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Temuka Leader, Issue 1639, 27 September 1887, Page 3

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AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT, TIMAKO. Messrs Grade, Maclean and Adam report for the foroight ending Saturday as follows; — Horses —We quote best draughts at from £lB 10s to £24; medium to good, £l2 to £l6 10s; hacks (ordinary), £8 10s to £l2 10s ; inferior, £3 to £5 10a. Cattle—At MaMkihi on the 12th inst. we sold dry cows at 27s to 455; yearlings, 27s ; calves, 7s to 14s. At Washdyke on Thursday there was a good supply of fat cattle, and nearly every line changed hands at equal to 20s per lOOlbs for prime, and 18s for second quality. The demand for well grown store cattle of both sexes still continues brisk, but there are few good lines coming forward. Our entry this week was chiefly old cows. We sold 5 fat cows at £3 5s to £7 ss, 5 steers at £6, 8 steers at £4 7s 6d to £4 12s 6d; 6 cows at £4 to £5 7s 6d ; 15 head store cattle at £2 5s to £3 7s 6d; 12 calves at 9s to 14s ; and we sold privately during the week 9 prime fat cows, 20 bullocks, 10 bullocks and heifers at quotations, and 16 head store cattle. Sheep—There was a larger entry of fat sheep on Thursday than we have had for some months, but as the trade was present in full force every lot was disposed of, although at a slight decline on values of last sale. We sold 100 fat crossbred ewes and wethers at 11s 9d, 50 2-tooth at 10s 6d, 80s at 10s, 90 merino wethers at 9s Id, 45 at : 8s 9d, 80 halfbreds at 8s Id, and 125 half bred culls at 5s 9d. During the week we sold privately 77 fat ewes and 350 crossbred hoggets. Pigs—At Washdyke we sold slips at 11s.

Skins—At our fortnightly sale on Wednesday we catalogued and sold 2600 skins. Best crossbreds sold at 5s to 6s 4d; country light skins, 2s to 4s 6d; merinos, 4s 3d to 5s sd, Hides —We disposed of 55 at 3£d to 4d per lb, according to weight and quality. .

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. Tbs Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 23rd inst. : We have little fresh to report in the grain markets. Sales that have been effected have been mostly in favor of buyers, and lower prices are still expected. The English market gives no hope of being able to ship, unless at ballast rates of freight. Large quantities of potatoes have been shipped on growers’ account, and accounts of sales to hand show but small margin to shippersWheat—Millers are holding off, anticipating lower prices, and we do not expect to see much business trans-, V acted hi this cereal for another month. Prices remain at—for small orders for immediate execution, 3s 5d to 3s 6d

tuacan and pearl; and 3s 4d hunter’o white. Second quality is chiefly taken for chicken wheat at 3s Id to 3s 2d. Broken wheat is in fair demand at 2sßdto2slod. Oats have been slightly easier during the week, but as prime short samples are in few hands we rather expect a firmness than otherwise durng the next few weeks. Second quality short feed are finding buyers at Is 9d to Is lOd, and Danish and tartars are dull at Is 7d to Is Bd. Barley—Maltsters are not in the market and any small lines offering are taken for seed or shipment to "Victoria at prices ranging from 3s 3d to 3s 9d for second quality. Beans are quiet at 3s 2d to 3s 3d, and peas are almost unsaleable at 8s 3d for Prussian blues, and 2s 9d to 2s lOd for feed lines.

Eyegrass has a very limited demand, farmers having in the main sowed their own seed, and outside \ orders are very limited. Cocksfoot has a fair enquiry from the South -at 3fd for second quality, up to 4£d for prime heavy seed. Potatoes have been sold at 10s a ton J at country stations. Dairy Produce—Salt butter may be purchased at almost any price, as really there is no outlet. Cheese is without any demand. Good quality can be purchased at 3d. The above quotations are for delivery f.0.b,, Lyttelton, sucks included.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is iLie report for the week ending Wednesday * — Wheel—There is no alteration to report in this cereal daring the past week, and sales made ore of no moment, Ked Straw and Tuscan sell most readily, hot then only in small lines. Prime red * straw and tuscan sell at 4s to 4s 2d ; prime velvet, 3s lOd to 4s; median), 8s 9d ; and fowl feed, 8s 3d to 3s 7d, ex ftore, and bags weighed in. Oats—A rather better tone has pre- • vailed for the past day or two, and inP; quiries are more numerous for good bright feed suitable for shipment. A , few lines of discolored have also found ■ bnyets. Best milling sells up to Is ; good bright feed, Is to Is 8d ; * ordinary, Js6d to Is 7d. Danish are slow of sale at Is 81 to Is 7<t ; and long tart Brians fit for seed move off in small • lots at from Is 9i to 2s. Barley— There is a fair demand for malting at 3s lOd to 4s ; mil'ing, 3s 3d to 3s 6d j feed, 2e 6d to 2s 9 i. Chaff-Best oaten sheaf it £2 lbs, and as supplies are not offering freely possibly £2 17s 6d might now be got,; Interior to medium sells at £2 to £2 ss.

Potatoes—Derwents, 30s to 355, Grass Seed —Ryegrass, 3s 9ti to 4s sor machine-dressed, and 2s 6d to 3s for farmers’ dressed lots ; cocksfoot, to 4|d per lb. Butter—Salt, 3d to 6d, sales slow ; fresh, in mixed cases, 5d to 6d, Eggs—7£d per doz. Sheepskins—On Monday country dry crossbreds, low to medium, 9d to 3* ; good to best, 8s 6d to 5s 6d ; dry merino, low to medium. 8d to 2s 2d ; good to best, 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; dry pelts, 3d to 8d ; butchers’ green crossbreds, Ss 2d to Is lid; do do merino, 2s 9d to 3s lid. Hides—There is no improvement to report on local sales, A few inquiries ore being made for all weights and descriptions for shipment. Quotations are as follow :—Prom to according to condition, special lines up to 4d. Tallow—There is a fair demand for this article at present, more especially for prime rendered ; medium to inf- rior has a ready sale at quotations ; Prime mutton, 15s lOd to 17s 10d ; medium, 12s to 14s ; inferior, 10s to 11s ; rough fat, 81 to lie ; inferior, 5s to 7s 6d.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS.

At the Burnisile Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Pat Cattle—226 head were yarded, consisting of from medium to prime quality. Bidding was only fairly brisk, excepting for a few very prime pens, nnd on the whole prices were reduced from last week’s rates. Best bullocks brought from £7 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d —one pen £lO 7s 6d ; ordinary, £5 to £7 10s ; cows in proportion.—Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold for Mr A. Kelmen (Geraldine), 14 prime bullocks at £6 7s 63 to £8 12s 61. Fat Sheep—2B73 were penned. Of these 700 were merinos of good quality, the balance crossbreds, mostly wethers, of good to prime quality. Best crossbred wethers brought from 12s 6-1 to 14s 3d ; medium to good, 9s 6d to 12s ; best do ewes, 10s to 13s od ; ordinary, 8s 6d to 9s 9d ; merino wethers, 8s to 9s 9d.—Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold for Mr Andrew Grant (Temuka), 110 crossbred wethers at 13s 6d to 14s 6d. Fat Lambs—6s wore penned, and were sold at from 6s to 13s 61. Pigs—239 were penned. Bidding for baconnrs was not so brisk as last week, and prices were easier ; but for porkers and stores the demand was good. Suckers brought 6s to 10s ; stores, 14s to 21 ; porkers, 22s to 32s ; baconers, 33s to 49s—a few heavy from 50s to 61s.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sydney, Sept. 24. New Zealand wheat is unchanged at 3s 8d to 3s 6d, New Zealand oats are ait la lOd to 2s 2d. Miize is at 2s 9J to 3s lid, Adelaide, Sept. 24. The demand for wheat is limited, Flour is dull at the following prices Town flour £9 5s to £9 10s ; country brands, £8 5s to £8 10s. ENGLISH MARKETS. LoNDOEf, Sept. 23. Beet sugar is quqtftj-pat lls 9d per cwt. Sept. 24. Adelaide wheat, in store, remains at 32s 6d ; New Zealand, 30s to 325, according to quality. Adelaide flour is unchanged at 235. The total quantity of wheat and flomr afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,720,000 quarters, and for the Continent 262,000 quarters. Australian tallow, average quality— Beef, 22s 6d ; mutton, 28s 6d. New Zealand frozen mutton, prime quality, is quoted at 4d per lb, Later, The wheat market shows heavy sup-

plies, ami Horae nml foreign consignments are depressed. Imperial sorts (average) 28s Bd, which is the lowest price recorded for the past century. Australian cargoes on the spot are quoted at 32s 6d to 335. No off coast or passage sales ore reported. Wool sales arefla'. Good crossbreds are firm, but lower sorts are Id below July closing rates. Good greasy sorts luive improved -|d above those rates. The number of hales catalogued for the sprigs is 192,300, of which 28,200 were withdrawn.

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