COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 79, 13 January 1928, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

METHVEN STOCK SALE. The fortnightly stock sale was held in the Methven ealeyards yesterday when there was a much smaller attendance of farmers than usual. In view of the large number of lambs sold privately on the farm and the continued wet weather, there was a very email yardrng of fat lambs. Prices, however, were very good, the schedule being exceeded m most cases. The top price was 30s 6d for a pen of 32 lambs sold on account of A. S. Findlay, of Highbank, while a .pen of 96 sold on account of Frank Poff brought 2d lees. The yarding of cattle was two dairy cows, which sold at £9 and £8 10s. A large yarding of pigs, numbering about 60, met with poor competition and sold at from 6s 6d to 21s according to size. The sales of sheep were: —Thirty-two fat lambs at 30s 6d, 96 at 30s 4d, 100 at 28s Bd, 10 at 28s 6d. 47 at 26s 4d, 12 at 28s, 11 fat ewes at 19s. 8 at 18s, 4 at 19s, 23 mixed sex f-bred lambs at 245, 11 at 21s Id. CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. (Received This Dnv. 12.15 p.m.) NEW YORK. January 12. Chicago wheat quotations are: — March 1283 cents a bushel; May, 129 f; July, 126®.