COMMERCIAL. "THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16654, 15 October 1919, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

FOREIGN RATES OF EXCHANGE. 0 (By Cable—Prws _ Atnociat ion—Copyright. (Australian and N.JJ. Cable Association.) (Received October 14th, 5.5 p.m.) I/ONDON, October 13. "Foreign ratos o; exchange ur*:~ On Pari? (francs to £), SB.l (lust quot hon On Stockholm (kroner to £), 17.12 (la nuotation 17.18. Qn Christiami (kroner to £). 18.15 (laj quotation 18.23). Or Calcutta (sterling to rupee), 24.0-1? (nnchansed). On Moitrcnl (dollars to £), 4.38 (last qui jation 1.3—). On New York (dollars to £), 4.18J (lu 'quotation i- 19 SHARES. (EcecWcd October 14th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 13. p. and O. (def.), £625. BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. / (Received October 14th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDpN, October 13. At Bradford, nverino3 and fine croeabrec (! firm, and other eorts are hardening fhe combing operators' decision to wot overtime has given the market an optimi tic feeling. INTERCOLONIAL TRADE. MELBOURNE, October 11. Hie State Cabinet is_ negotiating to ehai j£. r steamers for tho New Zealand trado i order to prevent a break in trade relatiom CANTERBURY MARKETS. '.Tuesday Evening. There is still a keen enquiry from mos of tlie millers for wheat to swell their stock —which in some cases are not ss largo ai .(bey would like—aw! r.ny parcels that ar< o ßering ar« eagerly snapped up. Offerings however, are scarce, and the market scemi bare of milling wheat. Oats aro firm, with very little offering, an< chaff has firmed up to £6 5s for best, bright be»rr samples. In spite of the opinions expressed io th< contrary, a fair shipment of potatoes wai exported from Wellington to Sydney late las reek, and with the expectation of more goin; from Wellington in the near future tb< potato market has, hardened very consider ably. Very few tubers are offering, ant fellers do not seem amicus to quit, thougf merchants have advanced their prices to £S 15#. The following are pnc(« paid to farmer • at country stations, free of commission tacks extra, exccpt where otherwise stated Milling Wheat—According to Govern ment pries; South Island, October "a M r>« bnihel; North Island, 4d per bushel addi I tionftJ i fowl wheat, as lOd to 6e. I • Oats—Gartons, 4s to 4s 2d; Danish, 3s 9c <s 4} ! Algerians, 4s 3d to 4s 4d; Duns, 4; to 4s 4d. Barloy—Primo malting, 6s 6d to 7s; C.ipi birky, 4s Gd to 4s od. .Flour—£ls per ton; 1001b bags, £15 15s; COlb hags, £1G; 231b bags, £16 ss. Bran—Shipping, £5 10s; local, £5 13s pc; .ton. '. Pollard—£7 10s per ton. ' Ottmoal—2slb bags, £23 per ton; 7lb bags £32 per ton. Oatsheaf Chaff—£s 15s to £5 ss. Italian Ryegrass—4s 3d to 4s 6d. Perennial Ryegrass—4s 6d to ss. Cocksfoot—lOd to Is 4d, according t( quality. Red Clover—ls 8d to Is lOd. Whits Clover —Is 4d to Is 7d. Linseed—£26 to £27 per ton. Peas—Partridge, 7s W to 8s; Whit© Ivor ies, 9s io 10s; Blue Imperials. 11a to lis 6c (nominal). Beans—7« to 7« 3d (nominal). Onions—£ls (nominal). , Potatoes—£B 10s to £8 los for early delivery. Seed potatoes, main crop, £5 10a tc £6. ASHBURTON MARKET. The weokly stock sale held at the Tinwald y»rd« yesterday was largely attendod. The yarding oI fat sheep totalled 871. Tie quality.was good, but the demand was not so keen, and prices showed a decliuo on previous rates. Mr G. Body, Wheatsone, topp«d )be market for ewes, selling G at 50s, while it Itr T. Mulligan, Lismore, sold a wether at f. , ids. The principal sales wore; — >" £vm—7 at 355, 4at 43s fid, 7at 40s Qd, at 38a .Gd, 6 at 355, 5 at 4Gs, 5 at 3 at 42s Gd, 6 at 50s, 6 at 435. Wethers—l 4at 48s Gd, 15 at 45e, 34 at 43e, B at 555,. 11 at 37a 6d, 6 at-85s 6d, 43 at 345, 1 at 8« 6d, 3 st 60s, 2 at 565, 2 at 50s, S at '4l)fr 6d. Hoggets—s at 36s 6d, 4at 455. 4a 1 30s. Stows—Ther# was an unusually big 1 yarding of store sheep, including a large number of hoggets. The all round quality wss very mixed, though, there were good lines of both ©ires' and . hotrffete. Amongst the T»ri«vi«al sales were:—96 forur-tooth ewes and 05 lamba st 23s od, 03 mixed eex hoggets at 15s, 576 *t 38s 9d, 21 at 10s 6d, 132 at 21e, 62 at 23s 1d,'66 at 21s 02 at 28a 4d, 284 ew<i hogjftit at 283 lid, 23 two and four-tooth ewes and 9 lambs at 29s 3d. 39 failing-mouth #w«6 and 85 lambs at 12s 9d, 44 sound and fafling- -;•. mouth ewes and 29 lambs at 14s 6d, 69 four • and- six-tooth owes And 66 /lambs at 225, 81 ;w*ther hoegftts at 22s 3d. ■ _ Cattle—Tbeife was a woo* -"rdin?, sna •■prices were very firm. Mr V. "Wright, lag- ; mbor, topjied the market with a prime st-er. which made £33 10s. Fat steer* fill sto £23 10s, fat heifers £8 Sis-io £13, yearlings £3 12s, storo stesn £3 7s 6d to £5 7s Cd. H. C. SMITH, THE CITY MARKET, |Report that at the weekly sale business *« / sgikitj brisk, with a keen demand for traps, ,ctc. The princip«l items as follow^: —Mnw ja 10b, geldinr £12. four-year-old maro £26, • Tubhler-tj-rcd gig £11 10s, spring £9 10s tc £15, van £ll 16s, exprett £16, gig £8, do. £1C •' Ids.- spring dray £29, trap £2, trap £6. bos \ cart £6, 4 sets Jbarpoas £3 12s to £8 17s 6d, • separato* £8, bookcase £9 12la 6d, organ £3 | • 2s, Od, hose 85s, 6 rolls lino. lGs to £3 ss, chairs 15s each, ferrets 12s Cd to 17e stAJi, 15s, plough 87a 6d, do. £4 10s, «io. £5, if. plough £10, meat eafe 295, 30-gallon hoilet .£3 ( roll Cyclone netting £& 10S, sacks Is each, chaff oat (damaged) 2s. table , potatoes 16a to 19s, seed 10s to 16a 6d', copP«e'.'lßs, horso covera 18s to £3/laws mowers 13s 6d to £4, corrugated iron n sheet, water ■ trough, £2 2s €d, washing tuh».2le, roosters I<9' to 15s 6d, liona lis 3d to 16«, ducks 12* 6d lo 15», turkeys £2, all at per pair. Then w#a a largo entry of poultry. Having con- . duoti'd clearing sale at Reddifiis, account Mr .A, Masterst The chief items a* follow®:— Horses £36 10s, £2.-, £14 10s, £20 10a, I «Pdng dxaivs £28, do. £20, tip dray £10, van £6, set* harness £7 5s to £3, oil engine £26, ! £10 15s, saw bench £13, cart saddles , tS 10s, casb register £5, lifter £3, gent's cycle' £7, sacks Is cach. A splondid olear-i made, and the attendance w«b all that could be desirod. H. C. SMiti, *uctionlate Farmora' Saloyards. ' 1 ! /j. ■ FARMERS' SALEYARDS, Tuam and St. Asaph streets. SC«*«*ra F. P. Claridge end Co. report hav-. - m sold horses £10, £15, £12 Ss. £12, . £11, -£9 -'i 'ft' "* 8 15b . ,j6s 10s . - £S 15s, £6 10s, £6, £5 17«) I „ £5 15s, £5, £4 17s 6d, £4 1S», £4 10s, £4 | > 10», «, £3 10s, £3 2s 6d, £3. £3, £2; pony* t'fi and harness.£2l; cart, horse, and haxIV ?*** £200; 15 pigs 12s 6d to 37» 6d, 5 ! „ dogs 10a to £(, sets harness £10 15s, £4 10b, 104'*? 17s 6d, £2 13® 6d, £3 10S; part set, » 7a 6d, jogging do. £1 16s, tiding saddleel ' 7b, £3.; collars and bames £2, £l 4s;, (trotting- boots 10s, 10s, 5». 2s; lot odd harI v« wss at- good prices, clipping machino £1 4?, '• • B< ® e f,.extractor »nd petrol engine £15, un- " *SP ln S can £1 jOs, grit mill £t 15s, dogcarts) • 10s; gigs, £24, £10 10s; spring drayi w.o. cart'£l2 10b, carte £6, £7, £5 Sa;i ,X J Sf ßgo , whare £10, diso harrows £6, disfl flougfc £4 ( s.f. plough £6 10s, Domo seponu, A Baltic, do. £3,. cultivator. £4, grtws-) 1 ' harrowa £1 17s-6a, carpenter's bench £1 10*. wheelbarrow £1 ss. Planet J*. £4, seed, ■ r ® 10s, 'reaper £2 K)e, binder £4 10s, ■i, *"«la £1 netting wire £1 to £2, 4 coils; M?*' <3, barbed £2 10s, churns 10s, 8s ft TL' £1 ss, bicycles So 12s 6d, £U v iui "r',!I**l1** 1 doors £I.Ba, big line* cf chaffy a table potatoes, ' carrots, and *- numerous to F. Py tlandg, ; ' EGG MARKET. vgg e«!e of the Canterbury Egg! H fh 10 ? 8 -Association was held yesterday, Vp P- the rooms cf Meesrs Harris anctioneere, 158 .Hereford street. Thete ; j ;*"?•'Wily large entry," for which thitc wan demand, the market hardening son»* offered wero sold at tbo fol1' - W? 118 PrKee:—First grade hen-eggs la 7id ?« ■ ! SSj , .P®* down, second grade hen eggs Ist eggs la 7Jd. 1 STOCK EXCHANGE. "JESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. • reported:—Goldsbrough .Mort. (Mel7a 3d; Adelaide Steamship, £3 7s. BUSINESS ON OTHEE WW: EXCHANGES. P ffBSSS ASSOCIAXIOJT nUQIIlll.) WS:«\ •'' - ' AUCKLAND. -3§ reported:—Auckland Gu Cbmpany ,» 26s 3d; Kaiapoi Woollen Mills, £3 ' iw»; War Loan (1938), £95 10s. a - , DCNEDIN. " "n 'i? °E 'Change:—Talismwi Consolidated, I • » ' Zealand Paper Mills, 80b. i< salesWestport Coal, 31s. ,k-' ■'