DUNEDIN.

Southland Times, Issue 1588, 7 June 1872, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Messrs Drivex, Stewabt, and Co. report for the week-ending Juhe'lst?^— ■.-..■ Fat Cattle. — The supply continues quite equal to the demand, and. we have no~ change to note in our former quotations'. Prime beef is saleable.' at 20s ; ordinary,. 1&8; to 17s 6d per lOOlbs. 40 head were yarded on Wednesday, and brought from £i'io £7? Fat Sheep. — Only 200 were penned otf Wednesday—half wethers and half ewes— the former Bold-at r lls bd, and lafeer~aTT~3s~3dr~ Primer merino wethers are saleable, to arrive, at 2£d to 2^d *l'do cdrdss^-Jbreda;' at 2f tic to 3d;; 'At theseprices, we have placed one or two small lots. Store Cattle. — We have no transactions to report; -withis fan*, demand ibr'quiet grown cattle. Store fsHeepT — TWe haver an r . active demand, for every description of sheep,: but buyers still decline to meet thet: views of holders, consequently but little business is done. The following prices can be obtained s— For merino -wethers, 68 6d,toj7s ; do ewes, 2.t0.6-toPth (in, lamb), 7s ; do lambs, 5s 6d to 6b • dtf, old eweß,'3s 6d to 4s 6d ; cross-bredß,,2-:to.Qth..and over, lls to 12s ; do lambs, 6s 6d to*7s. At tfiese prices, we have placed 1200 me/mq .wethers]and: 1600. cu1l ewes. „ U Stations are in good request; but we dp nptT expect -any-will-bfr put- in the market until Jafterl shearing. Wool. — A private telegram received in the city, of date London, 20th April, regarding the April-May sales, then progressing, -reports:-^-, "Flat, irregular market, ordinary qualities and" greasy, penny to 'twopence below February' closings rates ; fine wools stationary." To ; ;thisj considering ; its source, we cannot but give credence, although if ia ' somewhat extraordinary, if any such decline had taken place, the public; telegrams via San Franciscop to 24th April, should be entirely silent on the point. We held a small sale of odd lots on Wednesday last, but only a few bales changed hands, at prices a shade under late quotations. * liighTgreasy wool, suited to ths American demand, continues saleable at about former Trates." Siieepslans. — At ■ oar ■ usual treelrly sale, Wft offered a^bbut' 1500 skins* The demand was less active, and prices jrealised barely up to the preceding (weejt's. Butchers' skins fetched — Merinoß, up to 3b*4cL ;'6To long- wools and'drOssbred, up to 4s"4<J; - — Grain.-r-Wlieat isr a. shade firmer, although there* is" but liftie' demand J at "present quotations, except for the immediate -requirements of millers. Barley.-r7Ch.pice malting samples. are in, request, an&^ieeij. saleable a4f sa' 3d' ; nieaiumj / ss/ J Gati? copjSnue'exdeedmgiy flat,' ordinary feed being difEcijlt -of said at anything over Is 9d y milUng,- 1