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Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 2951, 15 May 1899, Page 2

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have been more firm owing to the, small" umber on offer. Bydtipy "aha- Melbburiie large are quoted-ttt 219/ id and ordinary, small at 2s 2d per stbnei' The?warm£i'; weather during the past week has helpVd the lamb trade considerably, and th^re has beeh more enquiry, especially for, prime quality carcases, which ar^ dearer. "Present quotations are : ; for New, Zea^n^ 28 lOd t6,3s 4d per stone ex markei,,*.nd Australian, 2s 6^ tpvZs-XOd^ .frozen bpel, has been fh' ''g'reab' requesti at ar^onsidjer- 1 ' 1 able;,ißcrease : m» yalues:'oHti^B"j;p th<?J continued o^f^fh|erlcan^ chilled. .115 ndsnoy mlhke" 2s '6d per? Btbne, s and'loi'es 23 ih'ma'r^f. ■

„,;... : , SALLOW..* Tallow has been m limited request, but values have been fully maintained. There have boen three public sales dur-. ing th& month,, as owing (o;ihe holidays nasalflawere held,, on the sth mat. On the!lslh;ulf. K pf 98,1. ca.Bk< catalogued 653" casks found buyerif.v.< On the 22nd only 42?4qaflk^were..tiol4,.out«of, 1793 casks! ofteredv^d on the, 29th 4o«ly 301 cssks.v p.qjt of li24; casks offered. Good to finest ■mq t.ton is now -. worth 255/ to*26s 61. and jfaittpfinest'beefc tallow to 24s 9d per cwt. . .

The -Fkrifiera? port onJaatSaturday/B sale as fpjlowa :— 'TstfofpTlffiiM&frlW&%. 3s 9d, metlrums' 2s c 6d to 2kM; cfiic^s' Is 6dj

. duqlw, ,38. hens 2s, 3.d to, 25,6^ per pahi,; ' ;$/pse '-'2B' MEb' "&& 3d .'laohr 7 P;gs, '^eaners ; i: ii§i4. l %f&&st la 3d . i: Potass,^perwfents Ptner ißdrts Is 3d. I ' ' ; Fowl : Wheat, 5s , 6(J, to 69, oafs 65, , f eed barley 6s 6d 'per Is ? sacK^ilf sacks m;; C 7tf; taf 9d per 51b 'tins. -/ Cheese, loaf s%&] large sizS sdV l?; /

o -J v^^'Ca'titGrlJiit'y pfifmeftß* Ob-operatiVe 1 •■■ ai "3fiWahaiWtf, :SJ ltnffti»a u^if'" M* f ; Mun* dell, auctioneer), report otfHfie ■hoi'se and cattle market at Tattersali's ysfrd^ on Saturday, aS follows :— Our entries: •; a A^.horaea, S-cowsk faunas *a£ >? f phjmeiH&snd -harness 1 , a Owiflg to roagh> unsettled weather for the last few dajte' the sale was dull and dragging, 'and! ..,priqeß. injfayqdr,; of buyers. Enauiiy j . cantjuauaa^or^ycua^g^fito^^^^and :< aa - : a' prboT that it will pay to breed good sorts % oMaM*"hgrß&s w**sdMmnder the hammer a thr«e-yea*-old- colt- by « YPung Loren (unbroken) at £33 10s, on account of the breeder, Mr John GreigV Pleasant Point. Prices realised durmg the sale were:— Draughts.-yourig,' with trials, £23, £24, £28 10s, £30 to £32 ; do. unbroken, £33 105; do. light andtaged;£l2, : £14 to £16. Cows £2 15s to £3; i' ' — - — r-t+i I Vi "-:; :: ■ ■ ■: *v ENGLISH; iMARK|TS. jX«' '■ . ■ • — v ' i '>' i. ■ j The representative m London s of the : Chrjstchur,cl?,. Twaru,,and Napier Co- ' bnetauvd u Assoei^ti6nis, and of the Ftrr-< ; rMs' OfcrOperaiiVe Fire rfnd Marine In"^"BuTaTietrAsgociati^rf trrtJaTiterbury, reH ports n'e.'foll6w f ß,'iiinder / aafe, 'London, f^pr,i.l,Bth, 1899:- „, . .'■ \ ' The second series of colonial wool sales for the Current year, which commenced on the 7th ult., closed on the 23rd after covering 14 days at an average of 12,185 ci Stales peirdieoj, &5 compared wfti* 13,234 bales at the corresponding period of last year. The catalogue was 174 600 bales;OI 163,000 bales sold, it is estimated that 78,000 were, Jaien^on home account, 84,000 for the continent, and 1000 for America. The,..na^tendance was good throughout, at'd' on the opening night Januaiy prices > were firmly established for^all menriosarid §ne crossbreds, which -oeseripMone appreei&ted aifcer-e few .vafct>i tings andshowed^n ! advance- pf & per - ■ p&it,. medjutn to, gooftnie;rj«r>woolß both greasy' arid 'Scored frequently touching 7i pjr cent. Medium crossbreds declined 7i tOIO per cent owing to the ab- -.::.' Benc.tv:u.of { BUPB9^ which .- strengthened prices; \ irt -January , but 'recovered to some extent ■. towards ilfe close of tlifs-sesrie^ .coarse gr<>w|hs, hpwr ; ever, were depressexk.ihrpughcjut at "a similar decline. American operations were chiefly confined to occasional parcels of fine merino tud; crossbred wool. In the woollen district merchants are .reported^ to have.dpne a fair steady busi- ; ;rie"sß since the, riresen/fc "sedidn's opera- .; and 1 sHippirife' accdiint, 1 and' further oi-ders ai?e confidently expected. rf Biest ' colonial wools change hands freely at full limit of quota.tions.^l,' i * ; , f . , . . ,- WOOLLBD SHEEPSKINS., ! "■'- been no^p'Sbl^sales Bincq r bUglvmepoit, and, (he next^ auctions" ~ -\M tsfre* place" tfntlieltfttr April. M*»no and fine crossbred skins are firm,' and quotations are, jas under: -New Zealand full-woolled inefino, s|d to 7d per-ib ; dq- do ! fcrdßsbred (ffne),<€d to 6|d do--1 id6do>(cohrs<B),' .4fd.v-to-.6id do; N.Z. mediummerlho; 5-^d td.6id ; do do cross. ; Bred; 4|d toSid'do j'NgZ.sKortand shorn i:don3|d''to > 4|d'da;do crossbred, 3|d to -WHEAT, OATS, ETC. \" fJ j^The ; . wheat n^acket has been general' ..j and tneehquiry extremely Jim '/ supplies both native and foreign •* c j J ' to hold off, and the values ' -"cement ■ fu^agpciqaaWei-^nd : dave fallen evenZa. Sellprs are, ' '» some cases 17 >aent not pressing pa" : .^9^^ J? 1 P. re / wheat Is now-ibf '' j English mera ar6' ofiferi^ - Qe condilidn,.aodifar T •couadts, marJ- ... ■*%, .,# Jowi^rices on the 4tafefJ^ttia* *•« ifets to?iindjicfe sales." It Is' erop4,4F”- of the 1898 British wheat again> vJ,700 quarters have bj?en sold, Msc£r^> j J t;3,'9^&^e6i^or 1 ;8? m e tinpe of last V -al year, and deliveries continue on a .iOeral scale. 9?he average price is now^ '^aimpt^BOTOaii-aßainst 35s 3d at the corresponding time last year. !The bom-nrrinalVaHre-of &fia.q^cargojof -New Zealand wheat, i.e.,'one-third long berried, is — -about 2fi3.fiilu ..-_!„ '!A;i . r New Zealand oats are m limited request ' u6rHngw.t6]ftipfiiref ofsfinS English and; Scotch, Yaliiea'are 25a per 384 lbs for fine heavy; 33s to 24s for fair? ordinary, and'2os per 320; lbs, ex store for common. 1 FROZEN/ W(EAT. . : } ■„ ;■■,-■.■ Trade geperally has been qujet during , the past month, and%ith ample supplies values have remained stationary. Since ' : the Easter holidays a better demand has 'been noticeable oh the parft.of butchers .at Soiithti^ld, BTida BorafWhat.- firmer : tone has pervaded the- market. Canter- ■■ '■' ' J 'bury carcHßes are-'Still-sifiarce, and meet 1 ' ! )tari fch ready sale a l 2s 7d ■to2s 8d per stone ; ' x»I rl 81bi8: at Bmithfi^ld for prime, while Bf^nd quality parcels are m better de«rand tti inc|6aß«a prtces, especially nao All weights, 'which are making from 2s Id up to 28 4d, but heavy sheep are also more ; saleable. Australian sheep