WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1838, 11 February 1887, Page 18

WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, ,Februaby 9.:, Fat Cat tie.—2l6'head were warded to-day at Bdrnr sid-, one-half of which Wf re light weight cattle and only average quality, the balance, being good to prime. Ihis number proved in excess ot butchers' requirements, ai,d prices suffered in consequence to the extent of an average of about 20s per head. Best' bullocks brought £7 10s to£9, others £4 5s to £7 5b ;' best cows £510s to £617 a 6d,others £315-to.£s 5a. 1 L. Maclean (on behalf of the British and Now Zealand Mortgage aud Agency Compa y, Limited) sold for the executors ot the late Mr M. Studholtne (Wa'mate estate); 12 prime bullocks from £7 12s 6d to £8 17s 6d; and tor Messrs W. Btaode, A. Shaw, It.- M'Donald, and J. H-rwooH, cows from* £5 5» to £5 15s.—Don*u> StsonacU' (ou be-, half of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Age py .Company, Limited)* sold,, on accountot the pro ri tors of the Seadown estate and others, bullocks .t irom £<J 7s 6d to £7 105.— WKtQHT. iSTEPHE.vsoN, and Co. sold 108 head as fq'lows:—On account ot Mr Jt bert Morrison (Dipton), 6 prime bu locks ar fn>m £8 to £8 17s tfd; on account of Mr William Sha<iid(K ith Hall), n bullcx'ks nt I rum £ to £7 17s tidfaon account of Mr William Lindßvv (B^st Taieri)^ft bullou' s at from £7 to £7 | 15»; on account of the Mew Zealand and UHinilian Land Lompany (Pareora c tate),« bullocks at from£7 2s 6d to £7 10*; o i account of Mr B. Bray, jun. (Woikouaiti), 7 steers and coweat irom £< 7e«sd-to £5 7s 6d; for Mr James oenfmell (incholme>. 3 steers, at £5 Vis (Jd, and 4 heiferfe'at£s 7s 6d; for Mr Andrew G'iut(TemUka). in headVteers and heifers ( ight weights; at from £4 2s 6d to ;£&. 12s Jd; for, Mr David Grant(Granton).ll t b'ujlob'k^[at fri>m,'£o !ssto £4 17s 6d; for Mr.WHHam Hast;e,B bullocks at irom £5 1.5s to £7-7 eM; f >r~Mr Robert Charters !(Ury: Park), 10 bullocks at J-frbm'•".£<*'-' 6* :to £7 : , and for _ Messrs l 'T." Gbdfrey,- D;" Wadsworth, and others^ 17 cows at quotations.— Donald Rwf'&tiv Co~ynrdMlQ3 Bead, and sold, for, the New Zealand and Australian'l^ud Company^ (Edendnle estate) ,12 -prime bullooksat £7 12s tid to £8 10a, 7 prime heifers at £iss to £» 17s 6d;-for MfM' Jenkins (Fine Hill), 3 heifers at £4 I7e 6d, 3 bul-, locks at £6 ss; for Mr James 1 Sbaud. >13-bullocks (heavy weights')'at'£6 17a 6d to £U; for Mr John Sutherland (i ochend). s bullo- ks at £4'ss, 5 heifers at £5 12s tfd; for Mr Andrew Grant! 6 heift rs at £5 10a; f r M,r J - haw (In- holme).' 7. hei(<-ra to £5" 17s 6d; for Mi Wm Hutcliings (Heu!evj,Jß.builof.kß at £7 17s6d, 1 cow at £5 log; lor Mr J ravidso4, 8 he fer»at£s 'is^l; '»rMr Thoma<'Kirk(KaßtTitieri), 7 hnifers atr£4 t2s «?d,t <£6; f,.r Messrs J Heury WJx, M'Do'aid, and fthers,--11-hi'fers-and c<*w» nt £Ha fid to M 2» 6d. Privately, for the',Hei»ley Company^,. 35 ..prime .he Its at~ t p ' rates;— H. M.' iJKiVER (on behalf Mutual Agency Company*, sold <>n account Mr Peter Graiit(Outtmn),7 bullocks at from £6 2s' tfd to £6 17s «d, aiid.s cows at irom £4 10a to £7; on account Mr George Wallace (The filpu). 5 i ow (. at from £4 10s to £V7s 6d ; on account Mr Thomas.Pater*oir (Bali lutha).- 8 cows at, trom £4 2s 6d to £6129 6d; on account Mr John M!Me\ksn (Look-out Point)', 11 cows at up to £f 6s j on aonount Mr Andrew M'CHll <Burnelde]>, 4~sov* at up i» >

.£bAQt; on account ; Mr .Samuel,, Tounley. (Green i-Mand),- MfJossphHfarley,'ahd" others; 6'covrs at up to £3 ss. b r- .---::-• - • • ' . • . ,?■ ; Fat" Calveß.— H. M.-'Dwveb (on behalf Mutual Agenuy Uon>pauy) eold-3 chi yes afr up.to 20s each. - . • Fat. Sheep.— lvli forward... to-day, the greater portion ot 'which were -cross' red ewes, _angirig;from medium to prime quality; the baliuice comprised wrthere, of whiclinearly "all were prime ; A8- w-t week's market; wa^ barley su(>i>lied. this number did not prove* sufficient to- equiremeni s, and CO'ii, etiti.m 'necessarily was brisk, values mivaacing about Is 6d per .hend over late rattts. The advance wa*, nii.re j noticeable on pHme quality wethers, which have- be" n v raiher.,Bhqit .cuiply „ lately, WiiYl coiieequeutly were eagerly' i-ouipeted tor. afewpetU beilfg taKeti for fie -zing: Best cnfss red wethers brought 10s .Td to 12. 3d ; otnen.os 9d to flstid ;■ bestcrossbreu <-vkes, 8* to IDs Mi ; others, 5s to la 9d. — L. Maulkak (on b-halt ot the British and Nsw Ze«. laud Mortgage and; Agency Company, limited) sold for the executora of tha late Mr Mr Studholme (Waimate estate), 152 crossbred 'ewes at 9s d'd ; for Messrs* Dickion' and Boss (Belmont), -tf pen crossbred ewes At 9a 9d ; and for Mr ' John Bruce (Brigh-' ton), 33 crossbred ewe» at 8s 3d. -Bqvald Stbonich. on behalf of the! New Zealand Loan and Mercantile AgeneV Company, Limited) sold on account .of. Mr Allah Macl ; an i W^ikakahi), I^o prime heavy cossbreds, mostly wethers, at rom lls 9d to 12« 3d (top pried of the <tay); Mr. John Bortdh (Maerewhenua>, crossbred ewes at 9s 9U ;' Messrs Ross Brothers (Meadowhauk),* do do at 10s 3d; Mr Matbew Baxter <Wingatul>, do; do at from 8s 6d to 9s.— Whioht, S i ephkkson. xttD Co. sold 770 as follows :— For Mr" UobertMni shall, 40 very piime c. ossbred wetlurs at los 9d ; ior Mr James Ua'J (Kd ndaie), 35 prim- halttred wethers at 9s tf.i ; for, Mr Johu IMd. (Klderslie). 123 crossbred ewes at .ns 9d ; »or Mr John i). u^las (Waihao > owns). 12/ prime' cruasb ed ewes in>tn «i 3d to 8-. 6d ; i.n account of Mr Jimes Uemrnell ■Incholme), 21 crosstired ewes at Ba, 16 ' tatfbreds at 5s 9d, nd 27 merino wethers at 4s rid ou account ot Mr David O ant (Granton),^l6hal bede, very medium qual ty, at, from 5s 3dU>j6s; on account of Mr (i. M. Belt (Wantwood), 59 halibr d wethers at from 6s 9d to ts M,; and on account of Mr. Alex. Fleming (Shandlield),' 106 - crossbred maiden ewes anu wethers at • 9'. — Donald | Kkid and Co. penned 319, and sod tor Mr [John tiud'ay (Waiiepeka), . 80 crossbrei ewes at s to6d9d;-for Mr Hugli Fraser (Waihemn), 114 crossbred ewes at 6b 9d;'-for Mr J. freeman, 1 pen croß -bred ewes ac 6s 9d; from Salisbury estate, 224 . at i bred weth^rs at 7s Vi. jiud.64 merino we.)t>ers at 2s 9d ; fur Mr, Horn (Wyndham), 55,crossbredi in storrt c ndition at 3s 9ti.r-H., M. Obivkr (on bthalf of the Mutual Agency Company) sold on account ,Mr Juhußu'lge(Ote ( - op';v.7iJ'':oßsbre'<Bhet-pattf3iid; 1 im accoutir. Mr a, Heckler (VVaikouaiti), 80 Halfbnd ,d>\ es and wethers (mixed) at from 3s 3d to 3s 9<l ; on' ccount Air J. Miller (Paliiieraton), lOenmsbreds at •s ; O't -,a>'couut Mr Klahew BHXter (Wingatu:), 32 co-sbreds a 8s «d ; oti account. Mr Peter CWp r Mo>'gi^i). 30 cr 8, breds a 6s 6d ; on amount Mei«> 8 Wil-ou ami be. tt. (WaihOla). 3-V crossbred we'he'rw'at' '{• oil ; o'• acoouut Mr Xhom is Patters;, n (Balclutha); 15 cr.»s-bred ewe" at ris; o'i. account Mr t* Muchau (Ontram). 38 crossbred" wethers at from 7s 3d to 7s d. Fat Lambs 519 penned/ieveral drafts of which were real y prime quajity; l ■ Competition was brisk, and prices realised thqw, an advai cc on last week's rate 3. All forward we V auld at trices ranging fr m 4s 9d to 9a 6d —L. Maclean (on behalf of the Briti h and New Z aland Mortgage- and Agency Company, Limited) sold for Messrs lMckson and Boss (Belmont), 77 at 58 to 6s 9d ; for Mr J. Macandre w, im., 27 at ss : and for Mr John Bruce (Brighton), 51 at 7s 3d to 7s tid.— Donald Sthonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) sold on accouut of Messrs R -as tiws. (Meaitowbank), 46 irom 7s 3d to 7s 9d ; Mr John i Boiton (Maerewhenua), 46 at 8s 3d to 8i 6d.— j Wright, STEPHbNsotf, and Co. a >Ui 301 as fo, lows:— for Mr Uobert Marshall, 40 extra prime at trom 8s $d fr> 9s; for. the N.Z. Agricultural Company,; J:imitfd ('lore), fr"4 at 8« ; for Mr James Macandtew, juu. (Collingwdod . 24 at 6s d; for Mr David -rant (Orau on). 18 at 5s 9d; and for Mr Jam's •Gall (Kdendale). 35 at irom 5s d to 5s rd — I)'»nal», Heid and Co- penn<d2s», aivi so'rl:K<>r Mr-ku^ti F»a»er (Flar. Hil ;, TO at 7s to 7s tid; for Mr J Freeman (Green Island), 36 at ss «d; for Mr D Horn (Wyndham), HS at 4s »d; for Mr.W O Joh 810n.54a' Bs9<l; tor Mr P BHd, 103 at 4s 9d — H. M Driver (on behalf or the Mutua. AgeriCv Company) sold on account of Mr J. Miller (Palmers' on) 72 lamhs at i rom 6s to 6n 3d ; on aocunt of Mr Tha-. Patereon (Hafclutlm), 31 at from 5a 9d to •58 ; on account of Mr G. Buchanan, 37 at 6s 9d.

Pigs, -','nly 64 penned, nearly all porkers and suckers, duly two pens of bacon p'Ra being offered. Competition w*s active, and prices obta ned were in aivauce ot late va'uesl >uckers brought nsevi to 11s 9d; porkers. 22s 6d to 233 ; bacon pigs. 50a to 5 Is. L. Maclean (on behalf •>! the B.itish and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company , Limited), sold for Mr I). Grant (Cray). B atfromSOsto 74s — Do.vald Keid ani- Co. b Id for Mr H. Oldfleld (Temuka) 30 at 2H tid to 2ds ; for Mr J. Ctiipp. 3 suckers at6»6d; for Mr Wm Kirklands ( Mmgrove), 9 suckers at 9s 6d. — H. M. Driver (on behalf of the Mutual Agency Company) sol.i 9 suckers' at lls 9d. ' Country Sale.— H. M. l>R vkr (on behalf of the Mutual Agency Company) reports having held their usual monthly sale at Stirlii g on Tv srtay. Htlunst. Bullocks sold up, to £6 12s 6d; cows, up to £b 10s ; crossbied wethers, at up to ss ; do ewes at '4s. Store Cattle. -The demand is less acthe. as graziers are low well supplied. However, wellbred bullock sin forward cundit ion are easily place.! t fair value*. , ' . otore ,c.'he«-p.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report the sale privately of 22,8'ki as follows :—2>X)>> twp-tboth crossbred ew-s and wtliers, 1&U0 two, four, Htid ►ii?-t ooth- half bred 'Southdown ews and wethers, pOOO two and four-tcutn • merino ewes and wethers, 3000 full-mouthed merino wethers, lfiOO two-tootb merino ewes and wethers, an i 2500 mer no lambs, and 1000 four-tooth' maiden halfbred.

Wool—The local sales held on Thursday and Friday last wei c w*-ll at tended by- buyers, who competed .spi itedlv for the different lots offered. - Pricesj ob.talned for . high-class wools were, in some, cases h gher than those ruling at previous Bales, but no .change in values can be reported in other descriptions. • - ' • Sheepskins.— Catalogues rather below the average were offered on Monday last and chiefly .comprised butchers' lots. Thrre was the usual number of buyers present at the different sales, ( and competition was' brisker than it has feeenfor some time, 'prices' obtained for every lot showing a*rhe oh late values. Butchers' green skins' brought lOd to Is fid; lamb kins, Is 6d to 2s 3d ; d y crossbred Bkins, 1b 33 to 4s lid ; do imrino, is 2d to 4s 7d ; pelts, Id. to 9d. Rabb.tsUins.— The gr< ater bulk of .consignments coming to hand consist of suckers and inferior summer skins, and although th-re are bu ers tor al! lots offering, prices for these descriptions are < ruling very low. > alues current are xs follow .—Best furred, U>d to Is Id ; meoium, 7d to 9d ; sucke a and inferior lots, &t t/o#3.' . , Hides: ' There is no change in < allies to note since I <st reporting, prices continu n^ firm at Ite rates, which are an follow :— Cut, s'ippy, and bulls', ]fd ro 2d ; light, 2J<5 to ?sd;> medium, . 2fd. to 3^d!; heavy weigh' » in good condition, 3£t to 4d p«-r lb. • . - Tallow.— Very little business Js ,&•{>;£. as the market is rat her bare and the demand only moderate. There is a slight inquiry tor shipment, but prices offered are not up to sellers' reserves; " Quotations are :-flcod to prime rau f ton. )7s .to 18*; inferior ;to medium. 12s to 16s ; , rough : f.?t— best mutton, lit to. 12s ; inferior to medium, 5s tolds.. t „ - Grain.— Wheat:'"* A' Yew camples of tl?e new crop, are.now offering, but business done po far lias been 'very slight, millers preferring to wait for a little in the view of prices coming lower, v Consignments of ■ the^old grain are still coming forward, and are moviuKJpff slowTy.at late, quotations. Inferior aud fowl wheat' istvery plentiful' and price's are decidedly -lower. 1 Quotations are: Prime, 4s "4d to 1 4s 6d; medium to good. 4s to 4»' 3d': Inferior and' fowl ■wh&it, 3s -to 3s 4d. Oats: Tbe market is now almosr bare of good feed and milling, but a. considerable quantity of rejt'eted and inferior quality ftill remains on'hand, which is exceedingly difficult to quir-. A steady demand exists tor bright' samples for slrpmeinV Howeypr, as this quality is r.ot. n»w Obtainable, btisinfess during the we^k has been light Best f>ed and mi lin« is won h Is ßd t o Is B§<i ; good feed. Is 7d io Is I\<\ ; medium,, U6dto Is 6J I ; off colour and musty, la Id to lßfid.