WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2105, 28 June 1894, Page 24

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, June 27. Fat Cattle. — The market was supplied to-day with 16i head. Although the supply was not large, yet it was ample for requirements, owing to so many of the butchers having supplied their wants outside the yards. About one-fourth of the entry was prime beef, the balance ranging from good to very medium. Prices were, if anything, easier than last week, best bullocks fetching up to £10 2s 6d ; medium weights, £7 10s to £9 ; cows, £4 10a to £6 15s. Prime beef may be quoted at 22s 6d per 1001b ; good beef, 20s ; cow beef, 16s to 183. — The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) yarded 26 head, and sold for Mr John Bruce (Greytown), 6 bullocks at £7 12a 6d to £8 12s 6d ; Mr W. C. Palmer (Otakia), 5 cows at £5 to £6 2s 6d ; Mr A. M'Kay (Otakia), 5 cows at £4 10s to £6 ; Mr W. Jaff ray, jun. (East Taieri), 10 heifers at £4 17s 6d to £5 ss.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 69 as follows :— For Mr Charles Buckingham (South Canterbury), 15 prime bullocks (medium weights) at £S to £10 12s 6d • Mr William Kirklaud (Strath-Taieri), 2 prime Hereford three-year-old steers at £10 each, and 20 two-year-old Hereford cross steers and heifers at from £5 7s 6d to £7 15s; Mr Peter Duncan (Waikouaiti), 7 light-weight steers and heifers at £5 23 b\l to £7 ; Mr Thomas barker (Milton), 6 cows at £4 2s 6d to £5 153 ; Mr W. Quin (Tapanui, as agent), & steers and heifers at £4 2s 6d to £6 15s ; Messrs Mcc Bros. (Kuri), 3 cows at £(i 15s to £7 63 ; Mr Robert Cadzow (Anderaon's Bay), 2 heifers at £6 10s ; Mr Thomas Robertaon (Anderaon's Bay), 2 cow sat £3 17s 6d; Mr W. J. Pickering, 1 cow at £5 7a 6d ; Mr James Oughton (Mosgiel), 2 cowa

at £4 7s 6d ; and Mr Wheeler, 3 cows at £t lss.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 55, and sold : For Mr John Allan (Waiote), 10 bullocks at £7 12s 6d to £5 17s 6d, 8 heifers at £7 to £4 153 ; Meaßrs A. and A. Soune3s (Otakia), 6 bullocks at £6 10s to £5 155, 1 cow at £5 12a 6d ; Messrs A. Sutherland (Otakia). 2 bullocks at £G, 1 cow at £7 2s 6d ; Messrs S. and W. M'Leod (Granton), 11 bullocks at £8 12s 6d to £5 10s ; Messrs L. D. Robertson, William Thompson, H. T. Blair, and others, 16 head at £0 12s 6d to £4.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold for southern clients four pens at quotations.— The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold : For Mr William Argue, 3 bullocks at £8 to £9 7s 6d ; Mr John Bruce, 6 bullocks at £7 to £8 10s ; Mr J. A. Townsend. 3 bullocks at £5 2s 6d, 5 cows at £5 12s 6d to £6 17s 6d ; Mr J. Townley and others, 5 heifers up to £4.

Fat Sheep.— 34l6 penned to-d»y, of which 180 were merinos. The quality was hardly equal to last week, but still there was a lot of very useful mutton forward. The excessive supply to-day following last week's full market caused the dullest and most lifeless sale seen at Burnside for many a long day. Fortunately, however, buyers for export and graziers bought about 1500, and thus Eaved a number from being turned out till next week. Prices suffered on the average 2a 6d per head from last week, and we must look for a dull market next week, as butchers have now a good supply on hand. Best crossbreds wethers brought 12a to 14s— a few extra heavy to 153 6d ; do ewes, 10b to 12a 6d ; merino wethers, 6s to Bs,— The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 708, and sold : For Mr JohnJPeat (Mount Gowrie), 84 cross wethers at 13s 6d, 28 half bred do at 11s ; Mr A. Hastie (Greytown), 119 cross wethers at 11s to 12s ; Mr P. M'Kenna (Gore), 114 do ewes at 10s 6d ; Mr H. Harvey (Lovell's Flat). 60 mixed two1 tooths at 9a 9d to 10s 6d ; Messrs James Smith and 1 Sons (Greenfield), 237 crosß ewes at 8a to 8a 6d ; [ Mr S. Williamson (Waitahuna), 66 two-tooths at 8s 3d.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 908 as follows : For Mr William Gardiner (Lapin Downs), 68 prime crossbred wethers (heavy weights) at from 148 6d to 15a 6d, and 43 at 12s 6d to 13a ; Mr George Elliott (Lovell's Flat), 57 prime crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 13s to 13s 9d ; Mr James Wylie (West Taieri), 110 prime crossbred wethers at 13s 3d to 14s; Mr John Cowan (Waitahuna). 61 prime crosabred wethers and maiden ewea at 12s to 133 ; Mr George Nichol (Abbotsford station), 76 crossbred wethers at 12s to 13s 6d, and 73 crossbred ewes at 8s 6d to 11s 3i ; Mr George Smith (Rocklands), 120 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 12a to 13s; Mr William Quin (Tapanui, aa agent), 60 crossbred . ewes at 7s to 9a 9d ; Mr John Duncan (Corner Bush), 60 crossbred ewes at 8s 6d to 10s ; Mr J, A. Kirke (Dusky), 138 merino wethers at quotations ; Mr John Patterson (Clarendon), 35 croasbreda at lla. — Donald Reid and Co. yarded 614 and sold for Mr R. Cupplea (Otautau), 30 crosßbred wethers at 13s 3d) 30 crossbred ewes at 9d 9d ; Mr A. Stewart (Kelso), 120 crossbred wethers at lla 9d to 9a 6d ; Messrs J. and J. Allison (Milton), 60 crossbred ewes at 13s to 11s ; Mr Stanous Daniell (Tuapeka Mouth), 61 crossbred wethers and ewes at 9s 9dto 8s ; Mr John Peat (Clarks), 103 crossbred wethers at 13s 6d to 11s : Mr Charles Blake (Lovell's Flat), 50 half bred wethers at 8s 9d to 8s ; Mr John Anderson (Chatton), 60 crossbred ewes at 93 3d to 7s 9d ; Mr James Grey (Milburn), 57 crossbred eweß at 9s, 3 crossbred hoggets at 10s 9d ; and turned out 40 unsold.— TheNew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Mr Robert Mitchell (Portobello), crossbred ewes at quotations. — The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold : For Mr R. Wilson (Romarua estate), 106 crossbred wethers at 10s 6d to 12a, 87 half bred wethera to 9s 9d ; Messrs J. and S. Wilson (Fapakaio), 81 crossbred ewes at 11s to 11b 6d, 42 merino wethers at 8s ; Mr J. A. Sutton (Waitangi), 264 halfbred two-tooth ewes and wethers, light, and off high country, at 7s 9d to 8s 6d; Mr R. Cullen (Greytown), 43 crossbred wethers at 12s 3d, 15 crossbred wethers at 9s 9d ; Mr J. Morrison (Morrisons), 124 halfbred wethers at 10s 3d to lls 3d ; Mr G. Smith (Warepa), 120 crossbred wethers at 11b to 12s ; Mr W. Thomson (Myrtle Bank), 93 crossbred wethers unsold. — Stronach Brothers and Morris sold : For Mr J. Holms (Waimahaka), Ilomney ewes at 12s 9d and 9s 9d. Lambs.— The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) sold : For Mr R. Cullen 13 lambs at 6s 9d to 7s 3d. Pigs. — Fifty -one piga were forward to-day, and Bold at— For suckers, 8s to 10s ; slips, 10s bd to 15s ; stores, 17s to 19s ; porkers, 2ls to 265. There were no baconers forward, and, indeed, this class is hard to dispose of at present. — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 33 at quotations. — Donald Reid and Co. yarded 18, and sold : For Mr John Milne (East Taieri), 6 at 26s to 18s ; Mr T. Lynn {Anderson's Bay), 2 at 9s ; Mr John Milne (Wylie's Crossing), 10s at 9s to 6s. Wool.— By the mail just to hand via San Francisco we are in receipt of priced catalogues of the thhd series of colonial wool sales in London up to and including the 18th May, unfortunately confirming advices received by cable at the time. We are also in receipt of our London circular reporting that there was a good attendance of buyers on the opening day, but competition — more particularly for faulty descriptions — was not brisk, values for medium and inferior merino marking a depreciation of about 5 per cent., as compared with the closing rates of the preceding series. The better descriptions of merino and crossbred were without material change, though coarse dingy qualities of the latter ruled in buyera' favours, but as the sales progressed coarße crossbred to some extent recovered the initial decline. Superior and good greasy merino also met a brisk demand at prices well up to the closing rates of the preceding series, though .medium, inferior, and faulty parcels of the latter marked a depreciation of id to fully id per lb. The Home trade up to date were the principal operators. There was a moderate inquiry from Germany ; but from France the demand was restricted, and only a very few parcels were bought for America. As indicative of the poaition of the industry, it is noticeable that the operations on the part of top makers and dealers generally have been extremely reserved, the bulk of the wool sold being purchased by the manufacturers and spinners. In the local market there is no business of any importance I paßsing. Sheepskins.— A very satisfactory demand continues to be experienced for these, and although I the supply is pretty considerable therer is no lack of buyera in the market. Mostly all sorta have good attention, more especially crossbreds, both dry and green. Merinos have a far demand also, though not so keenly competed for. Prices, however, for any sort do not seem to improve ; indeed, on this occasion they were lower by 3d to 6d per Bkin, buyers being doubtful as to the outcome of their operations, country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, fetching Is 6d to 2s 6d ; do do merino, Is 3d to Is 6d ; medium to good crossbreds, 2s 7d to 3s 9d ; extra heavy, 4s to 4s 6d ; merinosgood to best, 2s to 2a 9d ; extra heavy, 3s Id to 3s b'd ; dry pelts, 2d to Is ; best green crqssbreds, 3s 6d to 3s lOd ; extra heavy (at the freezing works), 4a to 4s 6d ; medium to good, 3a to 3s 6d ; green merinoa, Is 4d to 2s 6d Rabbitakina. — These are coming to hand a little more freely ; the supply, however, is still limited. On Monday moderate catalogues were submitted, when all the regular buyers in the trade were in attendance, and competed with a considerable amount of briskness, beat skins gradually improving in value. Quotations : For best winter, lOJd to 12id; late autumn, 9d to lOd ; early do, 7d to Sid ; summer, 4Jd to 6jd ; suckers, half-grown and inferior (mixed), ljd to 4 jd per lb.

Hides. — There is no alteration in either demand or values, all coming to hand being readily placed at late rates, say — for heavy, 2d to 2Jd ; extra do, 2]d to 3d ; medium, IJd to ljd ; light and inferior, Id to ljd per lb. Tallow. — Market slightly less firm. All available, however, meets with buyers at the following quotations— say, for best rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 20s ; medium to good, 16s to 18a ; inferior to medium,. I'M to 15s 6d ; beat mutton caul fat, 13s to 13s 6d ; medium to good, 12s to 12s 9d ; inferior to medium, 10a to 11s 9d per cwt (ex store).

. Grain.— Wheat : The position of the market in respect to values differs but little from that of the previous week. Stockß on hand are gradually decreasing, and millers being cognisant of the fact that the supply of southern-grown wheat will be very much short of requirements are buying more freely, and, although prices cannot be Baid to have undergone any material alteration, there has been some little increase in the business done. Prime milling velvet iB scarce, and prices for that description may be quoted as

slightly firmer. Inferior and medium milling Is ] also in fair request. Good whole fowls' wheat is scarce and firmer; but owing to the large quantity of this class of wheat held in Canterbury it will be somewhat difficult to secure any advance on present rates locally. Quotations : For prime milling velvet, 2s lOd to 2s lidchoice a shade more ; medium to good do and Tuscan, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; medium to good red wheat, 2s 5d to 2s M ; medium to good whole fowls' wheat, 2s Id to 2s 4d ; inferior and broken. Is 9d to 2s (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats : There ia a very noticeable decrease in the quantity now coming forward from the country. The demand, however, is somewhat easier; and, although small lines of a retail character for local requirements can be disposed of at last week's quotations, no sales of any importance can be effected except at a reduction on late rates. Millers have fair stocks on hand, and, while purchasing as opportunity offers, they are not in the markot to any extent. Quotations : For prime feed and milling, Is 6d to Is s£d— extra choice a shade more ; medium to good feed, Is 4Jd to Is sd ; inferior to medium, Is 2d to Is 3Jd ; bright long Tatarians, full and clean, fit for seed, Is 6Jd to Is 9d (ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley : The quantity of this cereal changing hands is limited, there being no demand of any consequence for any descriptions. Quotations : For prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; medium to good, 3s to 3s 3d ; milling, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; feed (no demand), Is 6d to Is 9d (ex store, sacks extra). Grass Seeds.— The market for these has been somewhat quieter lately, there being no demand of any importance. Quotations : For best machine-dressed ryegrass seed, 2s 9d to 3s 3d; choice perennial, 3a 6d to 4s (ex store, net). Cocksfoot : Best dressed, 5Jd to 6Jd ; medium, 4d to 5d per lb. Potatoes.— The market for these remains very flat, the supply being Btill excessive. Sales are difficult to effect except in retail lots. Quotations : For best Derwents, £2 to £2 ss ; medium, £1 15s to £2 ; prime kidneys (for seed), £2 17s 6d to jC3 10s per ton (ex store, sacks weigned in, net). Chaff.— The market has been fully supplied during the past week, and prices now aro.if anything, easier. Quotations : For best, £2 7s 6d to £2 123 6d— choice a shade more ; medium to good, 37s 6d to 45s ; inferior to medium, 30s to 35s per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). Dairy Produce.— The demand is confined to local trade requirements, only a retail business passing— prime salt butter, dairy-made, fetching 7d to 8d : medium, 4d to 6d ; factory-made, 9d to lOd per lb. Factory-made cheese : Medium size, 4Jd to 4Jd ; loaf do, 4Jd to 5d ; dairy-mado, 2d to 4d per lb. Flax.— The market is void of any animation, no demand of any consequence existing. Quotations, nominal — Bay for medium to good, £13 10s to £14 10a ; inferior to medium, £10 to £12 per ton (ex store).

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