WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2373, 24 August 1899, Page 30

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, August 23. Fat Cattle. — The number yarded to-day was ' 222, of which a small portion only were really prime beef. The balance of the entry was composed of medium to inferior quality bullocks and heifers. Owing to the small supply of last week butchers were bare of supplies, and in consequence bid freely, and the advance recorded lost week was nrmly maintained. Best bullocks brought from £7 15s to £9; medium weights, £6 10s to £7 10s; light and inferior, £1 to £5 10s; best cows and heifers, £5 15s to £6 10s; medium, £5 to £5 103 ; light and inferior, £3 10s to £i ss. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 18, and sold: For Mr James Brand (Kelso), 6 bullocks at £8 to £6 ss; Mr A. Duncan (Owaka), 2 bullocks at £7 ss, 6 heifers at £6 10s to £5 ss; other vendors, 5 head at quotations. Stronach Bros, and , Morris yarded and sold 37 head as follows: — ' For Mr Frank M'Lean (Henley), a line of bul- ' locks averaging £8, also bullocks at £6 2s 6d to £5 ss ; Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook estate), good quality heifers at £6 2s 6d ( £5 15s, and £5 ss ; Mr Alexander Douglas (East Taieri), bullocks at quotations; Messrs William Alexander, William Miller, and other vendors, cows and heifers at quotations; and privately during the week, a line of 55 bullocks at a satisfactory price. Donald Reid 'and Co. yarded 43, and sold: For Mr W. Hodgson (Koriri), 7 heifers at £6 2s 6d to £5 17s 6d; Mr Alexander Sutherland (East Taieri), 4 bullocks at £6 10s to £6; Mr D. Reid (Salisbury), 15 bullocks at £7 ; Mr Alexander Thomson (Murrayfield), 5 bullocks at £3 to £1 10s; Messrs Thomson, Paterson, Runciman, Murdoch, and others, 12 head at quotations. Maclean and Co. yarded 2Q head, and sold: For Mr W. Cullen (Crookston), 6 bullocks and 1 heifer; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks; Mr A. Douglas (East Taieri), 1 bullock, 1 cow, and 3 heifers ; Messrs MAuley, Early, Walker, Townley, and Perry, 6 head cows and heifers, all at market rates. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) yarded 25 head, and sold: For Mr Alexander Douglas, 1 bullock at £5 ss, 2 cows at £3 2s 6d; Mr John Kirk, 2 bullocks at £8, 2 do at £6 17s 6d, 2 do at £5 17s 6d, 1 do at £6, 2 heifers at £3 15s, 1 cow at £3 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £3, Idoat£4 7s 6d ; Mr Wm. Kirk, 1 bullock at £8 10s, 1 do at £5 ss, 1 heifer at £3 15s, 1 cow at £4 17s 6d ; a client, 3 steers at £4 17s 6d, 3 cows at £i to £3 2s 6d. Wright, Stephonson, and Co. sold 82 head as follows:— For Mr W. S. Mosley (Inchclutha), 6 prime bullocks at from £8 to £9, and 10 nice quality steers at from M 2s 6d to £7 17s 6d; New Zealand Agricultural Company, Limited (in liquidation), 12 prime polled Angus steers at from £8 5s to £8 12s 6d ; Mr George Nichol (Taurima estate), 12 very prime steers (small) at £6 to £6 17s 6d; Mr Alexander Crawford (Greenbank), 7 primo steers and heifers at up to £8 17s 6d; Mr Robert Oliver (Heathcote), 7 prime steers at £7 2s 6d to £8 ; and for other vendors, 33 head at quotations. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association yarded 30, .rad sold as follows : — For Mr William Lindsay (Allanton), 14 bullocks at £7 to £8 ss ; Mr William Kirk (Mosgiol), 1 bullocks at £5 12s 6d; Mr P. Sutherland (Outram), 6 bullocks at £6; Mr Alexander Sounoss (Otakia), 8 bullocks at £6 to £7. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) yarded 35 head, and »ol<i: For J£r Alexander Douglas (Qast Taiari), 8 bullocks to £7 12s Gd ; Mr Jas. Ross (Kartigi), 7 bullocks to £7 7s 6d; Mr H. L. Johnson (Berwick), 7 bullocks to £7; Mr J. C. Buckland (Taieri Lake station), 7 bullocks to £6 7s 6d; Mr Josoph Crane (Otakia), 4 bullocks at £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; Mr William Jaffray (Otakia), 3 cows at £i 12s 6d to JB4 17s 6d. Fat She«p. — The yarding to-day comprised 2738 sheep, of which tho greater number were wethors. Although a few pens of extra heavy wethers wero offered— notably a draft of really magnificent wethers from Mr Deegan — the sheep as a whola were much inferior in quality to last week's yarding. The demand right through the sale was brisk, both butchers and freezing buyers operating freely, and last week's rates were readily obtained, and, in some cases, exceedod. Extra heary-weight wethers brought from 18s 9d to 20s 3d ; freezing wethers, 14b 6d to 17s ; medium, 12s 6d to 14s ; merinos and light weights, 9s 9d to 12s; best ewes, 14s; medium, 12s Od to 13s 6d; light and inferior, 10s to 11s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 146, and sold: For Mr James Smithson (Blantyre), 5S crossbred ewes at 15s 9d to 14s 6d; Mr Thomas Keenan (St. Bathans), 62 halfbred wethers at 14s 9d to 12s 6d, 39 merino wethers at lls. Stronach Bros, sold: For Mr George Parkins (Kuri Buih), crossbred ewes at 13s 6d to 13« 3d; a client, crossbred wethers at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. yarded 338, and sold: For Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co., 119 wethers at 15s 9d to 14s 3d; Mr Edward Heonan (Maungatua), 68 wethers at 15s 3d to 13s 6d ; Mr George Perkins (Kuri), 47 wethers at 15s 6d to 14s 3d; Mr R. Leishman (Whara Flat), 58 wethors and ewes at 13s 9d to 12s; Mr John Findlay (Findlayston), 16 wethers and ewes at 15s to 14s 9d; Mr Andrew Stevenson (East Taieri), 51 wethors at lls 3d to 10s 9d. Maclean and Co. penned 353, ftud sold: For Mr A. Lowery (Lovell's Flat), 62 wethers and maiden ewes at 14s 6d to 345; Mr A. Douglas (East Taieri), 40 wethers and maiden ewes at 15s 9d to 14s ; a client, 60 tit 16s 9d to 15s 3d; a northern client, 60 wethers at 17s 3d to 13s. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 389, and sold: For Mr R. Robinson (Berwick), 210 crosibred wethers at 14s 9d to 14s 6d, 22 halfbred do at 14s; Mr W. Kennedy, 39 merino wethers at 13s tct lls 6d, 15 crossbred .do at 15s, 14 hoggets at 12s to lls 6d; Mes3rs Walsh Bros. (Kuri), 28 prime crossbred wethers at 16s 9d, 35 do at 16s 3d, 29 ewes at 14s 9d. Wright, Sfcophenson, and Co. sold 658 as follows: — For Messrs Deegan and Sons (Western District, Southland), 32 magnificent crossbred wethers (average weight fully 90lb) at 20s 3d, and 18 extra prime crossbred wethers (not so heavy) at 17s 6d, both lots to Mr E. F. Lawrence, Georga street; Mr Alexander M'Gregor (Dumbarton Rock), 138 very prime crossbred wethers at from 15s 3d to 18s 3d ; Mr Peter Sloan (Ro3eneath), 20 extra prime crossbjred wethers at 18s 3d to 18a 9d, and 34 very prime crissbred ewes at 16s; Mr J. F. Ayeon (Kaihiku), 104 crossbred wethers at 14s 6d to 16s ; Mr James Crawford (Waikoikoi), 51 crossbred wethers and maiden owes at 15s; a southern client, 60 small crossbred wethers at 13s; Mr A. Arthur (Springfield), 141 halfbred and merino wethers at quotations ; Mr Thomas Keenan (St. Bathans). 60 halfbred wethers at 15s. — p-The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association nenned 812, and sold as follows: — For Mr John Fahey (Thorntop), 6>" very prime wethers at 18s 9d; Mr Wil'iam Haddle (Waikaka), 41 very prime owns at 16a (top price for ewes); Mr A. Dougl»3 (Ricrarton), 28 ewes at 12s 6d ; Mr John Smith (Tuapeka West), 125 crossbreds at ! 343; Mr John Fahey (Thorntop), 172 crossbred owes at 13s 6d to 14s; south client, 124 crossbred ewei at 14s to 15s 6d ; Mr W. Goy/ (North), 73 crossbred wathcrs at 16a 3d ; south client, 56 three-quarterbred ewes at 14s 9d to 15s 6d ; Mr Pat Spratt (Sutton), 64 halfbreds to 16s 9d ; Mr Thomas Keenan (St. Bathans), 63 halfbred wethers at 15s 9d; and privately, for Mr J. Gray (Milburn), 180 wethers ?t 17b; Mr J. Lockhart (Milton), 370 do at 35s The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Comuanr (Limited) penntd 487. and sold: For Mr

Ewen Cameron (Glenore), 113 crossbred wethetV to 173; Mr Gordon Sheed (Wairuna), 114 cross-4 bred wethers and maiden ewes at 15s to 13si 3d; Mr J. C. Buokland (Taieri Lake station)^ 108 crossbred wethers at 13s 9d, 29 do at, 18s _ 3d, 28 halfbred wethers at 13s 9d, 45 merinp wethers at 10s sd. Fat Lambs. — Only two or three pens were yarded, and those of fair q\iality brought from! lls to 12a. Donald Reid and Co. sold: tfor Mr R. Loishman (Whare Flat), one pen of lambs at 10s 3d. The Otago Farmer*' Coy operative Association sold: For clients, one pen at lls. Pigs. — 115 yarded. There was a good demand for all classes at the following range of prides : Suckers, lls to 17s 6d; slips, 19a to 23s;* stores, 25s to 30s; porkers, 25s to 425; light baconers, 44s to 525. Donald Reid and CO.l yarded 40, and sold: For New Zealand ancl Australian Land Company (Clydevale Estate), • 21 at 50s to 445; Mr L. Meier (Henley), 6 at - 17s 6d; Mr Wm. Shand (Keithhall), 11 at 16a to 12s; Mr Wm. Collie (Riverside), 2 »t 10a 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association sold : FOl olients, porkers at 41s to 52a 6d. Maclean and Co. sold : For Messrs R. Finnic < (East Taieri), W. Henderson (Leith Valley), and J. Oughton (Mosgiel), at 23s 6d, 163, 15s, 12s. Wright Stephenson, and Co. sold 66, as follows: Bacon pigs, at from 40s to 50s; porkers, at from 30a to 365; stores, at from! 25s to 295; slips, at from 21s to 245; suckers, at from 12s to 17s. Store Sheep.— All classes are in fair demand, but breeding ewes have the most inquiry. Sales of young ewes close to lambing haye 1 been mada at 14s 6d to 15s 3d. Hoggets and forward wethers are also inquired for, but the • prices are higher than buyers care to give, consequently business in these lines is restricted. Forward wethers, off turnips, a fair proportion of them prime, have been sold at 14s, and hoggets at 10a 6d to 12s 6d. Store Cattle. — Owing to the low prices ruling for fats at Burnside, and the scarcity of feed, very little business is passing, but next month should show a better inquiry. Country Sales. — Stronach Bros, and Morris report a clearing sale at Hyndhope on account of Mr H. Scott on Thursday last, when all - classes of cattle and horses offered found buyers at good prices. Cows close to profit brought up to £6 2s 6d, and could be placed in any number. Draught horses (aged), up to . £22; light horses, to £23 10s; and farm implements, etc., at very satisfactory prices. Rabbitskins.— There v/»a the usual attendance of buyers at the weekly auction sale, and competition was good. Prices for all sorts remain about the same, with the exception of blacks, which showed a rise of from Id to ljd over rates ruling last week. Selected does, 19& d; good winters, 18Jd to 19d ; second quality, 16d to 17Jd; autumns, 13d to 16d; summers, 6d to ll§d ; suckers and runners, 3d to 9d : blacks, 23Jd to 25Jd. Sheepskins. — Fair-sized catalogues were submitted at Tuesday's sale, when all sorts met with ready sale, the demand being principally for merinos, halfbreds, and fine crossbreds. Full-wooded crossbreds, 4s to ss; half-woolled, 2s to 3s; best halfbreds and merinos, 4s to ss 6d; medium, 2s 6d to 3s 6d: green skins, 3a 9d to 4s Bd. Hides. — All consignments coming to hand meet with strong demand, and are bringing: For heavy ox, 4d to 4Jd; medium, 3d to 3Jd; inferior, ljd to 2Jd per lb. Tallow. — Tho market remains the same. Best rendered is worth from 13s 6d to 16s ; medium, 12s 6d to 13s; inferior, 9a to 12s; rough fat, 83 6d to 10s 6d per cwt. Grain.— Wheat: The principal demand is for prime Tuscan, velvet being neglected, while ' anything but really prime is' hard to place ab ' higher than fowl-feed prices. Fowl feed is in ' good demand. Quotations: Primo milling, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; medium and second class, 2a Id to 2s 3d; fowl feed, Is lOd to 2s for whole, broken Is 6d to Is 9d (sacks in, terms). Oats: The market is very dull owing to the absence of orders for stripping, but as farmers are mostly holding the market keeps steady for good samples, but discoloured and inferior are very difficult to place. Best seed lines bring from Is 6d to lg 9d; prime milling, Is 4d to Is 5Jd; good to be3t feed, la 3d to Is 3Jd; medium and inferior, la to Is 2Jd (sacks extra, net). Barley: There is very little doing at present, although a few odd lines are changing hands. Prime milling, 2s 6d to 3s; fair to good, 2a 2d to 2a sd; milling, Is lOd to Is lid ; feed, Is 6d to la 9d (sacks extra, net). Potatoes. — Supplies sent forward during tha past fortnight have been light, and, although prices were firmer, we -cannot quote any rise. Prime Derwents, 27s 6d; medium, 22s 6d to 25s per ton. Chaff — A large quantity of prime arrived towards the end of last week, and prices in consequence dropped fully 2s 6d per ton. Prime, £2 ss; extra prime, perhaps 2s 6d more; good, £2 2s 6d'; fair to medium, £1 17s 6d to £2; inferior, 30s to 32a 6d.

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