WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2168, 12 September 1895, Page 24

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

REPORT. Wednesday, September 11. Fat Cattle.— The entry to-day at Burnaide was Bomewli;it em tiler, only 124 head being yarded, comprising all sorts, from well finished bullocks aud heifers down to medium and very inferior steers and aged cows. The trade was well represented, and competition for good to prime beef was spirited, prices for such being quite equal to those ob'aiuin? for similar quality last week and the previous one, while for coarse stag and cow beef the demand vrai not by any means active. Best bullock* brought £10 to £11 lOs, ordinary £8 Bi to £1) 15s. light weights £5 12s 6d to £7 12b Gd, best cows £7 to £7 17s Bd, ordinary £5 7s i ! d to £(i ID,*, aged and inferior £2 10s to £1 lO.s —The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coml'A.vv (Limited) sold : For a southern client, two p »» bullocks to £10 2s 6"d ; Mr F. Moyciban (Middlemarcb), 2 heifer* at £6, 1 cow at £4 I2< fid, I steer and 1 heifer each at £4 7s 6d — Do.vai.d Reid and Co yarded 35 and sold : For Mr 11. Laiug (Spring Hill), 4 bullocks at £!) 17s (M to £3 lf)3, 1 heil'er at £7 15s ; Mr W. Parker (Oakleigb), 8 bullocks at £11 103 to £9 12s Gd, 4 heifers at £7 7s 6-1 to £(i 15s ; Mr M. Moyniban (Middletnarch), 3 bullocks at £<i 12s 6d to £4 ; Mr Fred. Moyuilian (Mid.llem irch), 3 do at £8 7s Gd to £S Jw, 1 heifer at £7 2a 01 ; Messrs Miera, Henderson, and Blair, II head at quotations.— The Mutual A<iu:ncy Company ok New Zealand (Limited) yarded and sold 48 head, 5.% follows : -For Mr W. Kimtou (Bulyondale). 2 bullocks at £10 2s 6d, 2 do at £9 10s, 2 do at £S, 1 heifer at £•> 15s ; Mr 11. J. Sparks (Maungatua), 3 bullocks (lightweights) at £6 15s, 1 heifer at £G ; a southern client, 1 bullock at £8, 1 do at £7 2- fid, 5 heifers at £5 10s, 3 do at £0, 6do at £5 17s tM, sdo at £5 5s to £4 153 ; Mr P. Sprat (Middlom irch), 2 bullocks at £7, 1 heifer at £(i 5»; Messrs llardie, Drake, Kmaiil, Ilornal, and others, 18 head at up to £5 17s C '.— Wright, Stkpiiensom, and Co. sold 47 as follows :— For Mis C. Miller (Braomore farm), 2 prime bullocks at £11 ss, 2 do steers at £!) 2s Gd, and % small heifers at £7 12s Gd ; Mr William Kirkland (Klmgrove), 20 light-weight bullorks at £7 153 to £'.) 2s 6d; and fov Messrs Robert Charters (Ury Park), William Lang, Thomas Murphy, R. Cadzow, C. Wedge, Robert Turner, and A. Ewing, 21 heid at quotations.— The Farmichs" A(iENCY Company (Limited) sol-1:— For Mr .Times Lithgow, 4 bullocks at £11, 2 do at £10; Mr W. Lindsay, 1 do at £10, 1 do at £7 12s Cd, 3 cow.s at £<> 10s ; Mr A. Stevenson, 11 do at £5 17s Gd to £9 ; Mr R M'Caw, 1 do at £G 12s 6d ; Mr John Peat, 1 small heifer at £5 10s ; Messrs Townley, 1 cow at £7 12s Gd, 2 da at £7 2s Gd ; Mr George West wood, 3 steeis at £5 15s ; Mr M'Clearey, 2 cows (ngt'd), £.') 10s; Mr J. Baxter, 12 tteers (small) at £5 10->, Fat Sheap — 2251 were penned, of which ?50 were merino wethers, good to primo mutton. The crossbreds ranged in quality from medium to good, several pens being prime. A very fair demand was experienced for best wethers and maiden ewes, both for export and cvdinary tvade purpose?, and for such prices ruling showed a slight improvenißnt, more especially towatds the closd qt the salei, compared with hist w ek's, while inferior and medium quality w. re at Ibe meicy of the few dealers present, whose bids did not come up to the ideas of some of the owners' values, coutcquently a few were turned out uusold. Beit crossbred wethers and maiden ewes brought 103 (5d to 17s fid ; ordinary do, l.?s 9d to 15s Gd ; light do, 9j to 12s 9d. Best cio--s-,bred eweii brought 13s to 14s Gd ; ordinary do, Us 3d to 12s Gd ; light do, 8s to 10s (i 1 ; merino wethers, 10a SM to 12.* 3d. — The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agbncy Company (Limited) fold : For Mr James Liddcl (I'aurt Beach), 101 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes to 17b; Mr Charleß Kowe (Clinton), 61 crossbred wethers to 15i ; Mr Wm. M 'Bride (Cherry farm), 66 crossbred wetherd and ewes (mixed) to )3.s 9d.— Tub Mutual Agency Company oi* New Zkm.and (Limitbd) peaned and sold as follows : For Mr W. M "Bride (Choiry farm), 40 cio «lnal w-thors aad maiden ewes at 12s '.id, 20 do at 10< :M ; Messrs Bowmar Bros. (Otaraia), 38 crossbred wclhers at 12s, 2'J do at \h M ; Mr T. Johnston, 50 crossbred wel))tjrs at 10b —Donald I\kid and Co. yarded 571, and sold : For Mr John Sang->ter (Wairuuu), 55 crossbred wethers at 16s 9d to 14ti 9d ; Mr Watson hhennan, 70 merino wethais at 11s 9d to 10s M ; Mr» II! Brown (Gimmerburn), G3 CDSsbrcd wethers aad ewes at 17s to 13s 3d ; for Mr D. Mai^hall (North Taieril, 1-IH crossbred \retheis and ewes at lGs 3d to Us 9d ; Mr James Wyllie (Outram), 32 at 12s GM ; Mesßra A. and J. boyd (North Taieri), 103 halfbred wethers at 11s 9il to 8h Gd ; atid turned 100 out unsold.— Stronach Bros, and Morris sold : For Messrs Murray, Robert), and Co. (Gladbrook estate), crossbred wethers at 17s and 15s 9d, and crossbred ewe* at V,U 9d.— Wmoirr, Stei'he.vson, and Co. sold 818 »s fo lows : — Kor Mr Norman M'fntyre (K-tkbank), 40 very prime crossbred wethers at 17s GJ, 40 do at lb # s Gd, and 45 do at 15s 9d ; Me-wa Murray, Robsrts, and Co. (Glao brook estat-). 40 primo crossbred wethers at 17^, and 20 prime halfbred wtUiers at 10d 9d ; Mr Clr.vrles Lore (Middlemarch) -10 prime crossbred wethers at 16s i)fl, and £0 httlfbred do at 15-3 (id; Mrs Euphemia Brown (Gimmerburn), 41 prime crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at lGs 9J, 24 do (un,\ller) at 13s Gd ; Mr Poter Williamson (Mil burn), 5S cioi^brod ewes at from lls 3d to lls 3d ; Mr Jan es Mtlcose (Southland), IU hnlfbred wetlierd at quotations ; Mr William M'Bride (Waikouaiti), 130 crossbred wethers aud maiden ewes (half fat) st lls to 13j M ; Mr Alexandor Robertson (Hlackheath f.irm), 62 crossbred wethers at from 133 Gd to 15s 3d ; Mr James Wylie (West Taieri), 82 cross.bred wethers at from 13s !)t to lfis 'M ; Mr David CUrruthers (Manngatu.»), 4{> halfbrei wethers at 14s to 15-s 3d.— The Faumi:us' Aokncy Company (Limited) sold as fjllows : -For Messrs Muriay, Hobcrts, an-J Co (Gliidbrock), s') cro«sl)red wethers at Ifia t017.->lii -tho hi r h«st price this s^iuon ; Mrs E. Brown (Gimmerburn), 122 ciO3sbred e\v<j3 and wethers at 13s 9d to 17a ; Mr P. SpiMtt (Suttou), 13 ewes at 14s i)d, 43 ewes and wothera at lla to 15s ; Mr W. Samuels, 2!) crossbred ewes at lls ; Mr Watson Shennan, 69 :n«rino welhers al 12s 3d; Mr D. Murray, 35 crossbred ewes at 11<; 3d; Me?_srs M'Donuld and Muir, 2tt cro-.shicd ewes :it lls 3i ; Mr Thomas James Elliot, 125 crossbred ewes at 12s ?A. Pig?.— 2<20 were penned — only a few poiker* and bacon pigs, must of the eutry beinj,' slips and stores. Fortunately a hrge soutlwrn buyer happened to be present, who operatoi pretty finely; fcale>-, in consequence, were more readily effected at price? which couM hardly bo obtained under the oidiuaiy demand. SucUe s lirougli^ 2s 'J'i to 7s Gd, slips lls to 14s, stores 15, G I to 17s, rioikvr.s ll'a to 23i (id, light ! a n;,crs 21-, to 3is— oii-j c»r two extra heavy Ho.— Donald Reid and Co. y aided Si, and sold : For Mr W. O. Todd, H at 10.. ti 7i fid ; Mr J. (/(JonneU (Morning»on), 4 at t\ 2- (id ; Mr John AHau (Holmes), 10 at S* ; Mr T). O'Brien, lat 375 ; Mr R. Phimester, 2at Fs fid ; Mr A. Rutherford, 19 at 25s Gd (o 23s Gd ; Mr Gcoige Fisher (Oufcraiu), sat lls ; Mr It. Ruociruan, 7at 12s Gd to 7s Gd.— \Vhiuuj-, Stephen&on, and Co. sold 135 at quota! ions. Storo CUttle.— The business passing in thesa at present is not very extensive ; all uttered, howevti", met wilh buytrs, and as tlae season advaticei transactions are sure to become more numerous, when full prices will no doubt be obtained. Store Shttp.— A very satisfactory tone prevail* in this market. There are" buyers for altuobt all sorts, though good eros-bred hogijcls aud young cro3sbred withers are in most request, (vro^j- i bied ewes in lamb have also been readily placed. At the moment tliere are indications of a firm market all through the season.— Tim Farmkrs' Aui:\ov Company (LiMiiED) siuoo last leport have h"lil successful at Clinton (Thursday, 1 sth insfc.) and Gote (Tuesday, 10'h iri'-t ), and ha\ c sold at auction and privately y.'Cl as follow* :— 610 crossljred hoggets 10i GJ, G24 do ewes 9a, 2JO do hoggets lOi Id, 151 do ewed 9s, 57 do 7s, SI do 10s 2d, J25 do 12-? 3J, 231 do wethers 13s lOd, 46 ewes 10.*, 40 small hoggets 6a 3^, 101 ewes 7s Bd, 78 cull ewes 2s ( Jd, 251 crossbred hoggets 'Js, 32 do wethers 13s 2d, 52 do 9s GJ, iOO do hogtrets 103 10H, 17-1 do 9s, 3G do lla 21, Gii do IK 07. d0 enes 10s Id, 180 do hosget3 9a dd, 75 do 9j, D 8 do 8s 9d 2G"5 do ewes Bs, 62 do hoggets S3 lid, 1 IS do Ps lid, 73 do 7s 10J, 43 do wethers lls 7d, 52 do bo'rget.s ! 10s lid, 174 do 93 lid. 79 do 03 Bd. 243 croesbied

' hoggets (extra) lls, 18G do 9s 2d, 437 halfbred wethers lls 7d. i Country Sale.— The Mutual Agency Company ! of New Zealand (Limit ku) report having held a special stock tale at the Cr.'wn yards, Balclutha, on Friday, 6th iubt., when 2500 sheep and 51) head cattle were yaidecl. everything being sold at the following prices, viz. :— 414 crossbred ewes and wethers at 12b «d, 118 do at lls, 100 do at 9s 3d, 1«> do at !)i Id, 32 do wethars at 13s 6 1, 30G ewes at Us 2d, 200 do at 12s 4d, 200 do at 10s Bd, 280 do and wethers at lls Sd, 113 halfbred do at 12s, 200 I do at 9s 9d, 53 hoggets at B.s 2d ; 7 bullocks at £6 Bs, 45 steers at X"3 12a to £3 10a, G cows at £G. 1 1 Wool.— Latest advices to baud from Home con- j vey the most fatinfactory intelligence iv respect to the future of the wool niaiktt that has reached us for a very long while, the prospect ahead being considered extremely f&vouiable to the grower. It augurs well for the sales to commence in London on the 24th inst. seeing private sales being now effected at prices showiug a mbstautial 1 advance on those obtainiug at the close of the previous series. Locally there is no business of j any consequence passiing. I Sheepskins —Owing, doubtless, to the repeated good reports of the tone of the wcol market at Homo tho demnnd for is very much more satisfactory. The attendance at the auction falet is good ; both shippers of dry skins and fellmongtiy compete with spirit, resulting in prices being obtained leaving but little margin to the 1 buyer. Country dry ciO3sbrcds (inferior to medium) are fetching la Gd to 2s 8d ; do merino, | Is 4d to Is !M ; medium to good crossbreds, 2s SKI to 3s Gd ; heavy do. Ite 9d to 4s 3d ; extra do, 4s G i ! to 5s 3d ; good to best merino, Is 10d lo 2j lPd ; heavy, 3s to 4s 2d ; dry pelts, 2d to 13 3d ; green crossbreds, good to btst, 4? !)1 to 5s : extra heavy, Oi 3d to 5i Sd ; medium, 3s 9d to 4s GJ. Rabbitskin I!.—The1 !.— The slight improvement in values at Home has infused a little more spirit in the competition for these ; the market in consequence is rather more in favour of seller. Quotations: For best winter gn- yd, U}d to 12Jd ; extra prime, clean and diy thin-pelted does, Is Id to Is IJd ; medium lo good, 9d to lOJd ; bes.t autumn, 7<Jd to 8\'l ; medium do, Gd to 7d ; summer, 31 to sil; snrkcra and infeiior, Id to 2Jd ; best black and silver-grey, Is 2d to In 3d; medium, 8d to lltl ; iofi'riur, 4<l to FJd per )b. Hides.— Market steady at late r*tos. Ray, for best. 2£d to 3d ; cxtia heavy, 3id to 3Jd ; light to medium, lid to 2Jd ; inferior aud light, Id to lid per II). Tullowaud F.it. — All offered is readily paced, but the quantity put thtoiKh is not ext<-n<;ive. Prime leudered mutton is fetching 17s G' l to 18s Gd ; medium to good, lls Gd to lGs (! I ; inferior to medium, 10a to Dfe. J^ough fat : Best mutton caul, lls to lib Gl ; medium to Rood, lOi to 10s Cd ; infei ior to ineJiuiu, 8s G i to J)a GJ per cwt (ex store). Grain. — Wheat: There are no indications of any further improvement in the tone of the market. Occasionally small purchases of norfliern wlieat are being niA< 4 e for mixing piw poses owing to the local market being cleared out. Buyer?, however, aie not exbititing uny great dejire to purchase at late quotations, consid«iing the fact that Australian wheat can be laid dowa hero »t very much less cosfc. Meantime, we repeat last quotations which were : — For prime milling Tuscan and velvet, ',te lid to 4s ; odd loti fit for seed, is ;M ; good to boat, 3s JOd to 3s lid ; medium to good, 3s i)d to 3s 1M ; inferior to medium, 3d 5-i to 3s 8d (ex .store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats : A slight improvement has taken place in the value of hest bright feed and milling. For fucli a somewhat better demand has all at once sprung up, whsle discoloured or mixed with black or green do not participate in the feeling displayed to the same extent. Quotations : For prime milling (stout and bright), Is 9d to ls # 9Jd; extra prime, Is 10*1 ; prime feed (stout and blight), Is Sid to Is !>H ; good to best, Is 8d to Is Bid ; medium, Is 7id to Is 81 ; inferior, Is 5d to Is CJd ; sni*ll lots fit for seed, Is lOd to 2b (ex store, sacks extia, ret). Barley : The only demand existing is for feed and miljing, and then only to a very moderate extent. Quotations : For prime malting, 2s lOd to 3b ; good to best, 2s Gd to 2* 9d ; medium, 2s to 2b :W ; inferior, la Sd to Is lid (ex store, sacks extra, net). (ira-s Heeds.— A very fair amount of ?>u«iness is passing in ryegrnss Bced, and pr can very firm, say, for best machjuc-die^cd -U 3d to 43 Gd ; extra piimo, 4r 9d ; medium, 3s !M to 4a (ox !-tore, Kicks extra, net). Cocksfoot : Moderate demand. Best dressed held for -Ud to !Sd ; extm prime, s|d to Did ; undiessed, 3d to 4d per lb (ex btorc, tacks cxira, net). Potatoes.— The market still remains weak, pricej in consequeucu do not as yet show very much imptovement. Best north' m ])erwent* are fetching 32s 6'd to 37s 01; medium, 27s fid to 30s ; inferior, '20s to 2Gs per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, not). Chaff. — There is no alteration of any consequence to report, prices being about the sime as last wefk, say, fov be^t, £3 2s G 1 to £3 7s Gd ; an odd tiuck to £} 10s; medium to good, £2 15s to i.3 ; straw and infeiior, £1 18 ito £2 10s per ton (ex truck, s ick? extra or returned, net). Daily Pro Juce — The maiket is nther hire of really good pitted butter, and is in deivund, while medium niid inferior is difVicult to i>lace. Cheese is in full supply, and only s.tlenblc in retail lots. Quotations ; For prime potted dairy-made butter, 7id to 8d ; medium, Gd to 7d ; inferior, 3 1 to 5d : Worth Island factory-made, 8d to M ; )oc»l f j.ct 'ry, lOd to In per lb. Cheese : Factory-made, medium size 4-1 to 4Jd, loaf bhape 4id to 4id ; daiiy-made, 2}d to 3JU per lb. 1 Flax —There is no demand for export. Tho small business boing done is confined, to loc.il manufacturers' requirements. The market is void of aiiy animation and eminently unsatisfactory. Quotations, noniiiul, s,Ay— for medium to good, £12 to £13 ; inferior to medium, £S to £10 10a per ton (ex store). [The individual reports of Wool, Rahbilgkin, or ' Grain Broke 1:1 caa b 1 iiisertfd in the Daily Times and Otaijo Witness at special Hates ] GUAIN A\'L> KEFD KKI'OIIT. ! ' Mof-rs William I-! Vkvnolds am> Co , ford street, repoit for the week ending 11th September as follows :— Wheat.— The maiket ia perhaps hardly nt firm as a week ago, owing io stocks of flour being heavy and tho easier tone prevailing throughout Australia. Piime wheat can now be lauded about 3s 10d, duty paid'(.s»ck.i weighed in, tanns), and wo have therefore to quote : Primn (locjJ), 3? 10.1 1<> 3s lid ; good, 3s 9d ; fowl fceJ, 3-. 7d to 3d Bd. Oats : Tim market i« decidedly bettor, and we were able to c'.eii- many lines towards the end. of List week to better advantage tlian we have bad the opportunity of doing for sonn time. We do not like to speculate as to the future, for in our opinion remits will largely depend on the contnnunre or olb'-rwise of the drought in Now South Wale 1 , an. l anyone iJiu-'t admit Uiis may end at any tine. A f< w ivtcl;-, however, will tell, and we quote to day : I'rhnc miHiii;;, up to Is lfKl ; gooil hea\y feel. I>. 81d to Is '.) t ; oidinary, la 7d to K7id (sat-k-j extiaj' net) Potatoes are a little better again, and we can quote prime 35s to 37s Gil, but without much demand. CJnfi' i 3 also meeting with good sale at up to £3 10s for prime ; ordinary, £3 5s ; medium, £2 10* to £3 per ton. Spclh fire scllirg freely, e.sjjeciallv ryegross ami clovew, but piiecb nre jiuct cully unaltered, though we expect theni to iirm fron^ihis on if the demand keeps up. Wr* have an cxcHlent stock on habd, including spociiillv selected various kir.ds o[ turnip seeJs, and .shall \,n pleased to scud samples and quot.il ions on applied im.