MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17198, 19 June 1916, Page 11

MARKET REPORTS.

POULTRY. There was a good entry of poultry at the salcvnrds on Saturday. The demand was very keen, and prime quality birds realised good prices. Table chickens brought 4s Cd to 8s 7d, liens 2s 6d to 5s 2d. breeders up to 8s 9d, puilet3 3s to 10s, geese 7s to Bs, turkeys lls to 235, ducks (is to 8s 2d, all at per pair. EGGS. During the week heavier supplies of eggs have been coining forward, and prices have eased. On Friday prices fell 3d a dozen. Canterbury Eg.g Circle first grades realised 2s, seconds Is lOd. Country store eggs Is 9(1 per (Dzon. Preserved eggs are in fair demand at- Is 3d to 4s 4d per dozen. HORSE SALE. There was an entrv of eighty-three horses oi Saturday. The quality of the draughts was not good, except in a few instances, and for these there was a good demand. Over thirtv unbroken horses were entered, and they were ail sold, although the prices wero no; high. Following were some of the principal sales: —Account 51. J. Taylor (Papamu), 12 unbroken mares and geldings, at from JE3 to £10; West Coast client, 16 unbroken horses at £3 lOs to .£ll 10a; If. M. Clelland (Kimberley). _ fivc-year-old gelding, £33; T. Sagar (Sprinaston), seven-year-old mare £29, aged mare £l6; C. P. Buckenham (Christchurch), thorouglibrod gelding, £10; E.-H. Shirley (Barr Hill), aped, gelding £lO. aged gelding £9 10s, aged gelding £9. Old hor?rß.so’d at prices in accordance with tlieir varying degrees of usefulness. ASHBURTON. Wheat.—The better tone in the market reported last week continues, -and for first-class milling graih, ail offering at quoted rates finds buyers. There lias not been any upward movement for second-class wheat, which in most cases still proves of little interest to buyers. Quotations: —Tuscan 4s Id to 4s 2d, Hunter’s 4s 3d to 4s 4ri, Pearl and Velvet 4s 9d to 4s lOd ar.d up to 5s for choice samples, second-class milling 3s lOd to 4s. whole fowl wheat 3s Gd to 3s Bd. All prices on trucks at country stations. Oats.—Owing to the -abscr.ee of offerings locally, practically no business of a wholesale nature is passing. Small lots for local use command 2s 2d la 2s. 3d for Gortons. Duns are still on a higher level of values, ranging from 2s 6d to 2s 7d for fair quality, up to 2s 8d to 2s 9d for extra choice class. Chaff.—Supplies arc not offering freely, but tb“ demand is only local. Values may bo quoted at from 75s to 80s for top quality, second class 05s to 70s on trucks.