AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Southland Times, Issue 7035, 24 January 1885, Page 4

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

J. 0. McArdell (on behalf of the British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited), reports for the week ending 23rd inst. as follows: — At the yards, Wallacetown Crossing, on Tuesday. 20th inst., the usual fortnightly sale of stockwas held when 35 head of fat stock and 233 head of store cattle and 240 fat and 1571 store sheep were yarded. Fat Cattle were ia better demand, and prices were fully 2s fid per 100 lbs over last week's quotations. We quote prime beef 22s tid per -100 lbs. Store Cattle— We penned 110 head, aad sold fio head as follows:— 20 steers, IS months to 2 yoars old at L3 ; 7 do at Ll ns ; 21 cows at L 2 iSstid; and 17 yearlings and heifers at Ll 10s Fat Sheeo — Nothing pri me forward. We sold ftO crossbred ewes and wethers at Vis 9d ; 190 do do at 12s 6d, and quote prime mutton 2}d per 4b. Store Sheep— ls7l were yarded, of which we penned 1173. and sold as follows :— 400 crossbred ewes, with about 90 per cent, lambs at los 3d ; 180 old merino ewes atSsfi.l ; and privately during the week we have sold 800 hoggets, 1500 lambs! and 800 crossbred and merino wethers at ~ satisfactory prices. At Thornbury, on Thursday, 22nd inst., we ' h<*ld a f-ale of stock at Foster's yards, when 130 head of cattle and 1200 sheep were yarded. The ' demand for cattle was very good, whilst for sheep many of the buyers seemed to think the reserves were excessive. Those, however, that were passed found buyers privately The following are the prices realised — Cattle — 9 large steers at Lfi 7s fid each ; 7 small do at L 4 12s fid ; 8 steers and 1 cow at Lo 8s fid ; 8 steers at Lo os : 4 dry cows at L 3 los ; 5 year- ings at L 2 ns ; 10 do at L22s ; 42 head young cattle at ' L2 i -is : 2 fat cows at L 6 10s each ; and several small lots at equal price-*. Sheep— 6o^two-tooth wethers at 12s ; 79 small ewes at 10s 2d; 123 fat ewes at lis fid ; 50 ewes and wethers at 10s 8d; 96 store wethers at lOs lld; 101 ewes and wethers, in fre>h condition, *t 12s; 89 ewes and lambs at 13s -Id ; and several other lots at about the=e prices. Sheepskins, Hides, Wool, &c— On Thursday, 22nd inst , in our rooms, Don street, we submitted a large catalogue of bags of wool, sheepskins, Jiide3, iL*c. There was the usual attend ance of buyers, and all the lots were cleared at the folio win cr satisfactory prices— s7 bags of cr--s>bred and merino locks and pieces at ''■ prices ranging from lid to 3id pc- lb and ko era! bans: o* merino crossbred- and black wool from '(H t-i '^ ncr lb; 2 bales merino sbeeprki- -•* at Cd : -10 bundles crossbred do from 2&d to -I l- * i'":* lb. 78 hi^es at 13s : 40do at 10s : fi do at '"i-* fi-;. Calfskins, ls to ls 9d each ; and 1 ca.-k IV. j.t 15s per cwt. Wo'-l Sale — Our first sate was held on Wed-nr-s iay. 21st, wb^u we submittpd a catalogue of ."-,,*)! ba'os. nearly the whole of which was sold. A la-ge consignment of wool di<l not c me to hand in t'me to b» catalogued and submitted at this sale, which wil! therefore account for many of on- constituent-' u-00l n •♦; app a-ing on the CTtal-v-ip. F r full pm!.'ula-s see om* special report elsewhere The New Zaala-id Loan and Mercantile Agency Compam*. Limited, Invernrgill, report ... for week <mdin? 23rd Jan^a-v. IS^.o : s . Wool — Shearing op-rations th*-o:i<* , hout the dJstri'fc an* almost quite rinishei. One or two late cl'ps are sti'l to c-ime forward. A c i*ll re- '\ '■ port t>t the opening salej has already b?en published. We expect to hold a second sale in -v nb'ont a fo flight's ti-nc .v -Oas — : Tii'" market s"-ern<* if anvfhi'cr qli *- - !*=»> firmer, th ii£rli it ein hnrdlvbe sail thcr? : s any appreci.-.ble advance in ;>! i«.es. The nsw cropjis chor*. in tho straw this year, but the yie'd pro- - rn>^-- to lie very cjood, i :.■ Z Li vf c t-->ok-!— The totals yarded at the June- • ti-** vard*-on Tnesdav we-e a« follows : — y A. C i ttie— 3o ; store cattle. 23". Frtt Shrep— 34o ; sto>-e she<--p. IX7I. ■-V C.i'Tip o *ition was fai r for all 'las es of stock : *'? h slight improvement was visible inthe price of -*'*' 1 sheep, whilst store catt'e were if anything easier than" at last eale. . .'•■- ■; a. ■- ■• ■ ' White" and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale at the Wallacetown yards, 6h Tuesday, '2oth inst.. when 40 head fat -„ cattle and 210 store were yarded ; also, 300 fat Oand lfcOO'citove sheep. There waa a <rood atten- £ dance of buyers, and fat ca f tie rnl«*d firmer than i^O.at the tw-> formers ties. vVe sold two pens fat ' 1 ullock'- at £K H's each : one pen at f.B :pf n afc £fi W'.s -.-v^Aold cows at £4 os ; pen sto:e steers .arid', h'ifo/s at j£3 10s; pen steers at £4 10s ; old, jand in low condition, ranged from £2 .to £3 a head ; yearlinas, 30s a head; forward copditioneisteers from £4 los up to £6 2s 6d, .Mf or a veiy prime -well-grown pen from Mr John Lindsay, Limestone 'Plains. S A Privately duringthe week we sold 200 cross- j bred wethers at 13s each. t tti.-Me would, pall attention, to our sale of stock j at Wyndbam Wednesday, 28th inst., when * we^wjll i>j£er.a grand lot of draught mares and in adSition'to "sheen ~and cattle. " Wilson," Tame and Co. report on the stock : -.Bjarket-^or. :the week ending 23rd Jauuary, as '-•folrbws:— J '-■•*■ -* At the Junction sale yards on the 20th inst. the supply ivas -a- mdderae on?. 36 head fat cattle were .yarded." We sold pea fat cows at a-;L6!ilf>R ;.' one at L8 2i fid. 240 fat sb< ep were in and eoldjup. tOal2s 6d, shorn. 233 head store VFesold pen r of yearlings afc 275; heifers Z: at"L2.ls.<*.V 1571 store sheep. We so]d 203 ewes .1 acy^"wetlie-3 at 10s 6d, but had to pass iv a number of pens, as prices did not come up to vendors' re- ervflg. Privately. we have sold dining 17 head fat bullocks at *B 7 lOs.'t We quote bgef at 22s Gd to 255. and miir'ton. 2Jd per lb. Hor-*** Market^Our Saturday's sale was well attended.; We sold good draughts at L 9 O. L 2*, '■LJjVv- rdediurn iat WILLI'*, Ll7. Ll7 10a ;, inferior. LlO 10? and Ll J 10h; hacks brought up •■^iig fi-Fgoad, ft'o4'iDf§fWJ',- L3 tg J»6,