COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 253, 7 August 1941, Page 8

COMMERCIAL NEWS

GRAIN AND PRODUCE THE ASHBURTON MARKET, A further increment of a halfpenny a bushel was added to the price of milling wheat from the first of the month. Practically no lines have been coming forward at the increased rate, indicating that most lines have' been dealt with. The potato market is still quiet, the only; potatoes shipped being in execution of forward orders. Oat sheaf ■ chaff is quiet and orders are difficult to obtain. Garton oats suitable for milling or seed aye in demand, and several farmers''have "recently threshed. Other markets show no change. Following are prices quoted to farmers, on trucks, sacks extra, free of commission : tVTieat—Tuscan os 10} d, Hunters 6s o}d, Velvet 6s 2}d, Marquis 6s 4}d (all f,0.b.). Oats—A Gartons 3s to 3s 3d, B grade 2s 9d to 2s lOd; Algerians 2s scl, to. 2s Sd, Duns 3s 3s for heavy dark ’ quality, 2s 3d to 2s 8d for light and inferior. Grass Seeds—Perennial to 3s 6d, Italian 3s to 3s 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.)—£l3 per ton. , < The Egg Market. ‘The buying and selling prices of eggs’ on 'the Ashburton market to-day were Is 4d and Is 6d respectively. The market is reported to be weaker, and there - is every likelihood of a drop of on 6 penny a dozen to-morrow morning. 1 THE SHARE MARKET. The following sales were made on tiro Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday:— LISTED STOCKS.

THE STOCK SALES. - ADDINGTON. <P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 6 C' The Grahd National fat stock show, Judging ifi which was held on Tuesday, and at Addington to-day, drew exceptionally heavy entries, show cattle being forward- from all parts of CanterCentral Otago and Southland. These sold at good commercial calues, but in iio case at fancy figures.' The . top-priced Show steer from Rangiora sold at £29 17s 6cl, and others at £2B. - The best, pen of . three made £27, and other pens at £26 70S down to £24. Central Otago steers sold at £24 ss, and {Southland at £22. The champion i heifer from Banks Peninsula' sold at r - £26 10s, other good heifers selling at • up J to £l9. The total entry numbered "790 head, with all classes represented. For ordinary commercial cattle there was little change in the market from a week ago: Good beef brought from 42s to 44s per 1001 b, medium to good 39s to 41s, and ordinarly 36s to 38s 6d. ?c ' : Thbre was a small yarding of store sheep,, mostly of good class. The best 2-tooths to lamb early made 34s 6d, arid s.in. ewes to 24s 6d. Ordinary s.m. - ewes made 17s to 20s. .. ‘.About 50 spring lambs were forward, ' 'but a proportion were late hoggets. .. There was a keen sale and the best of ' the real spring lambs ranged from 30s to 355, with a few tops to 40s. Average quality sold from 24s to 27s 6d, and ".hoggets at the same value. Tlio entry of more than 8000 fat sheep—about. double the usual size—- , included a good showing of quality. The market was erratic, but generally ' was about a good Is lower than a week ago, with heavy tallowy sorts from 2s kto .8s lower, Best wethers made 29s to 335, with special pons to 40s. Best .owes made from 24s to 28s, with tops > : to.i-'34s- 4d. The .’porker entry was reduced in numbers and there was a sharp im- -. provement in values of 2s to 4s a head. ' Prices .ranged from £2 Is 6d to £2 Is i - 6d to £3; 8s 6d (BJd to 9RI lb average). . Bacaners showed little change, ranging from £3 9s 6d to £4 19s 6d (G-3cl •'v. to 7:}d). Show choppers sold at £l2 nr to £l3' 10s. There was only a skeleton entry in i: store cattle, and no lines ol young u : cattle were included. The odd pens of cows, of. which the entry , comprised, met ..with an average demand, making up to £5 for fresh young sorts. . Store pigs sold as follow: Small weaners 8s to 10s, medium 11s to 15s, hest-.weandrs. to J.9s, slips 16s to 21s; small stores 22s to 255, medium 26s to 28s, large 29s to 325.

JiURNSIDE. (P.A.) DUNEDINT, August 0. - There was a yarding of 256 fat cattle at Burnside, comprising: a large percentage of bullocks. Values of heavy bullocks were 10s less than last week. Prime steers sold at £l9 12s 6d to £22 12s 6d, good £l6 17s 6d to £lB 12s 6d,

medium £ll 12s 6d to £l4 17s Gd fond light down'to £7 7s Gd. Prime cows and heifers made £l2 2s Gd to £l6 12s Gd, medium £8 12s Gd to £9 17s Gd and light £o 2s Gd to £6 17s Gd. A total of 2232 fat sheep was penned. Prime wethers were Is a, head lower, and good ewes Is Gd. Prime wethers made 31s to 375, medium 27s 9d to 3Us, and light 21s to 255... Prime ewes 21s 9d to 30s 3d, medium lGs to 18s, and light down to 12s. Pig values were maintained. Best baconers made from £4 10s to £5 Is, heavy porkers £3 12s to £3 17s, medium £2 18s to £3 5s and light £2 to £2 10s,

Sales, Reported. £ s d £700 'War Loan, 1-10-63 (late, sale on Tuesday) 86 15 0 £600 National Development 100 0 31 p.e. 1906-59 ... 5 30 Dalgety and-Cb. 50 Broken Hill Prop. 6 5 0 6 (late sale on Tues.) . 2 2 100 Broken Hill Prop, . 2 2 6 100 D.I.C. (pref) 1 4 6 100 Electro. Zinc (pref.) . 2 15 0 300 Win. Cable (pref.) . 1 2 6