Commercial.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 404, 31 October 1874, Page 2

Commercial.

Slessbs. Drives. Ste-vvakt, and Co., report as follows for the week ending October fc»O . ' ' ' ' '

Fat Cattle. — A fair supply, consisting of j 175 head, were yarded at the Kaikorai to-day, all of which were sold at prices fully equal to our late quotations for best quality. A portion, however, were iuferior, and could only be disposed' of at 'prices little better than., store rates. Best bullocks brought from £12 to £18 15s each ; second qualii-y, from £7 }0s to £10. ' Best -bows',- from £8- to £12 10s; second quality, 'from £6 to £8. We quote prime beef" as worth fro'ni 42s 6c\ to 45s per 1001 b. Our sales at" llie yards consisted of' "40 head go6iT quality eafctlt", af. top rates, and \v-e liave.placec^pipriitely-jLOO at cuiotatumsj Fat Calves!— 25 were penned,* and Realised from 12s 9d to 33s each, according to quality. Fat i §heiep.- r ;1,50p. were pepped, o f which, however, only about 800 were^sold by auction, at prices ranging from 24s 3d to 28s 6d for cross-breds, aritVfrom 13s to 20s f or merinoes. The trade were quite prepared to tako thewhole, but not at the extreme prices lately ruling. We quote — Prime cross-bretls. about 5d per- lb ; merinoes, 4£d to -4£dr At the ykrds ,-we sold 300 merinoes and cross-bre.ds, and have placed 500 privately at quotations. Fat Lambs. — Only about 45 were penned, which," benig of very primo quality, we sold at 15." 9d each. . Store Cattle. — We have to report a continued demand for fair-conditioned bullocks 'and spayed cows — iho former at from £5 to £6 efcck"; the latter at from £3 15* f.o £i 10s. We have during the week sold 150 bullocks 'aijd-'cowsafc quotations, and 250 head nuted cattle. >_■•■•• . - i ; Store Sheep. — We hare numerous inquiries for cross breds, for. immediate delivery, fourtooth and upwards, also for young ; .eound merino wethers. The former are saleable at from 12s to 14s. j. cross-bred hoggets at from lls @d to -12s fid ;, and merino wethers 'at from Bs.'(sd to 9s 6d. We have sold during the •week^ < JJ 31,pd03 l ,pdo of various sorts. • ' - ' "' Pure Short-horned Cattle.— On' Thursday last, the 22nd 'instant, we sold at Meadjow T3ank Farm, E^ist Taieri, on account of^C^eoi'ge 'Mr. Bell, Esq.', 1 of -Waiinea Plains', thfc wbTolq of^, his herd of pure short-liDrnect cattle A^lfe' -attendance was ■ numerous 1 ; most_ofi* the,, proyinoesgof Nesv Zealand and the neighbouring .colonies were fairly represented^ "^Tho' various lots' ofl!er r c?l were admitted" to bo the 'finest lot of short'homs ever "brought to the Lpmnicr.in the colonies, and,- aJ.Mj.ongh, the sale oii the whole may be considcrbtl'a fairlysuccessful one/ many of'the'an'iriifllß ( jdid ; :iot realise anything -like their value, as has b ;en proved from the" fact 'that large advances on .the auction? pjdees have been offered privately' 4 and refused, Mr. Etching, who purchased on account of Mr. Joseph Clarke, of Moa Flat, having 'declined an offer jgf £1,600 for four jCOws and heifers of the April Flower trilbfey" 1 ,the purchaser in this instance intending them 'for the "Australian market. ■-■' The « averages given below may seom high, but the resififcs but poorly compensate Mr. Bell, considering? ,kriK;.-gr&ns-quality,o-f:, k riK;.-gr&ns-quality,o-f: mostof.<;he anirnajg/ sjnd the large expenditure incurred, in bringing ' togcTrher so m'auy perfect sh'ort-liorns:< lioweverj- Mr. Bell has .the' satisfaction of knowing' ;.that hisijudginpnt in producing such anunals • were offered last Thursday is already jbe,ginutiig to be appreciated; and asmiostiof' 1 Cthem. havß.fallen ;ihto good, hands $icy are csure to bo heard, pf at,-no distant date. The following aft thcaveVage prices obtained ifor "tho tWaimea short-horns :—9: — 9 bulls averaged £61l§ each ; 2 bull calve^ajeraged £41 10s each ; 23 cows aiulLeifers averaged 10s each 5 ■<£ MolferTcaJve's <a,Mera£cd'X36l 15s each or an average over the whole herd fjouug and blttX'ofrf/. 1 ' •" ' f -'-'■-- .T , „ • Property.— On the 22nd instant ■we i auclion (immediately before the slibrChorned cattle), on account of Greorge M. Bell, Esq.-. the Meadow Bank estate,' consisting 0£j475 acres, ,at aUj average of ,£l6 ss. This property is situated On the Taieri plains, about .l 2 miles front 3}unedin. - t Wool. — A few b§le3 of old lots have been' 1 offered during the' ■ yve'ik, and sold at full prices. SheepsTrihs.-^Ab' our weekly sale to-day, there was a good attendance of buyers, . and spirited competition, all the lots catalogued, numbering 900, chiefly green skins, finding buyers at rates fully equal to last week's — say, green merino skins, 5s to 5s 8d j green crosß-

bredVjfl 6d to 7s 2d ; dry station skins, Is lid fißajfs 6d, according to quality. HijPpt — We offered and sold 120 medium weigjtffc at from 13s to 18s 6d, according to 'quality? v . - Grain.— Wheat is 'more freely inquired for, and prime BampTes, for mixing, may be quoted from at last week's quotations. Ordinary qualities, say 4s 6d to 4s 9d ; fowl •iced, 4s to 4s 3d. /-^Barley is quiescent. Quotations' are unchanged. - Oats are exceedingly scarce, and command extreme sates, prime quality being worth. 5s sd ; ordinary feed 5s 3d.