DUNEDIN.

Southland Times, Issue 1771, 25 July 1873, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co., report for the week ending 19th July, as follows : — Fat Cattle. — 105 head yarded, but, although the number was in excess of tho demand, and the greater portion were of only middling quality, all were quitted at fair value. We sold 60 head at prices equal to 2fis .per 100 lbs for good quality, and 20s for middling ditto, which figures we quote as present market rates. Wo also sold privately, for forward delivery, 300 head at; 32s per lOOlbs, and a very prime draft at 35s per lOOlbs ; also, 105 head for delivery on station. Fat Sheep. — 400 wee penned, which brought an advance on late rates, owing to several lots contracted for not coming forward. We sold 100 half-bred Southdowns, middling quality, at 15s 3d. Other sales were 300 extra prime merino wethers at from 14s 6d to 17s. We quote prime quality mutton 3d to 3id per lb. At foregoing rates we sold privately, for forward delivery, 1000 merinoß and 1500 half-breds. Btore Cattle. — We have inquiries for steers and spayed cows for delivery in spring. We sold 44 bullocks, 5 years old, in good condition, at £5. We quote bullocks, 3 to 5 years, £4 5s to £4 10s ; spayed cows, £3 10s ; mixed lots, £2 10s. Store Sheep. — Transactions are very limited. We quote crossbred wethers, 12s to 13s ; ditto ewes in lamb, 16s to 20a ; do lambs,. 10s Jmerino wethers, 7s 6d to 8s ; ditto ewes in lamb to Leicester?, 7s to Bs. Horses. — There still exists a fair demand for young draughts and strong light harness horses. We sold on account of Mr Chas. Gibbons, 8 heavy draught geldings, with waggon and harness complete, at a satisfactory price. We quote first class draughts, £50 to £60 ; medium ditto, £25 to £35 ; good hacks and light harness horses, £25 to £35 ; medium ditto, £11 to £15 ; light and inferior, £3 to £6. Wool, &c. — The cable telegrams under date 9th inst. received per Claud Hamilton, are very satisfactory, stating as they do that the next sales — which were to open on the 10th inst. — were likely to be well attended by both home and foreign buyers, and that improved prices were confidertly expected to be realised. About 200,000 bales were to be offered. We held our usual sale of eheepskins, hides, and tallow, and disposed of station skins at from Is 9J to 3s 3d. Green skins — merino, 2s 7d to 3s ; half-breds, 3s 9d to 4s 2d. Hides have rather declined this week. We sold 90, fair to medium weights, at from 18s to 22s each. Tallow. — We sold several small lots at from £26 to £32 per ton, according to quality. Grain. — We have no change to note in the market since our last report. Good samples of wheat command from 5s 3d to 5a 6d per bushel. Oats are in fair request at from 4s Id to 4s 2d per bushel for feed, and 4s 3d for milling samples.