MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17284, 27 September 1916, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. CHRISTCHURCH, September 2G. There is iitt.e freEh to report concerning tho grain market, Wheat continues 10 conic lor ward in sm«Ui parcels from lurmera, who are paid on the- eame basis as for some week 3 past, but. the week on. ihe who.e was quiet. Tuscan seems to bo the only variety offering, and tho price paid is is Sd a bushel at country stations, some hope- is. held out of a small business soon for export, space being probably available, and this may lirm the market, just as tho absence of facilities lor scything but local trade Lad tho effect oi easing matters a, week or two ago. A local merchant has received from an Australian client a letter suggesting that the Commonwealth will find difficulty in moving the new crop if tho harvest is as big as anticipated, fuv there still remain itorea and stiictied at country stations some aix million bushels of wheat. But many things may happen befora th« harvest commences in December. Potatoes arc sparingly offered, and buyers «.re not keen to operate at tho present level of prices, in view of the unsettled stato and low prices obtainable in the northern markets. Auckland wbb to havo landed n, fair cor.sisrninent of Victorian potatoes on Moilday. "There has been a conation of northbound cargo, and the Union Steam Ship Company has now put on the Koromiki to relievo tho pressure. This steamer will load ntXiytielton next Monday, and apparently there is n; difficulty in obtainintr space, so this will . enable Auckland orders to be cleared up. j Prospects do not look too bright for pota-1 toes sent on consignment to Auckland just j now. Prices n-.npro from X'ts 5s to i'C 10s a tion at countrv stations. There i<= <i searcjty of seed potatoes, and orders are reaching Christchurch. from ttli pails of the North Island, as we.l as from the south in a lesser degree. The very wet Bprinir experienced in tho north not only delayed the sowing, but much of the-seed plented rotted in the ground. This has now to bo made good. Those farmers wln)p\it«S buvi'ng seed potatoes because of the■ difficult in working tho land are now held up for want of seed, and aro calling out for supplies A Christchurch merchant lui3 just sold seed tubers at (£2 a ton better than the prices of five weeks a?o. The principal inouiry is for Northern Star, Gamekeeper, and tTp-to-D.ites.-and prices paid at near country stations are £:i 10s for Northern Star and Gamekeeper and £i for Up-to-Dates. Local stocks are quite depleted. There is still a good demand for seed? for rHnj? sowing, as well as for fertilisers. Very little grass seed is offered for M !e by farmers. •Dairy produce prices remain unchanged. Tho following quotations are for purchases from farmers, net ca«h. sacks extra, do livercd at country stations, tho figures lor the corresponding date of 1015 being also given for purposes of comparison:

EGCS. At the sale of " Feather Brand " eergs held yesterday, on account of tho Egg Farmers' Association, first grade hen ojfgs realised la Id a dozen, second grado hen oggs Is, and duck eggs U IJd. RANG 10 RA. The spring serving operations being almost out of hand there was an increased attendance nt the Rangiora market yesterday, and there was also a little improvement in tho rhcep entry. The yarding comprised - >SO fats, for which "there was a good euk. Best ov.-e3 sold at 26s £>d to 29s 9d, others 21s 3d t-o 31s 3d; fat v.ethers 2lSs J fid to 34s 10d, nnd light hoggets :22s Id. There was an entry of 603 stores, the prices for which were a little under those of recent sales. Aged ewes and lambs, all counted, made 10s lid to 15s (id, two and four-tooth ewes in lamb !s'2s Od, sound-mouthed owes in .lamb 23s 3d; forward wethers QBs, ewe hoggets "20s to 29s 6d, wether hojjgets 22s 6d to 275, and mixed hoggets 275. There was an entry of 104 ncad of m iatt!e. Fat cows made £lO to £'H. fat heifers £v) to £IC 10s, storo cows £-1 10s to £7 10s, yearlings to 18-month cattle £Z to Xt, twc-year-oid heifers .&> 10&, and springers' and milch cows en jos to £ls. There was an entry of about SO pigs. Baconcrs, heavy-weights sold from £5 to £5 10s, IMit-weMits 71s 6d to 955; porkers, 50s to 60s; and*small nigs. 2fls to 30s. In the produce yards heavy cross-bred sheepskins sold at 7s to fts, medium 4s to' as, lighter 2s to 3a: merinoes, 5s to 7s;_calfskins,

3s; yearling afejns, 6» to 8a; fleece wool Is lb. erutohinga Sd<, dead -wool 8d; fftt, 33; horsehair, is. In tho poultry pens roosters realised 5a to 12* a. couple, hens 4s to ?a 6d, ducks off 9d. Chick wheat sold nt 5s a bushel, cats 3a 3d, peas 5s fid, bran 6* a. sack, sharps 13s, pigrueal 13s, wjieatmeal 15», oatalieaf chaff ss, straw chaff 2s, potatoes 12s Gd, parsnips 2s fid a kit, carrots 3s, apples Sa 6d a case, onions Id lb.

Sept. 26, Sept 38, 1916. 1916. § . 4. •• d. a. d. a. (1. Wheat ■ nominal) Tuscan 4 '■ to H Hunters 4 a to 4 io 4 3 to 4 6 * Pearl 5 0 to 5 1 Oats (nominal} Garfona 2 6 to 1 0 3 10 to 4 2 Algerian* 2 10 to 3 0 4 S Duna 2 8 to 2 0 4 2 to 4 6 Danish None offering. Barley (nominal)- - K 0 to 5 4 6 S to 6 3 Pe&s — Partridge None offering. E 0 Bran 80 0 105 0 Chaff (nominal) 90 0 100 0 Oatmeal 840 0 420 0 Pollard 140 0 120 0 Potatoes 125 0 io 130 0 120 0 Flour 260 0 2G0 0 Seeds— Kjegraae 6 6 S 6 to 6 0 Cocksfoot ■ JSlb) 0 » to on 0 6J to 0 7 j W. Clor*r 1 (farm | dr'sa'd) 1 o to i e 1 0 CowgTMa 0 8 to 0 10 0 6J to 0 7 J Dairy Produce . Sept, 26 Sept.28, i9ie. iais. a. d. a. d. Dairy faotory oiaeta . 0 IV 0 10} Butt«r— Local Factory (lot grade) 1 7 - 1 6 Farm aepixator . . 1 3 1 1 Farm dairy . l a 0 11 Hams - l i ,' o in Sides . 0 11 c 9i Boll. . 1 3 o 10* ftoll Hams . J 4 o lot Lard Pata . . .1 1 0 It FiSfga . 0 11 0 11 to 1 0 1 Prices quoted tor butter axo loss discount.