MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18304, 14 January 1920, Page 8

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN AND FROTUCE. At present it is tbo between-season period in the grain and produce market, acd tikero is very little moving until the new season's crops como to hand. No information is yet available as to tho Government's price for the next season's wheat. Current quotations are as follow: Wheat—Jiiilling (Government price): South Island 6s 9d f.0.b., North Island 4d extra. Oats—Milling Gartons, A Gartens 6s, B Gartons 4s 9d to 4s lOd, Duns 4s 9d to Ss, Algerians 4s 8d to ss. , Flour—£ls per ton; 1001 b bags £1 10s, 501 b bags £lO, 251 b bags £l6 ss. Oatmeal—2slb sack 3 £33 per ton, 7lb s*cks £37. Bran—Shipping £5 10s, local £5) 15b pet ton. Pollard—£7 10s per ton. Oatsheafl Chaff-Hright heavy £6 6s to £6 10s (nominal) at country stations. Cocksfoot.—[/caressed lOd to lid, machine crossed Is 4jd' to Is 5Jd. xv>ugrass —jt'eronnial it fid to ss, Italian is 8d to 4a 6d. Clover—White Is 6d to Is Bd, red la lCd,,

RANGIORA. There was an entry of 6214-sheep at the Rangiora yards yesterday, of which 2876 were fats, the bulk of which were lambs. Most of the freezing company buyers began their season's operations. Prime fat lambs made 28a 3d to 31s; medium fats, 23s to 27s Id; prime fat ewea, 30s 3d to 87s Id; medium fat, 25a 9d to 27s 9d. Tho following are the sales:—Fat lambs—For T. Burgin (Swannanoa), 22 at 81s; W. Barwell, 42 at 28s Id; T. Burgin, 18 at 80s 7d; W. Rodgers, 62 at 27s 8d; R. Forsytho, 125 at 24s 7d; 0. Bailey, 161 at 27s Cd; G. Hurley, 85 at 24s 7d, 81 at 24s Id; Adam Smith, 38 at 26s 7d; A. Kerr, 33 at 28s; H. Dickhoff, 41 at 26s 2d, 42 at 28s 6d; L. Banks, SO at 24s 9d; A. Gileß, 86 at 28s 9d. 65 at 28s 8d; Hickland Bros., 32 at 25s Id; A. M'Niven, 21 at 25s lid; Aastey, 27 at 26s 6d; A. P. Tutton, 42 at 2Cs; J. Bunting, 101 at 245; W. Moody, 72 at 25s lid; F. Dawson, 85 at 29s 9d; G. Graooy, 11 at 81s; client, 69 at 24a; R. Pefrie, 45 at 27s Id; R. Watkins, 18 at 275; R. Hanmv. 48 at 22s 8d; J. Wallace, 14 at 26s 6dj client, 33 at 233 6d; A. Lock. 23 at 245; W. Mathews, 11 at 23b 3d; client, 16 at 255; if. Fahey, 42 at 27s 6d; Wheeler, 23 at 24s lOd; Judson and Chambers, 23 at 235; Clothier, 33 at 28s 7d; J. Ward, 10 at 265; J. DalzielL 118 at 24s lOd; client; 49 at 26s 9d; R. J. Robinson. 85 at 26s lOd; Borland and Rowse, 40 at 23s 8d; Ryan Bros., 65 at'29s lOd; P. Fitzgibbon, 41 at 26s 6d. Fat ewea—G. Hurley, 15 at 24s 7d. 72 at 80s Bd, 25 at 27s 3d; D. W. L. Mehrtens, 24 at from 85s to 87s Id; Dickhoff Bros., 10 at 28s lOd; Carboy BroSy 17 at 26s 8d; client, 17 at 25s 9d; M. Fahey, 13 at 23a 7d; A. J. Tutton, 20 at 27b 9d; H. Hanna, 8 at 24s 9d; R. Hanna, 12 at 23s 7d; J. Bunting, 18 at 26s Id J R. Taylor, 7 at 23s 2d; R. Watkins, 18 at 26s sd. Fat wethers—Client, 15 at 28b Id, Bat 29s lOd. Storos—233s store sheep were penned, tho bulk of which were ewes and lambs. Best lambs made from 20s to 23s 7d; ewes and lambs, 19s 9d to 23s 7d; sound-mouthed ewes, 17s Id to 19s 6d; twotooth wethers, 20s to 22s 3d; two and fourtooth wethers, 20s 8d to 24s lid. The following sales were made: Ewes—2s ewes end lambs (all told), 25s lid; 36 owes 13b 6d; 43 two-tooth, ewes and wethers (mixed), 19s lid; 21 two-tooth ewes and wethers (mixed) 19s 9d; 40 three-quarter-bred Border Leicester owes, 24s 7d; 62 owes and lambs (all told), 21s Id, 78 at 15s; 40 two and four-tooth at 245; 74 two-tooth, 23s 7d, 84 at 15s lOd 46 ** 17b Id, 62 at 13s lOd, 118 aged at 10s 6d. wethers—24 two and four-tooth at 20s 3d 35 at 26s 6d; 90 two-tooth at 20s 182 at 22s Bd, 44 at 16s, 22 at 13s 9d, 8i at 24s lid. Lambs—ll 6at 23s 7d, 62 at 32a 6d 120 at 20s, 119 at 16s Bd, 62 at 235. There was an entry of 100 head of cattle Fat cows made £l2 to £l4; fat steers, £ll to £l6; storo steers, £7; store heifers, £5 10s; 8 „„ . c ? ws - £7 io £W '> two-year-old steers, £7; eighteon-rnonths cattle £4 to £5- bulls £8 to £l4 Pigs-160 were yarded. Bnconers made £0 to £7 10s; porkers, £i to £4 10ssmall stores, 60s to 60s; small pigs 14 s to 40s. '

In the poultry yards, roosters mado 4s 63 to 10s a couple, hens 5s to 6s 4d, ducks 6s to 8s Bd, chiokens Is 5d to 2s, pullets Ss turkeys 5s a pair. In tho produce department, chickwhoat realised 7s 6d a bushel, oats 5s 6d grass?™n 3 , 8 M - p «ftridere Peas Bs, pea-meal 21s 1801 b bag-, oatsheaf chaff 7s 6d, old potatoes 5s to 10s, now 2d lb, peas Is peck, apples 6s case, peaches 3Jd to 5d per ib.

ASHBURTON. The entry of fat sheep and lambs at the Tmwald yards yesterday totalled a little over Freezing buyers -were operating freely, bidding was keen all through, and! good prices were realised. Prime wethers brought up to 87s 6d, second quality Sis 9d to 33a 2d, medium quality 26s ttOd to 39s I<J, prime ewes to 84s 9d, second quality 30s 9d to 32s 6d, medium 26s 3d to 295, extra prime lambs to 83s, prime lambs 30s to 31s id, medium quality 23s to 27s 3d. The principal sales were:—"Wethers—l6 at 24s 9d, 12 at 37a ed 20 at 345, 20 at' 28s Id, 82 at 82s 10d' 19 at C6s 66!, 20 at 2Ss, 75 at 33« 2d 12 at Sis 9dy 140 at S3s Id. Ewes—loo at' 25s 7d, 11 at 27s S)d. 15 at 32s 3d, 11 at 30s 7d 10 at 80s 9d, 10 at 330 3d, 52 at G6s Sd, 29 at 33s 9d, 17 at 295, 22 at 27s Id, 22 at 295. Lambs—o 7at 27s Bd, 12 at 27s Bd, 84 at 80s, 14 at 29s 7& 76 at 335, 84 at 23s 9d, 38 at 31s 4d, 52 at 26s Sd, 71 at 355, 247 at 27s Bd. The yarding of stores totalled 1590, out of which 974 wore passed at auction. The principal sales<were:—l39 mixed sex cross-bred lambs 225, 21 crossbred lambs 20s 7d, 32 cross-bred ewes 19s Cd, 200 mixod sex lambs 21s 7d. There was an unusually big yarding of cattle, principally stores in rather low condition. Fat stcors brought from £ll 10s to £l7 5s and £l7 15s, fat heifers £l3 5s to £ls, fat cows £lO to £l2. Thore was only a limited demand for stores, and the majority of those offered were passed at .suction. A line of yearling steons brought £3 a head, cows witJi calves at foot £9. CLEARING SALE, The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., held a clearing 6ale at Methven on Monday on behalf of Mt <3r. Cormaok. The principal sales of stock were:—Sheep—140 owes and lambs 24s Pd. Cattle—Cow in profit £22 10s, do. £l*?, dry

cow S 3, S carves £4 each. Horses—Mare (aged) £B, gelding (Byrs) £2O, do. (7yrs £4l, do. (7yra) £3O, do. (aged) £lO, do. (Syrs) £4l, do. (6yrs) £44. EGGS. Messrs Harris Brothers report thai at the weekly sale of guaranteed fresh eggs on account of the Canterbury Egg Farmers' Association, there was a large attendance cf buyers and a good entry of eggs of all grades. Bidding was brisk, all lota being sold at the following prices:—First-grade hen eggs Is lid to 2s, second-grade hen eggs Is lOd to Is flOJd, duck eggs Is 10<L 3