COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17946, 3 May 1928, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. TRICE LEVEL MAINTAINED. By Tolecraph—Pr*** Association. CHRISTCHURCHj May 2. Heavy entries were tile rule to-day in all sections at Addington, but a good level of prices was maintained. Store Sheep.—Mostly back country wetbers and lambs were forward. Wethers were up by Is 0.1 a bead on the preceding scale, with lambs unaltered. For ewes with mouths, there was brisk demand, and these also advanced in price. Good J-bred ewe lambs to 29s 6d, ordinary do. 24s to 265-Gd, good jj-brod ewe lambs 28s to 29s Gd, ordinary do. 25s to 27s 3*l, crossbred ewe lambs to 25s 3d, forward wether lambs 23s 6d to 25s 3d; best 2-tootli -2-bred ewes to 33s 3d, good 2tooth I-bi'cd ewes 30s to 31s 3d, goctl 4, 6 and 8-tooth 3bred ewes 28s Gd to 32s 9d. 4, G and 8-tooth J-bred ewes 2Gs tp 28s ordinary '2-tooth i-bred ewes 23s 3d to 25s Gd ; good 4, 6 and 8-tooth crossbred ewes 27s to 295, extra good 2,4, 6 and 8-tooth $-bred wethers to 32s Id, good do. wetbers 27s to 29s Gd, ordinary'2, 4, 6 and 8lonth £ -bred wethers 24s Gd to 26s 9d. Fat Lambs.—Three thousand were yarded, and there was a good sale at export schedule, which is now lljd for 361 b and lOgd for 37-421 b. Extra prime lambs made up to 37s lOd, prime 32= to 355. medium 29s to 31s Gd. Fat Sheep.—There was a heavy entry of 11 races, and the sale was in sympathy with tho improved export values. Wethers showed little change on last week, though small prime sold at up to 7-Jd a lb., but ewes were a shilling better lighter sorts making 5Jd, and the heavier 5d a lb. Extra prime heavy wetbers realised np to 40s 4d, prime lieavv 33s Gd to 36s Gd, medium 30s to 32s Gd: extra prime ewes to 37s Id, prime 27s to 31s, medium 23s Gd to 2Gs Gd. , . , , , Fat Cattle. —Six hundred and seventy were penned, and met a sluggish- sale with a dron of 20s a head rn cows and 20s to 30s on good beef. Rest beef made to 395. good 35s to 38s, heavy medium quality 32s Gd to 35° secondary cow 29s to 31s. with inferior down to 22s Gd. Extra heavv prime steers fetched £lB 10s to £-0 ,'ls Chi, prime heavy £ls to £l6 15s, medium weight prime £l3 I.os to £l4 15s, medium quality £ll to. £l3, extra prime heifers to £l3 17s 6d, prime £lO to £l2, medium £8 to £9 15s. Extra, prime cows to £l3 2s Gd, prime £9 to £ll, medium £7 to £8 15s. Vealers met an average sale. Twelve to 18-months sorts brought iu> to £8 10s, venters £3 12s fid to £6 12s 6di Store Cattle.—Several station lines of steers and heifers were included in a larger entry thrtti usual. There was a good sale of 3-year steers to £B 11s, 2 to 2£-vear steers £7 10s, 2 to 3-year heifers £5, good cows £5. Dairy Cat Ale. —A spirited sale was recorded particularly for cows at the dron. Best second to fourth calvers made £lO 10s to £ls 15s, medium £8 to £lO beefers £8 to £ll 10s. Fat Puts. —A large entry was penned with little change in values. Choppers £2 to £5 14s Gd, bnconers £3 to £5 5s (average per lb 5Jd to 6Jd) : norkers 32s to 52s (average 6Jd to 7|d). Store Pigs.—A large entry was forward, but there .was a complete clearance at late rates. Wcancrs 5s to 11s, stores 12s to 245, extra to 30s.

BURNSIDE SALE. KEEN DEMAND FOR FAT SHEEP. By Tel«tr»ph—Pres* AssocUtlea. DUNEDIN, May 2. There was a keen sale for sheep at Burnside to-day. Etves brought easily 3s a head better than last year, while wethers improved by fully 2s per head. Fat cattle were sold at advanced prices. Fat cattle.—ln a yarding of 262, average to prime quality was shown. The opening demand was much on a par with last week. Extra heavy bullocks made £lB 10s to £l9 10s, prime light £l2 10s to £l6, best heifers £9 10s to £lO 15s, medium £7 12s 6d to £8 10s; best cows £lO to £ll. 10s medium £7 15s to £9. Extra heavy ox beef sold On a basis of 35s per 1001 b, prime light 40s, prime heifer 37s 6d, prime cow 25s to 30s. Fat sheep.—There were 2197 fat sheep in the yards. Again there was a big lot of ewes mostly of good to prims quality. The demand throughout was good., if irregular. As the sale progressed prices improved, and finished strongly. Light prime wethers met with a keen, demand at late values. Extra, heavy wethers realised 44s to 48s 9d, prime 35s to 395, medium 31s to 32s 9d; best ewes 36s to 395, prime 31s to 345, medium 15s to 18s. Prime wethers sold at 7d, ' extra heavy wothers at Gd, prime ewes at.. sd, light ewes at 3\d to 4d per lb. Fat lambs.—About GSO lambs were included in the yarding. The demand Was keen for prime lambs, which improved about 9d per head on last week’s best prices. Heavy lambs fetched 35s to 36s Gd, prime 31s ,to 345, medium 27s to 28s 6d. Prime lambs sold at 10d to 10}d per lb. Store cattle.—About 270 were in the yarding, for tho most part cows and heifers" There was fair demand for medium steers. Two and a, half yearold steers were selling at £8 7s Gd and two-year-olds at, £6 3s. Pigs.—lso fats and 66 stores, fat pigs were sold at a.n advance of 4s or 5s on last week’s rates. Prime baconers sold at about, Gd; and prime porkers, at about, 7jd per lb. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. SOUTH CANTERBURY MARKETS. Potato growers will be glad to know that the potato market is a little

firmer than it was. This is attributed to the rain having stopped digging operations temporarily. The ground has received a thorough soaking, and it will be some days before digging can be resumed. Another matter for satisfaction to South Canterbury growers is that they are receiving 5s a ton more for their tubers than potato growers in North Canterbury are getting at- present. The price here to-day, for “prompts,” is £4 ss, on trucks, sacks in, while in North Canterbury it is only £4 on the same basis. Tliis is owing to the fact that South Canterbury growers refuse to accept less than £4 ss. During the rainy weather some potatoes intended for shipment reached the wharf in a wet condition, and on this account the shipping companies declined to take them. Growers .should see, when they load their tubers at country sidings, that they are well shoeteu, and if one sheet is not sufficient to keep out the rain, a second should he used. The rain has hold up deliveries of wheat, and in many cases threshing mills will not be able to resume work for some little time. The firmer tone noted last week is still maintained, but only a limited amount of business is passing. If the price were to go to Gs there would be a big rush of offerings. To-day’s quotations are 5s 8d for Tuscan, 6s for Hunters, and Gs Gd lor Velvet, on trucks, country stations, witli Id more in. each case for specially choice lines. So far as can be learned,, South Canterbury farmers are not availing themselves of the millers’ offer to buy next season’s wheat. Fowl wheat is quoted at 5s 3}d. on. trucks. There is some demand from the North Island, but holders of fowl wheat lire not ready sellers at this price, which they consider too low; and some are endeavouring to recondition their under-grade wheat, in the hone that they may be, able to sell it for milling purposes. The market for oats continues firm, owing to the export demand from London. A Gartons are worth 3s 3d, and Bs. 2s JI cl to 3s, on trucks, country stations. Little is doing in Algerians, the season for them being almost over. It is difficult to quote an actual price for Duns. Inferior quality Duns are worth about 2s Gd medium 2s 9d, and choice 3s to \ 3ct’ on trucks, country stations. ’= Chaff is still worth £3 10s per ton, ior good bright quality. There is not much 'doing in small seeds, and no barley is offering. Odd lines of “free” linseed are offering, and are fetching up to £l4 per ton. It is said that Culcutta linseed can be imported into Auckland or less than this; but there is verv ■ttle free linseed about, and what tittle there is is required bv various small crushing plants in the North Island, for feed purposes.

EALING STOCK SALE. There was a yarding of about 1200 good quality fat ewes and lambs at -ilidling on Monday last, and all were sold under keen competition. Sales were:— Lambs:—ll3 at 345. 7d; 80 at 34s id; 136 at 335 - lid:- 2 at 3s 2d; 80'at 325. lid; 56 at 325. 9d; 111 at 32s Hi; 40 at 31s Gd; 31 at 31s 4d; 118 at 31's 2d; 90 at 30s 4d; 72 at 30s 2d; 57 at 29s lid'; 1 aF26s. ; r ':. , Ewes:—2s at 22s . 9d; 17 at 22s 7d; 12 at 22s 4d ; 39- at 20s Gd; 23 at 19s sd; 15 at’ 19s Id;, 24 at 18s sd.