COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2886, 26 October 1895, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

GERALDINE STOCK SALE,

The attendance at the Geraldine fortnightly market on Wednesday was fair, but prices remained the same. The entry in sheep was not large, and the following prices were offered :—Two-tooth wethers maiden ewes brought 13s 3d ; J-bred hoggets up to 10s lid; 2,4, 6, aud 8-tooths, lls 3d; one pen of 2-tooths, the first shorn sheep on the market this season, realised 7s. Pigs brought 2s to 8s; calves, JBs; and yearlings, £3.

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS,

The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of Canterbury, Limited, report for the week ending Friday, 25th October, 1895, as follows Only limited business has been passing in grain and produce during the week The firmness in wheat cabled from Australia and Home markets has imparted greater strength to our local market, which has recovered its former tone with very limited offerings. Feeding stuffs have less speculative tone owing to the recent break in the weather. Other cereals are unchanged. Potatoes have cased back to 27s Gd to 30s with a wavering market. Quotations; — WHoftb —Hh 5.J.d to 3a 7J(I--s—Mijliug and stout fped, 2s ; duns, Is lid. s Barley—Malting, 2s 7d to 2a 9d; second quality, 3s 6d ; feed, 2a ; Cape, la 8d to Is lOd, nominal. Beaus —Well saved, 2s Gd. Re^s —Pluo Prussians, seed, 3 s 3<l- - Sheaf Chaff —62s Gd at country stations. Potatoes—Fluctuating, 27s Gd to 30s at 1 andy country stations. Clover—Extra choice machine-dressed, p ( 'd to 7d t farmers’ lots, 4|d to according to quality. Ryegrass- -Farmers' lots, 2s 9d to 3a Gd; machine-dressed,heavy-weight, 4s to 4s 3d

Cocksfoot —3d to 3Jd ; machinedressed, 4d to 4|d ; extra, 4jd. Cheese—3Jd to 4d ; loaf, 4Jd, Butter—Factory, Is ; dairy, 9d to lOd; salt, 5Jd to 6fd. Bacon and Hams—sJd, f.0.b., cases in.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKET. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday there was a good attendance, but the yardings generally were small. Fat Cattle—Of the 85 fat cattle yarded about one half in dealers’s hands. The quality offered was only second rate and enquiry was poor. Steers sold at £6 to £8 2s 6d, heifers £6 to £6 17s 6d, cows £5 to £8 7s 6d. Dairy and Store Cattle—ln dairy and store cattle the usual mixed entries came forward, but very little business was done. Fat Sheep—The supply of fat sheep was smaller than for some time past. Freezers sold at about the same price as last week, but butchers’ sheep advanced nearly 2s 6d per head. Heavy crossbred wethers sold at 21s to 21s 6d, do. ewes 18s to 20s, best freezing wethers 18s to 21s, mixed sexes 17s 6d to 20s, best butchers’ crossbred ewes 14s 6d to 17s, lighter sorts 13s to 14s, merino wethers 15s to 16s 6d, lighter sorts 12s 6d to 14s, shorn crossbred ewes 10a to 13s Id. Fat Lambs—ln fat lambs about 250 came to hand. The quality was mixed and the prices realised were for those fit for export lls to 12s 9d, butchers’ 9s 6d to 10s 9d, small sorts 6s 9d to Bs. Store Sheep—ln store sheep there was a small entry. The late rains made holders more independent, consequently they were firmer in their demands, which prevented business being done. Pigs—A mixed entry of prime baconers and porkers reached last week’s quotation of 3d per lb.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday : Wheat—The market is void of any animation, though at the same time the small lots offering from time to time are being taken up at late rates, say, for best milling, 3s 9d to 3s lOd ; medium, 3s 7d to 3s 8d; inferior to medium, 2s 9d to 3s 6d (ex store, sacks in, terms). Oats—A slightly better feeling pervades the market. The business done, however, is not very extensive, but prices are very much firmer and somewhat higher than the quotations of the previous week, and the indications point to a further improvement, Quotations : For best milling, Is ll£d to 2s ; best short bright feed, Is IOJd to Is lljd ; medium to good, Is 9d to Is lOd ; inferior to medium, Is 7jd to la 8d (ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley—The market remains flat. Beat malting, 2a 9J to 3s; medium, 2s 4d to 2s 8i; feed and milling, Is 9d to 2s 3d (ex store, sacks extra, next). Ryegrass—Ryegrass se£ d has a fair demand. Prime seed now in a few hands. Quotations : For best perennial (dressed), 4s Gd to 4s 9d; me ium, 4s to 4s 3d (ex store, sacks extrs, net). Cocksfoot is not moving so freely, but best dressed is held for 4|d to fid ; extra prime, s£d to fijd ; medium, 2Jd to 4d for, the best. Potatoes —The supply of prime wents is now very much less extensive, prices in consequence show some improvement, best northern fetching £2 to £2 fis ; medium, £1 12s 6d to £ll7s 6d ; inferior, £1 fis to £1 10s per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Chaff—Quotations show no change, best fetching £3 to £3 fis; extra prime, £3 7s 6d ; medium, £2 12s 6d to £2 7s 6d; inferior, £2 to £2 10s per ton (ex truck, sacks returned, net). Butter —Salt, good quality, 7d per lb ; medium, fid to 6d; inferior, 2d to 3d. Cheese —Prime factory, 4d net.

Sheepskins —Large catalogues were submitted on Tuesday. Prices all round were about on a level with last week’s. Country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought Is 6d to 2s 9d; do merino, Is 4d to 2a 3d; medium to good crossbreds, 3s to 4s 3d ; heavy do, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; good to best merino, 2s 4d to 3s Gd; extra heavy, 3s 9d to 4s Gd; dry pelts, 2d to la 3d ; green crossbreds, good to best, 5s 6d to 6s ; extra heavy, Os 3d to Gs Gd; medium to good, 4s Gd to 5s 3d ; green lambskins, 9d to Is. Hides—The demand continues fairly good, but no change in prices, which are : For best, 2Jd to 3d ; extra heavy, 3id to 3Jd; light, to 2£d; inferior, Id to 1 id. Tallow—The business done is confined to the oddments arriving from thecountry, all the primestiu shipping condition being exported on Tenderers’ account. Quotations ; For best rendered mutton, 17s 6d to 18s Gd; medium to good, 14s GdtolGsGd inferior, 10s to 13s Gd; best fresh mutton caul fat, 11s to lls Gd; medians to good, 10s to 10s Gd ; inferior to medium, 8s Gd to 9s Gd per cwt, ex store.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Market on Wednesday the following business was transacted ; Fat Cattle—l4o yarded nearly all being good to prime beef. Although this was only a moderate entry it proved quite, if not more than, sufficient for requirements, several pens being turned out owing to vendors’ reserves not being realised. Best bullocks brought £9 10s to £lO 17s Gd ; medium do. £7 5s to £Blss; light do. £6 5s to £6 17s Gd; prime cows, £6 IQs to £7 17s Gd; medium, £5 5s to £0 5s ; light and aged, £3 7s Gd to £4 12s Gd. Fat Sheep—26Bl penned, of which about 200 were merino wethers, medium to good. The crossbreds varied a good deal in quality, hardly half the entry being for export; the greater portion, both wethers and ewes, were light and hardly §t eveq for tpade purposes. I’rime wethers were iu fair demand prices being fully maintained till near the close. At the close, however, to effect sales lower prices had to be accepted. Best crossbred wethers brought 18s Gd to 21s Gd; extra heavy weights, 21a 9J lo 22s 9d ; medium do, 15s 3d to 17s 3d; light weighs Us to 13s; best crossbred guidon owes, 18 to 20s; do dq aged, 14s 9d to 17a; medium do, lls Gd to 14a 3d ; light weights8s 9d to lls 3d ; merino wethers, 4s Gd to lls Gd. Fat Lambs—The entry was more in accordance with requirements, best fetching, 9a 9d to 12s 3d ; others C\B od to 0s Gd. Pjg B _jSa vyere penned. The market for all aorta was somewhat, dull, and prices all round in favor of buyer-*. Suckers brought 4s 3d to 0s ; slips, 10s to lls Gd ; stores, 13s 0J to Ids ; porkers, 18s to 245; baconers, 2Gs Gd to 335; heavy sows to 395,

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, October 23, Wheat, prime milling, nominal; chick, 3s Gd to 3s 7d. Flour, roller-made, 10s to £9 15s. Oats, prime feeding, 2s 7d, Maize, prime, 2a 9d, Harley, Cape, 2s 3d, Bran, 11JI; pollard, llld. Peas, Prussian blue, ss.

Potatoes, Circular Head, £3 15s; New Zealand, £3 7s 6d. Onions, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d. Butter, factory-made, lid tola; dairymade, lOd. * Cheese, firm, 7d to 7|d. Bacon, 5d to 6d. Melbourne, October 23. Wheat is very firm; small sales to 3s IJd, but holders now decline anything below 3s 3d. Flour, roller-made, has advanced to £7 15b - Oats, scarce, firm, algerian, Is od to Is 10|d ; stout, 2s 2d to 2s 3Jd. Maize, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Barley, brisk, fair malting ranges from Is lOd to 2s 3?td. Bran, very firm, 9 Jd; pollard,9|d to lOd. There was a large attendance at the wool sales, and the bidding was animated. The rise in good classes is fully maintained : inferior and faulty are neglected; crossbreds are at par with last year’s opening prices. The Government has received tenders from the Abe r deen and Lund’s lines, in conjunction with the Orient and P. and 0. Companies in conjunction, and Burt Potter, for the conveyance of frozen produce to London, for a period from May 1896 to May 1897 ; the first five months fortnightly, the remainder a weekly service. The Aberdeen and Lund’s tenders, being the lowest, were accepted. They provide for the following rates : —For the carriage of butter, cheese, and meat, f d per lb; fruit, 3s 9d per case ; all measurement cargo, 70s per lon. At the wool sales there is improved tone and animation. Bidding was keen, and there is the same advance on opening rates, while there is fully a 15 per cent, advance on last season’s prices for superior sorts. The produce contracts cover a period of two years from May next. Adelaide, October 23. Wheat, firm and scarce, quoted at 3s Id; but holders demand Id to 2d more. Flour, roller-made, £7 10s. Bran, 9fd to lOd; pollard, 9|d to lOd. October 24. The first load of the new season’? wheat has arrived in town. It is a {sir sample, and goes 651 b to the bushel. There are no signs of the drought breaking. In some districts cattle ar<? being turned into the wheat paddocks, where the crops are too short to cut. The Register says that an opinion prevails that it is well within the bounds of probability to look for an average much under 4 bushels to the acre. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. London, October 23. There was a good attendance at the Antwerp wool but there was no animation in the bid.ding. 2400 bales of River Plate wool were offered, of which 1600 were withdrawn. There was no change upon the July rates for the bulk of the wools offered, but for superior sorts 5 to 10 centimes more were obtained.

I recommend Chamberlain’s Pain Bal m for rheumatism, lame back, sprains, and swellings. There is no better liniment made. I have sold over 100 bottles of it this year and all were pleased who used it J. P. Pierson, druvgiat, South Chicago, 111, It is for sale by J. C. Oddie, Temuka, and Morrison Bros., Geraldine. At Timaru, yesterday. Julia Herbert was fined 5s and Ha Ci costs for rescuing a horse from the pound. The horse was put in the pound by Mrs Collins, who found in her garden, and while ahe was at the ponndkeeper’s house looking for that official, defendant, who also lives near, went over, and opening the nnfasntened gate took the horse away. Defendant denied that she opened the gate ; it swung open itself, and the horse walked out to her. His Worship, Mr C. A. Wray, held tnat the evidence of defendant and her witnesses did not agree. Our better halves say they could not keep house without Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It is used in more than half the homes in Leeds. Sims Bros,, Leeds, lowa. This shows the esteem in which that remedy is held where it has been sold for years and is well known. Mothers have learned that there is nothing so good for colds, croup, and whooping cough, that it cures these ailments quickly and permanently, and that it is pleasant and safe for children to take. —For sale by J. C, Oddie, Temuka, and Morrison Bros., Geraldine.