MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18042, 8 March 1919, Page 10

MARKET REPORTS.

SCARGILL EWE FAIR. The annual ewe fair at Scargill and tho first of the season in North Canterbury was held yesterday. There was a good attendance of the farmers of the district, but buyers from a distance were few. Tho entry was smaller than usual, the close proximity of. the Ambcrley fair being in a measure accountable for tho shortage. The total yarding of owes was 2349 and of lambs 926. Excepting for sheep of good quality, the bidding was slack, but in several instances the lines of tho better class were passed in. It was obvious that the dry weather had a most depressing effect on the sale, as out of thirty-two lots offered fourteen were passed. The best sales mado were on account of Mr S. B. Gibb, namely, 131 twotooth half-bredl Corriedale ewes at 40s, 181 eight-tooth at 24s 3d, and 104 two-tooth three-quarter-bred owes at 335, tho whole being purchased by Mr B. Ferguson, of Flaxton, to go on his farm in the Waikari district. These prices wero from 2s to 8s under thoso of last year's _ sale, and the offerings for some of tho lines passed in wero up to 5s lower than the quotation for similar sheep sold last year. In addition to tho lots noted above, two-tooth halfbred ewes mado 25s to 29s 7d, and were passed in at prices ranging from 27s to 29s 6d, two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes to 80s 2d, six and eight-tooths 325, sound-mouth half-brods 25s 9d to 27s 6d, aged' ewes 10s 3d to 10s 7d, two-tooth wethers 22s 9d, ewe lambs 22s Sd, wether Istmbs 19s, and small mixed sex lambs 10s 5d to 12s sd. Thero was an entry of about 60 rams and fourshear English Leicesters sold at 2gs to 2|gs, five-shear up to ljg, three-shear at 20s, and half-bred rams at 22s to 335. Messrs Pvne and Co. sold In addition to S. B. Gibb's sheep previously quoted, on account Geo. Gibb, 146 four-year-old halfhred ewes at 27s 6d; F. A. Boswell, 146 ©we lambs at 22s 3d; H. Acton-Adams. 26 twotooth owes at 2Gs; W. Elliott, 28 two, four and six-tooths at 28s 6d; C. H. Coo, 139 failinsr-mouths at 10s 7d, 61 at 10s Sd. 45 cross-bred lambs st 12s 5d and 60 at 10s G<*. ..... The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Association sold for Mrs Overton, 228 two-tooth half-bred ewes «t 29s 7d, 389 sound-mouths at 26s 3d, 42 six and eighMooths nt 325, 43 failing-mouths at 16s 2d. 331 wether lambs at 19s, and 13 two-tooth wethers at 22s 9d; i Geo. Gibb, 91 sound-mouth owes at 25s 9d and 53 two-tooth three-quarter-bred owes at 30s 2d. i* RANGIORA HORSE FAIR. There was an entry of 144 horses at the monthly fair at the Rangiora yards yesterday, 28 being unbroken. The salo was a particularly good one. Thero was a keen demand for all farmers' draughts of good quality, and prices wero a big improvement on recent sales. Best four and five-year-old draughts sold at from £3O to £43, medium quality from £2O to £3O, aged from £5 to £ls, haoks £3 to £l2, best unbroken draughts £2O to £3O, and light unbroken '£s to £l2. DUNEDIN. Messrs Bray Bros, (of Dunedin) report as follows for tho week ended March 7, 1919: The following pricos wero realised during tho week:—Wheat, 7s; oats, feed Gartons, 7s 6d; chaff, primo oaten, £8 10s; Hitehon's bacon, scarce, Is 3Jd; beeswax, 2s; honey, sections 10s, bulk what© clover 6d; butter, creamery pate Is 6d, creamery bulk Is 5Jd, dairy and separator Is 3d, milled bulk.ls 4d; apples, American Jonathans 16s 6d, cookers 5s j plums, Angelinas 8s 6d 201 b case, Block Diamonds 6s 20lb caeo, greengages 4Jd; lemons, American, £2; walnuts, Is to Is 3d; potatoes, local £9, Canterbnrya £8; cauliflowers, 14s dozen; cabbage©, 7s dozen; lettuce, 2s; onions, Canterburys, £10; green peas, 2{d; tomatoes, Christchurch firsts 6Jd to 7d lb, local hothouse 9d, Nelsons 6s 6d to 7s 6d; rhubarb, Id; grapes, Is 6d; Bon Cretien pears, 6s 6d; peaches, 5s 6d 20lb case, crates (dessert) up to 6Jd; apricots, cases, to 4d lb; nectarines, dessert, 6Jd; pigs, best baconers 10£d, porkers lid, overweights 6d.