DUNEDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 223, 6 September 1862, Page 4

DUNEDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Driver, .Maclean and Co. report, our market for fat stock, has been very dull during the past week the consumption failing off daily, and we may expect to have very little doing for at least a week or two longer, by which time it is expected we shall have the [■commencement of a hrge addition to our present population, and the beginning of a better tnuie : ihe consuiuption of butcher's meat has fallen off at j least one-half within the last two weeks. The supply I has been very limit.d, and we do not know of any large lots of either sheep or cattle near to hand, should we hear any thing like the number of arrivals from the ! neighboui ing colonies, that Ls expected, we look for : an advance on preseut prices.* We cannot make any change in our laat week's quotations, say— t £*} H n?} c •r2*?fßvLU(Kk*, L2O to Li>B: .second do, LiO to L24 ; inferior do, Lls to LIB ; best cows, L2O to L2S ; second do, LI 5 to Ll7 ; inferior do Ll2 to Lll; equal tosss. to 60s. per 1001 b*. Fat Calves, none in thn market, a good lot would meet iendy.stle at Li to LtJ eacli. Stoic Cattle continue in goo.l demand at our last ■juoutions, many of our best buyers are out of the market,just now l«ing engaged in forwarding stwk to the diggings.* ',k> quok>—quiet well-bred herds in good ■■condition at Lll 10s to 1,12 10s, second quality at LIO to Lll. We have sold 100 head picked bullocks at L'ls 10f. We will sell on 10th inst..at CaWervcn.WestClutha 100 head very quiet, well-bred cattle. Dairy Cows an(i Working iiuli.icks. are wanted at Llo t-j- L 25 for former, and L 45 to LCO for the latter accni-ding to quniity and condition. ' Fat Sheep. The market is quite bare of good mut- * ton, thn supply will be limited until after ihenrin" Prime wethers would bring 4Os to -Jos. Second Jo" .T3s to 35.5. »Store Sheep.—Wo. '-have repeated enquiries for! bretdnijT ewes and young Wethers, with but few offering until atter shearing.. ■ Station Property. —There are buyers iv the market, but holders of desirable properties are not inclined to sell. Horses.—Our innrket is very bare of.good stock, the demand for good hacks and draught stock continues good, many buyers are awaiting further arrivals. We have: sold all the shipment per Dement Hunter, from Hobart Town, at very Batiwfaetorv prices. /