WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2009, 25 August 1892, Page 22

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday August 24.

Fat Cattle. — 240 head were yarded to-day,-- in quality the best all round that have been seen in h Burnside for many a day. The supply being rather excessive, prices suffered a decline of from 10a to 15s a head from those ruling last week. Bullocks sold at L 6 10s to L 9 10s ; cows, L 5 5s to L 8 10s.— The Farmers' Agency J Company (Limited) yarded 95 head, and sold for Mr A. Douglas (Hopehill), 17 bullocks at L 7 to L 9, 7 heifers at Lfi 15i; for Mr John Hardie (Laurel Hill), 20 bullocks at L 6 15s to L 8 10s, 2 heifers at L 6 7s Gd ; for Mr John Standish (Boggyburn). 14 prime heifers at L 6 17s 6d to L 8 sa ; for ' Sir iillis (Kensington), lheifer at L62s 6d ; forMrTownley (Mornington), 2 heifers at L 5 17s 6d ; for Mr Thomas Bowling (Woodburn), 25 bullocks at L 6 7s 6d to L 9. 7 heifers at JJi 2s 6d to L 7 7s 6d.— Stronach Brothers and Morris sold for Mr W. A. Scott (of Harden, Middlemarch). bullocks at L 6 15s, Ls l2s 6d, L 6, L 5 12s.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency-Company (Limited) sold for Mr John Wilson (Stirling), Mr J. Carrick (Balclutha), Mr James Smith, Mr Jacob Reid, Mr John Miller, Mr Thos. Bryan, and others, bullocks to LBl7s Gd, and cows at L 4 10s to L6 lss. The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold 31 head : For the Meadow Bank Estate, 2 bullocks at L 6 15s, 2 at LG 7s 65, 3 cows at L'J 15s, 3 at L 6 15.*, 2 at LG 5->, 2 at Lt), 2 at L 5 ss, 2 at L 5 10s. 3 at L 5 7s 6d ; for Mr J. Harrison (Strath-Taieri), 2 bullocks at L 7 10s, 1 cow at LG l&s Gd, 2 bullocks (small) at Lo 12s 6d, 2 cows at L<s. 2 at L 5 10s, 1 at L 4 17s 6d.— Donald Reid and Cd. yarded 44, and sold : For Messrs' Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook estate), 18 bullocks afrL9 5s to 1,7 12s Od, 12 heifers at L 8 7s 6d to LG ss; for Mussis A. and A. Souness (Otakia), 3 heifers at L 5 15» ; for Messrs Cuirie, Bernard, Townley, and others, 11 head at quotations.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 4« head as follows: Fo& Mr George M'Kinlay (Southland), 3 prime bullocks at L!) ss. and 3 extra prime polled Angus cows at L 8 12s Gd ; for ftlr James Huvrihon (Terrace farm), 5 fateert. at L 7 7.s Gd ; for Mr Jumus Miller (Sawyers' Bay), 11 stuers aud heifers' at quotations ; and for other vendors, 27 head at quotations. Fat Sheep.— 224o penned to-day, including 500 merinos, quality considerably below the standard of late supplies. In the absence of freezing buyers sales were quiet, and prices declined Gd to Js <5d from last week. Best wethers (an odd pen or two) brought 17s to 19s 3d, others 14s to Hk; ewes, 12s to 15s, one pen ext r a to 18s ; merinos, 100 6d to 12s 6d. The Farmers' Agency ComP4vt (Limited) penned 257, and sold for Mr W. Jeffory, jun. (Kast Taieri), 112 crossbred ewes sit 13* 3d to 11s; for Mr R. M'Caw (Middlemarch), 3 # i crossbred wethers at 15s, 84 crossbred ewes at 13s 3d to 13s 9d ; for Mr It. O'Neill (Strath-Taiori), 53 crossbveel hoggets at 13s 6d to 13s 9d ; also privately for Messi-a James Smith and Sons (Greenfield), 2000 crossbred wethers at 17s 3d.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Lijiiteij) sold for Mr James Taylor (Wairuna) a very nice lot of crossbred wethers to 17s 31 ; for other vendors drafts at quotations. — The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) yarded and disposed of 277 as follows :— For Mr James Forbes (Greytown), 30 crossbred wethers at 16s 9d, 30 at 15s 3d ; for a client, 33 mixed halfbreds at 14s Gd, 33 at 13a 8d ; for Mr W. Jaffary, jun. (Saddle Hill), 32 mixed crossbreds at 15s 3d, 32 at 14s 9d to 15s 3d, 42 passed ; for Mr James Gow (luveruiay), 32 crossbred ewes at 14b Gd, 13 at 13d 9d ; al&o privately dining the week 600 crossbred wethers at quotations. — Donald Reid and Co. yarded 545, and sold :— For Mr D. Robertson (Waitahuna West), 25 crossbred wethers at 17s 9d, 45 half bred wethers at 16s ; for Mr Alexander Campbell (Mataura), 57 crotsbred wethers at 16s 6d to 15s; for Mr John Allan (\Vaiete), 70 crossbred wethers and ewes (light) at 13s; for Mr William Grant (ISUoughton Giange), 125 ni!.<rino wethers at ]3s Gd to 10a ; for Mr James lorbes ( The Kiver), 73 crosbbred wethert><at 17s 3d to 15s 3d ; for Mr D. Campbell (Woodsjde), 170 crossbred wethers at lll5 1 io 13s.— Wright Siephen=on, am> Co. sold 1274 as follows :— For JUe^rs \v. ainl T. Kell (Waitahuna), 33 veiy prime crofeobrud wethers at 18s 9.1, 2t> do do do and It ! - 1 , 1 . ,V- CV-CS at lf!s !l(l tl I<is :i(l I for Jr r Christian HilJu^lvurnw), 40 vary prime crossbred wethers at 18s Oil. SO do (in do do (smaller) at from U* 3.1 »o 17s <kl; tm- •\\cm-s W. ami N. Reid (Broomfield Mains;, 200 halfbred wethers at from l(!s 3d to 15s ; for Mr James Marshall (Southland), 25 prime ci-o^bbred wethers at 18s. and 15 do halfbrod wethers at 16s i6d ; for Mr Thob. Lindsay (Willowbank), 200 prime crossbred wethere at 17e 9d ; for

Mr George Nichol (Abbotsford Station), 254 crossbred wethers and merino wethers at up to 15s 6d for former and up to 9s 9d for latter ; for Mr John Douglas (Waihao Downs), 130 primo merino wethers at from lls to 12s 6d ; for Mr Peter Duncan (Waikouaiti), 64 crossbred wethers at from 16s 9d to 15s ; for Mr James Forbes (River Farm), 59 halfbred wethers at 16s ; and for Mr Peter Wilson, GO merino wethers at lls 3d. Pigs.— 2oo were penned to-day, and sold under brisk competition at late rates. — The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold 77 as follows :— 1 extra heavy-weight bacon pig at Gss 6d, 2 at 665, 6 medium weights at 375, 6 at 35s (3d, 7 at 35s (id, 7 at 34s Gd, 7 at 31s (3d, 6 at 333. 5 at 33s 6d, 4 at 33s 6d, 6 at 335, 4 at 32s 6d, 16 small weaners at 7s. — Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold : For Me3srs Walter Blackie, Thomas Murphy, and others, drafts at quotations.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 91 at quotations. Country Sales. — The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) report having held their usual monthly sale at Middlemarch on Tuesday, 23rd inst. There was a fair entry, and under brisk competition everything eutercd was sold as follows :— l2 bullocks at LG sa, 12 do at LG ss, 4do at L(i 15s, I cow at L 2 10s, 3 do at L 4 10s, 7 bteers at L 5 13s, 4 do at 1,5 ss, hacks at L 6 10s to LlO, buggy at LlO, harness, &c, at fair prices; nlso, 116 nn.-rino wethers at 9s 3d, 120 crossbred ewes at 13s. — Taieri Horse Fair and Stock Sale. —Donald Reid and Co. report as follows .• Held our usual fortnightly horse fair and stock sale at Greytown on Tuesday. The entry was a sihall one— only 21 horses. There was a fair attendance of farmers, dealers, and others, and most of the horses offered were disposed of. 1 here were also buyers present for cattle, but unfortunately there were none forward. There will now be a demand for suitable' stores, and we can recommend clients who have any ready for sale to send them forward. For horses suitable for farm work there was a good demand, and all those entered changedhands, and others could have been placed. For hacks, broken and unbroken, there was a fair demand, and we placed several at satisfactory E rices. Draught horses sold at L 8 10s to L2O, acks and light harness horses sold at L 7 to LlO Iss. Our next salo will be held on Tuesday, the 6th September, entries for which are now solicited.

Store Sheep.— The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) report the following private sales .—7OO cro-sbred hoggets at 1 4a i>d. 100 do ewes at Iss (5.1, 450 do hoggets at 13s 9<l, 400 at 13s, 620 forward-conditioned wethers at 15s 6d, 43 crossbred ewes at Us 6d, 200 halfbred ewes at lls; total Bales, 2513.

Sheepskins. — These continue to have a good demand, and all offered are readily taken up. On Tuesday, at the weekly auction, a full catalogue was submitted, comprising, as usual, both country dry skins and town butchers' green, 'lhc attendance, as of late, was very large, all the buyers in the trade being present, who competed fairly well all through the proceedings, but prices realised were barely up to last week's for green crossbreds; fine combing dry crossbred and merino had the usual good attention. Dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought 2s 2d to 4s ; do do merino, Is lid to 3s ; full-woolled crossbreds, 4s 4d to 6s ; do do merinos, 3s 3d to ss ; dry pelts, 4d to Is 8d ; butchers' green crossbreds — best 4s 6d to 4s 9d, medium to good 3s 6d to 4s sd ; green merinos— best 3s 3d to 3s Bd, light 2s 8d to 3s 2d each.

Rabbitskins. — The market for these is very steady ; apparently there is no change, prices this week being on a par with those ranging last week. An excellent demand exists, all coming forward being readily placed. The auction sales are regularly attended, and brisk competition is experienced for late secured skins, properly dried, and well furred, and free from stains. Other sorts are also in good request, and the supply evidently a long way short of requirements ; but, owing to the tone of the market at Home, buyers are not disposed to operate at prices over those now obtaining, and which leave but little margin, if any, taking other charges into consideration. On Tuesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) offered a lengthy catalogue to a full attendance of buyers, who each and all operated with a good deal of freedom. Prices obtained for winter grey does were Is 4d to Is 4]d ; bucks, Is 3d to Is 4d ; medium to good, Is Id to Is 2id ; autumn, 9d to lid ; summer, 6d to 8d ; suckers and half-grown, 3d to 5d ; black and fawn, 9d to Is per lb. Hides. — The market is unchanged ; a moderate demand exists ; and prices remain steady, at about equal to those obtaining during the past 12 months or more. The strongest demand is for heavy hides, ■few, of which are available ; while light sorts are" in over-supply. Quotations : For dry-salted Jioavy weights, in good condition, 2Jd t() 3d: medium, 2d to 2Jd ; light, lJd to ljd ; inferior, Id to l\i per lb. " Tallow.— there is little or no change to report, tl>e business of the past week being transacted on the basis of the previous one. A good demand is always experienced, all available lots being easily placed. We quote prime rendered mutton 19s to 20s ; medium to good, 16s to 18s fid ; inferior to medium, 13s to 15s. Rough fat : Best fresh caul, 12s 6d to 13s ; inferior to medium and good, 9s to 12s per cwt. Grain. — Wheat : While the market is not exceedingly active, a moderately fair demand continues to be experienced for best milling, hard and free from sprout. Millers are operating quietly, and, although their purchases are, not on an extensive scale, all offering in prime n condition is taken up at late current rates. There is but little really good quality milling wheat in the market, while medium and inferior is in very heavy supply, and, except at a considerable reduction in price, impossible to place. Advices from Home are not by any means encouraging, giving but small hope for any improvement at an early period in the lopal market. We repeat quotation!,— say, for } est milling velvet, red straw, and Tuscan, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; good to best. 3s 3d te 3s 6d ; medium, 2s 8d to 3s 2d ; whole fowls wheat, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; inferior and broken, Is 9d to 2s (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms) Oats : There has been a steady inquiry during the week for bright feed and milling, and considerable parcels were disposed of. Shippers are the principal operators, notwithstanding the fact that prices ruling at outside ports are not such as to iustify buyers in giving the prices now paid in the local market, Miller* are not buying to any exent, but the demand for local requirements otherwise is increasing Sellers are very linn ; the tendency of the market at present is upward. We quote best feed and milling, 2s to 2s Id ; occasional lots for seed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; medium to good, Is lOd to Is lljd ; inferior to medium, Js 5d to Is 9d ; good Danish and black, Is 9d to Is lid (ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley. — No business of any consequence passing in this. The demand at the moment for any description is not very keen, although, owing to the hardening tendency of the oat market, a little mpre demand is experienced for feed barley, but without any improvement in price. Quotations : For best malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; medium, 3s to 3s 3d ; feed and milling, 2s to 2s 10J (ex store, Backs extra, terms).

Grass Seeds. — A few lines of machine-dressed ryegrass seed are being placed, but the demand up'to the present has not been exceedingly britk, although no doubt later on a large business will be done. Quotations : For best dressed perennial, 3s fld to 4s ; extra prime, 4s 3d ; medium, 3s (id to 3s 9d (ex store). Cocksfoot seed for immediate sowing has only a moderate demand, and as yet moving off only in retail lots : best dressed at 3|d to 4jd, medium 3d to 3id per lb. Potatoes.— There is no change in the market for these. The supply continued a loug way in excess of requirements ; prices in consequence remain low, which are : For bebt Derwents, 25s to 30s ; medium to good, 17s 6d to 22i 6d per ton (baas in). Chaff. — The heavy supplies to hand lately have proved more than sufficient for pie : ent requirements, and the drop in price has only been partially recovered. Quotations for best screened heavy chaff, 42s 6d to 47s fid ; extra, prime, 50s to 52s Gd ; inferior to medium, 30s to 40s per ton.

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