THE MARKETS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 1905, Page 62

THE MARKETS

JOHNSONVLLLE STOCK SALE; Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that at their Johnsonville sale on the Bth there was a fair entry of bullocks. The quality was onty fair, and there were some very light steers. Beef made 21s 6d per 1001 b. Best bullocks <£B 17s 6a others £7 12s 6d to £8 15s, light <£7 to £7 ss. The yarding of sheep was smaller than usual. The quality was good, and included a truck of extra prime heavy ewes and wethers. Extra prime wethers 27s Id to 28s 9d prime wethers 24s 9d, others 23s 6d, light 2Ts 3d; extra prime ewes 25s to 28s 7d, others 18s lid. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Dunedin, report as follows: Oats—Business during the week has been quiet, a few inquiries being made for B grade oats for shipping. We quote:—Special seed lines, 2s to 3d; good seed lines, Is lQd to 2s; prime milling, Is B£d to Is 9d; good to best feed, Is 7id to Is BJd; inferior, Is 3d to Is 6d, sacks extra. ■Wheat—Central Otago Tuscan is in good demand, also lines of fowl wheat. We quote:—Seed lines, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; prime nulling, ,lu t.o os od ; good to medium, 2s lid to 3s; best whole fowl wneat, 2s 9d to 2s lid ; broken and damaged, 2s 4d to 2s 8d per bushel, sacks extra. Potatoes —The market is bare of supplies. We quote:—Best Derwents, £7 to £7 10s; medium, £6 IQs to £6 15s; special seed lines (white), £7 10s to £8; . good seed lines, £7 to £7 5s ; medium, £6 15s to £7. Chaff—Moderate consignments have arrived during the past week, prime, bright oatensheaf chaff being in good demand. We quote: —Prime oatenaheaf, £3 2s 6d to £3 ss; choice, to £b lOs; medium to good, £2 15s to £3, bags extra. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. /-• SYDNEY, August 9. Wheat, chick, 3s Id to 3s 2d; milling, 3s sd. Flour, £8; Manitoban, £l4. Oats, Tasmanian, 2s 7d to 2s 8d: •Algerian, 2ts Id to 2s 3d ; New Zealand Cartons, 3s. Barley, malting, 3s 9d to ,4s. Maize, 3s 3d. Peas, Prussian blue, 4s to 4s 3d. Bran, Pollard, [Potatoes, Circular Beads, £8 10s to £9. 'Onions, Victorian, £2O; Japanese, £lB •bo £2O. Butter, lOd to 14§d. Bacon, 6d to 6fd. [The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by recognised '' MELBOURNE, August 9, Wheat, 3s 4£d. Flour, £7 5s to £7 15s Oats, Algerian, Is 7d to Is 9d; Tartarian seeding, 2s lOd to 3s. Barley, good malting, 3s 9d to 4s. Maize, 3s. Bran, 9fd. Pollard, ll£d. Potatoes, £6 10s to £7 10s; New Zealand, pink eyes, £7 to £7 10s. Onions, £lB to £2O. ADELAIDE, August 9. Wheat, 3s 4£d. Flour, £7 10s to £7 15s. Bran, 10|d. Pollard, lid. SOUTHERN STOCK SALES. CHRISTCHURCH, August 9. At Addington yards, as is usual at the sale the week prior to the Grand National, there were a number of special lines of fat sheep and cattle offered, as well as the first new lambs of the season. There were fairly large entries in most departments, and a good attendance. Beef'sold well up to last week's. rates. Fat hoggets were firm, and new lambs Bold fairly well. The fat sheep sale was firm throughout, both for butchers' lots and freezing lines. Pigs met with a rather better demand. There was dull sale for dairy cows except for the best sorts. Store sheep. —Those offered were breeding ewes and wethers, and both classes sold readily, especially young ewes and •forward wethers. The principal lots sold were 177 two, four, and six-tooth ewes 28s, 130 sound mouth 23s 4d. 60 at 20s 6d, 46 aged 16s 10d, 54 merinos 10s lid, 81 wethers 21s sd, 69 at 19s 3d, 43 at 19s 4d, 95 at 17e 3d. New season's lambs.—About twenty were offered, some of which were, however, late hoggets, and they were of various sizes. The quality was not so good as in some former years. The young lambs sold at 12s 3d to 17s, and older sorts to 19s. Fat hoggets.—There was a larger entry than the previous week, and the quality was also better. There was good demand for well finished lots, and prices were firmer. Some pure-bred Border Leicester ewe hoggets were bought for breeding purposes. Heavy-weights made 19s lOd to 21s, and extra 24s 6d to 28s 3d, lighter eorts 16s 3d to 19s 3d. Fat sheep.—There was a fairly heavy yarding, including some special consignments of heavy, and some very prime lines of freezing wethers and merinos, the quality of the whole yarding being much a’«ove the average. The export buyers operated more freely than for some time past, and had much better lines than usual offered them. There was a good demand right to the end of the sale for all classes of butchers' sheep, the number of lines taken for freezing having relieved the market of any oversupply. Several pens of prize sheep were amongst those offered, and these brought food prices. One pen of very prime ihropshire wethers bought at 35s 6d are to be sent to London. Range of prices*— Extra prime wethers 28s to 35s 6d prime 23s 6d to 27s 6d, others 18s 6d to 235; prime ewes 20s to 225, medium 17s . 6d to 19s 6d aged 15s to 17s; extra prime ■ merino wethers to 255, prime 19s to 21s ■ 6d, others 15s lid to 18s.

Fat cattle.—The entry totalled 231, and there were several prime station lines offered, but a considerable proportion of other entries was not well finished, so that the quality ranged from inferior to extra prime. There was a very good demand throughout, though, except for best, the prices were not quite so firm as last week. Among the sales were nine steers from W. O. "Rutherford (Montrose) at <£B 15s to <£l4 10s, one Hereford steer from W. Birdling (Pert Levy) at <£l3, five steers from Chatmoss at £9 15s to <£lo 7e 6d, sixteen steers from Hawkswood at <£B to <£9 15s; other steers brought <£6 7s 6d6 to <£ll ss; heifers £5 5s to £7 12s 6d, and cows <£s to <£9, equal to 22s 6d to 25s for choice, 20s to 22s for prime, and 17s 6d to 19ss 6d for cow and inferior beef per 1001 b. A large yarding of veal calves sold at 7s 6d to <£3.

Store and dairy cattle.—There was a small, mixed entry, and but lfttle demand was shown. Sales were effected at £7 10s to £9 15s, and others at <£4 to <£7.

Pigs.—-There was a fairly large yarding, and a better demand was shown for fats than last week though prices did not improve much. Baconers made 35s to 475, equal to Bid to 3id per lb; porkers 22s to 30s, equal to 4d to 4nld per lb; large stores 17s 6d to 2*2s, medium 12s 6d to 17s, weaners 8s to 10s 6d. DUNEDIN, August 9.

At Burnside to-day 188 fat cattle were yarded. A lot of good beef was forward, but the sale was a trifle less brisk than last week. Prices were just a shade easier. Best bullocks brought from £9 7s 6d to £lO 10s. One pen brought £lO 17s 6d. and a fine bullock realised £ll 15s. Good bullocks ranged form £8 10s to £9 ss. Fat sheep.—l 234 penned, principally fair quality ewes and wethers, with a few pens of extra heavy wethers. For these competition was keen, and prices were slightly in advance of last week's rates. One line of ewes and lambs realised 24s 6d, best wethers 24s to 2i7s 6d (one pen up to 295), good wethers 22s to 23s 6d, others up to 21s; best ewes 19s to 22s 3d, others up to 18s.

Fat lambs.—Only one pen of thirty yarded. These, which sold at 19s, were of very good quality. Pigs.—lßß penned. The sale for porkers and baconers was dull. Suckers 9s to 14s, slips 15s to 18s, stores 19s- to 225, porkers 24s to 28s, light baconers 30s to 365, heavy ditto 38s to 455, choppers up to 635.

CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKET. OHRISTCHURGH, Aug. 0. The following are the current prices paid to farmers, free of commission, except where otherwise specified : Wheat (nominol) —Mixed lines 2s 7d to 2s Bd, prime bright samples 2s 9d to 2s lOd, at country stations. Oats (nominal). —Heavy Canadians Is 8d to Is 9d, Gartons Is 6d to Is 7d, short feed Is 6d to Is 6£d, Duns Is 7d, Danish Is 4d to Is s£d, at country stations. Peas. —Partridge 3s to 3s 2d, Blue Prussians 2s 6d to 2s 9d, prime samples to 3s. Beans.—2s 7d to 2s Bd. Ryegrass.—Heavy 2s 9d to 3s, good 2s to 2s 6d, Italian 2s 9d to 3s. Cowgrass.—Good 6d to 7d, white clover 5d to 7d. Cocksfoot. —111 bto 121 b seed, 3d; 131 b, 3|d; 141 b, 3fd. Flour. —£8 10s per ton. % Bran. —£4 ss. Pollard. —£5 10 s. Oatmeal. —<£10. Potatoes. —Kidney and Early Rose, £6; Up-to-Dates, £6 10s to £7; Derwents, £6 to £6 ss. Oatsheaf Chaff. —555. Onions. —£11. Dairy Produce.—Cheese, factory, s£d, dairy, loaf cheese, s£d; butter, factory, Is o£d; farmers’ separator, 9d.; dairy, 7d to 8d; bacon sides, 6£d; rolls, 7d; hams, 8d; eggs, fresh Is, preserved lOd.

OTAGO PRODUCE MARKET. DUNEDIN, Aug. 9. Oats. —Deliveries during the week have been light, and little difficulty has been experienced in effecting sales on arrival, either for local use or export. Shippers are offering prices fully equal to, and, in some cases, slightly above late quotations, but holders show little disposition to quit. Prime milling lines are in fair demand, and seed oats of suitable varieties are also inquired for. Quotations: Choice seed lines, 2s to 2s 3d; good do, Is lOd to 2s; prime milling, Is B.|d to Is 9cL ; good to best feed, Is 8d to is B£d; inferior to medium, Is 5d to Is 7d per bushel (saok extra). & Wheat.—Late reports have had ihe effect of stiffening the backs of holders, and as millers are not readily disposed to give prices asked, except for choice lines, only moderate business has been done. Medium milling is meeting win fair sale as fowl wheat, owing to the .fact that there is practically no inferior wheat offering. We quote: Seed lines, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; prime milling, 3s Id to 3s 3d; medium to good, 2s lid to 3s; best whole fowl wheat, 2s lOd to 2s lid; medium and damaged 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel (sack extra). Potatoes. —There is good demand for special seed lines of white potatoes at £7 10s to £B. Best table Derwents are offering sparingly, and sell at £7 5s to £7 10s ; medium do, £6 15s to £7; table white potatoes, £6 15s to £7 5s per ton (bags in). Chaff. —Prime oaten sheaf continues to have most attention, and sells readily on arrival at £3 2s 6d to £3 5s (a few lots of extra quality have (been placed at £3 7s 6d to £3 10s); medium to good, not so saleable at £2 15s to £3;

inferior, light, and disoloured, £2 5s to £2 10s per ton (bags extra). Pressed Straw. —Quotations: Oaten, 32s Od to 37s 6d ; wheaten, 30s to 32s 6d per ton. Turnips.—The market continues to be fully supplied. Quotations: Best swedes, 10s to 11s per ton (loose, ex truck). Hay.—Quotations: Best clover and ryegrass, £2 15s to £3; medium, £2 5s to £2 10s per ton (pressed).