COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 79, 16 March 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Christchurch, March .15.

There is no chance to report in the wheat market. '1 be complaint is general that most <>l the samples offered are more or less out of condition. The risk of having the out-of-conditioned lots is that the hili'; is necessarily Worse than the sample, «s the small quantity shown hciilri ’.' inu.-li more quickly thnn a -.u-l'lul If the fine dry «ditiier that has set in continues for any length of time the grain being threshed out'’of stixik will l>e in much. better order. No wheat has yet been thieshe'l out of stack. Prices remain as before — uamclv, 3'l to 3/5 for piimc milling and 3'- to 3/3 lor out-01-comlitioned lots and fowl wheat..

The oats market remains quiet, but a fair quantilt ol g-aui continues to change hands,, growers being more disposed to accept ruling prices, which range from 1/10 to 1 11 for “A” grade and 1/9 to 1/10 for “B” grade, and inferior samples at lower rates. At country stations cocksfoot seed is coming forward slowly and the condition of the lots offered is not very satisfactory. , Eariy varieties of potatoes have advanced somewhat in price, the quotation now being £2'l2 6 <o £2.15' at country stations. Thongh the condition of the tubers is on yim whole good and there is very iiiU> evidence, at blight showing, the. crops are turning out well in bulk.

Onions are firmer, rl.ere having been an advance qf £1 per ton in Sydney. It is doubtful however, whether there will, be any surplus crop to expect this season. The price is now £5 5'- per ton at country stations.

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

There was a very poor yarding of sheep; at tile Burnside yards on Wednesday, the. number forward being 1871, and the quality being very much below the average. There were really no prime wethers, though one pen realised £1 per head. The yarding v.i\s principally made up of medium and very inferior quality ewes, with just a few wethers. There wore no heavy weth- ■ ?rs. Owing to the small number yarded prices were somewhat better than last week’s rates, ewes making frontal /-' to 176 more per head. Toward:: 'the close of the sale wethers were about 1/per bead in advance, taking quality into consideration. The number of lambs yarded totalled 1043, not a big offering for this time ol the year. Freezing buyers ha e had then limits reduced, ar.d it v. as anticipated that prices would reento > omen hat, but during the grente r i t of <’ie ale butchers and freezing buyers bit well for the lambs, with the result that late values were prneticallv maintained, fine hundred and t. entv Im id ol cattle were yarded, ami luPocks were from 10/- to 15 - par head advqpced in value owing to the small yarding, there being only '25 bullocks forward. The bulk of the yarding was made up of medium and inferior cows, and taken generally the quality was the worst that ‘ has been sent for a considerable time. Cow beef sold. ,at about late values. Forty-nine bacoaers and porkers, and 73 stores were yarded, and sold under exceedingly keen competition, the for-, mer making fully <>d par lb.

Dunedin, March 15.

Speaking to a “Star” reporter, a Dunedin produce merchant in .a big way contradicts the opinion formed in the north that potatoes will be scarce in Canterbury, Otago, ar.d Southland. Hs hrs just travelled all o or the South Island, and states that on the contrary, they will be -plentiful,., especially in North Otago. Ho points but also with regard to another statement that New -■Zaland potatoes are practically prohibited from entering Australia.