WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2263, 15 July 1897, Page 30

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, July 14. Fat Cattle.— The supply to-day consisted of 166 head, about half were prime beef, the rest from stores and inferior steers, with a few aged cows and heifers. Best quality were in rather better demand and improved in value, other softs were dull, and it was difficult to quit them at very low prices. Bsst bullocks sold at £7 to £8 10s, other do at £5 to £6 153, best cows and heifers at £6 to £7 7s 6d, others at £3 to £5 Ids.— The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) yarded 49, and sold as follows : — For Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbro-k), 7 heifers at £6 5s to £7 7s 6d ; Mr, William Kirk, 4 bullocks at £6 to £7, 6 heifers at £i 5s to £7 ; Mr W. Lindsay, 5 bullocks at £4 15k to £6 ; Messr* J. and A. Souness. 7 steers at £5 10s to £6 7s b'd'; Mr A. Douglas, 16 steers at £7 to £7 ]5», 4 cows at £5 ss.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 22, aud sold : For Mr James Sansom (Ardgowan), 7 bullocks at £6 17s 6d to £5 15s, 1 row at £4 7a b'd ; Messrs John Kiik, William Kirk, J. Gilks, and otheis, 14 head at current rates. — 'Vnu Nesv Zeaiand t oan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) told : For Mr William Kirk (East Taieri), 2 heifers at £5 5s ; Messrs Crane Bios. (Otaki»), 13 bullocks to £6 15s; Mr Alex. Douglas (East Taie-i), one pen bullocks at quotations, and privately during the "week 50 bullocks at market rates. — Stronach Bros, and Morris yarded and sold for Mr A. Douglas (Allanton), coffs at from £5 2s 6d to £4 12s fid.— Dalgetv and Company (Limited) yarde ' 35 and sold for Mr D. K. Lefevre (Haropden), 6 heifers at £5 15s to £4 12s «d ; Mr J. Kir* (East Taieri), 2 bullocks at £7 2s fid, 3 heifers at £4; Mr VV. Kirk (East Taieri;. 2 do at £5 Jss. 2 do at £1 12s fid : Mr W. Hill (Wendonville),^ bullocks at £7 7s b'd ; Mr J. Sutherland (Otakiif), 2 do at £6 12s 6d, ■£ do at £5 ss, 3 heifers at £4 15s ; Mr It. Mitchell (Portobello\ 1 bullock at £6 ; Mr A. Douglas (Ease Taieri), 2 do at £8, 2 do at £6 17s 6c>, 4 do at £(> 10s : Mr It. J. Sparks (Maungatua), 2 cows at £3.— Maclean and Co. yarded 34 head and sold for Mrs Ballingall (Shannon), 6 hejd at market ratej ; Mr W. Kirk (Mayfuld), 2 cows at £4 15s , Mr W. C. Todd (Islington), 1 do at £B 10a; Mr J. .Wylie, per Co-operative (Outrani), 4 bullocks at £6 12s 6d ; Mr L. D. Robertson (Sandymount), 2 do at £6 7s fid, 4 heifers to £5 ; a southei-n client, 2 bullocks at £7, 2 heifew at £5 10s ; a client, 2 cows at £4, and Messrs Hooper, Townley, damson. Early, and other?, cows and heifers at quotations. Fat Sheep.— The pens were well filled with 2847 crossbred 'aheep, a large portion of which were wethets and a few pens of good and medium ewes. Moat 'of the wethers weie taken for export at i>iice3 equal to those ruling at last- week's sale. Heavy butchers' ewes also sold fairly well up to recent values, aged and inferior ewes showing a slight decline. Best wethers sold at 14s to 15s 6d, other do 12s to 33s 9d, beet ewes 9s 6d te 12s, other 7s to 9a 3d.—' 1 he Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 770 and sold as follows :— For Messrs James Smith and Sons, 256 crossbred ewe 3 at 78 6d to 10a b'd ; Mr J. Cockburn (Mossvale), 63 Don n crossbred sheep at lls 61 to 13s 6cl, 120 crossbreds at lls b'd to 12s 9d ; Mr Charles Cooper, 55 crossbred ewes at 8s 6d to 9s 9d ; Messrs Brown, 51 crossbred wethers at 15s 3d ; Mr J. W. Speneley, 125 crossbred ewes at ite 3d to 10s 6d : otheis, 70 do at 9s to 93 9d.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 556 and sold : a client, 87 cros«br--d wetht-rs at 15s 6d to 12s 9d ; Messrs J. and T. K«nip (Hillgrove), $5 do at 14s 6d to 14s ; Mr Adam Anderson (Herbert) 66 half bred wethers at 12s 3d to 9s 6d ; BJj 80.dk..

M'Donald (Kokoamu), 42 crossbred wethers and ewes at 12s 2d ; Mr William Baird (Carse Farm), 214 crossbred wethers at 12s to lls 5d ; Mr Andrew Stevenson (East Taieri), 52 do at lls 6d to 10s ; Mr Wm. Currie (North Taieri), 40 crossbred ewes at lls 9d. — The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Mr B. O'Connell (Middlemarch), 39 prime halfbred wethers at 15s 9d, 23 do at 14s 9d ; Mr James Leddell (Taieri Beach), 274 crossbred wethers to 15s 6d ; Mr John Cowen (Waitahuna), 50 do and maiden ewes to 13s ; Mr J. Sutherland (May field), 56 halfbred wethers at quotations,— Dalgety and Company (Limited) yarded 307 and sold as follows: For Mr J. L. Newbeggin (Milton), 58 wethers at 143 9d to 14s ; Mr James M'Gill, juu. (Waikoutiiti), 23 do at 12s 9d ; Mr -Fiaser (Owaka), 60 do at lla 6d to 93 6d ; A. aud J. Brown (Abbotsford), 34 crossbred ewes at 8s lOd ; Mr A. Stevens (Mosgiel), 39 ewes at 10s ; Mr R. M'Donald (Borton), 62 do at -Ps ; Mr C. Draper (Jlilton), 31 do at lls to 10s 3d.— Maclean and Co. penned 308 and sold : For Ms Jamos P«trie (Stirling), 67 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 14s 9d to 14s 3d ; Mr T. Johnson (Wangaloa), 65 da wethers at 13s 9d to 13s 3d ; Mr D. Peat (Hopefield, per Co-operative), 42 do at 14s 9d to 13s 3d, 20 do ewes at 9a 9d ; Mr W. Sutheland (Dunti oon), 62 wethers to 14s ; Mr W. A. Scott (Harden), 24 do aud maiden ewes at lls 9d, 38 merino wethers at 7s. f Fat Lambs.— s76 penned, mostly good quality. Butchers' demands are very small, their trade season being now past. Besb pens were again taken for export. Best brought 9s to lls Id, others 5s 3d to B=>. — The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 100, and sold them for client!! at 7s to 10s 7d.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 156. and sold : Fov Mr Roderick M' Donald (Kokoamu). 18 at 9s 3d ; Mr Thomas Thomson (Otakia), 126 at 7s 9d to Us 9d ; Mr William , Currie (North Taieri), 12 at 9s.— The New Zea.- | land Loan and Mercantile Agency Company I (Limited) sold for Mr Sutherland (Mayfield), 19 at ; 9s b'd.— Dalgety ikd Co. (Limited) sold for Mr ! J. M'Gill, jun. ( Waikouaiti), a draft at 103. j Pigs. — 116 yarded, from small stores to prime. I Baeoners were in better request, and sold well at ! higher rates ; others making a fair price. — The Farmers' Agijncy Company (Limited) sold lightweight porkers and stores for clients, at 14s to 26s each.— Donald Reid and Co yarded and sold for Mrs W. Heenan (Maungatua), 5 at 27a 6d to 18s 6d. - Maclean and Co. sold drafts for Messrs Ford Bros. (Allauton) at 14s 6d.— Dalgety and Co. (Limited) sold for a northern at from £2 7s to £2 10s 6d. Grain. — Wheat : Market is almost, lifeless, only prime lots being saleable. Quotations : Prime velvet, 4s 3d to 4s 6d p"6r bushel ; prime Tuscan, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; medium, 4s to 4s id ; fowl wheat, 3s to 3s 7d (sacks in, terms). Oats : This market continues very dull, and prices are easier if anything than last week, owing no doubt to the fact that large quantities have been held in tho outside jnarketp. Most of the owners are ttill holding out for their reserves, ■and therefore very little has been done in the way of eelliug. Quotations : Good feed, 2s 2Jd to ' 2s 3d ; medium, 2s Id te ?s 2d ; beat milling, 2s 3d to 2s 5d (sacks extra,'- net). j Barley : There is a fair inquiry for barley, esj ecially for feed sort. Quotations : Prime malting, 4s to 4s 3d ; medium do, 3s 4d to 3s lOd ; feed and milling, 2s_ 6d to 3s 3d (sacks exira, net). Cuaff. -A fair quantity has come in within the last few days, causing the prices to go down. Prices at Monday's sales were as follows :— Good oateu chaff, £3 »5s to £3 17s 6d ; extra prime, £4 ; medium to g> od, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d ; straw and inferior, £1 9s 6d to £2 10s (bags extra, net). 1 Potatoes. — A good demand prevails for Derweuts, but other ■sorts are hard to sell. Prime northern Derwent potatoes are selling at £3 5b to , £3 10s ; medium, £3 to £3 2s 6d (bags in, net). , Rabbitskins.— The market ia still bare of rabbitskius, and prices if anything are a shade easier. Winters are selling up to 13d ; autumns, 7d to 9d ; summers, 4d to 6d ; suckers and halfgrown, Id to 3Jd per lb. Sheepskins. — There was a fair attendance at the weekly sales on Tuesday. Competition was not sokeeu as usual, and consequently prices were down. ' Green crossbreds sold at 2s 3d to 3? 3d ; do merino, Is 9d to 3s ; dry crossbred?, 2s 4d to 4s ; do merino, Is 43 to 3s 6A ; pelts, 4d to Is 6d. Hides. — There is no change in prices to record. The demand is still good, especially for extra heavy torts, -which ar« bringing 3Jd to 3Jd. Good heave hides are worth 2|d to 3Jd : medium, 21d to 24d ; light, ]}d to 2d. 'Tallow. —There has been a very large quantity of tallow and fat coming into Dunedin within the last fortnight, and in coustquence prices aro, if anything, a shade easier. Quotations : Best ren- , dered, 14s to 15s ; medium, 12 to 133 ; inferior, 9s 1 to lls ; fat, 9s to lla per cwt. [The individual reports of Stock J/jents, Wool, Habbitskin, or Grain Brokers can be inserted in the Daily Times and Otago Witness at Special Rates.]