WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday, May 18.'

Otago Witness, Issue 1852, 20 May 1887, Page 18

WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday, May 18. '

, We would direct .the attention of clients to an alteration of the time of selling next Wednesday ; being race day, the sale will cemmeuce at 8 o'clock sharp; ' Stock will require to be forwarded on Tuesday, as none of the South trains arrive 'in time for keaale. , , , „ • . Fat Uattle.— 2o7 head were yarded atßurriside for this day's sales ; mostly ordinary to medium, only a a very tew being good quality; For the latter competition was somewhat brisker, and priceß a thade better; while for ordinary there was no improvement on last week's prices. Best bullocks brought £7 to £8 12s 6d ; two extra heavy weights, £11 .to £13 ; ordinary, £4 to £6 10s ; cows, from £3 10s to £6 10s. — L. Maclean (on behalf of the British'arid New Zealand Mortgage £nd Agency' Company, Limited) sold drafts for Messrs J. Bruce (Brighton;, S. Kenny, J. Waldie, T. .Gorman, [and J.. Warnook at— for bullocks, £3 15s to £6 10b ; cows, fr6m£2 15s to £4 l7s6d.— Wright, SjtbpJcenson,' and Co sold 83 head as follows:—On account of Mr William Brown, 2 except tionally Heavy bullocks, prime quality,. at £13 and £1110s respectively, to Messrs Rennie and Duke ; on account of Mr P. H. M 1 Shane (Winchester), 6 prime bullocks at from £8 to £8 12b 6d';' on account of 'Mr M. Quiiln (Temuka), 7 heifers at £5 5s to £6 ; on account of -Messrs E. Campbell and Sons (Limited) (Station Peak), 12 steers and heifers at £5 to' £6 los ; on account of Mr Robert Charters (Ury Park), 7 heifers at £4 2s 6d to £5 17s '6d'; on account of Mr James Wright (Langlea), 26 heifers at from £3 to £6; on account of Mr William Lindsay (Greytown), 6 heifers at £4 15s to £5 10s ; on account of Mr T. Lester, 8 steers at £3 12s 6d to £3. 17s 6d ; on account of Messrs James, King, George Sim, James Hewitt, and others, 9 cows at from £2 to £6.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 103 head, and sold for Messrs M'Goverinand Hardy (Hook. Waim'a'te)', 12 prime bullocks, averagiug £8 ; for Mr William Hutchings (Henley), 10 prime bullocks at £7 to £8 ; for Mr Richard Oragie (Taieri Ferry), 11 bullocks £7 108, 4 heifers £5 15s ;for Mr P. Hanly (Gore), 6 cows at £5, 155 ; for Mr J. Pollock, 7 steers and heifers at £3 to £4 2s 6d ; for Mr John Allan (Holmes), 4 heif era at|£6 17s 6d,, for Mr Peter Gordon (Maungatua), 7 bullocks at £5 2s 6d to £6; for Mr James Brown (East Taieri) j 6 bullocks at £6 10s to £7 7b 6d , 2 heiferß at £5 7s 6d ; for Mr X Brown (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks at £5 17s 6d; for Mr Jas. Liddle (Taieri Beach), 7 bullocks at £5 12s 6d to £6 12s 6d, 3 heifers £6 2s 6d ; for Mr John Findlay (Findlayston), 15 bullocks to £6 17s 6d ; fer others, 7 cowfl at £2 10s to £8 17s 6d.— H. M. Dhiver (on behalf of the Mutual Agency Company) sold on account of Mr Thos. Christie(East Taieri), 12 bullocks, at from £4 5b to £5 7s 6d, and 4 cows, at £4 12s 6d; on account of Mr Alexander Douglas (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks at £2 10s ;on account of Mr O. Crouan (South 'Dunedin), 2 cows at tip to £6 ; on account of Messrs H. Guy, Thomas Richards, J. Lomas, and S. Townley, 10 cows at up to £5 15s. ' Fat Sheep; — 2401 were penned, of Jwhich 400 were merino, the balance crossbred,' representing all qualitiet. Competition was not by any menris lively, and prices realised,- especially for prime mutton, weights considered, were lower than last week's while ordinary to good showed a slight advance. Best crossbred wethers brought 7s 6d to 9a 6d ; ordinary to good, 6s to 7a ;' best do ewes', 6s' to '8s 9d ; pthers,'3s 6d to 5s 9d.— Donald Stbonach (on behalf off the New' Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited) »old, on account of Measrs Boss Bros. (Meadowbank, Palmerston), crossbred wethers from 9b to 9s 6d ; Messrs Wait and Burbury^Oamaru), do ewes /from 6s 9d to 7s 3d; Mr H. Sinclair (Berwick), do do, at 6s ; Mr John Duncan (Cheny farm), do do at 5s ,6d to 7s 3d ; Messrs Wilson and ■ Scott (Waihola), do do at quotations,— L. Maclean (on behalf of the British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited) sold for Mr J. Davidson (Herbert), '6o crossbreds at 4s 9d ' to 7s ; and for Mr W. Jaffray (Lauriston), 149 crossbred wethers at from 'ss 3d to 7b 3d.— Wbight, Stephknsqn, and Co. sold 885 as follows: On account of the New Zealand Agricultural Company . (Waimea), 270 prime crossbred wethers at from 8s 3d to 9s 6d ; on account of Mr William Souter (Flag Swamp), 23 crossbred wethers at 9s and4Bhalfbreds at 5s 6s to 6s 6d"; on < account of Mr^James Allan (Hopehill), 36 crossbred wethers atßs9d; and 104 crossbred ewes at 7s 6d to 7s 9d ; on account of Mr W. H. Teichemaker (Kauroo Hill), .72 crossbred ewes at 7b 3d to 78 6d and 51 merino' wethers afc 4s 9d ; on account of Messrs R. Campbell and Sons (Otekaike), 80 merino' ewes at 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; on account of Mr T. Lester (Warrington), 116 crossbreds at 4s 3d to 5s - 9d; on account of Mr John Bathgate (Janefield),; 50 crossbred ewes at 5s 9d ; and on acconnt of Mr John Reid (Corner|Bush), 35crossbredewes ats»6d. — Do»A£pßkn> and Co., penned 603 and sold for Mr J GGrey (Waihola Gorge) one pen of prime quarter-, back wethers ait 9s 3d; for Mr J A Jones, one. pen prime halfbred wethers at 9s 6d ; for Mr James Shand, 100 prime halfbred wethers at 8s 9d ; for Mr W Robertson, 72 crossbreds at 6s 6dto 7s 3d ; for Mr, Thomas Joyce (Hampden), one pen crossbred! at 7s 6d; for Mrs Kempshall (Maungatua), 67 crossbredsat ss}3d; for; Messrs A and J Bovd (Rocklands), 212 merino wethers at 3s 9d ; for Mr A Douglas, 36 crossbred ewes at ss ; for Mr W Currle (North Taieri), 89 merino ewes at 3s6d.— H MDsiVEß.(onbehalf Mutual Agency Company) sold on account" of Messrs William Moffafr and Sons (Kaihiku), 40 •crossbred ewes at from 3s 9d to 4s 6d ; on acconnt of Mr J Bathgate (Outram), 50 crossbred ewes at from 5s to 6s ; on account of Mr Peter Grant* (Gowrie)', 98 crossbred ewes at 7s 6d ;'and on account of Mr Henry Driver (Horseshoe Bush) 60 merino ewes at quota tions.

Fat Lambs.— 4s4 were penned. The demand was only moderate. ■ This small number was quite sufficient for requirements, prices realised being from

rW 'to fs^^D'oNiiD, &&skc2 ''(orl^iJehali^f the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency"Company, Limited) sold on account' of Mr A.: Sinclair tßemick) lpea at s» fcb ss3d.—WKtoax,s 3d.— WKtoax, SißPHKison, and. Co.- sold 184 as, follows?! Qn,jaccount, O f Mr . John ,Beid (Corner Bush), 50 at 6» 6d to 6s 9d • ' on adcount of, Mr James 'Allan ' (Hopehill); 59' at e» 6dto6s 9d'; 'on acco'unt'of^Mf'y.-Qrove's.Co'ftf'fei 9d; and on account of.MrT. Leste>, S ls at Ss'W— Donald Ektd and Co. sold J47;fts,foll6wtVi p or Mr , James ghand, §6 at 6s toito ;,, for Mr J. G, Qrey, 30, at 5s 3d ; Jor, Mr Thomas- Joyce, 52, at 4s 9d,to 5i 6S : for ' Mrs Kempshall,:i3 ' at^s '3d • fprllklr* W I Kirklands, 43 at 5S to 7s 3d'; for Mr A.DoiikliU si at3s. ■'• M«.i.. 1 •■ it ;,hi l . >,'. ,-- r?-;>'.**

Pigs.— l6o were penned, comprising all Aorta. 'The .demand was fairly, active for porkors'andbaconei* • also for store.pigs., Suckers brought from ,4s 6dto 12s ;' light, stores, 9s' 6d to 15s Ud T'other storeß/i7i to 21s • porkers}' 23s' to 29s ;-baconera j SOs'td' 40s*; a ■few heavy weights 60i— WrightY'Sticphen'son and Co. sold. 113 as follows; Bacon pigs at* 29s to 40s ; pprkere- at .from 16s to 24? ; . suokers at 4s 6d to ,12a ;. storey at from 8s 6d.tbl9s v 6d. , ,Tiieir sales' were on account of Messrs Duff "and "Co., D, M'Callum James Allan (Hopehill), 1 John'Batn&fce'tfanefield) Geo. Atkinson, Thos. Murphy; and Thomas Lynn--! Donald Reid and Co. sold for Mr B. Hanly(Qore) and others, 41 at 13s "to 48s each.-rH.' M^Dams (on behalf Mutual. Agency Company) sold <1> pen suckers at up' to 8s each; ' ' ,' " '" *' "- H" "Store -Cattle.— There'i«'nb'hiqulry J of any" cousequence, and .with a few .exceptions' transactions arei confined, to odd lots/ disposed >ot at'Bumsiie i occasionally, which invariably- realise 'satiifaotcrv -prices, considering the state of the fat stock ma'rStt Donalds Reid and .Co.ssold for i>; Kirby'VKiri I Bußh),sobull6okßprivately. - ,v - - s .ii.' <r .>"7 i. Store Sheep.— There ii but little demand-now, aid .the business passing unimportant.- 1 Buyers for bo ling down are still in the market, but decline 1O1 O operate exceptlatock is within ealy reach. There U no alteration in market values.— Donald Reid a»d Co. sold 1300 crossbred lambs and a line of Leicester rainß. ;u .> <, " ,\, . , , in. i , • . j .Wool.— There are ho advices from- the Horils I ' market since date of last report. f At the auctions c a Monday several small lots were offered,' which 1 we b all disposed of at prices fully equal to those obtained at previous sales. . .i ,- .' ■ ■ : u %r Sheepskin*.— On Monday the usual weekly* sal a .were hejdi when good catalogues . w.erejsubmifcted i oioi 0 a full attendance of buyers,, Competition/was fairy active, and notwithstanding the inclemency of tie weather .lately, all descriptions were in good demand and prices slightly higher. Country "dry Bkihs; toy to medium, brought 8d to 2s«7d ; do do* merino; >7d!fo 2s 3d ; good to best crossbreds, 2s 8d 1o 4s i3d: do d) merino, 2s 5d to,4s Id ; dry pelts, 2d to 54; butoheri' green crossbred*, 2s 4d, 2s 6d, 2s Bd, 2s lo'd, 3s ; do dt> merino, Is 6d, Is 9d, 2s : lambtkiris, '2s'2d. 2s 4d"Si 7d, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s Id. , I .. „ . ''<n '"\ Babbitßkins.— The supply! coming forward is'stil small, and not by any means anything near sufficient for requirements. ' An excellent demand exists, aud 1 dealers comrjete keenly for, every, lot- offered at the I auctions, whenfuHvaluesarealwaysreallsed." Anril and May skins- bring lOd'to 1b ; Mate Summer" and autumn. 6d to 8d; inferior and mixed, 3dto 6dsuckers,o|dto2dperlb. , ». :, • - ' Hide's.— The market is without material alteration • a good demand continues to exist ; all descriptions' are saleable at prices according to weight' and condition. Sound hidei without cuts are always preferred and realise much better prices when compared with those paid for cut and slovenly, flayed. .'Quotations nl c »8,.» 8 ,., fol ! OW: -? lor bulls and inferior, lid to 2d ; light, 2£d to 2|d ; medium, "2Jd to- 3id ; heavy (601b and over and in faultless condition), 3|d to 4id l*rlb. , m .'*■..> P

TallGw.— For local requirements the demand continues fairly active at about last week's quotations. There are also buyers for shipment, ,but at present Tenderers prefer shipping 1 on their' own account tether than submit to prices .offered. * The tone of the Homemark'et continues Veryuhsatisfrfotory and has a depressing effect on business here. This week'i ' quotations ar,e :— F,or inferior andftijxed, lOi t0,135 : medium to good, 14s to 15s ; best mutton, 16s to 18s \ rough fat, interior 7s to Bs,' medium to good 9s to 10 • best'mutton', 11s to 12s per cwt." ' , ' I ■ Grain.— Wheat meets with ready sale at late'quotations, and is apparently firmer,' although "there it no :definlte ; improvement, in value;,. The qftantity , coming forwar,a h limited, and in the meantime the prevailing idea is that present values are< likely to continue firm. Quotations ' are s— For beat velvet and Tuscan, 3s lOd to 3s lid; for 'choice 'lots, 4s is asked;, good ito. best, <3s -8d- to^Ss' 9d me , d i? m> o 3s n i d Jbo,J bO , 3s 7dj ■ wholei fowls ' wheat ,2s lOd.to 3s 2d; broken, 2s t 3d to ,2s 9d,(ex store bag* weighed in). Oats— These are, in* fair request, several small parcels, having 1 ' changed hands during the week, but' without 1 ahTiniproveirent in the price for fair average feed sorts which are, if anything, easier. There are several inquirers m the maiket tor large quantities of this class, but the limits are rather below, prices current, which are as follows: -For bright stout milling, Is7id to Is 8d; short bright feed, Is 6Jd to Is 7d ; medium, li ssd to Is6d;. discoloured and 'inferior, Is 4d to Is ,sd. ; (ex store,; bags weighed .in).. Barley!— The market continues, bare of good, malting, and any good lots offering, are freely taken up at late quotntionsi" Most matsters, 1 however, 'are fairly well supplied for the time being, and although 1 open to purchase, show no inclination to advance on last week's prices. < Milling is also in short supply and in good demand, but feed is very, little inquired for. Quotations for best malting are 4s to 4s 3d : medium, 3s 6d to 3s 9d (bags extra) ; feed and milling, 2s 6d to 3s 3d (bags weighed in). '■ ■• -Jtyegrass Seed.— The market 'for this seed' is extremely flat. A fow small sales have been made during the last week or two, to-speculators at very tyw prices; but since then there is scarcely any demand. J , j j

Cocksfoot Seed meets with little or ho luquin and quotations are nominal. Potatoea,-7The market, is over-supplied, and with a small demand, sales are difficult to effect at from 35s to 40s per ton (bags weighed in). -