COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10087, 28 September 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTEKDAY'S QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. CHRISTOHURCH. September 27. Sales on 'Change—Dalgety's, £lO 2s 6d; Union Steam (&i per oent. cum. pref.), £1 la; Westport-Stookton (8 par cent., non cum. pref.), lis; New Zealanti farmers' Co-operative (cum div.), £3, 6s. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. By Telegraph—Preso As»oclauon—Oopyrigni iiKLBOURKE, September 27. Barley, Chevalier, malting 6s to 6s t per bushel. Cape 4s to 4s 3d; oats, Algerian milling Ss 9d to Ss lOd per bushel, Feed 3d 7d to 3s 8d; potatoes, £3 15s to .Si 15s per ton; onions, ,£27 per ton. SOUTHERN GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Press Association. CHBISTCHUIiCH. September 27. Odd little lots of wheat 6till con tin u< to come forward, and if suitable for milling they are readily taken. Oats malso very scarce and sales % 1000 bushel of Algerians at 5s and ovO bushels o. Gartons at 5s 3d at country station; during the week is the only business bt tween grower and merchant recordesi Oat-sheaf chaff is wanted if of prim, quality and up to J£l 10s at a hand., station is offered. A shipment of ll.Oji. saoks to Napier by a oollier whioh wa; temporarily available, has relieved th. congestion of supplies somewhat, and * further shipment may be arranged h\ the same steamer. The potato marke'. has shown a little improvement, nc doubt owing to the absorption of Australian supplies. There are a . few nioi. inquiries, and some sales have beet made. Buyers are now offering jBB bto £8 10s at country stations, but then are not many offerings, as growers arc holding pretty firmly. There ia rot much inquiry for main crop seed potatoes, and they are worth from £* 8s to £6 10s. according to variety at. countr: stations. There is Btill a fair demand for seeds for spring sowing, turnip beoespecially. Imperial green globe is rathe; scarce. LIVE BTOOK SALES , AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. N.Z.L. and M.A.. Co., Ltd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile I Agency Co., I/td., report:— At our Palmerston North sale on Thursday, we had a small yarding of both sheep and cattle. Bidding was dull and in favour •of buyers. We quote:—Ewes in lamb 32s 6d to 37« 6d, | store ewes 15s 3d, yearling heiferß £4 15s, , 2-year empty s.h. heifers .£8 15s, empty I cows £9 12s 6d, empty heifers .£8 ss, cows and calves £6 2s 6d to .£9 15s, cows at drop £lB 10s, cows in.calf .£lO. At Rongotea on Wednesday we had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle which .<old readily at late rates: --Good hoggets 31s 7d, f. and f. ewes 28s 3d, small yearlings £2, £2 2s, £s, forward cows £X 12s i 6d, £8 10s, £9 ss, fat cows £lO 10s, £l2 sa' £l3, springing heifer* .£lO, £l4 10s, i £l4 17s 6d.

WETXJNGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £4133 7s sd.

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