COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 582, 27 May 1909, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

TEMUKA SALE,

The fortnightly sale was held at Temuka on Tuesday. The yarding in both cattle and sheep was rather smaller than usual. The demand for sheep was fairly good, and prices obtained quite equal to those of late sales. Cattle, which comprised principally stores, were not in demand, and sales were difficult to make. Prices ruled as follows Fat -wethers, 14/4, 14/6 to 16/- : fat ewes, 8/- 8/11, ‘J/-, 0/3 to 11/-; fat lambs, 12/2, 12/11, 13/1, 13/6 to 13/9; store lambs to 10/8 ; store wethers to 12/-. Cattle. —Prime steers to £7 5/-, do. heifers £5 17/6, dairy cows £5 15/- to £6 10/-, young cattle 25/- to £2 5/-, Pigs sold at prices equal to late values. THE RAUKAPUKA ESTATE. Messrs Guinness and LeCren report having disposed ol further sections in tho .Raukapuka Estate. Lots 50, 5 52, arid 53, of one aero each, have been sold to Mr G. H. Patrick, Christchurch at £SO each. All that remains for sale now arc nine one acre, sections. Messrs Guinness and LeCren, in conjunction with the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy, will hold an im uortant clegring sale on tho Raukapuka estate to-day, when they olfer art behalf of Messrs Campbell Bros tli whole of tho live and dead stock, inrt plemcnts, and household" furniture Thq sale commences at 10 a.ra., and will no doubt draw a large number ol buyers from all parts of the district.

THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, May 25. The arrangements made for more shipping space this month has brought local exporters into tho market again, and they are buying wheat freely at ‘4/- at country stations, though tho quantity offering is not' large. Shipments require to be made this month y steamer to catch the London market before the new crop in the northern hemisphere is available. Late cable reports indicate that the Home market is linn, with a tendency to higher prices. Among the sales reported, which, however, do not give an idea of the volume of business done during last week, are 2400 bushels of Hunters. 4550 of Tuscan, and 1200 of Pearl at 4/-. at country stations, and other sales are said to be on the same basis. Tho Aoarima. having arrived and discharged her cargo of cornsacks, threshing will probably be resumed by those farmers who have not made up their minds to hold till the spring. Oats are dull of pale, though the prices remain without change, and exporters are 'dvimr all their attention to wheat for early shipment. From the south a larc-e quantity of oats is l>eing slipped. as tho Home market is the only outlet at present.

HOME MARKETS. LONDON, May 21. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom amount to 3,225,000 quarters, ami for the Continent to 1,025.000 quarters. The Atlantic shipments for the week total 200,000 quarters. Abe total shipments to F.urojX' for the week wore 1,325.000 quarters, i'leludinrr 105,000 from the Argentine ami ITugunv.