Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1912, Page 2

Commercial.

OTAIvI STOCK SALiO. A.braii tin and Williams, Ltd., report :--Afc O'Lvi ki on Tuesduiv wo had <*o<:d entries of diecji and cattle. All cla.ssas soi l well at the following fiiietatiom;: A nice line of 450 -l-tooth wethers mr.de 1 Is Gd, lambs 5s to f 3s lOd, store ewes 0s -Id, forward ewes IDs 7d to lis, mixed wol[!v dieep l"s 7:1 t:;J Is r 'd, 2i to 3year steers C 5. year/in;; i-te i •: £2 •' ) -s | Gd to ,C 2 12s (al. ]8-month steers £3 18s, weanors IDs to 27*, lsu'ls £2 12s Gd to L's. porke:v< 2Gs Gd. SHAN.VOV STCf'K \ LK. At Sh.a::n:,n „» V*. d-: 1 we •! :i 1 ■ i fa'l yard in *4 id' (:ii tie and a fair yardir.<r of she-ji. Cattle were rather dull of -d", i nt sheep sold wi v ll up to late rah'-. Two-tooth ewes l is -id to 1 -1-s l.d, 2-tooth wethers 13s lid. la.ni':>-. 7s 'M to 7s sd, store ewes ss, fat land s l 1.". fat ev,-?.s Us f)d, empty coavs L" 1 . .12:-: Gd, 18-month strors £ I 8s (id, 'loifew in calf £-1 ss. fat cows- L's !;'s. cow.- in milk £5 "s, Aveaners :M--. (id. (id. 2(Vs to 31s Gd. bulls £2 18s Gd to £3 15s. SOUTH ISLAND .AlA]Mvh7i'S. The Ciiinaru wheat market has been in a (piiascent .state during the week. There have been few inquiries, and t'heso for only .small lots w.,anted t;> lcee]i the uristers gn\t f £ until the new .season's !>rain becomeavailab'e. 'I he sale of one sized line is reported at equal to 3ts id net at a country (nation. Quotations are now on that ba.sis, whicdi shows a. slight advance on. last week's rates. A lair amount of ■bntiines.s has been done in new oats. The most noteworthy sale was one consisting of 1200 sacks of Gartons at 2s net at a country station, and a wnaller line was taken on the same terms. Algerians were, however, the mostin evidence, and these vary considerably in quality. Several lines, including one of 550 sackr-i, wore taken at Is 11 Jd- net at country (stations. Another line of 300 sacks and smaller lots changed hands at Is lid net on trucks, while one lino of rather light was sold at Is lOd net at a country station. A pared of new Gaps barley was taken at 2s Gd net delivered at Oa mar n. A good many samples of ryegrass were submitted to-day. the seed being generally clean and well filled. Sales of seed as from the mill were made at up at 2s Gd net per 'bushel. Some new season's oaten sheaf chaff was offered at £3 net on trucks, but no business is reported. The stock market continues brisk. Tf anything, ewes arc >a shade easier. About 3000 sheep were submitted to the hammer at this week 1 .? sale. They were mostly drawn from the .south. Fat and forward wethers brought 15s !)d and istore wethers from 13s 8d np to lls lid, rape lambs, 12s sd, backward lambs l'ls, G and 8-tooth ewes (with lambs) lis !)d (all connit d), ami agsd ewes (in poor condition, with lambs) 8s (all counted). Private sales inclndo 1000 2-toobb hall-bred ewes from the back country at 17s, 1000 J-tooth ewes at 18s Gd. sound-mouthed ewes (with lambs) at 13s (all counted), half-bred station wethers at from 12s to lls Gd, 1200 rape lam'bs at 12s Gd, .and others at from lis to 12s (id. 2000 hill wether lambs ot 9s 3d, and hill ewe lambs at 12s 6d. TI.MAUU MARKETS. I lie past has been a quiet week on the local grain and produce markets so far as actual sales are concerned, but buyers >are showing a keen desire to get- into touch with thosewho will have grain to sell in a week or two. Harvest, is now well started. and it will not be long before new grain is on the, market. Old wheat is selling at up to 3s 7d delivered Timarn, for prime milling. Velvet being most on demand. Tf the present broken weather continues there will be comparatively little threshing from tho stonk, and if the grain lias to bo stacked it is conI sidered that the price of oldwheat j will go up. .Fowl wheat is in demand at prices about equal to those ruling lor milling wheat. For new wheat buyers arc offering 3s 2Jd to 2,s 3d, dedivered Timaru, delivery trt !m given as soon as the gnain is fit to thresh. The majority of tlie grower, however, are holding for #i higher price. There is a good demand for oats and the crop is now coming in rapidly. Some farmers on tho lighter lands have already cut, threshed and ■sold, and on the heavy land oats «re now to be seen in stock. Some have been sold at 2,s on trucks, but the general price; is Is lOd to Is lid ori trucks. Oatshcaf chaff is not of prime quality owing to the excessive wet, and sales made have been on tho basis of £2 10s por ton delivered. Potatoes are coming to hand freely, .and as >a result values vaJuos havo gone down with a run. There pro-' mise.s to he an abundant supply. Some tons have been bought this week for (shipment to Wellington at £1 10s per ton.