WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT.

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

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT.

' Fat Cattle.— l 66 head yarded. The quality was for the most part only medium and the weights* light. Bidding was fairly active for best bullocks and heifers, and these brought fully 20s per 1001b ; others from 15a to 17a 6d per 1001b, and very dull at these rates. Best bullocks brought from £7 to £8 10s ; medium, £5 10s to £6 10s ; small, £4 to £5; best cows, . £5 to £6 103 ; medium. £3 to £4 103 ; inferior, £1 10s to £2 10s. We sold 47 hetld as follows :-For Mr Robert Paton (Glenburnie), 14 prime, bullocks at from £7 10i to £8 10a ; Maroeweku estate, 5 steers at from £6 to £7 2s 6d ; Mr James M'Bride (Tern uki), 14 heifers at from £4 10s to £6 2s 6d ; and Mes.-rs Jame3 Wright (Broomlands), D. Mills, Wm. Morris, J. Tait, and others, 14 head at quotations. Fat Shetp.— 2Bl7 penned. The supply included several drafts of prinio crossbred wethera, some of them heavy weights. The demand for wethera was satisfactory, but ewes met with a very poor sale, prices for thia class of mutton being decidedly easier, whereas wethers sold 1 rather better. Prime heavy weight crossbred wethers sold at 15s to 15j 9d ; ordinary do, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; light weight do, lls to 13<; pr'me crossbred ewes,, 16s to lls 6d ; ordinary do, 8s 6d to 9s 6d ; inferior do, <is to Bs. We sold 465 iw follows :— For Mr Walter - Southron (Trentham), 105 extra prime crossbred wethers at 15s 9ri for 40, 15s for 40, and 14s for 25s ; New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Clydevale ebtate), 224 crossbred wethers and ewes, former at 153 3d, and latter at 8s 9d to 10d ; Mr Wm. Kirkland (Strath-Taieri), 33 halfbred wethers at 10s 3d to 12i ; Mr A. Goodley (Shag Point), 63 crossbreds (small) at 73 6d to 93 ; Mr John Porter. 40 do wethers at 14s 6d. Fat Lambs. — 576 penned. • All classes met with a good demand. We sold 322 as follow* : For executois of late Robert Macaulay (Totara park), 59 prime at 10a Id to lls 3d ; Mr William Kirkland (Strath-Taieri), 33 at 9s 3d ; Messrs Dickson Bros (Eelmont). 230 (small) at 7s 6d. Pigs. — Only 116 forward. The demand was very keen, and the extreme values current at- late sales were well-maintained. We are convinced that at the present time Burnside is the premier market in the South Island for the sale of pi<jg. Well bred bacon pigs and porkers are fetching prices such as farmers have not seen for years. We strongly advise our country friends to try our market with their consignments. We sold 90 to-day at the following range of values :— Bacon pigs at from 40s to 553 ; a few heavy-weights (bought by butchers) brought 70s to 8O3 ; porkers at from 26s to 365 ; stores at from 12s to 235 ; and suckers at from 8s to lls. Store Cattle.— Practically nothing doing in this olass of stock at present. Store Sheep. — Crossbred wethers in forward condition are still inquired for, arsd sales at Very satisfactory prices continue to be made. We also note a good demand for well-grown crossbred hoggets, and could place Borne thousands if price and locality suitable. Rabbitfkins.— We had only a moderate-sized catalogue for Monday's sale. The demand 'wait unusually keen, and bnyexa showed a disposition to give higher prices where the quality of tho skins warranted.it. Prime winter blacks and silver greys are specially inquired for, and fancy prices would be obtain.' d if any fir»t quality skins of thrse classes we're offering. . We- quote : Prime ai'ver greye, 18d per lb ; do winter black?, 15d to 16Jd ; do greys, 12J4 10 12* d ; ordinary do, lid to 12i ; early do, 9d to lOJd ; autumn, 7d to BJd ; summer, 4£d to 8u ; suckers aud runners, lid to . WooL-r Cable advices regqjdjpg tlllOffjtfUPC °*

the preßent sories of London wool sales reporting a slight improvement in values were on the whole encouraging, but those to hand during the current •week are less reassuring, the American section of the trade having withdrawn from the market. The letter advices to hand by yesterday's Brindisi mail show that prices ruling for Otago-grown wool at the May-Jupe sales were disappointing, so that the reported improvement in values at the sales now - progressing in London were much needed. The range of values at the May-June sales was as follows :— Crqssbreds : Fine to extra, BJd to 9Jd ; fair to medium, 9d to lOd ; coarse bright, 9d to lOd ; wasty, 6Jd to 7Jd. Merinos : Good quality, light and loDg, SJa to 9d ; failcharacter heavier, Sd ; irregular condition, 7d to 7§d ; dingy, 5d to 6'Ad. In this market there is little doing excepting sale of- a few oddments. Sheepskins. — On Tuesday, at the Chamber of Commerce, we submitted a moderate sized catalogue to good attendance ; prices ruled about the same as last week. "W e quote : Green crossbredp, 2s 9d to 3s 6d ; extra good up to 4s ; do lambs, 2s 6d to os ; dry crossbreds (good to best), 3s 8d to 5s 3d ; fair to medium, 23 Id to 3s ; pelts and inferior, 7d to Is 6d ; dry merinos (good to best), 2s 9d to 3s 6d ; fair to medium, Is fid to 2s 6d ; pelts (small or damaged). 3d to Is each. j Hides. — Since la>t report there is no change iv this market. All heavy well flayed ox are readily sold at quotations, which are : Prime heavy ox, 3Jd to 3J4 ; medium do, 2£d to 3d ; light and inferior, l£d ti SJd per lb. j Tallow.— No change to .report. We quote : Best rendered mutton, 14s to 15? ; meoiuru. 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; discoloured and inferior, 9s to lls ; rough fat, 8s to lls p u r cwt. Grain. — Wheat : The demand for this cereal is slightly easier since last week, and the amount of business doing: is limited. Prices, however, have not appreciably changed, and we have put through a few lines at about late quotations. We quote : Prime Tuscan and red sorts, 4s 2£d to 4s 3id',' medium to good, As to 4s l£d ; fair to medium, 3a lid to 3s lljd ; good to prime velvet, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; chickwheat, 3s to 3* Sd (sacks in, terms). ' Oats : Since our last report the market shows no change. Shippers are doing very little business, as there have not been any steamers from Dunedin to Sydney for home thrae weeks. We quote : Good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; fair to medium, 2s Old to 2s ljd ; be3t milling and seed, 2s 4d to 2s 7d per bushel (sacks extra, net). Barley : There is still agood demand, and prices are unchanged. We quote : Prime malting, 43 to 4s 24 ; good do, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; feed and milling, 2s 9d to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra, net). '" Chaff. — Tho market is over-iupplied, and prices have consequently declined. Values are to-day from 5s to 10s per ton lower than last week. We quote : Prime, £3 15s to £1 per ton ; medium £3 6s to £3 15s ; inferior, £2 15s to £3 ; straw, per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes. — The market remains firm, and prices about th« same. We quote : Prims northern Derwents £3 2s 6d to £3 5s ; do Oamaru, £3 7s 6i to £3 10s ; southern, £2 12s b'd to £2 17s 6d.