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Southland Times, Issue 17620, 7 April 1914, Page 4

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AGKOV&TUBAS ETBimi rOB IPBES snsnra Apsan. —Monday. April 6, Stock sale at Wairio. —Tuesday. April 7. —^ Stock sale at Wallaoetown saleyards. —Wednesday, April S.— Otautau stock sale. Thursday, April 9. Ham Fair at Otautau. STOTEXIXZr OBAXN- ABTD PBO9UCE. Messrs Donald Keid and Co.. Ltd., report: We held our weekly, auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when Values ruled as under: — Oats—There is little change in the market to report. Prime lines of Garlons are in stronger demand, and readily saleable at quotations. The same may he said in a less degree of prime Sparrowbills. Seed lines also have fair inquiry. but medium and inferior qualities are not so easily dealt witii. We quote: Prime milling. Is lOd to Is 101,3 d; good to best feed, is 9d to Is inferior to medium. Is 6d to Is Sd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat—Tlie market is linn at late values. The demand is chiefly for prime velvet and velvet oar, but all kinds in prime condition are Teadily placed. Fowl wheat is offering more freely, and meets fair demand at quotations. Wc quote; Prime milling velvet. 4s Id to 4s 2d; Tuscan and velvet ear, 4s to Is id: medium. 3s lOd to 3s lid; best whole fowl wheat, 3s Sd to 3s 1(U1; medium. 3s 3d to 3s 6d: broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra).

Potatoes —The bulk of the consignments coming forward lately have been of only fair quality, for which there is moderate demand at £3 17s 6d to £4. To-day's market shows a slight improvement. and choice quality is worth about £4 5s to £4 10s: good, £4 to £4 ss: medium. £3 10s to £3 17s Gd per ton (sacks incl tided). Chaff—The market continues to bo welt supplied, and prices are steady at late quotations. The demand is almost entirely for prime quality, old chaff preferred. Lower grades have not strong inquiry. We quote: Best oaten sheaf (oid). £3 15s to £1: new. £3 10s to £3 15s: medium to good. £3 5s to £3 7s Gd: light and discoloured. £3 to £3 as per ton (bags extra). HIGH COBXUZSSZORBS’S CABLE. The High Commissioner's market report. dated London. April 4 (quotations unless oilier wise specified arc for average market prices on spot) is as follows :

Mutton—The market is over-supplied with heavy carcases of mutton, with the result that prices have slightly declined for all grades. Canterbury. I ; -l d, llgbtweigut. 4 > s d; heavy-weight, North island. IC'l.

Lamb is dull of sales for heavy carcases. Light weights in fair demand. Canterbury two's. GVid: heavy weights. s”sd: other than Canterbury. G'sd. light weight. Beef-—The market is very dull, as supplies of American chilled beef arc large. New Zealand hinds, 4 7-IGd: fores. 3 :: id; chilled hinds. 4-"* d; fores. 3 9-lGd. Butter —Tlie market is dull, with a downward tendency. The Danish market is steady, hut quiet at 122s to 1245; New Zealand, dull, 115s to IlSs; Argentine, dull. 100s to 104s; Siberian in fair demand. 105s to lOSs; Australian slow. 102s to 106s, Cheese —The market is quiet and prices slightly weaker. Canadian, white, GSs to 70s; coloured. 60s To 71s; New Zealand finest white, tils to 635: fine white. 60s to Gls: finest coloured, 61s to tils Gd; fine coloured. 63s to 63s 6d: Australian, 60s to 635. The estimated Canadian cheese stocks in London. Liverpool and Bristol on April I, 19 14. are 73,000 boxes, against 115.000 at the same datij last year. New Zealand and Australian stocks in London and Bristol. 77.000 crates, against 50,000 at the same date last year.

Hemp—The Manila market continues dull and prices favour buyers. Fair current. £2.1 K‘s to £2-1 15s; April-.lime shipments. £26 ,Is. The output from Manila for this week was 2:’..000 bales, and last week 12.000. The New Zealand market is quiet with small business doing owing to the absence of oilers from the dominion. There are good supplies alloat, however, and stocks are large. •■Good-fair." £2.1 10s; fair, £22 Is: Aprii.lline snipments "good-fair.” £2.1 15s to £26; fair. £22 10s. High point fair in dock this week has been sold at £22 .Is.

Sisal —The New York market is a shade weaker at 12.1 cents, equal to £2l 10s to £26. c.i.f. in Europe.

Hops—The market is and prices slightly weaker. The average price of 1012 hops is; English 120s to 110s, Continental 100s to 2205: Californian, Ms to 120s.

In the tops market merinos are firm and crossbreds easier; 16's low crossbreds, JC’td; Id's halfbreds. 10'/,d; in's low crossbred. Ik'.-d: 60’s quarterbreds. 21(1; IBs medium crossbreds, 17d; (id's merinos. ;S'/. TE.OZEN MEAT MARKET. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —CopyrightI.ONPON, April 1. The following are the latest quotations for all classes of meat. In the ease of those, not quoted the price is unchanged;

j THEE WHSAT MARKET. j LONDON, April 5. Wheat: Though i market is less depressed. the deina.- ! i■; disappointing. Liverpool quotation-; F't May. 56% ; July. SR’-srt. T!,o -ini quantity afloat for the United uinrdom is 3.715,000 quarters, and for tbc ('ontinent 2,285,000 quarters. The Atlantic shipments were 209.000 quarters, and the Pacific 2000 quarters. Totals: Europe, 1,085,000 quarters; Argentine. 110,000 quarters; Russia. 265,000 quarters; Danubian provinces 177.000 quarters; India, 7000 quarters; Australasia, 183.000 quarters.* AsoEirrrrrE fct hj ipjma ts. I (Per United Press Association!. WELLINGTON. April K. The Department of Agriculture and Industries has received the following cablegram from Buenos Ayres, dated April 4:—The following shipments of produce have been despatched from the Argentine to the United Kingdom during March, 1914, compared with March, 1911: —

Mar. 7 S Apr.a. Mutton — d. d. (•.Tntfrbnry. light 1 i ip-in Canterbury, medium I ..-m i i - Canterbury, heavy 1 1-1 1 1 -s Southland —- — North Island, best ( I-P i p-s North Island, ordinary 1 .1-1 >1 i i -1 Now Zealand owes — :: 7-s Australian, light — t-s Australian, heavy I ;; 7-s Australian, ewes — — River Plate, lisht — — River Plate, heavy — — Liver Plate, ewes 11 ( it ::-i Lamb — Canterbury, Mcrhl. — Canterbury, medium fi l-t « i-t Canterbury, heavy r» 7-S r, 7-s Canterbury, "mi — r. ip- IB North Island, selected r. K North island, ordinary 1 :**-!*? ;t - \ Southland, selected — —. Southland, ordinary — — Australian, best "> r> Australian, fair .1 u Australian, inferior .1 r. ;:-s Kiver Date, first .1 1-" .'« I-L> Kiver Plato, second .1 1-1 i-s Beef — New Zealand, fores It It- 1 It It - 1 . Now Zealand, hinds 1 P-S i 7-n; Australian, fores — it r»-s Australian, hinds t .1-10 K. Plate, chilled fores P 1P-1K ?. 11-It; Tt. Plate, rhllled hinds .1 -i r.-s K. Plate, frozen fores it ;i-i K. Pinto, frozen hinds i ?-it;

1914, 1913. Frozen beef. quarters 186,000 111,000 Chilled beef. quarters :!74,000 161,000 Frozen mutton, carcases 163.000 161,000 Frozen lamb. carcases 61,000 07,000 Butter, cwts. 1C.07S 0.286