COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 133, 18 March 1931, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

TINWALD STOCK MARKET. YESTERDAY'S PRICES. RISE RECORDED. / ' Toward the end of the Tinwald stock sale yesterday the price of fat sheep took'a sharp rise of about 3s a head, compared with the price at Ashburton sale last week. The entry was smaller than usual, and there was keen competition among butchers and freezers. Mr G. H. McTague topped the market with a pen of six lambs which realised 14s ]OcI, the remainder averaging from lis 4d to 14s 4d. The top price for ewes was 8s 9d, secured by Mr J. Fleming, Methven, for a pen of nine three-quarterbreds. The next best price, 7 s 3d, also went to the same vendor. "Wethers also sold well, the top price being 12s 4d. Prices realised subsequent to those published in "The Guardian." yesterday were:—l2 at 5s 7d, 14 at 2s. lOd, ll'at 3s 7d, 6 at Ts Id, 9 at. Ss 9d, 0 at 7s 3d. Fat Wethers—Five, at 14s, 8 at 12s Id, 8' at 12s 4d, 9 at 8s Id, 1 at' lis, 50 at 8s 3d. Lambs—3 at 14s 4d, 4at 14s 4d, 6 at 13s 4d, 7 at 13s sd, 3 at 12s 4d, 4 at 12s 4d, 5 at lis 4d, 33 at 12s 2di, 45 at 12s 9d, 07 at 13s 3 72 at 12s Stores.—-Three hundred and eighty half bred lambs at 6s lid, 235 ha-ltbred ewes at 6s Bd, 709 sound-mouth lialtbred ewes at 9s, 54 at 5s 104, 295 at 10s Id, 192 G and 8-tooth halfbred ewes at 4s, 31 24, and'6-tooth halfbred ewes at 10s Gd, 65 mixed sex J-bred lambs at 7 s 4d, 100 2-tooth half bred ewes at 13s Id, 1.65 mixed sex halfbred lambs at 7s Id, 121 at 9s ldj 87 fading-mouth half bred ewe.s at Is Id, 87 fading-mouth halfbred ewes at Is Id, 300 eight-tooth halfbred ewes * at 4s Bd, 176 at. 4s 6d, 83 sound-mouth halfbred ewes at Bs. Cattle—Cow in calf £3 15s, three calved at 21s, 5 at 245.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (Special to "Tlie Guardian.") CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. No appreciable change has taken place in the grain market during the past few days. The steadying process in the wheat market continues, hut offerings are still plentiful. Millers have restricted activity slightly, but a good demand is still maintained. There is much fowl wheat available. Oat samples show a much-needed improvement in quality, but this is only slight and crops are generally under normal. j Local onions are not selling to any great extent owing to Australian importations clogging the market at low prices. Potato merchants report a quiet market with dull prospects. The following are quotations for produce to be paid to farmers, on trucks, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated:— Wheat— 5s 3d a bushel for Tuscan, 5s 3d for Hunters, and 5s 4d to 5s 5d for Pearl, for good milling quality. Fowl Wheat—4s 3d to 4s Gd a hushel ; second quality, 3s 6d to 4s a bushel. Oats—Gartons, 2s to 2s 3d a bushel; Algerian, Is 9d to 2s. Chaff— £2 15s a ton. Potatoes—£3 a ton. Onions—£4 a ton for March-April delivery. Red Clover —4d to Gd per lb. White Clover—Gd to 9d a lb. Ryegrass—Perennial, 2s Gd to 3s; Italian and Western Worths Is i)d to 2s a bushel. Cocksfoot—3d to 4d a lb. Bran.—Local, £5 10s a ton; shipping £4 10s a ton; 10s extra for smaller packings. Pollard—Local £6 5s a ton; shipping, £4 15s a ton; 10s extra for smaller packings. Flour—Local wholesale price £l6 15s per ton for 2001 b sacks, with the usual increments for smaller packings. Price for shipment, £l6 15s per ton, t.o.b. AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. March 17. The local market for grain and produco is steadier than has been the case in recent weeks, and it .seems probable that the downward trend of prices has definitely been arrested in all main lines. Values are considerably lower than has been the case for many years. B'Carton oats are selling at 3s 8d per bushel ox store, compared with 5s at this time last year. Chaff is unaltered at £8 per ton. Fowl wheat is steady at Cs 9d to 6s 10s per bushel for graded lines. Maize is unchanged at 5s 8d per bushel. The prices oi onions are unchanged. Pukekohe supplies still command 10s Gd per cwt ex store, with Victorian Is 6d to 2s cheaper. Pukekohe dealers are quoting potatoes at '£s 10s on truck's, and onions at £7 ss. WHEAT IN BRITAIN. LONDON, March 16. Wheat cargoes are quiet and occasionally lower. Parcels show a threepence decline, and attract little attention. Sales were: At Liverpool, ex Ben Lawlers 21s 4£d; at Manchester, ex Maclay, 21s 6d. Futures—London: April 19s 4d, dune 19s'6d per quarter. Liverpool: March 4s 1 Jd, "May 4s 2 5-Bd, July is lid. October 4s oj}d per cental. SHEFFIELD EWE FAIR. RATES WELL MAINTAINED. " CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. There was a free tone about the Sheffield ewe fair yesterday. The cntrv yesterday totalled 11.200, as against 12.300 last year, a fallingoff which was not as large as many had expected from the large reductions at previous fairs this year. The range of prices woro : — \ Extra good two-tooth throo-quarter-breds, to 19s Gd ; extra good two-tooth halfbreds, to 18s 9d; good two-tooth halfbreds, 15s 6d to 17s Gd; average two-tooth halfbreds, 12s Gd to 15s; inferior two-tooth halfbreds, 9s 9d to.

12s; average two and four-tooth halfbreds, to 13s: inferior two and fourtooth halfbreds, to 9s 6d; good fourtooth halfbreds, to 17s 6d; inferior four-tooth halfbreds, to lis 9d* average four and six-tooth halfbreds, 13s to 15s; inferior four and six-tooth halfbreds, 10s to 12s Gd ; average six-tooth halfbreds, to 13s 3d ; extra good fouryear halfbreds, to 9s 3d; good fouryear halfbreds, 7s 3d to 8s 6d: average four-year halfbreds, 5s 6d to 7s; inferior four-year halfbreds, 4s to 5s 3d: extra good five-year halfbreds, to 7s Gd; good five-year halfbreds, 5s to 6a 3d; average five-year halfbreds, 3s 9d to 4s 9d'; inferior five-year halfbreds, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; good ewe lambs, to 9s: average ewe lambs, 5s to 7s. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, March 17. At the wool sales to-day 10,280 bales were offered and 10,010 sold, and in addition 22G5 bales were sold privately. Under exceptionally keen \ competition the market ruled very firm at the previous days rates. Greasy merino sold up to 23d. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. (Received This Dav, 9.40 a.m.') LONDON, March 17. The Bank of Australasia made a net profit of £15,083. There was brought forward £161,943, and carried forward £192,027.