DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS.

Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 35, 31 March 1894, Page 12

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS.

Fat Cattle. At Hie sales on Wednesday 112 were yarded, the greater portion of which were very ordinary quality, and a ffw pens being prime. Prices ruling on this occasion did not come up to those ruling last week, weights compared Best quality bullocks brought £9 10s to £lO lUs; medium, £8 to £8 15s; light, £6 10; to £7 12s Gd; best cows, £3 10-t to £7 17s 6d ; medium, £5 lOs ta £3 10s ; light and aged, £2 17s Gd to £5 ss. Fat Sheep. 1220 wore penned, all crossbred wethers and ewes —mostly the labti r, only a very few pens of tlie former—representing all qualities, but none extra heavy. The Jem md was confined to trade requirements, and although this was comparat itivcl v a small entry itproved quite sullicient for this week, prices showing no improvement on last week’s. Best crossbred wethers brought 12s 9d to 14s; medium, 10s 9d to 12s Gd; best crossbred ewes, Us to I2s 9d ; one or two pens to 13s Gd and 13s 9d; medium to good, 8s Gd to Ilfs 9d. Grass Seed. Perennial ryegrass seed, clean, shelly, anct heavy, is in fair dom nd; while roughly grown, big seed, undressed, is rather difficult now to place, and, as the bulk of the offerings consist of such, business is somewhat Hat. Quotations: For machine dressed, gjol to best, 3s to 3s 3d; ext.r i choice perennial, 3s Gd to 4s (ex store, sacks extra, net). Cocksfoot" Market quiet; prices range from 3|d to 4jd per lb. Potatoes. The market lias been fairly well supplied during t,lie past week; prioo.-s in consequence show rather a downward tendency. Quotations; For best, £2 15s to £3 ; medium, £2 7s (id to £2 12s (id per to a (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Dairy Produce. Prime salt butter, dairy made, slow sale at Gd to Gid; medium, to 4.) I; factorymade, 9d to 10d per lb. Factory eheese dull: Medium size, to 4]-d ; loaf do, 4jd to 5d ; dairy-made, 2d to 4d per lb.