DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1549, 5 February 1887, Page 4

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS.

OHRISTOHURCH, CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 4th inst. :—* ■■■; : ,1 p ;, j :■ -•'Harvest operations tip to J trie "time of writing have had extremely, favorable weather, and work ha| -witlft In* the Rakaia and Cbertsey, the reaping is pretty well complete, and farmers are well satisfied, and the wheat crop i3_eipect©s j ; ia fair average yield. Oats will yield rather light, but the sample will be an average one. Samples are freely, but priqes are , not Barley will-'beJ'lirniwJi in quantity/but the quality wilf&eWf'e'gulHr. Ryegrass still continues to be freely offered ; business is of a limited character. Cocksfoot has not yet been offered in any quantities,* land prices ore' not yet arranged. Wheat—Old lines of milling are very limited, and last week's .prices, Sre If 4iriy iwell maintained ; second quality, however, has* slightly receded, owing to the near approach of new wheat, aod 3a 6d to 3s 9d are now the ruling quotations. Chicken wheat is alsd.egsier at &&■, 3d'-to' •,3s 5Ai i'i''[ .'/.'■[ ■.>.:■■ Oats—New samples being offered freely has tended to make old lines less in demand, and it is difficult to get Is lOd, slightly discolored/ Is >.9d, and long descriptions Is 6ditollß.Bd.. New lines have ;. been pi aced,f or local uso.a U s,,Bd <9d» . i - trnaltipg Ire*' quite exhausted. Feed lines at- 2s to '2sss:s Wo'*ss line|pJej%g|Qr Jißycgras^—'There is no improvement ,to ; Bote in values,; but there has been more and we cannot get values-nearer than 2s to 3s. N;o i».a>l'iine|d#SSFd offaltogf| •SE ; CocksftotA-is' q*fote tj 3M,i)as heeu, offered forlarge parcels of clean" heavy seed. " "Dairy Produce continues without ajni-J 'matinii; 1W are better than last 'Butter is especially weak at 5d to-6dj'Mahfii che'ese has oDly' : Bn''DrdinaKy-inq"iiUy^t44jto > ' , 6di> according to size and The above prices di e f dif delivery ; f ti>,ti. Lyttolton, sacks extra;' ,*''/-1 "i '■'-*'" '--'''' ) ■ ;',;.*_ v'.i V f ■ iJY;;j;'T, J t f;/K.' OHRISTOHURCH STOCK MARKETS; ; . ■■;,.o.f W.lr.iZ&A'ma'AQflTti'r'.h •■ At the Addingtdh yards'bri W&AB'M&yy :here was but a small entry of cattle,-?a good entry of fat sheep, and a moderate number- of stores »'oii bffo'rJ j'and at- 1 tendance tff buyers limited;- iiFat Cattle —The entry was made up of principally mediumjweigWfy the demand was very iitnit'id,iand low .rates gave way spmevvbat, y Steers L sold at from £4 10s to!£6 15a; heife.r<C£4,je £5 -M- tom„ 15s to 17s per lOOlbs. A moderate number pNtore.ca.ttlp so'd^fai^ljL w§|l, values Hpjpfdafyiy |'s<stle ala ( (improved.inquiry was mani'featedi I 'Ualry cows and springers of good quality sold at from £5 to £B, a very nice springer fe'ehing as high as £9 10s. Fat .Sheep T f ,large ; ,ef|try, of Sellout quality.' 'We regret, ' tidvi ever,L to report a very bad sale, the demand, ftv the absence foneXpofMbeing moist lifeless,'arid 'ini'local it ,iill,their,o,viifn way; , Values ,to. : the extent ofjls, to Is 6d per head. Perhaps the best line of quality were the crosTbreds sent in by the Hod, E. Gray, fetching from 7i 31 Messrs flay Brothers' wethers were exceedingly; prime, ty/d, went to 8s 4d, their haifbreds reached ts'lOd." The Lowcliffe "wethew sold at 7s 6d ; ewes to 6s, the Qh.atmoß wethers at,75.6d t , and,,the ewes, to'6s 9d ;Mr Grieg's from 6s 6d to 7a 4d, and the ewes' from 5s to 38 6d :?^Haljprpge|| ! a|||vetl.er ß were a gift at frotrf 3a 4a to ss, and a draft from Valetta station, ditto at from 48 to 4s 'Bd,'and"l6 Bfl'm'"'Up7'"ft'oln' |d to a shade over Id per lb were the prices paid per ib according to quality. There was again a good entry of fat lamb 3, values rtceded trom ls;tola6d per head. The pritnest lots sold at from 6s to 7s 6d, ordinary to fair lots, 2a 6d to 5?. There was not much doing in the store sheep market: a line of two-tooth crossbred wethers sold at 4s 6d, and lines of ewes at Is to 2s 6d. A line of: aged merino e f w§BsoUi A at7d. A moderate again pretty good. Porkers sold at from 17a to 255; small Btores r ss to Ba. DUNEDIN PRODUPErMARKETS. Tbefollowjßg isJ#«fttiotf«liVfor Vthftl week endina|^dnPß(|aj||^fOpCs^| -Tile' 1 rnaMtet 'Kak' been "quiet since tive. date of, our last and values hive further receded. " Quotations, thiß week.are as,follow mftltytf velvet and Tusca'n, 4s 4d to 4s W; medium.to good, 4s to4a ; 3d ;,it)ff r|o,r an,d. fowlb' wtieut; 3a"(o 8s 6d' (ex store, bags Oats—There has been a somewhat improved demand for, jaj]pr|, H he.av j y,|r deseriptions'fbf shipment during the w§ek. Quotations are—For short bright milling, 't* 81 bHght^mil(iiig : , /I ls , 7id to Is 8d ; mediuni, Is 6d to ] a 7d ; mferior and.l'*tfg , oaM; l Tii'B«l tdTa-Sd 1 (ei J ' ; Hto,re, b'-iga weighed in). Barley—There is soraß~filight inquiry, but thrre being,no,st;9ckß ( .of, ar-y consequence there- r iß :i kcar'cely ! any business passing: Noinirtally prime'''mMlting may be quoted at 2s 91 to 3s ; feed and mil ! - - 8-i (ex atore). Grass Seed—There is no demand for locally-grown, although Poverty fs"y ryeIgrass seed has had some attention at equal .to 6s 6d, delivered. Potatoes—The market this week haa ibeen complete'y glutted with new potatoef, and at Bales by auction have only been ttialifing 20a to 57s 6>i por t n. ' Chuff-£3 15s for beet oaten sheaf (old crop). Medium, £3 1(K _ ,' Butter— '8 wortKYofiiihlllV 6|"d^" 7d P eKif|f;#, for best mixed lots. E.-g K—is Id per doz. ( ; <-/,; ;.[.}.':<'!< J ■■• Cheoae— Ib.rt Sheepßkins-Al!: -the: regular weekly< auctions on; Morlday/ d?y) croßsbreds to medium), brought 2s ? |od ;. ;l doj uierino, 81 to 2s B,i; good to best cross-"bredey-Sa to 4a. ; Bd ;do do'tnerifio,' to 4s 6d ; dry oelts, td fo M tf ibutchftrV green:dd, 44 to lid ; hmbskid*, 19i2& to 1 8 ..8d, .■' ■■:'■-. ; •■« ■:■•;;». ;:--i;i-.-i''---- -w; Hides—Quotations are: .For slippy and. bulls, ljd; to. 2-1 ; ; to V6|d ; medium, 2|l,tci j.heavy.'a'nd m faultless condition, 3id. to Ad pe,cllw i"i ' i

r At. the Burnside Yards on WednesJ day the following business was traneacted :• — , ■ ■ Fat Cattle—Only 114 head forward,' and a slight adva"''" in prices. The lot comprised y u .dai qualities, none, hpWever, being extra Heavy. , Basjt.- bulIpcks brought £8 to £9 ; medium,to good, £6 to £7 15s ; ordinary andiight, £3 lOi to £5 15b ; cows, from £3 10 s to £8 2s 6dV -j-Messra Wright, Stephenson and C t b’. sold fpr tHe ’abd A l . Land Co. (Pareora 1 Instate), 6‘ prime b ulWcks at from 1 £8 to £9.—Mr L, f! Maclean‘ sold for Mr i'. Spring (Timarn), : 7 bullocks'' atofroiri £6 15s to £6 15a. —MessraDosald Reid and Co., sold privately for Mr James (iuild, Trevenoa (Temuka), 65 .prime bullocks, heavy, weights, at quotations.', ' [Fat V^e! ep^llfe| v ' ( were:,penned;., the greater proportion of which ewes, the balance wethers, medium good and primequalities, fair average wjeights. - Prices slightly ad vanced. .Best cnosabred wethers* brought 6s’6db to 8s ; medium, 4s 9d to 6S l >3d f ; ’best crossbred ewe9, ; 6s to 7s pen of 10, r up to : 9s; medium to f good, ' tip 1 to 6s.—Mr L. Maclean sold for the executors of. the late] Mr M. Studholtne'(Waimate Estate), 141 crossbred ewes from 5s 9d to 7s 3d ; for jj(r Pelham Jones (Studholme Junction), 170 crossbreds-frotn • fiTs.'b’ 7s 3d,—Messrs Donald Iteid and Co. sold for Mr John Mjiller (Waimate), 66 crossbreds to 6s 6d. Fat Lambs—6so were penned repre senting all qualities. Competition for thWe was also more animated, and prices obtained show a slight advance on those realised last week, and ranged from 4s 9d to] 7s 6d. | Pigs Only tlpfe^ffed, half suckers and baCorHpigs. NoHmprove:ment in the demand was manifested. Suckers brought 7s 6d to 10s ; baconer*, §sb to 30s, r ' Jj Report—Messrs Wright, Stephenson t.Cp.f quptp : firat-olass yheayy W j|lß4o £s3.'; Jmediu’m, j£l2 J toj£l6 ; first-class hacrs and light harness ! horses, £2O to £25; good useful hacks (eqituble for India), £l2 t,o £ls ; medium £6 to £lO ; light and weedy, £1 10s to £a.