MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12573, 7 August 1901, Page 3

MARKET REPORTS.

— : GRAIN AND PRODUCE. . Although no sales of importance can be recorded as having taken place in the, local 'wheat market, there can b? no doubt that it is gradually firming. Millers held pretty fair stocks, but in the face of a probable rise in prices, they are anxious to secure supplies, and are ready to .snap up anything suitable amongst the fcw.Jines n'ow offering. Outside speculators, too, are inquiring in this market, and 1 this, of course, has a tendency to make holders harden their prices, as the sudden anxiety to secure parcels leads to the' conclusion that higher prices will rule later on. There can be no doubt, however, chat the cheap Heights to London have been the priirmy •cause of the activity in the wheat market, and as nearly all space available hah been secured, the prospects of higher prices may not be realised, more especially as the -shipping companies do not bind thenrselves to continue the cheap freights after the middle of this month. The-outlook at Home is not very encouraging, more especially with the bountiful harvest, reported in Manitoba. In '"a very short time now spring threshing will commence here, and offerings should then be more plentiful.

Although oats are still in. demand, 'very . few are offering, and this will probably remain the case until threshing is resumed. The market remains very firm.'. Owing to ■„ fresh orders from Sydney, the price; of potatoes has risen to £4 -2s 6d to £4 Ss at country stations. There is now an improved demand locally, and several sale# have been made of parcels at £5 5s f.o.b. The following are prides paid to farmer* by merchants ;—■ ■ ■ Wheat.—Prime milling, Tuscan. 2s 7d to ;2# Bd, Pearl and Hunter’s 2s fid to; 2s 6id, whol_ fowl-wheat 2s fid to, 2s 4d f.ojb. ■, Oats.—Canadians ,Is lid, chart feed Is l(Xl * to Is lid, Duns and Danish Is Sd to la 10d. _ Barley—Prime malting .2» so. to 2s fid, medium 2s to 2s 2d delivered. • Flour. —Millers quote roller £3 15s, eharpi £4, bran £3 10s - Oatsheaf Chaff.—37s Sd to 40s at county Hay.—£2 10s to £2 15s delivered, baled fat shipment £4 f.o.b. Oatmeal.—£ll. i'., - Beans. —2s 6Jd to 2s "id f.0.b., , Peas.—Blue Prussian 3s 9d to 4s, Parttidf• 3s to 3s Id 'f.o.b. Potatoes.—Derwents £4 2s fid to £4.5s at . stations.’ ■■...■ ■; ■ * Seed. —Ryegrass, farmers’ (lines, Is fid to. 2s for extra good, farmers’ seed, machine-dressed 2s fid to 3s Sd. Cocksfoot, farmers’ dressed lines 2|d to 2 Jet for bright seed. Cowgrass C|d to 7Jd. White clover, farmers’ i lines' 7d .tv Bd. ‘ ■ ■/■■■■ Dairy Produce,—Cheese, dairy-,4d to 4Jd, .. factory 4Jd to sd. Butter—Fresh local factory Is Id, best dairy lid, salt, in boxes, fid for prime, North Island factory Is f.o.b. Bacon and hams 5Jd to 64d, factory y£d pel lb'higher. i RANGIORA. There was a good attendance at the Rangiora ;■ market yesterday. The Entry comprised' 3500 sheep, 150 cattle, and 250, pigs. ’ Prices were—Freezing sheep 17i lid, to 18s 6d; Butchers fat ewes 13s 6d, : 14s 9d- to 17s; g'ood store lambs 12s 6d,' 13s lOd to 16s 6d; half-bred ewes, fair mouths in lamb 15s 3d, 17s 6d to lßs6d; do broken nnjuth 11s 9d, 13s to 14s 64;’ fat merino wethers 14s 6d' to 15s. . Cattle —Prime beef 25s to 27s per 1001 b; me-, dium 20s to 21s ; springer's £8 'los, to . £9; weedy do £4 to £5; two and three-year-old .store bullocks £5 10s to £6 7s6dj twenty months cattle £4 to £4 7s 6ii; yearlings £1 15s to £2calves 25s to . 30s. Pigs—Prime baconers 45s to 50s; medium, 38s to 40s; porkers 20s to 30s; good stores 15s to 18s; choppers 50s to bss> ; weaners Bs, 9s to 10s; suckers ■ss to 7s. In the North Canterbury - Saleyards prices were—Fat lambs 14s ; fat ewes' 14s 84; milch cows £6 to £6 10s. In the produce yards prices were—Cross-bred sheepskins 2s Bd, merino do 2s Id, pelts,ls 3d, hides 2£d lb, fat l|d, calfskins 9d: Poultry— Roosters 2s 6d to 5s 2d, hens 2s 6d, geese 5s 4d. ducks 3s 6d to 4s 6d. . Chick wheat 2s per bushel, oats Is 5d to Is 9d,, barley (inferior) Is 9d, peas 3s, beans 3s, sharps 6s 3d, bran’3s 9d, meal Bs, barley meal 7s, oats'heaf chaff 37s 6d to 45s ton, straw do 27s 6d to 355, potatoes 8s ; tc 8s 6d, onions 6d string. GUST. At the Gust fortnightly market on. Mopday, there was "an entry, of 400 sheep'and 12 cattle. Prices were—Fat ewes 15s; - store lambs 12s sd; • fat lambs 14s; aged cross-bred owes in lamb 10s 6d; milch cow's £7 10s to £8 12s 6d; fat cowa to £6 14s; yearlings to £2 16s ; pigs (weaners) 8s 3d. • • • ,! - , ASHBURTON. ’ ']■ There was only a moderate attendance at the weekly safe at the Ashburton .yanda, ■■ yesterday. There was a fair entry of cattle, and good competition, hut prices • were not up to owners’ reserves in many cases. About 2000 store sheep were brought forward, but there was only "a small entry of butchers’ sorts. The following are the prices ruling;— Pat cows-£6,15s to £7 5s ; steers £5 to £5 lss ;■ heifers £3 15s to £6 6s ; springers £4 5s to £5 12s 6d; calves 50s to 355. Sheep—Butchers’ pens, cross-bred wethers 17s 6d; ewes 14s to 15s- 6d; , stores—hoggets 9s 9d to 13s sd; 2, 4 and 6-tooth cross-bred ewes 10s 5d to 18s lid : merino ewes Bs., Pigs—Baconers £2 Is to ‘£2 6s 61. '. ' '