Stock and Station Reports.

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 15

Stock and Station Reports.

MAKKTCT REPORTS FOR THE WEEK. Bornsidb, Wednesday, Jusb 10.

Fat CaSi lo. — 187 yarded. A limited number prime be'f. but inn lar^'?r proporiion inferior to good. For best q<ia ity competition w»3 active at fully last wi-pk'a r.teij, but ordinary cattle wero dull of Bale at a tdflo under lato quotation's 884 builncUs brought &"i 10a to £9 12>< 61; rco'lium to go d, £5 to £7 ; othorsup ti £4 17a 6d — Mr Ty. Maclean (on behalf of the Br>ti. h and New Z'alani JiSort^age and Ageinw Corppins Umi'ed), Bold on occouot MtW, Bi-ckler ('•Valltoisaiti) 8 head at from £5 Bs to £5 12s 6.1; i or Mr Jnhn Bruca (Brighton), 12 bullocks from £4 17h 6d fii £6 7s <M ; for Mr P. Ryan (PortohoUo), 4 bnllocka at. tin to £5; for Mr A. North (Portobsllo), 11 bullocks at f.om £i to £7 sa; and for Mr A. M'Gill, 2 head at £4 2a 6d. Quote 3 prime be«f 20a pel* 1001b ; medium, 15a to 17s 6J. — Wrests Wright, ■'■trphbkson, A^D Co sold 78 head at from £i 10n to £9 17d 7d fi.r ballccbs, abd from £3 15ii to £8 10s for cows. Our Bales wero : On account of M(bSraJohn Llndeiy, Xhoma3 Hennin/rs, Thomas G-org^, W. A. V/ilson, Jamca Wilson, R Back, and James Smith. Quote prime beef at 22a 6d per I' olb ; medium and inferior, isa to 20a — Mr Hbnhy Driver (on bohnlf of the Colonial Go-operative A grioultural and Agency Company) yarded and sold 37 head on account of Me j ara James hilgour, Georcre M'Donild (Mahono), Craig and Wj lie, John Sutherland, H. Pinnie, and others »fc quotations Quotes prime beef at barely 20s, and inferior at 15s per 1001b.

Fat Sheep.- 2939 penned, of which 1075 wera inclines, the balance crossbreds of useful qu&li y, a few pens beiog pilme heavy weights. As the supply w»s much in excess of requirements, competition throughout the pales was exceedingly dull at a reduction on last week's i&*e-\ ol Is 6d fio 2s per head ; while a coi'sldorable number were held over for next m <rket. Best wethers brought !3a"to las 9d ; ctherg, 9s to 12s 9d (one ran extra wethers, 10s) ; merinos, 6s to 12s 6d.— L. X aolean sold for Messrs A. Oopeland and C'>. (St Andrews). 140 merino wc'h.n at from 9s to 9a 3d ; for Mr Henry Orbell iWaihouaiti), so merino wethe>s at 6< 6d ; fnrMess'a Si'Goverln and Hardie (Walmate), 80 halfbred wethcra st from las 3d to IBs 6d, a r d fc2 do (pmaller) at lln 31; and for W. H*ck'er (WaiUouaiti), 66 merino wethers at 7s Quoteß mutton at lr>m id to 2J ! perlb.— Ponald &TB' nacjh Bold on account of Mr A. Balfcur (Ngapara), 120 mlx°d crossbred at 10a 6d to 12a : for Mi- J. Birttam (Rangit't^), 51 crossbred nvi-a at 9i 6d; Mr W Hartne.l, 176 meiino wot hers at us to 7s 61 ; the prrpiietors Seadown Es'ate, 160 madno wethers at 10' 6d to Us; Mr James Hacandrew (Penineulft), 101 croesbrrd owe 1 " at 9s ; and quotes mutton 2Jd por lb. - Wriqht, Strphb>son, and Co. bold 857 us under, ard turned ouii over 300. Their sales were for Mr James Moehan (Makikihi), 57 very prime crossbred wethers at from 14s to 169 ; for Hon M. Holmes (Awamoa), 80 halibrcd ewes at from Us 6d to 12?. and 75 crossbred ewes at Us 3d ; for Messrs J. and S. Wilson (Panakaio), 161 merino wethers at <J3 9d ; for Mr Jonao Hartley, 67 crossbred 1 ) at from 18s to l?s 6d ; for Mr A. (i. Sutherland iNgapara), 64 fca'fbreds ad from 103 3d to lls 9i : for Xr Andiew Wright (Goodwood), 60 prime crossbred wethers nt 13a; for Mr Wm. Kobinson (M.Unn), 3> ha fnrcd wetber.i at 12a 6d ; for Mr J. J. H'Auiey (Poito' ello). 126 eroa-ibied ew s a*i 10s 6d ; ton Mr Andrew Grani (Tcmuka), v.B crossbred wethem at" 13s 91 ; and for anothor vendor, 12i iMd merino wi>they-< at la 4d. Quota prhno mutton at from l;}d to 'M por lb Henry Driver pc non drv.ll^ on account of Messrs John Duncan, l J eter Qrai.t, Di.vid Graut, Ojca. Joues. Wm Ho.naa, and others at from 103 3J to 4fl. Quu{icß mutton at bately ?d per lb Pigs. 209 p»nned. D-mand very slack, eapocially for porkers and bacon plijs, vchich suffered a dcclitio of from 5a to 10d per hoad. Bacon \Aga brought fmm 383 to 48a; porkcra, 23s to Ha ; stored, )8a to 28, i; SUCkora Up to lil 6d — WRIGHT, iiTU'UBNSON, AND GO eo'd 106 at quotations. Wool.— Tne Now Zealand b'ISD and Morc.wtilo Agency Ojropiny h<iva fcince lajS letiorfc roceivod ihe iofomxig cableg/am fro;r. thste London office : ■<■ r J>s eal°B tysntii ao the level of hut eaks on the 4to,

except medium and inferior greasy marlno, for which ltho market was ea-:er. Coarse 'J'O'sbred has advanced nonr v i'l to Id per lb. Cr ssbred ia n demand, but merino i* rather neg'scted H"me buyers are r»irchasiag freely. The p^pi co • prl'ie about 3 - 20,C r OO Uies, of which 84 000 btfes havo been tent to tbo n.anufacturitig distiict* dlrec ." .haepskins.— Mondiv'a s.ilis wer« wall attended, couipotitlon for £1! lota cfferedexc'cd'nely »ctive. For butcherss' gre'n skmi an advat'ca of 6d to 9d oach on late tatu-s wa3 ohiaincrt, and d y skins a'so broit'ht hotter prloe^i Qif tit.iotJß i Ciumry dry cr e >b eds, \\ 3d to is ; dry meiinoa, 1b Id to 3s 9d ; pelts, Id to Z'\ ; butcher*' gfe^n skin- (crossbred), 2s 01 to 3s 9J ; do meriooi, 2s 3 I to 3s lid KabMtskins.-Por good akIDS competition ia de» cidealy m re active, but few parcels < I this description are coming forward. Q locations i Suckers and eaily aummor skins, SJJ to 6d ; full furred. 8d to lOd Hides continue in active demand, all lots coming forward being readi'y taken up by local buyers at late rates— vfz., for heavy (in good condition and free from cnt^), 4d to tfjd ; medium, 3d to 3JJ ; cutf and slippy, 2d to 2Jd. Tallow. -The market continnos extremely dull as nominal quota' lons of— for inferior and mixed, 16s to 18a ; medium, 19s to 21s ; good to prime, 23s to 243 ; rouzh fad, 12a to 143 6d Wheat. — l arceJa of best quality milling velvet and Tuscan are in fair demand, but interior camples, largo enntiunments of which arcf now coming forward, am altogether neglected. Prime velvet and Tuscatt command 3a 2d to 3a 3d ; do red ktraw, 2a lid to 3h Id : medium, 23 9d to 2j lOd ; Inferior and fowl feed. Is lOd to 2^ 6d per bushel.

Oats — The market is ra her inactive, there being comparatively little outside demand, large quantities of supeiior quality are coming to hand d->ily, and arebeing sored In expectation of a rise in values. Djb-col-nred samplea are in full eupply, but though otherwme 5n good condition, meet with little attention. Quotations : Best milling, Is BJd ; short bright feed, Is 8d ; medium, Is 6Jd to 1b 7Jd ; inferior and dimp, Is Id to !•» 6d Bar'ey. Thi3 is in ho«vy stork, and a<) maltsters aro fairly well suppl'oi for the season, confining their purchases to fir-t-clas* brieht aimoles only, anything shmt of that de»cripti nis hard to placa Quotitions: samples, 33 31 ; medium, nominal. 2a 9d to 3s ; milling-, 2i Ed to 2s 9i ; feed, 2a to 2s 3d!.