MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17206, 28 June 1916, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

-V/. GRAIN AXP .PRODUCE. ■ CHRISTCHURCH, Juno' 27. During, last, week wheat has had a tendency to ; firm, ■- but- there has been ;little business locally. South Can.erbury millors have been operating fairly frce.y, and there ire also inquiries fro.iu. the jvortli Island. No change at prices is reported. Very little business lias bicn transacted ill oats, and pricea riimain imbhanged. Potatoes' have a ' thiirer tbhdeiicy and £o' Is 'kill Itaked at country eta-.tonn. •• Business baa been done at that price as far south as Ruknia and Ashburton. .The following quotations are for purchases from farmers, net cash, tucks extra, delivered nt country stations, thev figures for the corresponding’ date of 1915 -be.ng al*4 given for purposes of comparison.. (Note.—-An asterisk indicate* : that- the - price ; .is • nominal, ..there being. little.JIT no demand): —•_ • j ; .

EGGS. At tho auction cnlo o£ .‘Feather Brand” stamped and guaranteed ' fresh eggs, held yesterday, first grade, hen egg 3 realised la Gd a dozen, second grades Is 4d and duck eggs Is 4Jd. - RANGIOBA. At the Bangiora market yesterday, 732 fa snoop were yarded. '1 he catty was of mixen quality, but included a few exlra prime lois. There v,-r.s keen competition for the good lines, for which 'high prices ruled. Extra prime owes made 25s 8d to 27s Gd. prime? 21s 3d to -23 s 7d. ligbtor weights 18a lid to 20s 10:1. Wcners—extra prime 29s Cd, prim© 26s 3d to 2Ss Id. Lambs—extra prime 24s 7d, pr me 21s 5d to 23s 6d,' and lighter sot's 200 lo 20s Cd The principal sales were:—Ewes—For J. Stewart, GG at 265; J. Banks, 82 at ?ils Id, 23 at 19s 8:1; W. Trotter. 24 nt 18s 10d: F. Teague, 19 at 16s; John Str rigor. 15 at 10s lid; Wright Bros., 6 at 18s 4d; client. 13 at 27s Gel; M. Fitzgiboon, 19 at

18s 2d; client, 10 at 21s 3d. 30 at 10a 2d; M .ufts.or, 44 at 19s Id. Wethers—Wri.pit Bros., 35 at 275; Ryan Bros., 39 ftt 2.a; client, 15 at 27s 3d, 32 at 29s 6d, at 28s id, 22 at 2Gs 3d. Lambs—For M. Fisgibbon, 8 at 20s 6cl; clicins, 10 at 23s (.cl, 40 nt 20s; Evan Bros., 29 at 23s 3d; >V. Livingsiono, 44 at 20s, Id; IV. Smith, 21 at 23a 7d, 17 at 225; and client, 24 at 20s lCd. There were 813 store sheep penned and thov wore, in good demand. Mixed sex lambs m-a/o 13s to 20a 7d, cwo hoggets 20s to 20s Id/ wether hoggets 16e 6d, forward wethers 24s lid, four-ioqth ewes in lamb 28s Od, four, six and eight-tooth ewes 19s 9d, failing-mouth owes 14s 3d to 163 7d, smind-inouth ewes 19s; .meriuocs—somdiiiouth wotbers 11s 4(V failing-mouth wethers 8s 4d, sound-mouth ewes 11s. Gd. There was an entry of 16 head oi cattle, Fat steers made £8 12s 6d to £9 is t,d, fat, heifers £9 2s Id, fat cows £ll ss, one springer £IG, milch cow £8 ss, store cows £3 as to £4 10s, eighteen-months heifers £3 12s. About 70 pigs wero penned and all kinds wero in strong demand at advanced prices. Boeoncrs rua do 70s to 105 s, porkers 555, small stores 30s to’ 455, and omall p-gs las to 28s. In tho produce yards heavy cross-bred sheepskins sold at Gs Gd to 8s 6d, medium 4s ..to Gs Gd, lighter 2s to 9s, pelts Is io 2s, merino skins Gs 6d, calfskins 3s 9d, yearlings’ skins 7s 9d, bides Sid lb, fleece wool Oct, erwtehings to 9Jd, pieces 7d, fat 21d to 2Jd, horsehair Is. In the poultry pens made 7a fid a couple, hens 4b, pullets 3s 6cl. ; ' ducks 5s 6d. Cnickwhcat realised 3s 9d‘to 5a a. bpshcl, oats 2s Gd to 8s- 9d, peas 4s 3d, bran Gs a sack, onarps 12s fid, jig meal 15s, wheat me»[ 15s, ontsheaf chaff ss, stiaw chaff 2s, potaecs to 11s, swedes ss, ear.ro*. 3s Cd, pars--.••ipgf 2s Cd a 1. , cniuiia Id. lb, apples 5s a ease and pears 2s: /ASHBURTON. VV There, was a- yarding of ' 4345 /sheep at the .rvcily, -slock'- sale bold at the Ashburton yards y.os.erday, as against 5113 at the Tm--,vaid yard, the previous week. Tho yard:n" included 643 fa„ ewes, 218 fat wethors, 1411- fat lambs- and 2571 stores. With freezing buyers operating freely, together with‘‘local butchers, ' there was cn cscepfibhally ‘ keen demand, and every -.0. siirmif'.ed wa3 soul r.t,. .auction; .at hW-h prices. Prime“ ewek and v.c Lera made u ;J to 355, anil' lambs to -24 s -7d. Thm. to.loiviiiG' ’ra/igo of prices \vas obtained'iriinie butchers’ owes, l9s to 24s td, ex.ra heavy 355, mod \im weights 17s Id to 18s, light weights 16s 3d, prime butcher, wethers *3s 9d to ■ 28s ' 3d, extra heavy 3os, others -Cs •to, merino wethors Its 2d i° 18s - F r -|” c freezing lambs 20s .to 24s 7d, others 18s auto It's 8:1.' The principal, sa.es were. a we. —■Vi <vt °IS 20 at '2U.:,2d, 30 at 17s 4d, w’ at ißs' 3cl, 18 at 17s Id, 11. at 19s 3d, 15 at- 195,4 d, 100 at IDs Gd, 16 at 19s .3d, •29 cl 194" 7cl. 41 at, 19s, 17 at 20s l>d, 22 Hfl ik Id, v 23 at 22s Od, 16 at 225, fid, 16 at 2-Ss Gd. 17 at 24 s sd, 11 at' 16s dd 32 ut 18s, 'll at 21s fid, 33 at 20s Gd. 18 a: 2ls, 10 at 19s Stl, 40 at 21s'4d. Wc.hcis 10 nt 23s od.. 48, at 26.3. 2d, 10 at Ha 9c , IB at 26s 10(i,' IG at 2Cs Gd, 87 at bs Cd, 10 merinoes at 16s 2d, 10 at Ids. ~i l ,-JU 0.1 a* iDs ad. 53 at :22s 2d, IG at 20. 10c., 55 St 20s, 33 nt'22s,. 35 at .IQs od, 'BB at 19s 4d l-'O at ISs .'lOd, ICO- at 21s id, 96 it 225.' 134 at 235, 103 at 235.. 12G at 21s 3d, T 53 at 20s 9d, 311 at 21s lOci. Tbo yarding of .store sheep .included 14al noo-gets, ihe balance .being ewes in lamb. There was a decided improvement in the demand and with the exception or a line of owe hoggets, which passed at aOs 3d, and a lino of two, four and f-«-.ooth ewes in lamb at 24s od, 'tho yarding was sold at auction. . Sales .were':—lss four, . six and eight-tooth .itbice-quurver-bred .ewes in amb 28a, 155 six and eight-tooth ewes in lamu 2°s Gd 05 half and three-quaner-bred wether Hoggets 16s sd, .231 thrce-quartcr-bred ewe 22s sd, 176 thrc*j-q.uarier-brcd wether hovgeto ’ 17s 3d, 118 thrcc-qua-.-.er-brod wether noggets 18a 3d, 54 fa:l:ng-mouth half-bred ewes in lamb 15s lid, 503 three-quarter-bred owe. hoggets 21s, CO two. four and six-tooth half-bred ewes in lamb 23s Id, 33 sound and failing-mouih lialf-brcd ewes tn lamb 22s 7d, 100 full and failing-mouth ha.f-bred ewes in lamb 19a, 90 failing-mouth half-bred etves in lamb 16a 8d.V.47.-.sound . and lailing-moudi three-quarter-bred ewes in lamb. .0s Id, C 8 Ihree-quarier-bred ewo hcgget3 (small) 19s •2d 43 failing-mouth three-quarter-bred e.wes in’lamb Ills, 87 fuil and fauing-moulh ihrec-uarter-bred owes in lamb 21s 6d, Go three-quarler-brcd mixed sex hoggets 17b - Gd: Fat cows made £6, 20s, las, . £9, £9 12a Gd and £lO, fat steer' £8 las, vealer 225, forward stores £o 5s and £5 10s.

TEMUKA. The yarding of sheep at. the Temukn stoex sale yesterday totalled 1001, against 2941 nt tho sale held on June U Th<s entr.es comprised 565 fat ewo3, 152 fat lambs, 81 fat wethers- and 203 mores; . All the fat sheep with the exception of 72' were sold at auction «t the fojowirirates: —Ewes —40 at 13s 2d, • 137 at 15a fad to 17s Gd, 124 at 18s. 3d to 19s .6(1, G 1 at 20a '3d to 225, T2'3 at 22s 3d to 26s 9d, -3 at 27s to 28s 3d. Fat lambs—3B at lis ■o 19s sd, 113 at 20s to 23s Id. ethers—81' at ,21s lOd to 28s: • . Iu the store pens 77 fnihng-mOuth owes sold at 10s lOd, 50 full-mouth ewes at 120 Ild and G 7 two, six an! eight-tooth ewes The yarding" of cattle 1 totalled 42,-against 38 at the last salo. ar.d 22 wero m the fat pens. Heifers made from £4 15s to £S os, cows from £6 5s to £l2. one bull £2 17s Gd V. , , The demand for pigs was very keen and prices ranged high. \Vcane T s (large) mac.e 14s to 19s, c lores 27s to 88s, porkers -IGs and bttcouers £3 His.

Juno 27, June 29, ...b vjOlG. 1915. i. d. s. d. s. d. c. d Wheat 4 $ to 4 6 6 10 to 7 0 Outs—' to 4 3 Gcrtrms-2 6 to • • 2 7 4 0 A geriuns J-8 to 2 9 4 3 Dum 2 8 to - 2 9 4 2 to 4 0 Uanish. ' None .offering. Barloy .■.-•6 0 - to . 5 4 ° 3 to 6 3 Vcas— . . »: " Part’pa " 5 ' 0 ?' ■ • 5:0 -‘Bl.-Prus-sians- *7 0... 8 4 3ran t. 105 0 Chaff. - 85. 0 to SO 0 165 0 140 0 to 150 0 Pollard ISO .0 . ISO 0 Oatrnfeal 510 0 Potatoes ~ilo 0 to 120 0 460 0 100 0 Flour . 250 0 350 . 0 Uptons , -70 0 60 !l Seeds— to 5 0 Ryegrass. 5. 8 5. .6 Cocksfoot' (13tb) 0 71 to 0 11 0 71 to 0 W. clover (farm dr’ss’d) 1 0 to 13 . 1 0 Cowgrass 0 8 to 0 9 0 6t to 07 ' ; Dairy Produce. June 23, June 22, 1916. 1915 : ■ r. ; ; • • 1 ■. d. b. d. Dairy factory cheese . . 0 11 0 101 Butter— . Local factory'(first grade) 1 6 1 ci Local factory (2nd crude) — 1 5J r arm separator . . 1 4 1 2 Farm dairy . . . 1 2 1 0 Hums .... . 1 1 0 10 Sides .... . 0 11 - 0 91 Rcl.s . . 1 2 0 101 Ro 1 hams • . . . 1 4 .. 0 10i Lard pats . . . - . 1 1 0. 10 Eggs . . . . 1 8 1 7 Prices quoted for butte? are less discount