HOLME STATION SALE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20668, 5 March 1937, Page 18

HOLME STATION SALE

LARGE OFFERING OF EWES The Holme Station sale held yesterday was the first market at which any number of breeding ewes were submitted to auction. In some cases the prices ruling for annual drafts were not a great deal higher than those paid last year. However, taking into consideration that few lines were of outstanding quality, the market was a fairly sound one. Fat lambs and sheep fully held this week's rates. There were no outstanding two-tooth ewes on offer. The market for rape lambs was a good one. Sales were:—

PRODUCE MARKETS CHRISTCHURCH By Telegraph —Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. March 3. No great amount of business is passing in the grain and produce markets, which are in the meantime quieter even than they have been in the recent very dull weeks. Most of the transactions going through are between merchants. Wheat is very quiet in the meantime with a limited demand, and holders not anxious to sell. Reports from southern seed growing centres are so gloomy that the market for ryegrass is firm, and oats, which have been very weak, have taken an upward turn. Reports from Southland indicate that little of the ryegrass crop will be saved, and that most of the other small seed crops will be very short. Potatoes are weak, and the market is taking very little interest Indeed in this commodity. April-May-June are worth on current nominal quotations below £3 a ton on trucks. At these rates few are being offered. The following are the prices quoted to farmers, on trucks, at country sidings, unless otherwise indicated;— Wheat—Milling, March, f.0.b., Tuscan 5/-, Hunters 5/2, Pearl 5/4. Fowl wheat, prompt, to 5/3 f.o.b.

Oats —A Gartons, to 3/-; B Gartons, 2/10; Algerians, to 2/9; Duns, 2/10 to 3/-. Ryegrass—Perenial, to 2/6 to 2/9; Italian, 2/6 to 2/9. Cocksfoot—Plains, 7d to 8d; Akaroa, 7d to 8d per lb. Cowgrass—6d per lb. White Clover—sd to 7d per lb. Chaff—£3/5/- a ton. Barley—Feed 2/6 a bushel. Peas—4/6. Onions—£6 to £6/5/- a ton. Bran —Large £4/15/-, small £5/5/-. Pollard—Large £6/5/- a ton, small £6/15/-. RABBITSKIN SALE DECLINE IN SALE By Telegraph —Pres* association DUNEDIN, March 4. Large catalogues were forwarded for to-day's rabbitskin sale, the bulk of the offerings being new season’s racks and summers with a sprinkling of dawny autumns. There was a good demand from exporters but prices were not up to the high rates of last sale, the decline generally being from 2d to 4d. This was most marked on small skins. Following is the range of prices; Summer broken 25id to 26id, runners 38d to 39id, summers 271 d to 29Sd, small 18ld to 19ld, light racks 45d to 45 id, dawny autumns 46d to 50d, late autumn to 60d, milky 25d to 26Ad. fawn 30d to 34d, summer black 26d to 28d, hareskins 24d to 26d, horse hair to 18d. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 4. 9.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 4. Wheat: Bagged, 5/4 to 5/41 a bushel; bulk wheat in the country is quoted at 4/8 a bushel, equal to about 5/3 ex trucks, Sydney. Flour: £l2/15/- a ton. Bran: £5/10/- a ton. Pollard: £6 a ton. Potatoes: Tasmanian to £5/10/-. Onion: Victorian Globes, £ll/10/- a ton. Maize: Yellow and White. 5/3 a bushel.

Fat ewes 15/1 to 17/3 Fat lambs 24 '7 to 26 4 S.M. 2-bred ewes 24/to 27/9 S.M. Corriedale ewes .. 22/to 25/3 Full and failing mouth ewes 16 - to 23/9 4-tooth ewes (small) . 30/6 and 8-tooth 2-bred ewes 29 6 2-tooth ewes (fair) .. to 33/Rape ewes to 8 6 Wether lambs 16 - to 20/Ewe lambs i small) .. 21/-2-tooth wethers .. .. 21/6 Pigs. Weanera 1 to 17/Cattle Cows in profit £6 10 -