COMMERCIAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10781, 1 June 1911, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIN MARKETS. (Per Phess Association.) ''■■'■■ Dunedin, May 31. ! Fat Cattle—A large yarding of 219 heild, and as several of the large butchers are out of'the market at present price- were -from 15s' to 20s per ke"ad lower than, last week. Quotations: |Jest bullocks ' ; £lO os 'to £l2, extra heavy bullocks to £l3" os, medium bullocks £8 10s-to £9-og, best heifers £8 15s to £9 17s 6d, medium £7 to £8 ss. I Fat Sheep.—=4l-78, '-'consisting mostly of ewes, 'with afewpens of good wethers, and' as-freezing 1 biiyars were operating freely best;wethers'were-Is per head better, while medium wethers and ewes sold at last ■week's rates. Quotations: Best- wethers .'to ,-205,. :■ extra heavy wethers to 22s 6d, medium 16s to 18s, light 14s to 15s 6d, best ewes 15s 6d to 16s 6d, extra heavy' to 20s 3d, medium lis 6d to l2s'6d;: .■■./'.-..•': Fat Lambs.—r2o94 yarded,, a fair yardj ing, -'hut the quality was not quite so good as'lastweek, and freezing buyers operated on the as last week. Quotations::—-Best lambs 14s 6d to 16s 3d. me'diuhi 12s'to 12s 3&/ inferior 9s to-'lOs 6d.;' . Vv -;. \ ': - A'iiDINGTQN ALiRKETS. (Per ' Pkess 'iAsso.oiation.) - ;-i: i ...-■ Christchurch, May 31. At Addingtpn live 'stock market there was a large-yardiiig of stock/ especially fat sheep,- and a.goo6»»ttendance. Fat cattle sold at, last week's-rates for ordinary but there was. an'advance in prime beef.- Store sheep were a little fcasier, • as'were fat lambs. Fat sheep, despite an exceptionally large entry, sold well,<„aged ewes' only, being easier. Pigs showed'no change in values, i There .was a good entry of store sheep, being rather- larger ; than last week, and-consisted-... chiefly of equal numbers.ofriewes. and'la'mbs: r "withLarfew line* of■ wethers, till of ordinary.quality. There was. note a-yery .'acfivci-demand, and. withtthe. exception: of';gooct- sotind-mouthed'--eiv.es prices- were: a. shade weakerv; - Six and made 8s Id to 10s u7,d, -soimd-Tnouth! lines 8s to 95, ; fair moutliS".ssi 6d\':to 6s 9d, and aged 4s to-4s J Bd/ 9d to 10s 10d,- jirice being for an especially.-good-linei mixed sexes 8s to Ss'-.-6clji mediumr.sorts 6s ,6d-to 'us 6d, forward I3s-Bdj othersd-ls 3d to lis lid. ! The.Ventry;!of-- fat -lambs totalled 8416, or'23Qo-more,*haii:last-week. The qua-lity-was Abetter th'aii'last week; and'the yarding : included V some exeeiitionally goodi lines. --; 'JDlie sale'ibpeued' fully up •£o last week's rates, but competition andjpricesi afterwards-eased : off,- several speculators not oDerating-. There: were 798A>taken for export at 9s/Id to 18s 4d.. and 432 hv butchers at :8s 6d to 16s 9d. -■•.-,-•- t' ,i i-.-...,•.-.; : •.-.•-

; There .was an exceptionally heavy dntry of r fat sheep,/this'being the -last sale at which ewes will .he sold withoutft guaraitt-eerthat not» in lamb. Notwithstanding the <large supply there was an active- demand throughout the sale. -Wethers, of ""which there -were some prime lines ■ ■; were ' very firm ; and'-good ewes sold well,'but aged and inferior- sorts were-somewhateasier. The.range-of prices, was: wethers Ws to 20s sdj-extra, to 235: 9d, others ]-2s lOd to- 16s 6d, prinie ewes 14s to 18s Id; extra t0.205, medium' lis to 13s 6d, aged-and light' 6s to A 10s 6d, merino wethers 7s'od to 14s 6d.-' •■"•

; The supply of beef totalled: 262 head, or about. ISO' less than • the previous wieek-. f Included inithe entry were "some lines, of -very -.-prime but the general' averageiHwas Below that previous There'was! practically -rib change in prices except ior -very 'prime steers, ■ these values. - Steers" made £7- 2s:6d'to £ll. extra tot£l4', vheifers £s'to-£lo'ss, and cows:<£s'to' £ll (equal to 30s for extra

prime,- 24s to 28s' for prime, -21s 6d to 23s for medium,, and a9s6d to'2os 6d f(jr cow and inferior per-1001b). :• Veal calves made 4s 6d to 50s. " ; ;A small yarding; of store cattle in poor condition; ■ "met 'with- a dull sale, vearlihgs- making '2t)s 5 15 to 18-months £2 18s-6d to £3,'2-year steers'at £4 12s • 6d,' and 'dry cows 'at 24s 6d to £4 10s. ...■-..:. '■■ ;. •- '■' ■■< ■'■■■ : Good dairv cows' were in demand, and made £3. to £9 155..Pigs, were entered iri! smaller numbers than last week, but there was practically no change in values: Choppers sold up to. £4 15s,- large-baconers 47s 6d to 55s,(lighter-37s to 45s': (equal to 4d ptr lb)>:-large : porkers • 27s 6d to 335, small.gOs to-255-(equal to 4Jd per lb).' A small yarding: of store-pigs met with little demand, mediurii-sorts making 14s to 18s, small 8s to 12sj ordinary weaners 2s to 6s, and larger to 8s 3d. '-. AUCKLAND, MARKETS. By Telegraph. ; (From Our Own' Correspondent.) . Auckland, Maj/ 31. , Potatoes.^—Since, last! report.arrivals of potatoes, have continued .rather- on. the light side. ', Shipments froms th© south have not been, at all heavy lately, and the Wairuna only brought* 4000 sacks this week from Oam.aru and Tituaru. Store stocks in consequence.are by no means heavy for this season of the year, and the natural result of, the state of affairs 1 is that the. local market is better, While the conditions prevailing south show no change, as, raccording to latest advices farmers down there are very firm: ,To-day.!s value for potatoes iii Auckland, is £5,10s per ton.

1 Oats.—Tlie firmness which 1 has characterised the • oats market- for several weeks past-still continues,, andj. if. anything the : marke± is now stronger'than \vas previously indicated,, as; there is no export of oats.at rjresent;. This firmn'ess in the market is considered diie to speculation, \as. it As ; ,known that - a considerable .forward. business. is being done at the! present, time. Locally the market-is;, very, steady.. Although tlie stocks at present held. in. Auckland are ample for, aU .requirements,, the Wairuha brought •-very "-"heavy shipments -of oats from Bluff and., a considerable quantity of cargo w'asidistributed;fromiTthe.ship's side; Quotations rule: 2s lid ex wharf and 3s ex store for; short feed.... .V .

• Fowl wheat. is,.:if dhy thing'a ••little weaker th'anit was .last reportj-but ,the quantities, remain- at .3s "»10d,*ex>wharf and '3s lid ex store.. .'MilKrig:„wheat is also a shade weaker, -although there is no. caiotahle.chaiige .in-, price. '. ■ Grass .Seed.—Ver'y little >business-. is now being done .in >grass seeds' -except T irig for sewing patches that.have.-missed'. Prices for, all'-'grass. seeds'::con.ti.niie< : firm, clover heirig,particularly sot', Gqcksfoot ia very strong, and-Italian ryegrass seed is difficult- to get.' ■'. ;„ ■■.-.-■ i Algerian seed, oats are meeting with very keen demand, from which it is evident that the area..being put down is much larger than'usual for this time of the year. -Seed : oat's 'are therefore very firm at 3s 8d ex store.