COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12905, 17 February 1906, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

.II ;; ; ;,. ;;.r ■ "The grain"market' hardly 'stirs. Business is practically: quiescent in'bath -wheat and oats, pending the arrival of new v grain on tie market. Harvesting, operations are ibecoming general, and as long as the ■weaither keeps good there mil not be much ibusiness in old grain. Values to-day are—--5s 4d for" Tuscan audi Velvet, 3s 2d 1 .for Bed Chaff, f.0.b., sacks extra. Oats, old crop, -are" worth Is 7d for Duns;- Is 8d for Gartons, Is 9d for Danish,' at country' stations, sacks extra. . ' - -- THE HOME MARKET. Messrs Dalgety and Go. report under Sate, London February 15th-.—-"The frozen mutton and lamb market is firm but little is doing. .We quote New Zealand ibeef forequarters f.a.q., 2fd.to. 2Jd; hindquarters, 3id to 3§d. Thef-tone of the ibutter market is jather..befier,^and buyers are operating more freely. The Copenhagen official -quotation -is ;Tinchanged. iWe expect no immediate change in prices. The total' Mpotts into the Uiated. Kingdom for ths/weekrended :10th February .were 72,000cwt as compared'. with • 100;OOG Cwt at the same period last year. Ther? is more demand for unsalted than. .salted-' ; iLANB'SALES;" *.

Mr George BjwgkfiEy aetata agent, reports tte'lollowrng: skies'" of "properties :—On jaepoT3idi r ',.<)f'' jMr lot 11 Otipua road, to Mr V. A. Brooke; on account of Mx^B.—W&Wardr-iis farm at Pareora, to Mr Alex. Millar; on, account of ; Mr 'J. H. Maddocks,r,lot 19 Wai4ti':;H>ad-,-.-tp; >Mr Donn,.j. and an. accoiant of the. sajne client, lot 20, Wai-iti roaid, to, Mr 8.. T. Eucklebridge; on account of Mr N. Iris, 10 acres Page's road -with dwelling jfchereon, : to., l£r and-, on account - of a clisnt, lots 25, 31, and 32 Hegeint street, also lot 9 Old North road, to Mr 8.r0,0k€.,,,,-: u - .._--.- ~.,.-: The first 'stock" sale.at/the ,ne-w. Glenavi yards was held on Wednesday. _ _ Saleyard "belonging to tfie ;V Oafflai% i% "AVc%ionlets' As " sociation have been in:-existence at .Glen avy for some - time,. but., as- : .en.deayours.,-t arrange terms,, fpr-. the use .;of these, >yard by Timaru, ■. .aod .' auctiqßeers ; re

suited in failure, the Canterbury banners' Association .and, .Messrs Guinness and LeCren co-operated An the' erection of temporary yards, and their first sale was held as above mentioned. There was a good entry, the yarding accommodation proving inadequate to hold the stock brought forward, and there was a good attendance of farmers. Mr Guinness and Mr Morgan were the auctioneers, and before opening the sale they made a few Ternaries in explanation of their position and of the erection "of : the new yards". " It was announced that sales will be held there periodically during the busy seasons; and that if the business warranto it, permanent yards will be erected; About 2000 sheep and 100 head of cattle were" yarded, and prices were ruled as follows":—Fat lambs, 14s 8d; store ditto, 10s 3d, lis, lis 6d,' to 12s 9d; 2-tooth ewes, 16s 6d to 18s; ditto wetheTs. 13s, 13s 3d. Cattle—Cows, £2 to £5 ss; fat bullocks, £4 5s to £6; extra prime ditto, £8 15s; steers and heifers, 12. to 18 months, 16s to 225; 2-year-olds, ;£2-jto £3 17s 6d, CLEARING SALES. ;The National Mortgage ; and Agency Company, of N.Z., Ltd., report having held clearing sales during the week for Mr W. J. Bassett, of Otaio, and for Mr Thos. Pooke, of Kingsdown, at both of which there were large attendances and good sales. The following are prices of a few of the principal lines sold at each. Account Mr Bassett : —Six-tooth ewes 20s to . 20s Td, 4-year-old ewes 15s 9d to 15s lOd, mixed 2-tooths 17s 9d, store lambs 12s 4d, 12s 5d to 12s 7d, fat lambs 1,45, culls 7s 6d, aged rams ss' 3d to Three-year filly £46, draught mare £4O 10s, draught gelding £37, gelding £26, gelding £25, yearling £l7 10s, light horses and ponies £6 ss, £ll, £l2 15s, cows £2, £2 ss, £3, £3, £3 ss, £5, fat bullock £6, steers £3 7s, yearlings 365, calves ss. Implements and sundries sold'at good market values'; Account Mr Pooke: —Pour, 6 and 8-tooth ewes 16s .Bd, : failing ewes 9s, mixed 2-tooths 15s lOd, fat and forward lambs 12s 6d, culls 2s lOd to 5s 6d, draught mare £43,- ditto £8 10s, harness gelding £l6, cows in profit £6 to £B, fat steers £7 15s to £5 7s 6d, young cattle 16s to 255. to 655. All implements, etc., at full market prices. _ THE BARLEY MARKET. : Per Press Association. , BLENHEIM, Feb" ~.Ty 16. The" Marlborough barley m;.... Jfc fairly opened yesterday,: at 4s 3d per bushel: The price ascended to 4s 6d, and is now. at 4s 8d with appearance' of. brisk business.. The prospects for growers; are considered bright. I CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN MAHKET. ' CHRISTCHURCH, February 16. There has been no grain offering during the'week though there is an enquiry for irheat and for old oats, the demand for the latter being Imet <rafc of sfoc&s in. store. In'view of the damage to crops and the unfavourable weather for harvest work, farmers are evidently not anxious to sell, old- wheat and the rain Iras prevented the threshing of neSr oats. The line of grain reported to have changed hands is 800 bushels of Tuscan '-slightly sprouted ,at 5s 2£d at Christchurch. v A sample of early cocksfoot light but bright, has been shown, and 3£d was asfced' for it. ; For Early >Keee potatoes £5 is being offered and for kidneys £5 5s at country; stations, • In order to save the crops .from blight some of the medium #ai'ly varieties are already being dug.