WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE

Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 40

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE

Fat Cattle. — To-day's yurding numbered 219 head, and was made up principally of goodquality steers ar.d heifer beef. In cansidera■uon of the full yardings of late, to-day's supply proved beyond the requirements of the local tradesmen, competition was consequently retarded, and prices in sympathy were even easier than the low pi ices ruling last week. Quotations: Best prime bullock?, £9 15s to £12 ss, extra, £13 12s Cd ; medium to good, £7 12s Cd to £9 10s , light, £6 15s to £7 10=; cows and heifers, £7 15s to £8 7s 6d; medium to good, £6 to £6 17<> Gd; light, £v 2-3 Cd to £5 15s. The National Motigage nr.d Agenoy Company (Ltd ) yarded ar.d sold :. For Mr C. Carnie (Mataura Island), 3 bullocks at £9 IVs Bd. 3 at £9 12s 6d, 2 at £9 -7s 6d 8 at up to £8 7s Gd ; Mr William Kirk (Mayfiold), 2 bullocks at £8 53 4 heifers at £5. ritronach, Morris, and Co. yarded and sold . For Mr R Henderson (Katea), 2 bullocks at £8 15s, 2 at £8 10s, 2 at £8 7<» 6di 2 at £7 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £7 15s. 1 at £7 ss, 2 at £7, 3 to £6 12s 6d , Mr P. Toomey (Waikouaiti), 1 heifer at £0. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 36, and sold : For Mr Jno. Calder (Morton Mains), 16 bullocks at £10 17s 6d to £8 12s 6d; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 4 bullocks at £8 59 to £7; Mr Wm. Kirk (Mayfield), 3 bullocks at £7 17s 6d, 4 heifers at £5 10s; Mr Wm. Lind«»y (Allanton), 7 bullocks at £9 to £7 2s 6d, 2 heifers at £3 2s Gd. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and) sold: For Mr John Dove (East Taieri), 3 bullocks at £7 2s 6d, 2 at £6 10?, 1 at £5 12s 6d ; Mr W. Kirk (Mayfield, East Taieri), 2 bullocks at £9 17s Cd, 2 at £8 ss, 4 at £8; Mr W. Blsckie (Ea«t Taien), 3 bullocks at £8 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £5 17s 6d; a northern client, 2 bullocks at £5 10s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 57. aj:d gold: For Mr Wm. Kirk (Mnyfield), 2 bullocks at £9 17s 6d; Mr John Muir (Fortification), 20 heifeTS at up to £8 7s 6d ; Mr Wm. Middleton (Otara), 9 bullocks at up to £7 7s 6d; Mr John Warden (Pine Bush), 18 heifers at up to £6 17s 6d; Messrs Geo. Nicho! and Sons (Taurima), 3 heifers at up to £6 17s 6d. Dalgefcy and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 50, and sold : For Mr Geo. M'Donald (Stirling), bullocks to £9 10s; Mr W. Kirk 'Mayfield), bullocks to £3 10 1 ; Messrs Blair Bros (Otara). bullocks to £9 ss; Mr Wm Lindsay (Allanton), bullocks to £8 15s; Mr T Pa.rker (Stirling), bullocks to £8 17s 6d The New Zealand Loan nr.d Agency Company (Ltd ) penned 22, and sold ■ For }&x Joseph Crane (Oto"ki&), 9 prime bul-

locks to £11; Mr JoSh A. Sutton (Hakataramea), 1 extra prime bullocks at £13 12s 6d (top priea for' some time past), 1 at £12 ss, 6 to £11 17s 6di; Mr Wm. Kirk (Mayfieid), 2 bullocks at £9 ss. ' Store Cattle. — Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 19 and sold: For Mir J. Stewart (East Taieri), 5 cows at £2 12s to £1 18s; » client, 3 bullocks et £5 13s, 1 cow at £1 16s, 1 bull at £1 7s; Mr M. Mahoney (Sawyers' Bay), 1 bull at £3 Is; Mr D. L. M'Coll (Brighton), 3 heifers and 1 steer to £2 3s; Mr Wm. Townley (Highcliff), 4 cows at £2 lls. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd..) yarded and sold: For Messrs Thos. Dowling (Hyde), W. Townley, Mrs J Liddell (Green Island Bush), cows from £1 3s to £4 2s, bulls to £3, and steers to £4 9s. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Messrs W. Harvey (Woodside), A. Ewing (Mount Grand), Mars Milne (East Taieri), 15 head at up to £3 10s. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Mr A. Murray (Waitati), stores to £1 7s 6d.

REPORTS

Burnside, Wednesday, December 2 1908.

Dairy Cows.— Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Messrs J. and. K. Milner (North Taieri), 1 cow at £4 10s; Mr Jas. Allan (Mosgiel), 1 cow at £5 2s 6d; Mr J. Gamble (Wyllie's Crossing), 1 cow at £2 7s 6d, 1 at £2 2s 6d; Mr Robert Westwood (Taieri Beach), 1 cow at £3. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For clients, cows at up to £4 10s. Wright, Stephenson, «md) Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Messrs Jas. Nyhon (Sandymount), W. Townley (Highcliff), A. Ewing (Mount Grand), W. Fulton (Leith Valley), and a southern client, 15 head at up to £4. " Calves.— Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 28, and sold: For Messrs Jno. Kirk, Jno. G-amble, Robert Cullen, Joseph M'Neill, Geo. Newman, Jas. Stewart, Wakeiin, D. Stewart, J. Waldie, *nd Mrs Laverty, calves at from 17s 6d to 3s. Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr Jas. Elliott (Calcium), 8 calves to 255; Mr T. Jenkins (Brighton), S from 19s to 3Os. The OtflgO Farmers' Co-op erative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded 21, and sold: For Messrs Thos. Maxwell, John Doogue (Green Island), John Kirk (Mosgiel), Jas. M'Gregor (Moegiel), calves from 7« 6a to 'iOs. Sheep.— 2oo7 yarded for to-day's sale, the major portion being shorn sheep. Tly quality, with th« exception of a few pens, was barely up to the average, but owing to the short yarding of last week the demand for all classes was good, and prices, although they wavered considerably throughout th« sale showed a slight advance on late rates. Quotations: Best wethers (in wool) 22s 9d to 26s 6d, medium to good do 21s to 22e, inferior and light 17s to 18a 9d, bast shorn wethers 18s 3d to 19s 6d, medium to good 16s 6d to 17s 9d, inferior and light 14s to 15s 6d best ewes (in wool) to 20s 6d, do shorn 14s 9d to 15s 9d. Tho National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Ltd.), Moeraki Estate, 37 short wethers at 19s, 27 at 17s 9d; a southern client. 26 woolly wethers 19s 3d 20 at 18s 9d ; Mr G**x Grant (Greenhills), 28 wethers at 225. 28 at 20s 6d. Stronach, Morris and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mr Alex. Reid fWaikoikoi), 26 wethers at 26s 6d (top price to-day), 13 at 23s 9d, 1 pen ewes at 20s 6d; Mx J. J. Hunter (Crookston), 46 shorn wethers at 16s 9d, 14 shorn ewes at 15s 9d, 43 wethers at 18s 6d; Mr B. Watson, 1 pen shorn wethers at 19s 6d. Donald R*id and Co. (Ltd.) penned 264 and sold : Fox Mr D M'Bain (Lynwilg), 58 wethers at 20s to 18s 3d; Mr Jas. Lockhart (Milton), 31 shorn wethers at 16s 9d; Mr Walter Blackie (Glasgow Farm), 37 wethers at 21s 6d; a client, 72 wethers at 19s 9d to 16s 9d, 12 shorn ewes at 15s 9d; Mr Jno. Mahoney (Brookside), 11 shorn wethers at 16s 3dv 23 shorn ewes at 16s; Mr Peter Williamson (Milburn), 4 ewes at 16s ; Mr A. Wisely, jun. (Milburn), 16 ewes at 17s 6d. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) penned and scld: For J. H. Jaffray (Eo*t Taieri). 1 pen wethers 16s 9d; Jno. Nimmo (East Taieri), 1 pen 16s 6d, 1 pen 16s, 1 pen ewes 15a. Wright, Stephenson. and Co. (Ltd.) penned 694 and sold: For Mr W. H. Mawhinney (Gimmerburn), 30 wethers (in wool) at 18s 9d; Mr R. F. Kirk (Waikoikoi), 66 wethers at up to 18s 3d ; Mr James Taylor (Ashley Downs), 65 wethers at up to 18s; Mr James Henderson (Kelso), 62 wethers at up to 17s 9d ; Mr John Nimmo (The Grange), 43 wethers at up to 17s 6d; Mr Wm. Davis (Gimmerburn), 32 wethers (in wool) at 17s; Messrs M'Gillivray Bros., 66 wethers at up to 17s; Mr Robert Wood {Beaumont), 37 wethers at 163 6d, 23 ewes at 14s; Messrs Geo. Nichol and Sons (Taurima), 141 wethers at up to 16s 3d ; Mr Wm. Shand (Keith Hall), 101 wethers at up to 14s Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For Mr T. Johnston (Balclutha), wethers to 22s 9d ; Mr J. A. Duff (Island Cliff), wethers to 23s 6d ; Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello), wethers to 18s 3d; Mr T. Johnstcn (Wangaloa), shorn wethers to 15s 3d; Mr E Marshn (Alexandra), shorn wethers to 19s 3d; Messrs Shand Bros. (Centre Bu^h), shorn ewes to 13s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd) scld: For Mr J. H. Sutton (Hakatalamea), 25 wethers (shorn) 17s Cd, 25 at 17s 3d, 71 to 17s; Mr Richard Mitchell (Portobello), 2.3 wethers 17s Cd, Mr John Jaffray (East Taieri), 31 v.ethers 17s; Mr H. Wat&on (Ngapara), 19 shorn wethers 19s 6d (top price); Mr Walter Blackie (East Taieri), 37 wethers at 22s 3d.

Fat Lamb".— 2oo yarded. This number was hardly sufficient for the demand, competition was consequently keen and prices showed a rise of about 2s on thoee ruling at the previous eale. Quotations: Best lambs 16s to 18s. extra to 19s, medium 14s 6d to 15s 6d, light 12s to 14s. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. (Ltd.) yarded and sold : For Mr A. Brown (Abbotsford), 12 lambs to 16s &k Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Ltd.) penned and sold : For Mr B. Watson (Oamaru), 5 lambs at 19s, 5 at 18s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) penned 148 and sold: For Mr Jn,o. Mahoney (Brookside), 31 at 18s 6d to 17s 6d; Mr Jno. Heads (Milburn), 20 at 16s 6d; Mrs A. Strain (Milburn), 10 at 16s to 15s ; Mr K. Mitchell (Portobello), 25 at 18s 6d to 15s 6d; Mr A. P. Main (Milton). 10 at 15s 9d; Mr Chas. Lowery (Milton), 9 at 17s; Mr Peter Williamson (Milburn), 5 at 16s; a client, 5 at 15s 9d; Mr Wm. Adam (Otokia), 7 at 18s; Mr W. It. Gawn (North Taieri). 6 at 163; Mr A. Cowan (Waitati). 20 at 14s 6d. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned and sold: For Mark Fir.eh (Milton), 1 pen lambs 16s 9d, 1 pen 16s; 11. Gibeon (North Taieri), 1 pen 18s; a client, 1 pen 14s 6d. Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Mr R. Mitchell (Portobello). lambs to 16s 6d.— — The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Ltd.) sold • For Mr H. Watson (Ngapara), 15 lambs at Ws (top rice), 5 at 18s 6d ; Mr Richard Mitcnell (Portobello), 10 at 15s 9d. Pigs. — 140 forward, constituting a full yarding. Suckers and slips were in good demand, »nd sold well up to last, week's rates. Porkers and baconers being in large supply, wore slightly easier on the basis of late rates. Quotations: Suckers 19s to 265, ahps 28s to 335, stores 34s to 395, porkers 40s to 465, light baconers 10s to 5Gs, heavy do up to £3 ss. choppers up to £3 IGe. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) yarded 93 and pod • For a northern client, 57 porkers and baconera to £3 G= ; Mr JllO. Dow (Newton), 6 at 54s to 50« • Me;sr"3 Sonntag Bros. (Breekville), 1 at 4Ss 6d, Mr J. 11. Allan (Holmes), 2 at 55b ;

Mr J*s. Gow (Invermay), 2at 48s ; Mr W. <*, Brown (Leith Valley), 2 at 555; Mr Jfio. Waldie- (Halfway Bush), 3 at 54s to 435; Mr J. P. Gardiner (Green Island), 3 at 20s; Mr Geo. Lyall (Berwick), Bat 80s to 26s 6d ; Mr Jno. M'Leary, sat 225 ; Mr H. Pulton (Leith, Valley), 4 at 22s.— Otago Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) yarded and sold: For H. Gibson (North Taien), suckers from 18s to 21s; Patrick Spratt (Sutton), 2 pigs at £2 Is, 3 at £2 19s; M'Leam Bros. (Goodwood), 1 at £2 12s; Samuel Spratt (Sutton), 3 pigs at £2 18s, 3 at £3 6s; John Baitbgate (Outram), 2 at £2 11s, 3 at £2 18s. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) sold 22 at quotations. I>algety and Co. (Ltd.) sold: For Mr J. Wilson (Lauder), pigs to Rabbitskins. — There is still a fair quantity coming forward, and all classes meet with. readysale at up to late rates. Quotations: Best winter does 20d to 22Jd, medium 16d to 18id best waiter buck* 15d to. 16|d, medium 13d to Hid, springs lOd to 13d, summers efcdl to 9d, halfgrown 5d to 9d, suckers To 4a.' Horsehair, to 17d per lb. Sheepskins.— Very large catalogues were offered at Tuesda/s sale t and although woof has shown a decided improvement, there was no corresponding rise in skins. Competition was good, but not in any way keen, and late rate 3 were maintained. Quotations: Best halfbreds 6Jd to 7d, medium 5Jd to 6d, fine ctossbreds 5Jd to 6Jd, medium 5d to 5Jd, coarse 4Jd to sd, inferior 3Jd to 4Jd, merinoj (be»t quality) 5Jd to 6d, medium 4d to 6d per lb. Tallow and Fat.— All consignments coming to hand are readily taken up on arrival, ana prices are fully maintained/ Quotations: » Best rendered (in cask*) 20s to 225, (in tins> 18s to 20s, medium 15s to 17s, best caul fat 1& to 18s, medium 14s to 16s, rough and dirty 8s to 12s per cwt. Hides. — Good catalogues were-offered at the sales of Thursday, 26th November, and, with. . keen competition, prices showed an advance - of about id per lb. Quotations: Extra »toa=fh«avy ox 7jS to 31a. good heavy do 6Jd to 7£d, medium sid to 6d, light 4Jd to sd, best heavy cow's s|d to fid, medium 4|d to 6d, . light 4fcl to 4Jd, yearlings 3Jd to 44d, stags* and bulls' 2&d to 3Jd ; calfskins, 3d to 7Jd per lb. ' Grain. — Oats : There is fair inquiry fox good to prime Gartens for shipment,' but few oats of this olass are now on offer locally. la good feed lines, sparrowbills, etc., there -is little change to report. Buyers are not anxious to purchase for speculation, and their present limits will not allow of any improvement on late values-. Holders, on the other hand, are not disposed to guit x their consignments at current quotations. Business is therefore restricted, and is confined caiefljr to the sale of- small lots to supply actual orders. "We.; quote: Prime milling Gartens, Is 7Jd to. Is 8d; good to best feed, Is 6d to Is 7d; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is 5Jd per bushel (e»cks extra). Wheat: in the absence of stocks of milling quality there is no business to report. Values are nominally unchanged. Fowl wheat is scarce, and commands ready sale at improved prices. We" quote: Prime milling, 4s 6Jd to 4s 7d; medium. milling and best whole fowl wheat, 4s 4d to 4s 6d; medium fowl wheat. 4s to 4» 3d; broken and damaged, 3s to 3s 9d per bushel (sacks extra).

Potatoes. — Moderate consignments are coming forward, and all sound, freshly-picked lots have met with ready sale on arrival at satisfactory prices. We quote: Best TJp-to-Dates and Berwents, £4 15s to £5 ; medium, to good, £4 to £4 10s ; inferior, stale, etc., ' £2 to £3 10s per ton (bags included). Chaff. — The market continues to be well supplied. Prime oaten sheaf is _ the only . cLass meeting ready sale, other qualities being A out of favour and more difficult to deftl . with. We quote: Best oaten sheaf, £3 2s 6d to £3 ss; medium to good, £2 15s to £3; light and inferior, £2 to £2 10s per ton (bags extra). Straw. — Both wheaten and oaten are in, fair supply, and sell at 35s to 40s per ton (pressed).

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