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Temuka Leader, Issue 1569, 16 April 1887, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington yards on Wednesday, large entries of,Stock, .and an average attendance of buyers.,-;. ; v Fat Cattle—rA fair number offering qf good quality. The sale, dragged Lcbnaiderably, and values were barely up,, to late markets ; sopie, lines, of really good steers fetched np moro than £6 10a per head, not more .than : 17s per lOtilbs; other steers,from' ( ;£4,lss and upwards, heifers from £4 to £5 ss, and , fat, cows from £3 10s to £5 10s, being from IBs to 17s 6(1, according ,to quality.—Store Cattle —The store cattle pens were fairly well filjed, but low prices ruled. Lines of two to., three-year-pld heifers sold’ at from £2 5s to £3 2s 6d, steers of the sune age from 35a to £3 IBs.—Dairy Cattle-rA good number of dairy cdws were yarded,' and a fair"amount' of bpsiness done at late rates, £7 to £9 being given for cows on the point of calving, £5 to £6 for ordinary sorts. Sbeep—-The number of. fat sbeep was not large, and the demand was not brisk. The beat crossbred wethers sold at frpm 8s to 9s 6d, and in one instance- to 10s 3d; lighter weights sold; at from 6s to 7s 3d.; good crossbred eiy es, 6s 6d to inferior; jspris, 3s 6d to wethers, from 2s 6d jo 4s lld.Jjpiafc fgg. best quality up to l|d. per (ft, ; tq for, inferior, Sbeepr-Sales,.wero rpade as follows Four-foqtfy crqssbred : eyrjaii at from 4s to t ,4s 74 pec bead, tvjro-tpqths at 3s Bd, o'd ewes for foiling down .at from 2s ,tp 3s 6d per head. A line of. 90Q old merino, ewes sold at Is 7d and ,1s 81., Fat Lambs—A large entry on offer. The demand was not very good, and only the best lots were saleable, at prices ranging from 4s 31 to 5a lOdjper head., Pigs—Good porkers, as\d,, at, from 2la to 25s per head ; heavier weights to 88s ; medium porkers, 16s to 20s; strong stores, 17s to 225; small stores, 6s 61 to Hj. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS.

The following is the report for the week ending, Wednesday .:4r- , ',.„ Wheat —Arrivals still continue heavy, but as millers are not inclined to operate to any extent at present prices, apd \ growers refuse to accept reduced rates, most is going into store. Quotations are For best milling, 3s 7£d to 3a B|d (choice lots a shade more); medium, 3s 6d to 3s 7d ; inferior and fowls' wheat, 2s 4d to .3S Id. :SQ, A * ..,::'!, y ' Oats A steady demand exists for bright samples of heavy feed and mining for shipment, but owing to the holidays business baa been limited. ■:*.- Discolored lots are very diffcult to quit. Quotations are : For extra fine milling, Is 8d ; stout bright feed and fair milling, Is 7d to Is 7|d ; medium, Is 6d,»0 18.6|d. Barley—Bar'ey still improves in, value steadily but With short supplies, and good malting samples ire eagerly inquired for at from 3s 6i3 to 3s lOd ; medium, 3s to3«4d. f,.,./..-i, Chaff—Best oaten sheaf, (new), £2 15s ; medium, £2 7s 6d to £2108.' ' Potatoes are in fair demand at £2 7s 6d to £2los; v.;:i, Grass Seed The demand ,is very limited, and little business has,transpired. Butter New season's salt of good quality is movJßg off pretty f roely at 7£d (kegs extra); prime fresh, B£d to 9d. Eggs—ln f»ir demand at, Is 81.

'•Sheepskins t- Qn .Tuesday last,, t green akihs brought 2s 2d to 3* Id ; dp lambskins, 2s 41 to 3s ; dry country crossbred skius, Is Id to 3i 81 ; do merino, Is 4d <o 35,6 d ; pelts/2d| to ; 9 . Hides—There is nothing fresh to note since last reporting, the' arrivals being light and t,he,demand firm at late quoted prices, which are as follow: Cut ani? slippy, lid to 2d ; light and medium, 2\ to 3£d ; heavy 3|d to 4d. j Tallow— A fair demand exists for local consumption, but values, in sympathy with London rates, are ruling low.

DTJNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. [ At the Burnside, Yards on Wednesday the following easiness was transacted : .... , Fat Cattle nearly all useful quality beef. At the

commencement of the market bidding for l*ime quality waa ,brisk aod prices obtained were a Bonde higher than last week's, but sb the sales progressed bidding Blackened .and lower, prices had to be accepted. Best bullocks , brought £7 to £8 10s; one drat* up to,£9 2» fid; medium and inferior, £3 ibVio £6 10a ; ,cq«s l and heifers £3 to £7 7« 6d.—L. Maclean sold for Messrs M'Goverin aod Hardie (Hook, VVaimate), 6 h&ifers (light weights), £3 17s 6d. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold for Mr M. Quiun (Temuka), 3 bollocks at £8 and 4 heifers at from £6 to £7los. ..,.■■ JFat Sheep—sls6 were offered, about 520 of which were merinos, medium to prime , quality, the balance crossbreds, representing all conditions. Beet crossbred wethers brought 7s 6d to 8s 9d ; others, 6s, to 7s 3d ; best crossbred ewes, 6s to 7s 6d ; others, 4s 9d to 5s 9d: mennos up to 4s 3d. —L. Maclean sold for the executors of the late Mr M. Siudholme (Waimare estate), 120 crossbred ewes at 6a to 7s. Fat Lambs—2o2 were penned. Competition was brisk, and prices nbout Is per head above late values. 4.11 found buyers at prices ranging from 5s 6d to 7s. Pigs—l 69 were penned, representing all sons. Prices were a shade higher. Suckers brought 4s 6d to 7s 9d ; slips, Jls 6d to 16s 6d ; porkors, 18s to 28s; baconere, 37a to 425. Sbrses—Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. quote first-class draughts at from £2O to £25 ; medium, £l2 to £ls : good hacks and light harness horses, £l2 to £l6 ; medium, ,£/, to £lO ; light and inferior, £2 to £sl' ; , AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Mblboubnb, April 13. i The Melbourne Manager of the National, Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, of New Zealand reports on the local grain m»rk«t as follows : i Wheat, Ss 10d to 3s 10Jd, steady; barley, 4s 6d to 6s 6d, quiet. OatsFeed sorts, 2s 7d to 2s lOd, prices barely maintained ; nulling sorts, 2s lOd to 3b, rather weaken under bond, Is lid to 2s 2d,'Blow H of saje^j^'"; ,, ~._„, '

...,:,'/,"■ AppLAipß, April 18. , > Messrs Irelaud, Fraser, and Company, Mauritius, report under date March 31st: —Weather,; exceedingly favorable. The prospects of the sugar crops are greatly improved. The total stock of sugar on hand is 36,000 tops.: Exports to New Zealand this season amount to 3047 ton's. ENGLISH MABffETS.

i London, April, 12. (Adelaide wheat, 36s 6d; Adelaide 'flour, 255,;, New Zealand wheat, from 33s ! Australian beef tallow, 23s 6d ; mutton, ' j The present series of oolonial wool auctions close on the 23rd inst. ! April 13. .

jAt; the .colonial wool sales: to-day J 2,500 .bales, were offered. The market continues firm.,