Dunedin Live Stock Market.

North Otago Times, Volume I, Issue 4, 21 April 1864, Page 4

Dunedin Live Stock Market.

Driver Mac Lean and co. Report.

18th April 1864 :- Transactions m

Stock during the past month have been

rather limited, being to great extent

confirmed to small lots for town con-

-sumption.The Extreme dullness cau-

-ed by the appearance of pleuro pneu-

monia among a few herds of cattle m

the early part of the year is fast wea-

ring off and we are now able to re-

-port the market m a more healthy

state and inclination on the part of

capitalists to invest as well be seen

by refernce to our report of the station

properties.The importation of cattle

being entirely stopped, we must de-

-pend upon our own resources for a

time and that we shall required all

and more than the Province can pro-

-duce there is little doubt. The following

shipments have arrived during the past

month:- Sheep cattle

Island city from Western Port 350.180

City of Hobart do Melboroune 500 -

Zephyr do Wanganui 250 pigs - -

Rangatira do Wellington 300 19

Gazelle, do Wellington - 135

City of Hobort do Melbourne 150 – pigs

City of New castle do New castle 130 150

Fat stock- The market has been

fairly supplied with cattle of ordinary

quality and prices obtained show a

gradual improvement and we anti-

-cipate that cattle of good quality

will be m achive demand through

out the winter. Sales of various lots

at our yards realized from £lb to £23

10s, we quote to prime quality beef at about

60 s per 100lbs. Fat calves are m good

demand, at from £4 to £6.105. according

to size and quality our sales avera-

-ging £5 each.

fat sheep –The market is quite

bare of good quality melon and

higher prices have lately been ob-

tamed for small lots .We have sold

several lots at from 35s to 40s bd or

Equal to 8d to B½d per lb. We cannot

expect these prices to last as we know

of several lots near town. We how-

-ever, think that good quality mcl

-ton will maintain fair value

for some time to come. Sales have

been made deliverable on Station,

at 6d to 6½d per lb.

Store stock –cattel are more inquir-

-ed after and we anticipated a good

demand are long. Holders will not

submit to any material reducation

from prices obtained before the ap-

-perance of pleure- pneumonia

as it is Evident that we shall required

all the Province can produce and

the fear of disease has been much

lessened by the effects of inocula-

-tion. Sheep –The late importati

-ons are now nearly worked off

with but few expected to arrive and

holders of provincial stock are not

disposed to sell at prices satisfact-

Tory to buyers. We quote-Import

-ed Ewes 2to 68 tooth 25s to26s.(Provin-

cials) Ewes 2t06 tooth 30s to 32s:bd:

Wethers 4 to 8 tooth 26s to 27.5.b.d

Station, Properties –We have me-

merous Enquires for first class pro-

-parties and have sold the Mataka-

-nui station on the Manuherikia

comprising 80,000 acres with 15,944

mixed sheep 400 head of Cattle,l9

horses, 20 working bullocks be for the

sum of 39,250 to messers Glass ford

Brothers of Sydney .N.S.W. Messrs

Mills and Co of Christchurch, report

to us the sale of mount Possession

Station situated on the Ash burton,

Comprising 53,000 acres with 13,000

mixed sheep,s23 head of cattle, Etc

at about £30,200. We beg to call at-

-tention to the sale of the Waikaia

station and Dunedin on the 27th inst-

-ant; and the elent Hills station at

Christchurch on 2nd June next.

Horses. (as furnished by messrs Milner

and Learmonth). – Since our Last

report of the 4th inst, trade has been

much brisker, and the damand has

considerably exceeded the supply,

Especially for good heavy draught

stock, mainly attributable to rivers

up country going down and supplies

of goods on the mining districts being

scarce, and as a consequence ear-

-nage has considerably advanced

therefore causing a much greater

inquiry after the above class of stock

are really good heavy draughts;

and we imagine should a shipment

of this description come to hand

they would command prices that

would leave a good margin to the

importer.During the past fort-

-night we have sold 97 horses, con-

-sisting of heavy draughts and use-

-ful weight carrying hacks .We

quote sales and as follows:- First class

heavy draughts from £5 to £ 85;

second do. do £35 to £50; upstandings

well fred hacks (none offering)

£40to £60; seconds class do.do £22,

to £35 ;Light harness horses and

packers, £16 to £28.

Drever Maclean and Co.

stock and station salesmen.

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