WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Volume 02, Issue 2420, 2 August 1900, Page 34

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, August 1.

Cattle. — 154 head yarded, only a moderate proportion of which were really prime. Sales opened at about last week's rates, but towards the finish there was a decided advance, and sales closed very fiim. Best bullocks £3 10s to £d 10s, extra heavy up to £10 10s, good da £7 to .£3 ss, best cows and heifers £5 10s to £S 10s, extra heavy up to £7 12s 6d, good do M 10s to £5 ss.— Maclean, Pram, and Co. yarded 41 head, and sold: For Mr Simon Wright (Balclutha), 10 bullocks at dSB 15s to £8 Is; Mr Rutherford, 8 head cows and heifers • for a client, 2 cows at JE6 10s to £i 10s ; Messrs W. Miller, J. Graham, W. Townley, G G Russell, M'Gill, T. M'Kay, Mrs Jones, and others, 21 head at current rates. Tha New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) yarded 18 head, and sold: For Messrs Joseub. Crane (Otakia), bullocks to £9; J. S. Fleming (Otakia), cows at £4 12s 6d. Donald Raid and Co. (Limited) yarded 40, and sold: For the trustees in the estate of the late Thorn? a Ra-inforth (Enfield), 7 bullocks at £9 7s 6d tc* £8 12s 6d; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Fsvrm* 5 buDocks at £7 17s 6d to £6 17a 6d; Mr J. H. Wilson (Allanton), 11 bullocks at £9 to £7 7s 6d - Mr William Shand (Keith Hall), 3 bi^'ocka £7 7s 6d, 3 heifers £6 12s 6d ; Messrs W. Kirk, John Stewart, R. Horn, and others, 11 head at market rates.- The Farmers' Agency Com* pany (Limited) yarded, and sold: For Mr W. Kirk, 3 bullocks at £7. 3 cows at £5 ss, 9 da at £5, 1 do at £4 15s; Mr it: M'Kenzie,' 2 bullocks at £7 ss, 1 do at £S 15s, 3 cows at £5 2a 6d, 1 do at M 15s; and, privately, for Mr G. H. Gilroy (Stirling), 96 prime bullocks a,t full market rates. Stronach Bros, and Morrig yarded and sold 29 head as follows: Mr Alexander Douglas (East Taieri), cows up to £5 10s ; Mr L. D. Robertson (Sandymount), 13 cows and heifers at quotations; and for a client bullocks and heifers at market rates. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 38 head as follows: For Mr Alexander Crawford (Rosebank), 6 prime bullocks at from £9 to £9 10»Mr Walter -Blackie" (Glasgow Farm), 5 small steers at from £7 to £7 17s Cd; Mr James Mlntyre (Balmoral), 8 nice-quality steers aft from £7 10 3 to £8 17s 6d; Mr William KirklanS (Elmgrove), 2 heifers at £7 12s 6d; Messrs William Townley, W. Wright, T. James, and others, 17 head at quotations. Dalgety and Company (Limited) yarded 58 head, and sold: For Mr J. A. Duff (Oiitram), 1 very prime bullook at £10 10s, 11 do at £7 to £Q 12s 6d; Mr J. Sparks (Maungatua), 2 bullocks at £10, 3 bullocks at £8 15s; other vendors, 41 hea<l a* £4 5s to £6 lls.— The- Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) yarded 41, and sod aa follows: For Mr W. Lindsay, i bullocks afc £7 17s 6d to £8 10s; Mr Alexander Soimess, 4 do at £7 to £8 2s 6d; Mr William Shand 3 do at £7 12s 6d. 3 heifers at £S ss; Mr John Smith, 18 bullocks at £5 12s 6d to £9 17a Get, 3^ heifers at £5 10s; and, privately, 1M head at quotations.

Sheep.— 2162 penned, and proved just about equal to requirements. Sales opened well it about the level of last week's rates, and con- ' tinned 'good throughout, finishing up firm aft quotations. Best wethers, 17s '6d to 18s 6<R; extra prime, up to 20s; good do, 16s to 17s i best ewes, 15s to 16s- ; extra prime, up to 17a 6d; good do, 13s 6d to 14s 9d. Macleans Pram, and Co. penned 182, and sold: For the trustees of late W. Moffatt (Te Houka), 120 well-finished wethers and maiden ewea at 17s 9d to 17s; Mr James Lamond (Puerua), G2 prime wethers and maiden ewes at 17a 9d to 16s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 282, and sold: For Messrs T. and R. Bagrie (Hartford Farm), 57 wethers at 17s 3d to 16s 3d; Mr A. Duncan (Greenhills), 175 ewes 'at 18s to 16s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 189, and sold: For Mr G. Perkins (Gore), 60 crossbred wethers at 18a 3d to 17s 6d; Mr John Henderson (Wyllie'a Crossing), 76 crossbred wethers at 14s to 15s, 28 merino wethers at 10s" 6d, 25 crossbred lambs at 13s. Tho New Zealand Loan an<J Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr James Ross (Kartigi), 57 crossbred wethers at 20s; Mr James Liddell (Taieri Beach), 101 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 17s 9d; Mr John Simpson (Glenmore), 48 crossbred wethers and ewes at 17s, 16 do at 16s 6d. The Farmers' Agency Company (Limited) penned 511, ' and sold: For Messrs James Smith and Sons (Greenfield), 43 crossbred wethers at 18s, 161 do at 17s 3d, 70 aft 16s 6d,~ 37 do at 16s 3d ; Mr Joseph Ttnrnbull (Waipahi), 36 prime wethers at 18s 9d, 24 elo at 17s ; Messrs Walsh Bros. (OtaMa), 101 prima heavy wethers at 18s 6d ; and privately, for Mr G. H. Gilroy (Stirling), 250 prime weKhei-3" ati current rates. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold. 516 as follows : For Mr Peter Bxowi* (Mossburn), 60 extra prime crossbred wethera at from 19s to 20s; Mr Robert Graham (Penfold), 130 prime crossbred wethers at from 17s 6d to 19s; Mx Alexander Fleming (Ro&aneath), 204 ciossbred wethers at from 17s 9<l to 18s 6d; the N.Z. and A.L. Co. (Moevfcki estate), 58 crossbred wethers at from 17s to 17s 9d; Messrs M'Kay and Co. (Rock and Pillar), 6i halfbred -wethers at from 16s 8d to 17s Gd. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) penned 535, and^ sold: Pgt Mi 1 lame* Scofck. 4Q erOKalmad weth.ei» •*■

17s 1 -fid, 20 crossbred ewes at 17s ; Mr John •Peat, 32 crossbred wethers at 16s 9d, 72 merino wethers at 14s to 14s 9d; Mr John Sutherland, 67 crossbred hoggets at 13s 6d to 14s; I E6£r M'-Ritchie, 67 wethers at 19s to ISs 6d, j Jl3 do- at at 18s; 35 do at 17s 4d, 9D do at ' 26s 9d. • I Pigs. — 163 came forward, and all classes , found buyers at full rates. Suckers, 6s to 11s ; Blips, 13s to 16s 1' stores, 17s to 20s; porker 3, ' !22b to 345; baconers, 36s to 41s; heavy pigs, ! hip to 83s. Maclean, Pram, and Co. sold: j "For Mr Robert Law (Lawfield), 12 at 19s 6d to l2s; Mr James Mowat (Wakari), 14 at 14s to 8s; a client, 1 at 40s; Mr F. J. Gawn (Holm- ' ihead), 1 at 70s', Mr L. Meier (Henley), 5 at ; 22s to- 11s; Mr-D. Henderson (Henley), 13 at 27s to 10s. Otago Farmers' Co-operative As- ' isociation (Limited) sold: For clients, porkers at 26s to 345; slips, 14s to 193; suckers, 8s to ' 13s. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) sold one t pen for Mr E. A. Kempshell (Maungalua) at , quotations. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 34, and sold : For Mr J. H. Wilson (Allanton),. 15 at 19s to 15s; Mr R. Leishman '{Whare Flat), 6at 16s 6d to 15s ; Mr T. -Murphy <Pine Hill), S at 7s; Mr J. Devany (Otitram), 5 at Bs. Stronach Bios, and Morris sold: For a client, 1 pen at £2 10s, and 1 pen at £1 6s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 79 at quotations. ' I Store Cattle. — There is a good demand for ] a^l classes, and, offerings being small, prices oofaining are very good. Forward-conditioned bullocks and young cattle have most inquiry. — Maclean, Pram, and Co. report the sale of several lines, about 300 head in all, at satisfactoiy prices. Country Sales. — Maclean, Pram, and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday last. The entry was about the smallest on record, but all lots offered found -buyers. They sold cows, pigs, and horses on behalf of various clients at current rates. Dalgety and Co. (Limited)., report having held , .their fortnightly sale at Balclutha on Friday, ! 27th July. Th& ya.rding of both sheep and ; cattle was very small, but alt that were offered . net •with a good sale. The demand for young ] ewes and good crossbred hoggets is brisk, and ■ all ewes offered are readily sold. They sold ; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes to 16s; six and ! eight-tooth crossbred wethers to 17s lid; twotooth do, 15s 9d; pigs (suckers), 9s 6d. Sheepskins. — The usual weekly sales held on Tuesday continue to be attended by a very j full representation of the trade, and all lots ] offering meet with keen competition, and ■ realise full rates. t Rabbitskins.— Offerings are small, but are ' eagerly taken up by the trade at current rates. . Black skins are particularly in demand, and ' up to 252 d was obtained this week. > Hides. — The demand continues steady at the recent lower level of prices, and all lois found '„ buyers at 3.1 dto 4d for ox, and 3d to 3|d for cow, with an occasional odd bid higher for extra weights and quality.

Tallow and Fat.— All lots find takers at full current rates, which continue fi~in at the recent reduction.

Grain. — Wheat: Sraall lots of prime are salsable at a price, but sales to any extent are not possible in the meantime, and tbe volume of frasines's is restricted. Fowls' feed has steady inquiry, and some business can ba done in this at. quotations. Prime velvet and Tuscan, 2s 6d io 2s 7Jd;. medium quality and red sorts, 5s 2i1..t0 2s sd;. fowls' feed (best), Is lid to 2s ; insdium and inferior,, up to Is 9d. — Oats : The demand has eased during the past week, and prices aTs-not so fi-rni. Arrivals are now "small; and any coining forward can be placed for prompt shipment or consumption, at the slightly reduced rates, but sales are neither "frequent not free..* Prime milling arc worth Is 8d to Is 9d; best shipping lines, Is 7d to Is Sd; medium to good, Is 5Jd to Is 61d. — !Barley; There is really no business doing, and prices are purely nominal.

Potatoes. — Supply is in excess of demand, and most of those arriving being more or less touched with frost, buyers are chary o? buy.ing, and sales are not easily laacle even at the low prices ruling. Prime, tip to £2. Chaff. — Market fully supplied with all qnalities, and demand slow. Prime is worth up to £2 lOsj' extra, heavy occasionally 3 little more ; meditun, £2 to" £2 ss; inferior, hard to place.