STOCK EEPOET.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 243, 26 September 1872, Page 8

STOCK EEPOET.

Messrs Weight, Stephenson, and Co. report, for the week ending 21st September as follows :—: —

Fat Cattle. — There was a fair supply, 65 head being yarded, mostly of ordinary quality. We sold 23 head at from £5 5s to £8 10s, equal to 25s per 100 lb. A few head extra good brought 300s per 1001 b. "We also sold privately 40 head at £6 %5a roun.d.l

Fat Sheep. — The trade are well stocked, and tta~ considerable numtlera are offering, we are' unable to report any advance in value. 340 merino wethers were penned. We sold a small lot of inferior wethers at 9s 3d, and the balance were turned out unsold. We sold privately 5,00 merino wethers at 4£ per lb, and 200 halfbreds at 4f per lb. We quote prime quality half-breds, 4f per lb ; do merinoes, 4d to 4£d. _

Store Sheep. No transactions. Country Sales:— On Friday, 20 inst., we helda sale at Kuri Bush on account of Mr Richard Irvine, and everything was disposed of at full rates. Light draught porses brought £20 to £24 ; steers, '£2 ss; dafty cows', £4 to £0 5s ; yearlings, 255 ; implements at satisfactory prices. Horses. — Good young draught stock and upstanding light harness horses still meet with fair inquiry. We have to report having sold some pure-bred Clydesdale stock on account of Mrs John Nitnmo, viz. : — Entire colt " Crown Prince," 22 months old, at £300, and 2 "fillies, from imported stock, at £300 for the pair. Mr Edward Menlove was the purchaser. We also sold at our yards, on Saturday, on account of Mr P. Ryan, 9 heavy draught mares and geldings, at from £24 10s to .£47, and waggon and harness at satisfactory rates. We quote first-class draughts, £45 to £50; medium do, £25 to £30 ; good hacks and light harness horses, £18 to £20; medium do, £12 to £14; light and inferior, £4 to £6. ' Wool. — Our London advices under date 25th July, are as follows :—": — " The advance in price is fully supported, except in the case of half-bred descriptions, which have declined slightly. Good combing New Zealand are in eager request for the Continental and Ameican markets at full rates, and New Zealand fleeces of good combing length have benefited by the scarcity of similar classes of Australian, The lower grades, however, are still comparatively neglected, and have shared in the general advance to a moderate extent. The accounts from many manufacturing districts complain of the trade in its present condition, owing to the increased cost of raw material and other items, not being remunerative, and the improvement in the market which has brought quotations very closely up to the early April rates, seems to arise simply from a scarcity of the requisite supply of raw material to keep machinery employed. Up to the present date there have passed the hammer 166,252 bales, of which 36,446 were New Zealand. About 47.000 bales are still unoffered, and about 6000 bales have been withdrawn."

Grain. — Wheat. — Good samples are held for 5s 4d per bushel, rates which buyers feel disinclined to pay. Oats are in fair request at Is lid to 2s per bushel for feed, and 2s to 2s 2d for milling samples. Barley— scarce, and uialtin? would sell readily at 63 per eushel.