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Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 183, 11 January 1878, Page 4

rpo BULLOCK DRIVERS. Wanted two good Bullock Drivers. Good wages given. Apply, to JOHN PERRY, Rankleburn Saw Mills, c 933 Tapanui. GPECIAL NOTICE. Nicholson's Celebrated REAPING MACHINES, reduced in price to £34 for single speed, and £36 for double speed, NIMMO & BLAIR, c 949 Agents, Dunedin. ■ ?""" ' i ■*"■ !■■■*» ©am menial. ■-+-: — Messrs Maclean Brothers report for the week ending 9bh January, as follows : — Fat Cattle. — 240 head of good quality came forward for the week's supply and proved laigely in excess of the requirements af the trade— in fact, gluted the market to such an extent that prices receded 5s per 1001 b, and even at these low : prices several lots had to be held over for want of buyers at almost iiny price. We sold on account of Messrs Ayson, Bryce Brothers, and other, 45 head bullocks and cows, the former at from L 9 10s to Lll ; and the latter at from L6to L 7 IBs —or equal to 22s 6d to 25s per 1001 b for best quality. Fat Calves.— Twenty were penned, and sold at from 25s to 44s each, according to quality. We sold nine head. Fat Sheep. -A full supply of 2650, chiefly cross-breds of good quality, came to hand, the greater portion of which were cleared with difficulty at a reduction of fully Is per head on the rates lately ruling. Best cross-breds brought lis ; ordinary, 8s to 9s ; merinos 5s 3d". We sold 600 at above quotations. Fat Lambs.— 7oo, medium to good, were penned, but being considerably in excess of requirements, prices were fully Is per head lower . than last week, and several lots wen passed in. Best quality brought 7s 6dto 8s ; medium and inferior, 4s 6cl to 6s. Store Cattle. —The demand is not active, and few sales of any importance have transpired. Prices however are maintained at about the same level as during the past few weeks. We would draw attention to .our sale at Outran), on the 12th instant, of 70 head in forward condition. Store Sheep.— Young merinos and cross-breeds are freely enquired for, and we have several transactions in these pending, but none actually concluded. Old merino ewes and wethers are likply to be offering in large numbers, and to be difficult of sale except at low prices. Property.— We would direct special attention to onr sale on Thursday, 15th instant, of tho beautiful estate of Brooklands, Pleasant Valley, subdivided into farms of 10 to 150 acres ; and on. Thursday, 17th instant, the Lansdowne Estate, Port Molyneux, in four farms of from 216 to 666 acres. ' \ v Wool.— We held our opening wool sale of tho season on Friday, 4*h instmt. at our Wool Storeß, Princess-street South. There was a good attendance of gentlemen interested, and all the local buyers were present. Competion was fairly active for all descriptions, and especially ao for choice parcels of merino in grease, which throughout fetched prices which cannot fail to give satisfaction to the growers. Cross-breds were comparatively easier, but nevertheless ruled higher than we generally expected. Our catalogue comprised 1350 bales, but several large cups were withdrawn for want of instructions. 367 bales and 39 bags changed hands as per priced catalogue which has already been published. Our next sale will be held on Friday, Hth instant. Sheepskins.— Our usual weekly sale on Monday last was well attended, and competition was fairly active throughout. We catalogued 1010 skins, which sold at from 2s 4d to 5s 5d for medium to full wool dry skins, and at sj|d to 7d per lb for skins in bales. Pelts at 4d to 6d each . Hides. — We did not offer any at auction, bur, privately have placed a few equal to 4d per lb; Tbe demand appears to be easier. Grain. — Wheat continued unchanged, thero being a slight demand for prime samples, while other descriptions are all but unsaleable. Quotations nominal. Barley is in better request, and wo have placed ordinary malting samples ct 4s ; inferior do, 3s 6rl to 3s 9d ; feeding, 3s to 3<* 3d. Oats meet with more enquiry, . and heat samples may be now quoted at up to 3s 6d; inferior and ordinary, 3s 3d to 3s sd. Mr A. Mercer reports for the week ending January 9, as follows :— Retail prices only.— -Fresh butter in £lb arid lib prints, lOd to lid, extra brands, Is ; fresh butter, in lumps, 9d ; powdered and salt butter. 9d. Although the market is well supplied with frenb butter, there has been a better demand lately,, and prices have taken an advance. Salt butter in kegs— no demand. Cheese, best quality- oM, — 10d to Is ; new cheese, 8d to lOd. Side and ■■ rolled bacon, 9d ; Colonial hams, lid to Is • English hams- old— ls to Is 2d ; new hams, Is 4d— i little or no demand. Eggs have been scarce sinco the New Year; and prices have advanced to Is J 9d per doz. TMPORTANT NOTICE, C. V. BREWER Has much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of Balclutha and surrounding districts thai he intends to offer the whole of hia EXTEIT-' SITE STOCK of CLOTHING, GENERAL "DRAPERY, and BOOTS and SHOES, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRIOES. CHEAP SALE to continue for ONE MONTH from date of this notice. , Balclutha, December 29, 1877.