COMMERCIAL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XL, Issue 71, 13 March 1914, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

CLINTON STOCK SALE. About 5000 sheep and lambs wereyarded for Clinton stock sale yesterday, the yarding of lambs being exceptionally heavy. Prices showed a slight drop' from last sale's rates. Forward lambs sold up to 15 s lOd, good lambs from 12s 6d to 14s 2d, niddium 1 Is to 12s, culls 8s to 9s, two-tooth wethers to 17s fid., four anil six-tooth wethers 18s 4d to 20s fullmouth ewes 16s to His (id, four-tooth ewes 21s lid, cull ewes 7s to lis according to condition.

LONDON WOOL MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, advise having received the following advice by cable from their London office regarding the progress of the second series of London wool sales:—"A s compared with last sales' closing rates prices are higher 7* per cent, to 10 per cent, for merino scoured, greasy merino super, merino Jambs, greasy niej;ino medium, scoured crossbred and greasy merino inferior; 10 per cent, higher'for crossbred lambs, crossbred slipe ami greasy crossbred. Competition continues spirited. America is operating freely." BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET.

Wednesday, March 11. Fat Cattle.—A good yarding of 200 head. The hull; of the yarding consisted i of cows and heifers of "moderate quality. | A few pens of good quality bullocks were also penned. The demand throughout the sale was dull, and prices for fair quality beef were lower bv fully 12s (id per head compared to last'week's rates. The demand for good ox beef was good, and prices for this quality were slightly lower than last week's rates. "Good bullocks sold at £l2 10s to £lB 10smedium, £lO to £11; light, £8 10s to £0; good cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 ss; medium, £(i 15s to £7 10s; light and inferior, £5 to £5 15s.

Fat Sheep.—3o67 were penned. The yarding was made up largely of ewes, the bulk of which were of good quality;' most of the entry of wethers were "of moderate quality. Competition for good quality of sheep was good, and they were firm at last week's rates. Moderate quality sheep may be quoted to 6d per head below last week's prices. Prime wethers, 22 s 6d to 245; extra to 27s 3d; good, 21s to 225; light, 18s (id to 19s (id; prime ewes (heavy), 20s (id to 225; good, 18s to 19s; medium. 14s 6d to 15s 6d.

Fat Lambs.—9Bo were yarded, The. quality was rather better than what has been coming forward. Fro«ainj» buyers were operating frpoly, and the w]« tlu'oughout waV an excellent one. at prices tid per head in advance of recent rates. Best lambs, IDs to 2t)sj good \h to 18s; medium, 13b to 16s} forward W ditioned laiiibs, Kls to i4Si DUNEDIN SRdflueE MAMEf. . The National. Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, Dunedin, reports for the week encthltr March 11, 1914: 8 Wheat.—There has been a' slight improvement in prices and millers are buyers of good quality lines. There is also a fair inquiry for good whole fowl wheat. Quotations: Prime milling velvet, 4s; Tuscan and red wheat, 3s lOd to lis lid; good whole fowl wheat, 3s 9d to .Is lid; inferior quality, :is to 3s 6(1. Oats—The market has weakened further. There is a small inquiry for shipment at low prices. Most of the business is being done from other ports. Quotations: Prime milling Gartons Is •0d to Is 9id; good to best feed, Is 8d to Is !)rl.

Potatoes.—-There is a fair demand for prime quality tables, which sre saleable at £4 to £4 10s, but inferior quality are not wanted and are difficult to sell at £2 to £-'5. Chaff.—Arrivals of old chaff have come to hand heavily during the week, and new chaff is also offering freely. The only inquiry is a limited one for prime quality, medium quality being out. of favour. Quotations: Old'ehaff, best white oat £;{ 15s to £:t 17s fid, black oat to £4; best new chaff, £3 10s to £3 15s. Grass Seed.—There is a keen inquiry for heavy-weight ryegrass, which is saleable at 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel, ex rail, Duneain;. light-weight, Is Cd to 2s 3d. Cocksfoot is saleable at 4d to 4M for good, farmers'. samples. Bar.ley.~Alj classes are very difficult

lers are still carryiug largo stocks. (Quotations: Prime malting, 3s 3d to 3s j 9*l; iced barley, 2s to 2s 3d.