COMMERCIAL

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3404, 14 September 1920, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

Swonach, Morris and Co-. Ltd., report for week ended Thursday, 9th September, 1920, im 10 lows: — Fat Cattle.—The:© was a lairige yarding, 250 being penned consisting ot good quality. Owing to. the number forward prices showed a diecliiie •ol 20/- to 20/- per head 011 lafffr week's rates. Prime heavy btuliocks £2B to £3O, prime £24 to £26, med-j iujn £lB to £2l, ZagJh't £ls 10/- to £l7iPrime cows and hellers £l9, medium £ll 10/- to £l6, light from £l2 upwards.

Sheep.—There was a medium-sizsd yarding, 1614 being penned cortspMiing ot medium quality w:;th a few pens of extra prime sheep- Owing to the small yariling price? showed an ad-) vanee of 2 s to 3s- per head on last, week's rates. Extra prime heavy wethers 52/- to 61/-, prime 46/ to 52/-, medium 30/- to 42/0. light from 30/- to 35/, prime, ewes 40 - to 41si, medium 3u/ to 32/3, Icig.ht from 25,upwa,rd>.

Pigs.—There was a medium yardwig of both fat and store pigs- These met with keen competition and fat pigs showed an ia|dvance on last week's rates. Store pigs were also tn keen demand and late rates were fully maintained-

liabbuskins—We , held our usual fortnightly sale last Monday and offered a large catalogue to a fulli attendance of buyers. Competition was> fair and prices for psflme winter sk.;ns showed a slight advance on last week's rate-- Winter and other sorts, however, were unchangedPrime winter does 105 dto 117 a, prime winter bucks 70d to 77d; Ist winter does to 88{d, Ist winter bucks to 70d, winter bucks and does 59d •to 65d; incoming and early winters 58d to 64yd, autumns 40:1 to 48|d/, prime racks to 25£ d, light racks to 21d, summers to milky does to 30d, small to 12jd, prime wtinter black 250 d to 270 d, winter black 180.1 to 200 d, autumn black 60d to 70d. fawns to lOOd; horsehair to 28d per lb-

Oats.—Th© market still remains quiet- Merchants are not. keen to operate and there is practically no business pas&intg - at presentWJieat—Tlie:e is very little oil' fling' and mill®.is \vUl take any lines suitable at full Government rates-

Potatoes.—The market has firmed slightly duiring the week ow t:n,g to the pnospect of shipment to AustraliaPaces nominally are: Pjfme tables £5 4.0 £5 10/- per ton sacks extra: others from £4 per ton upwards.

Chaff-—Far consignments are coming to hand and as stocks m score are" still heavy the supply i>* equat to the. demand, which is pu:e'y localPikes nominally are: Pi;:me oaten sheaf £7 15/- to £8; medium £3 10/to £7 per ton (sacks extra). WEEKLY MARKET REPORT FRASKR AND CO. Eraser & Co., auctioneers, produce merchants, commission agents, and

agents for the Otago Egg Circle, 146 Crawford St., Dunedin, report:— Eggs—Market firm, The prices realised this week were plain Is lOd, stamped Is lid. . Butter—lib. pats separator Is 6d, milled bulk is G^d. Pigs.—Wanted, good bacon weights 1j 2d j porkers Is id; overweights 8d to lOd. Tallow.—The market is weaker from 35s to 45s according to quality. Honey—Good bulk wanted B£d to 9d lb; 101b tins 9s, sections Is to Is id. Beeswax—2s 4d to 2s 61 per lb. Onions—lle ! bournes 23s per cwt. Potatoes. —Market firmer. Northern JCo 10s to £6, Taieri .£5 to £' Thomson's Calf Menl—loolb. bigs 32f; 50lb bag I7s; 2") ib". bag ( Js. Langdown-i chicken food.prices on application. Triumph Incubators—l2s eirg j£l6; 25Ueggii20; 375 egg£'~l 10s ; 500 .£3O. Champion egg crates. —Prices on application. Poultry.—We held o»r weekly sale on Wednesday when the following prices wore realised:— Hers to 10?, roosters to 7s, cockerels to 7s 2d, all at per pair Turkeys—Gobblers Is od, hons Is 2<l per lb live weight, DS'NKDIN GRAIN AND PiIGDOCE MAIiKKT. Messrs Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., report as follows: Dunedin, this day. Oats,.—The po-iiwi is unchanged. .Mii'.'lecfi and merchants ate fully storked and are i:ot cperaiii.g- Se d liue.? only commanding attention- The e good .iuqui y for black Ta, tans, Spa.lowbCii? ami Dunn*- - Pot ai.ee-. Market iirm. C.cou northern Up-to-dates £5 to £5 10/fireshiy pi.2k.ed Taieries £6 .t»j £6 10', bago extra, Is Bit Chaff—The- market i< over supplied second grade chaff .being uiiieult to quit- Good chalf wanted. , Prime chaff £8 5-, medium £7 5/-. ughi. £6 10/-