CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18096, 11 June 1924, Page 10

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

(BT OXTR COMMERCIAL EDITOB.) Tuesday Evening. The oat market has quietened down somewhat. There is still a good deal of covering of forward sales to be done, but operators are delaying as much as possible. There is practically nothing offering from growers. Up to 5s on trucks is being offered by merchants for B's.

Chaff has taken another firming in price, and up to £7 has been paid farmers at nearby country stations. Orders have come from Auckland during the pnst few days, due no doubt to the indifferent quality of some of the imported chaff. In view of the fact that Canterbury chaff this year is heavy, there being such a short straw growth, the quotation of £7 per ton is not out of the way in comparison witli the price of oats. There is no alteration in potatoes. The singular feature about the market is that Dakotas are making more than whites. Tlie former have sold at £0 5s f.0.b., s.i., and whites at £5 17s 6d, quotations on trucks being .to £-1 17s Cd for Dakotas and £4 10s to £4 15s for whites. Growers will not discuss business under the latter price. The Navua last week took close on 4000 sacks for Auckland, but the market is still well supplied in that centre. A fair shipment was despatched during the week to New Plymouth. There is no alteration in seeds.

The following are the quotations to be paid to farmers at country stations, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated:— Wheat (new season's prices)— Tuscan 5s 4d, Hunters 5s 6d, Pearl 5s Bd, f.0.b,, Lyttelton. Fowl Wheat —5s 9d f.o.b. Chaff —£6 15s to £7. Oats —Gartons 4s lOd to 5s for grades. White Clover—ls 2d to Is 3d. Cowgrass —3d to 9d. Partridge Peas —6s. Italian Ryegrass —6s. Perennial Ryegrass —6s. Cocksfoot —84d to 9d. Linseed —£16 15s. Barlev—ss. Potatoes—£4 10s to £4 15s. Flour —£15 10s a ton. Pollard—£6 10s f.o.b. main ports; 10s extra for smaller packing. Brair—£s 10s per ton f.o.b. _main ports; 10s extra for smaller packing.

WftSTPORT BOROUGH LOAN

AMOUNT OVERSUBSCRIBED

(PBESS ASSOCIATION" TELEGRAM.) WESTPORT. Juno 10. The Westport Borough Council's loan of £29,500 for the hydro-electric sehwne and for machinery for road improvements was oversubscribed, applications being received from all over the D'ominion to the amount of £3rf,C'l)o, with other applications still coming in. Christ-church headed the list with over ii-.IO.'UK). " A goad deal of coal-mining activity is t-aiving place in the district, several new leases being applied for and others opened iip by co-operative mining parties, including one at Cascade Creek to connect with the Bullc-V Gorge railway, now under construction.

ASHBURTON MARKET. 4 The near approach of the closing down ox the u'eeiung ooi'Ji* ior tae subfion was rebpoiiaioie io< a entry ol iat stock at, lue iinwald juiub ytsteiduy. 'mere wai> a very jtaige-nutniuttiice, m spite oi tiii-uiiubuu-uy uig em-ry, blading . was very tpinitd au uuougn. liie yaiding inclucieu oomA ittt> ewes, -i-ii fat wetuers, about 40u lnt lamus, ueiweea 301jU and 4UUU stores, ana 46 head of cattle. i-rime ewes made irom !itS to Bis bd, the latter figure being for a pen ot 21 suia on account oi Mr K. Austin, of Muyneid. becond quality made 24s 4d to 2os id, and. interior sorts' 18s lid to 22; 6d. V/etnera brought 27a '9"d to 34s 4d, Prime lambs realised up to 40s 6d, and so far os could be gauged up till later in the Jilternoon, the over-ail price was just about 11 id per lb. The principal sales Were :

Jiwea—7 at 235, 17 at 17s 7d, 9 at 21s lOd, 20 at 17s 7d, 11 at 24a 6d, 15 at 22i 6d, 18 at 23a lOd, 9 at 22s (id, 14 at 22a 4d, 7 at 21s 4d, ■ 39 at 23s 3d, 23 at 22s 6d, 14 at.22s lOd, 14 at 20s, 16 at 18s lid, 13 at 21b 6d, 17--at 21s 2d, 15 at 24s 4d, B at 24s Sd, 12 at 24s 6d, 21 at 23s Kid, 21 at 23s 7d, 26 at 21s 3d, 21 at 26s 2d, 20 at 21s 6d, 38 at 23b 3d, 67 at 19s, 71 at 19s 4d, 30 at 32s'6d, 25-at 24s 6d, 10 at 18s sd, 16 at 2(.)s od, 18 at 20s Id, 14 at 24s 6d, 13 at 22s Bd, 19 at 235, 20 at 22r, 11 at '2ls, 22 at 245, 15 at 26s 7d, 85 at 24s lid, 30 at 24s Bd, 24 at 22s 3d, 26 at 23s Id, 61 at 25s lid, 16 at 24s Bd, 36 at 25s Bd, 15 at 21s 6d, 62 n-t 26s 3d, 14 at 235, 13 at 28s, 21 at 25s Id, 21 at 31s Bd, 34 at 30s sd, 16 at 17s, 20 at 19s 6d, 12 at 19s 3d, 17 at 20s 3d, 12 at 23s 4d, 15 at 29s Id, 20 at. 25s 4d, 16 at 245, 13 at 21s Id, 20 at 283, 26 at 225, 14 at 17s 7d, 10 at 16s €d, 13 at 22s Bd, 17 at 26s 24s 4d, ,10 at 26s id.; 28 at 245, 24 at 20s, 70 at 225, 13 at 29s 9d, 46 at 265, 36 at 26s 3d, 50 at 26b sd, 30 at 23s 9d. .50 at 245, 30 at 21s lOd, 34 at 23a 7d, 32 at '2os 6d, IS at 23a lOd, 20 at 20s 4d, 83 at 24s Bd, 75 at 23s sd, 48 at 17s,- 54 at 22s 4d, 66 at'2ls lid, 67 at 21s lOd. Wethers—l2 at 34s Id, 15 at 30s 4d, 17 "at 27s 9d, 9 at 32s 4d, 44 at 35s 6d, 7 at 34a, 6 at 32s 6d, 2 at 41s . 3d, 12 at 34s 4d, 11 at 33s 4d, 6 at 44s 6d, 4 at 355, 5 at 34s Id. Lambs—lß at 283 6d, 3at 40s 6d, 3 at 29a 6d, Sl at 29s 9(3, 20 at 27s - 6d, 16 at 275, 24 at 31s Id, 126 at 30s 7d, 14 at 26s 6d, 49 at 25s 4d. 44.at 275, 84 at 25s 6d 76 at 26s 2d, .43 at 263 2d,. 50 at 32s Bd, 48 at 83s 3d. 49 at 25s Id, 108 nt 28s lOd, 215 at 33s Bd, 114 at 27s Bd, 94 at 30s 9d, 97 at 32s Id, 7 at 275. 93 at 335. 19 at 265, 29 at' 1 - 83s lOd, 41 at- 25b 3d. Stores—The sale of stores had not started •up to a late hour afternoon, and no pricea were available. . Cattle —Fat ,cows brought £4 2s' 6d to £5 10s," forward steers £4 2s 6d and £4 17s 6d, cows in profit £4 2s 6d to £9 ss.

MARKET REPORT. • AUCTION SAIJS OP MACHINERY, SHOP FITTINGS, ETC. H. C.'Smith, of the City Market, held an auction sale on account of J?. Goulburn, Butchery, situated Colombo street, having ■ sold the lease. The following price were realised—Two-ton Sterne freezer, piping, tank, motor-starter, etc., complete, £300; Set Barnes Scales £SO. Set Toledo Scales £54, cash register £7O, office safe (John Tann) £45, G.E. motor and starter £l7, nmicer £B, mincer £3 10s, 3b.ethven copper £5, gramophone £4, Buffalo beef scales £8 10s' Beminsrton typewriter £9, Bryne pump and table £5 10s, 2 blocks £xi, meat trolley £4 Ts 6d, meat rails £l2 Ss, steel rails £3 10s, belting £3 17s, butcher's cart £7 10s, blinds £2 ss, sows, choppers, hooks, etc.' £ll Bs, and usual sundry lines. There was a large attendance of butchers and the general public, and every lot found keen oonn petition. 6 H. C. SMITH, Auctioneer.