COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 134, 19 March 1931, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. THE ASHBURTON MARKET. Merchants report that it is now practically impossible to sell y/lieat of my description. Southern millers adrise that they are now obtaining; extra good quality wheat in their own districts. Ail odd sale of very good Tuscan has been put through at 5s Id on trucks, with Hunters at 5s .‘id; to 5s 4d. The hulk of the wheat now offering will not pass as milling wheat and in most cases will have to be disposed of on sample. The fowl wheat market has also eased and values are at least 3d per bushel below those of last week. It is quite evident that a large proportion of the wheat will have to 1 go in the store to he graded 1 . Odd lines of Gar tons are being offered but the quality is very interior. Practically no lines of grade oats have been received so far but offerings will very likely now be more numerous seeing that the bulk of the wheat threshing has been completed. Good) dark Duns samples are now being submitted but growers are asking considerably more than merchants are prepared to give. Sales are reported at 2s Gd to 2s 9d on trucks, but inferior lines are unsaleable. Algerians are not inquired for at Is lOd. Samples of cocksfoot and/ ryegrass are still being offered but very little interest is being taken in these commodities. Good heavy cocksfoot is saleable at 2}d to 3d a lb. Western Wolths and Italian grass-seed are weak at Is 9d, while Perennial is uninquired for at 2s 6d. The following are quotations for new season’s grain to be paid to farmers on trucks, free of commission, sacks extra except where otherwise stated: — Wheat. —Tuscan, good milling, 5s to 5s 2d; Hunters 5s 2d to 5s 3d; Velvet 5s 5d to 5s Gd; fowlwheat 4s Gd. Under-grade fowl wheat—3s 9d to 4s, seconds 2s Gd to 3s. Oats.—“A” Cartons 2s 2d, “B” Gallons Is lOd, Algerians Is 9d to Is lid, good heavy dark Duns. 2s Gd to 2s 9d, feed 2s. Grass Seeds.—Perennial 3s, Western Wolths and Italian Is 9d to 2s, red clover 4d, white clover Bd, cocksfoot 2d to 3d, linseed £l2, on trucks. Chaff.—Good bright oatsheaf £2 15s. Partridge Peas—No. l’s, 3s Gd, i'.a.q. 3s. Potatoes. —Whites and Dakotas £2 15s.

THE STOCK MARKETS. ADDINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH, March IS. With the exception of the l’at cattle section, entries at Addington market to-day were very heavy. Beef prices eased further and the fat sheep market weakened, but fat lambs, store lambs, and store sheep sold at advanced rates. Store Sheep—-There was a very keen sale at late rates for better soundmouthed sheep, and coarse-woolled 2tooths sold at a rise of Is. Values were: Extra good 2-tooth Romney owes to 19s, good do. to 15s 8d; good 4 and 6-tooth do. 14s to 15s 9d, ordinary do. 10s to 13s lOd; good '0 and 8-tooth do. 9s Gd to' lis Id, sound-mouthed to 5s 9d; extra good 2-tooth 3-bred ewes to 18s, good to 15s; extra good 4 and 0-tooth do to 17s 7d, good G and 8-tooth do. 8s Gd to 10s, souml-mouth Is to Gs, extra good 2-tooth halfhred ewes 15s to 17s 3d, good do. 14s Gd ; good 4 and G-tootli do. 12s Gd to 13s lOd, ordinary 8s 3d to 9s 7d; good G and 8-tooth do. 9s to 10s, good sound-mouth do 6s Gd to 8s Gd ; aged and inferior ewes 9d to 3s 9d ; extra good 2-tooth halfhred wethers to 12s 4d. good 4-tooth do 7s 8d to 9s 3d. Store lambs met a. free sale at an advance of Is to Is .Gd per head. Values were: Extra good rape lambs to 13s. ordinary 7s Gd to 9s 4(1, small and backward 2s 9d to Gs Gd, ordinary ewe lambs 7s 7d to 8s 4d, medium wether lambs to 8s 3d. Eat Lambs—There was a keen sale throughout at a slight advance on late rates. Export buyers were operating freely. Values were: Prime 'lambs to IGs lOd, medium lambs 13s 3d to 15s, light lambs 11s to 335; store lambs 8s to jOs Gd. hat fclieep—The entry was 5500 head. Values were: Prime heavy wethers 11s to los lOd, medium 12s 3d to 13s Gd, second quality 8s Gel to 12s, light Gs to 8s ; prime ewes 8s 9d to 9s 7(1, medium t s to 8s Gd, light 5s to Gs Gd, aged 2s Gd to 4s Gd. Eat cattle met a. dull market, with a decline iu values of £1 per head. Choice beef made from 27s to 30s per 1031 b, good medium weight 26s to 2ds, plain heavy beef. 21s to 255, cow beef i9s to 225, secondary beef 16s to 19s, rough down to 12s Gd. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers to £l3- 17s Gd, prime heavy £lO to £l2 10s, prime medium-weights £7 to £9 10s, medium quality £5 5s to £6 15s, light to £5; extra prime heifers to £lO 17s Gd, prime £G 15s to £9, medium £1 to £G 10s; light £3 10s; extra prime cows £lO 2s Gd, prime £G 10s to £8 10s, medium £3 10s to £O, light £3.

BURNSIDE. DUNEDIN, March 18. Fat cattle again sold at reduced prices at the Burnside sales to-day. The sale opened quietly at prices equal to those which ruled at the previous ■offering, but the market was affected later and the closing quotations showed a. reduction of about 10s per head. The sheep sale was very; irregular, tVe opening prices being easier only to linn later finishing with a rise oi lully Is per head. Lambs wore in lair demand and late rates were maintained. There was a noticeable improvement in the store cattle section and several good lines of bullocks sold at very satisfactory prices. There was an over-supply of pigs and prices showed a drop of about 5s per head lor luieimers and porkers. 1 The lat cattle yarding numbered 181 head of from fair to good quality. 11 included several pens of prime bullocks, heifers, cows and a large number oi plain sorts. Prime bullocks sold l to £l4 ss; medium £l3; light £11; medium heifers £8; light £6 ss; heavy rows £9; medium £7 455; light £6 IGs. About 36(H) sheep were offered. The entry included a fair proportion ol good wethers. The quality of the owes forward was an improvement on late yardin.gs. Prime wethers sold to 15s Gd; medium 14s; light 8s; extra .prime ewes 11s 3d; prime 9s; medium 7s; light 4s Gd. The lamb entrv numbered 1400 head.

There was a wide range of quality. The yarding included several pens of heavy lambs, bfit the balance consisted of mixed sorts. Extra prime lambs sold to 1.4 s 9d; prime 14s; mediumweights 12s Gd; light 10s 9d; unftnished sorts 8s 9d. About 100 three and four-year-old station bullocks were included in the yarding of 200 store cattle. The bullocks were in very forward' condition and met with ai good sale. Twenty-five animals sold at prices ranging ifrom £9 1.5 s to £lO 9s Gd, 40 from. £8 to £8 12s Gd, and 20 from £7 to £7 15s. Two-year-old steers sold to £3 ss. The pig entry was larger than Usual, consisting of 88' fats and 77 stores. Porkers sold to £3 and baconers to £3 10s. The prices obtained for porkers were equivalent to about 61 cl and for baconers about s ; \d per lb.

CERA I.DINE. A brighter tone prevailed at yesterday’s stock sale at Geraldine, and an improvement of about Is a head took place in the fat lamb values. The store market remained firm at the ruling rates obtained at recent sales. The yarding—probably the largest for some months past—was about 14,001), and this was largely due to the entries in the store section. Values were as follow: Fat Ewes. —Thirteen at 4s, 24 at 4s lOd, 3 at 7s 3d, 3 at 4s, 34 at 3s 3d, 35 at 3s 7d, 2G at 4s 4d, 27 at 4s 2d, 9 at 4s 2d, 23 at 3s Gd, 8 at Gs 3d, •16 at 3s lid,' 24 at 3s 4d, 9 at 4s sd, 19 at 4.s Gd, 15 at 3s 9d, 4 at 3s, 9 at 4s Gd, 19 at 4s Gd, 15 at 3s 9d, 4 at 3s, 99 at 4s Gd, 1 at- 3s, 22 at 4s 2d, 15 at 4s Id, and 11 at 4s Gd. Fat Wethers.—Four at 10s Id, 1 at Bs, and 3 at Bs. Fat Lambs.—Ten at 12s Bd, 36 at 11s 9d, 2G at 12s, 41 at 12s 7d, 102 ewe lambs at 9s Id, 58 at 11s 3d, 50 at 11s 10d, 9 at 12s 3d, 50 at 12s Id, 08 at 12s lOd, 29 at 12s, 58 at 12s lOd, 32 at 13s 4d, 43 at 12s 7d, 74 at 12s Bd, 82 at 13s 3d, 81 at 12s Bd, 34 at 12s lOd, 24 at 11s Id, 19 at 12s 6d, 28 at 11s 7d, 32 at 10s Gd, 24 at 11s id, 10 at 13s 9d, 29 at 12s 3d, 22 at 12s 3d 58 at 13s, GO at 11s .lOd, GO at 12s 7d. 44 at 13s 4d, 62 at 12s, 57 at, P2s Bd, 44 at 12s, 25 at 13s sd, 04 at 12s lOd, 82 at 12s 7d, 104 at 11s fid.'aml 42 at 12a 2d. , Store Sheep—Thirty-four iour-tooth three-quarter bred ewes at 14s 3d, 5/ f.m. ewes at Is 7d, 30 four and sixtootli wethers at 9s Id, 147 ewe lambs' at 10s 7d, 9 m.s. lambs at 8s 9d, 27 f.m. ewes at 3s 3d, 93 do. at 3s Gd, 80 twotooth halfhred ewes at 10s 2d, 54 twotooth ewes at 15s, 67 four and six-tooth ewes at 13s Gd, 3UO wether lambs at 5s Gd, 68 s.m. ewes at 4s 7d, 52 six and eight-tooth ewes at 9s fid, 42 f.m. ewes at Gs Gd, 30 two-tooth ewes at 9s, 140 six and eight-tooth ewes at 7s 3d to 7s 9d, 270 old ewes from 2s to 2s Gd, 55 four, six and eight-tooth ewes at (>s 3d, 245 two, four and six-tooth ewes at 13s 4d, 251. four-tooth luilfbiud wethers at 7s, 160 halfhred wethers at 6s, 65 fourtooth wethers at 4s Id, 190 old ewes at 7d to Is 7(1, 172 f.m. ewes at Is 7d, 343 four, six and eight-tooth s.m. ewes at 10s 3d, 35 l'.m. ewes at Is 7d, 343 four, six and eight-tooth s.m. ewes at 10s 3d, 35 f.m. at 2s, 102 s.m. at 5s Gd, 5 lambs at 5s 2d, 5 cull lambs at Is, 10 lambs at 9s, 62 m.s. lambs at 8s Gd, 74 wether lambs at 9s, 28 m.s. lambs at 10s 2d, ICO two-tooth ewes at 12s 3d, 100 two-tooth ewes at 12s, 17 ewe lambs at 9s Gd, 8 cull ewes at Gd, G cull rams at 4d, 120 f.m. ewes at Is 7d, 343 lour, six and eight-tooth ewes at 10s 3d, 7 lambs at 5s 2d. 70 m.s. lambs at 3s 6d, 102 s.m. ewes at 5s Gd, 17 two-tooth owes at 7s 3d, 35 s.m. ewes at 2s : 121 four, six and eight-tooth owes at ss, 98 ewes at Is 4d, 22 ewes at 3s Gd, 400 ewe lambs at 13s 6d, 194 s.m. ewes at 5s 9d, 303 six and eight-tooth ewes at Gs Bd, 690 six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes at 9s 3d to 9s 4d, 52 four, six and ,eight-tooth owes at 7s 9d, 33 ewes at 3s, 13 ewes at 4s sd, 12G s.m. ewes at 5s 7d, 27 wether lambs at 2s. 34 wether lambs at 5s 3d, 39 s.m. lambs at 8s Bd, 203 four, six and eight-tooth ewes at Bs, 30 two-tooth ewes at 8s 4d. 55 ewes at 2s, 7 ewes at Is 3d, 58 fourtooth ewes at 12s, IGI two-tooth ewes at IGs 4d, 7 rams at Is 4d to 3s 4d, 4 at Is fid, 2 at 2s, 1 at Is 4cT, 179 twotooth owes at IGs Bd. Cattle— One hull at 30s, 1 heifer at £3 7s 6d, 1 calf at 10s, 1 cow at £5 17s 6d. , Pigs from 7s to 12«. SYDNEY 'WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, March 18. At the wool'sales to-day 10,248 hales were offered, and 10,064 were sold, and also 1547 sold privately. _ Under keen competition the marketruled firm at the recently improved level. i