AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 649, 3 October 1882, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Messrs 11. Mitson .irui Co. report on the Live Stock Market, &c, for the week endintr Thursday, Sept. 28;'h, 1882. as follows : —For yesterday's market, in comparison to those of late, a largely increased supply of c line to hind, the genera! quality of which was especi 'lly good Taking: the salt* (lirougiiout. it wo \\d have been difficult to find more than aho'it i>. rouiily of lines (if whit iiinj' ho termed medium class mutton, the bulk being really prime. Considering the largo entry, we look upon the day's tran.sucti.ins as showing an improved finnnes-i. most of the lots being cleared at fully maintained—and in .some instances advance.)—rat-js This is more especial'y the case in merinos, which were well represented both in number and quality, in fact we have never seen a better all-round display of merino mutton in the Aldington yards—the trade allowing their appreciation of the same by free competition, and a cle mince of every line at from 13s to 15s per head. In eross-hreds Messrs Giuld and Cameron were, as usual, to the fore, their 400 wethers attracting a large share of attention, and selling nj'dily at from 18b ! 3d to 22-!— the highest piice in the market by sevenl ahidings per head —and bringing sin all-round average of 19s 3'J. Merinos for the same owners realised J Yesterday's maiket also brought to hand the firm consignment of shorn muttoa for the season, forwarded by Mr 0. Hiir-t. of OikleigU, who wis also first in the market hist year. They were a ni-e even line of sturop, ami 10* per head all rouini, or equal to about lfd per Ib. Mr WrigUt/n in tim wool brought up to 18s : Mr Morrow's merino*, 13s Ui to 1-1 '1 ur »■*■*•'nreU for the, s.une owner, 17s 61 to 18s 31 ; Mr J. trough's cross- hivds 14n 9 1 ; erun -breds for Mr R Elder, 17s Gl; for Mr G-.uit, 19--) Gi; a consignme t of cro-is-breds Iroin thesouth, 19i Gd ; nie.iin>s, 15s ; or equal to to ;5.i i.-r hi in the w<>.)i. Tiie entry of biotys '•"an, in ii '.rii-vit measure, mule Uμ of crossbred mid memo coupes and with the spring of th- year upon us, and the prospect of an abundance of :e«-l, Hiey wore ruadiiv placed at full values, one line of

550 cross-breds, with a good uercentngo nf lambs at foot, going up to 14s ; other lines proportionate rates. The fit lamb season (judging by yesterday's entry) may now be said to have fairly commiMiced, tin , general run of prices for good pens ranging from 9s to 12s. About 250 of various sorts were yarded, biitof these alargenumbor ought to have been left at home for another few weeks, the result being that with a large supply to chooso f-oin, ?ny th t were not up to the Ijaci to bo Prtcri— Reid nt from 5s 6.1 to 7s 6d per head. The I'itt cattle Hi!e comprised a fair entry of mixed quality. Anything g> od rom • mended attention, and sq ! d readily at from 2G- to 28s per 100 Its, light weights and inferior lines being difficult to quit even at lower rates. Store cattle were well represented >ia regards numbers, but they were mostly of too young a clasn and wanting in condition to he a.s yet much in demand. What is more particularly required at the present time is good two to three-year-old steers, £4 10s to £6 per head being the quotation for such, according to condition. Wβ have no doubt, however, but that another fortnight or three weeks of growing weather will bring plenty of buyers into the market for all classes of young stock. The totals yarded for the. day's sale comprised 5570 sheep, 585 head of cattle, and 73 pigs.

Messrs Robert Wilkin an! Co. report— We held a well attended sale of sheepskins, &c, on Thursday in our New Zealand Wool Stores. At the commencement of the sale the biddings were languid, but improved as it advanced, and ultimately closed with fair values. Our catalogue comprised 6775 skins. Butchers' crosst>ru(i, large, (is, Gs 7d. 7s 2d ; do do second quality. 3s 7(1, 4s Gd, 5a 4d, Gs ; do merino large. 5s sd, 5s 10d, 6s 4d ; do do second quality. 3s Id, 3s 10d, 4s sd, sti 5J ; lambskins, lid, Is ; country cross-bred large, 4s 10d, 5s 4d, Gs ; do do medium, 2s oil, 13s 2d. 4s, 4s 10 i ; do do small, Is 4d, Is 9d, 2s 3d '; do merino large, 4s 81. 5a 3d, 5s lid ; do do medium, 2s 2d, 3s, 3s 10d, 4s 8J ; do do small, Is 3d, Is 9.1, 2< 2d. Fat and Tallow —Tliere was an average attendance of the trade. iSotwithstariding (he good condition of the fat that came to hand, there was a depression in the competition, and price- were 4/1 per lb below previous quotations. 62 packages were catalogued and all sold. Fat best quality, clean and well saved, to 2sd per lb, second quality from lfd to per lb. Tallow—A few small lots at 2|d to 3d pdr lb, and fiom 20d to 25s per cwt for second quality, up to 29s for first-class quality. Hides sound, dry at 4d per lb, salted (ordinary) at 3|d per lb, damaged, 2£d per lb. Calfskins, sound, 4d per lb, cut and damaged, 2d per lb.