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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8288, 17 September 1903, Page 1

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[By Electeic Telegraph.—Coi-ybioht.]

HOME WOOL SALES

Pjek Press Association.

Received September 16, at 11 p.m. London, Kept-ember 15. At the wool sales Messrs Buxton and Ronald Balme Company, Jacomb and Son, offered 10,433 bales. Three-fifths of the offering were New Zealand clips. There was a full attendance, and animate competition for all sections, the Americans being interested. Choice compared with the July sales, and all merinos, firmly maintained their prices. The finer crossbreds were firm, and medium coarse classes five to ten per cent, higher.

ADDINGTON MARKETS. By Telegraph. Christchurch, September 16. There was a fair entry at Addington today. Fat Cattle.—266 head came forward, including a large proportion of prime steers. The tone of the market was decidedly easier, and as owners were not prepared to accept a reduction many lots were passed. Beef ranged from 28s to 35s per 1001b6. Steers £7 15s to £l4 2s 6d, heifers £6 to £ll 17s 6d, cows £5 to £ll, extra prime £l3. Fat Sheep.—A fair entry, consisting principally of wethers. These met with a very brisk demand, and the market was firm at a slight advance on last week's prices. Prime wethers 24s 3d to 295, medium and light 18s 6d to 23s 9d, prime merinos 18s 9d to 22s 3d, lighter 13s 4d to 18s 6d, prime ewes 23s lOd to 26s 3d, extra heavy 26s 6d to 28s 3d, light and unfinished 16s to 18s, wethers and ewes 21s 3d to 24s 6d.

Fat Lambs.—A small pen of early lambs realised 17s 6d to 23s 3d.

Store Sheep.—l37o were penned, the bulk being hoggets, which sold readily at an advance on recent rates. Hoggets 14s lOd to 16s lOd, wethers 18s Id to 19s, ewes 18s. Pigs.—A large yarding, but prime porkers were rather scarce, and the market was firm at last week's rates. Choppers to 92s 6d, baconers 45s to 665, porkers 33s 6d to 43s 6d.

DUNEDIN MARKETS. By Telegraph. Dunedin, September 16. Fat Cattle.—l 67 head were yarded mostly medium steers and heifers, with odd pens of prime and heavy weights. The demand was fair, and prices were on a par with last week. For pen of three prime bullocks £l3 was refused. Best bullocks £l3, medium to good £lO 17s 6d to £ll 17s 6d, best cows £ll 19s 6d, medium to good £9 10s to £lO 12s 6d.

Fat sheep.-—2198 were, panned. The price for best wethers and ews6 were a little beyond last week's quotations. Best wethers 27s 6d, medium to good 23s to 25s 6d, best ewes 23s 6d, medium to good 21a to 22s 6d.

Lambs.—Nine made up the total forwarded, the prices befing satisfactory. Best lambs 15s 6d, medium lis.

Pigs.—44 came forward, and all sold in favor of vendors. Suckers 14s to 17s, stores 29s to 355, porkers 42s to 48s 6d, baconere 54s to 64s 6d. No big pigs. Wheat.—Stocks of prime held in town are small, and anything under that description is easier placed at full values. The bulk of the prime is being drawn by millers from the north. Second quality is in good demand, and fowl feed has advanced. Prime northern milling 4s 2d to 4s 3d, southern 4s to 4s Id, medium to goad 3s 6d to 3s lOd, best, fowl wheat 3s 3d to 3s 5d (sacks extra).

Oats.—There has been a fairly good inquiry for plump bright short, but apart from this very little'is doing. Seed lines Is 9d to 2s 3d, prime milling Is 7M to Is 9d, good to best feed Is 63 to Is 7d, inferior to medium Is 3d to Is Sid (sacks extra).

CHRISTOHUROFI GRAIN AND PRO DUCE MARKETS. (Lytteltoa Times.)

The loc-al grain market is particularly dull at present. There is still a fair inquiry for wheat at the prices quoted below, butvery little is offering. The inquiry from Melbourne, mentioned in last report, did not result, in business, the recent rise in prices having checked any disposition to speculate that might have existed in that quarter. Latest Sydney advices state that Japan as well as Hongkong is inquiring for soft wheat flour, so far without result. In oats there is some demand for Canadians, but it is limited, and offerings are scarce. In other classes business is at a. standstill. Potates would probably have eased, con,sequent on a slacker demand, but the fulfilment of a few orders has kept prices at their former level. In. seeds there is a brisk demand, Italian ryegrass in particular being keenly sought after. The export trade, in cocksfoot continues satisfactory. In dairy produce, eggs are firmer, probably duo to f.he operations of the local freezing company, which is buying extensively with the object, it is stated, of shipping, to South Africa. The wholesale jirice now stands at per doz. Following are quotations : Wheat.—Hunter's and Tuscan 3s 9d to 3s lOd, Pearl 4s, whole chickwhoat 3s 6d, at country stations.

Oats.—Milling Canadians Is 7d to Is Bd, Sparrowbills and Duns Is 6d, Danish Is 4d to Is sd, at country stations. Barley (nominal). —Milting 3s to 3s 3d. O-itslieaf Chaff.—£2 5s to £2 7s 6J at country stations.

Potatoes.—£2 ICg to 52 12s 6d, early varieties £-3 at country stations. Onions.—£2 at country stations ; an strincs £1 extra.

Peas.—Partridge 3s 9d to 3s lid, Blue Prussians 5s 9d.

Flour.—Millers quote roller £9 10s (251b bags £lO 10s), for export £9 ; pollard £4. liran £3. Oatmeal—£9.

Beans.-—2s 9d per bushel. Seed.—Ryegrass, farmers' lines 2s 6d fo i?s, machine-dressed 3s 6d to 4s 3d. Cocksfoot, 101b 2Jd to 3d per lb, 111b per lb. 121b 3id to 3gd per lb,' 131b 3id to 3. r ;<! per lb.

White clover, superior lots 9d to lOd per lb, lower quality 6d to Sd per lb. Red Clover —Canterbury 7d to Bd, Blenheim 7d to 8d per lb. Dairy Produce.—Cheese, dairy 5d to bd, factory si|d to 6|d. cased f.n.b. Lyttelton. Butter—Fresh local factory Is Ojd, stored (in bulk) 9d to 91-d, stored (in lbs) to lOd, dairy 8d to 9d. Hams and bacon, factory 8d to 9d, cased, f.o.b. Fresh eggs 9Ad per doz.

STOCK SALES. The Rangiora market- w,is well attended on Tuesday. The entry comprised 1800 sheep, 120 cattle ard 80 pigs. The prict'j were: —Fat wethers 20s 3d to 235, fat ewes 18s 6d to 235, forward store we-theni 16s 6d to 18s. fat- hoggets to 18s 6d, store do to 15s 9d, sound-mouth merino ew-'s 17s 6d to IS-; 6d, do aged 10s 6d to 14s 3d. "Cattle—Beef made equal to 27s 6d to 30s per 1001b ; fat steers £8 to £l2 15s, do heifers £7 to £9, fat cows £9 10s to £lo' 2s 6J, springers £7 to £8 15s, two-year-old store cattle £3 17s 6d to £5 17s 6d, eighteen-months-old do £2 15s to £3 10s, calves 22s to 335. Pigs—Baconers 50s to 455, stores l'Bs to 28s, weanerc 10s 6d to 14s. nuckers 8s to 10s, breedin-g sows 60c to ,85s.

Tlie Gera'dine live stock rale wan fairly well Attended yesterday, despite the bad weather, and there was a'fair yarding of stock and a good demand. The following prices were obtained : —Sheep —4, 6 and-8-too-th ewes in lamb 20s 7d, 4 and 6-tooth ewes in lamb 21s 6d, wethers 14s, 15s lid and 18s Sd, forward wethers 18s 9d, hoggets lis 6d, 13s 9d and 14s 6d, 2 and 4-toot-h wethers 16s 4d. Cattle —Fat oows £8 15s, springers £6 7s 6d. cows in profit £4 55,'2-year-old steers £4 2s 6d, yearlings £2 5s 6d.