COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 17968, 8 March 1917, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

PEOEUCE PKICES CUE BE ITT. THURSDAY, MARCH 8. 1911 WHOLESALE. Fresn farm butter, 1/-. Fresh butter (separator), 1/2. Factory butter, 1/6. Eggs, 1/3. Hour, £ls 10/- to £l6 10/-, Oatmeal, £l6 to £l6 10/-, Pollard, £7 10/-. Bran, £4 10/-. RETAIL. Fresh butter (farm), 1/2. Fresh butter (separator), 1/4, Factory butter, 1/7. Eggs, 1/6. Bacon, 1/2. Flour—2oolb, 34/-; 1001b, 17/6; 501b, ,1/-; 251b, 4/9. Oatmeal—solb, 11/-; 251b, 5/6. Pollard, 2/- per bushel. Bran, 8/6 bag; 1/6 bushel. CUSTOMS BE VENUE. The following was the revenue received at the Custom house for period to 7th March;— Customs duties £1678 16 7 Beer duty 57 4 10 Light dues 2 9 10 Shipping fees 6 0 0 Other receipts 0 14 6 Total . . . .£1745 5 9 CLEAKING- SALE AT WAKAPATU, .Messrs .1, U. Mills and Son held a Clearing sale at Mr W. J. Perry's farm, When the stock and sundries brought good prices. Following are the principal sales; —106 lambs at 19/3, 63 ewes at 22,'-. 25 ewes at 26/3, 16 hoggets at 18/6, 32 ewes at 11, 3, 16 hoggets at 18/6. 32 ewes at II 3, 2 rams at 15/-, 8 steers at £5 7 1 heifers at £6, 5 do. at £3 14/-, 8 do. at £1 12 6, 3 bullocks at £9 15/-, 10 heifers at £7 5 '-, mare and foal at £l3 10, 1 colt at £B, 1 mare and foal at £l3 10'-, 1 colt at £B, I marc at £l9, 1 aged mare at £3. 1 dray at £5, 1 plough £lO 10 -, disc harrows £2 17/6, set harrows £1 15 -, seed sower £l, .saddle £3, 5 coils Betting £ 1 2,-6. On account of T. Watson, 63 lambs at 24 -, 83 ewes 28/2; on account of R. Watson, 3 steers £lO 3/-, 3 cows £9 15/-.

BUSHSIDE MASKST. (Per United Press Association.) I il.'X Hi >h\, March 7. At Burnside 1 11 fat cattle were penned. The quality on the tv hole "'as only medium. Freezing buyers were operating for anything suitable, and prices advanced about 10,-, Prime bullocks, £l9 7/6: medium, £l6 to £ 1 ; light, £lll 5/to £ll la--; [irime heifers, £l4 10/-; medium, £ll to £l2 17/-; light and aged, f-8 to £9 '<*:-• Shoip.—£22o penned. Only a few pens were prime. Prices opened at par with late rates, but towards the end receded about 1,-. Extra prime wethers, 48/6, prime, 40/- to 4.7/-; medium to good, 35/- to OS 6; light, 30. -: prime ewes, 411,(1; medium, 37,- to 38/-: light and aged, 22 0 to 26/-. lambs—l7B6 penned, the quality being medium. Freezing buyers were operating for suitable lines, for which pricies were fully maintained. Unfinished allowed a slight reduction. Prime, 30/to 33/6; good, 26/- to 30/-; medium, 22/lo 2 1/6; light, 18/6 to 21/-. There was a small yarding of pigs, Mid prices were above last week's values. ADDISGTON jtIAEKET. ('ll RISTCH L'liCil, March 7. At Addington market there was a large ■entry of all classes. The demand was good, and the sale was a favourable one. Store Sheep—Mixed sex lambs, 10/6 to 21 9: ewe lambs, 11/6 to 24/-; wether lambs, It '- to 23/ D; two-tooth ewes, 25/9 to 37 -; two ami four-tooth ewes, 30/to 37 -; four and six-tooth ewes, 31/10 to 3 1/9; six and eight-tooth owes, 27/- to 33 S: soundmouth ewes, 19/3 to 32/-; two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 24/3 to 26/9: soundmouth and failing mouth ewes, 17/- to 19/11; two-tooth wethers, 19/1 to 20/-; four-tooth wethers, 24/-; two, four, and six-tooth wethers, 20/to 27/-; merino wethers, 19/3. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 40/-; prime wethers. 32/6 to 36/4; lighter wethers, 28/- to 31/-: prime ewes. 37/to 40/-: medium ewes. 29/- to 35/-; lighter ewes, 22/6 to 26/-.,

Fat Lambs —Extra prime to 35/9; prime, 26 'S to 35/9; medium, 23/- to '24/4; lighter, 18/9 to 32/10. Fat Cattle —Extra prime steers to £23 5/-; prime steers. £l4 15/- to £l9; ordinary fleers, £9 15/- to £l4: extra prime cows, £l7 17/6; prime eows, £ll 10/. to £l4 in,'-; ordinary cows, £9 5/- to £lO 10/-: extra prime heifers, £ls 10/-; prime heifers, £lO 5/- to £l4; ordinary heifers, £8 5'- to £lO. Store Cattle —Yearlings to £3 14/6; fifteen to eighteen months, £t 10/6: twoyear steers, £6 IS,-’-: two-year heifers, £5 17 6 to £5: three-year steers, £S 10/6 to £lO 15.-; three-year heifers. £7 17/6 to £8 10'.; dry cows, £6 5/- to £lO 15,'-; tlairv cows, old and inferior, £5 to £l2: best, £l7 to £l9. Figs—Choppers, £5 to £7: extra heavy baconers, to £5 13/-; heavy baconers, £4 in/- to £5: ordinary baconers, £3 15'to £1 5 equal to 7kd per lb; heavy porkers, 55/- to 60 -; lighter porkers, 46/- to 50'-. equal to 9d per lb; stores, best, 57 - to 65/-; medium, 47/6 to 55/-: small, 25 - to 30,/-; wcaners, 17/6 to 21/6. ATCEZUCAIT WHEAT. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, March 6. Chicago wheat —May 191,% and ISS%: July, 16 1% and 158%. The visible supply of wheat is 51,943 mi .I .on : ■■'sheds.