THE FARMERS' COLUMN.

Lake County Press, Issue 1066, 28 May 1903, Page 5

THE FARMERS' COLUMN.

Stock Sales, Addington. BURNSIDK. Fat Cattle.—l4s yarded, prices idling from 5a to lOa higher. Best bullocks £9 KB to £ll Os, medium £8 to £9 sa, best cowh and heifers £7 10s to £9, medium £6 to £7 ss. Fat Sheep. — 1331 penned, ’prices ruling about la higher. Beat wethers 17s to 19a 9d—extra heavy 23s 3d, medium 14a 3d to Ida 6J, bant ewes IGa to 18a, medium 14s to 15s Gd, others 11s to 13s 6d. Lambs 510 yarded prlcoa being very firm. Boat 12s to 14a 9d, medium 10s Gd to 1 Is 9d, others 8s to 10s. Figs.—C2 penned, prices for all sorts in favor of vendors. Sackora 13s to 18s, slips 22a to 26s 6.1, porkers 32s io 465, baconers 50s to 60s, heavy pigs 65s to 755. Invbucaroill. Th® Invercargill Btock Agents report having held their fortnightly sale on Tuesday when a fair yarding of both fat and atora ebook came forward. Fat Cattle.—72 yarded. Prices for good quality were on a par with last sale rates, unfinished sorbs a little below. Beat bullock* £lO 10s to £9 17a 6d, good £8 10s to £G 15s, heifers and cows £4 15s, £G 10s, end up to £7 15a. Store Oatflo. —lB9 head yarded. Two and three-year-mld steers in good condition brought £4 15? to £5 IS; Gd, 18 months old 37s- to £3, dairy cows (it calving) £o 15s io £S. F*t Sheep.—2243 penned. Prices for good a'oek were well maintained, bi at wetners ami maiden e'vca bringing 14s Gd to IGs 2d, owns—a lot forward, inferior quality h'm'd to quit.— best 13 - 91 to 13a I’d, others to 7s Id. S.y.irr Sheep.—B7o panned principal!? bun bp, win cli brought from 7s Gd to I Ol 3d, cubs o.- I d *0 5a u I, two-tooth j wethers and maiden owns 10s Gd to 12s aged ewes 2s 9.1 to 3« Gd. voamorcial, SKTb r AND HIDES I’KFOKT. I | Messrs IVgcty and CV„, Ltd., -i.por» I ! as follows : •‘Biocir-kiri'i Tin* I hj, !,: ’Fue5d......... ■; I

wera offer*.!. Thu grenuu - rr'-pm t:on of the stuns corniced of p«-its end short ■wool!**rl skins, and a nnall proportion of si; in a hifrlr sir lightml For all I descriptions there was a g.>od firms?,.i, j and good prices wore obtained Ab j sorts of lino wool!.-1 skins wcrft in. special request, any pood lots of merinos fetching lul’.v 7.1 per pound. Quota- ( lions arc : Full-wooilod merinos hid to 7ld per pound, [u!l-vro'lled ha'fbmls sid to Cd, lately slauehttred merinos di to Gd, do haifbreds 4VI to sd, do crossbreds 4d to 4|d, elio; t-wooll d crossbreds S’; to 3|d. R/ibbitr.l-rins. Uur cable which wo received on Monday recorded a decline of lid per lb or. winter ; knm, out w<* are glad to say tin:.: other desedptiotaf are unchanged, Ths usual salon were hold on Monday, when small catalogues '.rero offered which were comprised entirely of Jtitiinur and eutumn rncka, with a sprinkling o£ clear bucked skins. All doscriptiuna meii with a good demand at the following rates; - Fariv win torn lld to IDjd, autumns <;d to 10.1 d, summers hid to old, Macks Did to ll|-d, iiorse hair 12d to 13yd. Hides:—The fortnightly sale vrm held on Thursday, 14th ins-t., when very good catalogues were offered. In sympathy with tiio Australian market, values here showed a Enroll decline, but, notwithstanding, excoU-nt prices worn obtainable. The .Dunedin auction .sales of hides are now firmly established, and wa can strongly recommend our friends to send their hides into our Pales, There is always a full attendance of buyers, representing the local tanners and exporters to America and Australia, nud as the trade hj firmly established wo feel certain that a sur* and steady market) is assured for hides in Dunedin. —Prime o;: hides Gd to 7d, extra alout 8d to 8-|d, medium fid to fi£d, light and inferior 3d to 4|d, prime cow hides 5d to sid, extra good 6d, medium 4.1 So 4|-d. light and inferior Sk! to 3|d. Tallow.—The supply being short of requirements, late rates are fully maintained. , Dunedin, SCfch May, 1303, I

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., °jictloneere, wool, stock and station, grain, produce, and coir.mission agents, corner Bond and Jetty streets, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follov's tor the week. All quotations subject to market fluctuations:— Wo would ask farmers, whon sending samples, always to put. a price on them, ss buyers do not feed inclined to rn: !<o offers. VVhant: There is fair business be i rig done, but millers nro only operating in prime quality. Medium descriptions are c .ly saleable tor fowl food. W a quote— Rest relvot 4e Id to 4-! 2d ; Tuscan, 4s Id ; red chaff, 4s ; fowl Iced meets with good enquiry at Sn Gd to 3a 9i for best (sacks extra). Oats: New oats are offering freely and there js a. fair amount of business passing. Prime milling, Is Wd to Is 101,1; bright plump feed, Is'Sjd is Is ,* medium and off-color Is Gd to Is 8.1. Hailey : Extra prime samples have good enquiry. Feed at from 3a 3d to Sa 4d ; malting Js 5d to 3a Sd ; Lakes, 3s 91 to 4a for prime sample;?. Chaff: Offering more freely. Prime quality, LS 10a to J.,3 Ids ; medium, L2 Ids to L 3 5s ; straw chaff, LI I?a Gd. Pressed hay, L 3 10s ; pressed straw, £2 Ryeg-.e.ac : Rest muchine-drusacd 3s to 4s 3d • fanners’ dressed,- Is I Off to 2h Sri ; Cocksfoot: Town machined. 4YI to 0J ; farmers riddled, 3d. Demand dull. Rye coni; Limited offerings, 3; 3d to 3a (id. Potatoes : Supplies coming to hand have b’cn small. Kidneys, L 3; Derweata, LS 15? to L 4, We reccivo ro bbitskine, hides, sheepskins, and tallow, and return highest market values. We hold regular weekly nßca, Hide 3 . — Wo- have a special inquiry ami can guaraiitco the vary top market price*, Wo quote, Ik'd to ?d, according to weight and conditn n. Sheeps In on : Tho sepplies coming to hand ars nearly all pelts and lambskins, for which there is a good demur d. »V'e quote : Pelts, Is to Is Gd ; green butchers’, he to 3a. All skins are thoroughly attended to, amt if green are dried. Horsehair, Is Id to Js 2d per ib. Beeswax, Is 4-L Rabhitskins —Wc offered n fair catalogue this week. We quote sucker;' j-.r.d ruunera 3d to 4£d ; summers, 5.1 to SCI; ■ autumns, fid to I2d. Have aa unlimited demand for all classes raid return highest values Sale every fortnight at present, We have an experienced man classing all skins, and thus receive top value from buyers. Tallow. —Rough tat, Ills to 19a ; mime, IS--. ; rendered, Ilia to 24a per ewt ; 'msu;, 265. Con NT/ Sales conducted on most reasonable terms. Wo supply Rabbit and Sheep Netting and give special quotations by r.ho mile. Oil Cake in stock. Farmers Fairbanks 4001b scales, LG 10a. Crown Sheep Dip, 3a Gd per gallon in drums, 3s in casks. Berger’s red and black Sheep Branding Oil, 4a per gallon. Butter Boxes. \V« can supply 561b butter boxes with vegetable parchment lining, at 18s per dozen. Gibson’s Cattle Brand.—Wc quote fis for small and Ins for large tins. Stack Covers, 19 x 18, 40s. Wo aro agents for Newton’s Patent Woolpress. Can he inspected m our store. LI3 each. Clover, Rape, and Turnip Seeds all freshly landed. Prices on application. We have erected ;< cru-hor and kibbler, and are now prepared to crush grain, linseed, and kibble peas and beans. Storing Grain. —Wo are prepared to store, receive, deliver and insure with threo months’ free storage at 3d per sack. Our stores aro connected with the railway by private siding. 1 fruit ant rnoinron report. ( Butter : Prime salt, -S I to lod. Eons: Can dispose of any quantity at top market/ rates. j Onions : New Canterbury, fio per enrf. ! CliKK.vs : Fact'uy, (Sd to old ; dairy, (id, I ■ Honey, 4d to ‘Lid- j Waini;fa, 7d. r Poultry ; Hens, 2s to 2a (id ; ro-rttcr-q i 2a Gd to (H ; duck.-., o.i to 3m fid ; turke/s, f-r ; extra prime birds to Ud. j Poultry for export ; - Wanted, 1090 pairs t liens and in good •-oiulitiou, ’ minimum live weight 3.V non««h each. Price

2< Sd per pair rail-g.! Frpc. A;...:■ _ 100 C pair: rlucka in good or):i.!ici'.jii, inini.i.'iiir. live weight 'Hb-j ci.:h. Price 3 Pii per pair railage tree. Consign Impertinent ;>f i Agriculture, Diiuwiis, nn oar pecounr. j.iA'ji»N : Roils. Sfd to DM; k ■.*••.::;, yd Id " : 'p'u;s : Fo: size? up to UJOlbs, oil; over tii;..t w.ii/ht, ,Ud to l\d per lb. Fruit i»y I'.vpty Hicamer. Vii;k*jry ~ i'/gy LYeac-rvativc, 20« 0.1 por ease. I'.O. order inuot accompany orde: P'jiit, Wo lir*v« appointor) Mi: C. lM.lNcwnKrri iu>, agent lor <lu 1 aisca L>i«trict. Por Brr::oiiJAl v,\.U;-1j tft!;o Wood: C-r«-&1 Ponncrmir.t Cure, 1•• Cd im.:] 2- i