COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, 2 July 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET,

PEE UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION

•iII'NKIHN, July l.„ Tliere was a large entry <.f fat cattle at Bumside to-day, 234 head being yarded. The .supply was in excess «'! butchers' requirements and prices wvi't 1 slightly easier than at last sale. The following are the prices: Prim-.' bullocks £ll 15s to £l2 10s, extra heavy to £lO 10s, medium £lO 15s to Cll ss, light ami inferior £!; lo £!) f>s 3 prime cows and heifers £!) 5s to Lfl lbs, medium £8 to £8 15s, inferior £6 to £7 ss. ,

Fat sheep to the number ol 2837 were penned, tonssting chiefly of medium weight wethers and ewes, with a fewpens of prim- she:']'- Frc-rr-ing buyers were operating freely and prices .were fulily up i;: last week's rates. Prime wetlien 25s C,d in 275, extra to 28s 3d, medium to g"'«! 22s to 23s (id, light and unfinished 1H; Od to 20s, prime, ewes 24s 6d to 2(ls bVf extra to 35s 3d, medium to good i.'fe fid to 21s, inferior to lu'~. • There was a large yarding of fat lambs, 22-15 being penned, principally of goc.d quality. Prices wer-j equal to last week's rates. Prime 21s 6d to 23s fid, medium 18s to li)s 9d, unfinished 15s Cd to 17s. ~

ADDiNCTON STOCK MARKET,

PER WITFB TRESS ABBOCIA.TION. ■OKiR'ISTCHURCH, July 1. There were fair entries :f stock in most departments at Addingion to-day and! a heavy entry of fat shoe]). Fat lambs sold -up to late rates and the fat sheep 'inprket was very firm. The following prices were realised. Store" Steep.—Best hoggets 15s to 16s, one snerial .16s 9d, good hoggets 14s 3d to lis M, medium 12s Gd to 13s. very moderate 10.-, Gd to 12s, ewe 'hoggets (gr.od) 17s to 18s Id. other ewe hoggets.- lis 3d .to lis lOd, two-tooth wethers Id's Id (:for lew-conditioned sorts) to 17k 6d-. four and six-tooth , wethers 180 9d to 19s, two, four, six and eight-tooth Lei.tester owes 27s 9d, others of same age 2ls Gd, 'failingmouth ewes 13s G;l to 14s, aged ewes )3s to 13s od, aged inferior ewes 9s ito lis Gd, old merino ewes (inferior) 3s 9d. Pat Lamihs-.—•Tegs 19s Gd to 20s 9d, a few extra heavy to 2?, averace weights 17s 6d to IDs, light and inferior Ms to 1 17s.

Fat SI een.—F.xtra prime wethers to 445. nriir.- 1 wet-Vrs 23s to 30,, lighter 18s 3d to 22s Gd. prime ewes 2«Ts ito 23s lOd, mediun cues 17s to 19s Gd, aged light lis KM to lGs Cd, 'ilerino ewes 70 lOd to 12s. f 'Fat Cattle.-Stoors'f7 1;'» to £l2, extra good steers £l7 os. heifers £G to £1)„ exira good heifers £lO 10s to £l3, cows £5 15s to £B, extra good cows £l3 16s, beef 29s to 33s Gd per 10911b. ' lA very small entry of i-inre cattle met with a dull sale and nothing was soldi out. drv eortis, which n-.i-.de> 37 s Od to £4 I.ls, dairv cows sold fi"m£3 17s 6d to £ll lGs, and one extra at £lB. Fat Pigs.—Choppers £3 10s to £o 10s, ex''rn heavy liaconers i:p to 7!s, heavy -bar-oners (33s to (R\ lighter 'baooners ">2s Gd to M? ''price per lb' 5d to ;"idV heavy porkers fis to 4Ss, light porkers -10s to I!s (price per lb 6d to Gsd)f Store Piss.—Extra large stores ''one line) 50-; Gd, large stores 2Vto 10s, small stores ISs- to 2Gs. weaiinrs 12s to 16s, sows and litters £7 7s Cd. sows in pig £-1 10s.

BUTTER IN COOL STORE

WELLINGTON, July 1

The following quantities of butter arc in <ool store at the various ports at this date:—

Roxos. Auckland ... 25.858 Ne>-.\- Ply mouth ' 7,958 Patea .... 2,030 Wansjanui 1,461 Wellington 25,300 LytteUon 4,071 Dunedin 2,228

Total 67.872 Total* July 1. 1013 ... tI.O!W Total July f, i!) 12 ... 5i;035

PRICE OF SUCAB INCREASED

»T ELECTniC TBT.Ef.RAI'H COrYBIGIIT. FBR UJJITF.D MtKSS ASSOCIATION. Received July 2, 9.25 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 2'. Tho Colonial Susjar Ccmpany lias raised, the price of sugar by 10s per ton.

LONDON TALLOW SALES,

»T IUOTEIC TELEGEArn OOPTRIQHT PBIt DNITF.O PRESR ASSOCIATION. 'Received Julv 2,. 9.25 a.m. LONDON, July 1. At tilic tallow sales 151.3 tasks were offered and S)IS sold at the following prices : : Fine, 355:- .medium, 325. Beef: Fine, 335; medium, 3ls 3d.

LINSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE

Bl IUtOTBIO TELEGRAPH— COPTEI3fII 4 PMt FNlTgrt PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received July 2, 11.20 a.m. LONDON. July 1. Linseed oil is quoted at £2-1 15s. Turpentine—33s 6d.