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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 11 March 1912, Page 8

WHEAT AND FLOUR. | (Pbehs Association. —Copyright.) j (Received 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. T'he quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3.625.000 quarters; for the Continent, 1,215,000; Atlantic shipments 145.C00; Pacific 25,000. The rtotal shipments to Europe for the Week amounted to 1,010,000 quarters, including Argentine 221,000, Russian ' 135,000, Danubian 120,000, Indian, 129,000.. Australian 136,000. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. (Received 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. Sheept—North Island 3 5-16 d ; bestbrands 3 15-16 d; New ewes 3 l-16d; Australian sheep, light, 3 3-16 d ; heavy, 3 l-16d; ewes, 2£d. Lamb, best "brands, 4§d: fair quality, 4§d; inferior quality, 4£d. Beef.—i 215-16 d. ' South American lambs, nrst quality, 4£d; second quality, 4gd. Betf, chilled, -fores, 3£d. Other meats unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram froin their London Office, under dat e 7th week .position is" unchanged. _ , • Tallow*. —Finest qualities ot beet ana mutton are unchanged. All other descriptions are 3d to 6d a cwt higher. Rabbit Skins. —Since our las t cab.e prices to Id alb higher. HIDE AND -SKIN REPORT.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, £i : lington, held their fort-riighiiv sale cf woo i; skins, hides and tallow this after noon, when they offered a good selection of all classes to a large attendance ct buyers. Competition was good for ail lines submitted under the hammer, and prices firm at latest rates. Quotations:— 'Wool (oddments only).—Crossbied, 61d to 7fd; lambs. 5d to 7gd; pieces, 5d to &id ; locks, to 4d; crutchings, —Crossbred, fine, 7fd ; crossbred, medium, to 7 a d ; broken atid damaged. 4d to s£d; hoggets, s«d , lambs, 4jd to 6id; dead 4- 2 d to M, pelts, 2d to 3jd; pelts, salted, Is lOd to 2s 8d each. Hides.—Ox, heavy, (|d to Bd, ox, medium, 7£d to 7£d; ox, lig «rw 7£d ; ox, cut and slippy, 5 3 d to 6 S ; cow, medium, 6£d; cow, cut and slippy, to 6id; horse, 7s 9d to 8s 9d each; ca.f, goodTlOd to llfd; calf, cut and slippy, bid to 83d. . > Tallow.—Medium, in shipping order, 25s 3d cwt; in tins, 235.

DUNEDIN FRUIT MARKETS. Messrs T. E. Shiel and Co., Staffordstreet, Dunedin, report on the: I ruit market for the week ending Bth -March, 1912, as follows : A rather full week has i.een experienced in fruit, and prices are, if no - thing, easier in most lines, the demaiul being strictly limited to choice des.<c-i t stuff. . , Plums —Good demand for We quote No. 1 choice, 2id to SvjU ; greengages, readily saleable up to ca : Black Diamonds, 4s to 4s 3d ; Ogop?, to 3s 6d; Satsnmas, 3s 5d to 4s; Damsons, 2s 7d to 3s. Grapes. —Choice, 8d a lb. Nectarines, 3s 6d to 4s 6d box. Peaches, 2d to lb. Tomatoes, good demand, 5s to 5s 6d. - Pears. —Williams', 4s box; • 4 S -Bergamott's, 5s to 6s; stewing-, os Gu to 3s 9d box. _ __. , Apples.—Choice Cox s and Ripstone , 7s' 6d to 83; large green cookers, ~s to 4s 6d. French beans, 2d lb. Cucumbers, 4s 6d to 4s 9d half-boi. Peas, lgd to lb. Marrows, 7s to 8s sack. Cabbages, 3s Id to 4s. Cauliflowers, 6s to 7s sack. Grain. —The Australian market ij still taking practically all the oats that are on offer at present. For early offerings ,this "5s keeping .the market steadier. We quote F.A.Q. Algerians, 2s 6Ad; Duns, 2s 3id ; A Gartons, 2s 3d , B Gartons, 2s 2 Ul; A Sparrows, 2s 2£d ; B Sparrows, Danish, 2s 2d; Blacks,-' 4 s 3d. , . Whole fowl wheat, 3s 5d busn 5. - Bran, 90s ton. Pollard, 120s. ;.Ricemeal, 110s per ton of 2210 Ins. Crushed barley, 10s sack of 160 lbi. Hay, new season's, 70s ton. Flour.—£B 15s for 200's; 100's, £9 : 50-s, £9 ss; 25's, £9 10s. I

Dalgetv and Company, Ltd., report as follows: — The last sale of the 1911-12 season wa3 held to-day m the Town Hall, commencing at 2 p.m. We offered a catalogue 'of 1330 bales out of a total offering of 5478 bales by all brokers. *' We were showing a good deal of lambs' wool, as is usual at this time oi the year, and the remainder of our lots being. mostly log-stained, dingy, and seedy crossbred. There was a full attendance of 'Home and Continental buyers, and bidding was exceptionally brisk, ' and competition keen. The market for medium and inferior cros3breds and lambs' wool was on a par with February sale rates. There was little wool suitable for America available, and the market on the small quantity offered showed a drop of about a £dTbe following comparison of prices ruling, as compared with the March sale of a year ago, and that of last month, will be interesting : Merino. —March, 1911, Bjd; Feb., 1912, 8d to Bid. Medium half-bred. —3rd Marqh, 1911, BJd to 9£d; 13th Feb., 1912, 9Ad to 10id; sth March, 1912, BAd to Bfd. ■ Super Crossbred.—3rd March, 1911, lOd to 10id. Medium Crossbred. —3rd March, 1911, 7§d to B|d; Feb., 1912, B£d to 9£d; March, 1912, to 9d. Inferior Crossbred.—March, 1911, 6Jd to 7|d; Feb., 1912, 6Jld to 7£d ; March, 1912, 6id to 7id. first Lambs'.—March, 1911, Bid to 91d i Feb., 1912, 9£d to lOd; March. 1912, 9id to lOd. Seconds Lambs".—March, 1911, 7d tn 8d; Feb., 1912, 8d to 8?d; March, 1912, 7£d to Bd. Pieces.—March, 1911, 5d to 6JLd ; Feb, 1912, 6£d to 7-} d; March, 1912", 6£d to 7|d. Bellies.—March, 1911, 5d to s£d ; Feb. 1912, 6d to 7id; March,' 1912, sid to 6£d. Stained Pieces and Locks.—March, 1911, 3£d to 3fd; Feb., 1912, 4d to 5d ; March, 1912, 3d to 4d. Crutchings.—March, 1911, s£d to 6d ; Feb., 1912, 4Ad to 5Ad; March, 1912, Sd to s£d. Dead.—l3th Feb., 1912, 7d to 7id; sth March, 1912, s£d to 6£d. Some of the highest-priced wools in our catalogue were on account of the following clients:— W. Strode Penny, lambs', lOd, which topped the market in our catalogue, and crossbred 9d; Stanley Parker, Martinborough, lambs', 9id ; A. Conway, Cheltenham, lambs', 9£d; K. MaoKenzie, Levin, lambs*, 9Ad; G. A. Tattle, Aokautere, lambs', 9£d; and crossbred, 8f d; James Mather, Ohingaiti, lambs', 9d; A. Judd, Tokomaru, lambs', 9d; A. C. Collins, Awahuri, lambs', 9£d, and crossbreds, B£d. The fleece portion of the wool from Messrs Chapman and Sons' Waiouru station realised up to Bj?d. The first pieces of this dip brought the splendid price of 7id.