WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PEODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2416, 28 June 1900, Page 34

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PEODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, June 27. Fat Cattle. — 198 head came to hand for this day's market at Burnside. About one-third of these were good io prime, and two or three pens extra heavy, the balance only very medium. A good demand was experienced all through the sales, and pi ices for good quality slightly higher compared with last week's. Best bullocks brought £8 5s to £10, cxtra^Eeavy .£lO 10s to £11 10s, good to best £6 10s to £7 17s 6d, medium £5 5s to £6 ss, best heifers £7 10s to j£3, medium to good £5 10s to £6 10s, aged cows £B 5s to £6 2a Gd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr Joseph Crane (Otakia), 10 bullocks to £8; Mr James Liddell (Taieri Beach), 3 cows at £4 2s 6d to £5 10s ; Mr Peter Williamson (Milburn), 6 cows at £5; Mr W. C. Palmer (Otakia), 4 heifeis at £5 2s 6d to £5 os. Donald Reid' and Co. yarded 47, and sold: For Mr W. G. Scojt (Cheetwood), 7 bullocks at £7 17s 6d to £4 ss; Mr Alex. Douglas (East Taieri), 3 heifers at £5 10s; Mr Geo. Blackwood (Halfway Bush), 6 bullocks at £5; Mr W. A. Stewait (Glenwcod), 12 prime bullocks at £11 5s to £9; Mr W. Biackie (Glasgow farm), 3 heifers at £5; Messrs J. and J. Mitchell (Outrani), 4 bullock's at £4 ss, 3 heifers at £3 10s, 4 calves at £2 Is to £1 lls ; Messrs H. Harraway, W. Kirk, ~<i as. M'Nab, and others, 7 head at market rates. Dalgety and Company yarded 24, and sold : For Mr Thomas Mawhinney (Wedderburn), 1 very prime bullock £11 10s (top price of the day), 1 do £10 17s 6d, 5 cows and heifers £7 12s 6d to £6 ; Mr A. Lee Smith (Lakehohn), 9 bullocks to £7 ss; Mr W*. D. Mason (Waihola), 1 heifer £5 ss; Mr John Kirk (East Taieri), W. Harvey, and others, 7 cows and heifers at quotations. Maclean and Co. yaided 64 head, and sold: For Mr John Bruce (The Firs), 3 bullocks at £7; the Hon. A. Lee Smith (Titn), 8 do at £6 5s to £5 15s, 1 heifer £5 2s 6d ; Mr A. Douglas, 3 heifers at £5 15s to £5 ss; Mr W. Townley, 6 bullocks at £6 15s tc £5 12s 6d; a client, 6 bullocks at £4 7s 6d to £4 ss; Mr John Goldsben-y (Owaka), 8 dairy cows at up to £6 2s 6d;_ Messrs Early, Beaver, M'Coll, Donaldson, TV. Townley, M'Kay, Williams, Naylor, Biackie, and Waldie, 29 head at current rates. ■ — — Stronach Bros, and Morris yarded, and sold as follows: — For Mr Wm. A. Scott (Harden, Middlemarch), a diaft of exceptionally prime heifers (first pen) at £9 5s (top price paid for heifers for some considerable time) to Mr H. Parsons (Princes street), setond pen at £S ss, and another at £7; Mrs W. C. Pp liner (Otakia), very prime cows at £9 5s and £0 2s 6d; Mr James Gow (Invermay), good bullocks at full market rates; Mr Jno. Btuce (The Firs), medium bullocks at £7 12s 6d ; Mr W. C. Palmer (Otakia), cows at £5 12s 6cl to £4 17s 6d; Mr David Andrew (The Grange), heifers at £4 17s Gd ; and for other vendors, cows and heifers at quotations. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr Jarncs Elliott, 1 bullock £3 15s, 1 do £8 10s; Mr John Bruce (Allanton), 2 cio £6 17s 6d ; Mr A. Douglas and others, cows from £5 15s to £4 17s 6d, bullocks to £7. Wright, Slopbenson, and Co. sold 43 head as follows : —For Mr Rupert .Chapman (Roscomraon farm), 5 extra prime bullocks at from £9 17s 6d to £10 10s, 1 extra heavy £11 ss, and 1 very prime cow at £9 ss ; Mr Ronald Macpherson (Glenure), 9 small bullocks at from £7 to £7 17s 6d; New Zealand Agricultural Company, Limited (Wainiea), 6 cows at from £4 7s 6d to £7 10s; Messrs 3ohn Bru«e, John Mitchell, J. Swanerton, R. Brown, E. Wiggins, T. Godfrey, James Stewart, A. Crawford, Hugb Cameron, and others, 21 head at quotations. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) yarded 51, and sold as follows : — For Mr W. Lindsay, 9 bullocks £7 "to £8 15s; Mr Fied Moynihan, 15 heifers at ,SG; Mr W. Kirk, 2 bullocks at £8 15s, 4 cows £5 10s; Mr John Smith, 6 bullocks £5 10s to £6- 17s Gd, 9 heifers £5 5s to £6 10s ; Mr John Kirk, 2 cows £4 15s, 3 do (aged) £3 17s 6d. Fat Shesp. — 1736 were penned, all ciossbred, both wethers and ewes, ranging in quality from medium to good and prime. Ih'cre was good competition for well finished sheep, and prices for such, compaied with la&t week's, we've well maintained; while tinfmished had somewhat less attention. Best wethers brought 17s 6d to 19s 6d, two pens extra heavy 21s to 21s 6d ; medium to good, 15s to 17s ; best ewes, 14s 9d to 15s 9d; extra heavy, to 16s -Gtl ; light and medium quality t 10s to 14s 3d.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr Thomas Tait (Waiwera), 132 ciossbred owps at 14* 9d; Mr James Craig (Strathmore), G6 crossbred ewes at lls 6d to 12s 9d. — Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 320, and sold: For Mr W. Palmer (Kelso), 60 ewes at 15s to 14s; Mr Alexander Douglas (East Taieri), 60 wethers and ewes at 17s 3d to 15s Gd.— Dalgety and Company (Limited) yarded 361, and sold. For Mr John Ayson (Eskdalo), 58 halfbred wethers at 17s 7d to 17s Gd, 101 ■crossbred wethers at 17s Gd to 17s 3d: Mr A. C. Brown (Fernvnle), 81 crossbred wethers at 17s to 15s Gd; Mi John Waite (Cairnmuir), 57 crossbred ewes at 16s 9d to 15s 6d; Mr John Henderson (Wyllie's Crossing), 32 crossbred wethers at 15s 6d; Mr John Duncan (Eweburn), 7 crossbicds at 355; Mi D. Murray (Pukerau), 22 crossbred cwps at 15s 6d. — Maclean and Co. yaided and sold: Foi Mr William Giey (Milburn), S3 halfbred wethers aad jiariclen ewes sit 18s 9d to IGs Gd, 3S crossbred wother=! and maiden ewes at 185 Pd to 17s: Mr John Bxucc (The Firs), 51 ewes a< 13s Gd to 12s Gd.— The Fanners' Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Messrs Peat -Bros. (Mount Cowrie), ewes to 15s 3d, wethers to 18s 9d. — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 696 as follows:— For Mr Thomas Pilkington (Eskbank), 23 extra heavy cio3=bred wethers at 21s Gd, 31 prime halfbred wethers at 193 Gd; Cooaib Hay estate, 116 prime cioa&bi'ed wethers at 17s 3d to 10s, 126 tro^r-brcd ewes at 14s 3d to 15s; Mr Samuel Wilson (Papakaio), 113 crossbred ewes at from 14a 3d, to 153 Cd;

Messrs M'Kay and Co. (Rock and Pillar), 6? half bred wethers at 16s 3d to 18s; Messrs BiacMoek Bros. (Heathiield), 170 crossbred' wethers at 16s to 17s 6d; Mr John Oliver (Burnbank), 50 prime crossbred ewes at 16s. — The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association, (Limited) penned 510, and sold as follows: For Mr W. M-fiitchie,, 15 halfbred wethers at 21s, 67 crossbred wethers at 10s lOd, 83 crossbred wethers at 18s 3d, 45 do at ISs, C 6 do at 17s to 17s 3d; Mr Andrew Peat, 40 halfbred wethers at 17s 9d, 40 do at 18s, 42 do at 17s 3d, 17 do. at 16s 3d, 12 crossbred ewes at 14s 6d ; a south, client, 36 wethers at 16s 3d, 10 do at 15s 3d; privately, 500 merino wethers at top rates. Fat Lambs. — 791 were penned, medium to good. There was only a very moderate demand, and late prices were hardly maintained. Best brought 133 to 14s; medium, 9s to 12s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Company (Limited) sold : For Mr Thomas Tait (Waiwera), 30 at 13s, 6 at 11s 3d; Mr "William Norton (G-reen Hills), 37s at 10s sd, 24 at 9s 9d, 18 at 12s Id. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 171, and sold: For Mr Edward Clark (Lumback), 136 at 12s 2d to 10s ; Mr W. Paterson (Green Hills), 35 at 13s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 190, and sold: For Mr Joseph Fenton (Kosemount), 11 lambs at 14s, 115 at 12s sd; Mr John Duncan (Ewaburn), 64 at Us 6d to 10s; and turned out 35 unsold. • Maclean and Co. sold: For Mr John Bruce, 1 pen at 10s Gd. The Farmers' Agency Co. (Limited) sold: For Messrs Peat Bros., 29 at 12s 9d, 10 at lls 9d ; Mr A. Whitely (Nenthom), 230 at 12s 7d; Jfr R. Robinson (Berwick), 317, at lls lOd. — Wright, Stephensou, and Co. sold 430 as follows:— For C'oonib Hay Estate, 20G ciossbred lambs at 12s 3d; Messrs Blacklock Bros., 174/ crossbred lambs at lls 9d to 12s 3d; Mr Peter Brown (G-reen Park), 50 lamb 3at 10a 6d - The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Associative (Limited) sold for clients drafts at 10s 9d to 14s 6d.

Pi-js.— 62 were penned, including all sorts except stickers. Good competition was experienced, and prices for all to hand were in favour of vendors. Slip 3 brought 11s to 13s; stores, 15s to 19s; rork&rs, 22s to 20s; baconers, 32s to 365; choppers, up to 665. Donald Reid and" Co. (Limited) yaxcl-id 40, and gold: I'or Mr Robert Culleu (Hast Taieri), 6 at 27s 6d to 13s; Mr dames SnielUe (North Taieri), 3 at 32s to 295; Mr R, M'Kegg (Mosgiel), 6 ai 23s 6d to 16s 6d; Mr William Thomson (Banks), 8 at 12s 6d; Mr J. Middleditch (Sawyers' Bay), 7 at 65s to 16s; Mr W. Paterson (Green Hill=), 9 at 35s 6d to Sis; Mr Alexander Schlonvach, 1 at 665. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 25 at quotations. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association. (Limited) sold porkers for Craig Bros, and others at 12s 6d, 14s, 14s 6d, 265, 28s, and 31s. Sheepskins. — A fetcady demand continues to be experienced at the auction sales. The attendance is good, and all offered find purchasers .it prices on a par with those obtaining lately. Dry crossbreds, inferior to 'medium, fetch Is Gd to 2s 6d; good to full-woolled, 3s 3d to ss; extra heavy do and best fine halfbreds, 5s 3d to 6s 3d ; medium to good merinos, 3s 3d to 5s 3d ; extra heavy, 5s 9d to Gs 6d ; green crossbreds, 3s to 3s 9d.

Rabbitskins. — A very good demand exists for ths few that come to hand, prime winter grey fetching : Mixed, Is Id to Is 2£d ; picked does, Is 3d to Is 3Jd ; medium, 9d to lljd ; inferior to medium, 4d to 8d; suckers and howk-torn, l*d to 3d per lb.

Hides. — Market steady, best ox fetching 3£d to 4Jd; extra heavy, 4Ad; medium, 3d to 3*.d; inferior, 2d to 2Jd per lb. Tallow and Fat. — Consignments meet a ready sale Best rendered mutton, broken packages, fetched 16s 6d to 18s; medium, 14s to 15s 6d; best nrutton caul fat, 13s Gd to 14s; medium, lls 6d to 13s; inferior, 10s to lls per cwt (ex store).

Gram. — Wheat: The position of tho market is slightly firmer, and prices fot- prime milling are fully maintained. Medium has more attention, and" selling freely at prices showing an advance on late quotations. Fowls' wheat is in good request, and readily placed at late ratea. Quotations : For prime milling, 2s 5d to 2s GJd ; medium, 2s 2d to 2s 4d; inferior to medium, Is 6d to 2s Is (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats: There is no improvement to note. A. very considerable quantity of inferior oats is put on the market, which can only be placed at lo^ prices. The quantity of prime good coloured feed is not; too extensive, and these are easily placed at quotations ; while prims milling are more difficult to quit at late rates. Quotations: For prime milling, Is s^d to Is 6Jd; best light short feed, Is 4Jd to Is sd; medium, Is 3d to Is 3§d; inferior, Dd to Is 2d (ex store, sacks exbra, n&t). Barley can only be placed when extra light and well grown. Discoloured, even if stout, has no attention meantime. Small lots are taken for milling, but the quantity is limited, and, owing tc wheat and oats being so low, feed is almost unsaleable. Quotations: For best maltingi. (Lake), 3s 3d to 3s 6d; good to best, 2s 6d to 3s; medium, nominally, Is 9d to 2s 3d; feed and. milling, Is 3d to is 8d (ex store, sacks extra, net).

Grass Seeds. — There are no transactions of any conseqtience coming under notice at present, though further on in the season a demand will spring up. Quotations: For farmers' best diessed and heavy, Is 4d to Is 6d; light, Is to Is 3d; best machine-dressed (281b to 301b), 2s 6d to 2s 9d : light, 2s to "2s Jkl (ex store, sacks extra). Cocksfoot, in retail lots : Best dressed, 4Jd to sd; medium, 3Jd to 4|d; undressed, ljd to 2M per 1b (ex store, sacks extra, net).

Chaff. — Th market has been more than fully supplied with inferior and medium, which is difficult to place, while really prime, well cut and heavy has fairly good attention. Prime fetches £2 7s 6d to £2 10s; extra heavy, £2 12& 6d ; good to best, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d; medium, £1 37s 6d to £2 2s 6:1; inferior, 27s Gd to 35s per ton (ex trucks, sacks extra).

Potatoes — The supply being is excess of requirements, the market is exceedingly flat, best Derwents only fetching, in small lots, £1 17s 6d to £2; medium, £1 10s to £1 l'7s Gd per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net).