DUNEDIN.

Southland Times, Issue 1690, 17 January 1873, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co., report, for the week ending 11th January, as follows : — Fat Cattle.— 6s bead were yarded — middling to fair quali'y— of which we sold 21 head, at from £6 to £8 15s, equal t 20s per lOOlbs— which we quote aa current rate. Fat' Sheep — The market keeps moderately •applied, and prices continue firm at late rates. ; We sold 50 cross-breds, in wool, light weights, at 16s ; and 47 merino wethers, in wool, at 149. Other sales were 200 shorn merino wethers, at 8s 6d." We quote cross-breds, shorn, 2id per lb ; merinos, 2d. Fat Lambs are in good demand. We sold 200 at from 8s to 10s each. . Store Cattle. — The demand has somewhat abated, owing to the recent dry weather having caused considerable injury to the grass. We sold 90 grown cattle at £4 4s. We quote well " grown cattle, £4 to £4 Ss ; mixed lots, £2 5s to £2 10s. Store Sheep. — The enquiry continues acti-e for nearly -all descriptions, but the number offering ia limited. We sold 3000 cross-bred lambs at 8s each, and 3000 cull ewes, all age*, at 3s. We quote half-breds, 4 and 6 -tooth, 8; | to 9s j do lambs, 7s 6d to 8s ; merino wethers, 4, 6, and 8-tooth, 5s to 5s 6d ; full-mouthed ewes, Si 6d. Country Sales.— We held a sale at Spring Bank View, .East Taieri, on Monday, the 6th inst., on account of Alexander Callander, Esq. There was an excellent attendance, but the biddings were not up to expectation. Dairy cows brought from £2 5s to £8 5s- Farming implements, satisfactory rates. On Tuesday, we held our monthly sale at Mosgiel, where, though there was a fair npmber of buyers, the prices obtained were copiJderably under late quotations. We • sold 50 liters and steers, in good condition, st - from&Vtid to £4 2s 6d, and a few fat cattle at prices equal to about 17s per lOOlbs ; also, 20. light colts and stock horses, the former at from , £8 to £10, the latter at from £10 to £12. Horses.— The only sorts in request are good young draughts, and upstanding saddle and light harness horses, of the latter of which very few are coming to hand. We quote first-class draughts, £50 to £60 ; medium do, £30 to £35 ; good hacks and light harness horses, £18 to £25 ; medium do, £12 to £14 ; light and inferior, £3 to £6. WooL— Three public sales have been held this week, at which about 700 bales passed the ham mer. Light greasy is in good demand for shipment to America, and very full rates are bring . paid for suitable clips. Inferior and heavy wools are not so much wanted, and prices for such are somewhat lower than at the commencement of the season. Washed wools if well got up command full rates.