MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18353, 10 March 1920, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. A quiet tone prevails in tho grain and produce market at present, neitner merchants nor farmers showing much inclination to speculate. Oats continue very firm, though little business ib offering according to local. merchants. Continued dissatisfaction is expressed by merchants, wheat brokers and millors at tho failure of tho Government to gazette the wheat regulations. The market for potatoes is lifeless at present. It is anticipated that the crop will bo well above the average tide year. Tho onion market also is very quiet, tho crop having not yet been harvostod. Tho market for all close seeds continues firm. Quotations aro as follow: Oats. —Gartens, 4s 8d to 4s lOd; Algerians, 5e 8d to 6s 9d; Duns, 4s 6d to 4s lOd; extra dark heavy, ss. Barley.—9d to 9s Cd a bushel. Oatmeal—2slb sacks £S3 pw ton. OatshoSl Chaff—Bright heavy, £6 10s to £7, at country stations. Cocksfoot.—Undressed to la Bd. Ryegrass. —Perennial, 6s to 6s 9d; Italian, 5s 6d to Cs■ Clover.—White, 2s to 2s 6d; rod, 2s to Zi 6d. Onions—£B per ton. SCARGILL’ At tho Soargill sale on Friday Messrs H. Matson and Co. sold:—For N. D. Campbell, 855 half-bred owes 33s Bd, 43 owes 26s 6d; Mrs Byrch, Motunau, 35 owes 2\!s 3d, 47 two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewos 25s 3d, IJB two-tooth half bred owes 80s 9d; client, 8 English Leicester rams 823, 6 half-bred rams 245. RANGIOEA* At tho Rangiora stock sales yesterday, tho yarding of fat sheep totalled 1481, including! 834 lambs, 511 ewos and 136 wethers. There was a good attendance of farmers and buyers, and both sheep and lambs roalised top ruling pric«3 according to quality. The range of prices was aa follows: —Prime lambs 30s 5d to 33r; medium svoights 263 lid to 28s Gd; prime owes 83a to 3Gs; rnodium weights 28a to 31s; and lighter 265; wothora 27s lOd to 33s 4<L Tho principal sales wore: —Ewes — For C. Leech, 62 at Sis; T. Burgin. 55 to 325; A. Todd, 8 at 29s 6d; M. Balloy, 20 at 2Ss; F. Dawson, 33 at 3'2s fid; F. Lamg, 19 at' 365, 12 at 82s Cd, 16 at 32s 7d, 16 at 2£>s Cd, 14 at 80s 6d, 27 at 29s 4d, 61 at 29s 7d; J. H. Graham, 9 at S2s Id; W. Stalker, 17 at 23s lOd, 17 at 23s 6d; R. Petrie, 3 at 35s fid; W. Moody, 21al fils Cd. 41 at 29s 8d; D. W. L. Mohrtens, 9 at 32s lOd. 25 at 28s ltd; A. Dunick 19 at 265; A. Todd, 67 at 27a 9d; clients, 17 at 23s 7d, 20 at 29s 3d, 21 at 295. Wethors —For C. Lindsay. 61 at 31s 10d; J. Douds, 19 at 27s lOd; G‘. T. Hopkins, 8 e.t 23s 7d; clients, 16 at 80s 6d, 30 at 83s 4d. Lambs—For A. Miller, 71 at 27e ; W. Moody, 1G at 293; T. Burgin, 31 at fils 6d, 28 at 32s lOd; G. T. Hopkins, 51 at 27s 2d; D. W. L, Mohrtens, 6 at 31s; P. Peach, 36 at 30s lOd; F. Dawson, 39 at 30s Gd; J. Waller, 18 at 27s 2d, J. Carboy, 30 at 26s Id; W. Stalker, 13 at 27s 7d; M. Bailey, 61 at 27s 3d; J. Douds, 53 at 263 lid; E. Barker, 113 at 32s 3d; A. Todd 57 at 27s 9d; T. Milos, 20 at 535; clients, 70 at 27s lid, 19 at 20a lid, 101 at -2Ss fid, 20S at 31s lid. There was an entry of 3776 stores, and tho principal sales wore: Two-tooth owes, 61 at 365, 52 at 335, 25 at 24s 3d, 70 at 27s Bd, 4-1 at 26s 4d. 66 fourtooth owes at 375, 28T four, six and eighttootli at £3s Gd, 137 at 25s 2d, 51 at 265, 95 at 26s 2d; sound-mouth owes, 148 at 21s 9d, 53 at 563 9d 100 at 31s 9d. 100 at 24s od, 100 at 30s fid; aged ewoa, 23 at 17s lOd, 63 at 19s 3d, 48 at 14s Pd, 27 at 9s, 24 at 14s, 16 at ISn 6d, 74 at 14s, 3S at 153 11 d. Lambs —7l at 2is Gd, 171 at 23s 2d 70 at 22s lOd, 44 at 17s, 188 at 21s, 52 at 23g Bd. Wethers — 31 at 25s 3d, 22 at 24s Gd, 16 at 28s 7d, 89 at 20s lid, 95 at 24s 6cl, 131 at 27s lOd, 132 nt 27s 7d. Thirty-nine head of cattle were yarded, and sales were made ns follows:—Fat cows to £l6 17b 6d fat heifers to £ll 10s, springers £lO 15s to £l6, cows in profit £9 106' £ll ss, £l2, £l3 10s, £lB 10s to £2O 10s, dry cows £4 10s to £6 12s 6d. About 100 pigs were penned Heavy baconons sold to £B, light at £5, small stores 60s to 60s, young pigs 22s to 28s. In the poultry department, roosters sold up to 18s a couple, hens 6s, ducks 8s 6d, goes© 8s Cd. In the produce department, chickwheat cold at 7s Cd to 8s a bushel, oats 6s to 7s, grass seod 3s Gd, oatsheaf chaff 7a a sack, straw chaff 2s 6d, potatoes Id per lb, plums 2d to 3d per lb, nectarines 2d to 4d, apples Id to 4d, tomatoes 4d to Gd. oniona la lid/ a string. ' ASHBURTON. The entry of fat sheep and lambs at the Tinwaid yards yesterday comprised 2596 owes, 618 wethers and 7417 lambs. There was a very largo attendance, and the bidding was spirited all through, though the tone of the market was decidedly easier than was the case at tho Ashburton yards last week. The top price for ewes was 37s 4d fox a lino of 112 sold on account of Messrs Black Bros., of Lagmhor, and 36s was realised for a small lot of wethers sold on behalf of a client. A lino of 135 lambs sold on account of Mr L. Pratley brought 37s sd, and a lino of 185 sold on behalf of M!r P. Shearer realised 33s 4d, Tho range of prices was: —Extra prime ewes to 37a 4d, prime 30b to 345, medium 24s lOd to 28s 9d; extra primo wethers to 365, primo 31s to 335, medium 28s to 30s; extra primo lambs to 37s sd, prime 30s to 33s 4d, lighter weights 23b 3d to 28s Bd. Tho principal sales were:—Ewes—42 at 30s, 28 at 35s 4d, 31 at 28s, 23 at 26s Id, 25 tit 313, 104 at 29s 7d, 32 at 83s 7d, 30 at 38s lOd, 42 (vt 28s, 98 at 28s, 53 at 30s 4d, 23 at 28s fid, 108 at 32a Id, •18 at 24s 9d, 112 at 37s 4d, 31 at 29s 7d, 20 at 27s 3d, 22 at 28s 4d, 49 at 26s lOd, 41 at 28s 9d, 29 at 28s 3d, 72 at 27s 6d, 26 at 2Gs 2d, 27 at 27s Gd, 82 at 335, 109 nt 28s 2d, 36 at 28s 6d, 67 at 275, 26 at 29s Id, 140 at 275. Wethers —21 at 345, 22 at 83s, 19 at 27s 3d, 38 at 30s lOd, 0 at 86s, 8 at 31s 3d, 8 at 30s lOd, 78 at 295, 30 at 81s 7d, 14 at 31s. Lambs —80 at 28s lid, 217 at 30s Bd, 78 at '27s Bd, 74 at 29s 84, 125 at 28s Bd, 81 at pos lid, 108 at 28s 2d, 48 at 33s 4d, 88 at 33s 9d, 135 at 37s sd, 00 at 28s, 38 at 29s 7d, 34 at 25s 3d, 102 at 275, 142 at 29s Id, 102 at 28s 4d, 88 at 275, 166 at 27s lOd, 40 at 2.3 s 4d, 129 at 22s Id, 97 at 28s lid, 179 at 27s Id, IGO at 26s lOd, 47 at 29s 7d, 98 at 27s 4d, 332 at 29a 4d, 45 at 27s Bd, GO at 29s Bd, 223 at 33s 2d, 185 at 33s 4d, 404 at 28s lid, 126 at 2Gs sd, 158 at 27s lOd, ’ 219 at 80s, 132 at 32s Cd, 32 at 23s Bd, 26 at 25s 2d, 33 at 255, 35 at 265, 28 at 24s 4d, 218 nt 26s Id. 48 at 255, 65 at 295, 74 nt 23s 7d, 05 at 28s. Tho yarding of store sheep totalled G 533, and consisted of 1558 lambs and 129 wethers, tho balance being owes. The demand was very limited, and of the yarding 8923 were passed at auction. Two-tooth owes made from 28s to 29s 2d, four and six-tooth 29s 7d to 34s 9d, two, four and. six-tooth 23a 10d, two, four, six and eight-tooth 24s lOd to 283 6d, rape ewes 14s to 17s Id. The sales were: —127 four and six-tooth half-bred ewes 34s 9d, 49 two-tooth wethers (small) 21s, 124 two, four and six-tooth ewes 23s lOd, 116 two, four, Fix and eight-tooth ewes 25s id, 184 do. 28s sd, 53 two-tooth ewes 28s lOd, 237 two, four, six and eight-tooth ewes 94s lOd. 250 rape owes 16s 8d to 17s Id, 205 forward rape lambs 22s lid, 211 sound-mouth owes 275, 31 four and six-tooth ewes 29s 7d, 190 very forward ran© lambs 25s 7d, 148 sound nrtd fni'ing-month ewes 21s 3d. 110 two-tooth, b *-U-hr/*A avian HBs. ■* n mtxod-e©*

lambs 21s, 99 rape owes 14#, 112 two-tooth owes 29s 2d, 284 sound-mouth ewos 23s 7d, 26 aged owes 7a 6d, 6 cull lambs 10s fid. There was a fair yarding of cattle, principally stores, of whioh thero was only a limited demand. Fat cows sold at from £9 17s 6d to £l4 10s, fat steers £9 10s to £ls, fat heifers £ll 6a to £l3, voMcrs £2 Ob. PROPERTY BALE. Yesterday Messrs Pyno, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., sold by auction at Rangiorq., f° r Mitchell, a farm of 60 acres, at Ashley, to Mr W. J. Stringer, at £45 per acre. EGGS. Messrs Harris Brothers report that at the weekly eaio of guaranteed fresh eggs on account of tho Canterbury Egg Farmers’ Association thero was a big attendance of buyers for a fairly large entry, the market holding pretty firm. Prices were: First grado hen eggs 2s 4Jd to 2s sd; second grado hen eggs, 2s 4d to 2s 4£d; duck eggs, 2s 4d. 1898 Th®, City Market, 650, Colombo Street, report of usual weekly sale: —Mare, 4yrs. £2O; aged gol., £ls; aged mare, 355, /riff £lO. trap £4, set harness £8 17s 6d, £7 17s 6d, set harness £3 10s, separator £3, ferrets 24s to 30s. wire netting 15a roll, stakes 50s 100, separator £5 10s, stove £3, lamp 3 20s, b. bands 20s. sacks, 800, from Is 8d to Is lOd, wheat 295, oats 6s Gd to 225. chaff 6s 3d, dogs 6s to 20s; poultry, hens Gs 6d to 6s 6d. roosters 0s 6d to 103, ducks 8s to 108. geeso 9s 9d to 10s. 6 pens of pullets made 19s to 21s. all at per pair, Having conducted timber salo at Horatio Street, and furniture sale on account Mt Thrador, Hill's Road, and on account Mrs Davis, St Martins, contents of 6-roomed bungalow, piano made £65. Tho above sales wore a great clearance at full values. 885 H. C. SMITH, Auctioneer. FARMERS’ SALEYARDS. F. P. Claridgo and Co. report having sold at their weekly auction market, horses from £l6 6a down to £8 12s Gd, others £2 15s, £2 17s fid, £1 os; pigs 22s to 565; harness sets £7, £5, £4 10s, £4, £3 19s, £3 sa. £2 15s, £2 lOd; dray, saddle and br., £5; b.b. and chains 12s fid, quantity’J’odd harness; trap lamps, 10s, do. Us; spring dray, £27 10s: r.t. dogcart, £45; spring trap, £6. do. £l2 12s, do. £10; carts £4 10s, £4, s.f. plough £4 Bs, grass mower £l3, honey extractor £B, do. £6, honoy tank £2, hand truck £3. bellows £4, gent’s bicycle £2 10s, grindstone £1 10s, iron gate 255, line damaged chaff 3s to 8s 6d, offal Is 6d per bag, pig meal 11s. also a large quantity sundries. Poultry (Saturday), roosters 9s 9d pair to 5s 3d, pullets 13s 9d, hens 3s 6d to Bs, chicks Is to 2s 4d. F. P. CLARIDGE AND CO.. St Asaph Street. 91