SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 13936, 9 January 1911, Page 9

SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

(SPECIAL TO "THE PRESS.") . INVERCARGILL. January S. Sheop-Despite the holidays, several lines of sheep have been changing har.d 3 during the past week or so, nwl ie is expected that business will, within the next few weeks, be fairly brisk, as feed is plentiful and grass and oastubble will soon be available, btorelamb., are still selling for forward delivery at from lis to 12s, two-tenth wethers make from 12s 3d to 13s M, and two-tooth ewes from 14s to los. Fat wethers were better at the Wallacetown .sale, but this was mostly accounted for by the email yarding. Dealers and others are not sanguine that the prices ruling on Thursday wilU be maintained. Taking the_ London market into consideration, los to lbs is about fair value for good average weights. Cattle--Beef at Wallacetown advanced somewhat m price, but it is doubtful if values will hold. The Christmas trade cleared the butchers out, and they bought in a small yarding; 30s to 32s per 100!b is the present quotation, accordingly, for prime ox beef. Good forward bullocks are readily sold at from £U 10,* to £7 10s. Other classes of cattle arc in request, but very few are offering, Oats—Any offers now coming to hand are too low to permit of business, and nothing is now doing in this market. Merchants hold fair stocks for this time of year, and are showing a disinclination to purchase further supplies, except at lower values. Today's quotations are nominally Is lid on trucks, for A Gartons, and Is 10.d for A SparrowbilL.. with ,d less in eacii caso for B grade.

Ryegrass-— Business is quiet at tho moment, but values are unchanged.

Chaff —Farmers arc offering more freely now, and the local market . Is fully supplied. Prime chaff is nominally worth up to £4 os on trucks. Potatoes—The market is restricted to local consumption, and 8s to 10s per cwt is a reasonable quotation.