STOCK REPORT.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 219, 11 April 1872, Page 8

STOCK REPORT.

Messrs Wright, Stephenaon, and Co. report for the week ending 6th April, as follows :—: —

Fat Cattle. — The number yarded, 85, being in excess of the demand, and there was a "slight decline in value. Our sales comprised 55 bead at from £3 10s to £6 7s 6d, equal to from 18s to 20s per lOOlbs for good quality, and 17s. for middling do. We also sold privately 54 head fair quality at satisfactory rates, and 11 head prime, at 20s per lOOlbs.

Fat Sheep.— 3oo penned, all halfbreds, which we sold as follows :—240: — 240 good, afc lls 6d ; 60 prime, at 12s to 16s. We also sold privately, for forward delivery, 1000 wethers, at 2^d per lb, 400 do at 2£d, and 400 ewes at 2cl per lb. We quote prime quality mutton 2Jd per lb ; middling do, If d.

Fat Lambs — Only a small quantity yarded, good quality, which sold readily at 9s 6d each..*

Store Cattle. — We have enquiries for good grown cattle, and have placed two lots under offer. We quote bullocks, 3 to 4 years old, £3 5s to £3 10s ; mixed herds, £2 5s to £> 15s.

Store Sheep. — This class of stock is still in great request. Our sales consist of 3300 full-mouthed ewes, at 3s ; 1500 do at 3s ; 1800 mixed ages, at 4s 3d ; 500 4 and 6-tooth and fullmouthed, at 4s 6d. We a]s > sold 55 Leicester ram lambs, at 42s to 60s each ; 20 do rams, 2 and 4 tooth, at £3 10s to £4. We quote half-bredr, 2 and 4-tooth, 7s ; ditto lambs, 6s ; merino wethers, 4, 6, and 8-tooth, 5s ; ditto ewes, 4 and 6-tooth, 4s 6d ; fullmouthed, 3s ; mixed lambs, 4s each.

Country Sales. —We held our monthly sale at* Mosgiel on Tuesday, the 2nd inst. A good many lots changed hands, but at ve.y low rates. 40 head, fat cattle brought from £3 15s to £6 ss, equal to 18s 6d per 100 lbs, for prime quality, an I 16s for middling ditto ; 70 head of mixed stores, from 35s to 70s each. We also held a sale of dairy stock, on account of Mr. Hugh Calder, Caversham, on Wednesday, the 3rd inst. Dairy cows brought from £3 to £5 10s ; yearlings, 16s ; light horses, £5 to £9 iOs.

Horses. — We offered at our yards 8 heavy draught provincial-bred colts, which met with very poor competition, only a few of them changing hands at from £28 to £38. We also offered a team of 6 horses and a waggon, but as the prices bid did not reach vendor's expectation, only a portion of the team was sold, at £25 each. Light and inferior stock are very difficult to move. We quote first-class draughts, £40 to £45 ; medium ditto, £25 to £30 ; first-class saddle and light harness horses, <£18 to £23 ; medium ditto, £10 to £12 ; light and inferior, £3 to £G.

Wool. — No public siles were held this' week. Buyers are waiting the arrival of the Californian Mail before operating at an advance on late rates.

Grain. — Good samples of wheat sell readily at 4s Gd to 4s 9d. Oats. — Milling are saleable at 2s to 2s Id ; feed, Is Id to Is lid. Barley — Malting, wanted and saleable at 5s to 5s 3d per bushel, for first-class parcels.