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Oamaru Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 12121, 24 December 1913, Page 7

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home markets. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Pee Prebs Association.) London, December 23. Wheat, is dull and easier. Argentine is 3d lower, and Australian unchanged. AUSTRALIAN MARKET'S. Received December 23, at 11.25 p.m. Sydney, December 23. Wheat, 3s (id to 3s GJd. Flour. £S 10s. Oats —Algerian feeding, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; milling, 2s 8d; sparrowbills, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; giants, 3s 2d to 3s 3d'; New Zealand A Cartons, 3s 3d. Barlev —Cape malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Maize, 4s 3d to.4s 4d. Bran, £'4. Pollard, £4 ss. Potatoes—Tnsnianian, £6 to £3. Onions —Victoriau, £lO. Butter Selected, 107s: secondary, 100s to 102s. Cheese, oifd to Gd. Bacon, BJd to 9d:. Adelaide, December 23.

Wheat, 3s Gd' t.o 3s Gkl. Flour, £7 15s to £S. Bran and pollard, lid. • ,

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS

(Per Press Association'.) Christclmrch, December 23. Tho stagnant- state of the grain and produce market is not likely to be relieved until after the holidays, and probably not until the new crop is available. There is> a- good e.nquiry for .both milling and fowl wheat, but nothing is to be had from the country, and any small business that is doing is out of store. Practically there is no wliolo fowl wheat-, and the requirements of poultry-keepers can only be filled with milling wheat. There is not much doing in oats, and prices are decidedly easier to what they were a. few weeks ago. A small amount of shipping business with the north is being done when space is obtainable, but altogether the market for grain and produce is entireJy quiet.

DITNEDIN MARKETS

(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, December 23. At Burnsido to-day 170 fat cattle were yarded. Though the yarding was small the demand was slack. Prices opened on a par with those ruling last week, but as tlie sale advanced there was a. downward tendency, and: taken all over the prices were down about 10s per head. Prime bullocks £l2 to £l3, extra to £l4 2s Gd, medium £lO 10s to £ll 10s, others to £9 15s, prime, heifers and 1 cows £8 to £9 15s, extra to £l3 12s Gd, nreditim £G to £7 10s. Fat Sheep—llss were penned. The supply was short,, and although there is never much mutton wanted during Christmas week, the demand then be-

ing mainly for lamb, there wast a better demand than was expected. Prices were about. Is lower than those ruling last week. Prime shorn wethers 23s to 25s extra to 26s 6d, medium 20s to 225, -light and unfinished to 19s, woolly wie-thoirs up to 35s 3d. heavy shorn' ewes 22s fid to 24« fid, extra to 26s 3d, medium 18s 5d to 255, -light and inferior 13s to 16s.

There was a birr yarding of fat lambs. 2250 being penned. Several butchers bad purchased privately 1o make provision against a short market, and in consequence tlie yarding was much in excess of requirements, and the average prices showed a reduction of 2s per head on last week's rates, while at times sn!es were very (raid to effect. Taken all over the quality was good. Prime 17s Od to 10s. extra to 21s Od. medium 14s Od to 10s. light; and unfinished lis to 13s. Pig.=.—-to Tat nigs and SS stores were ,vairde<l. The entry of fat pigs was small, lint the bidding was indifferent and prices showed a fall compared with last week's rates. Heavv baconers £3 10s to £4. light do £2 'lOs to £3 ss. porkers £1 15s to £2 7s 6d, slips £1 Gs to £1 13s. suckers 15s to £l-2s ; od.