CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18725, 23 June 1926, Page 12

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

• t* ■" —— HEAVY POTATO SHIPMENTS. (BT OTm COHUEHCTAL IDITOB.) • , Tuesday Evening. Potatoes continue the one and only source of interest.in''the market, and the see-sawing process continues. Towards the. ■week-end, inquiries which; did not continue very long, served to send up the market, but almost immediately sellers appeared on the scene, and everybody retired under cover, Saturday and Monday were quiet, but to-day there is a 'firmer feeling with an advance, although at the moment there is little business passing. Naturally, Sydney, with the Karetu's 25,000 sacks arriving there to-day, is not inquiring, but Auckland is again commencing to ask for quotations. To dato the northorn operators have professed to discount the volume of _ the Australian business, but tho inquiries indicate that there is a slightly changed opinion. 'For June, coastal £6. 155,t0 £6. 17s <sd f.0.b., s.i.,'was quoted this afternoon, for July £7.7s 6d to £7 10s, and for August-September £B. At the moment there is no Sydney quotation, the results of the Karetu's shipment, no doubt, being awaited. Values to farmers for June coastal business are up to £5 5s on trucks, with few sellers, and for July £5 10s. Tor Australian business up to £6 on trucks is available for July* tlio speeial packing warranting the difference • of 10s a ton. The Kurow sailed to-day for Auckland with 2200' sacks. Inclusive of tho Karetu's shipment tho dispatches for Sydney thjs season totalled about 64,000 sacks. Contrary to expectations the Waihora, sailing on the 28th inst, is expected to take a heavy cargo, up to 30,000 sacks being mentioned. However, two thirds of this quantity considerably exceeds what was anticipated. The May shipments from Lyttelton to all ports were far in advance of last May and recovers the drop recorded in the earlier months, whilst shipments promise to bo something m the nature of * record for this month. The values of the Karetu's potatoes when put on the market in Sydney, are being eagerly awaited.

Onions Advance. ; j The onion market firmed over the latter end of last week by up to SOs j a ton,.and £ll was paid to farmers at average country stations. There is.no movement in any other class of produce. »-,-'', Chaff is quoted at £.5 10s to £5 15s, £ on trucks,' for good bright. 3 Quotations. The following are nominal quotations, free, of commission, on trucks at j wayside stations,..sacks extra, except where otherwise, stated: — Wheat (new season)— Millers' offers, i 6s Bd, 6s lOd, and 7s f.0.b., sacks extra; fowl wheat 7s. „„,/., Oats—Gartons 3s 8d to 3s 9d for A'fl, : and 3b'sd for B's; Algerians, 3s 9d;. , Duns, 4s to 4s 2d for good quality. ; 1 . Chaff—Good bright, £5 10s to £5 ; L 15S. . '!'■• White Clover (new season).—9d.to. . *. 10(1. -, -. ;r ... -. . .-■;.Barley!:—3s. t'o'.'.ss.6d. • Cow'grass—Bd to 9d. ? Italian .JByegras9r-2s 9d to 3a. a -Perennial KyegTass—3s ,6d. '. Cocksfoot (nouiinal)—6d to 6Jd. e Partridge Peas—7s. 8 Onions— £lO 15s to £ll. \' Potatoes—£'s to £5 5s for June 3 delivery; £5 10s.to £5 15s for July. ' Flour—£lß-a ton f.o.b. nearest port;' ! smaller packing, 1001b £l9; 50's, £l9 I- 12s 6d, 25's £2O. '■ Pollard—£9 f.o.b. nearest port, 10s I oxtra for smaller packing. . e Bran— £8 per ton f.o.b. nearest port, 10s extra for smaller packing.

RANGIORA STOCK MARKET. There was ft very large attendance offarmera at the weekly market yesterday. The entries in the yarda were much smaller: than usual, especially in the Bheep pens. The: total of 1095 atorts was alow of sale; the fats, however, sold well, good fat lambs aelling up to 29a'7d, and medium fata 245. 6d to 25s lid. Fat wethers made up to 31a lOd, and lighter weights 24s 6d. The sales made were:— Fat Lambs—A. M. Miller, 21 at 25s lid; J. Indh, 5 at 29s 7d; J. Pousonby, 10 at- . 25s 4d; P. Fitzgibbon, 11 at 24a 4d; J. Douds, 27 at 25s 4d; Guy'a Estate, 64 at: 275. i Fat Wethers—John Douds, 6at 26s Id; J. ■ Ponsimby, 13' at SltlOd and 3->t.2Bs'6d. . • Fat Ewes—Mr M. J. Mehrtens, 24 at 17s, I 13 at Ms Id. 18s 6d, 40 f.m. at 13s 6d 84 a.m.jt 2Ss 9d, 145 at 22s (all in lamb), 18 at 17s lid, 25 hoggets at 19s, 10 eweß ,in lamb at 16s ' 9d. Wethers, 48 two and at 265, 25 at 23s 4d. _ ■: Piea—There was an entry of 100. l«*vy habere made £5 15s 6d to .^..^V^ medium £4 15s to £5 10s 6d, light £i l 13s 6d to £4 12s 6d, porkers £2 17s 6d to £3 9s 6d, stores 28s 6d to 4Se, big weaners to 23s 6d, amall weaners 9s to 15a. _J Thirty-six head of cattle were yarded, iat. 1 cowa made from £4 to £6 ss, early cajvers f £5.5s 'to.£9 15s, late.calvers £2 to £4, dairy i cowa £3 to £5 6s, 18-months heifera £3 10s, dry -cows £1 2s 6d to £2 Gs, young cattle ' 80s to £l : l9s 6d, calves 10s to. 30s. I • Poultry—Roosters 12s lOd a .couple, hens j- 6a, ducks 7s, turkoys- 19s. • - ••'•••• . Produce—Chickwheat made 2os to 27s a l bag, oats 20s to 225, peas 225, oatsheaf i chaff 6s, straw chaff 2s 6d, potatoes 10a to > 12s, carrota 2s 6d kit, marrows Cs doz, cabt hages 3s, onions ljd lb, awedes 2s kit, apples 5s to 6s case, pears Id lb. .. Skins, eto.-Halfbred sheepskins, brought . 10s, crossbred 10s, hogget 7s calfskins 3s 6d, 1 crntohings 6d lb, wool SJd, fat 2d, horseJ hair Is sd. . • . 3 "

TINWALD STOCK SALE. There was a good .attendance at .the Tinwald yards yesterday, when there-: were m the fat pens 594 ewes, 73 wethers,, and 84* lamhs. » There was the small yarding: of. only 181 stores and 12 head of cattle. There were a lot of inferior sheep in the *we pens, but tho- sale all through, considering the average quality, showed ft slight advance on last week's rates,, both in respect, to ewes and wethers,-but a number of the. unes entered were: passed at auction. The .top price paid for-lambs was 29s 9d for ftj>nme line of 124, sold' on account of Mr Wm, i«angdon, ofValatta. The principal sales were; ■ Ewes-li>at.-16s, 9. at 20s, 10 at 1B«.W, 19 at 17e 14,-13 at 18s 6d, 12 aKlBs 6d, 19 • at 13s 4d,.18.at 17a lOd, 15atil3s, 9at • 15a Gd, 6at 19s Id, Bat 22s 2d,.18 at 15s I 7d, 20 at 16a Id,' Bat 16s Id, 7.at 14s Id, [ 11 at lis 6d, ',13 at 15s lOd, 14 at .15s Id, 13. [ at 18s -6d r 11' at 17s 4d, 12 at 16s 9d, 13 at. . 16s 4d,' 6'*t 23s 6d, 18 at 18a-lOd, 16 at' I -13»'9d,Mr at 18s Id, 10 at 15s 4d, 13 at 18*' , 9d, 131 at.l7a.7d, 12 at 21a, 12 at 18s, IS at ,' 18e 6d, B.at 16s, 9at Hs 7d, 9'at 17s Bd, . 6 at. 155,4 d. 6,at 15s 6d, 6at Us €d. a- Wethers—2 .at SOs, 4at Sis Bd, 10 at 80s, . 2 >•■•..::■ Lainbs-7 at 235, 3 at 24s 9d, 14 at 22s 6d, 54 at 27a 6d, 29 at 24s 3d, 53 at 23s lOd, 125 at 26s 9d, 63 at.2Ba 6d,. 80 at 23s lid, • 124 at. 29« 9d,'45 at 28a Bd, 26r*t 2Ss 6d, ' 10 at 27s 7d. ■ ' '. >' Stores—4 ewe and 8 wether lambs at 18s. I 7d 119 failing-mouth halfbred. and threef nuarterbrtid ewes at 15s' lOd, ,65 failing: ■ mouth halfbred ewes (empty) at Ws 7d. Cattle—A fat cow brought £9,..» heifer . £& apringing cows brought up to £9, a i' vealar realiWd- £9 15a, 2 empty cowa £2 15s each, and 2 steera £2 5a each. DAIRY PRODUCE. .^.Uowin e e W eabled advice from- tondon:-. % Batter:-The market it quiet; "VU» * 9 ." 6J * Cheese: Th« »«rket i« Vi.ts 84* to 96i.