AUCTION REPORTS.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 54, 22 July 1875, Page 4

AUCTION REPORTS.

MassrsCtps^Hck' Duthiej.and Co.- report fdr tti& week ending: Monday. 19th July :— • - At our yards, Muton, on.Thursday, Isth : fcJPj^^^^^-^^^W-yearVold steers an* heifers, L 8 j two young steers, L5. 12s 6d; seven yearlings, 1.3.7s 6d ;,-flye nine month old, _2 7e fid eaoh; dairy cows,:L7'os.- - '*• * •■ L■ • in^ e ? ,^? 2cro3S K br ! d . 2 " tooth eweß a «d wethers, 10b 6d ;, 10a cross-bred lambs, mixed sexes r . 9s 6d ; 65 superior cross-bred store wethers, 16s 6<L - * n^. 8 ;t7 I5 V you, ?» »«oking pigs, Lll for th» 'ot. >■; Our private: sales have been:— • i o?5S i T 25 5 c » d ■*£ c^ ws ' Bteer8 > abd unci's* Le\ calves, at L 4 lOs each.

.Sheepskins -and; Hides.-Statioh skins "broughtf frdm la.6d to. 3a lod, each.;, medium, hidesj 16s eaoh. iij y*ir auotations are— wheat, 4s 3d to 4a 6d ; ; oats, 2s 3d. to 2s 6d j ; barley, 5s to 5s 6d per bußhel.;,perennialryegraßß seed, 4s 6d to 7s ; Italian rye grass seed, 7s to 7s 9d per bushel. : « " «__» •i3r^®- w^ MPB of land « with fima U cottage ereoted thereon, about; 1 mile from Milt6n/f6rL3ot*•wrSfc^^ny** £ eDti o™ to' thertownship; oi Waihola, for £6 each." r- . Potatoes.— L 4 10s to L 5 lOs per ton in bags^aga

, Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, & Co, report for-the week ending the 17th July ujouowl :— " '-' ■-- > ..-Fat Cattle.— l6o head- were < J yarded, whioh as regards number was quite adequate to the wants of tne trade, but the quality of tbe greater number was only. very ordinary: Prime quality may be quoted atfullyes per. *1001b, over -last -week^s rates.?-. We seld 46 head at prices equal to 40a per.lOOlb for prime quality, and 30s for medium dV' We sold privately 6a headjof which 36 head, at £20 each, were ?£ a * c P« nfc of the Honi* Matthew Holmes- This is tbe hiffhest figure obtained for many-years, beinir nearly double the price of ordinary stock, .clearly showing the prime fmpo tance of breeders "paying : tu e utmost attention to the selection of pure^'ulls. ' FatXalves.— Only a few were yarded, which Sold readily at from Sss to 80s each. „ -.-• . Fat Sheep.— 2800 were penned, and. this belnjr much ia excess of the demand, about one half had to be turned out .unsold: We sold^Oo half-bredß.afc Iss to I9s, and. 87Uhre'e-quarter-berdß at 24s 6d We quote prime half-breds,,4d per lb' ; do merinos 3Jd to d^d. Privately we sold 1700 half-breds at 17s to 18s. „ . ■

Store Cattle are in good demand, but we have no transactions to report. - Store Sheep.— We have several inquiries' for both roennoa and cross-breds, but there are very; few sellers. We quote merino, wethers, 4 and fl-tboth. 8s 6d to 9s; do do, fiill -mouthed,' 7s 6d ; do do ewes, 2, 4, and 6-tooth. 9s to iOs; do do, full-mouthed 6s 6d to 7s ; cross-breds do, 4,and 6-tooth, 133 • do • two-mouthed, lis to 12s ; do lambs, 8s to 9s. At toregoing quotations we : havtf placed" 2000 fulim»uthed merino ewes and welbers, > -> -■-„ ■ 8 ! 8 -"^* ouryards, on Saturday, there beinff nd ftegh stock forward, the business done was limited.,, There. is a good demand for strong coach horses.- We quotcfirst-class draughts, £5F 7 £70 • medium;rLSß to £45 ; good hacks and light ' Arhess horses^^s to *30* 5 , medium do, £11 to £2(rTlieht and.iriferior,"£std£B. .:.' . . : Jf 001 -— By the San Francisco mail the followine cablegram has 7beea rcoilve'd :•— " London.— ln wool the improvement in "price is. likely to- hold eood." The mam feature in favor, pf New Zealand produce is the. improved value of cnwsrbreds and lone wool. -.•_ .-..,'••■.. jv ' ■■-■ . Sheepsklns—Tn'e competition continues brisk, and prices obtained show- an advance on last week's rates. We quote QutchersV green Bkinß,;4B to 6s fld; do merinos; 3s 3d to 3d lod ; station skins, full value according to quality. <- ...-. t»m»w HWes.— The demand for well-ceTaditloned lots iB good, and prices/obtained .BhOw' an at'j^^.ivon late rates/ ;We catalogued 'and sold^.l7o] heavy' weights as follows :^Light weightß^' ,i4m to l8sfld; medium, 22s fld tb 23sV and heavynip td 30s Bdeach; helfeMskins, 10s ; calf skins, 3s eac„ : - Grain— We have no alteration in market rates to report since last' week; Wheat: prime samples saleable at 4s fid ..per; bushel; medium, 4s to 4s 2d ; fowls feed scarce, anu wanted, from 3s to Ss 9<L Uats are dull ot sale;.. pood feed worth 2s 8d to 2s 9d per bushel, and, milling up to 3s per' bushel. R*£SZm : si"i to & m .»y ?° « U( ? ted at 6B edper bushel { inferior, difficult of sale. . T