GRAIN AND- PRODUCE MARKETS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14620, 22 March 1913, Page 13

GRAIN AND- PRODUCE MARKETS.

(BY OCR COMMEECIAL EDITOR.) I Tharsday Evening. The business in the grain market has been interrupted by the Easter holidays and little will be done till at least the middle of next month. A quantity of wheat has changed hands during the week though the demand has not been very keen. Growers are holding {irmly for their own prices, and these ha.ye shown a firmer tendency despite the fact that*buyers have shown a disposition to ease off in their operations. Tuscan wheat has sold up to 3s 7d at country stations, lines havuig made this figure in the Waikari and Southbridge districts. There is nothing fresh to report in other lines. The undermentioned are the prices paid to farmers at country stations free of commission, except where otherwise stated: — New Wheat—Tuscan 3s 6Jd to 3s 7d, Hunters 3s 6|d to 3s 7d, Pearl 3s 7d to 3s 7|d at country stations. New Barley—Prime malting 33 Pd to 4s, Cape barley 2s. at country stations. Rye Corn — 2s, at conntrv stations. New Oats—Cartons Is Kid to Is lid up to 2s for A grado. Ihins Is 8d to

ls lOd. and Algerian? ls Od to ls lOd, at country stations. Ryegrass —Is (Jd to _s 3d. at country stations . Cocksfoot —3d to 3-Jd. at country stations. White Clover— Up to lOd. Flour—£3 10s per ton: 1001b bags. £8 os, -301b £9. 251b ba_s £0 os. Bran— £1 15s local. £-1 lbs, f.0.b.. per ton. Pollard —£G per ton. Oatmeal —£14 per ton. New Oatsheaf Chaff— £2 l-">s for immediate, and £2 10s to £2 12s Gd ior forward, delivery at country stations. Potatoes —Early varieties £4 ">s to £4 10s. March delivery. Onion* —£-1 los at country stations. Peas —Pa-tridgc. 2s 9<l to ft*--, l'russian Blues 4s, at country stations. RANGIORA HORSE FAIR. At Tattersalls' Bazaar at Rangiora. on Thursday, there was an entry of di) horses. The attendance was sniiiller than usual owing to the Culverden and Oxford sales taking place on the same day. Useful farm horses met with ready .sale. four-year-old broken-in draughts making £'40 to £4G: six-year-! old to £10: medium classes. £2.5 toi £'■12: four-year-old fillies, _32: ami; medium unbroken 2-year-old draughts j £18 to £25. Hit cks and harness horses I sold at £7 to £17 K)s. and light mid j weedy animals to £2 18s. j C.LSBORNE OIL COMPANY. j (SI'ECIAf. TO "THE PRESS.") j ttISBORXK. March '20. j At the annual meeting of share-; holders in the ("isbofno Oil Company, i Ltd.. in moving the adoption of thei report, which was carried, the Chairman said ho was not too pleased with j the results of the year's work. While in | London lie had given fhe company's af-! fairs consideration, and had tried his j best to part witb a portion of thej options, but on account of the money ; market being so tight, be found it al very difficult problem. They bad tried | elsewhere in the colonies and had a ! reasonable chance of success at the; present time. Somo of the share- j holders thought they should try a! rotary drill. Fie did not think it would j be suitable for the class of country, but j if it proved a success, he was confident i there would be money forthcoming for | tho exploitation of the work. tShonhi the money market become easier, they mitrht be able to sell part of their options, and with the proceeds from such sale they could go on working their own lield. HIGH COM M ISBI OXER'S CABLE. (rRESS ASSOCIATION' TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, March 20. The High Commissioner's cable, dated I'Ondon, 10th inst., is as under: — The wool sales have closed firm, but the advance gained at the opening ha.s been lost on account of buyers who were in urgent need of wool having filled immediate requirements- and Americans not operating. Buyers aro cautious; and not speculative, as tho money rate is too high, but prospects are favourable. Nino thousand ,eight hundred bales of New Zealand wools. are held over. Estimated values are: Superior merino ls ljd to ls3'dperlb., medium lid to ls Id, inferior 9d to IOJd, fine crossbreds Is Id to ls .'Hd, medium lOd to ls O.kl, coarse 9d to Is. STOCK EXCHANGE OF CANTERBURY. The following sale is reported:—Booth, Macdonald and Co., £1. The latest quotations are: — £ s. d. B" V KSNational of N.Z. Ltd. ex rights .. 5 5 o National of N.Z. Rights .. 10 0 Bank of New South Wales .. 40 0 0 Bank of Australasia . ... .. 117 0 0 New Zealand .. .. 11 7 C Union of Australia, Ltd. .. 58 10 0 BREWEKIKS— Crown Brewery .. .. .. 115 0 ■Manning and Co. .. .. 4 2 6 Ward and Co. .. .. ..600 COAL— Taupiri .. .. .. 13 6 Westport .. .. .. 3 7s Wcatport-Stockton .. ..040 FINANCIAL— *" Christchurch Building Society .. 11 13 6 Dalgety and Co. ... .. G 5. 0 Mutual Benefit (Canterbury) .. 11 2 6 National Mortgage .. 3 19 A. U N.Z. Loan ana Mercantile 0 9 3 N.Z. and Ilivcr Plate Land .. 2 0 0 Permanent Investment, Cant. .. 915 0 GAS— Ashburton .. .. .. 6 0 0 Auckland .. .. .. 1 10 0 Christchurch .. .. 7 10 0 Folding .. .. ..100 Gisborne .. .. .. 2 2 6 Hokitika .. .. .. 513 C Palmerston North .. - .. 8 10 0 Timaru' .. .. .. 9 0 0 Wellington (£lO paid) .. 1G 0 0 INSURANCE— Farmers' Co-operative .. .. 212 G National of New Zealand .. 2 G 0 New Zealand .. 5 2 ('. South British of N.Z. .. .. 3IC 0 Standard of New Zealand .. 1 11 3 MEAT— British-N.Z. Meat .. .. 10 0 British-N.Z. Me*t (IS* paia) .. 016 0 Canterbury Trozen Ment 8 5 0 Canterbury Frozen Meat (prof.) 5 2 0 Christchurch Meat Co. (£lO paid) 15 5 0 Christchurch Meat Co. (£5 paid) 710 0 Christchurch Meat Co. (£3 paid) 410 0 Christchurch Meat Co. (£2 paid) 3 0 0 Gear Meat Co. (£4 paid) .. 32 5 0 Gear Meat Co. (£1 paid) .. 3 3 0 Wellington Meat Export (£5 paid) 6 0 0 Wellington Meat Export (£4 pair!) 417 6 Wellington Meat Expert (£2 12s Gd paid) .. .. .. 218 G MISCELLANEOUS— Booth, Macdonald .. ~ 10 0 D.LC. .. .. .. ..069 D.I.C. (preferencel .. 1 2 G Cant. Farmers' Co-op., Timaru 217 6 Mason, Struther.s {£)'paid) _.. 13 0 Mason, Struthers (14s paid) '.. 035 6 Milbuni Lime .. .. .. 119 G N.Z. Drug Co. .. .. .. 210 0 Golden Bay Cement Co. .. 10 0 Glenmoro Brick .. .. 014 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. .. .. 2 5 6 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (pref.) .. 6 S 0 N.Z. Portland Cement .. .. 017 3 N.Z. Paper Mills .. .. 018 C Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil .. 0 16 0 Trustees, • Executors and Agency 3 2 0 Perpetual Trustees .. .. 13 6 Simpson and Williams .. .. 110 Whitcombe and Tombs .. .. G 6 0 SHIPPING— N.Z. Shipping Co. .. 16 i 0 Union Steam Ship .. .. 2 4 0 Union Steam Ship (new issue).. 13 0 WOOLLEN— ! - Kaiapoi .. ~ .. 5 2 G Kaiapoi (preference) .. .. 6 2' G Mosgiel .. .. .. 311 0 Oamaru .. .. .. .. i 5 0 Wellington .. .. .. 312 G MINING— Waihi 1 11 G Junction .. .. ..110 Talisman .. .. .. 115 0 Blackwiater .. .. .. 15 0 Ross Goldfields 0 5 4 Mt. Lyell .. .. .. 14 9 EASTER VACATION. The Stock Exchanges throughout New Zealand will be closed until the morning of Thursday, 27th instant.