CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18677, 28 April 1926, Page 10

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

'(By totir Commercial Editor.) Tuesday Evening. The grain, and produce market is practically unchanged from last week. VII classes of seeds are in slack demand, and generally the tendency is towards lower values. The Potato Position. There is an apparent attempt to "bear" the potato market, and the fact that it has eased only slightly is accepted as proof of the firm prospects. With the waterside hold-up more pronounced and the feeling of uncertainty developing in this respect, the elements for a slide in values have been quite favourable. A few small parcels have been bought at £6 12s Gd, f.0.b., s.i., the equivalent of about £5 5s on trucks, but purchases at these figures were promptly sold north at £7 a ton. The larger operators here arc refusing £7 a ton for May-June, and prompt deliveries range from £0 l">s to £6 17s 6d. Auckland is enquiring at about these figures, the indications being that the local crop up thero is about exhausted. At the moment values to 'fanners are about £•" "»s on trucks, i which priec is not leading to any business.

Wheat and Oats. It is reported that as a result of the firming of the Australian wheat market, which has hoisted the cost of Australian fowl wheat in the North Island, the poultry industry is likely to come on the South Island market for supplies. Although it is reported that there is little wheat passing into millers' hands, the mills are. uuderstood to be fairly well stocked, particularly in the country districts. Obviously, these nulls could not afford to allow locallv-grown wheat to leave their doors, and pay a much-euhanced price to bring distant wheat per rail to replace it. Oats are very weak, A's being offfred to-day 4t 4s 2sd f.0.b., s.i. There is practically no. demand. Ouions are inclined' to weaken a little further; and to-day's quotations are £l2 to" £l3 on trucks. It is not a price to cry over, and growers should not forget that there is a limit to what the consumer will pay. , Quotations..

The following are nominal quotations, free of commission,.on trucks at wayside stations, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated!— ' Wheat (new season) —Millers' offers, 63 Bd, 6s "KM, -and 7s f.0.b,.., sacks extra; fowl wheat 7s. -. ; " •' - ' Oat's—&artoris 3s ,6d for A s, and os .3d for B's; Algerians 3s 0d; Duns 3s Dd to 4s for good quality. J x Ch»ff—Good bright £s.os. . ■ White- Glover (new. season)—9d to lOd. ', • ' Barley—ss. ' . , , ■ ■ Cowgrass—Bd to 9d. Italian By.egrass—2s 9d to 3s. _ I Perennial Ryegrass— 6d 9d. Cocksfoot (nominal) —7d to 7}d. Partridge Peas—To 6s 6d. Onions —£12 to £l3.' ' Potatoes—£s ss. i « . . ■ 1 Flout—£lßi ! a ton f.0.b., nearest port; smaller packing,; -1001b, £l9; ;50s ~i £l9 12» 6d;, 25/s, £.20,j , • , • * . Irt • nearest port, 10s extra for'smaller packing. Bran—£B per ton f.o.b. nearest port, 10s estra for smaller packing.

RANGIORA STOCiC MARKET. The supply, of, fats in the theep , department at tho Rangiora market is cow taperinz off., only 220 lambs and 221 ewes and wethers being yarded yesterday. Amongst the. sales for., H. Hannn, 14 la^ b8 „ a 26b td; H. Tallott, 21 ,81,263 6d; C. H. Tal16tt, 42 at '23s9d; Jas. Fitzgibbon, 30 at 26s 6d,- 6 at 27s 8d; .J.'-S. - Hiatt, 15 at 27s 2d ; R:; Collie, 33 at 28s 9d; C. Fitzp.trick,. A. at 26s Id; M O'Connor. 76 a» 25s 4d;.client, 38: at '2ss IW. Fat ewe,: For R. Hirina, 9.at 15e;- T,. Morgan, 7at 15s, H. Hanna, 15 at 15s; H. Ta lott l 3 at IBs; Dalzell's Estate, 21 at I J - Broanan, jun., 20s 2d, 22 at )£« 6d; Harvey Bros.,.si at IBs 6d; A. Yallance, 18 at ,15s. 6d. and' 23 at 17s 7d';. .client, 15 wethers at was ,an 'entry ci 1829, store, isheep, all but two lots" of which /hanged hands. The sales were;— Ewes:, 67 fading-mouth at ,15s 6d, 81 sound-mouth at 225. 6d, 30 ,st 23s IS, 12 failing-mouth at 16s, 73 at 15e, 68 at. 14a, 67 at 13# lOd,- .31. at 15s-4d, and 61 at 14s sd. Wethers: 178 four-tooth at 255.6 d, 200 four and six-tooth at 2<s, 3V »t 6d, ,66 af 24s Bd. Lamba: 21 at 22s 10d. 330 ewe lamb. aV'26s 6d, 'lB9 at 24s IWriro ,wefc] her lambs at 23e, 25 mixed sex at 13s lOd, 8 at There was a yarding of « head of cattle, including .a special entry of -Mr X. ». awbard's dairy herd. Out of this herd 20 spring calvFrs' made £2 15s-to £3 10s. Other sales] were: Dairy cows up to £lO 2s 6d, springing foUtrh r c»lvera up to £lO, dry cqwsi £3 6 : to £7 7s 6d,'Joung heifers: £4 6s to £4 12s 6d, Wfing heifers 30s, fat heifers £8 10s two-yeat-old! 'fat '.sUera £5 4s, to. £6 17s 6d, fat cvws £6,.calyes to,lßs.to. 20a. .. , ■ Tbere ; was an exceptionally 'arge entrj of pigs,',over 320 -being penned. All kinds were in good demand, and . a general clearance ,was made at'.the following. -Heavy baconers to £6 16s,- light baconers £i ■ „. to '£s ss; ,pork3te, £2 15s to. £3; stores, 3os to. fiOs; weaners, 10s fo 18s. , "In' the' poultry-department, looeters sola to, 9s 6d a couple, ;h?ns. ;5s 9d, pullets Bs, ducks 7s 6d . • i. • produo©—Chickwheat 20s fr to 26s & bag, oats 22a, oatsheaf chaff 6s 6d, straw chaff 2s, potatoes ,10a to 12s, carrots 6e 6d to 8s marrows 4s to 10s a .dozen, parsnips ,2« a petrol tin; tomatoes, 2a a, lialf-ca*e; c ® uh J flowers, 3a to 4s do»; cabbages, 3s to 4s a doien; apples, 2« 6d to 4» a case. - - . Sheetoskina—Halfbreds lOs, crossbreds 8s Ed, hogget skins 7s, pelts 4s, wool 9d lb, crutchings 6d, hides 4Jd lb, fat 2sd, calf skin 4«f -hbrsehair la-Jod lb.' . ■ ' • ■ '

. TINWALD STOCK SALE. There jwaa .» good attendance at; the Tinw»ld .stock sale - yesterday, th«e jas an entry of 369 fat ewes, 1134 fat 'smbs ■2721 stores, and 68 head of cattie. Thye were a lot of light unfinished ewes in the fat pens, and for these there was a decline in values as ccmpared with last weeks prices," but prime sorts were firm, at about late' rates. ITiere- was spirited bidd.ng for the fat lambß, and they sold ut full schedule ■rates. The- principal- salfs were :—• ■ > at 16s 6d, 10 at 15s 10d, 8 at ■lTs 6d 20 at 17s 9d, 6 at 18s, 7 at las 6d, 6-at ios, 13 at il4s 6d, T4 nt 21s, sat 16s lOd 'l2 *t 17s ,7d, :12 ,'at 17s Bd, 18.at 16s 9d,' Bat 17s, sat 12s 6d, 14 1 1 7 ® 1 , ] , 5 at lis. 116 at 1% 7d, 30 at 13s, 7 at 18a Id, 86 at 'lss 10d,,-.16,at ,17s,- 15,. Ati 155.W,,10/at 19s- 7 af 16s 9d, 12 at l4s 7d," 12 at 163 6d, 4At lis 3d,' ti at! 17s 10d; 6 at-16s 6d. Lamba—l4 at 20s, ,63 at 255.8 d,. 52 at 28s ed, 36 at 28s 4d, 52 at'27a Id, 77 at 28s Id, 88 at 29stlld,' 83 at 28s 6d, 21 at-28s3d, 17 at 275,6 d, 178 at 23s 4d, .112 at 27s lOd, 27 at '2sa Id, 17"af 2Ss lid,. 47 at 265.10 d, 198

at 295,. 36 st 29s Id.' ' S'torev-The sale of stores was » very satisfactory; onfe, and only a couple of lines were passed at-auction. The .principal sales were 46 ' rape lambs at.lOs 6d, 123 mixed sex halfbred lambs at 22s 7d, 94 halfbred wether lambs at 13s, 73 halfbred ewe lambs (smali) at 20s 6d, 66 failing-mouth halfbred ewes at 15s, 88 mixed sex crossbred lambs at 22s lid, 96-. sound-mouth crossbred »wes at ■ 2os, ■ 19 mixed sex lambs at: ,23s 3d, 144 failing-mouth three-quarterbred ewes at i 4« Ed, 39 mixed sex crossbred lambs at 23s 7d, 112 failingmouth halfbred ewes at 17s 6d, 49 failingmouth halfbred ewes at 17s 9d, 170 halfbred ewe' lambs at 25a 6d, 101 ' full aiid failingmouth halfbred. ewes at 19a lOd, 36 failingniouth tbree-quarterbred ewes at 12s Id, 66 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at 21s 4d, 92 .four, six,, and eight-tooth three-quarter bred"ewes, at 265, ;80 four, six, and eighttodth halfbred. fat' and forward wethers' at 26s 7d; 40 ' halfbied. wethera at 21* 3d. 25 halfbred>etheM , at-21s, 14 ditto at 21s Id. 44 four, six, and sight-tooth , three-quarterbred erwea (empty)- at 295, 100 four, six, and eighttooft at.24s v 7d, 20 ditto at 24s id, 53 ditto at-24s 7d',144 fsiling-mouth crossbred - ewea- at 'l4a 9d, SM four,.nx, and_ eighttooth'halfbred wethers at' 27s lid, 46 ditto at Ma 3d. , J - . Rattle—Fat cows- brought; £6.,U>. 412 15s. 'heifers £4 7s 6d to steers' £7 l«a • ® j 15s.'. Two" runners-realised £3 each, and a I cow in'profit £6.

THRILLS FOR WOMEN,

ACTION OF A STRANGE MAN. One© upon a time a man received a Christmas'present and left it unopened •upon the top of his desk for six whole months! ' But he was hardly human. 'Very (JifFeiieii.tv.'friEiS .he f r oni,t,lio thousands of Christohurch people who, immediately they see a Stewart Robinson advertisement, scent bargains. And hare they ever failed?- • Just now Stewart Robinson's two shops at 108 Cashel street West, and 743 Colombo street (opp. Londontown) are stocked "full of his wonderful Salvage Boot Ba-rgairis bought by him at 8s Id in the* £. And every day the crowds have been pouring in and clamouring for these bargains and going- away fully satisfied that they have secured the most wopderful footwear values for years. Every day the crush grows bigger and several times both of Stewart Robinson's shops have been crowded out. To-day will see bigger bargains than ever, including 300 pairs of Boys' Best Quality, Bos Calf Derby Shoes'at Ss 6d and 10s 6d, which are worth easily 14s Bd. Also. Men's Box Calf Derbys at I6s 6d (worth. 306) arid Ladies' Patent One-Bar Fancy Shoes at 15s 9d (worth 22s 6d). ' ' ' : ' •, There are also hundreds of other bargains equally. - a*. gopd - . : , Come- early, wlwn.you can gjj»i the pick'of the selection. —€