THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15578, 7 October 1912, Page 4

THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Proas Association—By Tcloffmph—Copyright. LONDON. Octolicr 5. (Received Oct. 6, at 5.5 p.m.) The following are the latest quotations for all classes of meat. In the case of

THE RABBIT MAHKET._ Preas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 5. (Received Oct. !>. at, 5.5 p.m.) Riibbita are linn., Colonial supplies me short. New South Wales, l&i 6J to 18s «Jd, ex store. Tho demand is brisk. The lvnslisli supply i» rcaii'e, but is increasing. « OAMAIUJ MARKETS. (EIIOH UUK OWN tOUUESI'O.NOKNT.) OAMARU, October 5. Tho local grain and pioduce market has been ill a til.lie of utisomtc stagnation (lining thu week. The modest lilod.cuin of activity in wheat winch Was mentioned last week liuti vanihlied, I lie millers who were willing io buy at certain prices having withdrawn from the market, ami being uuw content lo look on Irom a distance. This change may be attributed to tho raising of llio iroight ram to London, the cheek given lo ptssiulo export having created a feeling that prices urc likely to uccline. As a. nuitter tim fuel, smt'e\ the annoiinceinent was made a fair (pianlily of wheat huri been olVi'red from .South Canterbury at a. rctluclion on the price previously asked, but this without leading to business. Wheat sales a* reported, though few, do not, however, indieato much decline in values. A line of 1000 sacks of velvet was taken at 3s 7jd net, al a handy country station, and the 'same terms were given for another lino of 400 sacks. 'A mixed line of 810 siwks, mostly velvet, changed hands at 3rt 7d, mid a snialhr line o| Tuscan at 3) Ojd, Ixitli net at country stations.

Iluoiiif** in oats has U'cu confined lo a few small lines. A grade Cartons having been sold at 2s and 2s Ojd net at country slid ions, and 2s net ex More.

Potatoes are now moving off very slowly, and sales are limited to a. few tons. Tim prices paid for newly picked lots have been &fj lfts net, on trucks, and £6 15s net, delivered in Oamaru.

There is plenty of inquiry in the slock market, but llio iiiimunl of business recorded during Ihe week has fallen a long way below possibilities, bcvimse of a pjuiciiy of httH'k lor side. A number of farmers have indeed been obliged lo go further a held in search of sheep, but with only a modest degree of success.

ilusinoss has opened in ewes aJid l.imtjt: at pretty high Hemes. A small lino of full mid fiiiliiip mouthed ours was sold at 23rt with Intnl.* in, and for a line of COO eweß and lambs 12s, all counted, was given. Fur early delivery there is a pood inquiry, as also for forward delivery, and .some salce of the latter have been made for January delivery at 13s and 13s 6d.

The sale of a lar ? o line of fat lambs for forward delivery is reported. The art mil price has. not been diWIo.. d, but it is understood to In! something over 15s. A Htuall line of forward wethers realised 18s 6d, and iff) fitt wethers chanced hands at 21* and 21s 3d.

Hiißßct are in request and, in fact, ennFei|Uetit on the plethora offered and hrijtln (•razing prospei'ts, all clawes <d sheep meet with buyers. Present prices are tiouiitnilly at follows;— Two-tooth ewes. 2-U; four-toolh ewes, 2T« to 2ns; six and eiulit-tootli owi-s. 20s to &; sound mouthed ewes_ 18s to 2h; failiie/ mouthed ewes, ],v to 16s; c«n lioujrek 18s 6d to 20s; wether lis 6d In Ids 6d; mixed wxes liiissri'ls! 1!V 6d to 20s; forward wether hotels', 18s to 19s; don- wethers, 16s to 17s.

The demand for cattle is keen, there bcinir a particularly nriive imiuirv from the north for yotin.i: cattle. Of these a number have Wn ho| ( | tlitriiifr tlte week at from £5 to £5 10s for tw;> and ahnlf ve.nold sirens, and at from £3 to £3 10s for 18. months old steers ami heifci*.

Dairy cows are in uiidiniitii.ilicd request at last week's quotations.

SOUTHLAND MARKETS. (Fitoji Oun Own Coiuiesponiiknt.) INVKUCAKGILL. a-tobor 5. The o.it market continues linn, ami sales have lu'Cii made at 2s Sd, and in one ease a.s hijrh as 2* sJil. f.0.b., s.i„ thoui:li buyers are not all hixiou* to pay the latter price, ltmlly prime heavy A tfrado liartons would now lu'in-,; 2> on truck?, but the ruling prire is Is lid. and other grades ill proportion. There .Mill continues ;l pi.nl demand from London, l;il space on the bolts is extremely difficult lo secure. The (half market is fairly linn, and for prime ipiality nteteliants are ofl'erinii front £5 to £5 C\l to farmers, on trucks ,n country sidin;:*. Second grade quality t> very hard to du-pose of. 'I'here are i:nt a irreat iitniiy poiat.vs olTcrin;: in this di>lriel. and ii >cem> fairly certain that most of the available supplies have now boon delivered. Merchants are not very keen lo buy. us it i« selling rather late in "the season, and from £6 to £6 5s is atwtut all they care to offer. The hemp market hi* advanced anoiher 5s per ton, and hemp is now worth about £?o. on truck>. for "fair." and about £2! 10< for " not»l fair." The output from Manilla lias fallen off very considerably, iienco the better demand for the New Zealand article. There it very littlo doing in ryegrass, and

good heavy simples of farmers' undressed seed arc in request, but very lew are oll'eriug. seed is "a drug in the. market, and is difficult to quit. Prices io range from Is 6d to 2s s<l, ai:coiding to quuiity and weiyiit. There is noi a" great deal doing in fowl wheat, us it is very difficult to get supplies of really prime quality at a reasonable price. Such satnplefi would net al«ut 3s 3d, 1.0.b., s.i., or about 3s Id on (rucks to farmors (sucks extra).

The it moil ut of business parsing in 'he stock market during the past week has been exceedingly limited, only ono public auoiimi sale (Hie Winton sale) having taken place during that time. This sale was held on Thursday, when only 1200 sheep of all clashes wore yarded, mostly hoggets. Then; were one or two p"tis of wethers yarded, and Ihi so ninilo up to 24s 3d for extra heavy four and six-tooth fat sheep. Tho lop price for hoggets was 18s, for a nice line of 300, mixed sexes, nicoly woolled. There wis only .one pen of ewes forward, and these were a rather scraggy line of two and four-tooth, which realised 17s. Tin; general opinion is that flit sheep of nil descriptions are pretty scarce, and as the grass comes away prices arc expected to go even higher than those ruling iaiely. 'flic opinion is aJso expressed that flic price for fat lambs next season will be really good, and this is liound to have a strong effect on the market for the next few months.

One or two lines of fat cattle have been picked up l>y local butchers during tho week at prices in tho vicinity of 36s io 37s per 1001b. It is expected that at the Wallacelown sale next Tuesday the yarding of (at, cattle will bo fairly large, although most of the stuff will likely b« cow and heifer beef. It is not expected tint tho prices ruling at this sain will bo as high as those ruling al the previous sale. Values of fnt wethers continue lo hold firm, and butchers are buying fairly good lines at up to 20s. This •has been paid for prime heavy sheep, extra heavy bringing 24s 6il.

Business is slightly quiet again in store cattle, but with tho advance- of spring another month or six weeks should see a revival in this class of stock, as undoubtedly llio high prices of sheep will compel graziers in many eases !u slock up with good young store stuff.

friers may bo quotc<l:—l r at cattle: Ox beef, 36s to 37s 6(1; heifer beef (prime), 34s to 35s cow beef, 50s. Fat sheep; Extra, linnvy butchers' wethers. 23s to 23s 6cl; liuhtcr, 22s 6d to 22j 9d; prime fat ewes. 17a to 18s. Store cattle: Two and a-hitlf to three year old bullocks. £7 5s to £3 10s; two 'to I wo-nwl-a-lmlf-year-olds (steers mid heifersl, £5 to £5 ss; yearlings mid 18 months. £4 5s to £5; calves, about £2 10*. Dairy rows: Good young rows are still selling exceptionally well at £11 to £13; ordinary <lown to £9. Store sheep: Extra Rood ewe hoggrts, 19s to 19s 6*l; mixrcl sexes (good iwt.s), 17a 6d to 18s; wether hofipets (well-grown and nicely-woollod), lfis to. 16s 6d; smaller sorts (mixed sexes). 16s tn 17s. Young ewes: Business is exceedingly slack in these, but 24s may bo quoted as the price for t\yo, four, and six-tooths; sound-mouthed. 20s tr> 21s; full ami fail-ing-mouthed. 15s to 16s: ol<ler, down to 13s and Hs; two-tooth wethers (in pood condition). 17s to 18s Gd: four and six-tooth, 18* to 20s.

SOUTHLAND HOUSE PARADE. lIMKM OUll U\VN L'onUESI'ONULNr.) INVKKCAHUILL, Oct. 5. A gale, of wind, accompanied by clouds of iliint and uull, oppressive weather, dxl not prevent a large attendance of towji and country ribidents ironi apiK-uruig at IJuuoii's i'ark to-day to assist at uic ujiiuul horse paradu of tuu Southland A. and L'. Association. Tito contestants woro divided into throe classes—draugnts, thoroughbreds, mid trotters—and tllrco prizes weic awarded in each division, Tim entries wem tioud in eiich instance. There were thirteen draughts of four years and upwards, and ten ui the three-year-old class. The exhibit ol draugnts wan a particularly good one, and the horses in the two classes provided a very lino sight, with few exceptions all bcin;- in the best of condition. Agitation was selected as the winner in the aged class, ::jkl subsequently gained the. championship ribbon. The same liorso achieved similar honours last year, and was also placed first at last lueal- summer show. The three-year-old first prize taker and also reserve champion, Squire Athol, is now to the district, ajid was recently purcluuipil from his brerder, Mr J, C. N. Grigg, of JiOiigbeach, Canterbury. Tliu thoroughbred division brought out the strongest ring of sires yet collet ted in Southland, and' the competition was particularly keen between the placed hoi'sui-Applogurth, Gleiic'iillodt, and lU>so Noble—cacti of whom is possessed of excellent breeding lines, while the horses passed over were also of undoubted high pwligree. It was a battle of types between Applegarth and lileuvtdlorli.'-aiid eventually tlin former hail it, being able to claim on more massive lines than his opponent, but Hose Noble, who has just retired from traintraining, should dispute pride of place with both next year. The trottiiur sires also presented a creditable Held, and u close competition resulted in Electioneer winning Iroin Kinc Child imd Harold llothscliiM. Their breeding noted in trad: performances whs prominent in the throe prize winners, all tracing back to New Zealand's, champion trotting sire. The. stallion, Electioneer, wii.l sired by (ii'orgo M l'ntcheii (son of Holhsehild), while the second and third horses respeetivcly are both sons of the great lvotlisfltild. In tliu ilnmglit section, liamw, by King o' Kyle, was on exhibition only, and the same remark applies to Wallace 1-. ill the light harness brigade. The results are as follow: — Draught stallion, 4 years and upwards; prizes, £5, £3, £2.- G. Wilson's (l)ruiiiinond) Agitation, by Agitator—tadysinith, 1 and champion; V. Andersen's (Fairfax) llaron Wigtown, by liaronson, 2; ,(. It. .Mackenzie's (lirccnvale) Aiicheneruvie, bv Lancet — ISo.-ie of Kulshaw Wood. 3: J. I!, horde's (lleddou Bush) l'remier Halgarvic, by I'remier's l'ride, 4. Also competed: General Douglas, The Itigg, Fashion, Royal MareelliLi, Tarn Hotauv (lallant Knight, Ilinlsall, Harold, British CiMisul, Koyal l'ride.

Draught Stallion, three vears; prizes, £3, £2.-1. Toole's (Lime Hills). Squire Athol, by Ilaron Wigtnn—linngbcarh Snsic, 1 anil reservo champion: Hugh McL'all's (Seaward Downs) Hiawatha of New Zealand, Ivy Hiawatha of Australia—Lady McDonald, 2: ,1. Noble's (Sparbush) Sir Daniel, hy Sir Nnrinaii, dam hy Maoirlhur. 3. Also competed: Ikx-kr Kimilay. liadical, Huron Wallace, Shepherd Crest. Aijryle, llaion Crsii(T. Abbott's I'rido, Thoroughbred Stallion, anv use; prizes, £3. £2. £1.-11. SimonV iMyioss • llu>h) Applepartli, hy Treadmill (ioldleaf, 1; A. 1). Knurr's (WallaccUmn) (llenrullooh, liv Clanranald-Madowla. 2; 11. ( (Olaiilau) Rose Nohle, hy Medallion—Miss Kilmniiv, 3. Also competed: lioval Slop. I'allas. He La Hey.

Carriage llacknev or 'fretting Slailion, any .)Re: prizes. £3. £2. £1.-M. Townseijil's (Makarewa) Klertioneer. liv ricnrge M. l'atchen-Jean Armour, 1; T. McOiirdv's (Invcrcargill) Kcijr Child, bv Hoth«diildLndv C.rav. 2; .1. J. MoMath's (Kiversdale) HaroM Holbschild, by Hothsihild-Ilar.ild's Heft, 3. Al.-o competed: Mauiiirinn Iviny. Prince Harold, Ilarvic*toun Matador. » OT.UIO KAHMKRS' lIORSK HAZAAK. The Ota so Kariuers' CocnoiMive A sanation nf'New Zealand report: -We held our weekly horse sale on Saturday, when, to a capital attendance of town ami country buyers, v.o (ll'orrd 40 horses of all eiassis- The country consignmcnte came from South Canterbury, Clyde, uud Stirlilu:. and ornprisod -everai really useful mares and geldings, which, after splendid (\>mi'etition, were all cleared at auction at l:ii:!ily satisfactory prices, < ne mare with sploiidiV. bone and hair felchiiiL' £50. at whit U price she was secured by a wellknown Taieri breeder 'five tlfiiaud fer plouirh Imvtoih tdimvs little siirn of We ipiote; flood vottm; draurlit mares, a 1 from £3V' to m: ONtra ;,'iwdloares-. fuil.-.tile for stiel purpo.rs, 45 to !:0

euiiii'iis. superior yomi? draught poMitrr*. lit. for shaft or li-'rry work. £3S to £4B: extr.i. to £55; ordinarv ilmitsrh; marcs .ind re-ldimrs, at. from £23 tr. £38: a"ed <(ratt,hK at from £10 In £20: cnxxl strong iipM.-ndire.' vannors, •:{ from £'6 \o £ji; ln-avy Miring-carters. at from £20 to £27 1IN: ordinary Mirim:o.ir!or-\ at from £15 to £20; upstanding lititfifv i;urc ami cehliri'.'-. from £]» to £25; hackneys and <ol> I'oniiv, from £5 to £15.

iJiosc not quoted the price is unchanged:— i-e|>l.'.'8. Oct. 5. Ctnlcrhniy million, liplit 1J * Canterbury miitlnn, mulimn — * Canterbury mutton, heavy — " Southland inultim 41 — X.I. niiiltnn, best tiramls lj V. X.I. mutton, nrrilmiry -- J '-V> X.Z. fwes — — Australian mutton, light — Australian tniitlnn, heavy — - Australian fm 4 1-1C — llivcr Pinto mutton, lijrht — lliver Plate mutton, hwy — i .VIC lliver Mate ewes — Canterbury lamb, light — — Oiiiiterbury hunli, medium — — Canterbury lamb, lie.ivv .V, North Ularol lamb, N'loded ... .'.'.Mil U Xnrtli IkIhiiiI lamli, ordinary ... .'>} •'' M'i Southland lamb, m-lretnt '. JMil SJ Australian linnli, l>cst liran'lfi ... — — Australian lamb, lair quality ... — — Aii.4r:iliiin lamli. Inlurior — HIyit Plate lamli, llrst nunlity ... - lliver Plate lamb, second quality — — New Zealand Im-I, lores — .11-1G Now Xniluml heel, hinds - :ij Aii'triilialt heel, fnn>.< .'li :i Australian heel, hinds — .1} I!. Hate heel, ohllled Inrri ... .1J — II. Plate her!, chillab liin'ls !i — It. Plato lifol, frozen lores .'I "J II. Plato bed, Iro/on hinds — 3J • Nono offering. .. «m ' ■