MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10105, 2 August 1893, Page 6

MARKET REPORTS.

In consequence of the rain having flooded the creeks and rivers, the entry at the R ingiora market yeitarday was limited. There was a good attendance of the public, however, and a fair amount of business was done. In the yards of Mr TV. Buss (associated v/itb. the New Zealand Land Association) the sales were—Fat cross-' breds, 13a 6a to 16» ; 6d; cross-bred 'hoggets, 30c to lie 6dj merino, owes in lamb, 5s to Bs Gd ; beef, equal to 233 per 1001 b calves, ill tj £1 15s; milch cow?. i>t> 10s to £7 10a; yearlings, £'2 os to £2 IQs; pigs, baconeru £2 to £2 5-;; porkers, IBs to 20.5 ; young stores, 10s to 13a ; wcanets, Ca to Ss. At the North Canterbury Public Yards, Bales were cone acted by Messrs A. P. Tut ton, F. C. Tabarfc, H. Matson and Co., Pyna and Co., Miles and Co. and Todhunter aud Jennings. The prices were s—Crossbred wethera, Ha Od. to 14s Gd j cross-bred ewe:'., 10a 7 d; croaa-bccd lamb?, 10s Bd; hoggets, 10.) to 11s Be!; two-tooth wethers, 13a ; merino wethers, Bs 0.1 ; cattle, springs?!?, £5 to £9 ss; otore cows, £3 IDs to Mm; fat cows, £6 to £8; fat steei b, £3 to£S Ss; calves, 15;; yearling.*, 28a G'l to 35?. Figs,—Suckers, 6.j to 8?. Bd; stores, 9ato 14; Gd ; porkers, IBs to 39 J; bacoaer?, £2 3s to £3 4.i } sows, his to 28.5. In the produce yards sales were aa follow.— Cross-bred butchers’ skins, 5s Id ; merino do, 2s 3d to 4s; ordinary cross-bred skins, 3s 10 i. to'ii; merinos up to 2s 9i. Bough s at, U>; rendered do, litd. Fowls.— S, ! a up to 2s Bd pair; hens. Is 9d. Kidney pofatoer, 6s to 10s .101; Derwent' potatoes, C) to Us lid, to 7y 3d. Chickwheat, la 8d to 2a 4:1 bushel. Oats, 2;i to 2a 3d. Ryegrass seed, 8s to 3s 91. Bran, 3d. iifcarps, 5. to 5j Sd. Maui, 3s Gd to 4a GJ. Onions, Id lb. Cheese 5d lb. Bacon, 4?,1, Flour, IBs Od to 17s sack. Seed potatoes, 4s bag. BUm peas, 2s Od bnc-hel. Damaged beans, 2s 71. Them was only a moderate att.-r.d?.ECO, both r.f stock ami buyer,?, and a very dull sale at tho Ashburton Yards y crier dry. Owing to the very heavy r-*in t :n the fusee preceding cays, and tho scarcity of fot-din the district, no oac was much surprised to s?a sheep looking badly sscl there being difficulty in soiling; but if must have been vexy tlijappointing t> onnern to find that tl\xy ! it, \ made nothing at nil for ihc-r teed and trouble during the Ir-iS throe mouths, abcop being worth r.o more r.otr tliau they were three montns ago. The entry of about 4000 sheep consisted piincipslly of ewes m la mb, many of which were turned out unsold. Old inferior sorts of merit',os sold at Hem 2b t> 7s 7d and sound ones at from 6a to Br. A iie.o of crooS-bred eww in t-.v-i-t noth, s-.-ld ,:fc island a laic of fncxrcs at 13.! 3 : . A !..w fab «roit>bwl t-vj.,s >.iiadc 13 ■ Kid. ■ f-l • !353-i;n:cl Builc from 10;i to Us id. There was only Email entry of cattle —Fat tsteera £7, milch [ cow JEG, springer X 5 12s Gd,

bull 22s fid. In pigs 3 small weaners were sold at 5a 93.