6&1 ; D, 18 bales greasy cross-bred, 7£J ; aUM 12 baiea iri easy cioss-breu, one part merniu, 7J'l; f3, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, 7d; \VM, 2 bags giea^y crois-brtd, o'i'i ; do, 8 ba'ej greasy cro^s-bred, 7J'l ; heart, 24 hales greasy CT)SH-bred, 7JI; 2, 3 bales greasy crossbred, 7.i'J , M, 4 bains greasy menu", 7Jd ; do, 3 bales greasy cioss-brdd, 7^d; W, 3 ba'ea ana 6 bags greasy cross-bred, 7jd ; Fu, 4 bales grta\y cross-bred, 6JI ; CS conjoined, 4 bales greasy cioss-bred, 7d; LM c <nj ined, abilesgrcaby cross-bad, 7Jd; TA c irjjjined, 2 b lies greasy cross-trod, IM; dot in bracket, 1 balegreaßy cros-s-bred, 7^ I ; B, 3 t i'ua gre&sy cro-s-^rcd, 7|d ; U in tquare, 1 vile ai d 1 bag greasy Le-.ceater ewes and - rams, 6^d ; do. 6j bales grta-iy cross-bred, ; do, 14 b.ilea gi easy pieces fd ; do 3 bales greasy iouks, 3d ; H in uiarnond, 6 bales grtasi cross-bred, 7Jd ; do, 11 bales gi cany merino, 8J ; do, 2 bales g ea-y pieces, sd ; A, 18 bales greasy cross-brod, 7Jd ; do, 1 bale grca-y merino, 81 ; no, 1 t-ale greasy pie< cs, 4jd ; do, J big greasy lochh, 3jd ; C, 5 bales greasy cross-bred, 81 ; U, 2 isles greasy merii 0, 8 1 ; heait before 0, 13 bales groisy cross-bred, 8d ; do, 4 bales greasy merino, B|d ; do, J bale greisy Jocks, 3d ; ti, 6 bales greasy crossbred, 8d ; do, 1 ba'e «ieu>y merino, 7*}t; do 1 bata greasy pieces, 4jd ; O, 4 bales grea>y murino, BJd ; do, 9 bales groasy Leicester, 7J I ; do, 12 bales giewy cross-bred, BJd ; do, 3 oales greasy p'eoes (1 prt locks), 4JI ; S, 22 bales and 2 bags greasy cro n-bro I, t^ 1 ; do. I b-ile uraasy pieces, 4JU ; do, i hale g City locks, ]£d ; KS, 6 bales greaby crossbred, CJ-i ; do, 2 bales srreasy niertno, 7£d ; do, 3 hagij ureasy piece, 4\<l ; do, 2 bags, greasy locks, 2d ; XX, J bale greasy rams, B}d ; do, Ifi bales greasy crossbred, B}d; F, aud H S ur.dor, 10 bales grotsy crobS bicd, 7£ 1 : U, J hale greasy mtnno, II ji ; do, 1 biir gie.isy c.i^s-bn v, 7^d ; W Dunne, 16 b<ti»a washed cross-bred, 13Au; Holt, 12 bales scouied crot«.-bred, J4|i; JM conjoined, 6 bales cro.ss-hred, 7JI; do, I dalo greasy lloeco, pai t pioces, 5 Jd ; O ovi rJJ conjoined, 10 ba'ei greasy cross-bred, 7§d ; Al, 7^ bilos i.'rta>y croa -bred, 10 1 ; do, 1 bdl 1 gieisy pieces, GJd ; do, 2 bugs grein-y locks, 4d ; S. 2 bales greasy merino, B|d ; do, 1 big greasy piece-!, 3J.