WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday, May 80.

Otago Witness, Issue 2413, 31 May 1900, Page 30

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday, May 80.

Fat Cattle. — A vei-y small supply came forward to-day, the total yarding being 81 hejd. Prime beef 'was especially scarce, and values ruling were £1 a head, and in some cases more, over last week's lates. Inferior and medium beef also met with a good sale, but the rise was not so marked as in that of prime quality. Best bullocks brought from £8 10s to £9; medium, £1 to £S; inferior, £5 10s to £6 10s; best cows brought from £5 10s to £7; medium to inferior, £-3 16 s to £i 15s. Dalgety and Company (Limited) sold two pens for Mr John Bsitf and Mr William Kirk (Mosgiel), at cows to JB4 12s Gd, and bullocks £G 5s to £5 loa Maclean and Co. sold : For Messrs T. Jennie, W. Kirk, J. M'Master, T. Caddie, and Curie 7 head at current rates. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) ' sold : For Mr John Ellis and others, bullocks to X'G 17s 6d, and cows £i 15s. Stronach Bros, and Morris penned and sold: For Messrs John Paisley, M. Gordon, and J. Ireland, 11 head at quotations The Otago Farmers'' Agency Company (Limited) yarded 41, and sold: For Mr R. Charters, 4 bullocks at £9 2s 6d io £d 12s 6d; Mr W. Lindsay, 10 bullocks at J£6 10s to £7 10&, 6 cows at JC4 10s to £o ss ; Mr R. Charters, 5 heifers at Jo lls 6d; Mr John Ellis, 0 cows a'u £5 15s; Mr John Kirk, 5 cows at £3 12s ; Mr T- Shale, 2 cows at £4 12s 6d; Messrs Mitchell Bros., 1 steer at £6 10s, 4 cows to £6 2s 6d. Wright, Stepheiison, and Co. sold 36 head as follows: For Mi Robert Charters (Ury Park), 4 piinie bullocks at £9 to £9 12s 6d; Mr David Morton (15sk Bank), 4 prime bullocks at £8 17s 6d; The National Mortgage and Agency Company Limited (Henley estate), S aged cows at £3 7s 6d to £1 2s Gd; Mr David Davidson (Saddle Hill), 4 small steers at £2 17s 6-d to £3 ss ; Mr Alex. Crawford (Rosebank), 5 steers at £7 7s 6d; and for other vendors, 11 cows at current. rates. Donald Reid an.oV Co. (Limited) yarded and sold : For Mr A. M'Phcrson (Berwick), 2 bullocks, £8 12s 6d, 1 heifer £7, 1 cow £5 17s 6d; Mr W. Kirk (East Taieri), 3 heifers at £5 ss; Messrs H. E. Mitchell, John Mcurs, and others, 5 head at quotations; privately, 43 head at a satisfactory price.

Fat Sheep.— Only 1059 came foiward for today's sale, that being the smallest number yarded this season. Piiccs for prime wethers ruled from 6d_to Is a head higher than last week's rates. Ewes, however, were very much dearer, and, in comparison with last week's prices, they were selling to-day at from 2s Gel to 3s dearer. These continued' high prices are tolling heavily on the butchers, and we understand that a movement is now on foot to raise the price of mutton Id per lb all round to the consumers. Best wethers brought from 19s to' 21s 3d (one extra pen 233 6d) ; medium, 16s 6cT to ]8s; inferior, 13s Gd !o 15s; best ewes, 17s 9d to 193 3d; medium, 15a 6d to 16s Gd; inferior, 12s to 14s. Dalgety and Co. (Limited); yarded and sold 257 as follows: — For Messrs' M'Kenzie and Leon aid (Balclutha), 47 crossbred wethers at 18s 6d, 20 at 17s 3d; Mr John Campbell (G lenfoyle), 15 at ISs 6d, 33 at 18a 3d, 18 at 16s 9d; E. Perkins (Gore), 63 prime crossbred ewes at 17s 9d to 16s 3d; Mr John Davids (Fairviow), 60 crossbred ewes at 17s 6d to 15s 9d. Maclean and Co. sold: For Mr Jawies Willie (Oukam),, 2 neiia at 15s lo 12s»—

Stronach Bros, and Morris penned, and sold : For a client, 1 pen ewe 3at 14s Gd. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) penned 433, and sold: For Mr David Murray, 5 Shropshire wethers at 23s 6d ; Mr John Johnston, 55* heavy ewes at 20s 6d to 21s 3d; Mr '. Robert Smart, 24 crossbred ewes at 17s, 23 do at 15s 3d, 18 do at 13s 6d; Mr Robert Glen, 43.crossbred ewes at 15s 6d, 37 do at 15s 9d, 37 do at 11s ; Mr W. Kirkland, 60 halfbred wethers at 18s; Mr John Peat, 45 crossbred wethers ! at 19s 3d, 86 do at 18s; and privately, 1500 crossbred wethers at quotations. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 324 as follows : — For JVfr James Henderson (Kelso), 5 extra prime crossbred wethers at 235 ; Mr Ernest White I (Heathfield), 79 prime Leicester ewes at 19s ' 3d ; Mr Alexander M'Nab (Knapdale), 62 prime j crossbred ewes at 16s 9d to ISs 6d; Mi Samuel "Wilson (Papakaio).. 58 prime crossbied ewes ; at 17s 6d to 18s Gd.; New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Moeraki); 60 halfbred wethers (small) at 15s 6d to 17s 3d; another i client, 60 crossbred ewes at 14s. j Lambs. — Only 84 yarded, which met with , an extremely good sale. Best lambs brought from 13s 6d to 14s 6d. Otago Farmers' Co- j operative Association (Limited) sold, drafts for ■ Mr James Maeandrew (Portobello), at 12s to 13s 3d. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) sold : For Mr A. M'Pherson (Berwick), 64 at 14s 3d to 13s 6d. ! Pigs. — In small supply, only 50 being yarded. , Prices were all in favour of vendors. Suckers brought from 5s to 7s 6d; slips, 11s to 15s; stores, 16s to 18s; porkers, 22s to 30s; baconers (none forward); choppers, 38s to 525. Maclean and Co." sold: For Mi James "Wyllie, 1 ' pen at £1 12s 6d. Otago Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association (Limited) sold suckers at 6s €d ; porkers, 20s to 265. Wright, Stephenson, J and Co. "sold 36 at quotations. Donald Reid and Co. yarded and so!d: For Mr J. Breiit (Kaikorai), 4 at 24s io 13s; Mr James Reid <Pine Hill), 10 at 7s to ss; Mr H. Martin 'jfWyllie's Crossing), 3 at 275; Mr Thomas Craig {East Taieri), 2 at 40s. Grain. — Wheat : During the past week the inquiry has not been quite so sti-ong, but really ' prime samples still sell at lately reported xate3. Medium and second class, however, are very hard to place except at fowl feed prices. Quotations are as follows: — Prime velvet and Tuscan, 2s 5d to 2s 6d; red sorts, 2s 4d to 2s sd; medium and second class (nominally), 2s 2d to -2s 4d; good, whole fowl iesd. Is lid to 2s ; broken and inferior, Is 7d to Is 9d (sacks in, terms). Oats: The market continues very dull, and it is difficult to place any sized lines except at a reduction in prices, and • even then shippers are not anxious to operate, only purchasing sufficient to fill immediate requirements. Prime ■milling, 1? 8d to Is 9Jd; good to best feed, ]s 7d to Is 7id ; medium "and inferior, Is 4d to Is 6d (sacks in, net). Barley: The only demand is for really piinie samples, which bring from 2s 9d to 3s 3d. A few sales of from medium to good quality have been made at prices ranging froni 2s to 2s 4d, but the demand for this class is very limited. Milling is worth from Is 7d to Is 9d; feed almost unsaleable (nominally), Is 4d to Is 6d (sacks in, net). Potatoes. — Supplies sent forward during the last week have been heavier, and prices are in consequence a little easier. Prime northern j Derwents, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d; southerns, £2 to i £•2 5s (sacks in, net). S Chaff. — Really piime quality is inquired for, but medium and light is in over-supply, and very hard to dispose of. Values range as follows ; —Prime, JC2 12s 6d to £'2 15s; extra prime, 2s 6d more; good, £2 7s 6d to £9. 10s; j fair to medium, £1 2s 6d to £2 ss ; inferior, .£1 15s (sacks extra, vet). Eabbitskins. — Very few coming to hand, and ) these consist for the most part of summers j tmd autumns. Prices remain on about a par j with those quoted last week. Summers, 7d to . 9d; autumns, 9id to 12d; blacks, 12d to 18d; small, 3d to 5d pel lb. Sheepskins. — There wos a fair attendance of "buyers at Tuesday's auction sale, and although bidding was not very brisk most of the lots on offer found buyers. In future auction sales J •will be held weekly instead of fortnightly, as > they have been during the summer and autumn | months. Quotations : Merinos, 2s 5d to 4s 6d ; I halfbreds, 2s 6d to 4s 2d; crossbreds, Is 9d to ! 3s 3d. Hides. — All coming to hand meet with ready sale at the following rates: — Heavy ex, -ljd to 4|df medium, 4d to 4|d; cows-, 3id to 4d; inferior, 2£d to 3id. Tallow and Fat. — Supplies continue to come forward steadily, and meet a good market. Best tallow brings fiom 16s 6d to 20s ; raechurn, ris Gd to 15s 6d; rough fat, from 9s to 14s.