DUNEDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 97, 5 October 1863, Page 2

DUNEDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Driver, Maclean and Co report:— This market has been well supplied witli Fat Stock during the past week, and only moderate pi-ices were obtained. SiVREs (both cattle and sheep) continue in active demand, with but few lots of cither offering. We are nble to report the following •.arrivals by sea : — 3l3fatshrep. ex Oncrust, from Melbourne; 630 do do, ex Corio, from Napier ; 1 85 head cattle, ex Hydra, from Gippsland ; 68 head do, ex Margaret Eliza, 'from Twofold Bay; 3G head do, ex Swordfrom Gippsland. The last named vessel experienced very severe weather, and lost nearly half of her original cargo. Fat Cattle. — 110 have been yarded during the week; the trade, being fairly supplied from previous sales, were not inclined to buy largely. We have sold 55 head, ox Hydra, at LIS 10s to L2o; 30 head, ex Swordlish, at Llo to £24; and 20 head, various lots, at Ll6 to L2O. We cmnot quote snles over COs per 100 lbs. Fat Calves. — ±\ one yarded. "Very saleable at L4 to Lli, Recording to fize and quality. Well-bred bullocks, from 3 to 6 years old, are preferred, of which the market is now quite bare. We have sold the cargo, es Hydra, from Gipp's Land, at Ll2 10s; ditto, ex Margaret and Eliza, from ' Twofold Bay, at Ll3 ; also, 200 head, ex Oregon (to arrive) from Gipps' Land, at Ll2 10s. We quote well-hred steers, 2 years old and upwards, at from LI 2 to Ll4. Provincial mixed herd, at LlO 10s to Ll2 10s. I Working- .Bullocks and Dairy Cows.— Workers continue plentiful. We notice, however, a slight improvement in prices. Really first class teams, fit for immediate use, are saleable at LGOto L65 per pair; ordinary, L45 to 150. We have sold several pairs at these prices. Dairy cows continue in good request. Quiet cows, in milk, or springing, are saleable, at £lSto L 25. We have sold this week upwards of thirty head. Fat Sheep. — The market has been supplied with 1000 very ordinary wethers (all imported). Really good mutton continues scarce ; we cannot expect many provincial bred sheep in until after shearing. We sold 350, ex Out-rust, from Melbourne, at 27.i (very inferior) ; GOO wethers, ex Curio, from Napier, "realised 30s b'd. We quote prime mutton at about 8d per lb. Store Sheep. — We quote as follows: — Ewes (in lamb and wool), 2 to (5-tooth, at 35.-? to 37s 6d. Wethers (in wool), 4, tooth to full mouth, 28s to 31s Gd. Imported wethers, delivered after "shearing, 23s to 255. Station properties continue very saleable, with few offering. We will sell the Centre Hill Station by auction on the Bth December, contaiuing 4.'J,u00 acres, with 7000 shoep. Horses (as furnished by Messrs Milner and Learmonth.) — The trade for the last fourteen days has exhibited great animation, and any fresh arrivals of horses meet with immediate purchasers at prices considerably in advance of our last quotations. The demand has almost entirely been upon light harness horses an i packers, and there is every probability that ib will exist for some months, taking into consideration the exodus of the population for the mining districts which is sure to arise from the reports of new rushes to the different parts of the country during the summer months. Draught horses command at present but little attention. This is attributable in a great measure to the unsettled state of miners, but as soon as any of the reported rushes become thoroughly established, cartage must go up, and consequently we may naturally expect n considerable advance in prices i for this stamp. On the 18th instant, tho Onerust arrived from Melbourne with 140 horses, 323 of which were consigned to us. On Monday we sold Mr George Henry's lot, which sold at an average

of L35 per head. The same day Messrs Smith and Mixner'a at'nnnvcrage : of.L23 per head. On Wednesday, "Mr Derliain's; lot of 44, all light harness nnd packers, averaging L27 per head. Mr A. H . Bartiett's sold at an average of L 35 per head on Saturday. Mr Win. Ormauby's at an average ot L29 16d per head. Great demand still exists for packers and light harauss horses. This market closes exceedingly firm, and prices have an upward tendency. Prices current are : — Fir.st-class draught horses from LSS to LBS ; second-class do do L 45 to L6O; inferior do do, L3O to L 3 5; young, active, and well-bred hackneys do, LSO to LCS ; light harness and packers do, L2B to his; in'erior hacks do, Lls to 1/50.