COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9187, Issue XLI, 11 April 1910, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

THE PRODUCE MARKET.

Harry Palmer reports a very big entry of both pigs and poultry. Pigs took a. decided turn for the better, and prices showed ii considerable increase on last week's values. The bulk of the pigs offering wero weaners, slips and small .store*, whilst the quality of all lines, including porkers, was of the beet. The poultry offered was also a splendid lot of well-conditioned birds, which sold at fair average values, considering the time of year. There. is a good firm market for'produce of all kinds. Good chaff, oats and pollard have been scarce during the week. The demand, for good table potatoes is keen at firm prices. Good vegetables, such as cabbages, carrots, and swedes, are scarce. There is a good demand. We sold the first of tho season's swedes on Saturday. Fruit is practically restricted to apples, quinces and pears'.. and all other lines being now out of season. During the past week wo held two sales of dairy stock. Buyers ; are keen for good young and sound cows, and the prospects for this class of stock are bright. Wo quote as follows:—Pigs: I YouiiEr v.oaners 3s 6d to ss. good 5s 9d, 6s, 6s~6d. 7s. Bs. slips 8s 6d. 9s 6d, 10s 3d. 12s 6d. small stores 13s 6d, 15s, 16s, porkers £1 Is. £1 4s. Poultry: Ducks 3s, 3s 3d. 4s. 4s 6d. 7s 6d. hens and pullets 4s. 4s 6d. ss. 5s 6d. ss. mixed sorts 2s to' 4s. cocks 2s sd, 3s 6d. 4s, 4s 6d, geese 2s to 2s 6d. Chaff £4 10e to £5 10s ton, pollard 9s 6d to 10s sack, wheat 18s. barley 9s. 10s, prime potatoes 9s to 10s. fair sample 7s to Bs'6d. pig potatoes 2s 6d, pumpkins 4s. marrowe 3s, swedes 3s. pig pumpkins 9d to Is each, cooking apples 2s 6d to oe 6d case, dessert 2s .6d to 4s 6d. pears 2s 6d to 4s, quinces 2s 6d to 3s, onions 4s to 5s cwt, bacon 6d. Our sale of art pictures, on account of Mr Sand ford, resulted in the catalogue of 75 pictures being sold at fair prices. At Mr Schneil's sale the cows offered were a mixed lot, with only-fair condition. Sound cows sold from £5 7s, £6, £7, £7 10s. £8 10s.. bull £7 10s. At Mr C E. Larscn's sale on Wednesday the cows were a much bettor lot. j and buyers were keen. The cows offered were in splendid nick and were mostly Julv and August calvers. Prices went from £5 17s 6d to £9 2s 6d, with an average of £7. bull £2 55.. yearling heifers £4 each. Harness horse £11. breedin" sow £2 12s 6d. empty sows £1 17s 6d, £i 15s. siiiffle-lever plough £6 ss; other 'farm imple'inents and sundries at good prices. STOCK REPORTS. Dalsetv and Co.. Ltd.. Palme!\ston_ N.. report:—'-At our Feilding sale on Friday we had a very fair entry of sheep and cattle, practically the whole of which were sold at auction. Quotations: — Sheep : Small mixed lambs 2s 9d. 3s 7d, 3s 9d. 4s 6d, to ss. mixed lambs 6s 4d. 6s 9d to 7s 2d, ewo lambs to 9s 2d: mixed age .'-wes 8s 3d, 2-th wethers 12s. 2 and 4-th wethers 13s lid to 14s 2d, Roinney rams 19s 6d to 235. Cattle: Wcaner steers 255, weaner heifers 255, 345, to 37s store cows £2 ss. springing heifers £3 17s 6d to £5 15s. fat cows to £5 17s 6d. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their Feilding sale as follows:—Wo had an exceptionally heavy yarding; of both sheep and cattle. Prices for ewes were above last week's quotations, lambs not being quite so good. AYo sold all the sheep, with the exception of two small pens. The cattle were all sold at prices in favour of vendors. Wo quote: —('nil lambs 3s 6d to 4s 3d. medium do. 5s to 6s 4d. forward do. 6s 6d to 7s 6d, cull ewes 3s to ss, 6-tooth to f.m. ewes 7s 9d to 8s Id. 4 and syr ewes 9s 3d, fat and forward ewes 9s 5d to _9s 6d. Cattle —Eighteen to 20-months heifers in calf £3 7e "6d, 2yr to 2i,vr heifers in calf £5 11s Gd.'smaHwonner heifers 255, crossbred weaners 20s to 35s 6d, 18 to 20menths steers £2 Bs. prime fat heifers £5 Bs. prime fat cows £5 15s. old store cows 25. Gorton and Son report:—At Hunterville on Tuesday we had a fair yarding of sheep and cuttle, and we were successful in quitting the whole of our entry at satisfactory prices. Wethers and good lambs sold well, and cattle met with a ready sale. -At Feilding yesterday we had a heavv yarding of sheep and a small entry in cattle. All classes of sheep sold "well except small cull lambs, which were difficult of sale, and declined somewhat in price. We quote:—At Hunterville good mixed lambs 8s 9d, smaller sorts 5s 10d, good forward LiiJColn wethers 15s 2d, empty forward ewes 9s 4d, 20-months steers £4, good coloured steers £5 ss, springing cows £6, empty forward cows £2 Is to £3 12s. good'forward cows £3 13s to £4, mixed weaners 295. bull £2 2s. unbroken draughts £8 5s to £12 10s. At Feilding: 180 empty ewes. W. Shannon, 6s sd; 162 small lambs. W\ J. Bowling, 5s 6d; 68 s.m. ewes. H. J. Thompson, 9s 7d; 128 empty ewes, E. Short, 8s 3d; 185 wether Romney lambs, R. 0. French. 8s 3d; 142 2-th ewes in lamb, Springfield Farm, 12s sd; 97 cull ewe lambs, C. Browning, 2s 10d; 212 4-th to f.m. ewes, W. Bell, 9s 7d; 67 ewo lambs. E. Fitton, 6s lid; 58 empty ewes, E. Fitton, 8s 10d; 88 mixed lambs, H. J. Thompson. 6s 8d; 100 mixed lambs,' J. L. Mackay, Is 10d; 116 mixed lambs, W. Bell, 8s 'id and 17 lambs at 6s 6d; 25 empty ewes, I-I. J. Thompson. 5s sd; 58 cull lambs, G. T. Shannon, 2s Id; 364 2 and 4-th wethers, E..Short, 13s. lid ; 77 mixed lambs, H. J. Thompson, passed; 52 cull poor ewes. R. L. Levin, 3s 3d; 71 2-th small wethers, E. Short, 12s; 71 small lambs, R. Hastie, passed; 48 ewes in lamb. Springfield Farm, 7s Id; 39 small 2-th wethers. W. J. Bowling, lls: 22 fat owes, R. L. Levin, lls; 97 mixed lambs. F. Price, 2s 4d; 53 2-th ewes, Herbert Smith, 13s 8d; 10 wethers. Springfield Farm. 12s lid; 45 2-th ewes (small), W. J. Bowling, 9s 4d; 15 Romney rams, J R. Davies. 4s 6d to 14s; 138 2 and 41th wethers. E. Short. 14s 2d; 200 small lambs. G. T. Shannon, 4s 6d; 79 forward wethers. J. H. Whisker, 13s 3d; 330 breeding owes, G. McYicar. passed; 93 owes. R. Ryburn, 7s 3d; 24 cull lambs, W. J. Bowling, 3s; 84 mixed lambs, S. Shepherd, 7s 4d; 14 ewes, Springfield Farm, 2s Bd. LONDON QUOTATIONS. ■ (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Peb Press Association.) LONDON, April 9. Hemp, slow and unchanged; copra, firm, a" little South Sea offering at £26 ss; bags of cotton, 7.662 > silver, 24 3-16; copper.' spot £57 10s, three months £58 lls 3d; electrolytic. £60 15s; tin, spot £150 ss. three months £152; lead. £12 12s 6d; ' antimonay, £8 ss.