DUEDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 11, 2 December 1863, Page 2

DU EDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

The following is Phivkk, Maclkan and Co.'s report for the v/cck curling Stf'h November : — The demand fur good well-hred stock of overy description continues very tic-tivc, nml ji!t.lu>u ; , r li (lie importations witliin the last fortnight have (>een unu udly lar^c thej have rJI (wit!) one exception) bee i cleared oil' at very satisfactory rates. The supply of beef and mutton is stiil very limited, and we see lit lie prospect ot any continued change for some time, as 1 he majority of importers prefer shipping stores to fat stock, and the tew luts ofProvinei.il cattle or sheep fit for the huttlmr are enjjerly sought after and bought at high rates tor the. various (listings. Fat Cattle. — Durinrr I he past weak we yarded and soli) 95 bullocks. The cargo ex Swordfi-h, 08 head, were very pri no qu.ility, but not very heavyweights. T.iev brought from .€"2O 10s to .£24, nveniLMnr H'2?> ]os. Thirty-seven head bullocks ex Electra, from Twofold Bay, very line quilitv, brought from i'l'i 10s to £'J") 10s, averaging £VJ ; or equnl to from GOs to 05s per 100 lbs. The trade are now again quite bare of supplies, and any lots ot gu»«] quality co>nii)>r forward within a few dnvs will sell readily at prices fjuite equal to our rpi • fcaljuns. Fat I'u.VKS are very searee. and in pveat demand, and it really £o<»t would firing I.H. \V" have sold a few medium quality at from LI 10s to L(i. averaging Lo 10. Stork Cattle. — The d rnnnd for well-bred, strong, healthy stoeif, continues very lively, and we lind no dillieulty iv disposing of any reasonable number, at iuli rates. We have sold 00 head, ex Juno, from Twofold Bay, a' LI 2 10; lttl head ex Eleclra, from *:nne phi^e, at Tjl2 lUs ; and 206 head to arrive, at Ll3 10-\ We have numerous enquiries for good lots of Provincial cattle, but at ibis season, few hoMfrs feel disposed to sell. Wo do not hear of any transactions in this description of stock having taken plnei? during the week. Wo qnote bullocks over 2 h year 9 old, at. from LI 2 to Ll3 10s; mixed herds (Provincial) from LIU Iqs to 1 .1-5 ; according to ages and place of delivery. Woiucrxa Bollocks anp Dairt Oo'vrs. — The former arealnio;t uusul- able ot anything above store prices, (exept an occasional team of Prorincial builoi k-;). W>.- hive .-old 50 head ex Juno fr'nii Twofold Bay. at IM per p:\ir. Good Provincial Ica.i.saro worth LJO to L55 jior pair ; the latter are iv ml, cnquii l d tor Juilv, and if well brt d yom^, and evict, would sell readily at fit<ui L l3 to L±i. Fat SnF.VT -There have been 850 yarded during Uie week, wlticli we sold to the trade at full rales, say 500 shorn wethe. s, ex Qnco, medium quality, •51s to -5 Is 01 ; oi-j wetuers in wool, ex Ourust, from Melbourne, fair good quality, at 4'>s, or eg lal to 9d to !>id per )b. We hear of the sale of Mil' Ijjnmotv wethers (1(5 ,0) to Messrs (J,-ant, Ginjinie and I{ee.=. of Quee^stowu, at 15s cash. .Store Subkp. — We have nu.neroiis enquire s for good Provincial cwisand wet hers but until shearing is completed wo do not expect many transactions will take placf. I. n ported slicp are also in good demand. We have also soli J^QJ wethers, 4, 0 and 8 tooth, to arrive, a! "255. \\'e<jnote imported ewes, shorn, *2(Js to 2S» ; do wethers, do, '23.s to 'lot. Station Pkopkkties— Buyers tor really sjood properties are miriioruus cither with or without stock. We beg to call particular attention to our sale on the 81 h December of the Central Hill Station and stock, the Jlillumy H' a' ion and stock, and the Almondalc R'aticn and stock. Houses— (As fu,-iiHli<«-l by AL-ssrs Milner and Lennnout.li.) — Since oisr la?t report the following vessels have nriived at this port. — The Welcome, from L'luneeston, bringing 1\ horses of a fair pretty description, and consigned to us by George Butterworth, Esq, which we sold on Wednesday, the ISth instant, at an average of h'Z:> lUs per head. Next to arrive was the Oineo, from .Melbourne, with 71 horses, the greater portion of which we sold at tolerably fair rc.tes ; Mr Trethowan's 10 came to the hammer <<n Saturday, the 21st instant, and were easily disposed of at an average of L4O per head. Great care had been evinced in the selection of these horses, being in every way suitable to the requirements of tiiis market. Air Lakeland's were sold ou the same day at an average of Ll3 per head. Messrs Strachanand Imrie's lot of 10 per same vessel were cleared at prices that we fear will not be very remunerative to them. Oa the 2ind instant the Onrust came to hand ; the whoJe of the horses she brought, 131 in number, were placed in our hands for sule. Only a few of these horses have as yet been put up for sale. Mr Williams'?, and part of Mr I>erhatn's'\vere sold on the 2oth inst. On Saturday wo shall offer for sale Mr George Henry's lot of 1 1-, and judging from tho stamp we are ot opinion they will meet with a good market. O.i. Monday next the second draught of Mr Durham's lot will corns to the hatniner ; the remainder, per Onrust, are sent out to paddock, the sale of which will bo duly advertised. We cannot mark any material change in the trade, either as to price or demand, but we would again respectfully caution shippers to be very careful in tl c selection of stock tor this market. Let them eschew entirely all weedy description of horsea, as shippers of this stock must at all times meet witti disappointment. As we have so oh en repeated, useful packers and well-bre I hackneys will at all times command attention. Tue prices current are as -follows : — First-class draught horses, L(!o to LSS ; second do, L 45 to L 65 ; inferior, L'2~> to L 4 5; powerful well-bred hacks, L3O to Loo; light harness and packers, L2B to L4O ; inferior, Ll2 to L2O.