SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16547, 22 November 1915, Page 4

SOUTHLAND MARKETS.

(From Ocb Own Cobbespondent.) INVERCARGILL, November 20. The oats market is quiet, in spito of elements making for lirmneas, such as diminishing stocks Prices have receded further, and sales of A grade Gartons have teen made as low as 3s Id, f.0.b., s.i., and possibly lower. The price to farmers fa now 2s 6d, on trucks,- but merchants aro not anxious to buy, and if many oats were offering lower prices would probably have to be accepted." There are, however, not a great many oats offering from the oountrv. The chaff market is easy, as a considerable quantity is offering from, the country. Prime quality is worth about £4, on trucks, at county sidings, but even at this figure merchants are not disposed to lay in stocks, in view of the fact that new Marlborough chaff will be on the market in about' a month's time. The local potato market is receding in consequence of ttte collapse of the Sydney market. Sales had been made of table potatoes as high as £12. f.0.b., s.i., Bluff, but to-day the best price offering is only £9 15s. The best price offering to farmers is about £7, on trucks, but there aro very few potatoes in this market. The hemp market continues firm on the basis of la6t week's quotation. There is a good deal of ryegrass seed going out for retail orders, but the wholesale demand is not expected to corac on •until next month or Januarv There is practically nothing doing in wheat in this market. Fowl wheat is worth about 4s 6d, f.0.b., s.i., and 3s 9d to 4s, on trucks. The wholesale price of flour has dropped this week to £12 10s per ton, and tho market will probably gradually recede further owing to the fact that in January Victorian flour will be available at extremely reasonable prices. A fair amount of business is doing in stock with prices at practically tho same level as a few "weeks ago. This is so in tho case of 6toro sheep and cattle, but fat stock, both sheep and cattle, have, if anything, gono back during the week. This, no doubt, was on account of the very large yarding at the Wallacetown sale on Tuesday, when both fat cattle and sheep were in stronger supply than was required. Tho total absence of the country butchers at the sale made the operations of the local butchers lighter, and they were content to buy only from hand to mouth. Freezing buyers were also not on tho market owing to the works not having been opened, but it is understood thev will be in full swing in Decern ber 1, and this will enable buyers to operate to freezing limits. There hns been a good strong demand from outside buyers for wellgrown store cattle, and in many cases very high prices have been paid for well-grown and forward bullocks. There are not many transactions passing in store sheep, and all classes of this stock aro selling exceptionally welL Values are as follows':—Fat oattlo: Ox beef, 44s to 455; heifer beef, 40s to 42a; cot besf, 38a to 395. Fat sheep.'

Extra heavy butchers' wethers, 36s to 375; prime, 34s to 355; medium, 30s to 325; extra prime ewes, 28s to 30s; prime, 26s to 275; medium und unfinished, 21s to 235. Store cattle: Three-year-old bullocks, in good forward condition, £10 10s to £12; medium sorts. £9 10s to £10 ss; 2i-year-old,_ £8 to £8 10s; two-year, £7 5s to £7 10s; eighteen months, £5 to £5 15s; yearlings, £3 to £3 10s. Store sheep: Youug ewes, all counted, 16s to 17s; mixed aged cvvos, all counted, 14s to 15s; fresh and aged ewes, 12s to 13s 6d, all in tho wool; mixed scxed hoggets, good 60rts, 23s to 245; owe hoggets, 23s 6d to 255; wether hoggets, 20s to 21s; twotooth wethers, 24s to 275; four and sixtooth, 28s to 30s; shorn four-tooth_ forward ewes, 23s to 245; two-tooth hoggets, mixed sexes, 17s to 18s. OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR Tho Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand report:—Wo held our weekly horse 6ale ill our bazaar on Saturday, when wo had ail entry of 30 horses. Included in tho catalogue were several nice spring-carters and harness horses, the main attraction in tho former class being a nice five-year-old maro on account of Mr P. M'Erlain, of Evans Plat. Bidding for this marc was keen, and she was sold at a very satisfactory price. There was a fair demand for horses showing any quality, but aged' and done draughts and medium harness horses do not command much attention. We quote: Good young draught mares, £25 to £30; superior young draught geldings, fit for shaft or lorry work, £33 to £38; ordinary draught mares and geldings, £20 to £25; aged draughts, to £15; good upstanding vanners. at from £18 to £25; ordinary epring-cartcrs, at from £15 to £20; upstanding buggy mares and geldings, £11 to £20; hacks and ponies, £5 to £12. CENTRAL.PRODUCE MART. Messrs Reilly, Gill,, and Co. report that all lines coming on to the market have found a ready sale. Strawberries and cherries are short of requirements. Green peas, new potatoes, and asparagus realised high prices. Flowers are difficult to sell. Old potatoes are in short supply. Heavy consignments of poultry are reaching us daily, and prices are lower. The butter 'market is sluggish, though wo anticipate an early rise in prices. On Monday wo land 50 cases of choice Canadian apples and 100 cases of choice Canadian lemons. Further, we have been advised of 650 cases of bananas consigned to our care. Eggs are short of requirements, and the market closes firm at Is 2d to Is 3d. Tho following prices were secured for our consignors:— Flowers: Difficult to. sell. Lettuce, 9d to Is. Cabbage, Is 3d to 2s 6d for choice. Cauliflowers, 6s 6d to Bs. Cucumbers: 9s 6d, 10s, 10s 6d. Asparagus, 5s 6d, 6s 3d, 7s. green peas, 2|d, 3d, and 3id. Tomatoes: Choice locals, Is 9d, Is lOd, Is lOgd, 2s; Christchureh, Is Id, Is 4d, Is 6jd. New potatoes, 3d, 3£d, 3j?d. Green gooseberries, 2d, 2|d, 2jd. Cherries, sd, s£d, 6jd, 7d, Bd, 9d, 10jd. Strawberries: Jam, sjcl, 6d, 6id,-6gd; dessert, 7d, 7sd, Bd, 9id, 10£ d. Grapes, 4s 6d. Rhubarb, l|d. Brazil nuts: Just landed; Bjd. Walnuts: Akaroas, B£d. Soft-shelled almonds, 10£ d. Peanuts, 20s per. 1001b. Beeswax, Is 4d. Butter: Farmers' bulk, choice, Is; separator, Is to Is 2d; farmers' pats, Is; first grade factory, Is 3|d. Eggs: Stamped, Is 2d per dozen; market bare. Honey: Choice, 4£d, Cheese, 10£ d. Bacon: Choice, 10|d; hams, Pigs: Prime baconers. 6gd; porkers, 6£d; choppers, 4d. Rabbitskins: Prime winter does, to 24fd; secondary, 19d to 22d; prime winter bucks, 19d td 20£ d; secondary, 17d to 18^d; outgoining winters, 16d to 17id; autumns, 14d to 15|d; prime racks, 9d to lOd; light racks, 7gd to B£d; summers, B£d to fawn, to 20d; best winter blacks, 45d to second winter blacks, 30d to 36d. Horsehair, to 19d. Cow hides, 6|d, 7d, 7-Jd. Calfskins, s£d, 6d, 6£d, 6|d, 7id. Wool: Locks and fleeces, sid, s£d, 7d, 8d per lb. Passions: Wanted. Pines 16s. Loquats, 10s 6d. Apples: Canadians, Jonathans, M'lritosh, Reds, and Ribstones. choice, 16s 6d to 17s Old potatoes, £10 10s, £11, £12 per ton. Onions: Melbournes, choice, 13s. Molasses 9s in tins. Oat pollard, £7. Flour, £12 10s' Oatmeal, £17 10s. Wheat pollard, £6 10s. Bran, £5 10s. Oat sheaf chaff: Extra prime quality, £6 10s; black oat, £6 15s; other good lines, £6 to £6 5s per ton. Fat, 16s 6d, 17s 3d, 17s 6d, 21s, 23s 6d per cwt. Fowl wheat, 4s, 4s 3d 4s 6d, ss. Oats, 3s 2d, 3s 3d for A grade lines; 3s for B grade lines. Maize, 6s per bushel. Rice meal 12s per sack. Poultry: Hens realising Is 6d, Is 9d, 2s, 2s 3d; cockerels, Is 9d, 2s bd, 3s; ducklings, 4s 9d; ducks, 2s, 2s 3d • spring cockerels, 4s 6d; chickens, mixed to Isi; cockerels, 4d to 6d; turkey hens, Bid to 9d! gobblere, 10£ dto Is per lb; jocks, 8d Per lb, Barger disc harrows, £7; the cheapest line of disc Narrows in Australasia. Get particulars and see our sample machine. REILLY, GILL, AND CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agents Moray place, Dunedin. NEW ZEALAND WOOL SALES. NEW DOMINION RECORD. At the Christchureh wool salo on November 11, a new New Zealand record for greasy wool was established by the wellk?°™n " Danebury " clip of Mr R. Austin, of Mayfield, Ashburtori, whicli fetched 20d per lb. Mr Austin used Little's Combined (Fluid and Powder) Dip. Little's Dips have held wonderful records for many years past. Wool from sheep dipped with Little's Sheop Dips held, the record price in New Zealand from 1906-ISO9 (15d per lb): the record price for New Zealand from 1909-1915 (15id per lb), boating ite own nrevious record; a fresh record price for Now Zealand m February, 1915 (16£ d per lb), again beating its own previous record ; and now the latest record of 20d per lb, just obtained.—Advt.