AUSTRALIAN MEAT TRADE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3102, 27 August 1913, Page 22

AUSTRALIAN MEAT TRADE.

POSSIBILITIES IN AMERICA. SYDNEY, August 25. In view of the development of the meat trade with America there is a possibility of the Oceanic Steamship Company extending its service to Brisbane. Should this eventuate the company will add another steamer to the service, and will ask the Queensland Government for a subsidy.

DGITED [Jt UARKRTB y iIV A.KTI DJUBT PRODCCS Messrs MTlroy Bros, and Ogilvie (successors to Irvine and Stevenson), George street, report paying for produce during the week ending the 26th inst., as follows— Fresh eggs. Is tier I Separator butter, IOAd Salt butter : not buying | per lb Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and 41b prints), 9d to lOd per lb. Pigs, 1301 b to :60ib, sid. Honey, 4d. Fowls, 3s to 3s 6d (boiling). irioLtitti rtoncci mrom Lindsav and Co., Princes street south, report under date the 26th inst.: Wheat per bushel. Oaten chaff Best, milling '.l/11 —4/2 I‘rime 80/o—sl/0 Medium d* 3/S 3/-0 (lood 71/0 Fowls' ... 3/4—3/6 Medium 55/0 —60/0 Milling oats 2/4—2/6 Inferior 30/0—45/0 Feed oats ... 2/I—2/1 Hyegrass and clover Malt barley ... 4/9 hay 65/o—7o/0 Feed barley 2/6 —3/0 Cape barley ... 3/6 Straw : Maize 4/1 Wheafea ... 37/6 per ton. Oaten 4n/0 Flour, In 200'g ... 155/0 Rolled bacon ... 101. Flour, in 50’s ... 196/0 Side bacon ... lod bollard li.o/ Smoked hams ... 10JJ liran 55/ Cheese ... ...td-7o Oatmeal, in 25's 260/0 Salt butler lid—lOJa I'earl barley ... 280/0 (according to quality) Fggs, fresh ... 1/5 i Potatoes. —Market quiet. Shippers not operating. Prime lots, £3 15s; medium and inferior neglected, £3 to £3 10s. Chaff. —Prime bright lots meet with ready sales, bat medium and inferior are neglected. Prime, £1 5s to £4 Kte; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 15s; light and discoloured, 59a. Onions. —Canterbury. 7s 6d ; Melbourne, £3 17s Gd; Japanese, extra prime, £8 12 €d to £ll. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLEGRAM. WELLINGTON, August 25. The High Commissioner cabled on August 23 (note, the quotations unless otherwise specified are the average market prices on spot)... Mutton.—Market quiet; no change in prices. Lamb.—Market steady, with better demand for heavy weight. Canterbury (twos), Sad; heavy-weight (fours), 4 H-16d; other than Canterbury. Sid. Beef.—Market steady; no change in prices. Butter. —Market quiet; fair demand for host. Lower grades receive little attention. The supply exceeds the demand. It is stated that the stocks in the cold stores are very heavy.' Prices arc practically unchanged. Cheese. —Market firm; no change in prices for New Zealand and Canadian. Finest English cheddar, 72s to 765; lower grades. 61s 4d to 70s. Hemp.—Market opened dull, and during the week was depressed, but at the close the demand was better. New Zealand good fair grade (nominal), sellers £27, buyers £26 15s 9d; August to October, 5s more; fair current Manila, £3l; forward

shipment, £3O 10s. The output from Manila for the week was 27.000 bales.

Wool.—Current Bradford quotations for tops are : Thirty-sixes, low crossbreds, 15£d; forties, low crossbreds, 15Jd; forty-fours, medium crossbreds, 16id; fifties, halfbreds, 19jd; fifty-sixes, quartorbreds, 22^d; sixties, merinos. 28R1. The market remains firm. Good business has been done in yarns of all qualities.

SOUTHLAND MARKETS. CFeom Ohk Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, August 23. The oat market continues very quiet, both growers and merchants in tins district having every confidence in the future of the market. Buyers in the North Island are, however, apparently getting their requirements from Timaru and Oamaru. At present negotiations are in train for the sale of a large parcel to Great Britain, and if the business eventuates it will net sellers about 2s 6d, f.0.b., sacks in. This would clear out any surplus stocks that are sn this market, and the probabilities are that a firmer market will result. Owing to the absence of North Island demand local merchants are only offering growers on the basis of Is on trucks for A grade Gartons, but growers are not selling at this low figure. There is a great deal of chaff offering at present, and £3 5s on trucks is the ruling price. The potato market is quiet, and Up-to-Dates are worth only about £4 in Sydney, while it is difficult to make sales to the North Island even at £3, f.0.b., sacks in. Under these circumstances merchants are not inclined to buy at all, and from £1 lOs to £1 15s is the best price obtainable by farmers. It looks as if there is very little chance of business with Australia eventuating this season. There is no undressed ryegrass offering. Heavy machine-dressed seed is not plentiful, and it is expected that the spring sowing How on will absorb ail that is in the local market.

The hemp market continues quiet but firm. High point fair is worth about £2B 10s, c.i.f. and 0., London, and good fair about £32. This price would net about £22 10s and £25 10s respectively on trucks. So far very few contracts have been fixed up for the new season, but no doubt millers will shortly make a move to dispose of o,t least a part of next season’s output. Tow continues about the same —namely, £4 15s on trucks for No. 3 grade, and .65 5s on trucks for No. 2 grade.

OAMAIIU MARKETS. (Fl’.OU UIIH OWN OOUUJiSrONDINT ) OAMARU, August 23. ‘ The week has been a quiet one in the grain market, the volume of business douo tailing a good way below tliat of the previous lew weeks. Very htt.o wheat has been offering, and it is surmised that the quantity remaining for disposal here is comparatively small—smaller probably than usual, —with less than half the cereal year gone. Hales have been confined to a few small parcels, the prices paid at country stations having been velvet, 3s, less commission, and Tuscan 3s 6d net. There is no change to note m quotations for any descriptions of wheat. Though a fair number of transactions in oats have been recorded the sales do not furnish an imposing aggregate. Several linos of A grade Gallons, but none of them exceeding 200 sacks, changed hands at country stations at 2s net and 2s 2d, less commission, and a line of 300 sacks was taken, ex store, at 2s 3d, less commission. C grade Gartens have been sold at a country station at 2s and 2s net. A lino of Uuas found a buyer at Is lid net at a country station, and a parcel of poor feed quality was taken at a country station at is Bid net. A little business lias been done in oaten sheaf chaff at £3 5s net on trucks.

Potatoes continue to move off slowly, and the unsatisfactory position recorded for weeks past still prevails, with a tendency to deeper intensity. Some shipments have been made to Sydney by way of consignment on growers’ account, but the prospects of these turning out satisfactorily are exceedingly email. Indeed, a cable message has been received here strongly advising that no shipments be made. Shipments on growers’ account on consignments have also been made to the North Island. These have had the effect of checking orders for supplies, and merchants have either ceased to bo buyers or are buying very sparingly. At the beginning of the week purchases wore made at £1 10s net at country stations, and subsequently business was done at country stations at £2 5s and £2 6s net, but since then £2 ss, less commission, has been accepted. Now even that figure is not obtainable, the market closing weak at £2 net, with small disposition to buy at the price.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. Messrs Dalgcty and Co. report:—We held our weekly sale of grain and produce on Monday, when values ruled as under: — Oats: There is a good demand for prime heavy Cartons, suitable for milling, which are not offering too freely. There is also a good inquiry for all lines suitable for seed. Inferior and out-of-oonditioned samples arc more difficult to deal with. Prime heavy Gartons, 2s 3d; good to best feed, 2« lid to 2s 2d ; medium, 2s to 2s Id; inferior and damaged, from Is 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat: The market remains quiet, and values unaltered. Any samples in milling condition are saleable at quotations. Fowl wheat is in short supply and good demand. Prime milling velvet. 4s 2d; velvet ear and rod chaff, 3a 8d to 3s lOd; Tuscan, 3s 7d to 5s 8d • best whole fowl wheat. 5s 4d to 3s 6d; medium to good, 5s to 3« 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes ; Consignments continue to come to hand freely. The demand, however, is restricted to choice samples, which are saleable at quotations. The market, however, is limited to local consumption, and supplies are in excess of the demand. Badly graded and medium nuality hues arc neglected. Best tables, £2 15s to £3; others, from £2 Ids per ton (sacks in). Chaff: Consignments have been eoming to hand steadily during the past week. Buyers show a decided preference for choice heavy oaten sheaf, which is saleable at the undermentioned values. Medium quality is more difficult to place owing to the large quantity still held in store. Choice black oaten sheaf, £4 ss; best white oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 2s 6cl; medium to good, £3 12s 6d to £3 17« 6d : inferior, from £3 per ton (sacks extra). Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report: We hold our weekly sale of grain and produce on Monday, when values ruled as under:— Oats: There is little export business being done, but prime milling lines—particularly

Cartons—have good local demand at quotations. Offerings of feed lines, which are not heavy, are being chiefly taken up to supply local requirements, while the demand for spring sowing absorbs most of the choice lots on offer. Prime milling, 2s 2id to -3 3d; good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s 2jd; inferior to medium, Is lOd to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat; The market is unchanged. Prime velvet-ear is in most request, but other sorts, if prime, are readily saleable. Medium qualities are without much demand. Best whole fowl wheat is not over-plentiful, and meets with ready sale. Prime milling velvet, 4s to 4s 2d; velvet-ear 3s 8d to 3s 10c!; Tuscan, etc., 3s 7d to 3s 8d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; medium to good, 3s Id to 3s 3d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to> 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes: The market is well supplied, and sales are difficult to effect at prices which show a decline on late values Inferior and unsound lots are almost unsaleable. Best table potatoes, £2 15s to £3; medium lines, £2 to £2 ICs per ton (bags included). Chaff: Despite the prevailing wet weather, fair supplies are coming to hand, and values are about on a par with late quotations. Best oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 ss; medium to good. £3 10s to £•3 15s ; light and discoloured, £3 to £3 5s per ton (bags extra).

HIDE SALES. MELBOURNE. August 21. At the hide sales to-day there were good supplies. The demand was excellent and prices showed an advance of id to id. RAEBITSKIN SALES. The Dunedin Woolbrokers’ Assocation (Messrs Dalgcfcr jg' l Pa. A. Moritzson and Go., National Mortgage and Agency Company, Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, vg.vgo Farmers’ Cooperative Association. Donald Reid and Co., Stronach, Morn* and Co., and Wright, Stephenson, ami Co.] reports as follows: The weekly sales were hold on Monday, when there was a largo attendance of buyers, and good bisect catalogues were offered. Competition seas keen, but at reduced rates. Prime winters were about 2d per lb lower than las? week. while other sorts were about ?d per h> easier. The following prices were obtained; —Super winter does, 3?d to 39iu; prime winter does, 33d to 57Ad: seco/io a inter does. 24d to 27d; outgoing does. IcLd to 22d; super winter bucks, 28c to bUri; prime winter bucks, 23d to 24W,; Second winter bucks, 20d to 22Ad; outidinp bucks. 15id to 18d; incoming winters, IP*T- to 19|d; autumn. 16d to 18d; prime racks. 12J)d to 13Ad; summers and light racks, lOd to 12<1; super winter blacks, 44d to 47id • first winter b’acks, 39d to 43d ; second winter blacks. 30d to 39d; super fawns. 34d to 26? d; second fawns. 18d to 2,3 d. Horsehair, IBd to 19jd per lb Catskins. lOd to Is each. Opossum skins showed an improvement on last week’s rates, and prices ruled as follow: Super blacks, 9s to 11s each; first blacks. 7s to 9s; second blacks, 5s to 6? 6d; small blacks, 3s to 4s 6d ; super greys. 7s 6d to B.s 6d; first greys. 6s to 7s 3d : second greys. 5s to 5s iOd; small greys. 2s 6d to 4s. CLEARING SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report having held a sale of land and clearing sale on behalf of M’Narnara - Bros., Kyoburn, on Friday. Previously to the clearing the property, of 613 acres, was offered, and passed in at £3 per acre, but, however, subsequently sold at the price of £3 10s to a northern buyer. The stock, which was in good condition, enhsted keen competition and brought the following prices: 398 two-tooth ewes, 255; 214 failing-mouthed ewes, 16s 9d; 86 broke n-mouthed ewes, 15s Id Draught hors, s sold as follow :-Six-year-old geldings, £33 10s; six-ycar-oid mares, £33; four-ycar-okl intros, £33; thrcc-year-old colts, £l4, while hicks and harness horses brought from £8 10s to £3O. Messrs lialgcly and Co. and Stronach, Morris, and Co. report having held a very successful clearing sale on behalf of the executors of the late M. Connolly at Hyde on Thursday. There was a very largo attendance, buyers being present from Timaru, Taieri, and Balelutha. as well as the surrounding districts. Competition was exceptionally keen. The sheep, which wore all off tussock, wore on the small side, but considering that they had just come through the winter were in fair condition. The following arc the prices realised; —264 fourtooth owes. 24. s 3d; 555 .full-mouthed owes, 15s bd; 369 six and eight-tooth owes, from 17s lid to 18s Id; 677 hoggets (mixed sexes). 15s 9d; 421 two-tooth ewes (empty). 18s Id; 415 two-tooth wethers, 16s 9d; 268 four-tooth wethers, 17s 2d; 262 four aud six-tooth wethers, 17s lOd; ICS brokenmouthed ewes. 14s 4d; 101 broken-mouthed merino owes, 12s. Cat.le realised the following prices :—One three-year old shorthorn bull. 12|gs; dairy cows, £l2 10s. £lO 15s, £ll. down to £5 ICs; heifers in calf brought £6 15s to £8 10s; two-year-old steers and heifers. sgs; six-month to one-year-old cattle. £3 2s 6d. The horses, which were a useful lot, were keenly competed for at the following prices:—Four-year-old filly. £33; throo-ycar-old gelding. £3l; four-year-old gelding. £2B; aged horses brought from £9 10s to £2o' ss; Clydesdale stallion, Melville 2nd, realised 60gs; unbroken draughts realised—for three-year-olds up to £23. two-ycar-olds to £2O, harness sorts £9 10s to £l4. One harness rnare brought £25. GORE HORSE BAZAAR. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. report : -We held our fortnightly sale on Saturday, before a fair attendance of district settlers and the general public, when we submitted a catalogue of 28 horses. For all good sorts bidding was fairly keen, but aged animals were neglected. The top price was secured by Ur Richard Hocking for a five-vear-olcl black gelding, which was secured by Mr D. Daly at £4O. The same vendor also obtained £37 10s for a five-vear-old bay gelding.- Following are the other principal sales i-Bay gelding 4yrs, 10s- chestnut, gelding (low condition), £l7; aged bay gelding, £2O; aged mare, £l4. four-year-old gelding. £2o; young narness’ gelding, I2gns; aged harness gelding, £9; several others down to ±,O.

OTAGO FARMERS’ HORSE BAZAAR. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operativc Association of New Zealand reports e neld our weekly horse sale on Saturday, when we offered 35 draught and light horses from Maniototo, Clinton. Milton, and the Pomnstila to a good muster of farmers and town buyers. Good, sound draughts were ;n demand, and nearly the whole of this portion of the entry was chared at satisfactory prices. We have a fair number of vanners and spring-carters forward, and the bulk of these sold readily «it 1-ate ruling ,We quote: Good young draught mares at

from £3B to £45; extra good Clydesdale mares, suitable for stud purposes, 45gs to 80 guineas; superior young draught geldings, fit for shaft and lorry work, £3B to £4B, extra to £55; ordinary draught mares and geldings, at from £23 to £3B; aged draughts at from £lO to £2O; good Strong upstanding vanners, at from £26 to £33: heavy spring-carters, at from £2O to £27 10s; ordinary, at from £ls to £2O; upstanding buggy marcs and geldings, from £l6 to £25; hackneys and cob ponies, from £8 to £ls.