COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Issue 16839, 15 September 1911, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

PHODUCE PRICES CURRENT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1911. WHOLESALE. Fresh Farm Butter, lOd per lb. Fresh Separator Butter, Is. Factory Butter, %-lb prints. Is 214 d. Eggs, 9d per dozen Potatoes, £2 10s per ton, sacks in. Flour, £9 to £9 15s. Oatmeal, £l4 to £l4 10s. Bran. £5. Pollard, £6 per ton. Chaff. £4 10s. RETAIL. Fresh Farm Butter, 1/- per lb. Fresh Separator Butter, Is 2d. Factory Butter, 44-lb prints. Is 4d. Eggs, Is per doz. Potatoes, 3s 6d per cwt Cheese, Sd per lb up ‘.o 61b, over that quantity open. Bacon, sliced, lOd per lb. Hams. lOd. Flour : 2001b 20s, 1001b 10s 6d, 501b 5s 6d. 251b 3s. Pollard, 7s per 1001b bag. Oatmeal, 501b 8s 3d ; 251tj 4s 3d. Bran, 6s. Chaff, 5s per cwt. Onions, Sib for Is. Turnips, swedes, 2s sack. ▲GRICTTLTTJRAL EVENTS POB WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16th. —Friday, Sept. 15th.— Horse sale at Otautau. Mr W. J. Diamond’s clearing sale at Waianiwa, by Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. CLEARING SALE AT CAROLINE. Messrs Wright. Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having conducted a very successful clearing sale on account of Mr James Eaton (who has sold his farm and is going north) at Caroline on Wednesday, 13th Inst. Notwithstanding the stormy weather there was a large attendance of farmers from in and around the district, several coming from Ryal Bush and Winton districts and others from Castlerock. The chief feature of the sale was undoubtedly Mr Eaton’s dairy herd, and we sold 40 head at very satisfactory prices. The following are the prices received for the cows:—One at £l4 10s, one at £l2 2s 6d, one at £ll 17s 6d, one at £lO 10s, two at £lO, four at £8 10s, one at £B, seven at £7 10s, three at £7, Six at £6, and four at £5. Mr Eaton’s horses also created a good deal of interest, and top price received was £45 10s for a nice 5-year-old mare, Mr J. C. Macdonald, of Dipton, being the purchaser. Three half-draught geldings ■were sold at £22, £2O 10s, and £l9 respectively, whilst another small mare brought £32. Two foals were sold for £9 5s and £7 respectively. There were a splendid assortment of implements, and Mr Eaton met with a good sale In this department, a disc plough bringing £ls 10s, D.F. plough £l2, roller £l2, old binder £B, old drill £B, dog-cart £l2 5s and milk cart £9. The rest of the sundries and a quantity of household furniture after keen competition brought very satisfactory prices. Cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Eaton at the conclusion of the sale, and the ladies are to be thanked for their kindness in supplying refreshments. DISPEBSAL SALE AT BALPOUR. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having held a very successful dispersal sale at Balfour on Tuesday last, on account of Mr John Beck, who has sold his property. The weather was good and there was a very large attendance of settlers, from the surrounding districts. Mr Beck had things well arranged and everything came forward in good order and condition. The luncheon provided by Mrs Beck and her lady friends was much appreciated by all present. The following are a few of the principal sales :—IOO ewes, 19s; 100 ewes, ISs 6d ; bay mare, £4l; do.. £l7 10s ; gelding. £23 ; foal. £l7 10s ; cows, £lO 12s 6d, £5, £5 ; three yearling cattle, £3; waggon, £3l 10s ; binder, £23 10s; drill, £2l 10s; roller, £9 10s; discs, £lO ss; dray, £8 los; collars and hames, 255, 245. 245, 225, and 225. A large assortment of harness, sundries and furniture was quitted at very satisfactory prices. CL EASING SALE AT WAIANIWA. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. report having held a most successful clearing sale at Mrs McLean’s farm at Waianiwa on Wednesday. There was a large attendance of the public and prices obtained were very satisfactory. Mrs McLean and family went to a great deal of trouble to provide a fine luncheon for those present. Following are some of the principal prices obtained:— 200 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 16s; 46 hoggets, 11s ; aged mare, £2B; aged gelding, £l3 ; 2-year-old colt, £SO ; 2-year-old colt, £43 : gelding. £25 : gelding. £27 10s; heifers, £4 10s. £4 12s 6d. £4 12s 6d, £4 15s ; cows, £5, £5 7s 6d. £5 12s 6d, £5 10s : bulls, £2 17s 6jl, £3 12s 6d. and £2 10s. Implements realised full values. Lime sower, £l7; roller, £9; dray, £l2; set discs, £5 : tyne harrows, £6 10s ; rldger, £2O 10s : chain barrows, £7 15s ; 60 sacks oats at lls Id, and 20 sacks ryegrass at 21s. CANTERBURY MARKETS. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 14. Wheat. —The good harvest prospects In the northern hemisphere have resulted In an 1 easing of values in Great Britain, and to a certain extent this has been reflected locally, where, although there has been no quotable decline in wheat values, the market is certainly less active, and buyers show less disposition to purchase. Offerings from growers continue to be very restricted, and the larger share of the trade that has taken place during the last few days has been, as has been the case during the last month, between merchants ex store. The export business, except in fulfilment of contracts made several months ago, has practically come to an end, current values being too hlgl? to enable a profitable trade to be done with the Mother Country. Millers are still buyers, but are unable to give full rates, their ideas of values being slightly lower than those entertained by holders. Oats. —With a very bare market, supplies, in fact, being almost unobtainable, the oat market is very firm, although there lias been no advance in price since last report. The market cannot be said to be a regular one, and It is difficult to say just exactly what first-class lines of fair dimensions would realise, as for parcels of this description there are many buyers. Farmers still holding supplies are largely non-sellers, the majority finding it more profitable to sell to neighbours or feed to sheep, which, in many cases, are short of feed, than to sell even at the high rates ruling at present. In consequence of the recent price of oats throughout the Dominion, the price of oatmeal iia?i beep advanced to £ls per ton, a rise of £1 compared with recent quotations. Chaff. —A steady business is being done in chaff on a basis of 80s on trucks, at country stations, and at this price ample supplies are available. Potatoes. —The potato market is very weak, and has still a downward tendency. Few merchants are desirous of laying in stocks unless they are able to place parcels immediately, as they realise that with the warm season corning on the loss during the next couple of months will not be inconsiderable. Derwents are still in some demand, but this variety is practically off the market. Parcels, however, would command prices up to £2 os, and extra good samples would probably command an addition al half-crown, but Up-to-Dates are a drug on the market, and, despite a. feye orders from the North Island, values continue to decline. Yesterday most of the merchants were offering £2 c-i trucks at country stations for this variety, and even if parcels were offered at this price they showed little disposition to close with the offers. As Bta*ed last week, new potatoes have already been placed on the Auckland market In limited quantities, and it is anticipated that in another month large will be available. TALLOW. LONDON, September 13, At the tallow sales 1384 casks were offered and 1283 were sold. Mutton,

fine, 39s Del; medium, 365; beef, fine, 36s 3d; medium. 345. SHE COTTON CHOP. NEW YORK,. Sept. 14. Received 14, 10.30 p.m. The estimated cotton crop is 1,200,000,000 bales. LEAS. LONDON, Sept. 14. Received 14, 10.30 p.m. Lead—£l4 10s. Imports for the month totalled 20,197 tons, Including 4378 Australian. Exports totalled 3607 tons. WHEAT, LONDON. Sept. 13. The American visible wheat supply is 59,562,000 bushels. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUNEDIN, September 14. Stock exchange sales:—Electric, 3s 6d (three parcels) and 3s lOd (four parcels); Waihl, £3 8s 9d (two parcels). Sales reported; Walhi Grand Junction, £1 Ss 6d, £1 Ss 9d, £1 9s (two parcels), £1 9s 3d, £1 9s 3d (eight weeks), Electric 3s 9d. »