WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2302, 14 April 1898, Page 26

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REP ORT.

Wednesday, April 13.

Fat Cattle. — The yarding to-day consisted of 220 head, mostly medium-weight bullocks, anything special being fairly well competed for, but for other sorts there was a dragging sale, graziers, in face of the backward season, not even opera- : ting for the unfinished sorts. Best bullocks { brought £7 103 to £8 2s 6d ; medium, £6 10s to I £7 ; other*, £3 10s to £5 15s ; best cows, £4 to £5 > 10s ; others, £2 to £3. —Dalgety and Co. (Limited) I yaided 18, and sold as follow* :— For Mr A. Baker ! (Broad Bay), 2 heifers at £ ! 2s 6d : Mr George Aitcheson (Hampden), 7 bullocks at £8 to £4 7s 6d ; Mr W. Lyla (The Banks). 4 do at £3, 4 heifers at £4 to £2 7s 6d ; Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow farm), 1 bullock at £7 12s 6d.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 57, and sold : For Messrs D. and A. At'Pherson (Berwick), 5 prime bullocks at £7 17s ' 61 to £6 2s (iJ, 7 beifers at £6 12s 6d to £4 7s 6d ; Mr D. Campbell (Berwick), 4 bullocks at £6 5s to £4 15s ; Mr John Stevenson (Henley). 9 cows at £2 153 ; Mr John Findlay (Findlayston), 6 bullocks at £8 2s 6.1 to £7 7s 6J, 1 cow at £i 15s ; Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow farm), 2 bullocks at £6 10s ; Mr Geo Gordon, sen. (Maungatua), 2do at £5 7s 6d, 2 heifers at £3 ; Measis Lee, M'Lean, Pre6sley, Townl«3\ and others 19 head at market rate?. — ' StpvONach Bkos-. -and Morris yarded 16 head, and sold : For Mr W. Lindfay(Allanton), bullocks at £5 : Mr William Wa»ran(\Vaifoiti), bullock 3at £4 ss : and for other clients bullocks at quotation?.—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) yarded for Mr William Lindsay (Allanton), Mr Thomas Gordon (Mauugatua), Mr "William Mas son (Waitati), Mr "Wm. Mitchell (Waitati), seven pen3— bullocks fetching up to £6 17s 6rt, and cows to £5 10s.— Maclean and Co. yarded 62 head, and sold : For Mr G. H. Gilrov (Stirling), 7 bullocks at £7 ; and for Messrs W. M'Kewan, It. Qrr, A. M'Gill, A. Baker, Charles Morae, F. Larking, A. M'Cahe, T GoodwiD, W. Robinson, J. Matheson, J. Rob:rts, J. Ireland, E. R. Brinsden, W. Townley, Jno. Bishop, J. Pryor, and others, steers, cows, dec, to £6 2s 6d.— The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) yarded 78 and sold as follows : For Mr Robert Charters (Ury Park), 6 bullocks at £5 to £7, 1 cow at £3 ; Messrs M'Goverin and Hardie (The Hook), •16 bullocks at £3 7s 6d to £5 10 s ; Mr W. i Lindsay (Allan ton), 9 do at £5 7s 6d to £7 5s ; Mr Edwards (North-East Valley), 1 cow at 12* ; Mr John Kirk (Taieri), 2 bullock? at £5 12s 6d. 4 cows at £3 5s to £3 12s Gd ; Mr D. D. Wilson (Saddle i Hill), 3 bullocks at £4 10j ; Mrs M'Kay (Otakia), •4 do at £4 7s 6d; Mr 11. M. Turnbull (Linburn ' station), 24 do at £4 10s to £7 ; Mr T. Gordon ! i (Maungatua), 3 cows at £3 16s ; Mr D. Suther- . land (Ifast Taieri), 1 heifer at £i 10s.

_Fat_ Sheep —The yarding 10-day consisted of 2554sbeep, a small number only of which were really prime wethers, the greater portion being comprised of ewes and half and three-parts fat wethers, graziers taking a considerable number of the latter. There wa3 a fair demand for prime wethers, but values for inferior sheep were, if anything, lower than last week'R rate 3. Extra heavy crossbred wethers brought from ]Is 6i to 12s 9d ; good, 9s 6d to 10s 6d ; medium, 8s to 9j ; light, 6s Si to 7s 3d ; best ewes, 81 to 9a ; medium, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; inferior, 4s to 5s 6d.— Dalgety and Co (Limited) yarded 652. and sold : For Mr John Logan (Otama), 179 crossbred wethera at 12s 6'd to lls ; Mi F. Freeman (Knfield), 130 do (small) at 8s to 63 9d , Mr C. Brenseil (Kyeburn), 33 do at fis ; Mr A. M'Fadyen. (Middlemarcb), 29 crossbred eVfes at ss, Mr J. Stewart (Goodwood), 7# crossbred wtthers (small) at-53 4d to 4s 3d ; Mr' M. JDalip (The Park), IS do at ss; Mi-H. Ross (Lawrence), 30 do at 8s 9d, 18 crossbrnda at 63 Sd ; Mr A. Durie (Komaka.). 51 do at 7s dd ; Mr J. Mauton (The Glen), 92 crossbred wethers at 9s.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 953, and sold : For Mi- John Newlands (Mahenb), 60 crossbred ewes at Ss 3d to 6s 3J ; Mr James Service (Palmerston), 9 crossbred wethers and ewes at 4b 6d ; Mr V. Fulton (Lee Flat station). 85 crossbred wether* at 9s Id, 123 do at 8s 6d, 273 do at 7s 6d, 153 halfbred wethers (small) at 4s lid; Mr W H. Lobb (Brighton), 48 crossbred wethers and ewes at 89 9d to ss ; Mr A Campbell (Hampden), 76 crossbred ewes (stores) , Mr J. Golightly (Purakanui), 20 balfbred ewes ; Mr J. Bell (Whare Flat), 53 merino ewes, all at quotations, and turned 206 out unsold.— Stronach Bros, and Morris" sold for Mr D Alexander a line of crossbred ewes at 7s 2d.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr John Raebuni (Gore), 114 crossbred wethers at 10a 9d, 65 do-afc >''s 9d ; Mi JohD Johnston (Kaihikn), 15 crossbred wethers at lls, 28 halfbred wethers and ewes at 9s 3d, and 28 merino wethers at 63 3d ; Mr Ewen Cameron (Middlemarcb), 42 crossbred \vethers at 7n 9d, 30 do at 7* ; Mr John Brown (Broadfield), 40 crossbred wether 3at 103 6d.— Maclean and Co. penned 140, and sold For a northern client, 70 halfbred ewes to 5s 6.1 : Messrs Nankivell and Son (Waikouaiti), 70 crossbred and halfbred wethers to 63 3d — The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) peuned and sold . For Mr A Douglas (Taieri), 35 i-bred Romney wethers (very heavy) at 12s 9d ; Mr John Sutherland (WaitahuDa). 42 crossbred wethers at lls, 20 do ewes at 9b ; Mr W. G. Jones (Middlemarch), 34 do at 63 3ol; Mr J. Pottinger (Eweburn), 54 two-teoth wethers at 8s to 8e 9d ; Mr J. A. Riddle, 25 merino ewes a"t 3s 3d

Fat Lambs.— The number yarded to-day was 904, and again was in excess of requirements. Freezing buyers opened very cautiously, only taking such pens as could be secured at a reduction on last week's rates. The.demand for j butchers' purposes is now very small, conse- ! quently the trade were able tc fill their requirements at their own prices. Graziers were buyers for low-conditioned lambs and for those not required by butchers, but prices paid by them > were lower than last week's rates, more , particularly for medium quality, which, in many 1 iustance?, brought 6d to Is per head lower, i Bast freezing lambs brought 8s 9d to 9s 4d ; ' good do, 7s to 85 ; medium do, 5s to 6s ; stores, 3s to 4s 6d.— Dalgetv and Com- , pany (Limited) yarded 189, and sold as

follows : — For Mr H. Ross (Lawrence), 18 lambs at 8j 9d ; Mr J. M'Leod (Gimraerburn), 70 at 5s 9d to 53 6d ; Mr D. Mauton (The Glen), 47 at 4a Sd ; Mr C Brenseil (Kyeburn), 29 at 7s 6d to 03 3d ; Mr J Dalvey (The Park), 25 at 8s 6d.— Donald Reid and Co. yarded 181, and sold : For Mr James Service (Palmerston) 31 at 5s ; Mr Alex. Sim (Herbprt), 70 afc 5a lid to 5a 2d ; Mr D. Wilson (Flag Swamp), 30 at 6s 3d ; Mr D. Reid (Salisbury) 34 at 6* ; Mr J. Golightly (Purakanui), 16 at 4s 3d.— Stronacii Bros, and Morris sold : For a southern client, a draft of lanibs at 6s 6d to 5s 6d.— Tue Farmfrs' Agency Company (Limited) sold as follows :— For Mr Pottingir, 6 at 7s 9d ; Mr John Weir, 54 at 4i 3d to 4s 9d ; Mr W, John.iton, 24 at 5s (3d ; Mr W. Hall, 80 at 5s 3d { Mr A. Douglas, 11 at 6s. Pigs.— The yarding to-day consisted of 146 head. The demand for all sorts still exists, and prices ruled aa follow :— Suckers, 9s 6d to 13s [ slips, 153 6d to ISs ; stores, 19.s to 25s ; porkers, 27s to 303 light bacon, 3C,s to 41s ; heavy, 46s to 57s ; pen extra heavy, £3.— Dalgety and Co. (Limited) sold a draft at quotations. — Donald Reid and Co. yarded '26, and sold <• For Messis D." Dodd, M. Tweed, W. Blackig, and Joseph Pickering, at market rates. — Maclkan and Co. sold a small consignment for Mr C. Williams (Mihiwaka) at market rates.

Wheat.— Very dull of sale, millers refusing to purchase except, at a reduction of from ljd to 2d per bushel— prime northern velvet bringing from 4s 7d to 4s 8d ; southern, 4s 5d to 4s 6d ; Tuscan and red sorts, 2d less (sacks in, terms). Oats are now comiDg to hand more freely, prices being, if anything, rather firmer. Sutherlands, 2s 3d ; good milling sparrow bills, up to 2s 2d ; good feed, 2s to 2s Id ; medium and inferior, Is lOd to Is lid". < Barley. — Market remains firm, without change iv values. Best malting, 4s 8d to 5s ; fair to medium, 4a 2d to 4s 5d : feed and milling, 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Chaff.— The market ha 3 dropped about 53 per ton during the week owing to larger quantities coming forward. Primn well cut, £3 15s to £3 17s 6d ; mcdium,-£3 to £3 103.

Potatoes. — We have again to report a drop in prices, best not them Derwents being worth £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d ; southerns, £3 5s to £3 10s. Hides.— Market lemains firm at last week's rates, prime heavy ox bringing from 3Jd to 3Jd ; medium, 2Jd to 3d ; listht and inferior, lfd to 2Jd.

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