THE MARKETS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1717, 25 January 1905, Page 66

THE MARKETS.

J OHN SONV ILLE SALE. 'Abralianis and Williams report on their Johnsonville sale on the 17th as follows :—A fair entry of bullocks of prime quality made 19s per 1001 b, a few pens bringing up to 19s 6d. Best bullocks £B, others £7 15s to £7 17s 6d, light £7 5s to £7 10s. We had a good yarding of sheep, including some prime heavy wethers and Down ewes and wethers. Bidding was keen. Heavy wethers 19s,others 17s 3d to 18s Id,Down wethers 17s 9d, ewes 15s 4d to 15s 9d, maiden ewes 16s lid, light ewes 14s 6d to 15s Id. Lambs 12s Gd, others 10s 6d; pork, 255. TATTERSALL’S HORSE SALE AT O AMARU. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report having held a most successful special sale at the above yards on Saturday, 14th January, of draught horses, consisting of pedigree brood mares and fillies and geldings (broken and unbroken), the property of Messrs J. and A. Dalgleish. They were, without exception, the finest lot of horses ever offered at the above yards the property of one owner, causing keen competition from buyers from the North Is< land, Canterbury, Southland, and local farmers,, contractors, and others. The highest-prices obtained for brood mares were 106 guineas for the five-year-old mare Polly, with foal at foot by Dalmuir Prince, and the five-year-old mare Gyp, with a Dalmuir Prince foal at foot, 105 guineas. The highest prices obtained for geldings were £6l for tlie six-year-old gelding Prince, and £6O for the four-year-old gelding Nugget. A bay filly, two years old, by General White, dam Lil Cameron, by Early Morning (first prize as yearling at Waimato show), brought 72 guineas. Other three-year-olds realised £4O to £63; and two-year-olds £33 to £45. Working geldings brought £4O to £6O two-year-old colts and fillies, unbroken, £34, £32, £2B 10s, £2B, £27, £25, £22; yearling oolts and fillies, £l7 to £23 10s. Mr D. Ross, who was the purchaser of the mare Polly and her filly foal at 106 guineas, afterwards disposed of the foal privately at £3O. There was keen competition for the brood mares, in \yhich the local brooders beat off those from the north and south, and became the possessors of the majority of them. Several of the best of the geldings went to Canterbury and Wellington. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, January 18. Wheat, chick, 2s lOd to 2s lid; shipping, 3s 4d to 3s 4^d; milling, 3s 5d to 3s s£d. Flour, £8 10s to £8 16s. Oats, Tasmanian white feed, 2s 4d to 2s 7d; Algerian, Is lOd to Is lid. Barley, Gape, 2s 3d to 2s sd. Maize, 2s 9d to 2a lid. Peas, 4s 7d. Bran, 9d. Pollard, Is 3d. Potatoes, locals, £6 to £9 7s 6d. Onions, £l3. Butter, B£d to 9d. Bacon, 6d to Bd. MELBOURNE, January 18. Wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 4£d. Flour, £8 to £3 ss. Oats, Algerian, seeding, Is 8d to Is 9d; feeding, Is 4d to Is 7d. Maize, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Bran, lOd. Pollard, Is. Potatoes, £4 to £6 10s. Onions, £ll to £l3. ADELAIDE, January 18. Wheat, 3s 3&d to 3s 4d. Flour, £8 5s to £8 10s. Oats, Is 4d to Is 6d; Bran, Pollard, Is. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. DUNEDIN, January 18. Wheat.—There has been good inquiry for prime milling samples during the week. Medium quality is practically unsaleable Prime milling 3s 7d to 3s 9d, medium to good 3s 3d to 3s sd, best ivjhole fowl feed 3s Id to 3s 2d, broken tJid damaged 2s 6d to 3s. Oats. —Owing to smallness of stack in store, and the fact that holders are in most oases disinclined to sell, oats of all classes are difficult to obtain. There is good demand for A grade Gartens and Sparrowbills for Home shipment, while good feed sorts command ready sale for North Island and Australian ports. A grade Sparrowbills and Gartons suitable for Home shipment Is 83d to Is 9d, best milling Is good •to best feed Is 7d to Is Bd, medium Is 5d to Is 6£d, sacks extra. SOUTHERN STOCK SALES. DUNEDIN, January 18. At the Burnside market to-day only 1395 fat sheep were yarded, but oven this was sufficient lor the requirements of the trade, and prices were silghtly fcasior. Best wethers 21s 6d to 22s 9d, medium 19s Gd to 21s, light 18s to 19s 3d, best ewes 19s 6d to 20s 9d, medium 17« 6d to 19s, light 15s 6d to 17s. Lambs—4oß yarded. There was brisk competition for all prime lambs, freezing. operators bidding keenly for all suitable for export. Prices were about the same as last week. Best 15s 9d to 18s, medium 14s to 15s 3d, light 12s 6d to 13s 6d. Pigs —165 yarded. The market was

easier for all classes. Suck el's 6s 6d to 9s 6d, slips 10s to 15s, stores 16s to 225, porkers 23s 6d to 295, light baocwiers 33s to 39s 6d, heavy baconers 41s to 50s, choppers 53s 6d. Fat cattle —150 yarded. Prioes were down about 15s per head. Best bullocks £9 10s to £lO 10s, medium £8 10s to £9, light £7 to £8 10s, best cows £5 10s to £7, other sorts £4 15s to £5 10s. CANTERBURY MA R KETS. CHRIST CHURCH, January 18. The following are the current prices paid to farmers, free of commission, except where otherwise specified:— Wheat (nominal) —Tuscan. 3s 5d to 3s Gd, Pearl 3s 4d, Hunter’s 3s 3d, at country stations. Oats (nominal) —Heavy Canadians Is 8d to Is 9d, milling Garton’s Is 7d to Is Bd, feed Garton’s Is 6d to Is 7d, short feed Is 6d te Is 7d, Duns Is scl to Is 7d, heavy to Is Bd, Danish Is -id to Is sd, at country stations. Barley, nominal. Flour (millers’ quotations)—Roller, £9 10s per ton. Pollard— £4 10s. Bran—£3 ss. Oatmeal—£lo. Oatsheaf Chaff—£3 5s to £3 10s, at country stations. Dairy Produce Cheese, factory, 4;fd ; dairy, 44d to 4$ ; loaf cheese, ss; butter, factory, local, lO^d; farmers’ separator, dairy, 6d to 7d for prime; bacon, hams, B]d, f.o.b. ; eggs, 9d per dozen. OTAGO PRODUCE MARKET. DUNEDIN, January 17. Oats. —During the past week a good demand has been experienced from exporters, and all lines of “A” and “B” grade quality have been readily saleable at a slight improvement in values. Local stocks are now in small compass, and any consignments coming forward are readily cleared on arrival. We quote : Prime milling, le> Bid to Is 9d ; good to best feed, Is 7d to Is 8d; medium, Is 5d to Is 6Jd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—’Prime milling quality has more attention from local millers, but only lines in undeniable condition are readily quitted. For medium sorts there is practically no inquiry, except as fowl wheat, which is scarce and commands ready sale. We quote: Prime milling, 3s 7d to 3s 9d ; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d; broken, damaged and seconds, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—The market is well supplied with new sorts, which sold today at 6s to 8s per cwt (sacks in). Chaff.—'Towards the end of last week and for to-day’s sale heavier supplies came forward, and in consequence values, except for very prime quality, suffered a decline of about 10s per ton on last week’s rates. We quote: Prime bright heavy oaten sheaf, £4 10s to £4 15s; medium to good,, £4 to £4 ss; discoloured, £3 10s to £3 15s per ton (sacks extra). Pressed straw and hay are both in short supply, and would command ready sale if sent forward at once. LONDON WOOL SALES. A STRONG OPENING. FIVE PER CENT. ADVANCE, LONDON, January 17. The wool sales have opened strong, at from par to 5 per cent advance. LONDON, January 18. At the wool sales two leading firms offered 6058 bales, a representative selection. There was a large attendance form all parts, and strong competition for both merinos and crossbreds at 5 per cent, above the closing prioes at the November sales. Americans are operating in merinos. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from London, dated 17th inst. : —The wool market opened strong for all sorts. As compared with last sales’ closing rates, prices are higher—about par to 5 percent. for merino scoured, fine crossbred, medium crossbred, and about 5 per cent, for coarse crossbred.

Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. have received the following wool market cablegram from their London house, Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co., dated 17th inst.:—The wool sales have opened with competition good. For merino and fin© crossbred the market is firm, and shows no material change. Coarse to medium crossbred market has advanced par to 6 per cent.; coarsest descriptions show the greatest advance.

Levin and 00., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated 17th inst. : —The wool sai« have opened at an average advance of 5 per cent, on crossbreds of all descriptions. Prices are firm for all classes of merino.

The United Farmers’ 00-operativo Association, Limited, has received the following cable from its London agent under date the 17th inst.:—Wool sales opened to-day. and were well attended

by home and Continental buyers. Fine crossbreds and medium crossbreds show no quotable change. Coarse crossbreds show an advance of 5 per cent., as compared with last sales. The spot market is very firm. SALES AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, January 18. The wool sales are animated, and previous rates are well sustained.