MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVXII, Issue 18245, 5 November 1919, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. _ ’ The advance in oats is being maintained, especially for Southland Garlons, splendid samples of seed being on view looally yesterday. Oatsheaf chaff is very firm, as nruch as £7 being gi vell i° r o°°d stuff during too last few days. Otherwise there is nothing to chronicle in the grain and produce market. Quotations exo: Wheat.—Milling wheat. Government price. South Island, 6s 9d, f.0.b.; North Island, Id extra. Oats.—Seed Algerians (quotation norninali Is 3d to 4s (id; feed Algerians (quotation nominal) 3s lOd to 4s. milling Garlons, 4s 5d to 4s Gd; A Gartons, 4s sd; B Gartons 4s 4d, at country stations; Duns, 4s Cd; Danish, 4a 2d. Flour.—£ls per ton: 1001 b bags, £ls 10st 501 b bags, £l6; 251 b bags. £l6 5». Bran.—Shipping, £5 10s; local, £5 1S» P* r ton. Pollard.—£7 10s Dor ton. Oatmeal.—2slb bags, £23 per ton; 7lb bags, £32 Der ton. Oatsheaf Chaff. —Bright heavy £6 IBs to £7. Cooksfoot.—Undressed, IOJd to lid; mocbino dressed. Is 4d to Is sd. Ryegrass.—Perennial, 4s 6d to ss; Italian, Is 3d to 4s 6d. Clover. —White. Is 6d to Is 8d; red. Is lOd to 2s. Peas.—Partridge (quotation nominal), 7s 6d to 7s 9d; Whito, 7s 3d to 7s 6d; Blue Prussians, 10s to 11s- Imperial, 10s to 11s. Linseed.—£23 to £3O. Potatoes,—£B to £3 10s. RANGIORA. Although tho Kangiora market yesterday was regained as a uoauio unu in consequence o{ the ho.idu.ys nest woes, there was no appreciable increase in tho entries as compared with those ol tne previous suio. 'lhe yarding oi lat eheop toutued lu7 and stores 1176, mostly ewes with nunbs. The lals sold well, good quality sheep being in demand. Prime owes made 41s 3d to 4»a, medium weights 39s to 30s, and light 27s to 2»s '(kl; wethers 4ds 3d to 47s lOd, and hoggets 36s led. Amongst tho sales of stores were: —bound-mouth ewes with lambs (all counted), 76 at 22s 3d, 131 at 235, 195 at 22s lid, 123 at 13s 3d, 76 at 22a 4d, 45 at 22s lOd, 33 at 23s 3d, S) at 2os; aged owes with iambs, 62 at lbs, 56 at lbs, 71 at J3s, 136 at 14s 6d; wethers, 62 at 40s, 62 at 4t>s 2d, 37 at 36s 7iL Cattle.—Thors was an ontxy ,of 127 head. Fat cows made £ls to £l6 Ids, best springers £l2 to £l6, others £6 to £lO 10s, springing! heifers £7 to £ls, store oows £5 10s to £lO, two-year-old steers £6 to £7 10s, heifers £3 10s to £6 los, yearlings £3 10s to £4. 53, bulls £5 to £9 10a. Pigs.—About 160 were penned. Baconers sold at £5 to £7 10s, stores 50s to 745, small pirni 28s to 375. in the poultry dopartmont, roosters sold at 12s 9d a ooupie, hens 11s 3d, ducks 10s. In tho produce dopartmont, chick wheat sold at 6s Gd to 7s a bushel, oats ss, grass seed 3s 6d, pea meal 21s a sack, oatsheaf chaff 6s, straw chaff 2s 6d, table potatoes 15s to 20s, early seed potatooa 2ba, lata seed 11s to 16s, opples 10a a case. ASHBURTON. Thaw ws a smaU yarding a.t tho woekly stock sale held at tho Ashburton saleyards yesterday, tho entry of fat sheep only totalling 253, of which 201 wore ewes, 50 wethers and 7 hoggets. The quality was very good, and prices were well up to late .market rates. Mr C. Roberts, Ashburton, topped tho market for ewes, selling iivo at 61s 6d, while Mr Baxter, Seafield, sold five wethers at 56a 6d. Tho following range of prices was obtained; Prime owes 6d to 063, extra heavy 63s to 64s 6d, medium

weights 40s to 495. light weiphts 25s to 30a 3d- prime wethers oOs bd to 575, otnoTS 43s 6d to 475. very Ught 328, hoggeU.B9. 6d to 48s, shorn ewes 395, shorn hotels 28s. The princioal sales were:—h.wes—lt> at 495, 16 at 45s 3d. 2 at 43s 6d, 8 at o2s Cd, b at 50s 6d, 2 at 47s 6d. 7 at 52s 6d 2 at 545, 16 at 57s 6d, 3 at 565, 3 shorn at 3 9 a, 16 at 265, 3 at 41s, 7 at 30s 2d, 8 at 4Ss 9d, 5 at Gls 6d, 1 at 635, 3 at oOs 6d, 6 at oOs. 1 at 25s 64 Wethers 1 at 43s Cd, W at 49s 9d, sat 56s 6d, 2at 50s 6d, 2at 3-s. lat 57s 3 at 478, 25 at 45s &L Hoggets 1 at 39a Gd, 3 at 455, 2 at 48s, 1 at 25s Od 1 shorn 235. Store sheep-Thero was a total yardrnK of 3428 store sheep including a considerable number of lambs and a lot of weU grown, well-woolled hoggets. Tho total passed at auction was i 486, and tho principal sa cs were:—l29 ewos and 127 lambs 21s 54 66 cross-bred owes and 69 lambs -os, 9 shorn wethor hoggets 22s 88 four-tootn ihree-quarter-brcd ewes andSS amos As -4 111 six-tooth ewes and 112 lambs As, *> shorn mixed sexes 19s 3d. 27 shorn owes and 27 lambs 15s 6d, 163 two-tooth owes 37s 7<L 50 cross-bred ewes and oO lambs 18s 2d 176 three-o.uarter-brou wether hoggetb 325, 207* wether hoggets 30s 6d. 76 wether *53? STW& * « cattle pens, one rolling at^£ls and one passed at iJ heifer pens springers made £l2. ' springers £6 ss, small store aged COW 4U 103. Jersey h :?} 1 i7 ’ t ouU £ll 10a, young bull £a.

CLEARING SALE. The New Zealand farmers’ Association hold a clearing sale at Lyndhuist on Monaay on account of Mr D. John r no principal smos were :-Sheep--280 full and lai.mg-mouth aod Lmhs (a.i counted) at 21s sd. CatUe-La ry w» if] e,j £H, £l4 and £l7 10s, bull £lo, » ylurlmgs at £5 ss. Horses-Mare £23 do ptvrs) £33, do. (7yrs) £3S do. (4>rs) £4 , ge.ding \Byrs) £3B, do. F>.-rs) £l9 10s, do. (2yrs) £23 10s. THE CITY MARKET. Report of weekly sale Principal items:Hoi £ll, £1», «. £5. “ a «>• “Jf•w»i St SVVS?V **s«y*Pianot 455, disc 225, motor-car £l6, motor cycle 70s leading chains 30s, collars A>s to iL corrtlsated trim 8d to MW. »oks 8d to Is 2d, seed potatoes 10s to 16s 6d, table 17s, wheat 16s Gd, C. oats 20s, oatsheaf Cstd The usual sundries itnd furniture sold at late rates Poultry—Turkey £2 18s, hens 9s to SfUto U., duclm lls 6d or runners There was a large entry oi poultry, but the quality was second-rate. Having held clearm - sale at Papanui account Mr Osner, when 310 lots were cleared. Mam Rems-Hack mare £lO 10s, do. £B, sp. dray £l2 10s, gig £ll, cad 30s, cultivator 555, grubber £7 10s, barrows 455, table £3, suite £4 10s, beds £4 15s chest £3 as, carpet £3 15s and £2 10s, wardrobe £< 10s, clioi £- is lino. £1 5s to £4. There was a l&rgo atcndance. H- C. Smith, Auctioneer. 9bo FARMERS’ SALEYARDS. Claridge and Co. report havmg sold at their weekly sale the loUowing:-B. mam half-draught, £7 ss; B. ge ding ±» ' ion wvav uclci. JwXX• lOfiLll cir. mare i2O, giey b eiu - IIU R1 > u w.. *„■ ssn.'sr»»«w«* ,*••• *** xi iv a, . hauies ana Set’ 0 3 Vo^ r cyc.tVt grass-mower *»£■. S 3s, sorrel seed 3s parrot and cage 14s, 4 ho f? e (f d 4 gacks Gd to lid, churns 7s (kl to 20s, separator .68, mangles 2os, 3os. Large quantity of furniture and eundnes at satisfactory prices. Ducks to 11s, hens 9s to 13s 9d, roosters 10 *“ 14 * F P. CLARIDGE AND CO., K» ' Land and Produce .Salesmen, EGGS. Messrs Harris Bros report that at the weekly sale of guaranteed fresh eggs on account of tho Canterbury Egg Farmers Association, thero was a large attendance of buyers, who, anticipating a big influx of visitors during Carnival Week, caused prices to harden somowhat. There was a very large eutry, and keen bidding resulted, all lots being Bold at t.ho following prices:—First grade hen eggs Is Sri to Is 9d, second grade Is 8d to Is duck oggs hi fid to la B*4