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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 47, 5 December 1946, Page 7

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GRAIN, SEED AND PRODUCE REPORT

BUSINESS QUIET IN ASHBURTON A continued quiet period is reported by the Ashburton grain, seed and produce merchaiits. There has been a strong demand for fowl wheat since the manufacture of a standard poultry mash has commenced. Odd lines of last season’s Italian ryegrass and cocksfoot are still being offered by growers, but buyers are not interested. . Table potatoes are still in very short supply. Turnip, rape, kale, swede and chou moellier seed is still going out. Other markets are unchanged. Range of Prices. The range of prices is as follows, all on trucks at country stations, sacks extra, unless otherwise stated: Wheat—Tuscan 7s s|d per biishel, Hunters 7s 7!d, Velvet 7s 9Sd, Marquis 7s USd (all f.0.b.). Oats —“A” Gartons 4s per bushel (ceiling price), Algerians 3s Gd to 4s, Duns 4s to 4s 6d. Red Clover—2s 9d to 3s per lb. Lupins—F.a.q., 5s Gd to 6s per bushel. > Barley—Chevalier, 5s 6d per bushel. Chaff —G.b.0.5., £9 f.0.b., s.i., per ton. Potatoes —Whites and Dakotas £ll, Sutton’s Supreme £ll 10s (all f.0.b., s.i.). Linseed —F.a.q. £3O a ton, contract for next season. Peas—Partridge, 10s bushel, (No. I’s) contract for next season; Prussian blues, 12s 6d (No. l’s) contract for next season. The Egg Market The buying price for hen and duck eggs this week is Is 8d plus 4d subsidy a dozen, and the retail price is Is 10id.

ADDINGTON MARKET

MAJOR SECTIONS EASIER (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 4. The store sheep yarding at Addington to-day totalled 4317 head, the largest since the autumn. All sorts met a sound demand at full late rates except older wethers, which were slightly easier. Best ewe hoggets made 28s to 31s lOd and others 21s to 27s 6d, best wether hoggets to 28s 3d, medium 23s 9d to 265, best adult wethers 27s Gd to 29s 3d, and medium 24s to 275. Ewes and lambs met an excellent demand at from 23S to 24s lOd all counted.

The fat lamb yarding was 208 and values rose by 5s a head. The freezing works will open in Canterbury next, week, and after some poor sales from the heavy November yardings farmers are holding oft till the demand is assured. Best lambs made 41s Id to 44s‘ Id, medium 3Gs Id to 38s 7d and light 32s 4d to 35s 7d. The fat sheep entry of'sooo included many lines of plain unfinished sheep. The quality was considerably lower than the good standard maintained throughout the year. The sale was most erratic, values being back Is on the average. Big tallowy ewes were almost unsaleable. Extra prime heavy wethers made 46s 7d, prime heavy 30s 6d to 35s Gd, prime medium-weight 25s to 30s, ordinary and light 21s to 24s Gd, extra prime ewes to 38s 7d, prime mediuimweight 23s to 265, extra heavy 19S to 235, medium 18s to 225, unfinished 14s to 17s 6d. Ashburton sales Were: J. C. Irwin (Rakaia), 60 wethers at 36s 7d to 44s I'd W. W. Carruthers (Rakaia) 90 wethers 37s 7d to 41s lOd; R. G. Ludemann (Rakaia), 18 at 35s Id to 37s Id; Mrs E. Cross (Rakaia), 21 ewes at 25s 7d to 27s id; V. W. Boag (Lauriston) 70 at 29s 7d to 34s Id. The fat cattle yarding totalled 661 head. Values dropped by 30s to £2 a head. The decline was most marked for heavy steers, but odd handyweights in extra prime condition realised almost last week’s good values. Best beef made to 60s, good 45s to 50s, medium 35s to 40s, best cow beef to 40s and secondary to 365, all per 1001 b. Extra prime steers made £32 7s 6d, prime £2l 7s 6d to £26 17s 6d, prime medium-weight £l6 to £l9 10s, light £ll 10s to £l4, extra prime heifers £l9 17s 6d, prime £l3 to £l6 17s Gd, medium and light £7 10s to £ll, extra prime cows £lB 6s. Gd, prime £|lo to £l4 and ordinary and light £7 to £8 2s Gd. The porker yarding was the largest this season and values were down by 5s to 10s. Choppers were entered in large numbers, with values in a sound sale lower by £l. The bacon entry was by far the largest since last season and the market was erratic. Good handy-weights were unchanged, but others were 6s to 7s lower. Light porkets made £3 14s 6d to £3 19s 6d, medium £4 7s 6d to £4 14s 6d, heavy £4 19s 6d to £5 9s Gd, choppers £6 18s 6d to £l4 18s Bd, light baconers £5 2s 6d to £5 9s 6d, medium £5 12s 6d to £5 17s 6d, heavy £6 2s 6d to £6 9s 6d and extra'heavy £6 14s 6d to £7 9s Gd. The average price was 9ld to lOd per lb.

STOCKS AND SHARES The following transactions were recorded on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday:— Sales on ’Change—Listed stocks: 100 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (10s pd.), 8s 9d; 100 Woolworths (N.Z.) (ord.), 27s 7d - 100, 100, 100, 100, and 100 Woolworths (N.Z.) (ord.), 27s 6d. Sales Reported Listed stocks: £3OO Christchurch Drainage, 4£ p.c., 31/12/64, £112; 20 Bank of Australasia, £l2 12s 6d; 20 Union Bank of Australia, £l2 2s 6d; 500 N.Z. Breweries, 60s; 200 Dunlop Rubber, 32s fld; 100 N.Z. Paper Mills, 42s 6d; 100 and 164 Woolworths (Syd.), ord. (late sales on Tuesday), 28s sd.