WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2157, 27 June 1895, Page 24

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29. | Fat Cattle.— The entry for to day's market at Burnside numbered 10!} head. A fait proportion of these were good useful weights ai d nice . quality, several pens being prime. A pond demand was experienced throughout the pale, aud late rates were well maintai-ed, «md, in snmo cases, improved upon. Best bullocks sold at £8 to £9 17* Cd ; medium. £(j to £7 10s; best rows, £6 to AS; medium, £4 to £5 10*.— Donald Kkid and Co. yarded and sod : For Messrs S. and W. M'Leod (Granton), 3 bullocks at £7 17s 6d to M ]0s : Mr Malcolm M'Leod (Wardlands)? 5 bullocks at £6 17s 6d to £5 15-5, 1 cow at; £3 ss ; Mr John Lindsay (Outram), 2 cows at £G ss; Messrs Burns, G Anderson, and othero, 13 at Quotations. —The Fahmkhs' Agency Company (T,imitui>) yarded G7 head, and sold: For Mr W. KiiUaud (Elnurove), 3 bullocks at £8 ]2s 6d to £S )7- 'iJ, 4 heifers at M 15s to£S, Mr W. Melrose (Ivy Bank), 12 bullock* at £8 10* to £9 12s fi.l, 2 heifers ' at £7 7s <sd ; Sir R. Robinson, son (Berwick), 4 bullocks at £8 to £9 ss, 2 heifers at £7 2s Gd ; a client, 8 bullocks at £7 to £9 7s fid, 2 heifers at £7 us ; Mr A. C. Thompson (Otakia), 10 bullocks at £<> 12s 6d to £7 Ts ; Mr W. Lindsay (Greytown), 2 heifers at £5 5s j Mr A Campbell (St Leonards), 3 heifers at £C 2s Gd ; Mr F. W. Plew (Lauder), 15 sm 11 cattle at quotations.— Tub New Zealand Loan and Mekcantile Aoeno Company (Limiteo) sold privately during the past week 90 head at full market rales.—

Wright, Stepiienson. and Co. sold 44 aB follows :— For Mr W. Kirkland (Strath-Taieri), 8 prime bullocks (light weights) at from £7 12s Hd to £8 17s 6d, and 6 prime heifers at from £6 17s Cd to £7 17s 6i; Mr James M'Bride (Temuka), 7 bullocks at from £8 fo to £9 7s (',{; Messrs A. Young, D. O'Comiell W. M' ilLiu, Meo Brothers (Bi teuton), J. Black (Otakiu), Thomas Lynn. George M'lntosh (Kuri Bu-h), A. Williamson, James Kirkland (Fairfield), H. Laudreth, T. Gilks, and A Campbell, 23 head at quotations.— The Mutual Agency Company ov New Zealand (Limited) ytuded and sold 27 head as follows :— For Mr John Stuart, 2 heifers at £8 2a 6d, 4 do at £7 10s, 2 do at £7 2s tfd, 3 do at £7, 1 4do at £(5 10s, 2do at £6 ; Mr John Barrownmn (Sawyers' Biy), 1 cow at £3 10s ; Messrs Hardie, Lcckio, Jfarly, Fratcr, and Finlay, 10 head at up to £5 ss. Fat Sheep —The supply was below the average, only 1760 being penned. Those were all croEsbreds, the greater part being good to prime quality. Competition was fairly biisk, and an improvement of (3d to Is per head on last week's prices was recorded. Best crossbred wethers, 14s to 14s 9d ; medium do, 10s Gi to 13s ; best crossbred ewes, 12s 6d to 14s 3d ; medium do, 83 6d to lls 6d. Donald Reid and Co yarded and told for Mr W. Stubbs (Milburn), 2G crossbred ewes at lls 3d ; IMr J. Murray (Strath-Taieri), 27 halfbred wethers at 8s 9d ; Mr John A'exander (Fairview), 111 crossbred ewes at 10s 3d to 8s 3d; Mr Charles Findlay (Romney Marsh), 72 crossbred wethers and ewes at lls 9d to 10i.-TiiE Farmers' Agkncy Company (Limited) penned 675, and sold for Mr S. Williamson (Waitßbuna), fi2 crossbred wethers at 10j Gd to 12s ; Mr John vVeniyss (Drumend), 139 crossbred wethers at9s9d to 12s 01 ; Mr A. M'GawlWaiweia), 61 crossbred ewes at 8s 9J to 9a 9d ; Mr D. Dunn (Greenhili), 60 crossbred ewe 3atBs9d to Wa 3d ; MeEsrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook), 1-3 hnlfbred wethers at 9s 9d to lls, 13 crossbred ewes at lls 9d ; Mr D. Peat (Mount Gowria), 78 crossbred wethers at 12s Pel to 14s 9d, 50 crossbred ewes atßs9d to 10a 3d ; Mr W. Kennedy (Shannon), 4.1 crossbred wethers at 11> 3d to Us 3d ; Mr G. Kroggatt (Invercargill), s(i crossbred ewes aod wethers at 10- 3d to 13s. — Tiik New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agkncy Company (Limitkd) sold: For Mr James Lidddl (Taieri Beach), 125 crossbred wtthera and maiden ewes to 14s ; Mr E. O'Oounell (Middlemarch), 66 halfbred wethers at lls 9d to 103 9d ; the "-slenledi estate, 66 crossbreA ewes to 13s ; a southern client, 57 crossbred wethers and mainen ewes to 13s 6d ; and privately during the week, for export, 7000 ms*.hied wethers and maiden ewes at full jutes.— Wiught, M'Ephbnsqn, and Co. 801d*372 as follows :— For Mr David i'cat (Mount Gowrie), 72 prime crcsbred wethers at ' 14s (id, 36 at 13s 3d. and 51 crossbred ewes ac from 9s lid to 13s 3d; Mr James Taylor (Waitunn), 60 prime crossbred ewes at from 12s to 14s 3d ; Mr ' James Flemirg (Willowb»nk), 60 prime halfbred I wethers at from lls 3d to 14a 3d ; a southern I client, 123 crossbred wethris and maiden awea I (light weights) at froui ln s 9d to 13s 3d.— (he ' Mutual Agency Company ok New Zealano (Limited) peuned am bo d as follows :— For Mr ; Geoige l<lliott(LovuU's Flat), 32 crossbred wethera ! and maiden ewes at 14s, 2fi do at lls 9d ; Mr Wm. Kennedy (darks), 33 ciossbred wethers at 13s 61, 17 do at lls 3d ; Mr Alex Kilgour (Goodwood), 33 crossbied wethers at lls 6\l, 17 do at 10s lid, 19 halfbred wethers at 10s 6d. Fat L'imbs.— 2so penned, mostly good quality, with a few pens prime and a few below par. Nearly all sorts met with good sale at values slightly better than those ruling last week. Beet lambs sold at 7s to 10s; others, 53 to 6; 6d.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold : For Mr John Gray (Jlilburu), 20 U V's ; Mr Alex. Robertson (Circle Hill), 20 at 10a to 9d 9d ; Mr W. Stubba (MiJbinn), 6 at 10s ; Mr J Munay (Strath-Taieri), 37 at 10s to ss.— Wright, Stepiie-son, and Co. sold : For Mr Jas. Wright (Broomlands), 18 at 9s and 2J at 7s fid. Fat Pigs — lU6 were p.nncd, mostly small sorts. Porkers ami baconers met. with moderately good competition, but sucker.-! were almost neglected, and difficult to place. Suckers sold at 4s to 63 ; slips, 8s to 10s; stores, 12s to 14-i 6d ; porkers, 18s to 2'te ; baconers, 24s to 27«.— Donald Reid and Co. pi-nued and sold : For Mi-b Daplyn (Kaikorai), 4at 23/j to 22s ; Mr H. Holdgate (MorniDgton), 15 hi 26's fd to 14s Od ; Mr A. Rutherford (Kaikorai), 10 at 24s to 18; I.—Wright,1 .— Wright, Stepiienson, and Co. sold 43 ut quotations. Country Sales.— Thr New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report having held their fortnightly sale by auction, on Friday, the«2lst inst., at the Crown Yards, Bnlclutha. While there was a very good attendance of both farmers and dealers present, owing doubtless to the bad state of the roads after such a heavy fall of enow the numler of both sheep and cattle to hand was somewhat disappointing, all on%red, however, were dittpo&ed of under good competition and at full prices, all things considered.—The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) report holding their usual fortnightly sale at the Crown Yards, Bilclutha, on Friday, 21at instant, but owing to the severe weather which had been experienced for some days, it was an utter impossibility to phift sheep, so that very few came forward ; but the few lots which had managed to face the snow found buyers at veiy satisfactoiy pi ices, owes Belling at Q> 4d to 'Js 2d and two-tooth tuixed c.r033breds up to Bs. A line of good forward-conditioned cattle sold at £6 per head and two-year-old.s at £3 10s. On Thursday, 20th inst., they held a clearing sile ou account of Mr A Rentie, Milton (who has lct&dd his farm). Theic was a large attendance of buyera, and everything was cleared at satisfactory price*. Ewes sold from 7s 6 1 to 6s 4d, lambs ss, j wethers 7s lid ; dairy cows from £6 5s to £4 13s, yearlings 30s; lioisub up to £13; implements, I harness, Ac. , at full rates. On Tuesday 25th 1 ius,t., we held a clearing sale at Cqalburn Farm, Benhiir, on account of Mr A. Morrison (owing to 1 expiration of lease). The bad weather slightly inj terfered with tbe attendance, but as those present ' were nearly all buyers everything was sold at full market value. Store Cattle.— Market quiet. Ihe very wintry weather experienced during the past week has j affected business to a con tide, able extent; no sale-! of any consequence are coming under notice. Store Sheep —Odd lots of these continue to change hands. Good crossbred hoggets, also forward crossbred wethers :ind iuaidcn ewe.% are iv fair demand, and sell at full prices ; mixed sorts are also saleable, but at prices more in favour of buyeis. Wool.— The tone of the market at Home seems to afford a little ruoie encouragement, the tendency being lowards tome improvement iv values. The opening ot the fourth series of wool Hales in London on Tuesday next, the 2nd July, is now looked forward to with considerable interest. There is ho business of importance being done in the local market. Any little lots offering, however, aic fairly well competed for, realising prices quite in sympathy viith those lately obtaining for similar quality at Home. Sheepskin?.— Tho usual weekly sales on Tuesday, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, were well attendtd. Average catalogues ! were presented, comprising the usual assortment, and under very good competition the , whole were cleared at prires .showing but little ! difference compared with those obtaining during j the last fortnight, licod p'eked lines of green \ crossbred skins suitable for mats nnd other special , purposes were keenly competed for, and so were all good woolled. Dry cn-rsbreda and merino skin?, short-woollcd sorts, are neglected. Country dry crossbredo, inferior to medium, brought ]s 3d to 2s 2d ;do do merino, Is Id to Is 4d ; medium . to good crossbred?, 2s 3d to ?s 8d ; heavy do, I 3s to 3s lOd ; extra do, 4s to 4s 8d ; good to best l merino, Is (id to 2j Od ; heavy do, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; " diy pelte. Id toßd ; green ciossbreds, good to best, 2h Ud to 2s 9d ; extra heavy do, and for special pur- „ pose.-., 3s to 3* 6d ; medium, 2i 3d to 2s sd ; green ' lambskius, Is 10J to 2n 81 each. s liibbitskins —A moderately fair demand is ex- j perietced, Vut owing to the depressed tone of the market at 11.-me pi ices obtaining now in the locil ! T are eminently unsntisfac'ory. Home manufac- , turers being now able to purchase the best skins at such low prices in quantities sulKcient for their requirements, iufeiior and medium skins are neglected ; consequently sales effected of such are at lower prices than ever. Quotations this week are : For best winter grey, 9Jd to lOJd ; extra prime, on occasions, lid ; best autumn, 7d to 8d ; i medium, 6d to 6Jd ; summer, 3d to 4id : suckem i and inferior, Id to IJd j bfst winter black and fawn, 9d to 10d ; medium do, 7d to 8d j inferior, 3d to Od per IU

Hides.- No change to note, Inferior and light fetching Id to IJd ; light to medium, IJd to 2Jd ; heavy, 2sd to 3d ; extra do (well saved), 3Jd to 3Jd per lb. Tallow and Fat.— Business is somewhat quiet, coniinod to the disposal of oddments from the couttry. Quotations : For prime rendered ten, 17s 3d to 18s 6d ; medium to good, Ms6d to lUs (33 ; inferior to medium, lCs to 13s ; rough fat— best mutton caiil, lls 6.1 to 12s ; medium to good, 10s Gd to lls ; inferior to medium, 9s to lQs per cwt (ex store). Grain.— Wheat : Business in the local market has lately assumed a more settled aspect. Buyer;, though free to purchase all lots offering, and on! the spot, are not displaying a great deal of anxiety to secure any outside lots in tho meantime, b-\t the idea prevails that further on as improvement in the demand is almost certain to set in. It i 3 reported that it is probable that the English wheat crop will be one of the smallest oa record, and that the same remarks apply to other centres, and at present the only reason for present low prices at Mark Lane is the enormous ship' ments to hand during the laßt two months, but that there is every reason to expect an early recovery ; consequently prices in the local market are likely to remain firm, which we repeat, say— for prime milling, 3s 8a to 3s 9d ; extra do, and fit for seed, 4s to 4s 3d ; medium to good, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; inferior and broken to medium, 3s to 3b Gd (ex stor«», sacks weighed iD, terms). Oats : Buyers at the auction sales on Monday were not quite co eager to operate as ou the previous week ; nevertheless, a very fair demand wub experienced, and a considerable number of lots were disposed of at prices nearly up to those obtaining last week. The catalogues submitted were more numerous and somewhat lengthy, which may have had something. to do with the apparent decline on this occasion ; but, considering that there are hardly any coming forward and so \ cry few in store, present prices ought not t6 recede. Quotations : For prime milling, Is 8d to 1« 9Jd ; prime short stout feed, Is 7id to Is BJd; medium to good, Is Gd to Is ?d; inferior to medium. Is 4Jd to 1b 5Jd (ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley : Market remains quiet, only a very limited busineES passing, medium being Etill difficult to move. Quotations : For prime malting, 2s Gd to 2s 9d— extra do a shade more; medium to good, 2s 3d to 2u 6d ; inferior to medium, Is 9d to 2s (ex store, sacks extra, net). Grass Seeds.— A quiet business is passing in both rjegmss and cocksfoot, prices remaining very linn— indeed slightly hardening for tho latter. Quotations : For best dressed ryegras? seed, 3s 9d-to j 4s 3d ; extra prime, 4s Gd ; mediuir to good, 3s 3fl to 3s Gd (ex store, suck 6 extra, net). Cccksfoot, best dressed, 4\A to 4Jd ; extra prime do, 5d to s£d ; undressed, 3d to 4d per lb (ex ttora, sacks extra, not.) Potatoes. — The market this week i 3 loss firm, buyers declining to operate at up to las>t week's top price, best Detwents only fetching 423 G.i to 47s (id ; medium, 35s to 40s : kidneys, slow sale, 37s G 1 to 47s Gd per ton (ex 6tore, sacks weighed ! in, net). i Chair I.—There1 .— There being a fuller supply to hand this weak last week's top price could be secured for pnly tsvo trucks. All tho rest offered could not be placed except at lower prices. Quotations: Fcr best, 60s to 655 ; extra prime, 67s Gd to 70s ; medium to good, 45s to 555 ; oaten straw chaff, 35a to 40j per ton (ex truck, stcks extra or returned, net). Dairy Produce.— A very fair demand exists for good butter, and the price linn, prime salt buttor, dairy-mMC, fetching 7£d to 8d ; medium to good, 4d to Bju ; North Island factory-mado, 9d to lid ; local factory, Is to Is Id per lb. Cheese is not meeting with the same demand. Factory-made cheese, medium size, is held for 4Jd to 4%d ; loat shape, 4Jd to Sd ; dairy-made, 2Jd to 3Jd per lb. Flax.— There is little or nothing doing in this line meantime. The price at Home still remains low, 'ffeiing no inducement to flax dressei'B. The market in consequence is quiet. Quotations : For medium to go .d, £13 10s to £14 10i ; inferiox to medium, £8 to £id 10a per ton (ex store).

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