MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18412, 19 May 1920, Page 8

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN" AND PRODUCE. Little change has to be noted sine* last week in the grain and produce markets. Oats ccntinuo to bo in firm demand, with no alteration in prices. Potatoes have Blackened, tho supply being greater than the demand, and the shipping shortage further curtailing business. Prices have fallen and £3 15s to £1 now represents the average rates offered, neither dealers nor growers being keeiit to do business. Present prospects suggest that quotations will .urther declino. and Home growers have commenced pitting. Onions are in weak demand, and the poor keeping quality of some of the offerings does ■ not increase the buyers' eagerness. The following are tho latest quotations:— Milling wheat, according to Government prices—Tuscan, 7b 3d f.0.b.; Hunters, 7s 6d, Ivan, 7s Did. Oats. —A grade Gartens 6s to 5s Id; B grade 43 lid to ss; Algerians 6s 3d to 6s 6d; Duns 4s 9d for good seed to 5a 3ld for dark and heavy. Barley.—Ss to 9s, according to quality. Oatmeal—23lb sacks, £35 per. ton. (jKisuyaf Lnaff. —£ti 15s to £7. Cocksfoot.—Undressed lOd to Is. Eyegiass—Perennial, 6» 3d to 7s 3dj Italian 6s to 7*. Clover.—White Is Q£ to 2s 3d; red la Sd to 1 Is 3d. Partridge Peas.—Ss 6d; "White Ivory poaa 9s to 10s. Flour—According to Government prices, £l6 Ilia pel 'ton f.o.b. Lyttelton, Timaru and Oftmaru Bran, according te Government prices, £1 per ton f.0.b., main ports; locally, £1 15s. Pollard, according to Government prices, £9 per ton, f.0.b., main ports; locally, £9 103. Onions.—£B (association price); £&. Potatoes.—£3 16s to £4. RANGIORA. Thero was a full attendance at tho (Ra,ngi» ora market yesterday. The yarding of fat sheep comprised 417 .lambs, 825 ewes and 233 wethers. Tho quality of tho greater portion oi tho entry was below a good standard, and prices ruled accordingly, the best fat lambs selling at about equal to last Wiook's quotations, viz., 28s to 80s, lighter sorts making 24s te 26s 9d. The best ewes made '3Bs 2d to 303, medium 26s Id to 275, and light 21s 7d to 21s- Id; wethers 31s to ?5s 4d. Amongst tho sales were:—Lambs—--1 For G Croft, 80 at 27s lOd; J. Douds, 16 at 25s 3d; J. Banks, 26 at 24a; Mi. Croft, i 26 at 263 8<1; J. Carboy, 20 at 20s Gd; P. I Fitzgibbon, 21 at 23s 2d; T. Dawson, 72 at 1 26s Od; E. Barker. 48 at 28s sd; H. WothI erell, 62 at 27 s 6d; client, 11 at 27s Bd. Ewes—For M. Berry, 36 at 28s 2d, 26 at 21s 7d; A. Peavco, 24 at 30s; E. Barker, 49 at 27s Od J. Croft, 35 at 21s lOd; J. Banks, 23 at 24s Id, 22 at 26s Id; B. Croft, 87 at 24s 3d; C Loach, 66 at 28s; R. J. Taylor, 12-2 at 25s 6d, 16 at 295, 12 at 24s 9d; H. Wotherell, 77 at 28s od, 84 at 29s 9d; P. Fitzgiblxm, 55 at 27s lOd; J. Douds, 14 at 275; clients, 20 at 21s 3d. 22 at 235, 68 at 26s sd, 20 at 22s Sd', 13 at 235, 36 at 27s 9d, 43 at 245. Wothers-s-For A. Pearce, 16 ::t C4s Id; J. Douds, 66 at 31 8 9(1, 28 at 34s Id, G. Lang, 68 at 30s Id, 72 at 81s 9d; J. Gar- ■ boy, 13 at 85s 4d; T. Madeley, 12 at 85s, 14 ! at 33s Id. Thcro was a yarding of 1693 sheep. Sonnd-mouth ewes made 17a Id to 22s 6d; | aged 9s to 10s Id; two-tooth wethers 20a Id to Dls 3d; four and six-tooth 28s Id to 83s Cd; lambs 16s 3d to 22s 6d. Tho entry of cattle totalled ninety-six head. Tho market was. lifolcss. Sales were made as follow: Springeri £l2 6a; springing boifors £l3 10s to £l4; cows in profii £8 to ills 10a; two end a 1-a'f to three-year-old steers £l3 10s; store oowa £4 15s to £5 17s 6d; eighteen months cattle £3 10s. About 100 pigs were penned. Baooners sold at £6 10s to £8; stores 50s to 70s; small pigs 10s to 18s. In the poultry department, roosters sold at 7s to 9s a couple; pulleta 8s; hens 4a 6d to 5a Cd; ducks 8a: gec&o 9s. In tho produoo department, thero waa no change from last week's quotations. ASHBURTOU.

Tho yarding of fat sheep at Ashburton yesterday comprised 1366 owes, 269 wethers and 619 lambs. There was a good attondiauoe, bidding was fairly brisk and for anything of prime quality the tone of the market was very firm. The top priwa for ewes was 28s for a small lot sold on account of Messrs Capon Brothers, of Wincbmore, whilo a particularly good lino of 62 lambs sold on behalf of Mr it. Rose, of Wakfunui, realised 34a 4<L The range of prices was:— Extn» prime ewes to 38s; prime 32s to 33s 7d; medium 26s 9d to 80s 4d; extra prime wethers to 313 8d; prime 80s to 33s 4d, medium 24s 9d to 29s 9d; extra prime lamb® to 34s 4d; prime 27s lOd to 80s lOd; lighter weights 24s Id to 26s Gd The principal sales were:—Ewes—3s at 26s 2:1; 21 at 27s ■ld- 11 at 30a 4d; 26 at 2Cb 8d; 82 at 25s Id; 79 at 30a Id; Vt at ST* fid; 21 St 26s 3d;

4-1 at 27b Id; 44 at 2-ts 3d; 15 at 38s; 15 at 33s 6d; 15 at 335; 17 at 31s 6d; 20 at life 10d- fii at 2Gs 8d; 2-1 at 235; 22 at 27b lOd; 20 at 255; 33 at 26s sd; 42 at 23s 6d; 18 at 29s sd; 173 at 265; 122 at 26a Gd. Wethers—--21 at 84s 9d; 25 at 30s 3d; 17 at 34b; 10 at 83a 4d; 29 at. 81s; 12 at 34s Gd; 72 at 30s yd; GG at 30s 9d. Lambs—l 3at 23s 6d; 16 at 26s 6d- 21 at 27s 8d; 19 at 28s 4d; 39 at Ks 6d; 34'at 27s !)d; 02 at 31a 4d; 25 at 28s lid; 74 at 80s lOd; 74 at 275; 61 at 27s 9d; 30.1 at 26s 9d. The yarding of store sheep totalled 7441 and consisted of 1482 lainba, 1700 wethers, the balance being ewes. The yarding. consisted chiefly of travelled sheep from tie south, and what sales were made were at bedrock prices. Of the small entry of formers' snejj a lino of 100 four-tooth crossbred ewes, the property of Mr G. Lethur.i I/auristonv mado 34s 3d. Of the number penned 2734 wero passed at auction. Tho following was the range of prices obtained: Two-tooth owes 20s 3d; two, four, fix ar,d eight-tooth owes 21s 9d; four, six and eighttooth 15s 9d; rape ewes 10s 3d to 17b fld; Bound-mouth wethers 27s 8d to 30s Id; twotooth wethers 18s 6d to 24s lid; four, fix and eight-tooth wethers 2-h; mixed stx lamba 12s to 20s 3d; wether lambs 12s Cd to 17s 3d; ewe lnml>s 21s 4d to 2os 7d. The sales were:—24l two, four, six and eighttooth cross-bred owes 21s 9d, 89 sound-mouth three-quarter-bred wethers 30s id; 400 do half-breds 27s 8d; GO sound-mouth half-bred eweß 20s Sd; 54 two-tooth cross-bred ewes 20s 8d; 17 mixed sex late lamba 12s; 32 mixed sax three-quarter-bred lambs 20s 3d; 3G nged owes 7s 2d; 127 mixed sex cross-bred lambs 16s 9d; 82 half-bred wether lamb* 17a 3d; 161 do 15s 7d; 149 rapo ewes 14s 8d; 164 six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes los 9d; 17 mixed sex lambs 16s Id; 100 rapo ewes 17s 9d; 40. half-bred wether lambs 12s 6d; 383 mixed sex three-quarter-bred lambs 18s 8d; 51 two-tooth three-quarter-bred wethers 183 6d; 74 mixed sex lambs Hs Gd; 39 four, six and eight-tooth holf-bred even 15s 9d; 497 four, six and eight-tooth halffred wethers 245; 100 four-tooth cross-brwl ewes (local) 34s 3d; 87 mixed sex cross-bred lambs 17s lid; 82 two-tooth three-quarter-bred wethers 24s lid; 205 cross-bred ewe lamba 21s 4d; 210 rape ewes (free) 16s; 25S half-bred ewe lambs'2ss 7d; 21 aged ewes 43 3d; 203 rnpo ewes 10s 8d; 208 do (free) lis sd; 398 sound-mouth half-bred ewes 245. Thoro was only a small yarding of '•attle. Fat steers brought up to £ls; fat heifers £6 to £6 15s; fat cows to £ll2.

EGGS. Messrs Harris Bros, report that at tho weekly snlo of guaranteed fresh eggs on account of the Canterbury Egg Farmers Association was hold yesterday at Messrs Harris Bros.' auction rooms, 158, Hereford Street. There waa a very largo entry of eggs of all grades, and a ?ood attendance of buyers. Competition was good, and all lots sold at the following prices:—First grade hen eggs from 2b 7d to 2s 9d; second grade from 2s 5d to 2s 6d; ducks' 2s 3d; pullets' 2s to 2s Id.

PROPERTY SALE At Rangiora ywterday, Messrs H. Watson and Co. sold by auction, on behalf of the truotees in tho estate of tho lato Mr VV. Smith. 48 acr.'s at East Eyreton. at £37 per oore, Mr H. Veal being the purchaser.

THE CITY MARKET, 550, Colombo Street. RepoTt of weokly sale:—Gel. 37s Cd; do. £3; mare £4 16o; harness maro £7 ss; pony £l3 10s; Ralli trap £SO; spring dray £24; cart with top £l2; gig £l6; set harness £5; do. £6 10s; do. £3 15s; S.F. plough £7; do. £6 10s; D.F. plough £7 lis Gd; stove 85s; srun £4 16s; do. £5; suit lengths 28s; lino Panama hats 5s each; couch £2; table £2; chairs 8s (id oaoh; linoleums £3; wheat 14s to 28s; carrots 5o Gd; omono 3s 9d to Is 3d sugar Lag; gkss framo 20s; potatoes 8s to lis sack; lad/a cycle- £2 15s; do. & Ms; gents' £2 10s to £C Poultry-Hens 4s 9d to 103; roosters 3s 3d to 12s Gd; ducks 8s to 10s 6d. Sundries in largo quantities wero offered, and mad* ruiiug prices. Lots under 20s not mentioned. Poultry salo each Friday 12.30. H. 0, SMITH, Auctioneer. 974