COMMERCIAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10646, 21 December 1910, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

WAIAREKA YARDS

The Auctioneers'. Association report having held their usual weekly sale yesterday at the above yards, when there was a much larger attendance of the public than usutijs as well as a better entry of stock than has been customary of late. In all classes bidding was slow, but nevertheless prices realised were a .shade firmer than recently current, 'no doitbt owing to the' beneficial effect of the late rains.

v . Fat Cattle —There was a good yarding", and the bulk of the entry was disposed of by auction. A few fat bullocks were passed in at £ 7s 7d and cows ■at from £7 to £7 10s. Other cows were sold at from £6 17s to £7 15s, and a heifer at. £8 ss. Store Cattle. —Forward steers realised £6'sl4s, 24-year-old'.'lieifers '£3• 12s 6d, and yearlings £2 ss. Fat Sheep—There was a fair entry, comprised chiefly of fair to good ewes, which fetched lis 7d, lis 10d, 13s 7d, 14s, and 15s 9d, a pen of 2-tootli wethers and maiden ewes (light) was sold at 13s sd, fat hoggets (m wool) brought 16s; and t\vo flqts"'lßs: Fat lambs realised 15s. Store Sheep—The entry consisted of ewes and lambs, which realised from 5s 4d to 8s 7d (all counted), according to quality and condition. One lot of ewes and lambs, with twice as many ewes as lambs, the ewes in wool, was passed at Ids 7d (all counted). Dairy Cattle—The two south buyers present at the sale in search of dairy cows made a great difference in the prices, the bulk of the entry • (consisting of over 20 head) being trucked south at prices ranging from £5 for heifers to £8 12s 6d.

JUNCTION YARDS

Messrs Bruce Christie and Co. held their usual Yveekly stock sale at the Junction Yards yesterday, when there was a fair attendance and a good yarding of stock. Cattle—B4 head were yarded. Prices were easier all round. We quote: Bullocks £5 10s to £7, 2-year-old steers at £3 us to £3 10s, 18-inonths'-c>ld steers and heifers 30s to 355, yearlings 20s to 255, calves 10s, bulls (potters) £2 to £3, cows (potters) 25s to 30s. ■ Dairy cows, just at profit, were in demand, more particularly young and good-conditioned sorts. Thirty head were yarded. We quote: Best cows £6 t0~.£7, extra good £7 10s to £8 10s, medium sorts £4 to £5. Pigs—72 head were offered. Prices dropped 2s to 3s a head. Slips sold at 10s, best weaners to Bs, others 3s to ss. Prime baconers (alive), from 120 to 1601b, are in good demand at 4d to 4Jd per lb. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, December 20. There is a fair amount of wheat offering, but. there is very little demand on the part ofj millers, even for sound wheat, and secqiid quality wheat commands no sale except as fowl wheat. Sellers are still , holding out for prices 2d to 3d more. than millers would be prepared to give if they were on the j market. North Islam! .millers are only purchasing from ; hand-to-mouth, and j complain that at the present prices of !, wheat and flour there is no profit in the | business.

There is an active demand for pollard for pip feeding purposes, and stocks r.hnve lately been considerably reduced. There is 110 change in oats, biit chaff is lather easier, and £4 5s is the best price now offered at country stations. ■ The high prices to which' grass seeds jhave reached, combined with the late rains, have eased off the speculative demand, and business in this line is now quieter than it has been for some time past. It is not expected that there will be "any change in the markets till after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

DUNEDIN GRAIN AND PRODUCE f REPORT.

Mcsfsrs Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report as follows: "We held our usual weekly auction sale on IVlondav. There was a fair attendance of buyers, but bidding was not animated, except for fowl feed, which sold well. Prices ruled as under:— Oats —This week has been a very quiet one. Both shippers and millers have fair stocks on hand, and are not buyers at present, consequently any sales being made art purely for local consumption. The market has eased about .kl a bushel. Present I quotations: Prime milling 2s 3jd to 2s 4d, good to best feed 2s 2-Jd to 2s 3.1 d, inferior to medium (of which there is really none offering) Is lid to 2s Id per bushel (bags extra). Wheat—There is no change to report in prices. Prime milling is enquired for, and is readily saleable. Fowl feed is very scarce, and in default of any, medium milling is being used for this purpose. Prime velvet 3s lOd to 4s. medium milling 3s 7d to 3s BJd, fowl feed (nominally) 3s 4d to 3s 6d per bushel (bags extra). Potatoes —Consignments of old potatoes have now ceased. We offered a few Auckland new potatoes, but the demand was practically nil. Quotations are from 8s to 10s per cwt for locallygrown new sorts. Chaff —Heavier supplies are now to hand, and owing to the general rains the demand is easier than last week. Prime oaten sheaf is saleable to £5 10s, medium to good. £4 10s to. £5 7s Cd, inferior; £3 to £4 per■.■ton, hags extra.