WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT

Otago Witness, Issue 1981, 11 February 1892, Page 21

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. Fat Cattle. — Notwithstanding the block on the railway lines, on account of the floods, the market was over-supplied, no less than 2(W head being yarded, and of this number we should hay quite 240 head were forced on the market by unfortunate sufferers by the flood on the Taieri plain. Several of the larger buyers were not operating this week, and as a consequence the sale was a dull one, and prices, as compared with last week's, from 15s to 20s per head lower. Best bullocks, L 7 7s fid to L 9; ordinary, Lli to L 7; small, L 4 10s to L 5 10s ; best cows, Lti to Li 15*; ordinary, L 4 to L 5 10s ; old, 1.2 to L 3 10a.— Wiuoht, Stkphexbon, AND Co. sold 99 head as follows : — For Mr George Moir (Gladlield), (i prime bullocks at from L 8 to L 8 10s ; for Mrs James Brown (Mast Taieri), 12 prime bullocks at from L 7 to L 7 7s till ; for Mr R. \V. Brown (East Taieri), 10 steers and heifers at quotations; for Mr Robert Charters (Ury Park farm, East Taieri), 17 nice quality steers (light) at current rates ; for Messrs John and Alexander Wilson (Langlca) 10 bullocks at from Lfi to Lti 17s fid, and 3 prime heifers at Lti ; for MiDavid Sutherland (Lochend), 6 heifers at L 5 10s; for Mr William M'Bride (Cherry Farm), 8 steers and heifers at market rates ; and for Messrs John Anderson, James Wright (Broomlands), George Miller E. O'Sullivan, Isaac Green, James Allan, J. Baehop, 11. Landreth, and others, 27 cows.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) yarded 43 head and sold • For Mr Alexander Sutherland (Otakia, Mr W. M'Call (Burnside), Mr John B. Blair (Abbotsford Farm), Mr Robert Charters (Ury Park), Mr Wm. Lindsay (Grey town), and other vendors, bullocks to L 7 17s Cd and cows to L 4 17s (id.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 74 and sold : For Mr James Reid (Berkeley), U bullocks at L 7 to L 5 ss, 21 steers and heifeis at L 2 5s to LI los ; for Mr W. C. Palmer (Otakia), 5 heifers at L 4 10s to L 4; for Mr T. K. Blair (Otakia), 14 bullocks at L 5 to L 4 ; for Mr Hugh Gibson (North Taieri). 3 cows at Lo 12s 6d to L 4 10s ; for Mr James Robertson (North Taieri), 1 bullock at L 4 17s 6d ; for Mr Thomas Craig (East Taieri), 1 cow at L4 lss ; for Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm). 8 bullocks and heifers at L 3 10's; for Messrs James Moore, R. Leibhman and otheis, 8 cows at L 4 to L 3 2s 6d.— The Mutual Aoency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold 52 head with the following result :— For the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Clydevale Estate), 2 bullocks (prime) sold at L 8 10s, 2 at L 7 10s, 2 at L 7. 2 at L 7 7s 6'd, 2 at Lb 17s fid, 2 heifers at L(i 7h fid. 2 at L 6 2s 6d, 2 at L 0 2s fid, 2 at L(J, 2at L 5 17s fid, 2 at L 5 15s, 2 at L 5 12s W, 2at L 5 10a, 3atLs 7a 8d ; for Mr A

Bannatync (Waikouaiti), 1 cow at LI 10s, 2 light heifers at L 2 17s (id ; for Mr R. Gawn (Mosgiel), 1 cow at L 5 15s, 1 bullock at L 5 15s, 2 heifers at L J 2s (id, 1 bullock at L 5 ss, 2 heifers at L 4 2s (id, 1 1 bullock at L 5 ss, 3 heifers at L 4; for Mr T. Christie (Greytown), 1 cow at L 5, 2 steers at L 4 17s b'd, 2 cows at L 4 17s (id, 2 (light) at L 3 17s Cd ; for various owners 5 head light weights at quotations.—John GniNDLEY (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company, Limited), yarded 47 head, and sold as follows .-—For Messrs 11. A. Wilson (Langlea), 8 bullocks at L 5 7s (id to Lfi, 5 heifers at LI to L 4 2s tkl ; for Mr Alexander Douglas(East Taieri), 25 bullocks at Lfi l."s to L 8 ss, 1 cow at LI 2s b'd; for Messrs Walsh Bros. (Otakia), 3 cows at L 4 17s (5d ; for Mr W. A. Todd (Mosgiel) 5 heifers (small) at L 3 10s.— Stkonach Bros, and Mokuis sold fat cattle for Messrs Hugh M'Coll, A. Campbell and others at quotations.

Fat Sheep.— Only lOb'il penned, and these in eluded a few pens of very prime crossbred wethers (heavy weights). In other respects the quality of the sheep forward was only medium. For best pens thpre was good competition at slightly better values than were ruling a week ago, but other qualities show no change. Best crossbred wethers sold at 14s to 15s 3d ; ordinary do do, 12s 6"d to 13s (kl ; light do do, 10s (id to 12s ; best crossbred ewes, 13s to 14s ; ordinary do do, 11s to 12s ; light do do, 8i b'd to 10s.— Wkicht, Stei»henson and Co. sold a few small drafts at quotations.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aoency Company (Limited) sold : For Messrs Tuod Brothers (Islington), crossbred wethers at 13s, and mixed crossbreds (light) at Us ; for Mr Robert Charters (Ury Park), crossbred ewes (small) at 10s.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 421, and sold: For Mr J. Allan (Greytown), 144 crossbred wethers and ewes at 14s ; for Mr John Allan (Taurima), b" crossbred ewes at 12s 9d ; for Mr James Freeman (Abbot.sford), sb" crossbred wethers and ewes at lls ; for Mr D. Marshall (Bantaskin), 24 crossbred ewes at lls ; for Mr John Muir (North Taieri), 17 crossbred ewes atßs ; for Mr R. Marshall (Pine Hill), 48 crossbred ewes at 10.s b'd ; for Mr David Stevenson (Blawweary), 30 crossbred ewes at 9s 9d; for Mr It. D. Robertson (Sandymount), !)0 crossbred wethers and ewes at 13s Cd to 12s. —The Mutual Aoency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold 321- : For a northern client, 14 mixed lightweight crossbreds to 13s !>d, 14 halfbred Downs at 10s (id, Xi merino wethers at 7s 9d ; for Messrs Dirkson Bros. (Belniont Farm), 3(5 crossbred wethers at 13s, 35 at 13s, 34 halfbred wethers at 12s 9d ; for Mr It. Todd (Mosgiel), 21 crossbred wethers at 15s 3d, 21 at 15s, one pen at 12s (id ; for Mr D. Andrews (Green Island), 23 crossbred wethers at 13s 3d and 13s tid, 1(3 at 12s 3d ; for Messrs Dick and Ferguson (Sandymount), 85 lightweight ewes at quotations.— John Grindley (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company) penned 418, and sold as follows :— For Messrs A. and J. Brown (Green Island), 97 crossbreds at lls (id to 14s, 151 merino ewes and wethers at 6s (id to 9s b'd ; for others, s(i two-tooth crossbreds at lls b'd to 13s, 104 aged crossbred ewes at 10s to 13s.

Fat Lambs.— 3o3 penned, and sold at from 8s to 10s (id each.— Donald Rkid and Co. yarded 193, and sold :— For Mr John Allan (T.iurima), 121 at 103 b'd to !>»• !)d ; for Mr John Muir (North Taieri), 12 at 10s (id ; for Mr David Stevenson (Blawweary), 26 at 9s ; for Messrs J. and A. Callender (East Taieri), 31 (small) at 5s (id.— The Mutual A«ency Company of New Ze.uand (Limited) sold 112 as follows :— For a northern client, 33 halfbred Downs at 10s 3d, 9at 10s, 20 at !>s (id ; for Mr J. Cullen (Greytown), 35 at 9s to 9s 9d, 25 at 7s 3d ; for Mr R. Law (East Taieri), 18 at 9s 3d. Pigs.— Only 30 forward, including a few pens of nice bacon pigs, which were sold at from 34s to 3Ss. Bacon pigs and well-bred grown .stores are scarce and wanted, and very full values are being paid for them in this market.—T he Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand '■Limited) sold a few pens at current rates. Store Cattle.— Business under this heading has been fairly good of late, but it remains to be seen what effect the floods of this week will have upon the market. We fear many of the Taieri graziers who have been purchasing so freely this summer will be compelled to realise, and if this becomes general the market is sure to suffer, temporarily at all events. Store Sheep.— We have never known the demand for breeding ewes, both crossbred and merino, to be so great as it is at the present time. The number offering falls far short of the requirements of purchasers. Young crossbreds and merinos are also in demand, and large numbers of these continue to change hands. During the past week Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 21,350 as follow :— Say 8100 full-mouthed merino ewes, 1000 four-tooth maiden merino ewes, 5000 full-mouthed merino wethers, 2000 six-tooth merino wethers, 1700 f our t :>oth halfbred ewes, ICOO full mouthed crossbred ewes, 1500 crossbred ewes and wethers (two-tooth), and 450 four and six-tooth crossbred wethers.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) held a sale by auction on the (3th inst., at Makey's yards, Kyeburn, when 5800 sheep were penned, and .sold under very good competition as follows :— 298 two and four-tooth mixed halfbreds at 9s Id, 594 two-tooth halfbred wethers at !)s Sd, 691 do do ewes at 9s b'd, 84 fourtooth halfbred wethers and ewes at 10s (id, 670 broken-mouthed merino ewes at Is Bd, ti!)7 fullmouth do do at 5s 7d, 400 do do do at 5s 3d, 297 two-tooth halfbred wethers and ewes at 8s lOd, G3 crossbred and merino mixed sexes at 5a 7d, WJtwo. four, and six-tooth crossbred ewes at 8s (id, SSI crossbred hoggets and lambs at 7s lOd, 20(5 merino wethers at 7s Id, and 49 full mouth merino ewes at 5s (sd.— The Mutual Aokncy Company of New Zealand (Limited) report having sold privately 1500 full-mouthed merino ewes and 2359 rrossbrods, principally ewes, at full current rates ; total, 385't.— John Ojiindley (on behalf of the Farmers' Agency Company, Limited) reports having sold privately during the past week as follows :— 853 four-tooth crossbreds at 11s (id, 1120 two-tooth do at 10s (Jd, 440 crossbred ewes at Bs, 477 do do at 8s 9d, 750 four-tooth merino ewes at 7s lid, 300 crossbred lambs at 9s, 700 two-tooth crossbreds at 10s, 500 three-quarterbred lambs at 9s (id, 1700 do do at 9.s 3d, 1000 fat merino ewes at 5s b'd ; total, 7342. He would also direct attention to the sale at Station Peak, which has been unavoidably postponed till Friday, l!)th February. Country Sales.— At Milton, on Thursday, Feb. 4th, The Mutual Aubncy Company ok New Zealand (Limited) held the usual fortnightly sale. There was ;v good attendance and a fair competition, the following lines being disposed of :— lO crossbred \\ ethers at 10s lOd, 108 at 10s 7d, 113 at 10s (id, 50 merino wethers at 7s b'd, 143 mixed two-tooth crossbreds at 10s 9d, 52 at 10s, 100 at 10s tkl, 187 lambs at B.s, 41 ewes at 11s 4d to 12s 7d. Stud Sheep.— The Mutual Agency Company ok New Zevland (Limited) reports the sale of a line o/ two-tooth Romney Marsh rams for Mr A. It. Wallis, of Morton Mains. Property.— On Saturday, February fitli (acting under instructions from Messrs Fulton, Stanley, and Co.) The Mutual AfiENCv Oomjunv okNbw Zealand (Limited) submitted to auction, at their rooms, Dunedin, the Glenary estate, comprising 3081 acres of freehold and 50,480 acres of leasehold, together with stock thereon. There was but a moderate attendance at the auction, and as biddings failed to reach owners' reserve the property was parsed. Wool. — The news from Home is vary discouraging, and we look forward to easier prices and less competition at Thursday's sale. Sheepskins.— There was a fair attendance of j buyers at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, and the catalogues throughout were small, though of a fairly representative character, but prices compared with last week show a decline of fully 5 per cent, for wool skins, and 10 per cent, for pelts ; the drop in the latter being accounted for by the fall in basils and salted pelts in the London market.

Hides.— The remarks under this hoading last week are equally applicable to this. Quotations remain unchanged. Tallow.— Very little has come forward this week, but as the supply, so far as passes through the hands of the agents, does not regulate prices, we cannot report any increase in values. (Quotations are : For prime mutton tallow, in shipping condition. L2l to L22 10s ; prime mixed, in shipping condition, L2O to L2l ; medium, Ll7 to Ll9; inferior, Ll2 to Ll6; best caul fat, Ll3 to Ll4; inferior to mixed, L 9 to Ll2 10s. Grain.— Wheat : In this cereal there is practically no business doing. There are exceedingly fair parcels offering, but as millers are not buying and the prices being asked here entirely blocks off the shipper the supply is more than sufficient

to satisfy the demand. Fowls 1 wheat of late has been more plentiful, and as the produce merchants decline to saddle themselves with stocks at the high rates ruling a few weeks ago prices have given way. We quote (nominally) : Prime milling, 4s S)d to ss ; medium do, 4s Mto4s 8d • fowls' whe-vt, 2s to 3s 6d. Oats : A rather better demand has been experienced this week, and as the quantity offering was not large the pre»ei t supply has been nearly exhausted. Small as the supply was, however, it was quite sufficient to satisfy the demand, which, though better than last w£ok, was not difficult to meet, and as sufiicient quantities arc arriving to meet requirements there is little prospect of prices improving. We quote prime milling Is 7d to Is 7id, heavy feed Is (id to Is 7d, inferior feed Is 2d to Is sd. Barley : Nothing doing.

Giass Seed. — As j'efc transactions have been on a very limited scale only. Most of the samples that have been received from growers have been sent with the object of getting offers, or if prices have been named they have been so far above the values ruling both north and south as to completely put an end to any chance of doing business. Buyers' limits will not at present allow of their giving more than from 2s 9d to 3s for ni.ichtiie-dres.scd or farmers' clean dressed seed of good quality ; and dirty seed in proportion to estimated loss in cleaning. Flax. — Consignments of bright and wellscutched fibre meet with a ready sale at former quotations. GRAIN, SEED, AND WOOL REPORT. Messrs William K. Reynolds and Co., Stafford street, report for the week ending February 10 as follows :— It is needless for us to mention anything icgurding the weather of the past week, us it is pretty well known over all the colony of the floods experienced around us, and especially to the south. The principal sufferers will be those on the Taieri— around Greytown and Henley in partiouHr, as many of the crops are entirely .submerged, and will in consequence be practically useless. At the time of writing the water is subsiding fast, but the damage done can hardly be estimated. AVheat. — The millers still show no inclination to buy but from hand to mouth, and at auction the other day prices wete very much in their favour from those ruling a few weeks ago, of cour.-e the Home markets gives them no encouragement as Mark Lane is down. America flat, with an easier tone on the Continent. Our quotations are nominal, and for prime milling Tu.sc.iu and \ el vet (northern), about 4s 3d ; ordinary, 4s ; fowls' feed. 3s Id to 3s (id. Oats.— We very much regret to say the market during the past week has not shown the slightest indication of improvement better either in demand or value, nor have any of our outside markets, consequently speculation i.s a dead letter. They cannot go below their present unproductive value, more especially when arrivals are almost nil, and it is to ba hoped the advent of the new crop will bring a change. Nominally, we quote prime milling up to Is 7d ; bright heavy feed, Is b'd to Is (JJd ; ordinary, Is 5d to Is s}d. Barley.— Nothing doing in it yet." Chaff.— Was a perfect glut fast Saturday and Monday, and consequently prices went bark, but now that supplies are cut off from north and south prices are likely to harden. Potatoes.—There are plenty in the market to keep it going for some weeks. No advance in them is likely to take place. Grass Soed,— Market still supplied with any quantity of samples, but there is little business transpiring, as only first-class clean, heavy seed will go down with purchasers; while farmers' ideas of prices do not thoroughly coincido, so that actual sales here are few. There arc some going on in the north, farmers there being more satisfied with ruling prices than those south. Wool.— The fourth Hale of the season takes place to-morrow, and, as prices have eased somewhat at Home, it is anticipated that buyers will not be so keen on supplies as they were even at last tales. A. LORIE AND GO'S PRICES CURRENT. February 10, 18'.>2. Rahiiitskixs : We received more last week than for some time past. With the exception of two lots, which failed to realise our valuation, and which we hold for future .wile, every line has been quitted at satisfactory prices. Suckers and runners, 3d to 4d ; full-grown, poor skins, fid to Oid ; good skins, 7Jdto9d. Sheepskins : Slaughtered merino, 4}d to 5d ; half bred, 5Jd to Bid; fallen 3* merino, 4d to4Jd; halfbred, 4)tl to sd ; pelts, 7d to 9d ; lambs, Is 6'd to 2s ; dead wool, 4}d to Cd ; locks, lid to 4Jd. Horsehair, 12Jd to 13d. Beeswax, Is. Hides : Ordinary, ljd to 2d ; heavy, 2Jd to 3d ; damaged, 3d to Id. Fat : Rough, 10s to 12s fid ; rendered, 10s to 10s. Bacon pigs (up to KJOlb) wanted, 3d. Factory bacon. std to 5Jd. Hams, 7id. Lard, wanted, 4d to sd. Poultry : Ducks, 3s to 3s Wd. Hens and old cock«, 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Young cocks in demand (small), 2s 8d to 3s 2d ; prime, 3s Ud to 4s (id. Geese, 5s to 5s (id ; Turkey, hens 5d to 6d ; cocks, 7Jd to Sd. Fresh butter scarce ; .salt, if prime, wanted, Bid (kegs returned). Eggs fairly plentiful. Potatoes, scarce, owing to railwa}' communication being interrupted. We refrain fiom quoting as present prices will not hold when traffic is resumed. Onions, Bs. Cheese— Farmers', 3d to 4d ; factory, 4Jd. Honey, 4Jd to sd. Fruit.— We have taken into store during the past week over 30 tons of local fruit, all of which, with the exception of pears, is sold. Apricots, 2i«l to 4d ; peaches, 3d to 4d; plums, dull of sale, 2d to 3d ; inferior, ] J ,d, for jam, at which price we can quit any quantity. Apples, Id to 2Jd ; can sell any quantity in Mirks at Id. Pears, unless Bon Chretien, are unsaleable. Oranges, 7s (3d. Lemons, lCs. Pines, ]2s fid. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Moritzson and Hoi'KiN, millers, grain, pioduee, and commission agents, Manse street. Dunedin, report (wholesale) for the weekending February 10 as follows : — Wheat: Since our last report the .weather has been very unfavourable to harvesting operations, and it is hard to say what effect the heavy gales and rain of the past few days will have on the local grain market. Very few sales are being effected, a few new samples from the North are offering. We quote prime milling, 4s 3d to 4s fid ; medium, 3s> 5M to 4s 3d. Fowls' wheat : Plenty offering at less prices. Good wholo grain, 3b 3d to 3s (3d ; medium and broken, Is 10d to 2s i*d. Barley : Next to nothing doing in this line, and any quotations would only be nominal, neither malsters nor millers being in any hurry to purchase. Oats :At auction on Monday v fair amount changed hands, but at a reduction of Id per bushel on last week's quotations. Prime niiU'nj Is fijd to Is 7d ; bright .short feed, Is fid to Is (ijd ; medium and inferior, Is 2d to Is sd. Bran : 60s. Sharps : 80s. Potatoes : Not so plentiful, and rather better prices are now obtainable. Good Dements, 40s to 45.5 ; kidneys, 40s. Pigii : We have inquiries for good bacon pigs, 3d per lb. Chaff : Supplies were larger tin's week, l)iit with the heavy weather no doubt they will fall away again. Values to-day : Prime, (Jss to 67s 6d ; medium from 50.s to (iOs. Butter : Salt— We have inquiry for prime lots at 7d, packages extra or returnable. Egg.s : Scarce. Honey: New season's extracted in 5(llb tins, 4s<l per lb. Cheese : Akaroa, large size 3}d to 4d ; loaf, 44d ; factory make, large, 4Jd ; loaf, sd. Hams and baron : The former 7d to 8d ; rolls, 5Jd ; sides, s]d. Grass seeds : Ryegrass— Farmer.-*' lots undressed, Is 9d to 2s fi.l ; do dressed, 3s to 3s fid ; cocksfoot, 4d. to 4M. Very little business pa.ss.ing in eithti? kinds, FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Thomas Patkrso.v and Co., fruit and produce agents, Manse street, report February 10 :— Market fully supplied \\ ith all descriptions of fruit -plums being considerably overstocked. Pears : Wm. Bonchretien have good inquiry, but Jargonelles and similar early sorts are in excess of demand. We quote : Oranges 8s to 10s. Lemons, l(ss. Plums (local), lid to 2ct ; imported, 2s 6d to 4s (Jd. Apples, Id to 2d. Pears, Id to 2Jd. Tomatoes, hothouse, 4.} d ; others, 2d to 3£d. Hothouse grapes, Is to Is 3d. Apricots, 3d to 4d. Peaches, 3d to 4d. Wo have taken into store this week 917 packages of fruit, consisting of plums, pears, tomatoes, pineapples, peaches, apricots, and apples, in addition to local supply. Produce.— Eggs scarce. Fresh butter : Moderate supply only ; salt, (kl to 7d. Bacon : Roll, 4d to 6d ; hams, 7d to 8d ; pigs, 3d to 3R Potatoes • Owing to heavy rains and none being dug are scarce, and prime Peninsula are worth. LI Onions, L(S 10s to L 7. Honey: Como, Cd ; soctions, (5a to 85 per dozen ; we have a s-n \\

consignment of Auckland in stock— extracted, 4M. Cocoanuts, 9s per sack; dessicated cocoanut, 7d to Bd. „ , , N.B.— We have to specially request clients who send fruit to our care to obliterate the old marks off fruit cases, and mark their name and initials distinctly on cased. Empty cases supplied.