Stock and Station Reports.

Otago Witness, Issue 1762, 29 August 1885, Page 15

Stock and Station Reports.

MAHKET REPORTS FOR THE WEEK, Burnside, Wednesday, August 2(3.

Fat Cattle.— 229 yarded. The bulk of these really good beef, a few pens prime, and odd lots inferior. For superior quafifcies,, although prices were rather irregular, biddings were brisk at about last week's .' rati'S, but interior bcat>ts weie difficut of sale at a material concession on former values. Best bullocks brought £8 10s to £11 10s ; medium, £0 to £8 ; cows, up to .67 17s Isd. — Henky Dkivek (or behalf of the Mutual Agency Company ol New Zealand, Limited), wold 31 head on account ot Messrs' Butiigate, King, Smith, nnd others. — Messrs Wright, Stki-iiexson, and Co. sold 152 head as follows :— On account of Mr Jas. Guild (Trevenna), 12prime bullocks at, from £9 5s to £11 10s ; for Mr Andrew Grant (Temuka), 7 prime steers at from £7 7s 6d to £8 ; tor Mr Duncan M'Crae (Macrae's Flat), 9 head at up to £7 7s lid for bullocks ; for Messrs W. J. M. Larnach (The Camp), James Townley (Mataura), Thomas Godfrey (Pine Hill), Mrs Marshall (Seaclifl), J. It. Rutherford (Hooper's Inlet), John Hewitt (Green Island), James M'Neill, P. Murray (Hooper's Inlet), and It. S. Howard, 32 head at up to £9 10s for bullocks, and at, from £2 to £8 for cows ; and quote prime beef 255 ; medium to good, 20s to 22s Gd ; inferior, 17s (3d per 10011).—Mr Donald Stkonach, on behalt of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), sold on account of Mr John Duncan (Cherry Farm), Mr James Guild (Orari), and others, dratts, bullocks at up to £7 17s 6d, and cows up to £6 17s Od, and quoted prime beef, 255 ; ordinary, 17s Od to 20s per WOl'is. Donald Reid and Co. sold for Messrs Dow Bros. (Newtown). for Mr J. W. Morrison (Kiteve), 9 bullocks at £9 5s ; for Mr David Heron, 4 bullocks at, £7 10b, 8 heifers at £0 7s (3d to £0 17s (id ; for Mr James Guild (Orari) 6 bullocks at £10 2s (id to £10 ss ; tor Mr W. Paterson (Balmoral) ]0 bullocks at £7 los to £8 17s lid ; tor others, 7 cows at quotations ; and quote best, buef 22a Isd per lOOlbs, inferior 2s (id less ; privately have sold 92 bullocks at £8 Ills to £10 10s. Mr L. Maclican (on behalf of the British and NewZealand Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited'), Rokl tor the Now Zealand ami Atibtralinri Land Compniiv(lVom their Clydevnlo Estate) !W prime bullocks troni i& 100 to £9 17s (id ; for Mr >S. I'Xeher (Gore), J. Harris.. I{. Houn'vd, George Matlieson, John M'Douald. J. Townslcv. and A. M'Gill. ■'! herd cows and bullocks, from £o*to £1 ITs (id; and'quotes beef 22s 6d per 1001b. Fat Bheep. — 2190 penned, including 458 merinos.

The trade having been well supplied t>y previous; mli markets were slow to operate except for special! - line's, which brought nearly late rates, but taking: g the market fchrotigbout—nnd the sheep were of -fair, to good quality- prices declined from Is 6d to 2s per head.- Of the merinos forward Mr White's (Eakaia> again brought exceptional prices, thepurchaserbeing Mr W., Patrick, of Maclaggan and Princes streets. 4 The first shorn sheep ot the' season were on the market— very good sheep, too, out wretchedly shorn. A good lawn-mower would have taken' oft the wooS better.-MrHE.vitv Diuvek sold drafts da account of Messrs Currfa mid Anderson Brothers at quotations. —Messrs Wmoik, S'i'Ephenson, and Co. sola bl7 as follows .- For Mr Thomas Kelly, 30 very piime crossbred;; at 16a } for Mesbra Begg Brothers (Hil/end Estate), 120 very prime merino wethers at 13s ; for JHr . J.imeo Logan (Greenvale), 11(5 crossbreds at from 12s (5d to 12s iW i for Mr Alexander M'Laren (Goodwood), Bo crossbred wethers (small) at J2sj for Mr H. Cameron (CentrewootfY, 23 crossbreds at Us 3d; for Messrs R. Campbell Awl Sons (Ofcekaike), 143 nierino wethers at from 9s to Srf&l ; and for Mr James Logaji (Popotnnoa), 126 merino wethers at from 9s to iis'Od ; and quote primp mutton barely 2£dper lb. — Do.vat.d S'rnosAfiT sold : On account of Allan M'l.eun, Esq. (Waikakahe), 167 crossbred wethers nt Vis 3d, fin do ewes at lut> (id ; Air A. Thomson (Kiikiinui), 0 1 merino wethers at S* 9d ; and quotes mutton 2Jrt to 2]d per lb.— Doxalt) Beid ani> Co2>'H»«ed 3,(8, and sold : For Messrs tyfl&tl Bros, ('Cotfirtghfuii), 615 hallbreds at 12s ; for Mess,*? 9. andt T. .Tnrdine (Awiii.-oko), 111! crossbreds at 13* 9d; for Mr Fetor Willi>-.ii>- < f>u (Milburn), '.12 crossbred* at. 13a 9d; (or Mr Q. livtxlt (Milton), 30 crossbred* at los ; lor Mr John Allan (Beliield, Stratli-Taieri), oli> crossliri'ds at 15s; Mr ,) . 11, ll urtdleatone (Roxburgh list att>), 240 crossbreds up to 125, -13 merino wctheis at »s; quote mutton 2£d to 2?d per lb. L. Maolkvs sold lor Mr Leonard While (Rakaia), 31 prime merino wethers at 21s, and 125 halfbredt wethers at front l.'is i)d to 18s 3d (top price) ; for Mr M. Studholme (Wiiimate Estate), 70 shorn crossbred wethers at. froht 10s Sid to lls tid ; for Mr Henry Oiboll (Waikouiti), 64 crossbreds up to Ils9d; and ior Mr Ilujth Tolmie (Wuipuhi), 163 halibred wethers from 12s 3d tol4sfld; and quote prime mutton 2jd per lb/ Early Lambs. — Nineteen penned, but the majority small, mid only saleable at nominal rates— say up to tis 3d each. A icw good lambs were well competed for. and brought from 10s fldto 225. Pigs. — 101 penned— mostly medium-sized baconers, pot kers, arid stickers. For the former two classes an advance of nearly 3s per heml wns obtained, mainly because or, the presence of two up-country buyers. Well-bred suckers continue in good demand,' all coming forward finding a good market at up to los. Wool.— Locally there are no transactions of ■ any importance to report. Sheepskins. — The tone of the market is much improved and competition at the weekly sales held on Monday last was keener at better rates. Green crosshreds brought 2s lOd to 4s 9d; do merinos, 2s ('it to 3s 13d; dry crossbreds, lOd to 4»; do» merinos, Is lv" to 3s Od; pelts, 13d. Rabbitskins. — Full furred winter skins are in good request at a shade better prices. Medium and inferior are still slow of sale at low rates. Prime skins are worth 12d to lid— a special lot has brought 43d; medium to fair, odto lOd. Suckers almost unsaleable at from Id per lb. ' Hides. — The local demand continues brisk at former quotations — viz., 2Jd for light and inferior ; up to 4id and Aid for sound, well trimmed and salted lots. Tallow. — It is not possible for shippers to operate in the face of London advices, and the consequence is prices are unprecedentedly low. ' Best rendered brings 18s to 21s ; medium, iip to 16s ; rough fat, 10s to >2s per cwt. Grain. — Wheat : A rising market. Millers are more disposed to purchase, but holders of prime parcels will not sell at late rates. The fact is that fcherp nre few parcels of prime wheat obtainable. Prime white velvet and Tuscan are worth 3s 2d to 3s 4d; one parcel brought 3s Od. Other kinds are steadily improving and with light stocks forward promise better rates. Oats. — There has been little business done during the week, mainly because nearly all kinds are short in stock. First qualities are much inquired for, but offerings are limited, and holders expect a further rise, Best milling is quoted afc Is lid to 2s ; superior teed, Is 9d to Is lid ; interior and discoloured, IS 3d to Is Bd, Barlej'.— The principal buyers have been shipping at prices ranging from 2s to 3s (f.0.b.) Locally, small parcels of malting have been quitted at 3s. Milling is worth about 2s. Potatoes. — Derwenjs bring 62s 6d to 70s per ton; kidneys, 30s to 455. Grass Seeds. — Market unchanged and very little business doing. Farim-is' loth are worth 2s 6d to 3s 6d, according to quality ; machine dressed, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel.