COMMERCIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12111, 4 July 1903, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

__—♦ WAIMATE STOCK SALE. ■ .' ■At Waimate yesterday about 1500 sheep were yarded, and there was a good attendance. Competition was keen, and all lots were sold under the hammer at good prices, as below. 'Fat ewes, 14s sd; fat and forward lambs, 13s 8d; good store threequarter bred lambs, -12s Id; store lambs, 10a 9d, lis 3d; 4 and 6-tooth forward t haUbred wethers, 16s lid; fall.-and failing mouthed ewes, 12s and 13s.

THE HOME MARKETS. ' •■■'.'.'Messrs Dalgety and Co. report under date Locdoc, July 2nd— " The frozen meat market is very dull owing to the weather being hot and sultry. . We quote New Zealand beef, ox forequarteis, 1801b to 2201b, fair average quality, 2gd per lb; ox hindquaiters 4§d. C ..'.>. 'ju. - :.irtt-." rrossbrod .wethi.<? ■••! o•' 651b f.a.q., 5Jd t;j/ ' ■ 34d per lb. E-- ■ ~ . *— to 401b, 5d per lb."

THE GRAIN MARKETS. The week shows no -change; in fact, if anything,- the markets are duller than they were at time of our last week's report. Business both in wheat and oats is in. the smallest compass, a few coastal and Australian orders being all that is reported. Quotations are nominal:—Wheat—Velvet (prime) 4s, Tuscan 3s lOd and Red Ghaff' 3s 9d, all at Timaru; oats—Gartons Is Bd, Danish and Duns Is 7d; barley—2s 6d (feed) to 5s 3d (malting); potatoes—£2;los . t0,£?'12*.6&.

LAND SALES. Messrs Maling and Shallcrass report:the sale of Mr Bryce Wright's property. at Gapes Valley, consisting of 200 acres freehold and 1300 acres lease in perpetuity, together with the sheep thereon, to "Mr R. T. W. Seccombe, of Woodbury. We learn that Mr W. Raymond has purchased the section on the corner of Sarah street and Main North road from * Mr T. Howley at a satisfactory figure. Messrs Guinness and LeCren, Ltd., concluded the following land sales during the past week:—On account of Messrs E. C. Studholme and Co.. the last unsold section 'on the Waimate Estate, containing 137 acres to Mr T. H. Crone, of Waimate, also four sections fronting Herbert and Rhodes streets to Mr W. Meyers, and the lease of Mrs Crawford's oroperty of 1000 acres at Seacliff to Mr S. R. Dickson, with a -purchasing clause. (

ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALE. About 2500 sheep -were yarded at St. , Andrews yesterday. Thtfre was a very: : good attendance and there being a strong demand, everything was cleared at satisfactory prices). Fat lambs brought 14s to 15s 4d; forward store:' lambs, 13s Id; - store three-quarter brad lambs, lis 3d to l&y fat ewes, 14s, 16s, to 17s 2d, according to weight and quality; 2, 4, 6. and 8-tooth three-quarter bred awes in lamb, ISs, 17s, 17a 9d; roll mouthed threequarter bred ewes in lamb, 12s; failing mouthed ewes in lamb, 9s 2d, lis 6d; 2 and 4-tooth ewes and wethers, 15s to Vlßs,{. fat wethers, 18s; forward 2 and 4Tb>eth wethers, 17s and 17s 2d; backward' iter* S-topth three-quarter bred wethers, Us t*> 12s; store merino wethers, 4s lOd to ft. Only > few'head of cattle wece;i farcied; 2-year-old steers brought tptmgiag heifers, £7i':,. ' i .'-.-^

: c: CLEARING SALE. V'Items Gainness and LeCren, Ltd. " (Mr E. lfc. Goinness, auctioneer), report holding yesterday a> rery «nccessfnl clearing sale of lire and dead fanning stoc{ on account of Mr. Lewis Grant, at his farm Washdyke. There was a larga attendance of the farinert «f ths district, and the whole of the lota were cleared under keen competition. ftatjfat horses realised £59, £34 10s, £29 10a, «lft; cows from £l2, £ll, and £lO 2s 6d: aged bows. £5, £3; springers, £lO & 6d, £8 10s, £8 Bs, £7 ss, £6 18s, £6 t» 6d. and £5 7s 6d; yearlings. £3; oaJbns, 345. Sheen—2-tooth crossbred; woti»«rs 15s, crossbred hoirgets 12s. Imiflemawtp—Farm drays £l2. ploughs £lO 10*4 Dnncan eultiTator £lO, grain and nutmr* drill £l4, harrow and trees £3i lSe 6A, disc harrows £3 2s 6d, Cambridge , roOejr JB4 ss, binder £7 10s. Harness and « krj» quantity of susdries sold at full' Tains*.