MARKET REPORTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10147, 21 September 1898, Page 3

MARKET REPORTS.

There wa's an entry of about 2000 sheep atj the Midland Saleyards;yesterday, comprising fat and forward wethersj ewes in lamb and hoggets. There" was good competition for all sorts up to a certain, limit, but except in the case of a few lots of hoggets and wethers the owner* asked more money than buyers were willing to give. Faß wethers made 15s 2d to 16s, forward sorts were passed at 12s to 14s 2d, a line of 440 hoggets realised 8s sd, and others were withdrawn up to 93j.0d,r ewes and lambs made 103 6d, and e*e& in lamb were passed at 8s to 10s 6d. At the Rangiora markets there was an average attendance. In the Central yards, the entry was 2000. sheep,, 120 cattle, and 100 .pigs; and at the .North Canterbury yards 700 sheep and a-few head of cattle., Prices were—Fat sheep 13s Bd.to 16s 9d, fat hoggets 9s 6d to 10s 6d, forward two-tooth, , crossbreds 103 9d to 13s sd,~hoggets 7s 6d to 10s 6d, half bred ewes and lambs 8s 6d to 10a ; cattle, prime bullocks £7 10s to £7 17s 6d, heifers £5 10s to £6 103, springers «£2 5s to £5, two-year-old steers 40s to 455, three- , , year-old do £3 to £3 ss, yearlinge 15s to 203,5 calves 8s to 12s; pigs,, baconers 45s to 50s, porkers 33s to 363, small do 20s to 253, good stores 18s to 20s, small do 143 to: 16s, weaners 9a to 11s, suckers 6s to Bs. In the produce yards, sales were :—Heavy butchers , crossbred sheepskins 4s to 53,; merino do 4s to 4s 9d, country do 2s 6d to 4s, merino do 2s to 4s 6d, hides 2d to 2£d lb, fat 9s to 11s 6d cwt, wool 3d to 6W lb, fowls 2s to 3s 6d pair, ducke 33 to 4s, chick wheat- 3s to 3s 6d bushel, milling wheat 3s 6d to 33 9d, oats 2s 6d to 3s Id, seed barley 4s to 4s 6d, beans 3s 9d to 4s, peas 3s 3d to ss, grass seed (farmers') 2s to 3s, do machine 3s 9d to 4s 3d, cocksfoot 3Jd to 4d lb; to 6£d, white clover: 5d to 6|d, alsyke 6£d, bran 75s ton, sharps 90s, best fiour 235, potatoes £5 ton, carrots, 20s. Yesterday, at the Tinwald Yards, there was only a small yarding of stock. The attendance was small, but tbe bidding was better than of late. There was an advance in sheep of from 6d to Is per head. The Leef trade was better, only heifers and cows being offered ; beef was worth 23s per iOOlbs. There were about 4000 sheep, .31 head of cattle and 20 pigs. Fat crossbred ewei and wethers, 12s 4d, 12s Id, 10a &1, 8s 9d s 15s 2d ; fat crossbred wethera, 153 to 16s 9«1. Store sheep—Crossbred hqggetß, 5s 7d, 10s 4d, 6s, 7s 104, 10s 9d, 10s lOd, 8s 2d, 7s 3d ; crossbred ewes, with 100 per cent, of lambs, 10s 9tl to 12s 3d ; crossbred ewes, in lamb, 7s 4d, 9= 2d. 10s lid ; fat heifers, £6 15s, £6 12s 6d, £6 10a, £6 153, £4 15s ; fat cow?, £7 15s, £6 15s ; fat yearling, 18s 6d. Stores —Dairy cows, £3 ss, £2; springers, £3, 35s : eteers, 21s; heifers, 21*; dry cows, £3; stores, I9e. Pig.:—-Stores, 13a 6d, 24e, 16a; weanete, 7i 6d.