WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2274, 30 September 1897, Page 26

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, Septembkr 29.

Fnt Cattle.-- -To-day's supply numbered 200 | head, and of those about halt were prime quality beef, but mostly me. Hum weights. The remainder were liuht wcUhts. aud a. few lots wt'ie Uttle belter ihun fotward condition store. A fairly brink demand was experienced all through tha sains, but we cannot uncut any improvement in p ices. Best bullocks sold nt £7 to £85» ; medium, £5 7s 6d to £& 10< ; light, £i 2* <jd to ±"5 ; best. c->wa and heifers, jCn 5s to £6 : ordiunry, £'■] 5$ to £1 10s.— Uoxaud Hkid and Co yanled 33, and sold : For a southern client, 7 bullock* at £7 to £5 17tt tJd ; Mr Willmm Kirk land (KhiwrovO, 2 do at Xti 7s t!d, 3 cow* at £1 10s; a client, 7 bullack? at £'S 5s ; Mr John M'Uoußld (Mnur.galua), 3 do at £4 12s fid; Mb.hms Mitchell Bro*., John O'Ciinnell, and other- 1 , II hend at qtiotat'ons, — Tub Nkw Zkaiano Loan and MrtiiCANm.K Aguncy Company (Limitrd) sold : For Mr ' J. S. Fleniitig (OtukiJi), 2 bullocks at £C> j l?s fid; 2 do at £:i 5-! ; 2 do at £o 15s — Dalokty *nd Co. (Limitud) yarded Bl Viral, and pold : KorMr Ue^rg« Anrterson (Stirling), 2 bullocks at £7,2 do at iti 17a 63, 2 do at £5 17» 6d ; Mr J. Fia<«-r (Mun'mato). 2 bullock* at £7 2s (Id, 2 do at £Q 15s, 2 do at £<& 5". 1 do at M 2* ftt ; M r J. 0. Auderaou (Stirling). 2 bullocks at £0 17« Gd, 2 do at £8 lOj, 2 rfo at £S 7* 61, 3 do at i'C, I do at £(i 5?, S do at £5 12* 6<J, 1 cow a!; £3 5< ;. Mr J. Itutherford (Tnvhclulha). 1 bullock at £7 2s Gd, 2 do at £<S 2-C, 2 do at £5 7s 6d, 2 »i«ife;sac £4 Gs ; Mr William Jftffray (Ka-.t I'aiM-i), 1 bullock at M 15s. '2 do at £. r v 17b tSd. 2do ar £5 15% 2 do at £) 15s. 3 do at £5 10-t. 3 do at £510$, 1 do at £5 13s, I hf ifer at £5 2» «d, 1 cow at £4 10s ; Mr A. Douglas (K.xst Taieri), 0 bullock* at £& 10->, and turn<-d out 10 head unsold — .VTRONACH BROS. AND Morris fold : For Atr Alexander J).>uklu-< (Uast Taieri), bullock* up to £6, and for Mr II Morris PetrinNuhi), heifers and steer* *t quotation*. — The Fakmkks' Agkncy (3«mpa.>Y' (Limiyso) ymvied 35, and s>ld: Kor Mr A. Douslas, 11 ■ bullocks at £5 10s to £7 15k ; Me James Hurrison. | (per Co »porati vr). sdo at £5 5s to £8R«, 2 heifei-n to £6 5s ; Mr \y. Kirk, 5 bullocks at £5 10a to £7* 7« fid; Mr R. (!harters, ] heifer at £4 ; Mr J. Kirk (per Co-operative), 1 do at £& 10s ; a client:, 2 do at £4 10-s 5 bullocks ai £5 2s 6\l.— -Macmjan and Co. sol* : For Air Jauie* Ilarrtaou (Middle- , maich, per Co operative Company), 2 bullocks at I £8 2h 6d, 2do at £5 1 !a ; Mr K. 8. Paul (Ardgowau), I Bdo at £5 10*, 3 cows n' £5 10s to £4 ss, 1 bullock (small) at £3 12s tfd ; Mr Ge.»rt?e Cronblo (lfiden- | dale), I cow at £0, 2 do at £4 17s (i.i, 4 do to £4 ; Mitsars W. Aliller (Sawyers' B*y), J. Intrie (Mosgiel), and W. Townley \Hißhcliff), 9 head at market r^teo.

Fat Shfep.— A large entry to-day, 3457 being penned, of which only about 70 were mtjrinos. A small proportion were i>r.tno heavy wethera, and the remainder were light wether* and aged ewes. There was scarcely aoy dt-mmd fiom exporter?, and the cupply briog in excess of the requirements of the trade price* fell lower and lower as the sale advanced, values at tho close b(*ng fully Is below tho level of last weekV pi ices. Kxtra heavy crossbred wether* sf-ld at 153 3d to Hit !)d ; prime do, 13>Sd to 14* 6d; medium do, lla 6d to 12s 9d ; light do, 8s 91 to JOj !)d ; best crossbred ewes, lls 6 t to 12s 6d ; ordinary do, 8« M to Ids ; merino wethers. 9* 3.t to 9< (i t.— l>onam> Reid and Co. ynrded 50^, and Fold : For Mr Geoige Lindsay (Btikenshaw), 31)3 1 ) he ivy cios»bred wothera at 15s3d; ftlr Alexunder Wisely (Milton), 50 cossbied wethers at 14s (j 1 to *i3s b'd ; a client. 57 cio»sbrod wethers ato satisfactory price ; Mr Henry Dixon (Mn'aura), 120crofsbrod w«thersatl2nto HsG 1 ; Mr W.G. ScotttChotwood), ISScrodsbred wethers at 13s' to Us 3d ; a southern client, 50 cios-bred wethers and ewes ot 12i 3d to 10s fld ; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow liVrm). 100 ciosshred maiden ewes at 12*; Air Alex. Cameron (Binvie), 57 cropsbred wethers at I3i (M to lls !)d.— '«hk Nkw Zka>and I OAN AND MICnCANTII.K AOKNCY COMPANY (Lim(tro) penned 815 and sold : For Mr James Liddell (Tateri licach), 302 eros-bred wethers and iuaii«D ewes to I'h 6d; Mr William Green (Green Hil!n), 00cro«shied wether* to ]3a 3d ; Mr llobert B^rthwick Beach). 49 crossbred wethers to ISs ; Mr John Person (G!enle«li), 53 crossbred wethers nndewra at 10» 3a ; Mr James Grey (Milburn), s*i crossbred ewes to \',U 3d ; Mr Kichard living (Clinton), 314 croinbrcd ewes to 12« ; Mr Alex Howe (Waitahtinu), 49 light cro«Rbred ewes nt 8s 6>l and £0 do wethers at 9j 3d ; Mr Robert Brown (lledbank), 110 crossbred wethers to 13« Jlci.— Dalqkty A^D < "oiipany (i.iiUTF.D) yarded 53i and >o)d : JiVr Mr .Ino. Kiike (Kelso). 184 we- hers 12s Qd to 104 6d. 113 ewe^ 7« 9d to Ps Id ; Mr A. Douglas (East Taieri), lfil civsabred wethers at 12s Cd , Messrs Muir and King (Balclntha). 132 wethtrs 145.9 dto 13<(3d. The Kakmkrs' AokncyCompany (Limitkd) penned 7fc'C and tch' *- follows . For Mr John Davidson <\Ypi>«ni.^ Vi '.■ro.MK'ored wethers at 36s 9d (top T>«v<«-i <i 6da at \o* .?•?, 9 Jialfbred wethers at Vts M ; aivje-s Mm/My, R.-ibisrts, and Co. (Oladbrook), SSOdo a<iV:3' <\8 merino wethers at 10s 6.1 ; Mr John M'JF.inald (Switchback), 3lcro*»bred wetheis at 14s «a, P5 do at 13s ; Mr 1). Murray, 3S half bred wethers at 9* Sd ; Mr Samuel Glovnr, 38 crossbred wethers at 13* 3d : Air William Smith (Tottenham). 184 two-tooth wethers at 13a 3<l; Messrs Kirby and Co., 112 cr<wisbred« at 12i MtnU-tGi, ti> halfbreds at lls 9d to 12i 3d ; a south client. 2!) crossbred weth»rs at 13s 3>i, 2*5 do at 9s 9d, 121 crossbrei ewes at 93 9d to 10s (id — Maclba.n and Co. sold :' For Mr John Bmca (The Firs), 120 crossbred wethers at market rates.

Fnt Lambs — Only 18 forward, which met a brisk sale tit up to Us 9d for best. Pie*.— l2o penned, -and all except t eavy ba'-oners met with very keen competition. Ihere is a splendid demand for stores and porkers. — JJONAI.D Ueid and Co. sold suckers at lls to 355. slips afc 17b to IS.*, stores nt 20« (M to 25s 6d, porkers at 27s to 30a, baconers at 38* to 475, extra heavy up to f.Os. -Damjety and Co. (LmiTED) sod J5 at quotation*.— Messrs SfACLKAN and <.'o. sold : For Mr James Srnellie (Netherby), 1 pen nice qualty baconers at 31s fid. Country Sales.— This Faiim ßits' Aoencv Company (Limited) report: We held our regular stock Ealr* at Clinton on Thur?'djy last. Tbe entry was lsrgp, and consisted of all Forts. Sales were tlow, and price* all in favour of buyere. We sod by auction and privately as follows : — 400 threequarter hocgete, &i 5d ; 84 do, 9? lOd ; 404 ciossbreds. Ss 3d ; 3GO do, 8s ; 80 crossbred eweg, 0s Pd ; 350 wethers. 9s 10d to 13a lOd ; 500 small hoggets, 6* to 7» Gd ; 259 hoggets, 7s lOd to 9» 6d.— DALGEnr and Co. (Limited) report: We held our fortnightly sale at Salclutha on Friday, the £4th mat. There was ft very large entry of sheep, principally half-fat wethers and hoggets off turnips, which are now rapidly disappearing. The

sale was a very dull one. but notwithstanding we cleared every lot ia the yard. The prices for ecercely finished wethers was Anything but «atisfsctorj-, but «s feed was in the majority of c&aas finished the owners wsro compelled to accept a lower range of values. Hojjgets were in good demand, and slightly higher prices were rualined for all good lots. Cattle :Wo ©ffert<H6o head, principally very forward bullocks off tumipa. There was a large attendulico of buyers, and good prices, considering the times, were realised for all well bred, forward cattl*. Wo sold 1693 sheep and 150 cattle at the following range of values :— Fat crossbred wethers brought from 12s 6d to 14s 7d , unfinished do, 10a Cd to Us 6.1 ; best cronabrarf hoggots. 9s to 93 7d ; good do, 8s 3d to 8s Sd ; small and medium, Cs 6i to 7s 9d ; full-mouthed. ew«i (in lamb), 9$ Sd ; forward conditioned bullocks, £5 15s to £(} 6s ; small to medium do, £i 10* to £5 5s ; forward conditioned heifers, £3 10s to £4 Us; low conditioned stcora (2yrs), £2 to £3 l(b ; well brtd stores, £:i 10s to £4.

JR.abbits.klnß.— There was a veiy brisk demand for rabbitskins on Monday, and the lisc in values reported list week was fully maintained. Moderate catalogues we>o submitted, consisting principally of wiuter skins. The few lines of lately taken skins which wore offered show unmistakable signs of the approach of the warm weather. Beat winter bucks and d< ci sold at l^d to 14.1 ; medium, 12d to 12Jd ; Into winters, lOd to Hid ; winter blacks, 15d to lCd ; autumns, 6Jd t« BJd ; summer?, 3d to 5Jd. Shceptkins.- Only moderate catalogue* were submitted at the sates at the Agricultural Hall on. Tuesday. The local feltmoiißcrs and shippers were all present and competed keenly for all classes, wt-ll saved fulj-woolicd skins in shipping condition being paiticuUvly in request. Ureeu cio sbreris sold at 3i Id to si ; do merino, 2a 4d to 3* ; dry orossbreds, Ss Id to 4« lOd ; do merino, la 0.1 to 3s 5d ; pelts, 4d to Is 3d. Hides. — 'l'he market is very firm, and prices are better than they have been for peveral yean. All sorts arc in good demand and meet with read? Bile. Buyers showed a decided preference for wellRaved, clean hides, which command pricoo to fully recompense tha oxtnx caro bestowed on them. Quotations : Prime heavy, 3}d to 3Jd per 1b ; medium to good, 2}d to 3d ; light, 2Jd to 2Jd ; inferior. ]}.i to 2d. 'follow and Fat.— There is not a great deol of biwinens doing in this particular line. The supply comes pnncipully from country clients, and it composed of mixud rendered and rough fat. Local- manufacturers are the principal buyers. Quotations : J?fiine rendered, 14* to 15j perewt; medium, lla 6d to 13s; rough fat, 8a 6d to 10s 3d. Gr.itn. — Wheat : The market for thft cereal continue* to-have a healthy tone. Prime milling; camples aro especially ifi request, and are readily plac d. Me.-Uum quality, although not so much sought after, contiuuts to move off slowly as opportunity oftVrs. Fowl wheat in condition for (•hipping la in fair demand, but musty aud broken fan.p'o< are not in favour. Qiiotationß : Prirao milling velvet, 4* 4d to 43 7>( ; prime milling Tuscan, *c. it 4d to if 6d ; medium to good, 4a to 4s 3d ; fowl wheat (whole), 3s 2>l to Hs 7d ;do <hrok»n), 2« 9J to 3d Id per bushel (*acki in). O »t« : 1 here is no change in any rt spsct to report, 'the market is not at any timu excited, but vrbea bhiiSpers cau sscure suitable freights they continue to operate at the prices ruling for the past fewr weolie. Quotations : Seed lines, 2s 2d to 2s Cd ; prime roiling, 2s Id to 2s 3d ; good to be»t feed, la Ud to 2< ; medium, Is t)&d to la lOJI per bushel (sacks extra), rniley , In the sl>«enco of stocks there i-t little business passing, ond late quotations still hold goo.:. Potiitoer. — The supply forward is amplo to supply immediate trade requirements. Onlyprime Derwunts mcefc with anything like a jroon roception from buyer-'. At prwnent the demand for shipment is practically nil, conkcquontly heavy consignments cannot easily be quitted at once on ur-ivul un loss of p'inm" 1 quality. , Quotations? Best Dorwf nts. £2 J2s '6d to ~£2 15* per ton ; jnedium to good,' £2 sa'to £2 10s (sack's in). ' Chaff.— Th« raarkefc thin v»eek is woU supplied. As usual prime quality is in most requc»t, and .has suffered little in comparison with lat« >*les. Medium quality, lu>wevor, i« Dot in much request, and is only saleable at slightly l educed prices. Quotation* : Bs»t oaton she^f, £'A 1 2a (id to £H I7i Oil' per ton ; medium to good, £2 to £'i 10i (bags extra).

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