DUNEDIN.

Southland Times, Issue 1705, 21 February 1873, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Meters Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report for the week ending 16th February, as follows : — Fat Cattle. — Only a few head were yarded, which we disposed of at quotations. The trade, howerer, were fully supplied privately. We also ■old 40 head privately at £7. Prime quality beef may be quoted at 17s to 39s per lOOlbs. Fat Bheep. — The number penned, 650, was equal to trade requirements. We sold 140 merino wethers, fair quality, at 8s 6d ; 200 halfbreds, at from 12s to 13s 6d. Other sales were 250 merino wethers 8s 9d ; sfi merino ewes, 5s 6d. We quote prime quality mut'oa, 2id per lb. Fat Lambs. — 140 were yarded. We sold 90 at from 7s 6d to 9s 3d. Stor* Cattle. — No transactions. Store Sheep. — The demand is still active for nearly every description. We sold 1500 2-tooth half-breds at 10s j 1500 full mouthed ewes at 4s 3d ; 1000 merino ewes, 4-tooth to full mouthed, at 5s ; 800 cross breds lambs, at 89 ; 50 Leicester ram lambs, at from 40s to 455. We quote merino wethers, 6 and 8 -tooth, 5s 6d ; do ewes, 4 and 6-tooth, 6s ; do, full-mouthed, 4s 6 I ; crosa-breds, 2 and 4-tooth, 10s ; cross-bred mixed lanibs, Ss. Horses. — There is an excellent enquiry Tor good young draught stock, and horses adapted for coaching or light harness. On Saturday we sold at our yards a shipment of 42 draught horses ex Waratah, from Launceston, at from £19 103 to £44 10$. We quote first-class draughts £45 to £50 ; medium do, £25 to £35 ; good hacks and light harness horses, £25 to £30 ; medium do, £14 to £18 ; light and interior, £3 to £6. Wocl, Ac. — Ob Tuesday we held our fifth public sale of the seamen, which was fairly attended by buyers and others. The quantity offered was small, but this w# had considerable difficulty in quitting, even at a decline on late rates, a circumstance which must be ascribed mainly to the absence of the buyers for America, who, haying completed their purchases, are now out of the market. Subjoined are particulars of our sales by auction and prWately since date of our last report : — 18, 5 bales greasy cross-brrd, 15d ; 2 b«gs locks, 3£d ; O&M, 245 bales greasy merino, 13|d ; do, 22 bales pieces, 9d ; AM, 5 bales greasy cross-bred, 15d ; do, £-ba!e and 2 bags locks and pieces, 7i<3 ; C, 1 bag half-bred, 12id ; no mark, 2 bags do, 15f d ; P under W, 1 fadge and 1 bag mixed wool, 10£ d ; JP, 4 bags lambs, 16fd ; GH, 1 fadge do, 16f d ; EC. 1 fadge do, 16fd; M, 1 bag washed merino, 14|d ; W under Sin diamond, 2 bales limbs, 1 f d ; 1 bag mixed wool, 4id ; JW, 5 bales half-bred, I2|d ; Bayswater over M in diamond, 3 bales merino, lOfd ; do, 2 do pieces, 8d ; Spur, 28 do greasy fleece, 12d ; do, 2 do fleece and pieces, 7fd ; do, 1 do locks, 3d ; do, Ido and 1 fadge washed locks and pieces, 7d ; Waikaura, 13 do greasy hal-bred, 12£ d; do, 3do pieces, 7i * ; MD, 4do hall-bred, 12d ; do, 1 bag locks, 2fcd ; Windsor Park, 4do half-bred, 13d ; 10, 11 do merino, 12} d ; do, 1 bale pieces, B|d ; do, 1 bale, locks and piece.", 7d ; R, 1 bag merino, 104 j 88, 11 bales washed fleece, 19£ d; O, 1 bale washed pieces and locks, .1 3} i ; Til, 1 bale greasy crossbred and 2 bags merino, ] 2|d ; do, 1 bag lock*, 3Jd. Station merino sheepskins, 4s 3d to 7s each ; pelts, 3d to 7d each ; lamb skins, Is 7d to 2s each ; hides, 17s 6d to 19s. A small lot of tallow fetched £33 per ton.