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Temuka Leader, Issue 10052, 10 February 1927, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

TEMUKA STOCK SALE. There was a smaller entry of fat lambs a:t the Temuka fortnightly stock sales, only 377 being yarded, which sold well up to late rates. There Avas an over-supply of fat sheep, and prices came down to freezing buyers' rates. A few pens of store lambs sold at Is 6d less than last sale. A full yarding of cow and inferior bee'f was hard to quit, ; and- sold irregularly with prices inclined to ease. A few store cattle sold at late rates.

Following are the prices:— Cattle. —iFa-t steers to £9 5.6, cows £4 to £9 7s 6d, and heifers to £9 2s 6d; two-year-old fat steers: 4 at £7 7s 6d; store heifer £2. Sheep.—Fat wethers: 10 at 235, 9 at 23s 7d, 15 at 23s 3d-, 16 at 24s Id, 18 at 23s 10d, 10 at 235, •24 at 24s 2d, 10 at 26s 6d, 18 at 25s *Sd, 26 at 275, 8 at 245, 20. at 26s 9d, 3 at 26s 6d; fat" ewes: .9 at 15s, 10 at 13s, 12 at 13s 3d, 19 at 13s, 9 at 13s 3d, 17 at 13s, 13 at 13s 3d, 18 at 12 S 6d, 12 at 14s, 13 at 13s 4d, IS at 12s 6d, 20 at 13s 9d, 13 at 15s, S at 14s 4d, 4 at 12s 6d; fat lambs: .9 at 26s sd, 84 at 26s 3d, 40 at. 2 : 5s 3d, 35 at 25s 7d, 28 at 23s Id, 30 at 255, 19 at 26s 4d, 36 at 22s 9d, 1 at 23s 6d, £i at 255, 28 at 24s lid, 9 at 23s' 6d; stores: cull ewes from 2s Id 'to 5s lOd, 72 f.m, ewes 12s, full and failing mouth ewes 16s, 1 lanvb 18s; rape lambs: 64 x at 19s 7d, 100 at 17s 6d.

Pigs.—Large stores 40s, 41s and 445; weaners 16s to 30s.

TEMUKA DISTRICT NEWS,

The wheat' market is disorganised, a sale of wheat, 3000 h&gp, having taken place yesterday at Ashburton at 5/7 for immediate delivery, having the effect of collapsing the local market. For im(mediate dtiliyerly, merchants offer 5/7 Tuscan, 5/8 Hunters, and 5/10 Velvet. At these prices there is little prospect of much business. Merchants and farmers will both be waiting to see what way the market will go. Chaff is in poor demand. March delivery sales are reported at £3 per ton, sacks extra. Some samples of oats are. now coming to,. hand, but the price offering does not attract many sales. Partridge peas are slightly easier, 6/10 being the best obtainable for No. 1. Fortunately most of the local farmers sold; early at better prices. There seems little chance of the embargo being lifted off potatoes, and farmers are now beginning to meet the market, several sales taking place every day for April, May, June dalivery. Auckland is inquiring now for forward delivery, and the result is a 5/- per ton improvement. The ryegrass market is quiet, Perennial selling freely at late rates, with but small inquiry for Western and Italian. Crested dogstail is firm at late rates. It is yet early to report on ■clover, as few samples have been submitted, but present prospects are for a record crop with fair prices ruling.

NominaT quotations on trucks, sacks extra unless otherwise stated,

are: Wheat (prompt).—Tuscan 5/7, Hunters 5/8, Velvet 5/10. Wheat delivery when ready, Id per bushel less. Oats.—A Gartons 2/6, B Gartons 2/3, A Algerians 2/5, B Algerians 2/3. Chaff.—£3 per ton. Ryegrass. : —(Perennial 3/-, Western Wolthsl AC. Italian 1/9. ' €o;cksfopt*—Up to 7d per lb. . Crested Dpgstail.—Up to lOd lb. ~ Partridge- peas.—No. l's 6/10, i'.a.q. 6/4. • ; ; Potatoes.—£2 17s 6d on:-trucks.':