WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1967, 5 November 1891, Page 22

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

W«DIC»BDAT. NOVEMBIB 4. j Fat Cattle.— l 42 were yarded to-day, at Burnside, representing all qualities. Prime bullocks sold quite up to prioes lately ruling, while for inferior sorts lower prices had to be accepted. Beit bullocks brought £8 17s 6d to £10 13s 6d ; medium to good, £S to£B 2s6d; light and inferior, £4. 6s to £5 17s 6d; belt cows, £7 5s to £8 12s 6d ; medium, £5 2s 6d to £6 2» 6d.-STBOSACH and So* sold: For Mr Alexander Douglas (Bast Taieri), bullocks at £7 12s 6d. £5 ss, and £5, cows at £6 12s 6d.— Donald Ebid amd Co. yarded and sold: For a client, 10 cows and heifers at £8 10s to £6 155 ; for I Mr James Morrison (Blueskia), 8 bullock* at £7 to £5 7s 6d, 3 heifeis at £6 10s ; for Mr D. Robertson (Olutha). 4 bullooks at £5 2s 6d, 4 heifers at £6 10s » for Mr James Williamson (West Taieri), 11 bullooks at £10 10s to £9 17s 6d, 1 cow at £10 10s ; for Mr John Sangster (Wairuna), 4 bullooks at £10 7s 6d to £9 155, 1 heifer at £5 ss ; for Messrs James Hamilton, D. Davidson, and others, 6 cows at £4 15s to £3 ss.— Thb Nkw Zealand Lqak asd Mbboantils &.&KNOY Compaht (Limited) sold: For Mr Thomas Kirk (Bast Taieri), 'cows from £5 to £7 os ; for Mr WiUUm Lindsay (Greytown), oows from £4 to £6 10s, and oalves to 12s.— Wright, Stbphknsoh, and Co. sold 60 as follows :— For Mr J. T. Dowling (Avonside), 12, prime bullooks, say lat £10 12s 6d, lat £9 17s 6d, 2at £9 ss, 2at£9 2s 6d, 2 at £9, 2 ab £8 15i,«nd 2 at £8 ; fpr Mr Tbomat Pugh (Orange Grove), 10 bullooks (very small) at £4 to £5 ; for Mr John Stepbenson (Gore), 8 steers and beifers at quotations ; for Mr Hugh Lamont (Arthur's Hill), 3 prime polled Angus bullocks at £10, and 2 do do at £9 17s 6d ; for Mr Alex. Hastie (Greytown), 8 i mall steers at £4 to £5 ; and for Messrs Wm. Thomson (Myrtle Bank), C. Ashman, J. W. Mepsted, Adam Blaokwood, Thomas Lynn, J. Davie, George Orowhurst, B. Francis and others, 17 cows.— Bhd, Maclkait, and Co. sold for Mr K. G. M'Kenzie, (Fortrose), 1 oow at £8 17s 6d, lat £8 15s, 2 bullooks at £7 155, lat £6 10s, 2 cows at £7 ; for a northern client, 3 bullooks at £6, 2 at £5 17s 6d, 2 heifers (light) at £5 lOi ; for Mr Wm. Jaffray (Saddle Hill), 1 bull at 37s 6d.— John Gbindlky (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company, Limited) yarded 41 head and sold as follows: -For. Mr G. Bosi, 9 bullooks from £6 17s 6d to £9 12s 6d ; for Mr Byan (Waitahuna), 8 bullooks at £4 16s, 8 oows at £4; for Mr Jenkins, 2 cows at £3; , for Mr B. Mitobell, 3 oows at quotations; for Mr Butherford and others, 3 cows at quotations ; fer Mr Henderson (Anderson's Bay), 1 heifer at £5 7s 6d. — Fat Sheep.— Only 967 were penned, consisting of some very prime crossbred ewes, medium crossbred wethers, and 2CO merino wethers. The sales opened with a strong demand which unfortunately did not last throughont, and prices ruling to-day were just about on a par with those of last week. Best crossbred ewes sold up to 21s 9d, do do wethers up to 21s, medium to good 15s to 18s 6d, and merino wethers up to 13s.— Donald Bbid and Co. yarded and sold for Mr Thomas Shale (Green Island), a small draft of orossbred wethers at 21s.— Thb H«w Zialand Loan and Mmboantilb agbngy Company (LiMlTKD)sold, for Mr William Gumming (Waikaka). 20 crossbred wethers at 20s, 20 at 19» 6d, and 18 at 18s 3d ; for Mr James Burnett (Waikoikoi), 22 crossbred wethers at 20s, 22 at 19s, and 12 at 18s ; for Mr James Llddel (Taieri Beach), 31 oroisbred weathers and maiden ewes at 17s, 31 at 16s, 20 at 15s, and 19 at 14s 6d. Wbight, Stxphbnspn, and Co. sold as follows:— For Mr Joseph Clarke (Moa Flat estate), 35 very prime halfbred ewes at 21s 9d, 40 prime half bred ewes at 19s 9d, and 30 prime halfbred ewes at 19s ; for Messrs MaoGlbbon and Wood (Gore), 70 merino wethers at 12s 9d to 13* 9d ; for Mr Charles Forayth (Canada), 15 merino wethers at 13s 9d ; and for Mr James Maoandrew (Portobello), 30 small halfbredsat lls 9d.— Bud, Maolkan, and Co. sold :— For Mr D. Strain (Milburn), 17 halfbred wethers at 15s ; for Mr M. Finoh (Milburn), 13 halfbred ewes at 12s 3d ; for Messrs Mac Gibbon and Wood (Mataura), 35 merino wethers at 14s 9d (top price for the day in merinos), 35 at 12s 9d ; for Mr Mitchell (Portobello), a pen of shorn ewes at 12s 9d.— John Gbbtdliy (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company) penned 443, and sold as follows:— For Messrs Barclay and Foot (Walmate), 64 crossbred ewes and wethers at 17s to 18s; for Mr W. Grant (HUonghton Grange), 93 merino wethers at 12s, 43 do at lls 6d ; for Mr D. M'Donald (The Valley), 206 orossbred wethers at 18s 9d to 20s 9d, 46 merino wethers at 12s to 14s, 3 orossbred ewes at 15s 6d ; for Mr B. Mitchell (Portobello), 5 shorn ewes at 13s 9d; for Messrs J. A. Duthie and Co. (Milton), 49 Crossbred eweß at 14s 3d to 15s ; for a client, 3 crossbred ewes at 16s 3d. Fat Lambs.— The entry to-day was large— 973 being penned. Prime lambs brought up to 13s, medium to good 10s to 12s.— Donald Bbid and Co. yarded' and sold : For Messrs J. and A. Bobertson (Huntley), Bat 18s 9d (top prioe to-day), 6 at 12s 3d, 21 at lls : for Messrs A. and A. Souness(Otakia), lat 12s ; for Messrs Wilson and Soott (Waihola), 27 at 9s.— Wbight, Stbphbnson, and Co. sold 145 as follows :— For Mr James Clark (Fernlea), 10 very prime at 13s 6d ; for Mr Charles Forsyth (Canada), 25 at 10s; for Mr James Maoandrew (Portobello), 20 at 10s 9d to 10s ; for Mr Andrew Bankin (Gowrle). 70 at 9a.— Bud, Maolban. and Co. sold: For Mr O. Stain (Milburn), 19 at 10s ; for Mr M. Finoh (Milburn), 27 at 8s 6d ; for Mr B. Clearwater (Portobello), 16 at 7s 9d ; and for a client, 13 at 10s 6d to lls.— John Gbindlbt (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company, Limited) penned 43, and sold as follows: - For Messrs J. A. Dnthie and Co., 21 at 8s ; for Mr B. Mitohell, 20 at 10s, and 11 at 9s 9d to 14s. Pigs.— There was a large entry of these. numberIng 299, and sales were consequently difficult to make to the satisfaction of vendors. Suokers brought 7s 6d to lls 6d ; stores, 13s 6d to 17s ; porkers, 17a 6d to 225; baooneis, 23s to 27s 6d; few extra he&vyto 41s.— Donald Bbid and Co yarded, and sold for Mr D. M'Kinnon, Bat 9s 6d ; for Mr G. Daplyn, 4at 21s to 225 ; for Mr Thomas Craig (Bast Taieri), 10 at 15s to lls 6d ; for Mr T. Walker, lat 19s 6d ; for Mr J. B. Blair (Abbotsford farm), 18 at 24s to 20s ; for Mr W. Gurrle (North Taieri), 1C at 14s 6d ; for Mr James Harrison (Sawyer's Bay), 16 at 10s 6d ; for Mr O. Clark, 4 at 245. -Wbight, Stbphbnson, and Co. sold 157 at quotations as follows :— Very heavy bacon pigs, 38s to 40s; ordinary, 21s to 275; porkers, 18s to 225 ; stores, 11s to 18i ; suokers, 5s to 10s 6d.— Bbid, Maolkan, and Co. sold for various owners the following lots :— 5 porkejrs at 225, 6 at 18s, 5 at 17s 6d, 5 at 17s 6d, 8 at 17s 6d, 6 at 17s. 6 at 17s 6d, 5 at 16s. 10 at 17s, 3 at 14s, 7 baooners at 275, 6 weaners at Bs, 5 at 5s 6d, 4 slips at 12s 6d. Store Cattle. — The following business has been done-.— Thb Nkw Zealand Loan and Mbboantilb Agbno? Company (Limited) sold privately during the week 120 head, three and four-year-old bullooks, at quotations.— Bbid, Maclban, and Co. report having sold 50 head of bullooks and speyed heifers at a satisfactory price, also 70 two-year-olds (mixed sexes) at current rates. Store Sheep.— Bbid, Maclean, and Co. report the sale of ; several small lines, of hoggets and fourtooth wethers, also of a line of shorn two-tooths for delivery off the shears. Country Sales.— Thb Nkw Zealand Loan and Mercantile agency Company (Limited ) held a sale on Friday, the 30th ult., at the Crown Yards, Balolutha, when there was a very good attendance of both sellers and buyers, including a number of country settlers and others interested. The entry was not a very large one, but for all offered a very satisfactory demand was experienced, and sold 150 orossbred wethers at -12s lid. 350 do at 13s 3d, and about 480 do at 14s 6d ; also, 253 crossbred hoggets at 12s 9d, and 300 orossbred wethers and maiden ewes (fat) at 16s 6d ; besides, about 40 fat bullooks at current rate*.— On Thursday, Ootober 2j9th, Bxtd, Maclban, and Co. held their usual fortnightly sale at the Milton

yards. The supply of stock was smaller than was anticipated, owing to one or two lines of sheep entered not coming forward. There was, however, a large attendance of farmers who were evidently in want of sheep, and the few lots submitted found buyers at satisfactory prices. Mixed crestbreds in forward condition brought 14s lOd; extra good hoggets, 14s 3d ; dairy cows to £5. . Babbitskins.— At the usual weekly sales only moderate catalogues v» ere mbmltted to a full attendance of buyers, when lait week's prices could not be improved on. Best winters sold up to 17d. Sheepskins.— For these the strong demand still exists. Full catalogues were submitted on Tuesday last, and all lots offered met with ready sales at a slight advance on last week's quotation*. Butchers' Kreen crossbred* brought 7s, 6s Bd. 6s 4d, 6s, 5s lOd, 5s 7d, 5s 6d, 5i 4d, 5s 3d, ss, 4s lOd, 4s Bd, and 4i 6d ; do merino, 4s Bd, 4s 6d, 4s 44, 4s 2d, 4«, 3s od, and 3s 6d ; country dry orostbreds, inferior to medium, 2t to 4s ; do do merino. Is lOd to 3i 9d ; full woolled crossbreds, 4s 3d to 6s lOd ; do do merino 4s Id to 6s 2d. Hides.— This market is steady, with no alteration in values. Well flayed ox hides, 691b or over, are worth up to 3d; medium weights, 2d to 24d; light and inferior, ljd to lfd; damaged and slippy, id to Ijd per lb. Tallow.— ln this market also there is no alteration. Arrivals limited. Lait week's quotations may be repeated. Best rendered mutton, ready for shipment, 19s to 21s; medium, 17s to 18s; inferior, 15s to 16s ; rough fat, 10s to 14s. Grain.— Wheat: This market is firm. There is a fair amount of business being done at the following quotations : -Prime milling, 4s lOdto ss; medium, 4s 7d to 4s 9d; broken, 4s Id to 4s 6d; fowl wheat, 3s 6d to 4s. Oats : A better demand now exists. Best milling may be quoted Is 6Jd to Is 7d ; bright feed. Is 6d to Is 6Jd ; discoloured and inferior, Is 4d to Is s§d. Barley : There is nothing being done in this line. Potatoes.— Owing to the small supply ooming into stores last week stocks on hand are being slowly reduced at— For fresh pioked, 25s to 30s ; others, 15s to 20s per ton. Chaff.— The demand is not quite so strong, best fetching 37s 6d to' sos, medium 30s to 35a. i The individual reports or wool, rabbittkm, or gram brokers can be inserted in the Daily Times and Otago Witness at special :atu,J