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COMMERCIAL NEWS

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. ‘- ' # C TH£7VSHBURTON MARKET. Ashburton,u ; seed ancl produce merchants report another quiet period during the week. Very little interbeing taken in the. potato market buyers. re.difficult to locate. It is anfeipated -that the market should reco^eJi4.ahoptlji;i)e. i middle of next month, whent shipments.. .already forwarded should have! been dealt with. Oatsheaf chaff is a shade weaker, and t very few \ orders are coming to Gypod, dafk ? ., heavy Dun oats arc saleablej but,, buyers ,are not prepared to pay, fancy pripqs,. , The market tor ryegrass, cocksfoot and clover is firm, with no alterations in prices. Following are prices quoted to farmers, on trucks, sacks extra, free of commission:—- aWheat Tuscan 5s lOd, Hunters 6s, Velvet:6s*2d, Marquis 6s 4d'(all fo'.b.). Oats~A Gartens 3s, B’glade 2s 8d to°2s p§d; 'Algerians'2s 5d to 2s 8d; Dimkas 3d for heavy/ dark quality, 2s 3d to 2s 9d for light and inferior. Grass Seeds—Perennial to 3s 6d, Italian 3s to 8s 6d, according to quality; cocksfoot Is per lb, according to quality. - - • Red clover Is to Is 4d per lb, white Is. 6d to 2s per . lb. Reas—Partridge 6s to 6s 3d. Chaff—Good bright oatsheaf £3 15s. Potatoes—Dakotas £8 a ton, Sutton’s £ 8 10s. Linseed (f.a.q.)—£13 per ton. ■- C'i . The Egg Market. iThere haf? been a further decline of a penny in - the prices for eggs in Ashburton. 7 The buying price is now Is 5d per: dozen and the selling price Is 7d. There is a heavy supply of eggs on. the iparket.- r:. ' • ■ A.■.:■ .I::- a: - Iq'i '£mi e stoc k sales. : i.too : ;i-’V • .. ''! Addington. ‘CHRISTCHURCH, July 30. . , Heavier entries, were forward at Addington to-day, those of fat cattle, 7,70 head, being practically a record. Values generally eased. N Most of the 3000 odd store sheep were ewes, which were about a shilling a' .head' dearer. Two-t ooth Romneys 3s, best local sound-mouth ewes due to lamb early to 26s 6d, and three-quarter-bred lambs to 22s 9d. A larger entry of fat sheep than fqr ' some, .time, 5250 head, was drawn from widely-scattered sources including tiid.*”-east coast of the North Island. There was an average decline in values bi a shilling a head. Top price for ( wus 375, and for ewes 30s. Good "prime, wethers ranged from 28s to ‘ 2s, .and prime ewes from 23s to 265. ..Excellent quality was included in an .oygrflow entry of fat cattle, and sojpe lines averaged from £lB-10s to '£2Q ( _ss‘. The market, because of the oyer-supply' lost last week's advance ‘of ,20s“ to 25s a head. Good steers ragged from .£l7 to £l9, tops to £23, Jindgood average from £l4 10s to £l6 716 k, Especially good heifers made from Rl3. to £l6. Good prime beef made • &S pel to 44s per 1001 b, tops to ; #ss, ’ medium to good 38s 6d to 41s, and ordinary , from 35s to 38s. A few straight coloured pens of cattle were included in the store section, the bulk, however, comprising odd pens--: of?cows and.. steers. Welloonditioned rising three-year-old steers were passed at. £lo~2s 6d, and 14 m.s. at £3 Ss 6d. There was a demand Torj eotvs for grazing and 3 odd;-pens ;of steers also met with a p satisfactory -disposal/, b-Plain porkers were down by 2s to 3p a head, and haconers wore slightly easier. Porkers made £1 17s 6d to £3 Is 6d (7|d ‘to Sfd lb average) and ba-

Conors £3 Is 6cl to £4 18s 6d. -Stoi’e pigs sold as follows: Small * "weariers 7s to 10s, medium 11s to 14s, lfirge wenners 15s to 20s; slips 17s to 225; small, st.oros 2os to 295, largo Y . 30s'to 335, .extra large to 41s 6d. BURNSIDE. .... ....... - ... ;• •,;■■■; (J m: i'.: TONEDIN, July 30. ' P* a. yarding of 265 fat cattle • tmtlay. There* was fairly steady 'tieWand until towards the close L 'of : tih4 sale, wheli-values*eased slightly. Prime steers made £l9 2s 6d to £2l • l ; 2sf ; 6d, good' £l4 2s 6d to £lB 17s 6d, fromi£lO ; "prime 1 cows and heifers £ll : K l2s'6d to £ls 7s 6d, medium £8 17s t*'i'6d. ,to'-'£9' 12s 6d and light £5 17s 6d. , Eighteen;* hundred. fat sheep were tpenned, compared with 2600 last week. .. .There was no change in prices. Prime wethers made 33s Gd 1 to 3/s, medium , . 29s 'to '3ls Gel, light from 26s ;■ prime • n:/ ewes 22s Cd to 28s, medium 18s to 19s cy 3d, '‘light from 12s Cd ; hoggets 18s to 34s 9d; yarding of 140 fat pigs was ponA ned. ;;:Baeoners were, firm to a shade , better.-while good quality porkers were r; ,6s ,tp ,7s, a dead firmer than last week. made rip to £5 2s, .while best porkers realised up to £3 ■ 7!)/,)/); the share market. The following sales were made on the Christchurch' Stock Exchange -yesterday:— LIFTED STOCKS. Sales on ’Change. v •£ s d 16 El octroi \ tic. Zinc /fV'i. f U ( rights) .(2) ... '•• • • 1 V .V ’t Sales Reported. . . £3OO N'.Z. Govt. 3b p.c. . 6 Stock, 1954-57 ... 103 0 0 100 South British Insur-

BANK OF N.S.W. DIVIDEND. (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July. 30. The Bank of New South Wales has declared a quarterly, interim dividend of 6s a share in Australian currency, payable on August 28.

anco • 2 13 n 100 Huddnrt Parker 2 5 0 200 Australian Consolidated Industries (now fully paid) 2 8 • 0 100 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) ex diw (2) ... ' .... 2 13 0 50 Electrolytic Zinc (rights) (3) 1 8 9 400 National Insurance (2) 0 18 9

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 247, 31 July 1941, Page 8

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COMMERCIAL NEWS Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 247, 31 July 1941, Page 8

COMMERCIAL NEWS Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 247, 31 July 1941, Page 8