COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIII, Issue 9786, 31 January 1923, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS

TJNWALD STOCK SALE.

(PRINCIPAL SALES YESTERDAY. At the Tinwald stock sale yesterday there was a fairly big yarding of all classes of sheep. In the fat pens there were 366 ewes, 40 wethers, and 2774 lambs. 2177 stores came forward. There was an upward tendency in the prices of both ewe and wether mutton. Prime ewes brought from 26s to 295, second quality 24s to* 25s Id, and other lots 22® 7d to 23s lid. Wethers brought from 28s Id to 355. The tone of the lamb market at the opening was easier than was the case at the Ashburton yards last week, and some unfinished lines sold at a little under 9|d per lb,' but as the sale proceeded prices improved considerably, and some of the primest lines realised up to 10£d! per lb and a fraction over. The over-all figure was from 9£d to 10Jd per lb, the latter figure being for extra prime lots. The range of prices was:—Extra prime, 34s 5d to 36s 6d; prime, 32s to 33s lOd; lighter weights 28s lOd to 30s. The principal sales were:—

Fat ewes —For R. Moore, Hinds, 25 at 25s 3d, C. C. Chisnall, Hinds, 4 (merino) 15s 9d, 7 at 5s Id, G. B. Murdock, Mayfield, 13 at 28s 3d, 16 at 26s 9d, 15 at 25 sd, J. A. Paynter Wheatstone, 10 at 23s Id, J. Kane, Lynnford, 3 at 23s Id, W. Paynter, Westerfield. 3 at 25s 6d, L. G. Grice, Willowby, 7 at 20s, Bell Bros., Lismore, 4 at 22s 1 7d, K. Hawke, Lowcliffe, 42 at 24s 9d, 34 at 24s lOd, J. M. Smith, Flemington, 5 at 295, 15 at 26s lid, 24 at 27s Id, .R. Campbell, Westerfield, 10 at 24s 6d, J. P. Blee, Ashton,v 7 at 27s 6d, White Bros., Eiffelton, 15 at 28s, 13 at 275, I. F. Reid, Eiffelton, 16 at 21s, 16 at 23s lid.

Fat wethers—For 0. C. Chisnall 3 at 28s Id, A. Cowan, Tinwald, 8 at 31s 4d, T. Reid, Waterton, 4 at 33s 2d, J. M. Smith, Flemington, 5 at 355, White Bros. 11 at 29s Id, I. F. Read, 1 at 30s 6d. Fat Lambs—For R. J. Gallic, Willowby, 85 at 325, Butte-rick and 1 McIntosh, Hinds, 17 at 29s 6d, C. C. Chisnall 60 at 9s lid, clients 39 at 34s sd, 160 at 29s Bd, 70 at 29s sd, Bell Bros., Lismore, 128 at 30s, 183 at 27s Bd, J. Taylor, Tinwald, 24 at 30s 3d, J. A. Paynter 30 at 27s 6d, D. R. Harvey, Mayfield, 80 at 28s lOd, G. R. Murdock, 16 at 25s 6d, J. Cowan, junior, Flemington, 58 at 32s 2d, P. Sheehan, Eiffelton, _ 8 at 36s 6d, J. B. Stevenson, Tinwald, 85 at 36s Id, Geo. Cowan, Flemington, 72 at 32s 2d. J. Kane, 23 at 29s 9d, L. Pratley, Willowby, 26 at 335, W. E. Clements, Lismore, 90 at 29s sd, J. Tully, Tinwald, 62 at 32s Bd, Galletly Bros., Maronan, 61 at 31s 6d, Colin IJrquhart, Springburn, 102 at 30s, E. T. Williams, Waterton, 1 2 at 34s sd,‘ L. G. Grice. Willowby, 8 at 33s Bd, H. Dillon, Westerfield, 6 at 375, E. and D. Ryan, Ashton, 5 at 365, 'I. F. Reid, Eiffelton. 118 at 29s 9d, 42 at 33® Bd, M; O’Keefe, Tinwald, 53 at 33s lid, R. Hawke, Lowcliffo, 62 at 33s lOd. J. P. Blee, Ashton, 82 at 34s 2d, T. Reid, Waterton, 32 at 32s lOd, D. F. Knight, Tinwald, 84 at 33s 6d, R. Campbell, Westerfield, 151 at 29s 7d, 92 at 325, J. Lowery, Tinwald, 86 at 33s lOd, H. Donaldson, Hinds. 63 at 34s id, Geo. Ross, Ruapuna, 155 at 29s 3d, 90 at 30s. Stores—Of the total yarding _ of 2477, 1012 were passed at auction. What sales were mad© were at big figures, and the market gave every indication that the demand for good young ewes is very keen at present, and will be still more so : as the season

advances. The principal sales were:— 50 2 and 4-tooth halfbred forward wethers at 26s 3d; 100 1 do. at 25s lOd; 11 sound and failing-mouth ewes at 22s 3d ■ 138 sound and failing-mouth crossbred ewes at 25s Id; 70 2,4, 6, and 8-tooth crossbred ewes at 26s 3dl; 142 failing-mouth crossbred ewes at 21s 4d; 30 2-tooth crossbred ewes at 32s lid; 86 2-tooth crossbred wethers at 25s lOd; 72 failing-mouth ewes at 17s 7d; 137 sound and failing-mouth threequar ter-bred ewes at 235; 58 mixed sex crossbred lambs at 27s 7d; 61 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes at 30s.

THE WOOL TRADE.

DISBURSEMENT TO FARMERS

WELLINGTON, Jan. 30

To-morrow being prompt day for the last Wellington wool sales, when, 25,000 bales were disposed of, the brokers will pay to the vendors about £350,000, which will be distributed! among the sheepfairmers of Wairarapa, Manawatu, and Marlborough. There is already a catalogue of over 30,000 bales in store at Wellington for the February sale, and it is expected that a large- excess will have to be carried' over to the March sale.

SECOND DUNEDIN SALE.

DUNEDIN, Jan. 30.

The second wool sale will commence to-morrow night. The offerings total approximately 25,000 hales.

LONDON SALES

LONDON, Jan. 29

At the wool sales offerings Avere limited and there Avas a poor selection. Merino met with good! competition, and prices for best sorts were unchanged. Faulty and inferior sorts were very irregular. The “Waihotai” (N.Z.) clip made an average price of 52d.

On the Bradford market avool is very firm. Users are cautious and there is little actual business, spinners strongly resisting the recent advance.

THE MEAT TRADE.

NEW SEASONS LAMB

PRICE AT SMITHFIELD.

WELLINGTON, Jan. 30

The New Zealand Mea-t Producers’ Board 1 Avas advised to-day by cable from its London office that new season’s lamb from Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay, Avhich had arrived by the Tainui, had been sold at Is lid per lb “off the hooks” at Smithfield. The Tainui is the second vessel to af-

rive in London with new season’s lamb.

Messages received at the beginning of Februairy last year stated that new season’s lamb was then fetching from ll£d to 12d per lb at Smithfield. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. The following are quotations for produce to he paid to farmers at country stations, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated:— Milling Wheat According to Government prices: Tuscan, 5s 10£d f.0.b.; Hunters 6s l£d; Pearl 6s 7*d. Fowl Wheat—4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel, f.o.b. Oats—Gartons, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel, Algerians (new season’s), 2s 9d to' 3s 3d; Duns (dark coloured), 2s 6d to 2s 9d; light coloured 2s to 2s 2d. Chaff—£3 10s to £4 per ton. Potatoes—£3 5s to £3 10s (forward). Onions—£6 per ton (autumnsown). White Clover—lOd to Is per lb.

Red Clover—9d to lOd per lb. Perennial Ryegrass—3s 9d to 4s 3d per bushel (new season’s). Italian Ryegrass—3s 9d to 4s 3d pea’ bushel (new season’s).

Cocksfoot—sd to s|d (nominal) per lb. Barley—2s 9d to 3s 6d per bushel. Cape Barley—2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel. Linseed—£l4 10.

Flour—According to Government prices: 2001 b. sacks £ls 10s, 1001bbags £l6 10s, 501 b. bags £l7, 251 b. bags £l7 10s, all per ton f.0.b., southern ports. Bran—According to Government prices: £5 to £5 10s, according to packing, f.0.b., southern ports. Pollard—According to Government prices: £8 to £8 10s, according to packing, f.0.b., southern ports,

THE WHEAT MARKET. LONDON, Jan. 29. Cargoes of wheat are quiet and , unchanged. Parcels are threepence dearer in. view of the decline of the sterling exchange.