AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 412, 25 November 1884, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercanfile Agency Co., Limited, Invercargill, report for the week ending 2lst November :— Wheat — The market for this cereal continues in ; a stare of .stagnation. , The bulk of the' wheat ' remaining in farmers' hands is of inferior to; medium quality, and almost unsaleaole. Prime white velvet and Tuscan are worth up to 3s 3d delivered in town r ; red straw, 23 }9d to 3s ; whilst inferior qualities range from Is 6d to 23. . Oats — An improved demand from Australia somewhat siirenghened -.' the ..market iv the eaily part of the week. We were enabled to quit one parcel' ox good feed a fc 2s 7d, f.o.b. We quote short feed, 2s 2d to 2s 6id,at which figures AY&lhaveplacd several lilies : milling 2s 6£d to 2s7^d, f.o.b. liiuif, bag* extra, Stocks are comparatively; light. Live Stock— Sheep— we held an auction Fale r of stock at WyuUnam ou the 18;h inst,, when, we sold on account of the Hun. Dr Meriziei, 122 prime fat eroi-sbred wethers, very heavy weights, at »s 3d. For Mr J. Temple 1 on we disposed ' of 500 shorn twotooth crossbred wethers ar. Us Gu ; the culls of the mob made 7a JtM ; 6u,0 do uo ewis, shorn, brought 10s tid. A small line of bhom rrost-bred wethers, good wiiguts, sold at 12.s ; 3fi crossbred ewen, wiiii lambs at iuot, brought 13s 2d. We quote uuutou, iv wtnd, ifd to 3d ; sliorn, 2d to 2^l. fai.'.Jo- Buyeiy vould not operate ht hucuoii. but. we bold privately aft eri he sale 2s head at Hatisfnutury frees. We quote . bout", 20s to 2's per ]0U eirason, Dacpmb^Co, rcjvnrf, having h<'M a stock sale at their yards, Oordnn, on Hiiturday, the 22ud inst. Tliere was a Jui^c . attendance of thi? public, and UkkJincr \va^ ver^; spirited, especially for the cattle mid gheelpi^-'-Mi 1 Juin'as 'Milne's rrossUwl bn^<}is topped l the market at 13* IM. They cold on boo -unt of Mr Miln" 100 crossbred l»r»ygetH at 13s lid ; on ace unit, of Mv Jw. Muriihall JlpD cr&i&eU • hoggois afc lla 7U ; »u«J vu '

accouut of Mr Young, 100 crossbred hoggets at 10s lid — also 300 crossbred ewes, full mouthed, at 13s 6d ; on account o£ Messrs Stevenson, 2UO merino ewes and wethers, full mouthed, at 4s lid. Store cattle — On account of .Messrs Mallon, Ladbrook, and Stevenson, 30. head . 2-year-old steers and heifers from 1 3 to L 3 5s ; dry cows from L 3 to L 3 15s. Horses — For, medium draughts up to L 22.