DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

Otago Witness, Issue 2152, 23 May 1895, Page 24

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

Mosrs Wiursirr, Stkpmenson, and Co. report as follows :— The entiy for our sa^ on Saturday was an unusually small one, and as thc*e weie also no fresh hor-cj auvcibscdthe attend.ii.ee was small Very few sales were made, but ilia hm^es which changed han^s wore on a level with values ruling last week, the quotations for whirh we repeat .-—Heavy draught horses (4yrs to (iyis), £14 to £20; light and small do, £8 to £12; aged and inferior do, £4 to £<i ; unbroken colts and fillies (2yrs to 3yn), £9 to £15; upstindinj? active spr'iug van horsts (unbroken), £13 10s to £17; useful light spring cart horses £9 to £12 ; upstanding hacks and harness horses (young), £7 to £10; aged and inferior do, £i to £5.

Owing to Saturday next being a race d:iv, our usual sale will be held on Moudav, the 27th ii^t , itiMead. We htz to draw attention to our annual sale of draught horses, which will be held en Thursday and Friday, the Oth and 7th of Jim*, aud full particulars of which wi'l be found in advertising columns of Ofc»g> Witness.

INVERCARGILL STOCK SALES. The J. G. Ward Farmers' Association of New Zealand (Limited) report having beld their regular fortnightly etock bale at the Tnvercargill yard OD the 14lh. The entry all round was a fair one,

although in sheep much smaller than the two provif us sales, and for sheep, if young and in forward conditi >n, the demand was much better than it has been of late, and a general rise in values of from Cd to Is each for suitable turnip sorts. The fat sheep market is still very fully supplied with agod ewes of good quality, which at present prevents any rise in this line. Fat Cattle. — Ml forward changed hands, although the quality did not warrant any high prices being paid. We quote fair beef at 20s and inferior 15s to 17s 6*l. Best bullocks ranged from £$ 10d to £8, small and inferior £1 10j to £5. One line of 20 we sold at £5 10s. Fat Slwep.— Best wethers, 7s 6 1 to 8s 9d ; small and medium, Gh to 7s ; ewe, 5.^ to 7s each. Store Sheep — !'est wttiieiM and maiden ewes, 7s Hd (at which price we .'•old ISO to 6s6<l); medium and sin ill, 5s to Us ; lamb*, which were mostly inferior, 3b to 5s each ; and owes, which for the nwst part had the s^u.e complaint, 3s Gd to 4s GJ. Store Cattle.— A good entry forward, and nearly all changed hands at up to £5 for good steers ; medium and small, £',) 10s to £i\ hcifeis, £2 t« £'& ; and yearlings, 20* to 27s ; calves, 10s to 15s.

GRAIN AND PR'JDUCIC MARKETS Messrs Donald Rkid and Co. report that priceß ruled as under at their auction sale yesterday :— Oats.— Best Su'herlands, Is 3d to Is 4d; prime milling, Is 3d to Is 3Jd ; good to best feeJ, Is 2d to Is 2JJ ; inferior and medium, Is Id to Is l|d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —None offered. Supply short, and market iiun at late quotations. Potatoes.— Dull. -Best Derwents, 32* fid to 35s ; medium, 27s 6d to 30a per ton (sicks in). Chaff.— Best oaten sheaf, £1 s?s to £2 7s 6d; medium, £2 to £Z 2s 6d per ton (bags extra). Turnips — In bng3, 15s 6d per ton ; loose in trucks, 13i GJ per ton. Hyrgi a*s nirl rlovir hay, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d per ton.

Tub Farmkjis' Age^y Company (Limited) report having held their usual weekly s.tle of grain and produce at their store*, Cmnberlaud ttreet, yeskrday, when prices mlud as f.tllows :— (>at.-<.— ['rime Sutherland*) brouglit If 3*d to Is 4d; sp.urowbills, Is 2J.1 to 1b 3d; medium and inferior, Is to la 2d per bushel. Wheat.— ln brisk demtnd. Wo told a line of red fetraw (srown by Mr Ciuickshanks, Waicuna) at 3« Gd per bushel. B.»rley.— Prime malting, 2s 6d to 2a 9d ; seed, 2s to 2- 31. Potatoes.— Best, 30s to 353, medium, 25s to 27s 6d per ton. Chaff.— Best oaten, £2 5s per ton. Hay, £2 12s 6d to £2 17s Gi psr lon. Turnipy, 12s per ton.

The Mm ual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) report that prices ruled as under at their weekly auction sale yesterday :—: — Oats.— ll2o bags offered and sold under good cinjpetikion. Sutherlands, Is 3d to Is 3Jd ; best feed and good milling, Is2d 1o Is 3d ; medium and infei ior, Is Id to Is 2d Wheat. — Not mucheffered, but sold under keen bidding at— for Tuscan, 3s 4Jd; velvet, 3* 3Jd ; medium, 3a to 3s Id. Barley.— None offered. Sales difficult to make at reduced prices. Potatoes.— B. st Derwents, 32s to 34s j medium, 30s ; kidneys, 58s. Chaff.— Good, 45ito 463 ; medium, 40s ; inferior, 30s to 353. v