ANTERBURY MARKETS

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18927, 16 February 1927, Page 10

ANTERBURY MARKETS

DULL MARKET. tPt OUE COUkZSCUi. IDITOF..) Tuesday Evening. There ii a decided lack of uniformity a'ooiit wheat values. Occasional growers .this week have received 5s 7d and os ( Jd lor Hunters, and others os u'd, os 3d. ami iii one case os 4}d, for Tuscan. These prices are on trucks. However, not a great amount of business is passing. Local mills have now fair supplies on hand, and heavy cargoes of Australian wheat purchased by northern mills are restricting er.quiiy from that quarter. These cargoes are now on their way. Fowl wheat, which had been selling freely at os 8»d, f.0.b., is in quieter demand. Yields as reported from threshings in Mid and North Canterbury, continue liHi. though there is the usual proportion that comes under the classitic.ition of ' ; not up to expectations." Price of Flour. An announcement is expected at any moment in regard to a reduction in the price of flour. Last season's local grist has remained at £lB a ton, notwithstanding, the parity of imported flour being 30s a ton less. With wheat at os 6d to os Br> a bushel the flour price mentioned is difficult to support. No doubt bran and pollard will be reduced at the same time, as these products hare come back in price in Australia. Oats and ?eas. A grade Garton.oats were offering today at 3s f.0.b., s.i., or 2s 4}tt on trucks, without buyers. The Home market for peas is depressed, and there is an easing in the local demand. Potatoes and Onions. Potatoes are firmer as a result of Auckland enquiry, and the effect on yields the continued dry weather is likely to have. . In North and MidCanterbury this is fairly certain to be pronounced. Another factor in the position is that the Pukekohe crop is reported to be coming in in blighty condition. Advices fnom the north state that many deliveries hare had to be picked over, practically the next day, and that it is obrious that Auckland will want southern tubers much earlier than merchants expected some time ago. Business was done with Auckland to-dav at £4 2s 6d, f.0.b., s.i., or £3 on trucks. The onion market has come back rather pronouncedly, rallies to-day being £3 10s on trucks for prompt delivery, and £3 5s for later. There is very little demand, as there are still imported onions in use. Quotations. The following are quotations for produce to be paid to fanners, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated: — .Wheat—ss 6d Tuscan, and 6s 7d Hunters (delivery when ready), on trucks. Oats—Gartons, 2s 3d to 2s 4|d per bushel: Algerians. 2s; Duns 2s 3d. Chaff—£3 per ton. Potatoes— : £3 per ton. Onions—£3 10s. Red Clover—Bd per lb. White Clover—Bd per lb. Perennial Ryegrass—2s 6dto 2s 9d per bushel. Partridge Peas—6s 9d. Barley-'-Ss 9d per bushel. Italian Ryegrass—ls 9d to 3s per bushel. Cocksfoot—To 6d per lb. Linseed—£l2 to £l3 per ton „

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET. There was a largo attendance- at tho Ashburton stock sale yesterday, when there was a total of 8730 sheep yarded, including 459' fat ewes, S3 fat wetbors, 431 fat lambs, and 2783 stores. The fat ewes were a mixed lot, though there were a few prime sorts amongst them. - There - wore some nicelyconditioned wethers, which brought prices, about equal to last week's rates, but there' wsg a drop in the value of ewes. The lambs were a plain-looking assortment, and many of them were unfinished, and prices ruled accordingly. The feature of the store market was a-draft of a little over 1000 of the .Surrey. Bilk 'lambs, .which sold readily at 24s 3d for toe ewes, 19s. lOd. ior the wethers, and'l7s Id for the mixed sexes. The principal sales of fats were:— Ewes—lo at 14s 9d, 10 at 18s 7d, 7at lis lOd, 7 at 20s Bd, 9 at 12s 7d, 13 at 12s M, 8 at 17s, 11 at lis 9d, 8 at 12s lid, 11 at Us Bd, 14 at 14s Bd, 13 at 14s, 10 at 18s Id, 11 at 18s 3d, 15 at 15s, IS at 14s Id, 14 at 14s Bd, 18 at 13s lOd, 22 at 18s, 8 at 12s lqd, 8 at 12s Od, 9 at Us Bd, 12 at 16s Sd, 13 at 13s 6d, Sat 12s 3d, 14 at 12s, 8 at 12s 3d, 75 at 10s 4d. Wethers—lo at 225, 23 at 265, 12 at 265.1 d, 9 at 27s 2d. Lambs—l 3 at 24s lOd, 2at 27s 6d, 46 at 24 a 4d, 88 at 24s 2d, 81 at 24s Od, 29 at 24s Bd, 86 at 24s 6d, 60 at 255, 182 at 245. Stores—Out of the 2793 yarded 420 were passed at auction. The principal sales made were:—o7 sound and failing-mouth halfbred ewes at 16s 2d 21 mixed sex coll Umbe at 8a sd, 26 mixed sex crossbred lambs at lis 9d, 47 sound and failing-mouth crossbred ewes at 15S 9d, 20 sound and fail-ing-mouth three-quarterbred ewes at 18s 3d, 24 cull, ewes at 9s 3d, 467 three-quarterbred (Romney cross) ewe lambs at 24a 3d, 433 ditto wether lambs at 19s lOd, 173 ditto mixed sex lambs at 17s Id, 140 mixed sex crossbred lambs at 18s 6d, 76 mixed sex halfbred lambs at 17s Bd, 108 failing-mouth halfbred ewes at 9s .2d, 95 failing-mouth crossbred ewes at 6s Bd, 105 sound-month crossbred ewes at 17s, 199 six and eight-tooth three-quarterbred wethers at 21s Sd, SO cull ewes at 8s 1d,'60. two, four, six, and eighttooth three-quarterbred ewes at 21s, 88 mixed sex crossbred lambs .at 165,.49 mixed sex crossbred lambs at 15s lid. Cattle—Six head only were offered. A fat steer brought £8 6s, a forward heifer £3 6s, and a runner £2 17s 6d. A heifer in profit realised £4 15s, an aged cow in profit £1 12s 6d, and an empty cow £4.

RANGIORA MARKET. Owing to a good deal of the harvest work being finished, and rain having cheeked operations for some time, there waa a much better attendance at the Ranglora market yesterday. Business, however, waa alack, only 208 fat lambi, 87 fat' ewes, 195 fat wethers, 788 store sheep, two head of cattle, and 54 pigs being yarded. Only 53 of the lambi were sold,. being in small lots which made from 18s 2d to 23s 7d. The larger line* were passed in, the owners not being prepared to take the prices offered by the factory buyers on the basis of the new schedule rates. Fat Ewea —9s to 14s Bd, and fat wethers at from 24a 4d to 27s 6d, 57 making 25s to 265, 20 at 25s 9d, 24 at 265, 13 at 255, and 12 at 25a. Stores —100 six and eight-tooth ewes at 24s sd, 33 at 17s, 17 at 27s 6d. 62 twotooth to falling-mouth at 16s 4d, 57 at 20s 3d, 31 at 16s 6d, 75 rape lambs at 18s 3d, 76 four and six-tooth, wethers at 225, 87 wether lambs at 14s. _ Pigs—Stores sold at 80s to S6V 6d, large baconers at 17s to 28(, and small at 13s (id to 15s 6d. Poultry—"Roosters to lis a pair, hens ss, pullets 5s 3d, ducklings 8s Bd, docks 5s 3d. Produce —Chickwheat, 20a to 23s a aack; oats, 15s to 17« 6d; oatsheaf chaff, 4s 6d to ss; straw chaff, 2a; potatoes, Is 6d to 2s a petrol tin; marrows, 12s a dozen; cabbages, 6s; rhubarb, 4a a dozen bnndles; beet, 2s a dozen bundles; carrots and parsnips, 2s a dozen bundles; onions, 2s a petrol tin; apples, 2s to 8s a case; peas, 2a 6d. Skins, etc.—Halfbred sheepskins sold up to 14s, crossbred 10s, lambskins 2s to 3s 6d, pelts la 6d to 4s, wool Hid lb, pieces 6d lb, fat 2d,.and horsehair Is 6d. SHEEPSKIN SALES. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association has received the following cabled advice from London:—The London sheepskin sales have opened with an offering of 6260 bales. Competition ia brisk from all quarter* of the trade. Values, for New Zealand are: Fine combings 5 per cent, increase; medium, coarse, 10 per cent, increase; Australian 5 to 7, per cent increase.