The Southern' Stock Market.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3037, 25 October 1888, Page 2

The Southern' Stock Market.

The' New Zealand Loan- and Mer

cantile Agency Company, Liuiitcd, ; report .on the Live .Stock',Markets for weekly period ending;Ocibber, ; 18 : , 1888.—Totals.yarded at i Canterbury •Salevardd, Additiglonj. .J7t'li.inst,~ Sheep 6472, cattle 498; pigs 101. Fat Sheep.-There''' was-a'full entry of crpssb'reds and, merinos,' most 'comprising, good quality.!' Tho attendance was •demand being chiefly local, and tho sale was, very irregular throughout/ On the whole, recent values wore maintained for piime sheep in the wool and shorn orossbreds, while indifferent sorts werb easier. For Mr Alox, McLacblan. we sold medium woolly crossbred wethers 14s 6d, and ewes 13s and, 14s 6d;. for Mr J. Coskerie, Mnyh'pid, good quality wethers, 16a 3d told lid, and merino:wotherß lto; for Mr Wolff, mixed crossbreds; 18s,and 13s Id;

for Mr Jae! Wright, do 13s to 13s 3d, onp.pen.seconds 12s j for Mr Amyps, heavy owes 15a'; and for other clients wothors at 17s 3d and, 13s 3d. Mutton in the wool realized from 2|d to 3d per lb, and shorn up to fully 2d per lb, General transactions ruied as

under; —.Prime woolly crossbred wethers, 16s, 18s; one or two exceptionally heavy pens, 17s' and'2os; mixed sexes and heavy ewes, Ms Gd, lGs 9d;«light weight and inferior crosabreds, 12s, 13s 6d; prime, woolly merino wethers, % lis 9d; medium do. do, 9s, Ua 6d ;' prime shorii crosshreds, 10s, 12s : 9d,' Fat Larabß With tho advancement of the season largor supplies are-weekly coming foi ward,'.and values have a downward tendency. .Good lanibs made 9s to 128, ordinary .7s. to 8s 6d. Wo sold for Mr J. H. Amyes at 7a 3d, Bs. and 9s 3d. ' Store, sheep—The entry was moderate/and consisted mainly of hoggsts, somo: of .which were, very superior;:these fbrqught 1 Is ;6d to 138 7d; ordinary sorts', 8b odl' to lis; mixed sliom but in good condition, 8s M ' Pigs -(inly; a small number on hand, and business luiot. Porkers, 20s:;tp'; 295;; good stores. 15s to 18s; weaners, 12a. Calllo'-.Thcro was'a fair;entry:iti each' department, •• Fat cattlo: were qnieV,value'sboingbn levelAvith last quotations,- Prime heavy bullocks made.£7,los to £B;lss, ordinary ; X 5; 15s to 16, lO'; cows and hoifers £4 lOs.to, £6 Ida.' Beef may bb quoted- 16s to 19s per lOOlb.; In the store.pens lit'tlo business ;was done at auction, though many pens were subsequently privately placed. Grown steers brought. £i ss, ,y Private Salesr-We placedjm^con-

jhnotion witli : our; RakaiaXagent, 1250primecrossbreds'for bxport;at current prices,' •'•'•• v> ;■ ,;.',;■;; ; Distriot Sales.—At 'Leeatoii 'ydrds on 12th inst, there were good entries of all stock, including some 2000 sheep Business w«b quiet, ahd a' good many sheep were withdrawn Ordiuaiy fat crossbreds made Ids to Us 3d, exceptional do 19s, ciosst hied ewes and lambs 13 3d, merino couples 5s 9d Pigs were in goosi demand, and well Cattle moved off fillip young stock boinjj irf lequest Fab cowa made" £o, dry heifers £3los and £3 ]6s, two year eld do £2 13s, yearlings 225._ At Aabburtra County y»idi, HtVinet", t' 1 4

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