FINAL INCREMENT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 28, 13 November 1947, Page 7

FINAL INCREMENT

COMMERCIAL

PRICE FOR TABLE POTATOES The final increment of 15s a ton lias now been added to the price of table potatoes. Supplies are exceptionally scarce and there is an exceptionally strong demand for potatoes for planting, indicating that no tubers will be wasted this season. The market for chaff is quieter and only occasional orders are coming to hand. The market for clover seed remains quiet with practically no business passing. A strong demand still exists for all lines of grains suitable for feeding, but supplies are limited. Other markets are unaltered. Range of Prices The range of prices is as follows, all on trucks at country stations, sacks extra unless otherwise stated: Wheat—Tuscan 7s Sid per bushel, Hunters 7s 103 d, Velvet 8s Old, Marquis 8s 2!d (all f.0.b.). Oats —“A” Gartons 4s per bushel (ceiling price), Algerians 4s 9d to 5s 6d, Duns 4s 9d to Gs, according to quality. Red Clover —2s per lb. Barley—Chevalier and Cape 5s 6d per bushel. Chaff —G.b.o.s. £9, f.0.b.5.i., a ton. Linseed—F.a.q. £3O a ton, contract. Peas —Partridge 10s a bushel (No. l’s), contract; Prussian blues 12s 6d per bushel (No. l’s). contract. Lupins—6s 6d a bushel. Potatoes —Whites and Dakotas, £ll 10s per ton, Suttons £l2 (all f.0.b., s.i.). Price for Eggs EAx The buying price for eggs this week is Is lOd, plus 4d subsidy a dozen, and the retail price is 2s Old, This increase in price is known as the first seasonal rise.

FAT LAMB PRICES DOWN SHARP DROP YESTERDAY AT ADDINGTON (P.A.) CHRTSTCHURCIi, Nov. 12. . The store sheep entry at Addington to-day was 3617, comprising 960 ewes and lambs, 91S hoggets and 1689 wethers. The demand for ewes and lambs was not as good as in recent weeks, but the inquiry was still sound. Top price was 34s 9d for a useful lot of fine-woolled ewes with good lambs. Best made 27s 6d to 34s 9d and others 20s 3d to 27s '6d. A pen of shorn ewes with lambs made 225.

The wether yarding consisted of Chathams Romneys with the exception of one pen. Top price was 445. Best made 40s 6d to top price and others 34s lOd to 40s. The hogget entry was too small for requirements, and a large number of buyers were unsatisfied. Prices were up to last week. Best made to 40s lOd, good 35s to 38s 6d and others down to 295. The fat lamb entry was 495 and the quality was good. After a steady start at a shade below last week’s values, rates depreciated sharply, and at the. end of the sale were 8s below the opening rates. The average price per lb was Is to Is 3d. Values: Extra prime lambs, to 57s Id; prime, 40s to 465; good, 35s to 395; medium and light, 31s to 345. Ashburton sales were: —Cameron’s Estate (Pendarves), 22 at 41s 7d to 46s 7d.

The fat sheep entry was 5500, including Chathams and Marlborough sheep. Quality was good, but the “tail” was rather long. Ewes opened at 3s to 4s below last week, and the inquiry was steady throughout at the lower prices. Wethers were ( 2s lower at the start, but later improved to within Is of last .week. Hoggets were about Is up. Values: Extra prime heavy wethers, 57s to 59s Id; prime heavy, 51s to 565; prime mediumweight, 44s to 50s; ordinary and light, 34s to 425; extra prime hoggets, 47s to 59s Id; prime, 41s to 465; medium and light, 34>s to 40s; prime heavy ewes, 37s to 41s 7d; prime mediumweight, 32s to 365; ordinai’y, 28s to 31s; light and unfinished, 22s to 265. R. Frisby (Eiffelton) 48 hoggets at 53s 7d to 59s Id, 18 ewes at 32s 7d to 36s lid; R. Fletcher (Mt. Hutt) 4 wethers 57s 7d, 44 ewes 30s 7d to 34s Id; H. J. Egan (Pendarves) 4 wethers 5Gs Id, 16 hoggets 36s Id; G. E. Hampton (Pendarves) 8 wethers 56s Id, 53 ewes 30s 7d to 34s Id; D. Barker (Pendarves) 11 wethers 54s Id, 10 ewes 31s Id; R. H. Hampton (Pendarves) 5 wethers 51s 7d, 39 ewes 31s 7d to 33 s 7d; J. Langley (Dorie) 8 wethers 45s Id to 48s 7d, 45 ewes 30s Id to 34s Id; E. L. Field (Winchmore) 74 hoggets 40s Id to 47s Id; F. W. Morris (Dorie) 28 hoggets 33s 7d to 45s 7d, 28 ewes 33s Id to 35s Id; R. H. Maidens (Lauriston) 20 hoggets 42s 7d to 43s 7d; J. H. Baxter (Dorie) 20 ewes 32s 7d to 39s 7d; Lill and Beauvais (Hinds) 11 ewes 38s 7d to 39s Id; F. A. Richards (Mt. Hutt) 35 ewes 28s 7d to 34s Id; R. J. Gaunter (Methven) 17 ewes 32s 7d to 33s 7d; T. N. Currie (Methven) 27 ewes 31s 7d to 33s 7d; W. G. Copland (Chertsey) 17 ewes 33s Id to 33s 7d; A. W. Watson (Pendarves) 24 ewes 33s Id to 33s 7d; A. Harrison (Dorie) 38 ewes 31s Id to 33s 7d; Allan’s Estate (Ruapuna) 27 ewes 32s Id; A. Petrie (Pendarves) S ewes 31s 7d. Tiie fat cattle entry was 592. The quality was mixed, and the yarding contained a large proportion of plain steers and heifers and old and plain cows. Bidding was erratic, and for all but extra choice the market was back £1 to £1 10s. Buying was restricted because of the holiday on Friday. Best beef made to 75s per 1001 b, with some at 77s 6d, good 50s to 62s 6d. medium 42s 6d to 50s, best cow to 50s and secondary to 37s 6d. Values: Extra prime heavy steers, to £33 17s 6d; prime heavy, £27 to £29; prime medium-weight! £2l to £26; ordinary and light, £l6 to £2O; extra prime heifers, to £24 12s 6d; prime, £ls to £l9; ordinary and light, £lO to £l4; extra prime cows, to £23 2s Gd; prime, £ll to £l7; ordinary and light, £6 to £lO.

W. Giddings (Ealing) sold 4 steers at £26 17s 6d to £33 2s 6d and 4 at £lB 17s 6d 1 o £2O 12s 6d; M. McMinn (Rakaia), 2 steers at £22 17s 6d to £27 ‘is 6d; C. Flynn (Rakaia) 1 steer at £24 7s 6d ; Mrs E. E. Watson (Ashburton), 4 steers at. £2O 2s 6d to £22 2s Gel. The porker yarding was of medium size and the demand was much easier. Choppers were also in medium supply, but values' showed little change oii last week. Baconers were forward

in small numbers, and values improved by 4s to 5s a head. Values: Light porkers £3 13s 6d to £3 19s 6d, medium £4 3s 6d to £4 14s 6d, heavy £4 19s 6d to £6 14s 6d, choppers £3 11s to £lO 18s, light baconers £5 19s 6d to £6 12s, 6d, medium £0 17s 6d to £7 2s 6d, heavy £7 4s 6d to £7 12s Gd, extra heavy £7 14s Gd to £8 4s Gd. The average price per lb was 10Id to lid. STOCKS AND SHARES The following transactions were recorded on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday:— Sales oil ’Change—Stock, 1952-55 3 per cent., £IOO ss; National Bank of Australasia (12s Gd pd.), cum div., 22s 3d; Christchurch Gas, 26s 3d. Sales reported: National Bank of New Zealand, 70s; Southland Frozen Meat, 70s Gd; South British Insurance, 90s Gd; New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative (“A” pref.), 91s Gd; Bartholomew Timber, 335; Booth Macdonald (pref.), 13s 9d; Chas. Begg (rights), 9s Gd; Austral New Zealand Mining, 8s 2d.