SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

Evening Star, Issue 13098, 3 November 1908, Page 7

SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

[Special to the Stab.] : —Grain and Produce.—. * The oat market became very slack during the past week, but prices were slightly easier. -Practically no grain has been of-fering-from the country, and B grade are worth, from Is 6£d to Is 7d on trucks at country stations. The sale of seed oats has ceased, and, as far as can be gathered, there has been a large area put- into crop this year. There : have been no inquiries from Australia, mid very few from' the North Island, but there has been a large number'for space -for-the United Kingdom, for shipment there is looked upon os the beet outlet at present. The Rippingham Grange next week will take 7,000 sacks frota the-Bluff for the United Kingdom, and a similar quantity from Tiraarn. There has been no business transacted in wheat, barley, or grass seed. The chaff market has further weakened during the ; past week, mid for export prime oaten lines are worth from £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d on trucks at country stations. Owing to the early season other feed is coming bn, and there is nob the usual chaff demand. In potatoes absolutely nothing is doing, except at a very low figure. New potatoes are going into the North from Australia, and : local buyers have simply closed down, and are not operating at any price. A fair-quote would be about ’£2 to £2 5s on trucks at country stations.'—Stock.— The stock market, as, far as sheep' and cattle are - concerned, is very quiet, with scarcely' anything dbing in the former, and’ with prices easier in the latter bn .account of a, supply ihi excess of requirement!;.? The only sale of .'importance.. wasjthdt' ofthe Invercargill Stock Agents “at Wallacetown, when, some 2,400 sheep and SOO cattle were yarded. ' " ' ' '' The sheep market generally has been stagnant for ’some time,- on, account of the lambing season, and now it will .bp three or four weeks before anything much call be done, when shearing should be just about over. The freezing works were to have eloped down on'£he 17th ult., but on account of the number of orders booked they were to be kept open fop another fort: night.,, .Time is now, up, but Wednesday should, see the freezers closed down for the season. , : At Wallaoetownthe demand { what thorp, was of.it] was for forward wethers and.fat lambs, which, realised- prices ,oh’a par with the previous week’s. ’ In ’ fats’ best. wethers brought TBs ,tp ,21s 6d, and medium and good sorts 15s 6d to 17s 63.’ The 1,700 stores ..entered“. comprised chiefly hoggets,.for which there was not much demand, prices ranging between Tls fid and 13s. Store, wethers . realised 14s 6d to 16s, and ewes aid’lambs 7s and 10s 4d ..rospoctiveljv , A couple oU pens of fat lambs were disposed of bn a basis of 16s 6d. '. . , Bpef’.is quoted, at 23s to 265. per 1001b, and .can be had in any at.tliat figure.- In fats a'yarding of 125 'proved to, .be.’ too big a f supply .to satisfacfonly meet rpquiremcnte. and so prices .hecariio easier. Frime .bullocks', brought £9’ 17fi' 6d to £ll, gdod/lines. £8 to £9, ;ahd medi\inx £5,10s to £fif . Ckws.and. heifers,wefe'jdiSpospd of pt £4 I,os tp £8 12s 6d. ‘Thp'de'ipfiind in htoicjsl yePr-old .stecrs in good.coh'dilion, afid’their figiifep ypro £5 to.',',£6 17s ’ ’’ for the better lines', and £3 tb J £S for mediums. paiify:,cq[\vs J in, paH, brought £4 i ]to'.'’£7." 2k 6d,.and springing heifers £3, 175’.6d,.1d £5. 7s 6d. ’ - ■ ■ , . 1 ■ ■ The pig entry on Saturday was a’very fair one, and the demand good. Good slips realised from 40s to 465, weaners 21s to. 265, large suckers 15s -to. 18s, .and small suckers 8s 6d to 13s, . - - , : , - There were good-entries at-both Invercargill, and; Winton horse sales last week, forty-five-being auctioned at. the. former and forty at the latter:,. Most of the entry were draught-horses, .paid, as-there was,a largo attendance of: thosp interested,

there was.very spirited competition. Best draughts realised £55 to £4l, good sorts £3l to £35, mediums £25 to £3O, and i aged and stales from £5 to £2O. Harness j horses and hades did not bring anything - special, although there was fair inquiry, ! the figures obtained being £B’ to £l7 for : the better sorts, and £3 to £5 15s for j ancients. •