Commercial.
DUNEDIN STOCK REPORT. Messrs Donald Reid anil Co. report for the week ending Wednesday, Aug 17, 1881, Tib follows: Fat Cattle.—242 were penned. Best bullocks sold at Li) lOsto LIS 15s ; others L 7 12s 6d to L 9 ss; best cows, L 6 10a to L 7 12s 6d ; others, L 5 2s 6d to L 6 ss—or equal to 22s 6d per 1001b for prime beef. We yarded and sold 52 head, as follows : On account of Mr James Fulton, Esq. Woodside), 2 bullocks L 9 17s Cd ; 3 cows, L 7 7s Gd ; on account of John Roberts, Esq. (Gladbrook), 21 bullocks, LlO 2s Gd to LIS 15s (averaging LI 1 15s); 12 cowb, L 0 10s to L 7 10s ; on account of Messrs J. Clarke, •J. Wallace, W. Kichol, and Others, 14 cows and heifers, at L 4 10s to L 7 17s 6d. Fat Sheep.—The yards were supplied with 730 merinos of good quality, and 2020 crossbreds. Best crosabreds sold at 14s to 17s ; others, 12s to 13s 9d ; best merino wethers, 10s 6s to lis 9d ; others, 6s 6d to 10s. Fat Pigs.—lo3 penned, most of good useful quality. Bacon pigs sold at 35s to 48s ; porkers, 22s 6d to 33s ; stores Gs Gd to 19s. We sold on account of Mr J. M'Nab (Kuri) 'l7 at quotations. Store Cattle.—No transactions. Wool. —At our weekly sale on Monday, we offered a few lots Scoured (mixed) sold 13d ; merino slipe, 14|d $ crossbred slipe 84dperlb. Sheepskins.—We held our usual sale on Monday, and submitted a full catalogue. Butchers' heavy green crossbreds fetched 5s 3d to 6s ; good do, 4s 1 d to 5s Id ; country dry skins, 2s lOd to 4s 9d ; butchers' green merinos, 5s 3d ; good do, 4s 6d to 5s Hides.—The local market is 'quiet. On Monday we sold 143, at for sound heavy salted, 4Jd ; medium weights, say over 561b. 4d ; faulty lots, 4jd ; damaged do, 3|d to 3Jd per lb. Tallow.—There is fair demand for all sorts. We sold all forward at, best mutton, L 25 10s to L 26 ; mixed, L24to L 25 ; inierior, L2O to L 22 10s ; butchers' rough fat, Ll6 to Ll7 5s per ton. Grain.—We quote prime milling wbeat 4s to 4s 2d ; good do, 3s lOd to 4s ; medium and inferior, 3s Id to 3s 9d ; fowls' feed, 2s to 3s lid. Oats: Milling, 2s Id ; bright feed la lid to 2s Id ; discolored, Is lOd. Barley : Prime malting, 2s 7d to 3s ; miling, 2s to 2s 5d ; feed, Is 8d to Is lid.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 1010, 26 August 1881, Page 2
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