CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17890, 10 October 1923, Page 10

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

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Tuesday Evening.

Keports from Auckland are to the effect that the quantities of new potatoes on tho market are increasing, but in the aggregate they are yet light. However, they are assisting to spin out supplies, and retailers are only buying old potatoes from hand to mouth. Some enquiry has come from Auckland and business has been don© at £ll 10a f.o.b. s.i. Tho market, though quiet, shows no change in quotations. Ihe Jiakopo and i'ukaki sail north this week, but with what quantities is not known. Two Island boats sail from Auckland this week, winch is likely to encroach on tho stocks held. Seed potatoes are hard to quit, and offers to Invcrcargill, where high prices were reported, met with the reply that there was plenty of seed available for —o demand so far.

Fowl wlieat sold to-day at 5s 5d f.o.b. sacks extra. There is keen enquiry, apparently on the assumption that with the prospects of a small carry over of milling wheat and the short sowing this season, 1924 supplies will be under requirements. 'iliere is enquiry for white clover, which is worth from Is Id to Is 3d at country stations, but red is lifeless. There is also a blighter feeling in tho ryegrass market. The following are the quotations to be paid to farmers at coULlry stations, sacks extra, unless otherwise stated:—

Wheat—Tuscan 03 3Jd, Hunters os ojd. Pearl 5s 7fd. Fowl wheat—ss 4d €o 5s od, f.o.b'., for whole.

Chaff—Bright oatsheaf £4 10s to £4 15s. Oats—Gartons 2s 8d to 2s 9d. AVhite Clover—ls Id to Is 3d. Italian Ryegrass (nominal) —oa per bushel. .

Cowgrass— 6Jd to Bsd. Potatoes—£lo lor whites and Dakotas, £9 106 for f.a.q.'s. Cocksfoot—od. Linseed —£15 10s. Peas—os 9d to 6s. Flour —£15 10s per ton. Pollard—£7 per ton, f.0.b., main ports, 10s extra for smaller packing. Bran —£5 per ton, f.o.b. main ports; 10& extra for smaller packing. RANGIORA MARKET. There was an improvemeat in the number oi xive aiocjc enteiui at tjie Ivdiig.otu, iu<.i*ei yesterday. i-Uo oi wuBiaiea oi ±&> lata aud aooti stores auu iunii>3. J.ne demand was ueciaeuiy wejK, uoi inure man a mud oi the emr/ being umposed ot. Cut ot tne lata the oniy naics were io eweß ut i)us Id, aat 345, 1 m b&s, mid a iarnu at 84s Cd.

Tne stores disposed of were nil aged ewes with lambs, 81 with 17 lambs making z'ta bd all counted, 36 with 40 Union las td, 44 witu 44 Jambs 24s Bd, bl witn bti iamJs ris, oi with 47 lambs las Dd, bl with 50 luinos ltis lid, and 54 with 53 lambs ltis 4d. In the cattie pens there were 82 head, all but about half a dozen being dairy stock. Good springers made £4 15s to £7 6s, springing heuers £3 12a tid to £8 sb, diury cows £5 to £8 2s (id, eighteen months to three-year-old heifers £2 10s to £3 10a, aged cows £2 to £3 IDs, dry cows £1 10a to £'i 2e, a lat steer £8 12s bd. Pigs—About 90 were penned. Large stores sold at 44s to 635, medium 35s to 40s, slips 27s to 325, large weaners, ll)a to 255, - and small 15s to 18a. Poultry—Roosters sold to 15s a couple, hens 10s, and ducks 7s. Pioduce— Chickwheat 16s to IDs a sack, oat; 18s, meal 14s to 15s, \ oatshenf chaff 6s io 6s, potatoes 15s to 18s, seed potatoes 10s to 12s, parsnips Bs, onions ' Is 6d string, apples 4s to 5s a case. Sheepskins—Halfbred to 17s 9d, jthree-quaf-tenbred lis, crossbred 8s to 9s, wool crutchings 6id lb, dead wool sd, hides 3d lb, callskins 2s to 3s each, failed lb, and horsehair Is 3d.-' " • ■>■-' ';; ■■*"•". ASHBURTON MARKET. The entry of sheep at the Tinwald yards yesterday comprised'lo2 fat ewej, 11 wethers, 3 hoggets, aud 1080 stores, inciaidinir 417 lambs. There was. a good attendance. Prime ewes made 40s 6d to 45s 6d, and second quality 26s 6d to 28s lOd. Wethers made 35s 3d to 483.. The principal sales were:—. Ewes—3 at 425, 4 at 41s, 7 at 82s, 6 at 445, 2s at 44s 6d, 7 at 82s 9d, 16 at 28s 6d, 10 at 38s; lOd, 10 at 33s 9d, 2 at 435, 11 at 45s 4d, 11 at 40s 6d, 3 at 46a 6d. Wethers—7 at 43s 6d, 3at 85s 3d. Stores—The stores were . principally aged ewes with lambs at foot. ' Out of the total yarded, 718 were passed at auction. Those sold were.: 5 aged ewes, at 82*, 11 halfbred ewes and 11 lambs all counted at 19s Id, 107 failing mouthed three-quarterbrtd ewes and 104 lambs at 13s 6d. Cattle —There' was a fairly good yardirg.. Fat cows brought £3 to 210 17s 6d, -fat. heifers and cows in profit £4 15s to £9 12s 6d, and springing heifers £i.

DAIRY CONTROL ACT.

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INVEROAECrILL, October 9,

An active campaign in- support of the Dairy Control Act has been .carried on in Southland for the last few weeks, and dairy farmers throughout the province have been addressed by leaders in the movement. "Without exception, the meetings have been unanimously in favour, of the Act, principle of control being generally accepted, such enquiries as are received being in reference to details of the operation of the Act. It is fairly certain that the Southland voting will i» heavily infavour of the measure. WHEAT MARKET. (Received October 9th, 8.40 p.m.) October 9. Wheat—Cargoes are firm owing to the high prices shippers are asking in America, but the existing level of prices is checking business in cargoes. After opening firm parcels closed 8d under the day's beat quotation. j FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. (BY CABia—PBESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.) (aost&aliah tsaS i.z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, October 8.

•-..16J-- - 163 * Determined by price of silver.

AUSTRALIAN COASTAL FREIGHTS.

. SYDNEY, October 9. The 10 per cent, reduction in coastal freights by the Patrick Steam Ship Company has so far evoked no response by other interState services. It is stated that the latter are unlikely to take action for several weeks if at aIL ' AUSTRALIA'S IMPORTS. PEBTH, October 9. At 'the sixteenth animal meeting of the Associated-Chambers of Manufacturers it was stated that the total importations into the Commonwealth during 1922 were valued at £ 103,068,000, against £131,808,000 in 1923. The importations in 1912 were, valued at *7e,748,00fc ■ . .

The exchange rates are as fol lows:— Par. Oct. 4. Oct. 8. Paris, fr. to •• 26.225 78.10 75.95 Brussels, fr. to £1 "•• 25.225 92.80 88.65 Chrietiania.kr. toil 18.159 28.90 29.06 Copenhagen, tar. to£l 18.159 25.85 25.83 Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.159 17.17 17.17 Berlin, marks to £1 20.25 " 3,200,000,000 4,000,000,000 Borne, lire to £1 •• 22.22J 102J 100J New York, dol. to £1 4.86 ' ' 4.55 4.55} Montreal, dol. to £1 4.86 4.63 , 4.60J Yokohama, at. to yen 21.5 25Jd«/ ' 25Jd Hong Kong, dol. to £1 * 27gd 28gd Calcutta, si to rpe. 10 to gold £