STOCK REPORT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 978, 14 January 1881, Page 3

STOCK REPORT.

Mr Donald Stronach (on behilfof the New Z aland Loan and Mercantile Agency Cnmnanv, Limited) reports as follows for the week ending .December 22nd : Fit Cattle. —l9O head were yarded at Burnside to day, of at, about last, week's prices. bullocks ’ fetch'd from L 6 7s 6 I to Ll2 ss; and cows, 1.3 15s to 1,9 2- 0 1 AVe sold—On account of. Mr J. C. Rockland. 30 cows at f pm L 4 17s 6 1 to L 6 10s ; and aeeonnt of Mr David Corsan, six cows at 1,7 to 1.8 12s fid- Quotation for prime beef. 22s 6 1 per 100'b. Fat. Galves —Nine were disposed of at from 13s to 31s per head. Fat ply, 14-34 bead being penned (of which about 600 were merinos, the remainder being cross-bred), and with good competition from the trade, prices allowed an advance of about Is 61 to 2s per head on labs rates. Cross-breds fetch°<l from os 3 I tolls; and merinos. 6s to Ss per head. We a d I as follows On account of Mr J (\ Buck land, 22 at 10s 91; of Mr William Sband, 38 at lbs ; and of Messrs J. and S. Wilson, 82 at 8; 61. We quote prime mutton 2 1 per lb. Fat Lambs 618 were forward, which were fairly Com net el f o, and sold a* from fis to 9s 01. We sold drafts, on account of Messrs Rockland, William Shand. and J. and S. Wilson, at from 7s to 8s 31 per head. Fat Figs.—l 33 soil at from 18s to 46s each. Store Tattle—We call attention to' onr sale at Mnsgiel Yards on Friday next, the 7th instant, when we will offer aho it 100 head <>f quiet, well-bred cattle, inc’u ling 2 niire-bred Ayrshire bulls from 1 the Kuriwao Estate. ; Stove Sheep.—We have sold 3900 during the week, anl have inquiries for ? largo number of merinos, and cross-breds; but tlm sunnly i ■ not equal to the demand. Wool.—We shall hdd our first regular auc'ion for tbo present season, on Tuesday next, the 11th January, When we shall offer about 1(100 bales of greasy, Washed, and scoured wool. Sheepskins.—ln consequence of the holidays we did not, hold a sale this week. Hides There is no change to report, the demand continuing strong at last quotations Tallow. —The demand isvery slack, and pales difficult to effect We have disnoserf of some parcels of medium tallow at 24< per cwt, and of rough fat at 16s, which is the ton price. Grain.—Transactions have been bn an exceedingly limited scale, and except in the case of prime milling wheat all quotations must be corfsMored nominal. We quote as follows :—AVheat: Prime nr'ling. 4s 9d j medjnm tn good, 3s 61 to 4s 61 j fowl feed, 2s 6d to'3s-31. Oats .-' Milling. Is 7d ; feed. Is 41 to Is 6J. - Barley : Milling, 2a 3d to 2s Cd. ■ .;•