Stock and Station Reports.

Otago Witness, Issue 1764, 12 September 1885, Page 15

Stock and Station Reports.

MARKET REPORTS FOR THE WEEK, UußxsiDE, Wednesday, September 9.

Fat Cattle.— 2sß head yarded— an extra supply, — and as the quality was various, the biddings were irregular. There were, however, large numbers of wiine blasts forward— superior beef, considering the season ot lhe yenr, and notably the Clydevnlo bullocks as a lot.' Other drafts — many of them lightweights, but nearly ripe— sold well, but on the whole "1 he trade " bad the best of the day. Best bullocks brought up to £11 ss ; cows to £9 7s 6d. — Messrs Wright, .Stf'.piiexson, a>'d Co. sold 145 as follows : — Voi- Hon. M. Holmes (Awamoa), 18 bullocks at from -C 7 10s to £& 7s 6d; for Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. (Gladbrook), 27 prime heifers (small) at troni £."i 17s (id to £7 7s 6d ; for Mr John Douglas (Waihao Downs), 14 prime bullocks at from £8 5s to £9 15*. ; for Mr John Reid (Elderslie), 12 very prime shoi tlioru cows af from £(5 5s to £8 15s ; for the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Levels), 12 prime bullocks at. from £8 2s 6d to £9 10s ; for Mr R. Brown. 15 prime bullocks at from £9 10s to £10 ; for Mr Oreo. M'Leod (Palmerston). 7 bullocks at from £0 5s to £7 12s Od ; for Mr I<\ Simmons (Makikihi), 6 bullocks at trom £7 7b Od to £7 12s 6d ; for Mr Dav'd Heron (Ofcepopo), (5 bullocks at from £7 2s 0d to £8 10s ; for Mr Robert M'Kay (Gimmerburn), 23 steers at £5 to £6 10s, and 13 heifers at trom £3 2s tid to £5 17s 6d; for Mr William Lindsay (Keith Hall), 3 cows at quotations. Quote prime beet at from 20s to 22s Gd per 1001b.— Mr Ooxai.J) STROifACH (an behalt of the New ZeaI.'iikl Loan and Mercantile Agency Company) sold for Mr F. Simmons (Makikihi) and others bullocks at vi) to £8, and quote prime beef 20s ; ordinary. 17s 6d per inoib.— Mr L. Maclean (on behalf of the British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited) sold for the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Clydevale Estate), 29 extna prime bullocks from £9 5s to £11 7s 6d (tap price) ; for Mr W. 0. Palmer (Otakia). 15 cows and bullocks from £5 17s 6d to £8 10s ; for Mr W. Baxter, 2 cows at £5 10s ; for Mr J. Dunn, 3 cows at £.5 ; and for Messrs J. Thompson and C. Sonntag, 4 cows up to £6 17s 6d ; and quotes beef fully22s 6d to 2ss.— Messrs Doxald Reid and Co. yarded 81 head, and sold for Mr John Marshall (Roseneath), 9 bnllocks at £7 17s Od to £11 ss— top price ; for Mr J. W. Paterson (Balmoral), 25 bullocks at £7 15s to £9 17s 6d ; for Mr T. Henderson (South Canterbury), 11 bullocks at £7 12s (id to £8 ; for Mr J. M'Donald (Msvanfio.tna). 3 bullocks at £7 15s; for Mr David Heron (Otepopo), 6 bullocks to £8 17s 6d ; for Mr Q-. Wallace. 17 cows at £-4 10s. We quote best beef',' 21s to 22->6d.— Mr Henry Driver (of the Mutual Agency of New Zealand, Limited) sold drafts on account of Messrs Jeffries, Currie, Thomson, and others as quotations; and quotes prime beef 22s 64 per 1001b' ordinary, ],7s 6d to, 20$. ' ' r . ' Calves.— Nineteen in, of a,U qualities, and sold at from 11% to 325.

Fat sheep.— l2sl forward, of which nearly onehajf were merfno^, A considerable proportion were gop.d sheep, a few pens exceptionally good. For the latter there was brisk competition, Mr Leonard White's merinos and crossbreds, sold by Mr L. M£»e~ lean, again topping the market.— Messrs WEIGHT, Stephenson, and Co. sold on account of James Logan, Kopotunoa Estate, 57 tly;«e,.quartcr-hved merino wethers at 14s 6d, and 63 merino wethers at 10s ; for Mr John Douglas, Waihao Downs, 80 crossbreds at 13s 9d, and <iO~halfbreds at 13s 9d ; dud for Messrs R, Campbell and Sons, Incited (Otekaika), 218 merino wethers at from 10s Cd to Us 3d ; and quote.prime mutton at S?o> per 11>.~ Mr Donald Stronach sold, on account of the Agricultural Company, 73 crossbred weHiers at 12$ 9<J to 15s, 125 merino do nt 10s Odj for J. Pearson (Toko, mairiro), 32 crossbred do at 13s Sid ; and quotes mutton 2Jd to 2fd per lb.— Mr L. Maclean sold for Mr Leonard Whirs, (Rakaia) y 61 haJfbrert. gud quarterbred wethers from 21s to 235, and S8 prime merino wethers frpm 19s 7d to 20a t nnrt ior Mr M. Shiflholm, (Waimato Estate), }1Q shwn orosshrocl wothors from 135 3d to, 13s 9(1 } anq quotes prlnio imitfcsn 2?d to 34 per \b x — Messrs Donate Ukid and Co. sola small drafts at quotations, and quote mutton 2*d to ad,-r-Mi' Henry Dkiver sold 300, on account of Messrs Bhand, Simpson, and others, Pigs.— 2o3 penned:, chiefly porkors and bacon pigs The demand was slack, and prices considerably lower than last week's. Bacons sold at from 35a to 5Ss ; poykers, up to 32s Qd j stores, to $3s. w&W),.'

to 12s.— Messrs Weight, Stephensojt, and Co. sold drafts from Windsor Park, Longbush, and Ryal Bush Estates, in all 160 head, at from 32s to 55s for baconers, at from 23s to' 3os for porkers, and at from 10s to 25s for stores. Wool.— The New Zealand Loan and Mebcantilb Agency Company reports -. — We have received thefollowing telegram from our London office : " The sales opened to-day at an average decline of 5 per cent, on last sales' closing rates, except good quality crossbred, light in grease. The market is weak, and the Continental demand poor. The latest Press telegram reports a total of 30,000 bales being offered so far, of which 5600 have been withdrawn ; the tone of the market continuing weak, especially so lor scoured wools ot all descriptions. Crossbreds maintain the July closing rates. Merinos are from 7to 10 per cent, below theprice realised at the July sales. The number of bates catalogued up to the sth was 60,000, and the total number available was 340,000." Sheepskins.— The usual weekly sales continue to bo well attended, and competition is fairly active at the reduced rates enforced by the present condition of the wool market in Europe. Green crossbreds blinf; ?>s to 3* lid; do merinos, 2s to 3s lOd; dry crossbreds. lOd to 3s Sd; do merinos, 8d to 3s Id: pelts, 4d to lid; lambskins, 7d to 2s Id. Itnbbitskins. — Really prime lots are in fair request, but top prices are only given for thoroughly wellcihTPd well-furred skins. All other descriptions are dull or sale afc even previous reduced rates. Suckers and infeiior bring ad to 5d ; medium lots, Od to 9d ; fair to good, 10rt to 12d; superior to prime, 13d to 14\t\ per Ib. Hides.— The market, continues, as for months past, unchanged. Ruling rate* range from 2kd to 4}d, according to weight and condition. Tallow.— Only in demand foe local consumption at— for prime, up to 21s; medium. 17s to 19s; inleiior, 11s to l(5s; rough fat. ]0s to 12spercwt. Wheat.— Theris is no alteration to note. Millers are for the time being fairly well supplied, and holders are not disposed to press sales at current, rates. Quotations are: For prime milling velvet and Tuscan, 3s 2£d to 3s 'i£d ; red straw, 3s to 3s 2d ; inferior, 2s 3d <o 2s Gd. Oats. — The demand is active, especially for prime samples, which arc at present light in stock. The late advance is well main) aiued, and sales have been made of prime milling at up to 2s 0.HI ; heavy bright feed, Is K)d to 2s; stout feed, Is il^d to Is lO^d; inferior and discoloured, Is od to Is i)d per bushel. liarley. —Very few prime parcels offering. Malting can be placed at from 3s to 3s (3d in small quantities ; milling and inferior, 2s 3d to 2s Gd.