Stock and Station Reports.

Otago Witness, Issue 1652, 21 July 1883, Page 15

Stock and Station Reports.

Messrs Maclean and Co. teport for the week ending July 18 a« follows : —

Fat Cattle.— The bare market and high pri<-e<3 of la<=t week had the effect "f bringing forward a larsre number for to-day'a requi roments— viz , 27ohead, . f which only ab^ut one third was prime, the baUnce medium and inferior ; and^ in fact a srood few pens were lir.tle better than ptores. Cor good quality the>e was fair competition, while other «orts suffered a heavy dccli" c, and taking the mirkot as a Whole, a reduction of 2a 6i to 5s per 1001b on last week's rates had to bo submitted to. Prime bullonks brought from £8 Isa t.n £12 "><j 6rl ; fair to good, £5 5s to £8 ss ; c ws, from £3 Isto£9 5s We yarded and sold 95 head as follows :— On account of Mr J. Davidson (Hamprlpn>, 7 head bullocks a' up t.o £8 16*. a- d for cows £7 7s 6d ; on accou'.tof Mr H. C. Cameron (Bnlvonda'e Estate), 7 head bullocks, llirh wpierht«, at from G5 2s cvi to £5 15s; on account of Mr William Grant (Wa^hrlyke) 6 very sui c ior bullocks nt fr m P8 10 to £U 2s 6d ; on account of Mr James Liddell (Taieri Beach) IS hi ad ire-iinm-weight s'ecrs and heifers at, for the former £5 to £5 10 , and for the latter £5 ma: on aoc->u t of Mr G H. M'Kenzie (Tapa mi), ->\ head Hgnt- weight cows and heifers at from £3 17s f d to £5 10s ; on account of Mr D ''ameron fStudho'mo Junction), 6 head bullocka, at from £6 12s 6d to £7; on account of Mr George Ford (Greytown), 4 head he'fers at up to £5 2s 6d ; on account of Mr David Grant C'rav), 11 head bullocks at an average price of £10 10s, and for cows £7 12s 6d to £9 ss; on account nf Me«a>-8 Nelson Brothers (Clinton), 7 hea r l, at, for bullocks £5 lO.s to £8 15s, and for cows £5 15a to £7 ; and on account of other vendors, 15 head, principally cows, nt up to £7. We quoto prime be- f '2b fid to -?5n per 1001b. Fat Sheeo — The small supply of 1514 was penned for to-day's market,, 1384 of which were cro«s'>red o yea and wethers all of which were of good quality; tho balance a drafn of ptime merinis from tho Mount Gowrie Estate Com neti tion through 'ut was brisk, and every lino cloared at an advance of fully Is on I>st work's quotathns. Prime crossbreds bnuaht from 14* fld to 16a : medium, 9s 6d to 13s 6rt ; merino 8s 9J to 9s W« penned and sold 871 a u fo'lows :— On account of Mr W. Kelly (Kaitangat.a). 100 crossbreda at 10s 3d to 15a 9d ; on account of Mr J. Ilislop (MiUon), a7do at 14s 3d ; on account of Afeaßrs Peat aud Soua. 59 hal'bral wethers at 13a 3d, 21 hilfbred ewea at 12f, 130 merino wcthors at from 8s 9d to 9a ; on account of R. Wilßon, Esq. (from his Romarua Estate), 75 three-quarter-bred wethors at 14s 3d, 89 halfbred wethTS at 12a 9d, 252 ha'fbrfd ewes at from 10s to 10r 9d : on account of Mr J W. Newsome (Moa Hill, Kaihiku). 105 crossbreds at 14s. We quote prime mutton 2£d per lb. Fat Lambs.— Thirty were penned, and sold at 7s each.

Fat Pigs.— Ninety-six of all sorts wore yarded, and sold up to 100s for bacon, and 35s to 45s for porkera.

Store Sheep. — 120 inferior merino ewoa were penned to-day, and sold at satisfactory prices

Store Cattle. — We have no transactions to report. Horses. — Young sound draught mares and geldings continue in demind Buyers shipping 1 to Sydney are again in the ma-ket, and the following prices are obtained, viz. :— For first-class draught*, £35 to £45 ; medium, £25 to £30 ; light, £15 to £20 ; good hacks and licrht-harnes3 horaes, £15 to £20 ; inferior and mprli'im, £4 10s to £12.

Sheepskin 1 ?, We catalogued a fair number of al rieucinHons of skins at our «a'e held on Monday last With the ordinary attendance of the trade there was brisk competition, all beiner ">old at pricea on a lev 1 with last week's values B'ltichora' green crnssb-eda bro"frht from 2« Od to 3i 10d ; do merinos, 2s 10d to 3s Pd, Dry crossbreds up to 3s 6d ; merinos up to 3a Sd.

Hides and Tallow — Values are unchanged. The demand fov hides ia r/ood, and from 3Jd to 4Jd is obtained tbe latter figure if heavy, free from cuts, and otherw'se in gof'd condition For well-rendece p<vcels of tallow the demand ia brisk. Tho present values are up to 32a 6d, and rough fat up to 23a per cwt

Grain. — Wheat : There is still a good demand for prime sorts for local requirements, but apart from this there is little doing. For medium d scriptiona the demand is weak, md prces a shade easier ; in fact millers are roost reluctant to purchase secondary qunlitv. Fowl feed is in limited request. Wo quote primp milling 4s Id to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 4d to 3s 9d fowl feel, Zf 6d to 3s. Oatn : Primo milling parcels are readily saleable at from Is 9d to Is lOd. Heavy shnrt briorht feed lots aro scarce, but the domaud is not by nny means active ; we quote Is Sd to Is 9d. Ordinirv. nf which there are large stocks on hand, as well a« discoloured. a>-o not much inquired for. We quo'o Is 6d to Is IM, ordinary; discoloured, Is to Is M. Loner TsrraMan oats are inquired for. Barley : Prime ma'tinjr is tho only sort readily saleable, at from 4s Id to 4a 6d por bushel. Ryeerisi.— VVe quote up to 4a 3d for machinodre'Hcd parcels. Potatoes.— Perwonta we valuo at up to £2 ss. Kidneys aro in demand for seed.

Messrs Weight, Stepiienson, and Co. report for the week ending July 18 as follows :

Fat Catt v. — 260 head yarded. Thiß number proving far in excess of the trade's ' equiremonta, a somewhat dull sale ensued, and several 1 >ts fr m the Taieri had in consequence to bo turned out unsold. We yarded 127 head, and sold 10 1 aa under. The 1 .tB uus Id belon. Ed to Messrs James Allan (Hopehill), James Gow (li.verma ) and Palmor Bros. (Otakia ) Tho supply included a draft of magnificent shorthorn steers from Windsor Park, which, notwiths anding the dullnebs of tho sale, averaged (for 18 head ) £10 18s. Prices for primo beof suffoied a decline of 2m 6d per 1001b, and for inferior from that to 6s. Our pales wero as follow :— For Edward Menlove, Etq. (Windsor Park), 18 bullocks at from £10 to £12 per head ; for Mr Kobt. Young (Edendale), 6 bul ocks at from £6 17s 6d to £7 7b 6d ; for Mr John Palmer (Otakia), 4 bullocks at £6, and for Mr W. Palmer (Otakia), 8 heifers at £6 ; for Merfft Bradfield Bjos. (Cfttlin's Biver), 7 bul-

Im.k' at from £6 7s 6d to £8 2s 6d ; for Mr Spencer Thyni's(BrockviileFarin) S bullocks at from £7 17s 6 I to C 9, and IS prime cows at from £6 12< 6d to £i 10s; for James Shaml, fis-q. (West 1 aien), 2 bullocks at £3 7i 6d, and 1 extra prime fat Co* at £10 15a ; for Mr W. B Cliirkson (Oxbridge), 7 bullocks . o from h7 2s Cd • for Mr W. Leslie (Timarn), 14 cattle ac from £5 to £tj'->3 6d- arid for Messrs Donald M'Master, Mcc Ur..s (Brighton), and othora, 13 head caws at up to £6 10s. W.l quote prime beef at aOs per AOOlb ; medium at from 20s to 22a 6d. . , . , Fat sheep.— Only 1634 were penned, me u-ive of 200 incri'ios Th* number forward, although small, proved autticient for the requirements of tne butchers, many of whom had a good many on hand from last week. Competition was good, and prices on an average from is to Is (Id per head better than last week. J<or the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (T jtara), we told 113 prime crossbred wethero aftlCo ; ior Messrs Ross Bros ( Sleadowbank), 102 balfbrcd wethfrs at 12s 9d ; and for Mr Hugh M'Maater (Saddle Hill), 73 piime crossbred ewes at 15s 9d. We quote prime mutton at from 2\d to 2 3 ( d per lb. Pi«'s. - 100 penned. We sold 99 as follows : lat S3?, I at 72a, 1 at 60s, 2 at 58s, 13 at 555, 10 at 525, 7 at 436. II at 425, 11 at 355, 6 at 34?, 9 at 325, 8 at 31s, and 19 at 15s. ThCße prices are equal to about 4,} d per 11). Horses.— For last Saturday's salo an unusually large number came forward, close upon 103 of all descriptions being entered. Unfortunately, aa far aa regards draughts, the sailing of the Hauroto for Sydney had been fixed for that day, and in consequence many draiuht-horae buyers we c absent from the market, bei»g engaged in shipping their horses. Inqluding li ht hor.-es, we sold in all 37 head, and quote firstcla«s draughts at from £35 to £45 ; medium, £25 to £30; light do, £15 to £20; good hacks and lightharness horses, £i sto £20;' medium, £10 to £12; lur it and inferior, £3 to £7. Shoenskins.— We held our weekly sale on Monday last. There was a capital attendance of the trade, and every lot catalogued was dispose 1 of at prices maintaining last quotations glvon. Butchers' green skins (cms bred) sold at 4a Id, 3s 9d, 33 Bd, 3a 7d, 3s sd. 3a 4d, 3s 3d, 3s Id, 3s, and 2s lOd ; merinos, 3s 111, 3s sd, 3a 6d, and 3s 8d ; lambskins, 33 ; and station skins at from 8d to 4s Id.

Hides. —Heavy and clean hides are in d? maud, and sell icadih at quotations, but light-weights arc somewhat difficult to place. Quotations arc without change. This week wo have sold 131. Uabbitskina meet with brisk inquiry. On Monday last we sold the following lots : One bale at 14d per lb, one bale at 16 Jd, one bale at 3}d, one bale at 7Jd, one bag at l?3d, one bag at 133 d, one bag at 14d, and two bags at 9d. Tallow. There is no change to report in this markot. This week we have sold the following parcels ; O & S, 15 casks tallow at £51 10s, 3 bag 3 fat at 22s Od, 2 bags do at 22s 6d, one cask tallow at 325, 2 bags fat at iOa, and 4 bags fat at 225. «rain. -Wheat: There exists a limited demand for uho cc samples ; ordinary and poor qualities, however, are almost unsaleable. The former we quote at from ■Is to 4a 3d, and the letter (nominally) at from 23 9d to 3s gd. This week we have sold 600 sacks pearl velvet at 4s 2d per bushel. Oats : We hare inquiries for prime milling samples, but very few are obtainable. We quote best milling at from Is lOd to Is lid. Feed quail' ies ac in limited request, best samples being \v >rth from Is 8d to Is 9d, and long and discoloured samples from Is 4d to Is 7d. During the weok we have sold 3000 bushels. Barley : We note an inquiry for firat class malting samples (good colour and mellow), and could place a parcel of such at from 4a 6d to 4s 8d per bushel ; other descriptions we quote at fran 3s 6d to 4s 3d per bushel.

Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aeency Co., Limited) reports for the week ending July 18 as follows :—

Fat Cattle were in full supply at Burnside to-day, 2GO htad having been yarderl, consisting of medium to urioio. Competition was fiirly animated, bat last work's prices were not obtained. Bullocks fetched from £5 2-t 6d to -612 2a 6d ; cows, £5 15* to £10 15a. We sold drafts on account of various vendors at from £5 10a to t8 for bullocks, and £5 15s to £7 2s 6d for cows. We quote prime beef at 265, and medium at 203 to 22s 6d per ICOIo. Fat sheep. - 1H34 were penned. About 200 of these wpro merinos, and the balance cros-bred4 of fair to prime quality. On account of the large supply forward last week, butchers were well suppliel ; and a though prices were a shide higher to-day for prime quality, medium quality did not participate in the same "advance. Crossbreds brought from 14s 6d to 16s for prime, 9s 9d to 13s 6d for light and medium ; merinos, 8s Od to oa. We sold on account of the New Zealand Agricultural Comp my, 76 crossbred wethors at 13s fid, 173 do ewea at 9s 9d to 12s 3d ; Mr H. I/ndsey (Pukcuri), 61 cro«sbreds at 12s; Messrs Anderson Bros. (Waiwera), 62 do at 13s 6d ; and quote mutton at •-'} 1 per lb. Fat Lambs.— Thirty wore forward, and sold at 7s each. . ...

Fat Pics —Ninety-six were forward, and sold freely ai. from 1 5a up to 100s. Shoepbkinß.— We submitted a full catalogue to a large attendance of the trade.at our usual weekly sale 011 Monday Competition waa fairly active, and all the lots were cleareil at about equal to last week's prices. Butchcis' green crossbreda fetched 2s lOd to 3s lOd ; do do merinos, 2s 7d to 3s 7d ; station and rtrv crossbreds, Is 6d to 3s lOd ; do merinos, Is 7d to 3s 9d ; do in bales, 4gd per lb. RabbitsMns. — We offered and sold at auction 2 bags at 7d, 2 do at fl]d, 3 do at Is 2d, I do at Is 3id, 1 ba'e at Is 4.',ri, 2 do at Is 4-1 d per lb. Hides continue in fair demand, and steady at recent rates We cleared all to hand (about 150) at from 3d to 4}d for light and medium, and 4Jd for heavy weight", free from cuts, cheeks, and offal. Tallow keep 3 steady at late rates, especially wellrendered parcels. We sold on Monday, at auction, 8 ca-'k* prime at 32s 6d 4 tins and 1 cask inferior and mixed at 223 to 27b, and rough fat at 21s per cwt. Grain.— Wheat : Only prime samples meet with any demand at 4s Id to 4s 3d. Ordinary qualities are almost unsaleable, Millers being sufficiently supplied in the meantime with this class — also, the depression in the wheat market at Horne — prevents shippers from Operating* Quotations : Nominally, 3s 3d to 3a 9d ; infeior and fowls' wheat, 2s to 3a. Oats in first-class condition, bright and sweet, maintain last week's prices, but of such the market is bare. There are, however, large stoek9 of very indifferent samples on hand, which vary in price, according to colour and quality, at from Is 3d to Is 7d ; bright feed, Is 8d to is S^d ; do milling. Is 9d to la tort. The demand has materially slackened owing to the reduction in prices both in Sydney and Melbourne, consequent on tho heavy stocks held in each of thote centres, and sales during the week have been unimportant. Barley ia not in pressing demand, although prime malting samples could be placed at from 4s 3d to 4s Gd ; feed and milling ab 2s Cd to 3a 3d. Kyegrass Seed. — Demand still weak. We quoto michine-dressed, 4s 3d ; farmers' lots, 2a 9d to 3s 3J.

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report for tho week ending July 18 as follows :—

Fat CatMe.— A full market to-day, 260 being yarded, Tho greater part of thoso were only medium quality, with a few pens prime. For the , alter, prices were 2s 6d per 1001b lower, and for other aorta oa to 7s 6d below last week's rates, a considerable number having to be turned out unsold. Bullocks sold at £5 17s 6d to £11 17a 6d, cows at £3 2a 6d to £8 17s 6d. We sold for Mr William Waddle (Gore), 8 bullocks at £6 to £7 123 6d, 8 cows at £3 12s 6d to £3 17s 6d ; for Mr W. T. Shiiud (Otakia), 6 wnall heifers at £1 lOi to £5 ; for Mr M-ile >im Carmichael (Uiversidc), 2 cows at £8 10s ; for Mr W. Currio, 1 bullock at £4 ss; for Mr William Grindley, 6 bullocks at £8 7s Od. Wo quoto prime bof 22a 6d, medium 18s to 20a per lOPlb. Privately wo sold 40 bu locks at £8, 25 heifers at £5 10a, 110 bullocks at £7 10s, 15 do at £9, 3 do at £8 10a, 9 do at £8 78 6d.

Fat Calves.— None in. Fat Sheep. Only 1634 were penned. Included m these were a few pens merinos of good quality, whilo moat of tho crossbreds wero p<ime and heavy weights. Prices throughout the day ruled Is to la Od per heud higher than last week. Crossbreda sold at Us 3d to lfis 9d ; merinos, vis 9d to lla 6d. We sold for Mr Mark Shaw (Bald Hill, Winton), 116 crossbreds at 15s, 50 do at 14s; for Mr J. K. Saltnond (Tokomairiro), 33 crosabreds at 15s; for Mr John Allan (Holmes), 29 crossbreds at 11s 9d ; and for Mr A. Geary (Portobello), 51 store merino ewes at 3a 7d. We quoto prime mutton 21.d2 l .d to 2?d per lb. Fat Lambs. -Thirty penned. These wo sold tor Mr J. Allan (Holmes) at 7s Wool —This week we sold all lots to hand, but prices ruled low. Shorpsliins.— At our sale on Monday we offered our usual catalogue. Bidding for crossbreds ruled ratl icr higher, whilo merinos wore firm. Crossbroda sold, at 2s 2d to 3a fld ; mwinoa, 2a Od to 3s 6d ; lambakin^, 2a 4dto3s6d. Kabbitskins.— On Monday wo offered all conßijinments to hand, which sold at-for beat, Vi'td lo W^<i ; Others, 8d to 13d per lb.

Hideg— There is not much inquiry for hides. (hfav.es except), and for these , p,ic« .are * .shade* easier this week. We sold 4at 4|d, 27 at 3Jd, 46 at 3^,. 26 small at 3>l per Ib. .. . . ... _ OQ v TMlow.-We cleared out some small lots thia weeto at-for best rendered, 30j ; medium, 25d to 295; rough, fat, 2>s 6d per cwt. . ... f Gi-ain.-Whoat : The demand throughout the past week has heen chiefly confined to choice mil injparc^s but of tfcij quality there is not luuch offering. Alwlium and lower sott< are in abundant supply, wife very little injury; and for soft and sprouted fowlfte'd prices have to b? adopted. B-at q"ahtj ' w& quote 4a to ii 2d ; medium do (hard and Irec .from sprout), 3s 6c! to 3s lid ; inferior, 23 3d to ds 6a. During the week our rales have been 3125 bushels atfull rates. Oats : During the past fuw days shippers have cleared nearly all bright heavy feed oats, buc pricos have not improved. Milling sorts are scarceand much wanted. There lm been a JiStle better demand for ditcolourcd lots, which are in full supply. We quote ronllv une milling, U lOd ; best bright feed, la Bkl iols9d; Roo'i <10, Is 8il ; others, Is 41 to Is 7d. "Dm injr the week we uold 0730 bushels. Barley : Nothing do'inj. . Putatooaare plentiful, f.ivl arc slowly moving- oft attar best 42a Gd ; othois, v.*/3 to iOi per ton (sacks extra). Rvcrass.— Thorn i^ rather better demand for clean samples 'ihia week we sold LVJObuaheh at 4s to 4s 6d per bushel.

Messrs Stefiienson and Co. report for the weefe ending July 18 aa follows :—

Fat Cattle —2(50 head jarded to-day at Buroaicle, the majority of the quality bein? from medium to prime. As raigi t bo exoected from «uch a supply comin? forward, prices as compared with last week's fell considerably. This was also brought about by the trade being well supplied by outside purchases. Bullocks fetched from £1 i7s 6d to £12 2s (id ; cows, from £5 to £10 15s. We yarded and sold 25 bead - 14 on account of Mr G. M'Donald (Stirliiu), at from £4 17s o<l to £0 10s-, and 11 hs-id on auoounr, of Messrs Frew, M'Gili, Buddisomc, Brown, iu«d others-, at quotations. We quote beef, prime, at 22d Oil pur 1001b ; medium, at from 17s 6d to 20s. Fat Sheep.— l 6; i pcniicl, 200 beinc merinos, the remainder crossbrcd3, of quality from fair to prime. Butchers, in consequence of last week's large supply, had a good many still on hand ; but notwithstanding this, prime mutton improved in price. Croasbreds fetched from 9* to 10s, according to quality ; merinos, from 8s 9d to 9s. We penned and sold 30, on account of Air S. Wright, at from 12s 9d to 14s 3d. We quote mutton at 2Jd per lb. Fat Lambs.— Thirty penned, and sold at 7s per nDad - , , „ Fat Pigs.— Ninety-six yarded, mostly porkera, ami for which there was keen competition at from 15s to 100s. ishcepskins.— Our Monday's sale was well attended by the usual representatives of the trade, and we offered a medium catalogue. Competition in all casce was brisk. Butchers' : Green crosabreds brought from 2s 9d to 3s lOd ; merinos, 2s 6d to 3a lOd. Dry skins : Crossbreds, from Is 8d to 3s 9d ; merinos, Is 8d to 3s lOd.

Kabbitskins.— All lots coming forward are much sought niter, but we notice consignors do not bestow tho amount of care they ought to in forwarding their lots for sale, many skms coming forward in a very wet condition. Now a little attention to the proper classification and sending skins in a stite fit for shipment would ampty repay consignors. We cannot imoress this too strongly on the public. We have disposed of several lots during tho weok at, for dry well-furred winter skina up to I6d per lb ; but ever-so-well furred skins, if carelessly packed wot, 13d to 14d is all we can fairly ask or get. Hides continue in good demand, and market price is unchanged. We sold, privately, about 200 at pricea ranging, according to quality, from 3d to 4Jd per lb. Tallow.— Well-rendered tallow is worth 32s 6d, ana for rouKh fat we obtained for several lots as high as 23s per cwt. Grain.— Wheat, if really prime, meets ready sale, but ail other qualities are neglected. For prime wequota from 4s to 4s 3d per bushel ; inferior, or in anyway secOnd'class, from 3s 3d to 3< 9d ; fowls' feed, 2s to 3s. Oats : For prime lots last week's quotations are unchanged, but t>uch lots are scarce. For inferior quality, of which there is no lack in the market, poor prices are the order of the day. For primssamples we quote up to Is lOd; bright feed, from Is 8d to Is 9d ; inferior, from Is 3d to Is 7d per bushel. Barley :"Except lor prime milling samples (which are worth 4s 6d). the demand is slack. Kyegrass Seed. — Demand brisk. For machine-dre-sed, from 4s 3d to 4a 6dj farmers lots, up to 3s 3d. Potatoes —Good Derwents we are selling now at £2 ss, demand being noways btisk.