WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2209, 2 July 1896, Page 26

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, Jolt 1. Fat Cattle.— lso head were yarded at Burnslds saleyards for this week's supply, tKL sorts bewg represented, -the greater , portion being medium quality i only a few peas, were good to prime, ott .

eontainlng two oxtra heavy bullocks, which .were I well competed for. The demand on the whole, I liowevor, lacked Spirit, And no Improvement on lait week's values tjan be recorded. Beßt bullocks "brought £7 17s 6i to £9 2a fld ; two extra - heavy, up to £10 10s ; mod rum to good, £6 10s to £7 155; light and iaferior, £3 12» 6d to M 16?. cows, £5 12 a6dto£7 &j ; medium do, £4 2s «d to £5 ss : inferior and aged, £2 2s 6d to £3 7b (3d.— Thb New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold (for the Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association) : For Mr ' James Harrison (Strath-Taieri), Mr Dovld Mills (Green Island), bullocks to £7 15s and cows to £6 os : Mr James Liddell (Taieri Beach), cows and heifers to £5 15s.— Donald .Reid and Go. •yarded 34. and sold : For ' a client, 7 bullook* at £9 2s 6d to £S 7s 6d; a Houthern client, 8 haifers at £7 l?s b'd to £4 ss ; ' Mr J A. Hendarsoa (Greenbank), 4 bullocks at £7 7s 6d to £5 7s Cd. 2 cows at £5 10s ; Mr J. Macandraw (Porfcobello), 3 bullocks at £4 10s ; Messrs W. Wilson, Thqs. Fisher, John .Allan, and . others, 13 at quotations.— Wright, S^ephenso.n, and Co. sold 49 as follows :— For MrWm, M'Bride (Cherry farm), 13 bullocks and cows, former at up to £10 10a and latter at up to £6 ; Mr John Grant (Whin Park), 7, bullocks at £7 to £8 10s: Sir Wm. Shand (Keith Hall), 7 small steers aucl heifers at £4' 17s (Jd 'to £6 2s (id; Mr James Macandrew (Portobello), 5- cows at up to £6 2s 6d ; Messrs J. ■ and A. Souness {Otakia), J. Graham (Higholiff), William Leckie, John (Jlaxto'n, Jolin Evans, S. Warnock, J. Guyton, and others, 17 at quotations. — Dalgetv and Co. (Limited), yarded 21 head and Bold : For Mr Wm. Shand (K-dth Hall), 9 prime i-stcer* (light weights) at £7 12< 6d to £6 ss; Mr Wm. Kirk (Eist Taieri), 2 prime cows at £6 10s to £6 ss ; Messrs J. and A. Soucess (Otakia), 3 steers and heifers to £5 7s (to; Mr J. X Dick (Portob'ello),'2 cows at £5 10s to £4 ; Messrs T. 1 Godfrey, 6. Hintley, A. Campbell, and others, 7 steers and • .rheifeia^ftt ouojations.— l'iie. Farmers' Agency "Company (Limit/id) yarded 44 -and sold as follows:— For Mr John Harvev ■ (Maheno), 7 bullocks at £5 10a ; Mr. John' ICirk (Taieri), 4 bullocks at £6 17s 6d to £9 10i, iJTieifera at £i 17s 6d to £6 17s Cd ; Mr W. Kirk (Tai ri), 1 bullocks ,st £6 to £7 ss ; .Mr Dick, 10 steeri ai quotations ; *MrW,'Sh&nd'(Kei-h'Hall), 3 bullocks at £7 12s r 6d ; Mr A. M'Kay, 3 heifer* at £5 2s 6d. Fat Sheep.— The entry to-day was considerably above average in point of number, b740 being penned.. These included, about 120 merino wethers, medium to good. The crossbreds comprised about aa tqnal number of wethers and ewes, ranging in quality from medium to good, with a few pens prime. The sales opened rather flat, but as they progressed competition showed a little mare life, though, comparing prices with last week's, best quality wethera and ewes showed a drop of Is per head, while.medium to good were lower by fully 2s per head, and even then a consideiable number, especially ewes, were. turned I out untold. Best crossbred wethers brought 12s Pd to 13s ild ; two or Ihiee pais yen. prime, 14* to 14s 61 ; medium do 9* 6d to 10s 9d ; light do, 8s 3d' to 9s 3d ; best crossbred ewes, 100 to 12s-; extra primv, one or, two pens, 12s 9d to 13s 9d ; medium to good, 7s to 93 Mi merino wethers, 6s 9d to B'.— • The New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile ■ AGKSiCit. Company (Limited) fold : For Mr H, > Harvey (Lovell's Flat), 35 crossbred wethers at 32s 6d ; Mr John Taylor (Fordham), 30 d■ at 10s," 30 do at i)a 31 ; Mr M. I. Isbister (Inch Valley), 1 pen mixed crossbred we* hers and ewes at - 10s 9d: Mr J. O. Bnckland (Taieri Lake stati&n), 40 half bred wethers at Us 3 1 . 26 do at 10d 6d ; Mr James Geddej (Green Island), 43 crositbre.d wethers and maiden ewes at 12s Sid. For the Ofc.igo .Co.-operal;ive 'Association r Mr David Feat (Mount Gowrie), 40 crossbred ewis at 9s< 6d and 20 light^do at 7s 6d^ and fumed out 118 - crossbred ewel unplaced.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 562, and sold:, FoT'Mr WjlUara Lamb (Tapariu'i)," 65 crossbred ewes at 12a to llg ; Mr John Grey (Fort Hill), 3d cross bred ewes *t 10s; Mr J. Be-itie (Milburn), 30 crossbred ewes at 10s ; Mr W. Suibbs (Milburn), 43 crossbred' wothers at 13s 9d to 11s 9J, 15 do ewes' at 9s 3d ; Mr John Finch (Milburn), 29 crossbred ewes at 9i 9d to 3s M ; Mr George Leadingbam (Makeno), 49 crossbred wethers at 12s to 8s 3d : Mr James Allan (Hopehill), 51 crossbred ewes at 10s ; Mr Hugh Kelfas (Portobello), 39 crossbred wethers and ewes -at 12s' "to -11b; Messrs A. and J. Ho d (North ' , Taieri), 88 eros-bred wethers at 14s io 10s 9d, 52 merino wethers at 83'; and lurned 81 out unsold.— Wbigbt, Stephenson, and Co. sold 928 as "'follow^:— For Mr Alexander Mackenzie (Peterhead farm), 20 v«ry prime crossbred wethers at 14s fld, 38 extra primedo ewes (heavy) at 13s 9d', Mr -Watson Saennan (Conical" Hills), 30 very •prime .crossbred .wethers at li* 6d, 31 crossbred ewes at 10s fid ; Mr F. D. Morrah (Morton Mains estate), 30 very prinie crossbred ewes at 13s, 22 do (smaller) at 10s 3d; for., the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Olydevale). 36 prime crossbred ewei at 12s 6'), 20 do (smaller) at lls ; Mr John Laidlaw (Wyndhara), 22 crossbred ' wethers at 12s 9d, 10 do ewes at »s 6i ; Mr John Gibeon (Ashley Downs), 174 crossbred owes at 9a to 10a Pd; Mt» William Moorehoiise (Cashmere), 120 crossbred .wathers &t'l2s fid to 13s 6d ; Mr "William Hall, jun (Paearoa), 31 halfbred wethers at 18s bM, 28 do (small) at 9s 9d ; Mr !«. F Palmer (Meadowbaok), 122 crosbred ewes («m«ll) at 8s 9d to 9> 61; Mr Robert Marjorie (Palmerston), 70 merino wethers at 7s to 7s 9d; MrE. GallHgher • (Middlemarch), 46 halfbred wethers at Sh 9d, 19 merino do at 6s 9d; Mr Jame3 Wright (Broonilands), 57 halfbred ewes at 9a 6d.— BTROTiACH Bros, and Moiuus sold for Mr Alexander Brown (Abbot3ford), 142 halfbred . wethws aflls 9d. lls 3d, and 10s 3c».--DALaETY "AND Co. (' i« ited) yarded 423 and sold: For Mr ' William Thomson (Myrtle Bank), fi6 very prime - crossbred wethsra and maiden ewes at 14s 3d to' ! 13s 6d ; Mr Willium.Hall. jun. (Patearoa). 64 half- •' bred wethers ate 133 to 10s ; Mr John M'lntvre (Halcroft\ 62 cro?sbKd wethers at 13atol2R6d; Mr A. D...8e1l (Shag Valley station), 78 halfbred' wethew at .12s 9d to- 10s 6d; Mr H. Palmer; • (Otakia) 100 prime crossbred ewes to 8s 3d : Mr ' D. Peat (Mouut Gowrie) per Otago F«rmeri» Co- ' dperatjver Asßociation, 61 crossbred ewes atß<3d : ' to '78 6d. — The Farmers' Agency -Company •••(Lijiited) penned 1910 and -sold as follows: For • the N.Z and A. Land Company, 1 56 crossbred ', ew.es.at 10s to lls 9d; Mr P. Black (Waipiata), ■■ 144 crossbred at 10s 3d to 14s ; Mr D. PeatfClnrks), per Co-op?rative Company, 68 crossbred v'et.hersto lgs 3d ; Messrs James Smith and Sons, 202 c-osßbred ewes at 7s 9d to 8s 9d ; Messrs A. and J. Brown (Lamb Hill), '257 halfbred wethers Its 10d ; Mr Andiew Stevenson (Taieri). 193 prosubrerf ewes at lls; Mr Mathcson, 100 wethers .'it 12s 6d. Lamh«.— 33o, were penned; very medium to good. Ti ere was a moderately fair demand, and all penucd were disposed <of, best fetching 8s to Ss-3d; medium, 5s 6d to 7s 9d.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limitkd) sold for. Mr M. J. Isbi<iter (Inch.valley), 6iat.Bs9dto 9s.— Donalp Reid and Co. J yarded "and sold for Mr G. Ledingham (Maheno), '13 at 9a 3d. —Wright, Stepiienson. and- Co. sold , 130 for. a client at quotations'.— The .Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 8S and sold as follows --For' Mr P. Black (Waipiata). 52 at 8a ; MrH. M.Driver,36at6s9d: • Pigs.— lso were penned, comprising nil sorts, the greater portion being suckers. slipß, and ■email stores. For such the demand was not by •any means, lively, prices being in favour of pur- . chasers, while for good porkers and bacouors good ■competition was • experienced, and a- very much . larger number could be placed at prices a long . way more in favour of sellers than have been . obtaining lately. Suckers brouekt 2s 6d to 5s j Blips, 6s to 9a ; stores, 12a to 15s ; porkers, 20* to J26s ; baconers, 363 to 425 ; extra heavy pigs, 47s to • 525. -Donald Reid and Co. yarded (54, and sold j JFor Mr W. Thomson (Banks), 11 at 93 to 6s6i j ,Mr W Wood (Pine Hill), ' 24 at 8s to 3s 6d ; Mr O. (Mosgiel), 9 at 3s 6d j Mr R. Milner (North Taieri), 12' at 63 to 3a; Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow * form), 8 at 16s 6i ,to 6s.— Wright. Stephekson, AND Co. »old 03 at quotations. Country Sales. -The New Zkal* d I 0.0 and ' Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) wvort ,-Jiaving held' their fortnightly auction sale at " Milton on Tuesday, 30th ult, when moderate entries of both sheep and cattle were presented. There was a very good attendance of buyers, and • most of the lots offered, especially lambs and a few lots of mixed sheep, also Beveral head of cattle, were placed at satisfactory prices to the Vendors. Store Cattle.— Very few of'these offering in the meantime, though perhaps sufficient" for require- I jaeats, the demand is not extra' brisk '

Store Sheep.— Odd lot 3 are still being placed at the regular country auction sales, mostly crossbred lambs, with a few crossbred ewes in lamb, the former fetching 63 6d to lls, and for the latter 6s 6d to He.

Wool.— There are no transactions of any conßequence passing in the local market, the only offering's lie'.nj; bag lota disposed of at tlio v»e»,kly skin sales, which as a rule fetch the equivalent of London prices. Sheepskins.— The weekly auctions are well attended, and competition lively up to certain levels, over which buyers are not dt?posed to go, being somewhat dubious as to the future of the wool market. Prices for* beat gre'en crossbred Bkins range from 3s 3d to 3s 9d ; extra heavy (picked), sometimes 3d more ; medium do aDd .6mall halfbrcds, 2< 8d to 3s ; green merino*. Is 6d to 2$ 6d ; dry crossbreds (best), 3s to 3s 9d ; medium, 23 3d to 2s 9d ; inferior. Is 2d to Is 9d ; dry.merinos (best), 2s 3d to 2s 9d j medium, Is to 2i ; bare pelts, Id to 9d. Rabbitskins.— The number coming forward in the meantime, considering the time of the year, is very much short of previous season's consignment*', so that all the offerings at auction are freely competed for. B^st winter gray does are fetching 12Jd to 12} d ; do bucks aud does (mixed), Hid to 1b ; medium, lOd to lid ; late autumn, Bjd to 9tl ; .medium, 6.1 ti 8d ; summer, 3}d to 6Jd ; suckers and inferior, 2d to 3d ; prime winter blacks, Is 2d to Is 4d ; medium, 10J to Is Id ; inferior, Ci to 8d perlb. Hides.— The market remains firm at late rates —say, for best, 2d to Sid ; extra heavy, 23d 10 3d ; light, lid to ljd ; inferior, Id to ljd per lb. Tallow and Fat.— Market quiet. For best rendered mutton, 16s to 17s 6d ; medium to good, 14s to 15s 6d ; inferior to medium, 10a 6d to 13s 6J; best fresh mutton caul fnt, lls to 12s; medium to good, 10s to 103 6d ; inferior to medium, 8s fid to 9s 6d per cwt ex store. Grain. — Wheat : Bayers are evidently leas anxious now to purchase unless the, quality .is exceptionally good, for which late rates are veadily obtained; while second rate quality is difficult \to place. Quotations: Prime twilling velvet, 3s fld to 3s lOd ;, extra do, 3s lid ; medium. 3isdto3s7d; bestxed wheat and Tuscan, 3* (M to 3* 8-1 -, medium, 3s 31 to 3s sd ; infsiior, SsSd to 3a ad (ex store, sacks weighed in, torms\ Oats : Transactions are hot overnumercus. The market in consequence is somewhat quiet. Holders show no inclination to quit ot present values At the same time there is not much encouragement to justify buyers offering hfgher prices, though there is aa impression that later on a much stronger demand is bound to set in. At the moment, bright stout milling are held for Is 10id to la lid ; best bright short' feed, 9d to Is 9id ; medium, Is Bid to Is 9d ; inferior, Is 5d to Is 7d (ex. store, sacks extra, net). Barley: Stocks are increasing, nearly all inferior, for which there is no demand. Quotations (nominal) : Say, for prime malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6d-; medium, & 6d to 'is 9d ; feed ani milling, 2s to 2s 3d (ex store, >acks- txtra, net). Grass Seeds.— 'J he market is still inßctiye aud hardly likfcly r to improve before the demand for spring sowing comes round. Best machinedressed rjegrass seed is held' for 3s 3d to 8s 6d; extra prime, 3s 9d to 4s. Cocksfoot— boat dressed, 4}d to fid ; medium, 4d to 4id; inferior, 3d to.3}d per lb. Potatoes —Market quiet. Best Derwents may be quoted af £2 153 to £2 17s 6d, extra prime, £3 ; medium, £2 7s 6d to £2 153 (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Chaff.— The supply is sufficient for requirements and best fetching £2 15s to £i 17b ttd : medium, £2 5s to £2 10s ; inferior, £1 7a 6d to £2 per ton (ex truck, tacks returned, net).

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«he Mutual Agency Company of New Zead (Limited) iepoi-t having told at Burnside yards ycHterday as follows :— . - Fat Cattle.— We yarded and sold 25 head aB follows:— For Mr James Gow (Invermay), 3 bullocks from £9 to £8 7s U, 2 cows to £6 ; Mr W. Eodgers, 7 bullocks from £9 5s to £5 17s 6d ; Mr J. Kilpatrick, 3 cows from £7 I7s 6d to £5 ss ;-Mr; -Mr W. Kirk, 2 cows at £5 12s 6d ; Mr James Harrison (per Otago Farmers' ijo-operative Association), 2 bullocks at £5 12< 6d ; Mr D. Peat (Mount Gowrie), 2 bullocks to £6, 3 heifer/ to £5 15*. - Sheep.— We penned and sold 552 as follows :— Foi; the -.N.Z. and Australian Land Company (Olydevnlefestatß), 55 crossbred ewes from 10s 3d to 9s 3d ; Mr J. M. M'Kenzie (Bushy Park), 120 crossbred wetberafrom 13a ■id to 9* 9cl ; ' Mr W.'Oockburn (Elliotvale), 29 halfbred wethers at 9a 9d, 36 halbred ewes at 83 3d ; Mr R. J. Sparks (Maungatua), 43 crossbred wetkers and maiden ewes iroin 13s 6d to 12s ; 5 crossbred ewes at 9s 6d ; Mr John Sutherland (Mayfteld, per Farmers' Cooperative Company). 140 halfbred wethers from 12s 3d to 10s 6d ; Mr D. Peat (Mount Gowne, per Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association), 68 crossbred wethers from 13s to 10s. Lambs.— We penned and sold : For Mr J. S. Fleming (Otakia), 62 to 7s 3d. Pig g _\Ve sold two consignments at market quotations. " ■ • , ' ... Country Sales,— We held our usual monthly sale at Waikouaiti on Fri iay, but owing to recent bad weather the entries wvre on a small scale. Buyers were, however, more disposed to do business, aud we placed nearly all the entrses at satisfactory prices. We hold sale 3at Balclutha on Friday, 3rd iust , and Paluaerston on Tuesday, 7th mat. Sheepskins.— We submitted a moderate catalogue ou Tuesday. Th^re . was -the usual attendance of tho trade ; bidding was spirited, and prices were about equal to la»t week's. Butchers' green crossbreds, 3s Id to 3s 7d— extra 3s 9d to 3s lid ; dry crossbreda, 2a 6d-to3s; merinos, la 6-1 to 2s 4d ; inferior and small, lOd to Is 3d. Rabbitskios.— We offered a small catalogue of niediuin' quality, and sold under good competition. Winters; lOd to lOJd ; autumn; 51d to 6Jd. Horsehair, Is 2Jd. Hides and Tallow.— We have no sales to report, but market 3 remain unchanged.