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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15445, 7 September 1914, Page 9

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FARM PRODfCE. IN HOME MARKET. Press Association —By Tel.—Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 4. "Wheat is firm and is mostly held for 3d to lid advance. South Australian afloat is held for 40s (3d. Australian landed 465. The visible supply is 4.P06.000 quarters. The market- for flour is steady and quiet. Australian ex-store 355. Oats are firm with few lots offering. Peas and lieanS are qiiiot. slid prices are nominally unchanged. "WEEKLY REPORTS. Tho Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association rc-pcrt a fair yarding of SI horses of all sorts at their Tattersell- on fv-tin day. There was a large attendance and bidding was good. The follow'ng sales were made: —Goad young draughts brought £"2 O. £2u. .£,'27 10s, £2S 10s. £3O to .£33. Harness horses £5. £(>. £S to £lO. Harness and sundries sold at' satisfactory prices. THE MART. O'C'allaghan and LeCren. Ltd re.port as follows on business dur ng the past « eek:— Poultry.—A good entry came to Land on Saturday, and excellent prices ruled. For gorat tab'e birds there is aa exceptionally g:"«d demand:—Hens, 3 s - to 4s 7d: cockerels, 4s to ."is (id; ducks, ijs Pigs.—A l'a : r entry of 17 wraners met with a readv s-ale at 10s to 20s. according to quality. Pi\kliui*. ■")< to f>3 6d. fowi wheat lils to ,13s, cats !)> to 10s. <:af.-slic-at" chaff os Cd. eat straw chaff is .id. Our Mart a net. on <i" furn ture was well attended, ard a splendid consignment of va liable oak .furn'tuiv fount! a ivady sale. A lew o'' the principal rales wor.': — P au:i. £35; Isediv om suite. £i!0: drawing-r-'om suites. £lB. £l3 10s. £ll os- Astnii:yt-i-r earp'ts. £7 KU, £ti 7s Gd. £4 FV: wardrobes. £.5 1.->s. £3 los. £3. £(i; s'deboards, £lO. £t». to 10s. Co. £4 17s (5 1: hallstands £4. £3 2-; (id. £3; tables. £3. £3. Smaller 1 ts and sundres met wit!) the u>ual keen cf.mprtit'on.