Southland Grain and Stock Markets

Southland Times, Issue 10996, 27 July 1907, Page 4

Southland Grain and Stock Markets

.Southland limes, Cmlniy, 2qih July. Oats. —There is practically no change in 1 hi* market, ami ivotu 2sSdto 2s 2d. 0. may be quoted as the ruling j rice .’or il grade. I'mpiirie* from the Xorth are shuTt mi ng oil n, little. Ch.ilY,—The 'demand for chulT is elill Ueon, aid €5 can readily he obtained for liriiiu* quality. The supply is im*grul»r. and farmers an* holding olf in nnilcipatii n of still higher prices ruling towards sprit;,;. i'otutoes.—There is a good inquiry for thoroughly sound up-to-dates for forward delivery, aud "e hear of prices up to 11 e.l.c.s. being obtained for guarantee 1 sound poUuoe.s In no delivered about August. Turnips.—fie lietur of a little businesi being done with t'aiimru buyers In turnips and swedes, at pi ice* which should allow of a. handsome prolll Uf the farmi 5i0.!.,-There is still a good demand for prime wether* for local butchers. With a sufficient supply coinipg forward io neet the demands Price* are about on a par with those quoted last week. Tim export buyers ha've not been so unite during the wees, imt no doiubt the shorta-e of feed up Morth accounts for tie firmness in the market, and it may > evp-.viod that the anticipation of a demand coming from that quarter at a inier date will keep prices firm. Store km-i'P tiro firm at' late rates hut very few nr- changing hands at present. .Shy good oareels o! ' meets bud ready purchasers (l ; price; ranging from Ills *Vd to 14s fid, arid we por of one or two fair sized lines, ,-Tb.) head and upwards, that have 1. u sold at these prices. Cuttle,—There is not much demand for tore raule. and prineiiially poor sorts «ro finding 1 ; their way into the sale yards, anything in forward condition being held by grazers to bo fattened in the spring. There is a fair inquiry for dairy cows, nr ,i good reliable ben’s is will bring up to £.■> os ]ioe heft cl. lleally prime beef is in good demand at 22s Oct to 25s per 100 lbs., and butchers from as far north as Timaru are making inquiries in our mar'i t for supplies.