COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 156, 13 April 1928, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

GERALDINE STOCK SALE. There was a good entry for the Geraldine stock sale this week, but a wet day lessened the attendance. Sales were as follow:—Fat Lambs—72 at 32s 7d, 57 at 32s 7d, 32 at 31s lid, 32 at 31s lOd, 83 at 31s 4d, 7G at 31s 2d, 119 at 30s lid, 33 at 30s 9d, 102 at 30s 7d, 60 at 30s 6d, 71 at 30s 6d, 16 at 30s 6d, 62 at 30s, 19 at 30s, 26 at 29s Bd, 44 at 29s sd, 82 at 29s 3d, 38 at 295, 22 at 28s lOd, 56 at 28s Bd, 57 at 28s 6d, 24 at 28s 2d, 80 at 27s lid, 22 at 27s lOd, 18 at 27s 7d, 64 at 27s 6d, 12 at 27s 6d, 8 at 27s 6d, 11 at 2,6 s Id, 2 at 25s 6d, sat 245. Fat Ewes—l 4at 20s 6d, 6 at 20s 3d, 18 at 19s 6d, 40 at 19s Id, 6 at 19s 3d, 19 at 19s, 8 at 13s 9d, 5 at 18s 9d, 18 at 17s Bd, 27 at 17s 6d, 27 at 17s 6d, 32 at 17s 3d, 27 at 17s, 1 at 17s, 1 at 15s 6d, 10 at 15s 4d. 15 and 15 at 14s 6d, 37 at 14s sd, 2 at 13s 9d, 160 at 12s 6d. Fat Wethers—s’ at 28s 6d, 15 at 28s, 3 at 27s 6d, 1 at 265. 18 at 25s 9d, 2 at 255. 19 at 24s 9d, 2 at 235. Store Ewes—7 at 22s 9d, 1 at 225, 27 at 16s, 62 at 14s 2d, 32 at 12s 6d, 4 at 12s 6d, 38 at 12s 6d. 25 at 12s, 95 at 11s 9d, 10 at 11s 6d, 23 at 11s 3d, 26 at 11s, 52 at 10s, 32 at 10s. 13 at Bs, 11 at 7s, 12 at 6s 6d. Full and Failing-mouth Ewes—46 at 13s 6d. Full-mouth Ewes—9B at 20s 3d, 49 at 17s lOd, 90 at 17s 7d, 104 at 10s 6d. Sound-mouth Half-bred Ewes—ls 4 at 23s 4d, 25 at 23s 4d, 135 at 20s. Six and eigth-tooth Ewes—7s at 23s 6d Two, Four and Six-tooth Ewes —397 at 305,. Two and Four-tooth Ewes—ss at 32s 9d. Two-tooth Ewes —29 at 325, 13 at 20s, 1 at 18s. Wethers—lß4 at 28s lid, 44 at 28s. Lambs—4o at 21s 7d, 9at 15s, 3at 14s. Culls—l 6at 14s. Wether Lambs—Bs at 20s sd, 39 at 20s Id, 150 at 10s 3d. Ewe Lambs—--105 at 27s 6d, 89 at 255, 22 at 24s 6d, 221 at 23s 3d, 64 at 225, 1 at 21s 7d, 181 at 20s, 1 at 19s. Mixed-sex Lambs —142 at 24s lOd, 48 at 19s Id, 42 at 16s 9d, 134 at 13s 6d. Rams—English Leicesters, up to 6gns ; others from 9s up to 3|gns.

DAIRY PRODUCE. MARKET PRICES ABROAD. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London agency, dated April 5, 1928: — Butter. New Zealand—Finest salted, 166 s to 170 s (last week, 168 sto 1725); exceptional, 176 s (1745). Market slow. Business done principally 166 s to 168 s, unsalted 170 s to 176 s (170 s to 178 s). Deliveries New Zealand this week, 988 tons; in store, 6470 tons. Australian—Finest salted, 160 sto 164 s (162 sto 1665); unsalted, 160 sto 164 s (162 s to 1665). Argentine—Finest unsalted, 158 s to 162 s (158 s-to 1625). Irish Creamery—Salted 1725, unsalted 176 s (not quoted). Danish—lßßs to 190 s spot, 177 s to 178 s f.o.b. (192 s to 1945, 186 s to 187 s). Dutch Creamery—Unsalted, 186 s to 188 s (186 s to 188 s). Siberian—l6os to 162 s (164 s to 168 s). Polish—Unsalted., 164 s (166 s to 170 s). . Market closing steadier. Retail prices unchanged. Cheese. New Zealand—White and coloured, 97s to 99s (last week, 98s to 100 s). Market slow. Canadian —Finest write, 108 s to 112 s (108 sto 112 s); coloured, 106 sto 108 s (104 s to 106 s). English—Finest farmers’, 135 sto 138 s (135 s to 138 s). Retail prices unchanged. Estimated stocks all butters, public stores, at April 2, 11,100 tons, compared with 10,500 tons last year. Estimated stocks cheese in public stores, April 2, at London, Liverpool, Bristol: New Zealand and Australian, 101,800 crates ■ (last year, 144,250 crates); Canadian, 17,900 boxes (36,800 boxes).

PRICES IN AMERICA. The Board has also received the following market report from its agents in Canada:—Butter: New York 45J cents Qs 10ad), Montreal 39-)d cents (Is 7|d), ’Frisco 40 cents (Is 8d). AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS SYDNEY, April 12. Wheat —5s sid ex truck. Flour—£l3 per ton. Bran—£6 10s; pollard, £7 10s per ton. Potatoes —Tasmanian, £6 to £7 per top. . , Onions—.£9 to £lO per ton.—Australian Press Association. ADELAIDE, April 12. Wheat—Growers’ lots, 5s 4d. Flour—Bakers’ lots, £l3 12s 6d per ton. Bran—£7 5s per ton. Pollard—£7 7s 6d per ton. —Australian Press Association.

MEAT EXPORT TRADE. FAT STOCK PRICES. WELLINGTON, April 12. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices were offered for fat stock for export on April 11: — 'Canterbury (prices delivered at works): Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under KRd, 37-421 b 9|d, 431 b and over 9Jd; second quality lambs, 9 id. Southland (prices delivered at works): Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under .95d, 37-421 b 9Jd, 431 b and over 9Jd; second quality lambs, 361 b and under 91d. over 361 b 81d.