DDNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 3, 17 May 1895, Page 13

DDNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messes. Wright. Stephenson and Co. report as follows :— A fairly large number of horses were entered for our sale on Saturday, but altnougb the attendance was good the demand was very slack, and prices ruled in favour of buyers. The class of horses, with the exception of a few good ordinaiy draughts, forward, were mostly from meiium to inferior and aged, and these just now are the hardest to sell. The backs and light harness horses offered met with a fair amount of attention, and the sales made were about equal to last week's values We quote : — Heavy draught horses (4yrs to 6yrp), Ll4 to L2O ; light and small dc, L 8 to Ll2 ; aged and inferior do, L 4 to L 6 ; unbroken colts and fillies (2yrs and 3yrs), L 9 to Lls ; upstanding active Bpring van horses (unoroken), Ll3 10d to Ll7 ; useful lij>ht spring cart horses, L 9 to Ll2 ; upstanding hacks and harness horses (young), L 7 to LlO ; aged and inferior do, L 2 to L 5. WELLINGTON STOCK, HORSE, AND PRODUCE MARKETS. A. G. Tame and Co, report on the markets for May 10 : — Fat bhejp — At our last fat stock eale at Lower Hutt, medium wethers brought up to 8s 61, nothing good entered ; fat ewes, very medium kinds, 5a to 6i ; prime fac wetners, 9s to 9i 6d ; best fat eweß, up lo 7s 9J. fitore Sneep— Very fresh, Ca 6d to 7i 61 ; light, 5a to 5s 6d ; ewea in lamb, 4 to 6 too'h, 6j lo 7h for good sheep ; F.M., 3a to 4g. Lambs — In wool, Is to 4j 6d. Fat Cat le — In fairly good supply. Prime bullock beef, 183 per 100 lbs ; ehade better for aoything ex'ra good ; cow beef, 14a to 15a. Store Cattle— Only young cattle are sellirg, very moderatdemand for grown cattle. Fresh seers, L4to L 4 15a ; two to twa-and-a.half-year-old steers, L 2 10a to L 3 ; yearhnga, 253 to 30a; weaners, los to 20s. Dairy btock— At our yards Lower Hutt on Thursday, we hai a good entry, the chief attention being 16 Ayreshire heifers and cows from the south, They were a very nice lot, and sold from 6 guineas to 11$ guineas. We Bod ordinary heiferp, near calving, L4to L 5 ss; cows, L4to L# ; nothing near calving entered worth recording, We can obtain up to L 9 for really gjod cows close to calving, or just calved, at our Hutt sali s. Wheat — On the move, slowly bat surely firming. No sales to report, except Cbnsichurch whe<tt, which has fetched up to 2s 9d. Oats — Market a lit'le firmer and butter ecqutry for best feed up to Isßd. Wool — Market still firm for any odd lots coming to hand. Sheepskins — Good demand, all coming forward selling readily up to 2a 9.1 for best skins, and up to 4$ 1 per lb for dry country skins. We advise all to send any forward quickly,

Mbsbbs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :— Sheepskins— Green crossbreds sold at Is 3d to 2s 5d ; do merinos, Is Id to Is 7d ; do lambs, Is 6d to 2a 4d , dry crosßbreds, Is 8d to 4<j 4d ; dry merinos, Is 3d to 3s Id ; dry peltp, 4d to Is Id. Hides — Prime heavy, 2£d to 3d ; medium, 2d to 2jd ; light, I.VI to l£d ; inferior, bull's, Id to 1} per Ib. Tallow — Prime rendered, 17s to 19s ; medium, 15s to l(sa ; inferior, 12a to 14s ; Tough fat, 9s to 123 6d per cwt. Wheat— Quotations — Prime milling, velvet fusca, 2s lid to 3i ; prime milling, red wheat, 2a 9d to 2<? IC£l ; medium milling, 2a 81 to 2s 9d ; fowl wheat, 2s 7d to 2s B£d per busLol (sacks in). Oata — Prime bright Sutherlands. la 3d to Is 4d ; prime milling, Is 3d to Is 3£d ; pood stout feed, Is 2d to Is 2fd ; inferior, Is Id to Is l£d per bushel (sacka extra). Choff — Best oaten sheaf, L 2 5b to L 2 7s 6d ; medium to good, L 2 to L 2 2s 6d ; cow chaff, LI 103 to LI 12s 6d per ton (bags extra. Turnips— A considerable quantity have been disposed of at 13g to 14s per ton (loose in trucks). Sheep — 554 penned. Crossbred wethers, 2- tooth 69 ; crossbred ewes, 2 ard 4-tooth, 69 6d ; crossbred lambs, ss. Cattle— 2s yarded— all dairy cows except one pen. These sold at L 5 to L 5 7s 6d.

Mb F. Meenan. Kinpt street, reports:— Wholesale price onlyOats : good demand feed, Is l£d to Is 2£d ; milling, Is 3d, to Is 3£d ; seed, nominal. Wheat : Milling 2s 8d to 2a lOd ; fowls' wheat, 2s 6d to 2s lOd scarce. Chaff : Inferior, to medium, 30s to 40s ; good to prime, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d. Hay : Oats, £3 ; ryegrass, £2 15 a. Potatoes : locals, 25s to 35a per ton ; market full. Flour : Stone, £7 ; roller, £7 10a to £8 109. Oatmeal, 251bs. £7 10s ; bulk, £7 sa. Butter freah, 6d to 10d,salt, 6d, fair demand. Factory, lOd to lid. Eggi, Is lOd per dczen (scarce).