WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday, February 21.

Otago Witness, Issue 2399, 22 February 1900, Page 30

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday, February 21.

Note. — Those interested will please take notice that the sale at Bumside will take place at 8 o'clock punctually next Wednesday. Fat Cattle.— 2oo head yarded for this week's supply, about half of them good to prime quality beef, the other half, half and three-parts fat and forward stores. The demand for best beef was good, and recent values were fully maintained. Values for other qualities declined from 10s to 15s per head. Be3t bullocks brought from £8 to £9; ordinary do, £7 to £7 10s; light do, £6 to £6 15s; prime cows, £6 io £6 10s; oidinary do, £4 10s to £5 15s; aged and inferior, £2 to £3 30s. Wright, Stephen son, &nd Co. sold 78 head as follows:— For Mr David Farquharson (Heathcote Farm), 26

prime bullocks at fiom £7 17s 6d to £9 (average £3 ss) ; Mr John Sidey (Corstorphiue), 6at from £7 2s Cd to £7 4s 6d ; Mr James Gow (Invermay), 6 cows and heifers at from £5 12s 6d to £5 17s 6d, and 1 bullock at £7 ss; Mr Hugh Clark (Glenpark), 9 bullocks at £7 10s; Messrs

J. H. Hams, R. Bremner, W. Cox, T. Atkinsoa, John M'Cabe, and others, 31 head at quo- | tations. Stionach Bros, and Morris yarded and sold : For a, northern client, light bullocks at £o 15s to M 12s 6d, and heifers at £o to M 7s; Mr John Kirk (Mosgiel), light heifers at £1 15s; Mr W. Geary (Portobollo), Mr S. Forsyfch (Otakau), Mr K. Milne (North-East Hari bour), and others, 14 head at quotations. ' The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) sold: : For Messrs James Smith and Sons (Greenfield), 1 piime bullock at £0 2s 6d (top price), 1 do at £S, 1 do at £7 10s, 0 do at £6 10s, 2 heifers at £<o, 2 bullocks at £6 10s, 1 do at £k, 1 heifer at J £i 17s 6d, 21 heifers at £i 7s 6d, 1 cow at £o 15s ; • Mr W. C. Samson, 3 head up to £6; Messrs I Walsh Bros., 2 cows at £i 2s 6d ; Mr John Kirk, 1 soeer at £o 12s 63, 1 cow at £3 12s 6d ; Mr William Kirk, 1 cow at £5 ss, 1 do at £i 10s Idoat £5 ss ; Messrs E. Mitchell, M'Cauly, and others, 7 head at up to £5 10s; and privately during the week 121 head at full market rates. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association '.Limited) yarded 43, and sold as follows: — For Messrs Muriay, Eobeits, and Coj (Gladbrook), 7 Angus bullocks al £7 17s 6d to ! £8 ss; Mr George Fisher (Akatore), 4 heavy bullocks at A 9 2s 6d; Mr John Kirk (Taieri), 2 cows at £4. 12s 6d; Mr William Kirk (Owhho), 1 cow at ,-63 6s ; Mr Thomas Henderson (Penin- . sitla), 4 cows at -£4 7s 6d; Mr N. S. Mosley (Stirling), 7 bullocks to £8 15s; Mr W. Lindsay ( (Allanton), 4 do at £6 lljs to STt l?s 6d, 8 heiieia { at £3 37s 6d to £6 2s 6d; privately, outside, dur- . ing the week, 215 head at full market rates. . Donald Reid and Co. yarded 61, and sold: For ; Messis l\ r . and A. M'Bride (Berwick), 1 bullock at £7 12s 6d, 9 prime heifers at £6 7s 6d . to £5 15s; Mr George Woodhesid (Anderson's ■ Bay), 2 bullocks at £5 15s; Mr T. R. Blair • (Otakia), s.bullocks. bullocks at £5 7s 6cl, 2 heifers at £4 , 7s lid; Mr J. H. Wilson (Allanton), 10 cows at ! £1 5s to £3 ; Messrs P. and J. Walsh (Henley) 2 heifers at £3 7s 6d ; Mr William Thomson I (Banks), ] bullock at £7, 5 heifers at £6 12s 6d I to £5 ss; and turned 24 head out unsold. I The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Compajjy (Limited) yarded 49 head, and sold • For Messrs Joseph Crane (Qtakia), Jam^s Lawson, WJilliam Thomson, and others, bullbcks 'to £6 15s, and cows to £5 ss. Maclean and | Co. sold : For Messrs W. Townley, -W. Kirk, I Richmond, Early, Gow. and others, 19 head at market rates. Dalgety and Co. yarded 47 head, and sold : For Mr John Jaffray (Otakia) 6 bullocks at .S9 to £7 19s, 2 heife-s at £5 7s 63 •' Mr J. C. Anderson (Stirling), 7 bullocks at £6 15s to £5 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £5 ss; Mr John Sutherland (Otakia). 4 bullocks at £6 10s to 01 V ie , lfer at £5>5 > Mr J - Sparks (Maungatua), i 5 b^xllpoks at £S to £7 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £5 ss; Mr W. Little (Palmerston), 7 steers at £6 15s • Mr R. -Law (East Taieri), 2 steeis at £5 17s 6d v L'- S ,- hd> S heifers at £i 7s 6d to £3 7s 6d; • Mr- William Geary, jim. (Portobello), 5 heifers , co £4 ss; Mrs A. Duncan, D. Murray, and 1 others, 5 head at quotations. , Fat Sheep.— 2159 penned. The supply consisted chiefly of ewes and light-weight wethers. - Really well-finished sheep maintained recent quotations, but with all others there was a . decline of from Is to Is 6d per head. Extra Prime crossbred wethers brought from 15b 6d to 5s5 s 8d; ordinary do, from 14s to 15s; light do, us to 13s 6d; prime crossbred ewes, 13s 10 Us ■ ordinary do 11s 6d to 12s 6d; aged and inferior^ W°^° S Stepher.son, and Co! sold 89 as follows: For Mr Watson Shennan CL uketoi), 8 extra-prime half bred wetheis at 16s , 9d, 30 do (lighter) at 14s 3d to 15s Cd, 14 prime merino ewes at 11s 6d; Mr Allan Marshall (Ulantyre), 197 prime crossbred wethers at from 14s 6d to 15s 6d; Mr John M'Nab (Knapdale) 60 crossbred ewes at 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; M> A A M'Master (Tokarahi), 60 crossbred ewes at from 11s 9.1 to 12s 6d; and for another client, 80 crossbred wethers at 15s. The Farmers' • Agency Company (Limited) penned and Fold ■ *or Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gl?d?JOO^',r° prime weU iers 15s 3d, -26 at 14s 6d • Mr D Murray, 18 wethers at 14s 6d, 11 ewes at Hh 9d, 27 at 11s 3d; Messrs A. and J. Brown 2i) merino wethers at 9s 3d, 27 crossbred do at 12s, 30 at 14s 6d, 24 at 9s 9d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) penned 362, and ' sold as follows: Fwr Mr J Scott (Drum Oak), 66 crossbred wethers at 14s . 3d to 15s 3d; Mr John Ross (Waitahuna), 60 ' • crossbred wethers at 14s 6d to 15s' 3d ; Mr W M Ritchie, 84 haifbred wethers at lls 9d to 13= • Mr Andrew Cleugh (Gimmerburn), 64 haifbred ' wethers at 13s to 13s 9d; Mr John Scott (Ti Tn), 38 haifbred wethers at 13s 6d; Mr John Bruce (The Firs), 29 crossbred ewes at 14s- . privately, outside, for Mr H. Palmer, 298 crossbred ewes at 12s ; Mr W. C. Palmer, 450 cross- . bred ewes at 12s ; Mr R. Hunter-Weston, 250 I ciossbred ewes at .12s ; Mr W. Murray (Waitahuna), 337 wethers up to 32s 6dfor others, 3000 crossbrecls (ewes and wethers) at 12s 6d to 14s, also a i line of full-mouthed merino ewes on account ' ;of Patearoa station at 10s. Donald Reid and Co yarded 346, and sold: For Messrs Murray Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook), 65 wethers at 15s \ 6d to 14s 9d; Mr W. H. Lobb (Brighton) 17 wethers at 15s 6d, 15 ewes at 15s; Mr J H \ Wilson (Allanton), 63 ewes at 12s 6d to lls 9d •' 1 Mr John Heads (Milburn), 35 wethers and ewes [ at 15s to 30s 0d; Mr Mark Finch (Milburn) 16 ! I ewes at 13s 9d; Mr W. Sinclair (Highfield), 52 I , wethers and ewes at 14s to 13a; Mr Robert ' 1 (xawn (Deer Park), 59 ewes at 13s to 12s ; Mr . ! iJ. Kei4 (Salisbury), 24 ewes at 14s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) penned 700, and sold: For Mr William Jaffray (Otakia), 50 crossbred } 5B 3d > 35 at 15s ; Mr Ja mes Ross (li-artig!) 145 crossbred wethers at 14s 9d, 20 i crossbred ewes at 13s; Messis A. and J. Brown I (VVairuna) 62 crossbred wethers and ewes at 14s 8cl; Messrs Dickson Bros. (Behnont), 40 crossbred ewes at 13s 3d, 48 to 13s; a southern client, 40 ciossbred wethers at 14s 9d, 20 at 13s r% f n a< l\ 3 o 3d '-, 50 at 13a 2d > 43 at 13s - 50 at Ha 6d, 50 at 12s 3d, 33 at 12s; Mr Robert Borthwick (Taieri Beach), 10 crossbred wethers and : ewes at lls 9d; Mr D. Morgan (Taieri Beach), ;fF^f 0S w-m d^ etherS 1 at 114s;1 14s; Mr John Smith \\ nJ ', 37 crossbred ewes at 12s 9d, 17 at I 9*— Maclean and Co. sold : For Mr R. B : ?c aU ; (^ llton >' 31 wethers and maiden ewes at iss to Ws, 32 ewes at 15s 9d to 14s 9d; Mr Jas Gray (Kun Park), 46 wethers at 15s 3d to 14a I 3d, 22 ewes at 14s; Mr W. R. Gawn (North ; Taieri), 33 ewes at 12s ; Mr John Bruce (The , Firs), 51 ewes at 13s 9d to 12s. Dalgety and ~, i Company (Limited) yarded 424, and sold- For j Mr John M'Carthy (Wairupa), 140 crossbred I wethers at 15s 6d to 13s 9d; Mr David Murray (Pukerau), 84 crossbred wethers at 14s 9d to 12s 6d, 28 crossbred ewes at 12s to 12s 9d; Mr John Grant (Teviotdale), 40 haifbred wethers at 14s 6d to 13s 3d; Mr Arch. Stevens (Blantyre), 94 crossbred wethers at 15s to 12s Bd, 38 crossbred ewes and wethers at 13s 9d to 12s.

Pat Lambs. — 472 penned, fully two-thirds of them fit to freeze, and these wore eageily competed for by exporters, and realised from 11s to 12s. Ordinary butchers' lambs brought from 10s to 10s Cd. Wright, Stepher.son, and Co. sold 123 as follows : — For Messrs M'Aulay Bros. (Flag Swamp), 73 at 13 s; Mr James Sime (Purakanui), 50 at 11b. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr James Sutherland, 58 at 8s; Messrs A. and J. Brown, 31 at 9s 9d to 93 6d ; Mr Murray, 16 at 10s, 4 at 9a 6d ; and privately fcSO at 10s Cd. Otago Farmers' Co - operative Association (Limited) sold as follows : For Mr Andrew Harvie (Strath), 36 extra at 12a to

s 13s; Mr Williamson (Springs), 340 at 10s 9d to i lls 3d; Mr Jas. Gray (Kun Park), 5S at 10s 9d • to lls 6d; Mr Mark Roberts (Gimmerburn), 140 1 at 10s; Mr R. 11. Hunter- Weaton, 70 at 10s; Mr W. Kirkland (Allanton), 80 at lls; other , clients, 1870 at full rates. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. yarded 214 and sold: For MiMark Finch (Milburn), 19 at lls 3d to 10s 9d; Mr D. Andrew, jun. (The Grange), 37 at 10s 9d; Mr W. H. Lobb (Brighton), 6at 10s Od ; Mr D. t Reid (Salisbury), 162" at 10s 6d to 10s. The ' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency I Company (Limited) penned 343 and sold: For , Mr John Smith (Fort Hill), 40 at lls 3d; 1 Messrs Dickson Bros. (Belmont), 64 at 10s 6d, i 143 at 10s 3d; Mr Robert Borthwick (Taieri • Beach), 25 at 10s 6d, 10 at 9s 9d ; Mr D. Morgan ('laieri Beach), 33 at 10s; Mr W. Merrilees (Taieri Beach), 18 at 10s, 10 at 9s 9d ; Mr John • Brown (Little Valley), 6 at 9s 9d. Maclean j and Co. sold: For Mr R. B. Paul, 1 pen at lls I 3d. Dalgety and Company yarded 116 and ' sold : For Mr D. Murray (Pukerau), 76 at 12s ' 6d to 9s 9d; Mr S. Grant (Middlemarch), 40 at , lls 6d to 10s, 9d. j Pigs.— lso penned, mostly suckers and slips. I For these classes the demand was very slack, 1 and prices current not much more than half of those ruling a month ago. Bacon pigs and porkers, on the other hand, met with keen com- | petition, and realised very satisfactory lates. j We can recommend consignments of well-fed ! bacon pigs and porkers, the former weighing ! fiom 1201b to 1701b, and the latter, say, 90lb to I 1151b. Quotations this week ranged as fol- ' lowa: — Bacon pigs 35s to 455, porkers 23s to i 30s, slips 13s to 16s, suckers 4s to 10s. 1 Wright, "Stephenson, and Co. sold 37 at quota- | tionp. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Asso1 ciation (Limned) sold : For clients, .suckers at IBs to lls, porkeis 22s 6d to 325. Do.iald Reid 1 and Co. yarded 43 and sold : For Mr John Allan 1 (Holmes>, 9atßs6d to 5s 6d ; Mr R. T. Potter i (Pukerau), 5 at 5s 6d; Mr M. Hughes (Win1 gatui), 10 at lls to 7s 6d ; Mr T. Fitzgerald, 8 . at 8s 6d; Mr 0. Columb, 3 at 39s 6d; Mr A. : Moymhan (Allar-ton), 2at 365 ; Mr W. Bryant, lat 37s 61 ; Mr John M'Coll, 3at 10s 6d. Maclean and Co. sold 1 pen at 16s 6d, 1 pen at . 13s 6d. | Store Cattle. — The demand Hhis week was scarcely as brisk as it has been of la.te, still ! well-bred, very forward bullocks continue to bring prices that do not leave much margin for the grazing. At Bumside fco-day about 200 head of this class were oftered. The entry included a line of magnificent, almost fat, shorthorn bullocks (dehorned) from North Canterbury. These realised £7 per head. First-class threo and four-year-old store bullocks brought from £5 10s to £6, two-year-olds £3 10s to £i 103, and heifers (same age) £2 10s to £3 10s. Wright, Steplienpon, and Co. sold: 130 head as above. t Store Sheep.— There are not a great many offering, and business is somewhat restricted owing to the extreme prices asked by vendors. ! Country Sales.— Maclean and Co. repoit having held their fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Fnday la-st. The entry was a fair one, and, I i.rder good bidding, all lots offered, found I buyeis under the hammer at the following rates:— Sheep at 13s 6cl to 13s; lambs at lls 3d; ewe 3 and lambs at 7s 2d; bullocks to £6; pigs at 13s 6d to 6s 6d. They yarded and sold [ 1567 sheop and lambs, 3 head cattle, 18 pigs, and I sundries, and privately, since last sale, 1220 sheop and lambs, 193 head cattle, 25 pigs> Stronach Bros, and Morris report having held their v.sual monthly sale at Mr Roger.' s yard?, Evarsclaie, 0:1 Tuesday, when theie v;as a largo entry 01 cattle, and also a fair number of i sheep and. pigs. Competition was fairly brisk I throughout, and all offered found buyers at I satisfactory prices.— — Dalgety and Company i (Limited) report having held their fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday, the 17th inst., when they yarded 1534 sheep and 35 head of I cattle. There was a large attendance of buyers, I and nearly the whole of the entry changed ! hands at good prices. We sold crossbred ewes : (young) at 13s 5d to 13s Gd, do (full-mouthed) at i lls 6cl, crossbred wethers at 12s 9d to 13s 6d, lambs at 9s 2d to lls. The same firm also report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr Thomas Potter (Ashton Vale, near Clarks) on Tuesday, 19th inst. At th's sale the small grazing run presently occupied by I Mr Totter was offered, but it failing to bring I the reserve, was parsed in, and the property is '< now for private sale. The sale of sheep was then proceeded with, and, under spirited comI petition, the whole flock was disposed of at the j following prices: — 346 4 and 6-tooth crossbred wethers at 13s sd, 382 4, 6, and 8-tooth crossbred ewes at 13s 3d, 142 full-mouthed crossbred ewes at lls Gd, 152 2-tootb crossbreds at lls, 234 lambs at 9s 2d, 35 culls at 6s sd ; cattle and implements at satisfactory prices. Wool.- -The fourth sale of the season will be held at the Agricultural Hall to-morrow, when Ihe quantity of bales offered by the various selling brokers will be 2106. Owing to xhe fall m the market, it is anticipated that prices will show a decline on those mling at last sales. Sheepskins.- — Fair-sized catalogues were submitted at the sales yesterday, when bidding was I ar imated, and prices showed a slight advance ' on last week's. Rabbitskins. — As is always the case at this season of the year, the consignments coming I forward are moderate, but a'l offered are eagerly competed for at full rates. Hides. — There i& a splendid demand for all description*. Well-flayed heavy ox are worth 4d to Hd; medium, 3d to 3^d; light and in- ! ferior, 2d to 2Jd per Ib. i Tallow. — The market remains firm at last ', week's prices, which are: — Prime rendered, 103 6d to 18s; medium, 13a to 15s; inferior, lls to i 12s 6d ; rough fat, 10s to 13s 6d per cwt. Wheat. — The market remains in a depressed state, and the volume of business passing is very small, and is likely to continue so until the new wheat is on the market. Quotations: : Prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; medium, 2s to I 2s 4d; chickwheat. Is lid to 2s Id per bushel (bags in, terms). Oats find a ready sale at prices fully equal to those ruling last week. Shippers are anxious to sectire all prime lines of short oats, but the supply of these is not equal to the demand. Long oats are not so much sought after, and do not realise the same price. Quotations : Prime short feed and nulling, 2s to 2s Id; medium short feed, Is lOJd to Is lljd; prime I long oats, Is lOd to Is lid per bushel (sacks I extra, net). Barley^ — The market for this ceical continues inactive, and practically no business is pass- ; mgj Chaft. — Although there is no quotable change in the .fiarket, the demand this week is barely as ; good, as last. Deliveries have been on a fairly j large scale. Quotations are: Prime oaten sheaf, !£2 15s to £3 ; medium to good, £2 10s to £2 12s Gd per ton (sacks extra, net). Grass Seed. — Samples of the new crop of ryegrass that have come to hand aie very light, and badly filled, and as buyers' ideas, especially for this class of seed, are extremely low, very few lots have changed hands. Prices are nominally : Farmers' dressed small shotty seed, Is 6d to Is 9d ; do medium to good, Is 4d Ito Is 6d ; do light and inferior, Is to Is 2d per 1 bushel (sacks extra,- net).

the year, including the balance brought forward from last year, amounts to £93.137 Is 4d, and the expenditure to £76,813 3s, leaving a balance of £16,323 18s 4d. From this amount your directors paid an interim dividend in June last amounting to £2812 10s, and recommend that the balance be appropriated as follows: — To carry to reserve fund (which will then stand at £20,000), £5000; to pay a dividend for half-year ending December 31, at the rate of 7.^ per cent, par annum, £2812 10s ; to carry forward to next year, £5698 18s 4d ;— £16,323 18s 4d. Full provision has been made in the accounts for all ascertainable losses to the close of the year. The dividend now recommended, if approved by the shareholders, will be payable at the company's offices immediately after the meeting."