ASHBURTON.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13231, 26 September 1908, Page 11

ASHBURTON.

Tfoo following is the market report for the past week:—Wheat—Some little excitement was caused by .cablegrams from America at the dose of last week and a good enquiry was received for all classes of milling wheat, and some fairly extensive sales were made, presumably sufficient to keep millers present wants supplied , , as enquiry coon j fell off and there is again little demand. The highest price reported was 4s Id on trucks, sacks extra, which was paid for several lines of prime milling of mixed descriptions, but it is doubtful whether the same price could now be obtained, values practically being ■is Id for Tuscan and Pearl, 4s for Hunters Good whole fowl wheat is again scarce, 3s lOd to 3s lid being, paid for good quality. Oats —There has been slightly better demand, and several sains are reported l , Anit prices are, if anything, lower, fair fulling Gortons sailing at from Is 9d to Is iOd., good short food ,. Is Bd, Danish Is 6d to Is 7d. Oatsheaf chaff—Shipments have been large during the week and the available surplus -is rapidly being sold. At the same time, it will require the. demand at present existing to remain for some time to come to enebdo farmers to dispose of all their chaff, a inrge quantity niaving been kept in reserve ! through the winter. The present priceis £3 Sβ .for prime quality. j The Ha warden Saleyards Company's tenth annual report states that 79,159 sheep, 35 horses, 116 cattlo, and 58 pigs, were put through last year, the yard fees being £161. The receipts, with last balance, fees, and a loan, were £657 ss; the expenditure was £556 9s sd, and tho balance of assets over liabilities is £333 13s 7d. •At the Canterbury Bye-Prodoictfl Company's skin sale this week, cressbreds realised from 3s &d to 5s 4d, halfbreds from 3s lOd to 7s, tJiree-quarter-breds from 4e to 6s 7d, merinos from 3s 6d to 6s 2d, and hoggets 3s 6d to 3s Bd. At the Leeston horse parade, hold at Leoston- on tho 25th mst., Mr F. Amor's King Tracoy looked one of tho best sires in the trotting class, and should suit both farmers and breeders of trotting horses or harness houses. He is a rich bay horse, standing 16 hands, with plenty of eubstanco. and as far as breeding goes the Childo Harold and General Traeey sires have Been the most successful in the colonies, either as roadsters or track horses. King Tracey should - leave equally as eood stock as either his sire or grandeire. 6 (press association ttxecrau). WELLINGTON, September 25. At an extraordinary meeting of the Wellington Athletic Park Company today it was resolved to wind up the company voluntarily. The Wellington Rugby,' Union is to take over the company's lease and all its assets, except books of accounts. Tho lease is for 63 years, in terms of 21 years each, the first of which has nearly expired. The paid-up capital of the company is stated in the last balance-sheet at £2337.