WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 40

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORTS.

Burn3ide, Wednesday, August 19. 1908. | Fat Cattle.— This week's market at Burnside was well supplied with 254 head. Thia number included a larger proportion of good to prime cattle than usual, but on account of the large yarding bidding was not so spirited, and prices generally showed a decline of about 10s a head. Prime bullocks sold at £3 15s to £10 10s; extra, to £12 ss; medium to good, £8 ta £9 ss; light, £5 10s to £7 10s; best heifers, £7 10s to £9 10s; medium heifers and cows, £0 to £7; light heifers and cows, £4 103 to £5 55.-: — Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 50, and sold : For Messrs Baxter Bros. (Waipiata). 5 bullocks at £12 to £11 7s 6d, 2 heifers at £6 10s; Mr W Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 7 bullocks afc £7 15s to £7 2s 6d; a client, 9 bullocks and heifers at £9 5s to £7 2a 6d; Mr W. Lindsay (Allanton), 12 bullocks at £9 7s Gd to £5 7s 6d; Mr W. Kirk (Mayfield), 12 bullocks and hfifers at £7 17s 6d to £i 12a 6d,

Mr T. Thomson (Maun-gatua), 2 bullocks at £8 12s /"Gd; Messrs Christie and Christie (Bumside), 1 cow a.t £6 7s 6d.— — Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 40, and sold*: For Mt G-eo. M'Dona'id (Stirling). 7 bullocks to £11 15s; Mr D Murray (Balclutha), 7 bullocks to £10; Mr Wm. Kirk (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks at £9 2s 6d; Mr F. Pemeskie (Stirling), 8 bullocks to £9 17s 6d ; Mr J. Oliver, 16 bullocks at full market rates. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr J D. Wilson (Brockville), 2 bulloebs at £9 17s 6d, 2 heifers at £8 12s 6d, 1 do at £7 ss, 1 do at £7, 2 do at £6 17s 6d; Mr Robert Dowie (Middlenwch). 1 bullock at £9 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £7 10s, 2 do- at £6 17s 6d; Mr W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 steer at £6 12s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded 6i, and sold: For Mr Michael Burke (Pomahaka Downs). 32 head bullocks and heifers to £S; Mr T. Doolan (Woodlands), 4 trucks bullocks to £9 7s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) sold : For Mr Wm. Moynib&n (Springs), 8 bullocks at xip to £10 15s, 8 heifers at up to £7- a southern client, 16 bullocks at up to £10 10s ; Mr W Kirk (Mayfield), 5 bullocks at up to £9 7s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 39, and sold: For Mr Wm. Kirkland "(Poplar G-rove, Middlemarch), 6 bullocks to £8 15s, pen heifers at £5 15s; Mr Wm. Kirk (Mayfield, East Taieri) 3 bullocks at £12 ss, 4 heifers to £6 12s 6d; a southern client, 15 bullocks to £11 2s 6d, 3 heifers, to £9 7s 6d; Mr Alex. Cowan (Waitati), 2 heifers to £4 5£5 £ The National Mortgage and Agency Company "of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For a southern client, 3 heifers at £8 12s 6d. 2 do at £6 10s, 1 do at £7 12s 6d, pen do at £5 15s; Mr W. Kirk, 1 pen bullocks at £7 15s, 7 heifers at up to £6 12s 6d. Store Cattle.— Donald R-eid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr G. Graham (Berwick), 7 steers and heifers from £1 10s ■to £1 2s 6d. Wright, Stephenson and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Messrs W. Powell (St. Clair), W. Townley (Highcliff), P. Sullivan (Morven), Cater Bros. (Saddle Hill), 25 head at up to £2 15s. The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs A. Cowan (Waitati), George Geddes (Highcliff), and other clients, bulls to £3 10s, cows to £2 55.-; Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) vaxded and sold: -' For Mr J. M. Graham (Springs), Mr W. Nohar (Middleniarch), store cattle at current rates. Dairy Cows.— Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr J. Kirk (East Taieri), i cow at £6 2s 6d; a client, 2 cows at £3 7s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and. Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Messrs P. Stillivan (Morven), W. Townley (HighclifJDj and others, 10 head at up to £5 5s. — —The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 9. and sold: For Messrs William Geddes (Green Island), T. Maxwell (Dunedin). J. Matheson (Green Island), A. Cowan (Waitati), cows to £6 15s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr R. Boyd, cows at full market rates. Fat Calves. — Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr G. Graham (Berwick), 3 at from £2 7s to £2 3s 6d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Messrs George Geddes (Highcliff), W. Kirk (East Taieri), calves at from 5s to £2. Fat Sheep.— The yarding totalled 2521, made up almost entirely of wethers. " Although very few were extra heavy-weights, the quality was mostly good to prime, the proportion of unfinished sheep being smaller than usual. Exporters competed keenly with the trade for all wethers suitable to their requirements, and a brisk sale resxilted, prices for best pens showing an average advance of about Is per head. Quotations: Prime wethers, 20s to_22s; extra, to 23s 6dj ni«dium to good, 17s to 19s 6d ; unfinished, 35s to 16s 6d; best ewes, 16s to 18s; medium, 13s 6d to 15s. Donald Reid and Co (Ltd.) yarded 335. and sold: For Messrs J. E. Watson and Co. (Riversdale, a-s agents), 115 wethers at 22s to 18s 3d; Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 120 wethers at 22s to 19s 3d; Mr William Heffernan (Moonlight), 100 wethers at 16? 6d to 15s 9d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr J. B. Sim (Crookston), 54 wethers to 23s 9d; Mr E. Marslin (Alexandra), 115 wethers to 21s 9d; Messrs D. Fell and Son, 78 wethers td 22s 6d; Mr J. Sheppard (Sutton). 15 wethers at 19s 9d; Mr Is. F. Brown (Glenore), 33 wethers to 18s 6d ; Mr T. Johnstone (Balclutha), 56 wethers to 20s; Mr D M. Philip 63 wethers to 17s 6d ; Mr T. H. Parata (Puketiraki), wethers to 17s 3d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold : For Mr J. B. Sim (Crookston), 40 wethers at 22s 9d. 16 at 21s 3d; Mr Jas. Lcbb (Tawera, Lawrence), 42 wethers at 22s 3d, 18 at 20s 3d. The,* New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded and sold 466 as follows: For Mr H. Fraser (Milton). 41 wethers at 21s, 19 at 20s; Mr John Ford (Fairfax), 41 wetheTS at 21s 3d. 15 at 20s 6d; Mr Richard Campbell (Balclutha), 40 wethers ait 19s, 20 at 18s 3d; Mr Wilson Hall (Riversdale), 41 wethers at 19s, 16 at 18s 9d; a Central Otago client, 60 wethers to 19s 9d ; Mr W. D. Woods (Waiwera South), 58 wethers to 18s ; Tvlessrs Wm. Brown and Sons (Middlemarch), 1 truck wethers; a southern client, 1 truck wethers to 19s 3d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Messrs Geo. Nichol and Sons (Taurima). 123 wethers at up to 20s; Mr W. Sutherland (Waitahuna), 61 wethers at up to 23s 3d ; Messrs Gifford Bros. (Macraes), 56 wethers at up to ,19s 9d; Messrs Macale Bros. (Balfour), 119 wethers at up to 18s 9d ; Mr Andrew Dick=on (Balfour), 61 wethers at up to 18s 6d; Mr W. M'Lean (Clarksville), 30 wethers at 19s 3d; a Milton client, 120 wethers at 20s; Mr W. J. Watson (Glenledi), 30 ewes at 17s 3d; Mr J. Fleming (Craigsford), 60 ewes at up to 17s; a client, 20 ewes at 16s. The Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned 279, and sold: For Mr R. Campbell (Balclutha). 60 wethers to 19s 3d; Mr F. Dooherty (Outram), 60 wethers to 18s 3d; Mr G. N. M'lntofch (Omakau). 54 wethers to 21s 9d; Mr Wm. Smith (Waitahuna), 52 wethers to 19s, 42 owes to 15s. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr Wm. Pagan (Clinton), 21 wethers at 23s 9d. 37 do at 21s; the New Zealand and Australian Land Co. (Moeraki Estate), 39 wethers at 19s, 51 do at 18s 6d, 30 do at 17s 9d. Fat Lambs — Only 200 penned, mostly 01 indifferent quaJity. Best sold at 16s to 16s 6d ; others, 13s 6d to f 15s Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded' and sold : Far Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow Farm). 69 at 14s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr J S'heppard (Sutton), lambs- to 15s 6d ; Mr A. Roberts (Hamilton South)i lambs to 16s; Mt T H. Parata (Puketiraki), lambs to 15s 3d Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For M-eisrs Gifford Bros. (Macrae*), pen lambs at IBs. Pigs. — 100 yarded For suckers and small pigs there was a brisk sale, and although last week's high prices were not maintained, values atill remain above those ruling during the last week or so. Porkers and baconers met a brisk sale, last w&ek's rates ruling. Suckers sold at 14s to 16s ; slips, 183 ta 20s ; stores, 28s to 355 ; porkers, 38s to 435 ; light baconers, 47s to 535 ; heavy do, 555« to C3s. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 48, and 1

f sold : For Mr T. Richards (Opcho), 2 af ' : £8 2s 6d; Mar J. M'CoJl (Brighten), 1 at 47s 6d; Messrs Holt and Dunn (Pine Hill), 2 at 445; Mrs Fraser (North Taieri), 2 at 40s; a client (East Taieri). 8 porkers at 51s 6d to 425; Mr M. Moynihan (Sutton), Mr W. G. Brown (Leith Valley), and a northern • client, slips and store pigs at 28s to 15a 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr D. Miller (Henley), 3 1 pigt- at 51s; Mr E. A. Jackson (Highcliff), 111 1 pig at 675. The New Zealand Lcsan. and 1 Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) yarded! and sold : For Messrs Holt and Dunn and !T. Richards, pigs to £3 ss. Wright, j Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For clients, 112 pigs at quotations. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Messrs T. Preen (Oamaru), R. Brown- (N.E. Valley), Holt and Dunn (Pine «Hill). W. Townley (Highcliff), pigs from 15s to 48s. Rabbitskins. — The catalogues submitted o& I Monday, 17th inst., were fairly large ones, good winter skins forming fully three-paita of the entry, while the balance consisted mainly of incoming skins. The demand rules firm for all olasses, and late rates were fully maintained. Best winter does sold at 22|ct to 24Jd ; medium to good, 19d to 21s ; best winter bucks, 36Jd to 18d; medium, 14d to 15Jd; best autymns, V l6d to 17£ d; medium, 13d to 13|d; summers, 9Jd to 12d; b!ack and silver greys, 22Jd to 24id. Horsehair, to 17£ d per lb. I Sheepskins.— Fair catalogues were sub- : ' mitted on Tuesday, 18th inst., to a full . ■ attendance of -the trade. Competition waa again keen-, prices showing no? maieriaJ differ- - enc© on late quotations. Best halfbreds," 6d to 63d; good, sgd to 6d; best orossbxeds* 1 5Jd to 6d; good, 4Jd to sd; merinos, 5Jd to • 6d; lambskins, 4§d to s£d; pelts, 3Jd to 4dl • per lb. , : ' ■ ■■ Hides.— A full report of hides appeared last week. The next sale will be held onT'Thurs* day and Friday,, 20th and' 21st inst. Tallow and Fat. — A brisk .demand) meets all consignments, prices remaining firm at late sale rates We quote: Best rendered tallow, 21s to 22s 6d; medium 18s to 20s; best caul fat, 16s to 17s; medium, 15s to 16s per cwt. Grain. — Oats : Prime seed lin-es are moving ofi mere freely in small quantities, but far milling^ and feed lines the demand is slack, and sales are difficult to effect. Local stocks are fairly heavy, but no consignments of any quantity are now coining forward, and any oats "till in stack will doubtless be put on tho market in tho shape of chaff, for which: there is a comparatively better demand. We ' quoted Seed lines, 2b 3d to 2s 63; prime milling, to 2s l|d; good to best feed, 2s to 2s Id; inferior, Is lOd to Is lid per bushel! (sacks extra). Wheat: Millers' stooks of Tuscan are in most oases sufficient for their present requirements, but prime velvet and red. chaff have some attention. Medium quality; is unsaleable except as fowl wheat, for which. 1 there is steady demand in moderate quantities.. We quote: Choice seed lines, 4s 6cji to 4s lOd; fair, 4s 3d to 4s sd; prime milling. Is 2d to 4s 3d; medium. 4s lid; whole fowl! wheat, ts to 4s Id; broken and damaged^ 3s to 3s 9d per bushel (aacks extra). Potatoes.— With rather better inquiry, many of the local holdings hive been quitted I during the week at prices fully equal to latei quotations. Derwents are not generally I wanted, the demand bßing chiefly for freahly-_ i picked Up-to-Dates. We quote:- Prime Der- ' wents, £4 2b 6d to £4 6s; medium to good". - i £3 15s to £4; prime Up-to-Dates, £4 to &% \ 2s 6d; medium, £3 10s to £8 15s; inferior, £3 to £3 7a 6d pel ton (bags in). ' Ohaff. — The market continues to be fair.ly . i well supplied. For prime bright oaten sheaf i there is good demand, both locally and for ' j export, but lower grades have little attention. i We quote : Prime oaten sheaf, SA to £4 2s 6d ; choicest, £4 -ss; medium to good, £3 10s to £3 17s 6di; light and inferior, £3 to £3 5« per ton (bags extra). Pressed Straw.— We quote: Wheaten, 378 6d to 40s; oaten, 45s to 60s per ton. [The individual reports of stock agents, wool, rabbitskin, or grain brokers can be inserted in the Daily Times and Otago Witness at special rates.] DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quotations ar« subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are I asked, when sending samples, always to put I a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers: — Wheat. — Prime milling, new season's, 4s 2_d on trucks; fowl wheat, 4s 3d, f.0.b., s.i. (scarce). Oats— Milling, 2s sd; B grade, 2s 2d; inferior, 2s;, ex store, sacks extra. Barley.— Good malting. 4s 6d to ss; pearling, 4s; feed barley, 3s 3d. Ryecorn, 3s. Maize.— Nominally ss. Waiting for neK season's crop. Prussian Blue peas, from "«s to 6s 6d. Partridge peas. 4s. Chaff.— Prime bright heavy, £3 15£Tto£4 5«; medium, £3 ss; inferior. £3. Clover hay.— Prime, £4 to £4 10s. • ' > Ryegrass. — Farmers' dre&sed, 3s 3d to 3s 6d for heavy weights; machined, 4s 6d to 6s, Cocksfoot.— Market remains firm. Farmers'" ' lots, 7d: machined seed, 9d to lOd. Linseed, £12 10s to £13 10s. Chewing's Fescue. — Farmers' samples, 4£a to sd ; machined seed, 6Jd. Potatoes— Choice Up-to-Dates, to £4; Derwents, up tc £4 10s. Turnips, 255. Onions.— Melbourne, £12 10s to £13, Carrots, £2 10s per ton. We can offer a few tons of pure fish manure rich in ammonia; valuable for root or grain crops; can be used with drill; £7 per ton. Fish oil. 2s 6d gallon. Rabbitskins.— We hold sales every Monday. There is a good demand. We quote: — Light racks BJd; summers, to lOd; best autumns, to 15d; good autumns, to 14Jd; mixed second! winters, 16d tc, 17d ; second winter does, to 19d; best second wintei doe 3, 20id; second winter bucks, 15Jd; prime winter dees, 24fd; good winter doee, to 22Jd; prime winter bucks, 17d to 18id; autumn blacks, to 17£ d; winter blacks, to 23Jd; fawns, to- 14Jd. We supply labels. Sheepskins. — We quote as follows: iieso half bred, up to 7d; fine crossbred, up to 6Jd; crossbred, 4Jd to s*d; merino, up to 5Jd; lamb 3, up to 4Jd ; pelts, to 4Jd ; fallen skins. Id to ljd per lb lower. Hides. — We quote: — Prime stout heavy ox, 6d to 7id; good, 5d to sgd; medium, 4d to 5d- light, 3*d to 4id; inferior, 2id to 3d; heavy cow, 4d to 4|d ; medium, 3.Jd to 4d; li«ht 3 3 >d to 4d; inferior, 2d to 3d ; yearling, 2jTd to ~4d; calfskins, to s£d; horsehides, toe 8s Wool. Good clean crossbred, 6<J; crossbred 4d to Sd; clingy and biddy, up to 3d; pieces and bellies, up to 3d; locks, up to 2£d; dead wool, 4d. Cowhair. — Best up <.o lid; good from 93 • to 10Jd». Horsehair. — There is a good demand for all classes, especially clean hair, which' is quote* 17d to 18d; mixed, 14d to 16£ d. Rough fat, from 12s to 16s, according to quality. Caul fat, from 16s to 18a.

Tallow, in tins, 16s to 18s, according to quality; prime white mutton, in. cakes, •uitabl»'for tanners, up to" 255; prime whita mutton, in casks, 20s to 245; mixed tallow, 16» to 19s; mutton cakes, 20s to 21s. Storing Grain. — We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months Ire* storage sit 3d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit. — We receive all kinds of consignments; and render account tales promptly. "Walnuts, od per lb. Salt butter, ,lld to Is; separator, Is to 1» Id. , Fresh, butter (in pats), storekeepers', lOd lb. TEggs. — Fresh, plentiful, Is per dozen. Downward tendency. Chees*.— factory, 6J; Akaroa, s|d to 6d; loaf, s|q; old, 6d per lb. :Honey_ — In good demand. Section honey, new season's. 6s to 8s per doz. ; bulk, large tins, 4d to 4Jd; small tins, 4Jd to 4fd. Beeswax, la 4d, wanted. Hants, 9d. - Bacon.— Roll, Sid to 9d; sides, 7d to 8d Islcw of sale). . Pigs.— Baconers, up to 170:bs, s|d; over weight, 3d to 4d. "Poultry for Local Consumption. — Hens, 3s to 4s; roosters, 4s 6d to ss; ducks, 4s to 6s 6d; turkey hens, 5d to 6d; cocks, 7d to 8d; .geese, 4s to ss. Fruit. — Ib good demand.