WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1911, 6 July 1888, Page 18

WEEKLY STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, July 1.

Fat Cattle. — 233 headed yarded, including prime drafts from the Taieri, Gore, and South Canterbury. Bidding, especially for prime lots, was fairly active throughout the sale, aud last week's prices were maintained for such ; medium and inferior ouled a shade easier. Best, bullocks brought from £8 to £10 17s 6d ; medium, £6 103 to £7 103 ; light, £4 10s to £5 10s ; best cows, £5 10s to £6 15s ; medium, £4 to £5 ; light and inferior, £1 10s to £3 10j.— Wright, Stephensox. and Co. Bold 78 head as follows: — For Mr Thomas Gveeu (Gore), 5 very prime bullocks (heavy weights) at from £10 12s (3(1 to £10 I7s (id; for Mr J. M. Greenaway (Bulnier), 6 prime bullocks at £9 is 6d fco £7 17s 6d ; for Mr D. T. Shand (as adminif'rator), 14 very prime bullocks at from £9 7s 6d to £7 10s ; for Mr Andrew Hill (O wake), 4 bullocks at £&, and 3 cows at £6 Ids ; for New Zealand and Australian Laud Company, Limited (Edendale estate), 19 prime heifers at from £6 10s to £5 Is t>d ; fov Mr W. Quimi (Teinuka), (J bullocks at from £7 17s 6d to £(5 ; for Mr John Bruce (Brighton), 3 bullocks at ;£8 ; for Mr Christian Hillo (Waitaki), 7 steers at from £5 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d ; for Mr Thomas Eooney 7 bullocks at from £»5 17s 6d to £5; vA ;">'• JT.j^i-s A. Bluckwnod, William Braid, ri>ir'- 0:. !s<. a.'.l others, 11 cows at qu itatious.— '• .. C .i rtruoxACU con bJir.H of 'h; Xew inland l, <'.'". o.jl^. Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) sold on account of Messrs J. and T. Kemp (Moeraki), •VI <■ A M'Lnren (Vlilton), and others, 4o head at quot'.Mfns.— Heto, MACLKiN, and 00. sold 57 head as toll -ivs : — For Mr John Bruce (Brighton), fl prime bullocks frooi £9 5s to £3 7s 6d ; for a iorfcheru Client, 12 prime bullocks from £9 10s to £7 5s \ for

Mr B. T. Macpherson (Weston), 6 bullocks frbm £8 78 6d to £8 os ; for Mr J. J. Freeman (Balmoral), 9 bullocks from £8 10s to £7 ; for Mr John B. Palmer (Otakia), 11 heifers from £7 5b to &b 5s ( and for Messrs J. Green, W. Jenkins, Eollinson, Dempsey, T. Lynn, Connell, and I>avie» 13 Sows up to Mi 10b.— Donald EBid and Co. .yarded 71, and sold for Mr D. Davidson (South Canterbury), 6 prime bullocks at £10; for Mr J. M. Greenaway (Buhner estate, Eangitata) 6 prime bullocks at £9 7s 6d; for Mrs James Brown (Bast Taieri), 8 bullocks at an average of £8; for Mr William Shand (Keith Hall), 11 prime bullocks at £8 10s to £9 10s, 8 heifers, £7 10s to £7 12s 6d ; for Mr William Grant (Elldughton GraDge), 7 cows at £4 5s ; for Mr $. Watson, 2 heifere at £2 5s 6d ; for Mr J. Harrison (Strath Taieri), 4 bullocks rtfc £7 lU ; for Mr William Lindsay (Birch Grove), 4 steers at £5 7s 6d; /or Mr William Hastie (Greytown), 6 bullock? 6t £Q 17s 6d ; for Mr John Patrick (Balteioral), 8 prime bullocks at £8 12s 6d; for Mr Thomas Kirk (Kirk Hall), 7 heifers at £5 10s to £6 2s 6d.— H. M. Driver (on behalf of the Mutual Agency Company) sold on account of Mr 3. Harrison (Strath Taieri), bullocks at from £5 58 to £8 17s 6di and on account of various Vendors, bullocks at from £3 17s 6d to £7 12s Gd, and (Jowa at from £2 to £5 ss. Fat Sheep. — Tne market was only moderately supplied this week with 2287 sheep, of which about 200 were merinos, almost all the rest crossbred wethers and maiden ewes of various qualities from inferior to extra prime, the best draft forward being from Mr Cuthbert Cowan, of Southland. The meagreness of the supply, coupled with the fact that there were buyers for freezers in the market, gave a very healthy tope to the sale, and we hive pleasure fn reporting prices a shade higher than last week. Best crossbred wethers brought from 16s 3d to 14s ; medium, 13s 6d fco 12s ; light, 11s 6dto]os; best crossbred ewes, from 13s 9d to 11s 6d ; medium, 11s to 10s ; light, 9s 6d to 8s 6d ; merino wethers, 9s to 7s 6d. WIUGHT, STEHPE.YSON.fAND CO. Sold 1264 as follows : On account of Mr Cuthberfc Cowan ("Southland), 66 very prime crossbred wethers (heavy weights) at from 16s 3d to 16s, and 34 do (smaller) at 14s 9d ; for Mr John Morrison (Dipton), 154 prime orosabred wethers *at from 15s 9d to 12s 6d ; for Messrs A. and J. Brown (Abbofcsford), 121 very prime crossbred wethers at from 15s 3d fco 14s 3d ; on account of Mr Walter Southern (Southland), 180 very prime 2-tooth crossbred wethers at from 15s fco 14s 3d ; for Mr James WyJie (Oufcram), 46 maiden Southdown ewes at 13s ; from Hormanvale estate (Hakateraraea),242 half bred wethers at from 13s 9d fco lls 9d ; for Messrs Aifcken and Latham (Gordon), 64 crossbred owes and wethers at from 13s 9d to 12s 3d ; for Mr J. A. Kirke (Dusky), 10 halfbred wethers at 14s 3d, and 60 merino wethera at from 9s to 8s 6d ; for Mr Alexander Carnegie, 121 crossbred ewes at from 13s to 12s 3i ; for Mr James Wright (Long)ea), 73 crossbred ewes at lls 6d ; and for Mr George M'lnfcyre, 90 small haifbred wethe-s at 103.— Donald Stbonach (on bebalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) sold on account of Mr William Johnaton (Pukerau), 58 prime crossbreds, chiefly wethers, at 15s to 15s 3d { Messrs Eoss Bros. (Bushy Park), 50 nice crossbred wethers but small at lls 9d, and 92 merino wethers at 8s 9d to 9s ; Mr William Balfour (St adown), 112 crossbred ewes at lls 9d to 13s ; Mr James M'Kernan (Portrose), 62 mixed crossbreds at '9s to lls 3d ; Mr A. M'Laren (Milton) and others, 2d4 crossbred ewes at quotations.— Ekid, Maclean, and Co. sold for Mr William Grant (Elloughton Grange), 120 crossbred ewes from 10s 9d toils 3d; for Mr Alpheus Hayes (Norman vale;, 128 maiden crossbred ewes and wethers (light weights) from 10s 3d to 10s ; and for Mr Godfrey Foster (Milburn), 30 crossbred ewes at 10s 6d, and 40 halfbred ewes at 9s 6d.— Donald Skid and Co. sold for Mr Alpheus Hayes (Normanvale estate), 128 small halfbred wethers and owes to lls 9d : for Mr Milton Fleming (Brownlee), 100 quarfcerbred wethers, 9a 3d ; for Mr Thomas Johnston (Broomiield), 80 merino wethers, 9s 9d ; for others, small drafts ewes at 9s 9d to lls.— H. M. Driver (on behalf of the Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited) sold on account various vendors, sheep at from 6s 6d to 12s 3d.

Fat Lambs. — 185 penned and sold readily as follows :— Weight, Stkphenson, anj> Co. sold 70 very prime on account of Mr Edward MAuley (Gore"), at trom 11s to 10s.— Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Znaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) sold on account of Mr A. M'Laren (Milton) and others, 3 pens at quotations. — Donald Keid and Co. sold 1 pen at 10s. P'gs,— l39 penned. The demand for all descriptions was somewhat slack, and prices generally more in favour of buyers than they have been for many weeks past, Whisht, Stephkxson, and Co. sold '89 as follows : -Heavy weights, at from 48s to 60s ; bacon pigs (ordinary weights), at from 33s to 50s ; porkers, at from 23s to 30s ; stores, at from 15s to 25s.— Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) sold suckers at os to 7s 6d,--REiD, Maclean, and Co. sold 41 as follows :— For Mr J. Molloy (Waimate), 28 from 54s to 33s ; for Mr Wm. Jaffray (Lauriston), 6at 9s 6d ; and for Mr George Atkinson (Pine Hill), 7 from 22s to 16s.— Donald Eeid and Co. sold for Mr James Allan (Hope Hill), 17 at 55s to 61s ; for Messrs Dow Brothers, 2at 72s ; for Mr J. Sherley, 5 suckers at 14s ; for Mr J. Keenan, 1 at 30s ; for others, sat 62s 6d.

Store Cattle — There are no transactions of mu3h moment recorded.

Store Sheep. — Prices for all classes have firmed in sympathy with the better prices ruling for fat sheep. Transactions passing, however, are not large. — Donaxd Keid and Co. report having sold during the week privately 200 lambs, 1000 merino Avethers.

Wool. — The telegram concerning the London wool 6ales now in progress continue to be of a satisfactory nature. Our latest telegram from London office announces that competition is increasing and market firmer ; while the rise iv merino wool of £d psr lb is confirmed. Sheepskins. — Thereisakeeu demand for all lots offering, and prices, especially for butchers' green skins, show a distinctly upward tendency. On Monday catalogues of considerable magnitude were submitted to a large attendance of buyers. Dry crossbreds sold atlslOd to 3s Id; full wools at 4s 4d ; station merinos 2s to 2s 2d, and for a special line 3s 6d ; butchers' crossbreds (green) realised 4s 5d to 4s Od for best, aud 3s 5d to 4i 3d for medium ; merinos, 2s 9d to 3s ; lamb 3, 3s 2d to 3s 7d.

Kabbitskins.— The local market continues active, though prices are somewhat smaller than recently ruled. There are no very large parcels as yet comirg to hand for local sale, and it seems evident that the quantity coming forward this season will be much less than last.

Hides.— All lots offering 6ell at about late prices— viz , 3|d to 3^d for 561b hides in good condition ; medium, 2|d to 3jd. As much as Id per lb is often lost in price through cuts in slaughtering. Country butchers might give special attention to this with great advantage to themselves. Buyers would far rather pay the extra price for hides in good condition.

Tallow. — Everything offering is freely bought up, aud prices here are relatively better than in the Home market. Good mutton tallow is worth 17s to 19s ; medium, 14s to 15s. Rough fat commands ready sale at 8s 6d fco 12s, according to quality.

Grain.— Wheat : There is no change to report in this market. Millers are disposed to purchase but sparingly, though it is generally conceded that prices liwe '"touched bottom." In Oamaru and North Canterbury, from whence a large proportion of our supplies of prime milling is drawn, holders are for the most part very iirm, though we hear of some transactions passing at exceptionally low rates. Local quotations for prime milling are 3s to 3s Id. A shade more might be paid for small parcels of red straw or Tuscan. For second milling, of which there is a considersble quantity in store, there is really no demand, and it is difficult to see from whence the outlet for this class is coming, unless it be for fowls' feed. For this latter class there is a good demand for shipment at 2s 2d to 2s 4d for whole wheat in good condition. Inferior is more difficult of sale at Is 9d to 2a. All quotations a-e ex store, bags weighed in.— Oats : This market continues strong, with a decidedly upward teudency. 'I'he opinion is gaiuing ground that supplies, especially of prime 6orfcs (both feed and milling) will prove much less than' last year, and that au all-round advance is inevitable during the next few months. Holders are for the most part very firm in their demands, but buyers are loth meantime to pay an increased price, as outside markets present little inducements ; meantime the difficulty of obtaining freight is still a barrier fco business. Prices during the wec-k have bee?i as follows, on the basis of aetuul sales : — For milling, Is B|d to Is 9§d ; long Tartnrians are in good request at 1b S^'l to Js 9<l. b"t not many olioiee lots ate offering ; s:nall sa'es <jf black 'f artn'riaus continue to bs made as Is lOd to Is lid. The above quotations are all exstore, bags weighed in. — Barley : Sales are still difficult to make at anything like late rates. There is a small iuquirv for milling, but holders are not yet willing to accept the price.* offered. Previous nomtivil quotations are unchanged.

Kyegrass Seed. — wo improvament in this market. Parcels of Poverty Biy seed have beeu sold during

the itast -week, but for southern growth there is little or no inquiry; Country Sales. — Rbtd, MacxbAn. And Co. report !— During the past 10 days we have held three clearing sales of stock and implements — viz., at Messrs Wilson Brothers' (Qrpen Island), at Mr Neill's (Corstorphine), and at Mr Clegg'a (Milburn). As Upon each occasion the fact that the vendors were giving up possession of their farms was well known, it had the effect of drawing together numerous buyers, who, being certain that c"very lot offered wolild "be for positive sale* competed with great Spirit, resulting iri satisfaction to tile ownets". Esp 'dally was animated competition moat no'MSeable at Mr Clegg's sale, where the life of former days Seemed to be infused into those present. Horses (both broken aud unbroken) brought higher prices than we have seen obtained for general farm stock for a wry considerable time. Certainly they were really good, and having all been bred by Mr Clegg, reflected great credit on his skill as a breeder, and the manner in which they were brought out would have fitted them for a show ring. Prices realised were £21, £23, £27. £31, £33, and £50.— the three latter prices being for mares we we're pleased to see going into the Btud of Mr fiobert Gawn (Deer Park). For dairy cattle there was good competition at prices up to £5 ss, and, as is general just now, also for sheep at up to 12s. Implements, grain, and furni ture nlso realised very satisfactory prices. On Tuesday we held our monthly sale at Stirling.