WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE

Otago Witness, Issue 2170, 26 September 1895, Page 24

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE

REPORT. Wednesday, September 26. Fat Cuttle.— At Burnside to day 134 head were yarded — about half being prime quality boilocka, the nsst consisting of light weight bullocks and cows and heifers. For prime quality there was a good demand, and prices were about equal to last week's prices ; but light weights showed a slight falling off. Two extra heavy bullocks brought up to £12 15s, prime from £9 to £11 10 a, medium £7 10s to £8 Wa, light weights and cows from £4 10s to £6 10s. — The Mutuax Agency Company op New Zp.ai.and (Limited) yarded and sold 26 heid as follows :— For Mr James Mair (Tapanui), 2 bullock* at £(i 12s 6d (light weights), 2 heifers at £6 ss, 1 do at £5 12s 6d, 3 do at £5 7s 6d ; Mr Thomson, 3 heifers at £3, 6do at .£5 15s, 5 do at £5 10i, 4do at £5 59.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agkncy Company (Limited) yarded for a southern client 20 head stcevs and heifers, prices rangißg from £5 10s to £6 12s (id ; and privately during the week 57 head at full market rates.— The Farmers' Agency Company op Nkw Zealaisu (Limited) yarded 55 head and told : b'or Mr Jos. Jenkins (Gore), 1 bullock at £12 15*, 1 do at £10 17s f>l, 3 heifers at £7 10s ; Mr S Forrest (Fairfax), 3 heifers at £7 12s 6d ; Messrs Jas. Smith and Sons (Koseneath), 14 bullocks at £(> Jsa to £9 17s b'd; Mr W. Kirkland (Klingivve), 11 bullocks at £(j 10s to £9, 1 heifer at £5 12s (kl ; Mr W. Kirk (Eist Taieri), 4 heifers at £5 17s 6J to £7 ; Mr P. Spratt(Sutton), 4 bullocks at £7 13s 6d to £8, 1 cow at £6 7s 6d ; Messrs Peat Bros. (Mount Gowrie). 1 cow at £6 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £6 2s 6d ; Mr W. Lindsay (AUantouX 1 cow at £4 5a ; Mr T. Empdon (Goulburn), 2 cows at £4 17s 6d ; Mr B. Holt ( Waihora), 7 heifnrs at £5 to £3 10a.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 42 head as follows : For Mr Allan Carmichael (Outram), 7 very prime bullocks at from £9 17s 6d to £11 12s Od ; Alcssr.i Mosley Bros. (Inchclutha), 7 prime heifers a* from £8 to £8 12s 6d ; Mr Wm Kirkland (Kabt Taieri), 11 bullocks (light weights) at from £7 7b (id to £9 ; and Messrs Wm. Fr.tser, John Dempster, James Curie, W. It. Mabson, A. Meiklejohn, and others, 17 head at quotations.— Donald Rrid and Co. yarded 25 and sold : For Mr M. M'Leod (Wardlands), 4 heifers at £7 to £4 10s ; Mr W Kirk (Kast Taisri), 0 bullocks at £11 to £7 2s 6d, 4 heifers at £6 10s to £5 ; and Messrs J. Townley, T. Crawford, and others, 11 h-ml at 1 quotations. Fat Sheep. — 2730 were penned, of which GO wc-i merioo wethera, the balance crotsbreds. The demand for prime quality, fit tor freezing, was again good. Medium weights asd ewes, especially the latter, were not in such good demand. Prime crossbred wethers brought from 18« (id to 17a 3d ; medium do, 16s 6d to 15s 6d ; light weights, 153 to 13s ; prime crosahred ewes, 15a to 14s; medium do, 13s fid to 11s fid ; light, 10s to 7s Od ; ineiino wethers, l?s 9d to 13» 3a\— Tim Mutual Agbncy Company of New Zealand (Limited) penned and sold as follows :— for Mr D. M'Donalu (Hiudon), 51 crossbred wethers at 17» 6d, 37 do at 15s 9J, 3(5 do at lll3 1 i)d, 26 do at 12« 3d ; Mews P«at Bros. (Mount Gowrie), 30 do at 15s 3d, ]5 do at 13s 9d ; Mr A. Thomas, 42 crossbred wethers and ewes at 14^ 9d, 43 do at 133 »1, 49 do at 12s 9d, 36 de at 12s, 48 do at 10s 9J.— Thk N&W Zealand Loan a>vo Mercantile Agkvcy Company (Limited) sold : For the Glenledi e*tdte, 2tj crossbred wethers at 16* 3d, 20 do ewes at 15s 9d, 18 do ewes to 13s; Messrs J. A. and D. M'f'aii (Kuriwao), 35 crossbred svethcis at 15s 9d, 25 do at ]5s b'd ; Mr David Murray (Pukerau), 41 do and ewes(m'xed)atls3, 2l light crossbred owes at Us. — StkojNach Bros, and Morris sold : Fora southern client, a consignment of crossbred ewes at 10s od.— Tub Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 743, and sold : For Messrs Peat Bros (Mount Gowrie), 5$ halftired wethers at 13s to IU JM, 22 ewes at lls 4d ; Mr John Howat (fililrig), 37 halfbred wethers at 14s 6d, 20 quarterback do at lls Gd ; Mensrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbiook), 30 crossbred wethers at 18b, 15 do at 17s Id, 51 merino wethers at 12* 3d to 13s ; Mr JohnDowling (Hyde), 124 mixed halfbreds at 8s 9d ; Mr A. Daft (Inglewood), 01 crossbred ewes at 14s fid, 30 halfbred do at 12& ; Mr A. C. Thompson (Otakia), 119 crossbred wethers at 12s 3d to 12s 9d, 51 do ewes at 13s 9d ; Mr D. Murray (Pukorau), 61 crosobred c wesat 14s Pd to Jsa ; Mr P. Spratt (Suttou), 58 crossbred hoggetßat99 9ito lOi.— Wright, Stkpue.NoON, and Co. sold 352 as follows :— For Messrs Murray, Roberta, and Co. (Gladbrook estate), 45 very prime crossbred wethers at 17s to 18s (id ; proprietors Waihola estate, 53 prime crossbred wethers at 17s 3d to 18s ; Mr James Taylor (Clinton). 40 halfbred wethors 16s Bd, and 20 small at 15s ; Mr David Ross (Meadowback), 63 siuall halfbred wethers at 13s ; Mr James Wylie (Ontram), 6 very heavy crossbred ewes at 18s 3d, and 36 halfbrod wethers at 153; Mr Robeit Livingstone (Southland), 100 prime crossbred wctlurs at 17s 6d.— Donald lleid a.nd Co yaided 754, and sold :— For Mr William Usborne (Tuapeka \Vest), 53 crossbred wethera at 18s 3d to 15a 6d ; Mr T. Edwards (Norfolk Lee), CO crossbred wethers at 16s Gd to 15a ; Mr James Smith (Waihola), 51 crossbred wethers and ewes at 15s to 13s ; Mr F. M'DufF (Braeraar), 70 crossbred wethen at 13s to lls 6d, Hi do ewes at lls 3d ; for Messrs J. and J. Sutherland (Milburu), 31 crossbred wethers at 16a 3d, 35 do ewes at 12s ; Mr John Allan (Taurima), 109 crossbred ewe? at 16* 6d to Ms 6d ; Mr Robert Gibson (Kempton farm), 22 crossbred wethera at 16s. 98 do ewe? at lls to ! 10a 9d j Mr D. Campbell (YvWaide), 19 crossbred

wethers at 15s 6d ; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow farai), 157 crossbred wethers at 16s 9d to 13s 3d. Fat Lambs.— Only 10 forward, which sold at from 10s 6d to 103 3d.— Thk Farhkrs' Agency Company (Limited) sold 10 for Messrs A. and A. Souness (Otakia). at 10a 3d to 10s b'd. Piga.— l49 of all sorts wore penned, and again met a dull market. Slips sold from J2a 6d to 9s 6d, stores 16s to 14s>, porkers 26s to 22> fid, baconers up to 32s.— Thk Mutual Agency Company of Nkw Zealand (Limited) penned and sold 31 as follows :— For Mr John Harvey (Stirling), 3 at £1 7s 1 at £1 ls ; Mr T. Murphy (Pine Hill), 2at £1 Is! 1 at 19s : Mr A. Clarke (Portobello), 6 at 9s 6d ; Mr Robert Law (R ; ccarton), 4 at 10s, 10 at Bs, 4 at 63 6d.— Wright, Stepiiknson, and Co. sold 68 at quotations — Donald Reid and Co. yarded 51 :vnd sold : For Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow farm), 12 at 9s 6d ; Jahn Meiers (Mosgiul), sat 7« ; Mrs Boatwood (Kaikorai), 9 at 5s ; Mr A. Rutherford (KaikoraO, 12 at 27s to 22a, and pasted 13 in unsold. Store Sheep.— The Farmers' Agency Company (Limitkd) rcnort having sold duriug the week privately and otherwise :- 330 ewes (in lamb), at 10s '(id, 213 hoggets at 10i 7tl, (>!6 do at 7« %\ 81 rrossbrod welh*iv a t l 3* !M, 60 hoggets at iO-; 2d, 515 do at \h lOd, 415 cro sbred wether* at lls 9d, 3D.5 do at 12a til, 201 do at Us, 514 quaitorbred wethers at 8s 2d, 81 hoggets at 10s sd, 30 ewes at 8s), 47 do at 13* 6d, 27 wetherj at 15s 7d, 32 hogfeots at 10s Bd, 50 do at 10s 3d, 98 do at 83 lid. 35 ewes at lls lOd, 94 wethers at lls Id, 109 hoggets at 7s od, 38 do at 8s Gd, 100 do at 9a Id, 31 do at Qi lid, 13 ewes at lls, 97 hoggets at Cs 6d, 10 do 7s sd, 100 extra do at lls 2d. Wiol. — The sales in London yesterday opened very firm, pi ices showing a considerable advance ou closing rates of last seiies The following cable has been received— viz. : " The sales opened this day at on average advance of 15 per cont. on last sales' closing rates. Tho principal advance has been crossbred. Competition of both Home and foreign buyers is active, ami the attendance good. The total quantity available, including wool held over fiom last series, is 2!>2 000 bales ; 67,000 bales of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct." Rabbit ski ijs."— The usual catalogues ware submitted at the auctions on Monday last, when there was a full attendance of local buyers, all lots being cleared at the following quotations : Best winter greys, HJd to 12Jd ; extra prime does, LJd to 13} d : medium to good, BJd to lOJd ; autumn, 6d to 7(1 ; suininor, 33 to sd ; suckers aud small, ljd to 2Jd ; black and silver-grey, 8U lo 14d per lb. She<-pk.skiiis were again in good demand oil Tuesday, when full catalogues were offered and cleared under good competition. Quotations : Green crossbreds sold at 'M 811 to 5a Gd ; do merinos, 2a lOd to 4s ; do lambs, 2s 6<l to 3a 9d ; dry croasbreds, 2s 2d to 4s 9d ; do merinos, Is 6d to 3s 8d ; do pelts and hoggets, 4d to 3s Id. ll uleß.— There is no^hango to note, and prices continue fairly satufactory. Quotations : Extra prime heavy, 3il to 3Jd per lb ; prime, 2Jcl to 3d ; medium, 2d to 2id ; light, lid to I'td ; inferior, lid to lid. Tallow.— This niavkot is not brUk ; the quantity available is small, and business is confined to tho disposal of 'country con -ignments. Quotations: Prime rendered, 17s to 18s per cwt ; medium, 14s to 16s ; inferior, lls to 13s ; rough fat, 8s 6d to Ha 6d. Grain.— Wheat : Transactions are on a small scale, and confined chiefly to fowl feed. Millers are not now so aiixti>un to do butiness, having very full supplies, and It is doubtful if Into quotations can bo long maintained. No milling in being offered at auction ; sales of this class being by private treaty. Prime, 3s 101 to 3a lid; good, 3s 9d to 3s 9^d ; fowl fc-ed, 3s 2d to 3s 8d accerding to quality. Oats : Last we»k'n spurt at auction has not been maintained, and prices are again at previous level. Stocks are, however, running low, and as tho season advances we may reasonably expect the market to firm, A good deal depends on Australian reports-, but apart from these values are not I likely to recede further. Rebt milling," Is lOd to I ls I Old ; good to best feed, ,1s 9d to ls 92 J ; medium and inferior, ls 7d to ls 8J<1 ; seed (»11 sorts), 2s to 2s 3d. Barley : Sales are on a small ecale and difficult to make, but aa stocks become reduced some improvement may bo looked for, meantime a few sales are being made at for: Primest malting, 2s 9d to 3s ; medium, 2i 7d to 2d 8d : f«e<l and milling, 2s to 2s 6d ; seed, 3a 3d to 3a b'u. Potatoes. — Market is over-supplied, and as tho demand ii limited salc-i are difficult to make at a reduction on List week's prices. Best Oamaru, 32s 6d to 35* ; best southern. 27s 6d to 30a. Chaff. — Fairly heavy supplies havo been coming to hand and demand ut tha moment is le*s active, but prices continue firm. Prime heavy 67s 6d to 70s ; good, 60s to 65s : medium and inferior, 45a to 55a [The individual reports of Wool, IlcMri-tshin, or Qrain Brokers can be inserUd in the Daily Times and Otago Witness at special liutts.]