THE MARKETS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6314, 14 September 1907, Page 3

THE MARKETS

CLEARING SALE. (Special to the "N.Z. Times.") EXETAIIUNA, September 13. Dalgetv ami Co., Ltd., report having held a clearing .sale on. Mr S. Kean’* farm, RleckvilJe. Although the day was wf-t and cold, there was a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk for cows calving before the end of November, nineteen averaging £7. The average of the herd was £6 Os 9d. Heifers in calf averaged £4, yearling heifers 245, ewes in lamb (poor) 14s lOd, hoggets 15b 7d, sows with litters £4 12s Cd to £G Is, horses from jE-4 10s to £l6 15s, trap .£ls, stack of hay >£l2. STOCK. FEILDING. (Special to the "N.Z. Times.") FEILDING. September 13. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report;—We had a good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. Ewe hoggets 18s Id, mixed hoggets ICs Gd, 2-tooui wethers IGs 2d, wether hoggets 15s Cd to 17s Id, fat ewes 18s 9d to 29s Gd, ewes in lamb 17b, 4-year bullocks £6 3s Gd, 2-year steers £2 17s Gd to £3 7s Gd, mixed yearlings 39s Gd. The New' Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports; —We had a small entry of sheep, the rough weather preventing several linos from coming forward. There was a heavy yarding of cattle, which met with a fair demand, particularly forward cows. Wether hoggets (good; 18s 4d, 18-month steers (low condition) .£2 Bs, polled Angus mixed yearlings £2 12s Gd, store cows, 21s to 30s, forward cows £2 3s Gd to xii 4s, cows in calf, £2 to £3, springing heifers £3 5s to £5, fat bullocks £9. A. H. ATKINSON AND CO. FEILDING. September 13. A. H. Atkinson and Co. report the following quotations at to-day’s sale:— Figs—W earners 11s 3d to 13s, stores 22s Gd. Poultry—Roosters Is lid to 2s Id, hens Is lid to 2s 7d, all at each. Pro? duce —Potatoes 7s Gd to 12s Gd, carrots is 1.1 small sack, factory bacon 7£d to 7*d. WOOL, SKIN, AND HIDES. The fortnightly wool, skin, and hide sales wore held in Wellington yesterday, when catalogues were submitted by Dalgety and Co., Murray, Roberts and Co., N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., Abraham and Williams, and Levin and Co. Prices: — Wool —Crutchings, good, Gd to medium, to Gd; heavy and inferior, 2£d to 4jd. Skins —Merinos, 7d to S^d; fine crossbred, 9£d to dead, Gd to 7d; broken, 6d to 6?d; hoggets, 7d; dead and broken, 6d to 6-idj crossbred, damp, 5s Cd to 7s Id; light, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; green, 6s Gd to 6s lid. Hides—Ox, heavy* Gd to 6£d per lb; medium, ssd to light, Aid to sd; cut and slippy, 3|d to Gel; yearlings, 4£d; good calf, Gd to ?4d; cut, 2|d to sd. Tallow —Casks, 24s to 275; tins, 22s Gd to 235. FRUIT AND PRODUCE.

Suppliers of local fruits during tho whole of this week have been particularly light, but offerings had a particularly strong outlet. From now until early in October the market will have to roly upon outside sources for practically all its requirements. On Wednesday . 4500 packages of Sydney fruit arrived, but as this quantity was far in excess of what was required, values ruled at disastrous levels, and, with the exception of passions and pines, which were in small supply, must have resulted in losses to shippers. No doubt New South Wales consignors looked at the fact of such a large quantity being sent over to this side as giving relief to their own immediate outlets, which would rise ‘in sympathy. Brokers in Wellington complain bitterly of the high charges attendant upon any fruit which may be condemned to fumigation on arrival, and as a result shippers prefer to have their fruit fumigated before shipment in Sydney, whether there is any sign of scale or not, at the nominal cost there enforced. Grapes are ruling at high figures with a good demand. New Zealand lemons are in poor inquiry, owing to excessive shipments of Sydney grown to hand. Best local dessert apples (coloured; 10s to 11s, prime 8s to 9s, good and inferior 4s to 7s case, cookers (prime best) 9s to IDs, good 7s to Bs, medium and inferior 3s to 6s case, Tasmanian (choice coloured dessert) 13s to 14s, cookers 7s to 9b 6d case, lemons (local) 2s to 3s, hothouse tomatoes demand strong at Is to Is 9d per ib, grapes 2s to 2s fid per Ib. POTATOES AND ONIONS, There is no sign of the recent depression in the local market easing. Southern as well as other districts are still well to the fore with supplies,, and values have not Improved. Yesterday 200 gunnies of onions arrived by the Warrimoo. As the demand has strengthened lately and only the moderate quantity just indicated will. have, to meet the coming week's requirements, prices will doubtless rise. OTHER VEGETABLES. The market opened weakly, but towards the close cauliflowers advanced several shillings per sack; other lines are in poor demand. Cabbages, 5s to 6b for choice, good and inferior 3s to 4s; cauliflowers, best 6s to 8s sack, prime 4s to ss, inferior 2s fid to 3s fid; parsnips, 3s to 4s 6d sack; lettuce, 2s to 3s fid case; green peas, Is fid to 2s peck; marrows, 4s to 5s sack; rhubarb, 7s to Bs, large bundles; cucumbers (hothouse), 9d to Is; tomatoes. Is to Is fid per Ib; celery, 2s fid to 3s fid dozen bundles; spinach, 3s to 5s case; Brussels sprouts, Gs to 7s fid half-sack. EGGS. The demand continues equal to the supply at lid dozen. POULTRY. The market is scarcely enough supplied to meet the many inquiries. Hens, 3s to 4s, roosters 3s fid to 5s pair; ducks, •5s to 6s; geese, 6s to 7s; turkeys, gobblers 15s to 17s fid pair, hens 9a to lie. EGG-LAYING. BLENHEIM. September 13. At the egg-laying competition her© the total for the week is 2784 and the aggregate 26,078. Highest for the week—- " Herald,” whit© Leghorns, 37; Gordon, white Leghorns, 37; Smale, white Leghorns, 6; Wanden, silver Wyandottes, 36; Mclvor and Gdulter, whit© Wyandottes, 36. Highest to date—Alice Dodson, black Orpingtons, 417; "Herald,” whit© Leghorns, 416; Law, white Leg-horns,-404; Silcock, whit© Leghorns, 396; Hawke, whit© Leghorns, 394; Brown, whit© Leghorns, 394.