MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXI, Issue 13370, 24 February 1904, Page 2

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

The excited condition of the world s wheat markets, consequent upon the Japan-cse-Russ:an War, has been reflected locally by increased firmness on the part of farmers, and millers, who are still buying freely, have been compelled to again raise their limits. Mixed lines, suitable for milling, command 5s per bushel at a country station, and a good line of Pearl would 1 probably bring Id per | bushel more. Recent sales ha,vc been:—2ooo bushels of Tuscan, Hunter's and Pearl at 3s per bushel at a lid station ; 3000 bushels Hunter’s and Tuscan at 2 S lid at li-d station ; 300 bushel. Hunter’s, and 300 bushels Tuscan at ss; and other lines at corresponding prices. The position in Dunedin is summarised by the Otago “Daily Times” of Tuesday thus: —“In consequence of tho rise in Lie wheat market, the Dunedin millers tins morning decided to raise the local price of flour 10s per ton. The New Zealand Flourmillers’ Association’s tariff now stands as follows :-- S acks, £9 10s; 100’s, £lo;.so’s, £lO 5s • 25’s, £lO 10s. Tho shipping price is unaltered at £8 15s f.o.b. The cabled news concerning tho excitement in tno Chicago wheat market, coupled with the intelligence that Russia, had ceased exporting wheat to Germany, has had a further finiiiurr effect upon the local wheat market. Millers have eagerly taken all the new wheat offering, and at the present time there is a difficulty in procuring samples. Somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 sacks of new wheat have been taken by local millers within the past two or three weeks. ■ the market is now distinctly excited, and, m the absence of offerings, quotations are only nominal, but there is a general impression that farmers will incline to await developments, rather than rush their grain upon the market. To-day’s quotations range from 5s 3d f.0.b.. Lyttelton for mixed Unes-ab which rate it is reported taat sales have been made-to 2s lid for Hunters, 2, for Tuscan, and 3s for pearl, on trucks Ashburton.” . , There is a. teen inquiry from tuc JNmtU Island for oats, but, so far, the offerings have been much too low to enable local merchants to do business. The effect of the inquiries lias been to give, a firmer tone to the m lother lines there is no change to report, though cocksfoot is said to be a trifle •easier. Following are local quotations : ■wt . f—V-iv-d lines of Hunter’s, Tuscan, and Awl Yl’cari alone 3s Id per bushel at C °Sc-H a OteE.-£3 to £2 5s at country —.Early, £2 per ton at country St 'oidous -S3 3a per ton at country station®. Peas (nominal).— Partridge 3s per bushel at quote roller £9 (231 b bags £10), for espor: £3 15s, pobard £3 los, b-an £3. Oatmeal. —£S 10s. Beans.— 2j 9d per bushel. ~ - Seeds.— Rye§Ta®s, farmers lines 9d -a 6d. extra good 3s per Coctemot. Hib seed BJd, 13ib to 141 b o,(d m ;»d per lb. White Clover. —Superior loc* 9d to 10a per l'b, lower quality 6d to Sd pel* Red Clover (old). T Sd- to bkd. , Dairy Produce*—Cnecss, dairy jd to 6cl, f&c tory s|cl to 6}d, cased f.o.b , LyUcLon. Bu. tp-r—Fredh local factory daaiy 8d to .A. Hams and bacon, factory 7d to Sid, cased f.0.b., fresh eggs Is 2d per dozen. At the Enngiora market yesterday a- fair amount of business was done in grain and other farm produce at tho following prices . —Hunters. Pearl and Tuscan wheat (mixed) 5s per,bunted. Oats—Dun Is 2d to Is of, short feed Is heavy Canadian Is 4d to Ist scl ; Partridge peas 3s, blue do As, rye se-ed. fanners’ lines., undressed, 2s to 2s 6d.i RANGIOEA. At the- Ranciora market yesterday, which was '-well attended, tho North Canterbury Stores Company yarded 2700 sheep, mostly stores, 50 cattle and 70 pigs. Fat .wethers made 17a to 18s 2d, fat ewes 13s to 15s 9d, store two and four-tooth wethers 14s 6d to 16s, n'-cd merino ew : es to Is 4d, four-tooth ewes to 17s sd, four and six-tooth and sound-mouth ewes (mixed) t0.16s 3d, soundmouth do 16s to 17s Id, store lambs to 11s 3d. Cattle—Beef made equal to 23s 6d per 1001 b. Forward steers to £7, heifers to £B, dairy cows £5 to £8 10s, two-i-fear-old cattle to*£2 15s, mixed yearlings £2 to £3, ‘calves 15s to 355. Pigs—Baconers 33s to 52s 6cl, porkers 26s to 38s 6d, stores 20s to 24n, w-caners 14s 6d to 16s, suckers 6s to 11s. ’ In the. North Canterbury' Stores Company’s produce yards sheepskins made to 4s, pc-lts Is 6d, lambskins Is Bd, fat IJd par lb. * Poultry—Roosters to 4s 6d per pair, liens 3s 6d, ducks,4s. Ghickiv.heat 3s per bushel, oats ls # sd, barley 2s 9d, sharps 6s 6d per bag, bran 3s 6d, pig meal 6s,’ oatsheaf chaff 2s 3d, potatoes 5s per 'sack, onions 6d per string, plums Is per case. In tho Progress Yards Messrs 11. Matson and Co. sold fat ewes at 15s 3d to 16s, do wethers 15s 6d, old owes 70, two-tooth ewes 15s 6d. • Messrs Conway Matson and Sons pold cross-bred skins to 2s sd, merino pelts Is,, cross-bred do lid, cross-brod wool 61-d per lb, locks Poultry—Roosters 4s » couple, 'hens 3n, .ducks 4s Id, geeso 4s 9d. ■Chickwhcat 2s 6d per bushel, oafs Is 6d, barley 3s, plums Id per lb, potatoes 7s per sack. TINWALD. At the Timvald yards j-csterday there were close on 8000 sheep yarded, a large number of- freezers forming part- of the entry. ■ The all round condition, of the sheep was good. About foxt.y head, of cattle of fair average quality and about forty .pigs were also yarded. The range of prices was Fat sheep—Butchers’ cross-brecls 15s 2d to ISs 6d, butchers’ lambs 3d to 14s, freezing lambs 12a 3d to 13s sd. Store sheep—Cross-bred ewes 6s 9j to 15s 6d, merino ewes 2s lOd to 6s sd, lambs 9s Id to 12s Id. Fat cattle—Heifers £4 2s 6d to £6 15s, fleers £5 10s to £8 17« 6d. Store’cattle—Dry cows £2 10s to £3 17s 6cl, Deers £2 10s to £3 10s, dairy cows £2 17s 6d to £6 10s. LAND SALE. The North Canterbury Co-operative Stores Company report having sold Mr G. Searle’s farm, of 83A {teres, at Gust, to Mr J. Johnston, of Waipara-, at a satisfactory figure-. ‘ ■ 160