WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1824, 5 November 1886, Page 19

WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, November 3. Fat Cattle. — A moderate supply was forward to-day, viz., 179, comprising principally good to prime quality, and consisting of drafts from Foxton (per s.s. Go-ahead) and from South Canterbury. Prices realised throughout the sale were on a level with last week, the competition being brisk and all lots sold. Prime bullocks Drought from £10 to £13 12s 6d ; medium to good, £7 10s to £9 10s ; ordinary, £5 10s to £7 ; cows, from £i- 5s to £8. — Donald Reid and Co. yarded 74 head, and sold for Mr Alexander ' Thomson (ex Go-ahead, from Oroua Downs estate, Foxton), 46 prime bullocks at £10 10s to £12 10s, making an average of £11 12s 6d ; for Mr Andrew Grant (Temuka), 12 bullocks at £8 17s 6d to £9 ; for Mr P. Kirk (East Taieri), 12 bullocks at £8 to £12 2s 6d. 1 cow at £8 12s 6d ; for others, 5 cows at £6 7s 6d; and for Mr James Shand (Outram), 14 bullocks at £8 10s to £10, 2 cows at £8. — The Mutual Agency Company 6old a few cows on account of Mr A. H. Anderson at up to £5 15s. — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 117 head as follows : On account of Mr William Balfour (Washdyke), 14 magnificent prime bullocks (heavy weights) at an average of £12 10s per head ; on account of Mr John Murray (Orari), 6 bullocks at from £9 15s to £11 2s 6d ; on account of Mr W. L. Marshall, 10 prime bullocks at from £8 15s to £11 12s Gd ; on account of Mr A. Mortimer, 16 bullocks at from £8 17s 6d to £10 15s, 15 heifers and cows at from £7 2s 6d to £8 17« 6fl ; on account of Mr David Smith, 9 prime bullocks at from £9 10s to £10 ss ; on account of Mr William Livingstone, 12 bullocks at from £7 15a to £10 17s 6d ; for Mr Andrew Martin, & primgbujlooksat, frpm £10 2s Od to£jO lDtf ; on adwmirf of Mr William LinQsay "(Keith

Hall), 9 bullocks at from £8 to £9 2s 6d ; and on account of various vendors, 17 cows at quotations ; also privately, on account of Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (from the well-known Gladbrook estate), 170 head prime bullocks to Mr William Patrick at a satisfactory price.

Fat Sheep. — A medium supply was penned to-day, viz , 1355, consisting of 1155 crossbreds and the balance merinos. The quality throughout was good to prime, and about one-third of the lot penned were shorn. The demand was brisk at the beginning of the sales, but towards the close fell off to some extent. Taking to-day's sale, all through, however, an advance on last week's prices was obtained. Best crossbred wethers in the wool brought from 133 to 10s; do shorn, 6s 6d to 10s; merinos (in the wool) 7s 9d to 10s; do (shorn) 7s to 7s 9d.— The Mutual Agency Company sold 150 crossbred wethers on account of Mr M. Dale at from 13s to 14s. — Weight, Stephenson, and Co. sold 850 as follows: — On account of Mr Jas. Henderson (Kelso), 10 prime crossbred wethers at 16s, and 55 do (shorn) at 10s 9d ; on account of Mr P. M'Gill (The Cairn), 50 crossbred wethers at 14s 6d, 95 halfbred wethers at from 12s 9d to 12s 9d, and 115 merino wethers at from 9s 9d to 10s ; on account of the New Zealand Agricultural Company, Limited (Gore), 103 crossbred wethers (shorn) 10s 3d, 40 halfbred wethers (shorn) at 9s 9d, and 67 merino wethers (shorn) at 7s 9d ; on account of Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook estate), 185 halfbred ewes and wethers (small) at from lls 3d to lls 9d ; on account of Mr James Wypers (Sandymount), 16 halfbred wethers at 13s 3d ; on account of Messrs A. and J. Brown (Abbotsford), 80 halfbred wethers (shorn) at from 8s 6d to 9s 3d ; and on account of Mr Alex. Inglis, 34 crossbreds at quotations ; also privately, 300 prime crossbred wethers at quotations. — Donald Reid and Co. sold for Mr John Allan (Wai-iti, Strath Taieri), 233 halfbred ewes and wethers (in wool) at 13s to 13s 6d ; for Mr H. Kennedy, 40 halfbred wethers at lls 9d ; for Mr John J. Grey (Milburn), 80 shorn wethers at 7s 6d; for Mr A. Johnston (Puerua), 50 shorn wethers at 7s 3d ; for Mr John Heenan (Maungatua), 98 shorn orossbreds at 5s 3d. —L. Maclean (on behalf of the British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited) sold a draft of shorn crossbred ewes from Waimate estate at 9s 6d ; and for Mr Jas. Wvllie (Outram), a draft of wethers in wool at 14s.

Fat Lambs.— 3Bß were penned to-day, all of which were sold at the following prices, viz. : 8s 6d to lls 6d. and 2s to 7s 6d for light weights.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 114 as follows : On account of Mr James Wright (Langlea), 16 at 9.s 3d ; on account of Mr James Wypers (Sandymount), 25 at 8s sd ; on account of Mr James Wyllie (Outram), 30 at 8s ; and on account of Mr William Walker (Te Houka), 43 at 6s 9d. — Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mr A. Lee Smith (Lakeholm), 46 prime at lls 6d ; for Mr James Sutherland (Green Hills), 28 at 9s ; for Mr James Freeman (Green Island), 21 at 7s 9d ; for Mr John Heenan, 56 small and inferior at 4s 3d. — L. Maclean (on behalf of the British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Compauy, Limited), sold a draft from Waimate estate at 9s 3d. — Donald Sthonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) sold on account of Messrs Ross Bros. (Pebbly Brook), 52 at 8s 9d.

Pigs. — 133 were yarded, for which competition was brisk, and the following prices were realised : — Suckers, 6s to lls 6d ; baconers, 30s to 545 ; porkers, 20s to 28s. — Donald Reid and Co. penned 66, and sold for Mr A. Kinloch (Milton), 16 at 28s to 455 ; for Messrs John and James Sutherland (Milburn), 6at 255 ; for Mr William Kirklands (Elm Grove), 10 suckers at 8s 6d ; for Mr Young (Palmerston), 20 suckers at lls 6d ; for Mr Jas. M'Nab (Kuri Bush), 16 suckers at 6s. — Weight, Stephenson, and Co. sold 51 as follows: — Prime grainfed bacon pigs, at from 41s to 545; do porkers, at from 18s to 265 ; stores, at from 8s 6d to 17s.

Fat Cattle. — The Mutual Agency Company report having sold 150 head store bullocks at satisfactory prices.

Wool. — Recent cablegrams from London indicate a softening in values, and a natural reaction from the almost unprecedented^ sudden and important advance has evidently set in. We trust that this depression will not be intensified, as the clip is now at hand, and we earnestly recommend squatters and farmers to avail themselves of the present comparatively high prices by realising at the earliest possible moment. Many woolgrowersin former years have had bitter reason to regret not accepting current rates, the ultimate returns from London showing a poor result as compared with what they might have got. Locally, excepting a few fellmongers' lots of sliped and scoured wool, nothing has yet been done in the new clip, but we anticipate arrivals somewhat earlier than formerly, owing to the open season.

Rabbitskins. — Owing to the unsatisfactory accounts from London and elsewhere, the market appears to have become very unsteady, and prices are nominal. We cannot quote beyond Is per lb for best winter skins, which are very scarce, being out of season. The bulk of the 6kins arriving now are latter-flayed or springkilling, and these are ruling at very low prices. All descriptions of inferior parcels, inoluding summer, hawk-torn, and suckers, are almost unsaleable. Very few lots were offered at the sales held on Tuesday last. The highest price bid was lOd per lb for one bale of good winters, but the owner's ideas being much in excess of this figure the lot was passed in, as also were several other lots which did not meet consignors' limits.

Sheepskins. — The weekly sales were as usual held on Monday last, and very large catalogues of all descriptions were submitted to competition at the various stores. Attendance was good, comprising all the local fellmongers and exporters. Bidding was spirited, but in sympathy with wool telegrams from London and Melbourne prices were scarcely supported, a decline of about 6d per skin on f ull-wooled orossbreds and merinos being observable. A few extra heavy lines of butchers' crossbreds fetched an exceptionally high price, say 5s lOd to 6s sd. We quote crossbreds from 3s lOd to 4s 6d for medium weights ; and up to 6's 5d for extra heavy do ; do merinos, 3s to 5s Id ; dry crossbreds from Is 3d to 5s 6d ; merinos, Is 2d to 5s 4d ; lambskins (dry), Is to 3s 4d.

Hides. — There is no alteration to report. The market continues dull and sales are still difficult to effct. The quotations are — for heavy weights 3f d to dhd ; medium parcels, 2|d ; and badly cut and slippy difficult to quit.

Tallow. — The following are the quotations, viz.: Prime mutton, 18s to 19s; well rendered, 15s to 17s ; medium, 14s to 15s ; inferior, 11s to 14s ; rough fat— prime, 9s to 10s 6d ; inferior to medium, 5a 6d to 9s 6r\.

Grain. — Wheat : There still continues a fair demand for prime parcels of wheat, and the following values are obtained— For prime lots of Tuscan or velvet, 4s \p& ss ; medium, 4s 0d. v to 4b 9"d ; inferior cfualiijy, for which there is no*fc

much demand, 4s 3d to 4s Sd } fowl feed, it to 4s 2d ; but although the demaricf Is brisk, buyers are not inclined to purchase to any eateat. Oats : Several fresh consignments have lately been arriving during the past week, but unless for local demand business is quiet. The prices ruling m the Australian colonies leave no margin for speculation, and the result is that the demand is limited and practically there is little doing. The values to-day are— for prime milling lslOdto 2s per bushel; heavy bright feed, Is lOd ; medium, Is 9d to Is lOd. Barley ; The demand is by no means brisk, and the quotations are nominally 2s lOd to 3s Id ; for bright malting and milling, 2s Gd to 2s 9d; feed, 2s 3d to 2d 6d.