WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2429, 3 October 1900, Page 34

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wednesday, September 26.

Cattle. — 165 head yarded, the bulk of which v/ere good to prime quality. Sales opened fairly well, and improved as they proceeded, but bidding became duller towards the close, and the average prices niay be qiioted about 5s per head lower than last week. Best bullocks, £9 to £10 10s; extra weights up to £11 17s 6d; good bullocks, £7 15s to £8 15s; best cows and heifers, £6 to £8; extra weights up to £9 17s 6d. — Matheson, Plain, and x Co. yarded 38 head, and -sold: For Messrs W. Lindsay (Allanion), A. Douglas (East Taieri), W. Townley (Highcliff), M'Ciure, Kcdnlie, White, M'Gill, and Shale, bullocks at £6 15s to £8 2s 6d, steers to £5 2s, cows up to £5 2s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded and sold : For Mr Walter Blaclde (Glasgow Farm), 8 bullocks at £9 to £7 12s 6d; Mr R. B. Paul (Milton), 3 heifers at £9 5s to £4 12s 6d, 4 bullocks at £6 12s 6d to £5 7s 6d ; Mr Wm. Kirk (East Taieri), 3 bullocks at £7. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For various clients, bullocks at £7 17s 6d, and cows to £8 7s 6d. The Farmers' Agency Company yarded and sold : For Mr H. Palmer (Otakia), 3 prime heifers £7 ss, 2 do £6 15s, 3 do £6 ss; Mr A. Dottglas (East Taieri), 1 bullock £8 10s, 2 do £7 7s 6d ; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 3 bullocks £7; James Brown (Springbank), 3 bullocks £9 ss, 2 do £7 17s 6d. • Dalgety and Company (Limited) yarded 33, and sold: For Mr John Smyth, sen. (Gore), 1 very prime bullock £11 17s 6d, 2 do £11 5s (top piices of the day), 3 al £8 15b; Mr J. C. Anderson (Stirling), 14 bullocks at £8 15s to £8; Mr Jas. Hewit, 1 cow £6 17s- 6dj other vendors, 11 at quotations.

Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 46 head as follows. For Mr George Grant (Rowan Farm), 12 prime bullocks at from £10 10s to £11 12s 6d; Mr Thomas Pugh (Orange Grove), 1 very prime shorthorn heifer at £9 17s 6d, and 7 steers at up to £10 ss; Mr A.lex. Crawford (Heatherfield), 7 bullocks at from £8 to *o 2= Cd; Messrs Carmichael Bros. (Riverside), 11 head bullocks at a satisfactory price; and for other vendors, 7 cows at quotations. Otago Fanners' Co-operative Association (Limited) yaided 61, and sold as follows: For Mr James Howison (Middlemarch), 25 bullocks £7 10s to £9 17s 6d ; Mr W. Kirk (Taieri), 2 bullocks £7 17s 6d; Mr John Pugh (Orange Grove), 6 bullocks £8 2s 6d to £9 10s, 2 heifers £6 2s Gd; Mr Simon Wright (Balclutha), 6 cows £7 2s 6:1 to £8 7s 6d, 2 calves £1 12s 6d to £3 17s 6d; Mr Andrew Harvie (The Springs), 4 bullocks £7 17s 6d to £9 10s, 4 heifers £G 7s 6cl to £7 2s 6d; Mr WiMiara Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £5 15s ; Mr Frank Pemeskie (Taieri), 1 cow £6 15s ; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 3 bullocks £8 7s 6d; Mr Jas. Freeman (Abbotsfoid), 1 cow £5 17s 6d; Mr D. M'Cxirdy (Bay), 1 cow £4 ss, 1 Stag £3 12s 6d ; Mr D. Sutherland (Lochend), 2 calves £1 10s. Stronach Bros. and Morris yarded and sold 35 head as follows : For Mr Henry Palmer (Otakia), very well finished heifers at £7 ss, £7, £6 10s, and £6 2s 6d; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), bullocks at £8 10s; Mr Wm. Lindsay (Mosgiel), heifers at £5 ss; Mr J. Maloney (Sawyers' Bay), cows at £G 10s; Mr William Kirk (Mosgiel), cows at £-L 17s 6d; Messrs W. Leckie, J. M'Leod, A. E. Hall, and other vendors, cows, steers, and heifeis at quotations. Sheep. — 2"038 came forward, and demand proved equal to the occasion. The entry consisted almost entirely^of wethers, nearly all being sheej) of most excellent quality, and, indeed, we do think there , has been a better all round yarding this year. Competition was good, and prices closed firm at perhaps ,\ slight advance on last week's rates, but quality was better to-day. Best wetlisis. 19s to 20s; extra weights up to 21s 9d ; gooJ do, 18s to 18s 9d. Matheson, Pram, and Co. sold: For Mr James Gray (Kauri Park), 69 wethers at 19s 6d, 19s 9d, 20s 6d, 21s 3d; a client, 56 wethers at current rates. Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold : For Mr John Feulon tGimmerburn), 58 prime wethers at 21s 6d to 20s Gd; Mrs E. Biown (Gimmerburxi), 25 wethers at 20s-, 35 ewes at 16s 9d ; Mr James Gray (Kuri Park), 44 wethers at 19s 6d to 17s 9d ; vlr R. Leishman (Whare Flat), 50 wethers vat 18s 9d to 16s 9d, 53 merino wethers at 15s 3d to 14s. — The Farmers' Agency Company penned and sold : For Mr James Giay (Kuri Park), 31 prime wethers at 20s, 11 do at 18s 6d, 23 do at 18s 9d ; Messrs Walsh Bros. (Kuri), 18 prime wethers at 19s 6d, IS do at 17s 6d, 23 extra prime at 21s 6d; Mr H. E. Steel (Clinton), 36 wethers at 18s, 25 do at 17s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr James Liddell (Taieri Beach), 100 crossbred wethers at 21s ; Mr Thos. Hitchon (Adam's Flat), 40 crossbred wethers at 18s 9d, 23 do at 17s 3d ; Mr William Turner (Broom Hill), 44 crossbred wethers at 20s 9d, 10 do at 18s 9d. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yard? d 215, and sold : l^or Mr R. Dickson (Fairview), 63 ciosabiecl wethers at 21s to 17s 3d; Mr C. Paier.-on (Middlomarch), GO crossbred wethers at 18s to 16s 3d; Mr J. J. Cunningham (Pukerau), 60 crossbred wethers at 17s 6d to 16s 9d ; a client, 62 at quotations. Stronach Bros, and Morris sold: For Mr Jas. Gr,ay (Kuri Park), good crossbred wethers at 20a, and halfbred wethers at 18s 9d ; Mr Patrick Toomcy (Island Farm), crossbred wethers at 37s Bd. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 526 as follows: — For Mr John M'lntyrc (Glengyle Farm), 57 extra, primo crossbred wethers at 20s 6d to 21s 9d; Mr John Fenton (Gimmerburn), 5S very prime crossbred wethers at 20s 6d to 21s; Messrs' Bryce Bros. (Lovell's Flat), 58 prime crossbred wethers at 19s 6d to 20s 3d; Messrs M'Cloy Bros. (Gimmerbuin), 24 crossbred wethers at 90s, and 39 halfbred ewes at ]6s; Mr Hugh CarsweU (Pine Bush), 52 crossbred wethers at 18s to 19s 6d ; New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Edendale), 27 prime crossbred wethers at 19s 9d; Mr Alexander RobsrUou (Penfold), 118 crossbred wetheis at 18s- 9d; another cliept, 97 extra prime merino wetherg at 16s to 17s 9d. — Ota^o Farmers' Co-oporative Association (Limited) penned 677, and sold as under : For Mr John Fenton (Gimmerburn), 40 very prime wethers at 21s 6d, 18 do at 20s 6d; Mr ' John R. Robertson (Inchvale), 109 very prime wethers at 19s 9d, 7S do at 17s 9d to 18s 6d ; Mr A. M'Eitchie (Tapanui), 36 very prime wethers at 21s, 36 do at 20s 9d, 36 do at 17s 3d, 103 do at 20s; Mr John Smith (Tuapeka West), 33 very prime wethers at 19s Cd, 27 do at 38s 9d; Mr Peter "Williamson (Milburn), 21 very prime wethers at 21s, 14 do at 50s Gd, 26 ewes at 11s; Mr James Willocks, 100 crossbred wethers at 20s; privately outside, 800 crossbred wethers at top ratas.

Fat Lambs. — The first of the season came in to-day, and met extra keen competition, and sold at fancy prices — viz., 14s 6d to 17s Gd.. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded, and sold: For Mr John Heads (Milburn), 6 at 17s to ]6s 6d; Mr Wm. Thomson (Ayrshire Park), 6 at T, 6g to 14s 6d.

Pigs. — 224 penned, and, of course, proved very much in excess of requirements, and prices show a further decline. Suckers, 4s to 9s 6d; slips, 10s to 13s ; stores, 15s to 18s 6d ; porkers, 21s to 30s ; baconers, 31s to 355 ; heavy pigp, to 445. Dalgety and Company (Limited) yarded --and sold 50 at quotations. Wright;, Stephenson, and Co. sold 152 at quotations. ->— Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) sold: For Mr Pat. Sprat* (Sutton) and others, poikers, 27s 6d to 29s Gd; heavier do, 20s 6d to 31s each. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded and s,old ; For Mrs M. Mawson, 11 at 13s 6d to 11s; Mr S. Kinnev (Henley), 6 at 3s 6d ; Mr M. M'Leod (Wardlands), 4 at 17s 6d to 16s 6d; Mr E. Carr (Woodside), 15 at 7s; Mr Walter Blaekie (Glasgow Farm), 6 at 255.

Tuesday, October 2. Messrs Wright, Stephen&on, and Co. report Tuesday, October 2: —

Rabbitskins.- — -There was a good attendance of buyers at Monday's sales, and a slightly improved demand existed for all classes of skins. There is, however, no quotable change to report in prices, which are as follows: — Best winters, 16d to 16|d ; selected, to 17d ; medium, 14Jd to 15|d; autumns (late), 12Jd to 13Jd ; do (esrly), 9d to lid; summers, 6Jd to 8d; suckers and runners, 3d to 5.k1 ; fawns, 9d to Hid ; blacks, 22d to 24d per lb. Sheepskins were offeied as usual on Tuesday, and produced the usual competition. Prices^ remain firm at last week's quotations. Ordinary merino skins brought from 5d to 5Jd ; half bred, sd; crossbreds, 41d; dead crossbred skins, 3Jd to 4d per lb.

Hides. — Good inquiry for these still exists, and prices show no appreciable change. Quotations are: — Prime ox, 3id. to 4d; medium, 3|d to 3|d; light and inferior, 3|Jd to 3Jd; cowhides, best, 3|d to 3|d ; do, light and inferior, 3d to 31d,per lb; calfskins, Is 3d tc Is lOd each.

Tallow. — Prices for this show a slight improvement on those ruling last week. We quote: — Prime rendered mutton, ISs to 20s; medium do, 16s to 17s 6d; rough fat and inferior tallow, 12s 6d to 14s per cwt.

Grain. — Wheat: Prime samples meet with good inquiry, while medium quality is in demand for shipment; fowl feed is also firm at late rates. Prime velvet and Tuscan is worth 2s 6d to 2s 7Jd ; medium do, 2* 2d to 2s sd ; fowl feed, 2s to 2s Id ; broken do, Is 8d to Is lid per bushel (sacks in, teinis).. Oats: The demand for all lines suitable fox shipment is much better than was the case last week. The inquiry for milling samples is limited. Pi'ime

milling brings Is 8d to Is B£d; best feed, la 8d; medium do, Is 7d; inferior, Is 4id to la 6d per bushel (sacks in, net). Barley : There is no demand except for prime malting samples,! and quotations can be considered only aa nom'iual — —^~ Pnfatnp? — Prime northern Derwents are readily saleable at from 32s 6d to 355; other! sorts harder to place at 27s 6d to 32s 6d per; ton (sacks in).

Chaff.— Prime oaten sheaf has been arriving jnore readily diiring the last week, so thafc prices have sustained a slight drop. Medium! and inferior is plentiful, and difficult to quitPrime, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d; extra heavy, £21 15s ; medium to good, £2 to £2 7s 6d ; inferior, from 30s per ton.