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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1815, 25 July 1891, Page 4

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DTTN^DIN MARKETS-STOCK, &c JBttbksidk — Wbtot esdat

Fat Cattle.— A very large supply came forward— all from the south of Dunedin. The greater part were light weights and inferior quality, with some small odd lots of prime. Butchers, being well supplied from late full markets, were careless about buying anything but best sorts, and even these had to be sold at slightly reduced rates, while other descriptions had simply to be sacrificed. The general complaint was scarcity of feed. Prime bullocks sold at £5 to £8 17s 6d, others £3 to £4 Its 6d, best cows £4 15s to £6 17s 6d, others £2 2s to £4 12s 6d. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold 45 head as follows : — For Mr J. B. Blair, 7 prime bullocks at £8 10s ; for Mr William Fenwick (Maraeweka estate), 4 prime bullocks (light-weights) at from £7 to £7 7s 6d, and 8 prime heifers at from £4 17s 6d to £6 2s 6d ; for Mr William Kirkland, 13 halfbred Hereford steers and heifers (light weights) at £4 2s 6d to £6 12s 6d ; and for Messrs John Douglas (Mount Royal estate), H. Carawell and Co. (Invercargill, as agentß), Scott and Wilson (Waihola), and H. Templeton, 23 head at quotations. Fat Sheep. — A large entry in this class, 3540 being penned. This number included some 420 merinos of medium to prime quality. The rest (3120 crossbreds) ranged from stores to nice quality butcher's mutton, with a few pens suitable for the freezing chamber. Unfortunately there was an entire absence of buyers for thaf purpose, so that all business had to be done with butchers and turnip feeders, of whom therj were some present. There was nothing calling for special note as regards weights. Sales opened- rather languid, with a diop of from 9d to la 6d per head below last week, budt prices were very irregular and fluctuated a bit throughout the day's proceedings. Quotations : — Best crossbred wether b sold at 16s to 17s 6d ; other do 14a 6d to 15s 9d ; extra heavy wethers, to 193 ; heavy crossbred ewes, 15s to 17s ; other do, 12s 6d to 14s 9d ; merino weihers 7s 9d to 13. Donald Reid and Co. yarded, and sold for Mr Alexander Main ( Waiwera), 26 crossbred wethers and ewes at 14s, 29 crossbred ewes at Us 9d ; for Mr John Allan (Taurima), 63 crossbred wethers at 143, 188 halfbred wethers at 13s 6d ; for Messrs A. and J. Boyd (North Taieri) 24 crossbred w ether b at 13s, 116 merino wethers at 9s 9d ; for Mr Robert Fairbairn (Taieri Beech), 40 crossbred wethers at 15s 9d ; 20 crossbred ewes at 16s ; for Messrs It. and S. Inder (Naseby), 189 crossbred wethers and owes at 15s 3d to 12s 9d ; for Mr Andrew Grieve (Crookston farm), 70 crossbred wethers at 15s 3d to 13a 9d.— The Farmers' Agency Co. sold on account of Mr A Telfer (Waitahuna West) 60 crossbred wethers at 17s 3d. Store Cattle. — The market continues void of any animation. Store Sheep. — There are very few of these now offering ; in consequence, the market is comparatively quiet.

Wool.— By the San Francisco mail just to hand we are in receipt of priced catalogues for the first three days of the last lejnaft of wool sales in London, compared wjuSiaßt sale's closing rates, whilst good jffip|o and fine crossbreds were without .JDpfceritl change, other descriptions ruled easier ; bat, with the progress of the saleß, increased steadiness has been manifested in the bidding, though valuee show no change from those established at the opening. Sheepskins.— At the weekly auction sales on Tuesday, country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought 2s to 4s 2d ; do do merino, Is lOd to 3s lOd ; f ullwoolled croesbreds, 4s 6d to 7s 2d.

Rabbitakios. — The market continues Tery firm, and prices slightly improving. A strong demand exists, and all consignmtJlto snbmitted to public competition are keenly run up, resulting in prices being obtained which, in the meantime, do not promise much of a margin for export. On Monday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. offered a gopd catalogue, comprising various descriptions. All the buyers in the trade wece again

I present. Very spirited bidding ensued, and the catalogue speedily cleared at prices showing an advance on last week's. Best winter greys brought 16^d to I7£d ; medium to good, 13£ d to 16d ; autumn skins, 9d to 12d ; summer do 5d to 8d ; suckers and half-grown, 3d to 4d ; black and fawn — best lid to 12|d ; inferior to medium, 6d to 9d per Ib. Hides. — There is no quotable alteration to note in values, nor in the position of the market all round. Tallow.— The market continues steady, and no material change in anyway to report.