SALE OF SHORTHORN COWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2529, 3 September 1902, Page 18

SALE OF SHORTHORN COWS.

Messrs Wright, Stephensoa, and Co. report having sold privately on account of Mr Walter Blackie, G-lasgov/ F^rm, Taieri, Cv 3 high-class shorthorn cows and heifers of the milking strain, bred by Mr D. Carruthers, to Mr P. H. Morton, of New South Wales, at very satisfactory prices. The breeding of these cows leaves nothing to bo desired, as they are directly descended from first-class cows purchased by Mr David Carruthers, of Maungatuu, at the sale of the Kirklands herd of the lato Donald Grant, West Taieri, in the seventies, and the stock then procuz-ed has been improv&d upon by the u3e of the very best shorthorn bulls (of milking strains of this breed) that Mr Garru there could buy. The buiJs tiseci in the herd have been a Grunton bull, sired, by the imported bull St. Louis, another (a. grandson of Alvie's Rosa, bred by the late Mr George Steele, of Wairuna; and the last a, Clylivale bull, bred by the New Zealand and Australian Land Company; sire Prince of Oneida ; dam, by Prince Penrhyn II (167), by Earl of Brunswick.

The same, firm have also sold on account of Mr W. Farquharson, of Lovall's Flat, two purebred shorthorn heifers at a satisfactory price to Mr W. A. Scott, Waitati. Their pedigresa are ns lol'ows: —

1. Blood-red heifer, calved August 18, 1999, by Duke of York out of Rosebud. Duke of York was calved on October 16, 1894 ; eire Duke of Wellington; g-siro Duke of Oneida; g-g-siro Duke of Oxford 81st (38,713); dam Rose of Gourie (No. 383), by Duke of Oneida; granddam (No. 246), by Lord Ponhryn; g-g-dam (No. 148) by Earl of Brunswick, g-g-g-dam Moss Rose (No. 7), by Prince of Butterflies. This heifer has token the following prizes: — As & yearling first and champion at Milton show) 1900, and second at Balclutha same year. As a two-year-old second at Milton, second at Balclutha (six entries), and third at Taieri show in a ring of 11 entries. 2. Blood-red heifer, calved on September 30, 1899, by Duke of York (pedigree above) out of a Duke of Wellington cow. This heifer hag takei the following prizes: — As a yearlingj second at Milton and first at Balclutha; as a two-year-old first at Milton and first at Balclutha (six entries).

These are the only times these heifers hava been shown. They were bred by Mr James Forbes^ AUaj^gp, *ng are in calf to Mi Jamta

Gow's champion bull Roan Peer, and due to calve about the end' of September or beginning of Octob'en , DTJNBDIN MARKETS. > WHOLESALE PKODUCE REPORTS. Mr J. Fleming, Princes street south, reportg tinder date the Sad inst. :— "Wheat per bushel. pe sl°S Best milling ... 4/3 Barley <\uit ... 150/0 Medium do ... 4/0 Oaten hay <0/0 IToavls' .. 3,0-3/2 Oatmeal, in 25 s 270/0 Milling oats ... 2/» Oaten chaff f 7/o— 9o/0 Feed oats 2/2—2/5 Ryegrass. hay 60/o—7o/0 Malt barley ... 4/0 Straw 40/0 "Feed barley 2/6-2/9 Pearl barley ...220/0 Cape barley ... 3/8 ] Onions .. 6/0 cwt Maize ... ... 4/3 | per lb per ton. j Rolled bacon ... ai Hour, in 200*8 ...230/0 Side bacon ... 8J Flour, in 50"» ... 245/0 Smoked hams . . 9A Pollard 120/0 Cheese s{d B raa 120/0 Good salt butter, 10J to < Is. according to quality Good Derwent potito s, £3 10s to £4 per ton The market is glutted with inferior kinds. Good sound cbaff wanted Swede turnips, 18a per ton. fAKM AND DAIRY MIODUCK. Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, George street, report paying for produce during the weekending the 2nd inst. as follow! :— Bacon (roll), 6*d p. lb Fresh butter, lOd to Ham, 7|d p. lb la 2d per lb Fresh eggs, 8d dcz Salt butter. 9d Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and Jib prints), 8d to 9d per lb. Pigs, 1201b to 1801b, 4 •< j «er lb. Ducks, 3s to 6« pair. Ge«se, 4s to tls. Turkeys, 4"id per lb. Fowls: 2s to 2s 6d. THE MEAT MARKET. NAPIER, August 08. The C.C. and D. Company, London, cables a further fall of one-eighth of a penny in North Island mutton and second quality lamb. Quotations: Beat- Canterbury mutton, 4d; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, .3£d; first quality lumb, sd; second quality, 4Jd. : IXVERCARGILIr GRAIN MARKET. INVERCARGILL., August 29. There is practically no change to record in the oat msrket. Sa'es are restricted to small parcels for Australia. The report that a very large quantity of maize is in transit from the Argentine to" Australia, has had a depressing effect on the oat market, but in view of tho small quantity held in Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, iTOlders aro firm at late quotations, with no signa so far of lower values. Present prices equal 2s 3d on trucks (sacks extra, up country) or 2s BJd f.o.b. CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. The Lyttelton Times reports —Local millers aro now coming into competition with both northern and southern mills, and some iairsized lines of mixed have changed hands at 4s Id ex store Addington, while for picked lines Id more has been given. Most of the mills around Chmtchurch are only making flour for etock, and for the sake of the bran, which is very scarce, and in great demand. Even at the increased price of £6 per ton, millers do not care about booking orders. Very little wheat is offering, but the rise in values has brought on to the market several lines of old wheat, some of which has suffered considerably by keeping. Matters in the oat market are very brisk, and there is a very good demand for Sydney. Any prime lines of milling on offer are readily taken by local millers at 2s Gd at country stations, and in some instances equal to 2s 7d has been f'ven, but this class is exceedingly scarce. eed lines ite much wanted for local and coastwise demand, as well as for Sydney, and several fair-sited parcels have been Bold in centals at quotations for Sydney. Fodder of till kinds is meeting a keen demand, and- the Warrimoe, which left for Sydney yesterday, took away from Lyttelton 1100 tons of produce, including bran, chaff, hay, potatoes, mangels, etc. It is understood that an order has been placed in the Leeston district for several hundred tons of oatsheaf chaff, and this has caused a firmer tendency in the market. The large order for New Zealand "Derwent potatoes for South Africa has caused a sharp Tise in the local market, and yesterday merchants were paying £3 lgs xm teg at bandy stations,

while even as much as £4 has been given. The contractors for the 850 tons, which is Canterbury's share of the order, have now almost completed casing, and the Norfolk is expected to commence loading on Monday morning. It is daily becoming more' evident that the Government statistics, which estimated that the potato crop in Canterbury -would be much larger than last season, are by no means borne out by facts. It was estimated that there were about 300 acres more under crop, and that the yield would be about seven tons to the acre. So far as can be gathered, the yield will not be more than between five and six tons per acre. If there are lai-ge stocks held, it is very difficult to say where they are, and very few are offering. A decided improvement has taken place in the Sydney market, as yesterday a cable message was received in Christchurch to the effect that New Zealand Derwents had been sold there at £7 per ton. The supplies from Tasmania, have fallen off for the present, as farmers there are busy with ploughing and other farming operations. It is expected that Tasmania can pretty well keep Sydney supplied until the end of next month, but after that supplies will have to be drawn from elsewhere, more especially as the early potato crop is said to be almost a failure. In view of a big demand at the end of next month, the Union Steam Ship Company has arranged to load the Nairnshire at New Zealand ports about the middle of September, and it is understood that she will leave for Sydney with a full cargo of produce. Seve/al shipments of mangels and swede turnips have been made to Sydney, and there are at present about 250 tons, mostly mangels, on the way to that port. Unfortunately, however, there is a duty of 40s per ton to bo paid, and it is doubtful, under these circumstances, whether many more will be sent. There has been a good deal of fodder shipped to Taranaki, as well as to West Coast forts, during the past week. The demand for grass seeds stil! contimies. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE IN LONDON. WELLINGTON. September 1. j Tho Agent-general cables under date London, August 30.Mutton. — Market weak; no alteration since last week. Lamb. —Quiet; further drop in prices seems imminent, owing to supplies of home-grown. Heavy lowering of prices for New Zealand. Canterbury lambs, 4gd ; other brands, 4Jd. Beef.— Steady. New Zealand hinds, 4Jd, fores, 4d. Hemp.— Steady. " Good fair Wellington "— spot, £33 ; September-November shipment, £31. Choicest Butter.. — Prospects for next season are encouraging. A considerable quantity is now arriving, and is being placed m the cold storeß. There is no alteration in cocksfoot. GRADING FLAX. INVERCARGILL, September 1. i Mr Fulton, Government hemp grader, who has been on a visit to the Bluff grading hemp for shipment by the Wimkatane, found it very mixed, various qualities being in the same baJe, 1 thus necessitating all being put in the lower grade. The bulk was poorly stripped, and there was great neglect in the washing, which is detrimental to the industry. MEAT FREEZING WORKS. NEW PLYMOUTH, September 1. The Taranaki Producers' Freezing Works Company held their annual meeting on Saturday. The report showsd that 176,210 packages of butter and 9530 of cheese were handled during tho year. The balance sheet showed a profit of £1331. Out of this 30s was allocated in respect of each £10 share, reducing the bank liability of shareholders by that amount. WANGANUI, September 1. The Wanganui Meat Freezing Company show a profit of £4344 on the year's working, and pay a dividend of 6 per cent. GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) report having offered a full catalogue of all lines of grain and produce at their usual weekly auction bale, held in their stores on Monday. There was a good attendance of buyers, and, under bn&k . competition, the bulk of the catalogue was cleared at quotations — | Oats. — The market during the past week has ; beeu £uiet«l owjng to the d.en>ajid. Jgj 4Jj?fir{ -

I having slackened off consequent- on the Commonwealth getting ram. There is steady demand, however, for best feed lines, equal to B grade quality, but inferior are unasked for, arid prices remain firm at quotations: — Quo-" tations: Prime seed, 29 8d to 2s lid; prime milling, 2s 7d to 2s 8d; good to beat (feed, 2s 5d to 2s 6Jd; medium to good, 2s 2d to 2s sd; inferior to medium, 2s 1o"2s 2d (sacks extra). Wheat. — There is a good demand for prime milling, and lines of prime north velvet are easily quitted at quotations. Medium quality is still unasked for, but fowl wheat still meets with a ready sale at top prices. We quote: Prime milling, 3s lid to 4s 3d; medium , quality, 3s 3d -to 3s lOd ; whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3» 3d ; broken do, 2s 8d to 2s lOd (sacks extra). j Potatoes.— Stocks held looally are redviced ' considerably, and consignments are not coming I forward freely, consequently there is a gocd i demand locally and for shipment, and the market is firm at quotations. We quote : Prime Derwents, £4 to £4 ss ; medium to good, £3 15s to £3 17s 6d (.sacks in). Chaff. — There is a steady demand for all lines of prime oaten sheaf, but medium, quality and inferior are hard to quit at qtiotations. We quote : Prime oat eheaf , £4 10a to £4 15s ; gocd, £3 15s to £4 ss ; medium, £3 to £3 10s ; inferior £2 to £2 15s. Turnips.— lnquiry for shipment has slackened off, and prices are easier this week. We quote 16s to 18s (ex truck, loose). Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report • — We held otir weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we submitted a full catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. There was fair competition if or most of the lines on offer, and late values were well maintained throughout. Oats.— The demand for shipment is confined for the most part to oats of sound quality, bright lines being preferred. Medium and discoloured lots do not receive the same attention, and are not so readi'.y quitted. Prime milling and seed lines are m fair demand. We quoteSeed lines, 2s 9d to 2s lid; primo milling, 2s 7d to 2s 8d; good to best feed, 2s 5d to 2s 6fd; inferior and medium, 2s to 2s id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— Prime milling quality continues to meet with most demand from millers, and the tone of the market for all classes of wheat is slightly improved. Medium quality has had rather more demand, and fowl wheat iB somewhat scarce, and was well inquired for on Monday. We quote- Prime milling, is to 4s 4d ; medium to good, 3s 4d to 3s lOd ; whole fowl wheat, 3a Id to 3» 3d ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Fair sales have been made during the week, and local stocks are much i educed. Buyers have been also operating freely m northern districts, and this has tended to keen the market very firm. We quote Prime. Derweuts, £3 17s 6d to £4 ?s 6d : medium, £3 10s to £3 los ; other sorts, £2 10s to £3 10s per ton (fßcks in). Chaff.— There is still a fair <=upply of medium quality offering, but the market is barely supplied with prime oaten shesif For this class theTe is a good demand, and all coming forward is sure of ready sale «t satisfactory prices. We quote. Prime oaten sheaf, £4 5^ to £4 10»; choice, to £4 15 H , medium \o good. £3 5s to £4; inferior and straw chaff. £2 to £2 los. Turnips.— Best swodes sold at 17s to 18s per ton, looae, ex truck. OAMARU MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Morttzson and Co., Tyne street, report for week ending Scntembei 3 . — Wheat. — There is stil! a good inquiry for prime samples, but owng to seller a price" being rather above buyers' ideas, not very much business is doing. We quotp prime Tuscan, velvet, and redchaff, 3« lid to 4«. i Oats. — The market continues firm, but only an occasional line is < haiiging !)<tmls-. Wo quote Prime milling, 2s 6d, prime Danish. 2e 4d , medium and discoloured lots, Is Od to 2s. Potatoes. — Owing to outside inquiries prices Imvo advanced slightly f-inre la^t week. We quote prime Derwtiits £3 lU= to £3 12s 6d (*arks included) The above quotations ai c all on trucks at handy country sidings, sacks extra, except j Vhere otherwise mentioned. '

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYABDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report

as follows: — There was a fair entry of horses for Saturday' 6 sale. In draughts the offerings were limited to a few useful, fairly freßh, but aged horses. TheTe were lots of buyers even '' for this class, and most of them changed hands at very good prices. Of strong harness horses there was a good display, consignments including nine Teally serviceable horses from Messrs Tonkin and Co.'s rabbit collecting depots up txrantry. These horses had been carefully

selected by Messrs Tonkin and Co.'s managers,

and were all of good, serviceable ages and of a stamp suitable for spring van, milk cart, tramhauling, and the like, and numerous buyers were present for these classes. This consignment elicited keen competition, and was sold as follows- — Bay mare, £33; grey gelding, £23; gTey gelding, £22 10s; bay mare, £20 10s; bay mare, £19 10s; roan gelding, £17 10s; roan gelding, £15 10s; chestnut gelding, £11 10s; black gelding, £11. Three useful upstanding harness horses from Clydevalo were sold at £120, £19, and £17 respectively. Other sales were, effected at equally satisfactory latcs. The demand for good harness horses is brisk. We have a customei for 12 to 15 good harness horses, cix to eight years old preferred. Next Saturday we offer Mr Walter Thurlow's fine team of nine draught mares and geldings, waggon and harness, frc-m. Cambrians, Central Otago. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, £45 to £50, extra good, prize horses, £52 to £56; medium draught mares and geldings, £30 to £42 ; aged do. £2fr to £28 ; upstanding carriage horses, £30 to £35; well-matched carriage pairs, "3E60" tb"£80: strong spring-van horses, £30 to £35; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, £20 to £27; tiam horses, £14 to £20; light hacks, £8 to"£ls:' extra good hacks, £18 to £25 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £3 io £7.

SALE OF PROPERTIES

Messrs James Samson and Co. repoit having held a sale of properties in Hanover street in th° estate of the late Mrs Helen Brcdie. An extraordinary number of buyers and others interested put in an appearance, and for lot 1, a six-roomed dwelling and section, fronting Hanover street, containing 9.7 poles, the bidding started at £200, and was speedily run up to the satisfactory price of £605, at which figure a well-known business man became the owner. For lot 2, a four-roomed house, upon the adjoining section, containing 10 poles, £300 was offered at the outset, and after keen competition between quite a number of would-be buyers and Mr*B. Johnson, £410 was reached, and the latter was declared the purchaser. Judging from the prices above realised, freehold properties in this part of the city are evidently advancing in value, probably in view of the vicinity of the new railway station. ,

THE LABOUR MARKET.

John Skene and Son report under date September 2 as follows: —

This market is keeping in grout heart. As agricultural' work is being pushed on vigorously the demand for capable trustworthy men is increasing — no signs w-atever of -a slackening off. There is also a good call- for firat-olaas shepherds, cooks and bakers, milkers, grooms and gardeners, etc. Workers are .a little more plentiful, and wages remain about the same.