COMMERCIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 11998, 21 February 1903, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

THE GRAIN MARKETS. The markets ate still very quiet. In "wheat there is no change in prices t n-faich are still 'nonuhalj.owlng to the marftet being very bare of all grain. and to the fact that £he new wheat is not ready ye*. The .market for fowl wheat is also very bare. Business in oat* is practically stagnant, and it is very difficult just novr ti> get rid of old oats at any price. Rrryers are -waiting for new oats and until tlu.- market "is more settled, the opinion is that prices ■must fall tower tlian they now are. So far oc-ly one or two samples of new oats have beer, shown. Feed barley is quoted »at 2s 9d f.0.b.. but very little is doing.

CLEARING SALE.

Messrs Moling and report holding a very successful saie at Pakihi, Orari, on Thursday, when in spice of harvest operations there was a larje attendance ot" buyers, and bidding was brisk. I*rices realised were as follows:—Fullmouthed ewes. 7s 9d to 10s Id; soundmouthed crossbred ewes, lis 6d: 4 and 6-tooth crossbred eww. 14s sd: lambs. 5s lOd to 3s 6d ; rains. l,[ to 2--s. .Mare with foal by Te Kooii, £3O; "apid mare with foal, £l4; yearliug bv Te Kooti, £.7 10s ; half draught vearlinj*. £22. Cows in prr.fct:.. £5 12s 6d;" steers. £6 IT.- &.L A lot or ImoIen:-n.s, cults, etc., a; Usual sale rates.

ST. AXDIrKU'S SAL!-

'there was an eatry of JCCQ ->u-;e;> and t u, small yarding or cattle ;-,: St. Andrews '■ yesterday. Ttii sheep sale was a ■] "uealthv one, nijie lambs 5*.-anj in p..,iticu- j. larly \>m6. request. The arc ';: quotati.iri- :- -l-'ut lamhs. 12:;. 12.- Ol to £ 13s; tit ev.-ts and v.-cth>-.s mixed. M-; j very roruard 2 tai.tli thtee-ijiL-rtiT bred \ tvoiher-: .'.::. I n-.--.i-1.?.. u'.vl-. I",s 91: l>:n:',:- j ward 2-tooi.h eve:, and '.ve"UiM.-. 12.- 3d. \ 12s 5 1 to 12s id; cull ICs 61; t 6 and S-Uoili thr-ie-n-warter b-ed ewes. Ks j 9d; c;i''d forw.trd !.-:alv< for htte.tir,.- •■-• ! vatia. '9s 6-i. 9s <Jd. 1C . IG> 3d. 1)-., fit. 10s 3d to Us. I •■••-..'<; :™1 yuti- i; ,, : -. neudv c;uved. £3 t> £*J : cm-.--, ir; prorjt. £6 "to £7 10:«; sore cows. £3 10s to £4; stc.ro 2 and 21-yr sleds. £6 to £5 as.