COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 17921, 28 April 1917, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

SOUTHLAND STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKET. TIMES OFFICE, Friday. FAT CATTLE. —Ox beef, 42/6 to 43/per iOOlbs; heifer, 41/6 to 42/6; cow, 39/- to 40/6. FAT SHEEP.—Extra prime wethers, 37/- to 4J/-; prime, 37/- to 38/-; medium, 32/6 to 33/6; extra prime owes, 57/- to 37/6; prime, 30/- to 33/-; medium, 25/6 to 27/6; best lambs, 28/6 to 29/6; lighter sorts, 25/6 to 27/-. STORE CATTLE. —Two and a-half to tbree-vear-olds, £lO 5/- to £ll 15/-; two-year-olds, £8 5/- to £8 15/-: 18-months, £5 15/- to £6 10/-; yearlings, £3 15/- to £4 10/-; calves, good well-bred sorts, up to £5 2/6. STORE SHEEP. —Forward four and six-tooth wethers, up to 36/-; good forward two-tooth wethers, 29/- to 32/-; station two-tootli wethers, 25/- to 28/-; two-tooth ewes, 32/- to 36/-; rape ewes, 20/- to 24/-, according to condition: good four-tooth ewes, up to 38,-; six and eight-tooth, 28/6 to 32/6; full-mouthed tussock ewes, 28/- to 30/-; good lambs, 22/- to 25/-: good tussock iambs, 19/to 21/6; smaller sorts, 14/- to 17/-. OATS. —Tlie market continues quiet, as the North island is still drawing its main supplies from Australia. Very few farmers are offering oats meantime, but, in any case, merchants arc not anxious to buy, and are only offering in the region of 3/- on trucks. As a result of tlie coal strike, the railway authorities are not carrying oats unless consigned to a steamer. This is causing farmers considerable inconvenience, and it is iioped that the restrictions will soon be removed.

CHAFF—The chaff market is not very firm, as supplies are now offering more freely. For new chaff, from £4 to £4 5/- per ton, on trucks, is obtainable. For old chaff an extra 5/- per ton would be paid.

POTATOES. —The demand for potatoes is not very strong, as the .North Island is being inamly supplied from Canterbury, as the result of sales made some months ago. To farmers, the beet price offering is £4, on trucks. RYEGRASS. —Perennial continues in good demand, and from 6/9 to 7/'-, f.0.b., is obtainable for machine-dressed 30-3 lib seed. Italian is also in fair demand. HEMP. —The hemp market is still strong, although the nett return to merchants is being diminished by the greatly increased charges such as war risk and insurance. The industry is seriously threatened by the refusal of the railway authorities to carry fibre until coal stocks accumulate. Good-fair is worth 'at least £45 on trucks, for prompt delivery. LIXSBED.—Very little linseed, is offering, but what there is is readily saleable at from 9/- to 10/- on trucks.