WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2206, 11 June 1896, Page 26

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

"WEDNESDAY, JUNK 10.

The chief feature of the-auction at Burnslde to-day was the large attendance of visitors from! ihe country, who watched proceedings with much interest. Owing.to the new arrangement whereby sheep cales are started punctually at 9.30, most o{ the holiday-makers mentioned were, not early enough at the yards to see much of the sales of this class of stock. i Fat Cattle.— The entry to-d»y numbered 147 head, mostly medium quality beef, with eight or 10 pens of prime heavy bullocks. Bid* dicg was somewhat irregular. Best bullrcks sold up to £10, with other sorts in proportion.-— Sjronach Bros, and Morris sold: For thi Glenham estate, bullockt at £8 15s, £8 12s 6dj and £8 7s 6d ; cows at £6 17s fid and £5 17s 6A— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 23 head as follows : For Mr Allan M'lntyre (Southland), 12 prime bullocks at from £8 to £9 10s; Messrs Alexander M 'Master (Saddle Hill), W. Townleyi Geoige Cruickahank, H. Keenan, and others, 11 head at quotations.— Dalhety and Company (Limited) yarded 16 and sold : For N. 55. and Australian Land Company, 8 cows to £5 17s 6d : Mt W. Kirk (East Taieri). 4 cows at £6 15s to £5 6s ; Messrs J. Landreth, Wni. Townley, and others, 4 head at quotations.— The Farmers Agenov Company (LiMiTHD)yslrdf.d 55 and sold as follows : For Mr Peter Law (Patcaroa), 3 bullocks £7 2s fid, 4 heifers £6 2s 6d ; Messrs Matheeon Brothers (Otakia), 6 steers £6, 2 cows £TJ 7s 6d; Mr John Davidron, 9 heifers £5 15s ; Mr John Wilson; 1 steer £5 7s 6d ; Mr Wm. Lindsay (per Otago Cooperative Company), 10 bullocks £5 15 ato £8 15s ; ' Mr A. C. Thomson, 10 bullocks £6 17s <?d to £9 ; others, 9 cows and heifers to £6 Is :Mr Thomas Kirk, 1 cow £3 17s 6d ; Mr James Harriaan (per Co-operative Farmers' Company), 1 cow £5 17s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilb Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Mr William Kirk (East Taieri), Mr Jame* Freeman (Abbotsford), and other?, 3 bullocks at £9 7s 6<. 2 do at £6 2s 6 1, 2do at £6, 1 heifer at £6 15s. 4do at £5 5s to £5 7s Gd, 2 bullocks at £4 to £6 7s fld, 1 cow at £3 163.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 30, and sold : On account of Mr Alex. Malcolm (Knneld),7 bullocks of nice quality at £8 2s 6d: Mr T. Williams (Marshland), 1 heavy-weight bullock at £10 15", 4 do at £7 10? to £6 2a 6d, 9 heifer* at £4 17s 6d ; Mr R. Gibson (Keinton), 2 cows at £5 &s 6d ; Mr David Andrew, jun. (The Grange), 2 cows at £4 10s ; Mr H. Skerrett, 1 cow at £4; Mr Jas. Hay, 1 heifer at £5 ; and on ac : count of other vendors, 3 at quotations.— The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) yarded 26 head and sold as follows: On account of Mr Robert Petrie (Berwick), 12 bullocks from £9 10a to £6 10$ ; Mr J. Cunningham, 1 cow at a satisfactory price; Mr Jamea M'Donald, 1 bullock at £9 17s 6d, 5 cows from 1 £6 12s 6d to £5 123 6d; Mr R. J. Sparks. 3 bullocks and 2 heifers to £5 7s 6d. Fat Sheep.— The entry to-day comprised 2425, and of this number the majority were only fair quality mutton, chiefly ewes. A few, peas prime wethers were to hand, and these mot with keen competition, but for other sorts sales were more difficult to make at prices equal to those of last week. Taking the sales all round, prices to-day were no better. Best crossbred wethers brought 13s to 14s 3d, one or two pens up to lot 9d ; medium wethers, 10a 6d to 12s 9d : others, 8i 61 to 9s 9d ; best heavy ewes, 10a to 12s 3d, a few very heavy up to 13s tfd : medium ewes, 83 6d to 9« 9d ; otheis, 7s 3d to ss 3d.— Stronach Bros, and Morris sold : For the Two Rivers estate (South, land), 131 quartetback wethsrs up to 9s 6d.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 702 as follows : For Mr James Henderson (Kehso), 30 very primo cvos'-bie-i wethers at IBs 9,1, and 24 do (smaller) at J3<3d ; Messrs Dickson P.icK (i'ortobello), 405 croibbred wethers and maiden ewes at 13a 61; Mr John Sutherland (OtuKla), 42 small crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at fla 6d; Mr James Macandrew (Portobello), 63 halfbred wethers, medium quality, at 103; Mr Alexander Ford, 50 crossbred ewe 3at 7s to 83 6d ; Mr M. Green, 62 crossbred ewes at 7s 9d to IDs 3d, and 34 sni.tll crossbred wethers at 10s 3d.— Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 2*5, and sold i For Mr It. Cullen (Eist Taieri), 40 prime crossbred wethers at 14s ; Mr J. Nicholas (Waihola), 60 crossbred wethers and ewes at 11s to 10a ; Mr R. Kwing (Cr*igburn),"2o crossbred wethers at 10s ; Mr John Peat (Mount Gowrie), per Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association, 51 crossbred ewes at 9s to 7s 3d ; Mr T. E. Young (Taieri), 20 crossbred wethers at 9s Qd ; 54 crossbred ewes to 7s 6d.— The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) I penued b?0 and sold: For Mi Alex. Sinister (Southland), 60 crossbred wethers at 15s 6d ; Mr William Smith (Tatteoham), 122 do at I3j M ; Messrs Peat Bros. (Mount Gowrie), 2 ewes at 12s 6d ; Mr John Peat (Mount Gowrie), 39 onarterbred wethers at 10s 3d ; Mr Andrew Peat (Mount Gowrie), per Otago Farmers' Co-operative Company, 12 do at 103 ; Mr Wm. Jaffray (T»ieri>, 76 three - quarterbred ewes at 11» fld ; Mr Fre 1 Stephens, I£9 halfbred wethers at 11s 9d.; Mr D. Wilson, 140 wethers at 12s to 15a 9(l.— The New Zealand Loan and Mkhcantii^ A(^K^cv Company (f.<Miir.i>) sold: For Mr Petei: Law (Patenroa.), (!() no-slued wethers at 13s 3d ; Mr James Freeman (Abbot-ford), 63 enwsbret^ wethers and ewes at ds 6d ; Mr William Grey (Milbuin), 40 crossbred ewes at 10s 9d ; Mr A, Balfour (Ngapara), 125 crossbred twes at 6s .9d !j _ Mr William Beiford (Greengrove), 59 cros*bred\ ewes at lls; Mr James Smith (Linhope), 50 merino wethers at 6s and 22 at ,5s 9d.— *. Donald Reid and Co. sold : For a southern client 43yiime crosebred wethern and maiden ewes aft 1E» 6d -to 14«, one pen ewes at 13s *6d; Mr P. FleU-hflc (Strath-Taieri), 25 crossbred wether* ami ewea aY 13a to 10a 9d ; Waiuina Estate, 72 cross:bred cvtud 10b 3d to 10s, 49 do at 8s 9d ; Messrs

JT. and J. Sutherland (Milburn), 67 do at 13s to Us 6d.; Mr Richard Mitchell (Portobello), 46 do at 8a 3d.- The Mutual Agenct Company of New Zealand (Limited) penned 500 and »old as follows .-—For Mr Donald M'Leod (May Downs), Bi yethera and maiden ewe« from 13< 6d to 12a 3d ; Mr William J. Alexauder, 47 crossbred ewe» from 11b 3d to 8e ; Mr James M'Gill, 93 do from lls 9d to 7s ; Mr Thomas Potter (Olarks), 75 do wethurs and ewes to 8s 6d ; Mr William Jaffray, sen. (Saddle Hill), 53 do wethers from lfc 3d to 9s 9d. £6 do ewes at 7s 9i ; Mr R. Cullen (Allanton), 63 da wethers send ewes at a satisfactory price ; Mr A. Peat (per Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association), 66 do ewes from 7s lid to 9s Gd. Lambs.— Only 301 were forward, and Hold well* Best brought up to I2s 6d, others 8b to 10s, ' &nd inferior 6a to 7a 6d.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 176 for Messrs Dickson Bros. (Portobello) and Mr John Sutherland (Otakfa). - The Farmeks' Agency Company (Limited) sold 50 at 10i.— The Nkw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Uobipany (Limited) iold for Mr WU'iam Grey (Milburn) 21 »t 8« 3d.— Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mr P. Fletcher (Strath- Uierij 36 at 9&' 6d to 9s ; Messrs J. and J. Sutherland (Milburn), 22 at 12s 9d to Ke. Pigs —159 of all sorts were p-nned, and sold decidedly in favuur of buyers. Suckers brought 2s 6*d to (fs, slips 7s to 9s, stores 12s to 16a, porkers 18a to 235, baconera, 203 to 2&, some heavy pigs 33s to 40s —Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 39 at quotations.— Dalgbty and Co. (Limited) 20 at quotations.— The Fahmeks' Agency Comfany (Limited) sold porkers at 18s to J22s 6d ; stores, 14s to IBs.— Donald Reid and Co. penned 94, and sold : For Mr J. Sinclair, 12 at £1 7s 6d to £1 Si ; a southern client, 19 at £1 5s to 16s, 54 at 13s to 5s ; Mr W Thomson, Bat 8e ; Mrs Milne, 1 at £1 lis 1 6d.— l'he Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) penned and sold 3 consignments at market prices. ■ Country Sales. — Dalgety and Co. (Limited) - report having held their usual fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Thursday, the 4th inst. The demand for wether* (for turnips) and lambs was active, and no difficulty was experienced in selling the \vhol« entry, consisting of 1500 sheep, under the hammer. Forwurd conditioned, crossbred wethers brought from 10s 6d to 13s, half bred do 19s, lambs Ss 6d to 7s <Jd, crosabied ewes 8s lid. Grain.— Oats : At the weekly auctions on Monday last there was a want of eagerness on the part of buyeis, Awhile offerings were fairly large. The immediate outlook is somewhat uncertain, - but with -stocks getting low on the other side it is anticipated that considerable shipments will shortly be made and values in consequence maintain the present level. Meanwhil* the local tales of current week showed a decline oi about id per • bushel. Suthorlands and long Tartars, Is lid to 2s 2d per bushel (sacks extra);- sparrowbills—Rood to best feed Is 9Jd to' Is flfd, extra clean and bright Is lOd to Is 10id ; medium to good feed, ■1b BJd to Is 9d. Wheat: The improved demand lately reported has been well sustained, and all parcels of prime milling quality are readily quitted at valuhg Quite up to late quotations Prime velvet still receives most support from millers, but all sorts of good milling are well competed for. Quotations : Prime milling (velvet), 3s 9d to 3s lid ; prime Tuscan, <fee, 3s 8d to 3u 9d ; medium mil- ,' ling, 3« 5d to 3s 8d; fowl feed, 39 to 3s 4d per bushel (sacks extra). — Barley: The market remains in a stagnant condition, very little business passing. Values, if anything, slightly easier. • —Moderate supplies continue to arrive, ' and, if prime, are readily suitable at prices a shade above late quotations. Beat Derweuts, .-£2 l7s 6d - to £3 ; medium to good, £2 10* to £2 15s p«r ton ' (sacks in). - • ' Ohaff.— The market has been over supplied of late with chaff of medium. quality, and in consequence values have this week receded about 5s to 7s 6d'per ton. Keally prime well cut parcels have not* suffered to quite the sume extent, but the abundant supply of medium and inferior quality has de.pi «Bsed the market all round. Best oaten sheaf, £2 10s to £2 15s ; medium, £2 63 to £■£ 7s fid per ton (bags extra). Turnips.— Best Swedes (loose in truck) sell at 12s to 13s. Sheepskins.— All' coming forward are well com•pßted fur at prices lately ruling, and until the wool market shows an advance values will probably remain steady at lute quotation^. Tues- • day's prices were as follow : Green crossbreds, 2s'4d to 3s 5d ; do merinos, Is lid to 2s 3d ; dry merinos, Is 7d to 3s lOd; do cross breds, 2a to 5s 4d ; do pelts, 4d to Is 3d. 'Hides continue in brisk demand, all coming forward being readily placed. Prime heavy, 2Jd to 3d per lb ; medium, 2d to 2Jd ; light, ttd^to l}d ;- inferior, Id to lid. • Tallow remains unchanged, last week's quotations being readily obtainable. Prime rendered, 16a to 18s per cwt : medium, 13s to 15s ; inferior, ■ 12s to 13s ; rough fat, 9s to 12s. The weekly sales as usunl were held on Monday, when the attendance of buyers was an average one, and competition. Especially for lately-caught skins, keen. Catalogues sub- " mitted were much larger than for the past few months, and values are rising as the winter ■ skins improve. Quotations : Best winter, 12Jd ; autumn, 7d to BJd ; summer, 3Jd to 5Jd ; suckers, • Id to 2Jd.