CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18186, 24 September 1924, Page 10

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

(sr orr. commebcial editoe.j j Tuesday Evening. TV expected has happened in the potato market. The high price or. £» a ion. which 1'.0.b. ,0. "paper ' potato*, were making las", week wits too mucn in the air to hold, and to-day they ;;re freely o florin <; ~~ 10s * 1U " the rush*a lew sales were made- at up to £fi on truck!-, but tlu*- growers wno quitter! generally average'! from £■> 10s , to -So los. There are now more tul»n» offering the getting somewnat late. .mt.-h further risking of the market. With the uiKcrtamty re«aiui„g the. •r.r-ditv 01 shipments, it is not nnprouahlo t!..n C •ni-erbi'n' rotates later cn in October will iirm up. the extent, or course depending on ihe quantity holo. it 1* more than probable that some or Ij--.l week's r>urehas.e.-; wiil g>> i?itr> stock, a-> thev are noi wanted ior consumption this month, and this will add; to their cost. The departure cf the \\ inoattH h:is been delayed until Navua is due to leave on I htirsci-O. and tlie Wanaka. at tho end of the week. Their potato cargoes for the North are expected to Lie light. Cowgrass is in good enquiry for good samples. Chaff is meeting with, brisk demand, the: weather causing some anxiety. It is worth 011 trucks about £7 7 s Cd a ton. Other seeds remain unchanged. .. The following ".re the quotations to be paid to farmers at country stations, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated — Wheat —Tuscan s sd, Hunters 5s 7d, Pearl os fld. f.o.b. Lvttelton. Fowl Wheat (nominal)—'6s f.o.b. Chaff—£7. Oats —15. {Jnrtons ."5s fid White Clover—ls 2d to Is 6d. Cow grass—Sd to -id. Partridge Peas—os 9d to &. Italian Ryegrass—6s. Perennial Ryegrass—6s. Cocksfoot —8d to 9d. Linseed—£ll7 15s. .Barley—3s. Potatoes —£5 to £5 os to £o 10s (nominal). Flour—£ls 10s a : ;-^ton. Pollard-—£6 ]os per ton f.o.b. main ports; 10s extra for s'maller packing. Bran—£o 10s per ton f.o.b. main ports; 10s extra for smaller packing. RANGIORA MARKET. The yarding at the Tiangiora market yesterday included 427 sheetp and lambs, 54*" head of cattie, and 60 piya. There was no improvement in the tone of the market, as compared with the-dullness that has prevailed during the past few weeks, mainly in consequence of the continuance of the dry weather. The sales made were:—29 aged ewes , and 20 lambs at 21s 4d (all counted), 24 ewes and 27 lambs at. 2Ga 3d, 25 ewes and 29 lambs at 18s 9d, 18 ewes and 21 lambs ■at 18s 4d, 45 ewes and 49 lambs at 19s Id, 27 ewes and 27. lambs at 16s, 27 wether hoggets and 63 ewe hog-geta at 23s 3d, and 25 wether .hoggets at 243 cd. Cattle—Best springers made £1 to £8 15s, backward and low-conditioned springers £1 103 to £3, springing- heifers £1 10s to £'4 15s store cows £1 to £1 103, forward cows £3 to £4, and yearling heifers 8s 6d to 303. Pigs—Sows in pig made £5 to £5 ss, good stores to 455, small stores 30s to 40s, best wearers 28s, others 20s to 255. Poultry—Roosters to 13s a couple, lie 113 to ' lis, and ducks to 9s. Produce—Chiekwheat 23s to 24b a sack, barley 219, meal 15s, oatslieaf chaff Ss, straw cLafi 3j to 3a Gd, table potatoes Ss to 12s, seed potatoes 6s. to 10s t pig potatoes 3s. to 38 6d, carrots 4s, paißnips 3s 6d a kit, cauliflowers 3s to 8s a. dozen, onions 3d' lb, apples 3s to 5a a half-case. Sheepskins—Halfbred 18s to 24a od, crossbreds to 18s, hogget skins to 14s, wool ! cru tellings Is 2d per lb, calfskins 4s 6d each, hides 3id lb, fat 2d, and horeehair Is 3d.

1 ASHBURTON MARKET. The entry at . the Tinwald yards yesterday comprised 76 fat ewes, 160 fat wethers, 16 fat hoggets, 1106 Btore3, and 54 head of store cattle. . 'i'.ho all round quality qf the fat sheep scarce.y up to the standard of tlio.entry. at the Ashburton yards last week, but the short supply caused spirited - competition, - and last week's values were fully maintained. Prime ewes realised 42s 6d to 51s 6d; second quality 31a to 38s 6d, prime wethers brought 51s to 60s, and second quality 34s 3d to 41s. The principal sales were:—• Ewes—2 at -He, 2 at 42s 6d, 9 at 36s 6d, 7 at 383 6d, 9 et 36b Id, 6 at 39s 7d, 3 at 51s 6d, 3 at 43s Cd, 5 at 35s 3d, 5 at 355, 2 at 32s 3d. Wethers—l 4at 34s 3d, 19 at 38s Id, 10 at 55s fid, 9 at 42s 3d, 5 at 50s, 9 at 56s 6d, 9 at 55s 4d, 11 at 525, 9 at 51s, 9 at 41a, 3 at 60s, 6 at'66s, Sat 60s 9d, 10 at 606. Hoggets—S at 30s, 2at 325, 3at 85b, 1 at 41s. Stores—The stores consisted principally ©t aged ewes with lambs at foot, and a couple of pens of hoggets. The principal aale3 were—lo failing-mouth halfbred ewes at lis 6d, 12 halfbred wethers at 18s, 56 halfbred and crossbred mixed sex hoggets at 26e, HI ditto at 25b Id, 25 mixed sex' half bred hoggets at 17s Id, 47 crossbred ewes and 48 lambs (all counted), at 21s lid, 113 failing mouth crossbred ewes and 116 lamba at 17a 3d, 79 failing mouth crossbred ewes and 93 lambs at 20s Id.

_ Cattle—The sale of cattle again resulted in poor prices, even allowing for the low condition of those oSered. Empty cows brought £1 to £2, springing cows 15s to £3 15s, springing heifers £1 6s to £2 10a, yearling heifers 7s to 14s, and yearling steers 6s.

INVESTMENT SHARES. BUYERS NOT PLENTIFUL. (fPECIAL TO "TKB PBEaS.") WELLINGTON, September' 23. Sharebrokers are beginning to comtplmn of tho absence of buyers.. There are plenty of sellers willing to accept present prices, but business is very difficult. Government stocks and bonds are 6low, and the few buyers about axe not prepared to pay the old prices. Instead of a margin of 2a 6d to 5s between the buying and selling quotations, the difference ie now 7s 6d to 10s. Bank shares, which a few weeks ago were in -active demand, are now more or less neglected. Bank of New Zealand ehare3, however, .keep very firm. Gas shares find no favour with investors, and ehipping shares are quiet. Insurance shares are firm, and business has been done at full current rates. Meat preserving shares svre slow, with an occasional sale reported. Woollen shares aro quiet, and business difficult. Timber shares aro very firm, and are the only shares that show an upward tendency. "Holders arc very firm, hcn:o business is restricted. Brewery shares aro quiet at the moment, but they appear to be maintaining their values. Holders arc very firm, hence business is restricted. There does not appear to bo much money available for investment in Stock Exchange securities. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., received the following cablegram from their London ofHce, under date 19th inßtant: ".Proicn Meat—Lamb, 12d per lb (average). Mutton: Wether and maiden ewe, light SJd per lb; iieavy, 7Jd per lb; ewe, light 6Jd per lb; heavy 5Jd per lb; market steady. "Dairy Produce—Butter advanced 2s per cwt (last quotations, choicest salted, 5-9-24: 206s to 210s per cwt).'' EGG AUCTION. Messrs Harris Bros., Ltd., report that the usual weekly auction aale of Feather Brand guaranteed fresh eggs, on behalf of the Canterbury Egg Farmers' Co-operative Association, was held in their rooms, 158 Hereford Btreet, "yesterday afternoon. The following prices were realised:—Hen eggs, first grade (2oz or over) Is 4d; hen eggs, second grade (under 2oz), Is 3d. 6