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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15894, 7 May 1917, Page 9

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(By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.)' (Australian and N.Z. Cable Ae3delation.) WHEAT. CHICAGOj May 4. | May wheat deliveries arc quoted at from 275 cents to '259, and July deliveries at from 222} to 215. • . CEREALS. (Received May 6th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 4. Wheat —None is offering. FLOUR. The market is at a standstill owing to Government control of the mills. Beans and peas—The market is firm. There is no New. Zealand offering. SUGAR. Standard granulated 41s 7£d. METALS. Tin —Stocks 15,515 tons, spot 3637, afloat 4170, deliveries 1717. SHARES. Union Steam, buyers 445, sellers 465; Talisman, 13s 3d. MISCELLANEOUS. Copra—Business is suspended owing to Government restrictions. Soutii Sea April-May is nominally £00. Rubber—Para 3s, plantation and smoked 2s lljd. ... • . Rabbits—Tho market is quiet to the warm weather. Few are ottering. New South Wales, ex-store, are quoted at 34s to 365. , , Mutton—South American lOd, lamb lid; Australian and New Zealand unchanged. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., advise having received a cablegram from London giving the nndernoted market informal tion:—"Tallow: Prices unchanged. Market affected by Government control." SATURDAY'S POULTRY MARKET. Messrs J. B. Merrett and Co. had a entry, due to weather conditions. There was an exceptionally good demand. Table chickens realised 4s 6d to 8s Id, hens 2s 6d to os 2d, ducks 4s to'7s, pullets 3s 6d to 9s Bd, ceese 7s to 9s —all per pair. EGG MARKET. The egg market is firm, supplies having fallen off considerably. Egg Circle first grades realised to-day 2s 4d, seconds 2s Id to 2s 2d per dozen. DUVAUCHELLE SALE. I Tho monthly sale was held at 1

Duvauehellc on Friday. The yarding of cattle was somewhat smaller than usual, and tho prices realised showed, on the whole, a dccided falling off compared with tkose of tho April sale. In ono instance, however, a record pnct> for tho yards was reachcd by tho sale of a particularly fine bullock, forwarded bv Mr Jas. Pettigrexv. f«r £'22 ss. Tho attendance of farmers and stock-dealers was not over-large. d vi'te the fact that a very Jarge land snio w.i:-: to be conducted. The chief prices realised I were: —Fat bullocks, £11 los to •~s; fat cows, £9 los to £11 10s; fat i heifers, £9 to £10 15s; bulls, £3 to £b 10s: springers, £S 10.-; to £10 ss: calves, £2 5s t-> £4: store oows, £2 12s 6d to £8 2s 6d. LAND* SALE. One of tho largest land sales hclu on the Peninsula during recent years was conductcd at Duvauchelle last IjVi|"dav, when Messrs H. Matson and Co., in. conjunction with Messrs W. D. Wilkins and Sous, Akaroa, acting under instructions from the trustees, disposed of practically the whole of the balancc of tho Piper Estate. There was a large attendanco of farmers, and the bidding for tho various lots was keen j and spirited. The blocks sold all went tr> Peninsula men, and the prjccs realised were highly satisfactory, details of tho sale are as under: — Lot 9, scotion and dwelling, £90. Lot 21, 41 acres 3 roods, 0 perches, £45 per acre, J. McAdam. Lot 10, 21acres, £35 per acrc, D. McKay. Lot 3, homestead block, 101 acres, i 1 rood, £48 per acre. J. It. Thack*. Lot 4, 14 acres, £54 per acre, J. R. j Thacker. . j

Lot 5, 11 acres, 1 rood, £46 per acre, J. Cairns. , Lot 6, 2 acres 2 roods, 20 perches, £100 per acre, J. R. Thacker. Lot 2, 104 acres, 3 roods, with dwelling, ctc., £30 per acrc, P. Cunningham. Lot 1, C 9 acrcs, £30 per aero, Jas. Mould. . Top block, 266 acrcs, passed in at £15 10s per acrc. The proceeds of the sale were £14,476. Prior to the auction, tho trustees sold to tho Akaroa County Council a small block at Li)ieau s Corner so that a deviation of tno mam traffic road could bo made, giving a much easier grade. The late> Mr H. AY. Piper bequeathed a small block of fiyo acres, on the flat adjoining the main road, as a public recreation ground.

CRAD DOCK. McCROSTIE COMPANY. LIMITED. SALE REPORT. Craddoek, MeCrostio Co., Ltd., report having sold by public auction: On account of a member of the Expeditionary Force, two _ residences, being Nos. 6 and 8 Irvine Lower Riccarton, each containing 5 rooms and conveniences, to Mr W. Nicholls. On account of tho mortgagee, about 2-acre of land with a residence thereon, situato Princess street, Woolston, to Mr Palk. On account of tho owner, nearly new residence of 6 rooms, situate Clarendon terrace, Radley, together with about J-acro land, to Mr Turner. On Saturday last, in our rooms, on account of whom it may concern, John Spencer and Co. piano player,, which realised £95 10s, and a Werner piano, £45. Also having soldOn account of Mrs Pope, residential property, situate Margaret street, Addington, Mr Boaz. On account of Mr. Hampton, nearly }-acro land, situate Rata- street, Riccarton, to Mr D. Greig. On account o£ Mr G. Home, his centrally situated truit and confectionery business, Colombo street, city, including stock, lease, and fittings, to Mr Heather. On account of Mr Maffey, lease of his property, situate Russell's Flat containing 92i acres, together with the buildings, improvements, and crops thereon, to Mr J. Atkinson. On account of a client, his farm, containing 32 acrcs, situated Veitch's road, Papanui, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, to Mr W. Case. On account of Messrs Tavlor and Lawry, Pine avenue, New Brigliton, 2 quarter-acre sections to clients. Having leased for a term the. late Dr. Westenra's residence, situate Oxford terrace, city, to Mr Ronaldson. Also, on account of Mrs Waymouth, for a term, residence known as "Kamuri," situate Fendalton roadj to Mrs Joseph. Also several furnished and unfurnished residences. AJso having held clearing sales: —On account of"Mr Stanton, on the premises, Wild"berry street, of furniture and effects. On account of Mr Carter, on the premises, Clifton street, piano, furniture, and effects. On account of Mr Packwood, on the premises, Dyer's Pass road_, Cashmere Hills, horses, vans, furnishings, and effects. On account of Mr Drayton, on the premises, Gloucester street, Linwood, piano ana superior furnishings.

Wo draw special attention to an im- ; portant tale to he held in tho estate of tho late M. E. Staples on Thursday ; next, on the promises, "Ellerslie," Antigua street south, superior residential property, and the whole of the furnish- j ings, piano, etc., and in our land sale- : rooms on Saturday next, important : sale of properties. JJ337 ;

LAND SALES. . * i Messrs P. S. Nicholls and Co. auc- j tioned several properties in their I rooms on Saturday. Ono of the pro- : parties in the _estate of Chas. Carter, ! situated at Kaiapoi, was 6old at a J satisfactory price. The section, situ- j ated Oxford terrace was passed in. | Tho Woolston properties offered in j tho estate of Goo. Stockdalo were all ) passed in. . 6 j

FARMERS' SAIEYARDS Report tho following for their weekly 6ale: —Horses, £2 to £11; weaner pigs, j large entry, 8s 3d to los stores 30s. j Governess cart £26 10s, do. £18, gig! £25 10s, spring dray £11 10s, do. _£15, ( do. £14. do. £15; motor cycles £5 10s j to £6 7s 6d; wire _netting 20s roll, posts 2s each, wire 27s coil, Planet 275, j separator £3, churn 255, 74 milk j drums 2s 6d to 3s 6d each, riding! saddle 355, do. £2 9s, bagatelle table : 325,• harness £3 to £3 7s 6d, water I troughs 2Ss to 31s. <54 sacks chaff 3s j 4d to 3s tSd sack, collars 10s each, lathe . 30s, sewing machines to 27s 6d. The : public are flocking to these yards in ; large numbers each Fridav. "Our success is assured. A total of £2CS Is 4d. Claridgc and imith, auctioneers. 6