COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1529, 1 May 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Tuesday afternoon,

Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. report upon the live stock market for the Ashburton district, for the week ending April 2 l th, as follows: On Tuesday we held our usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs at the Ashburton Yards. Our catalogue for the day’s transaction was a very large one, comprising over 3.°°° ® llee P’ f ifihead of cattle, and 19 pig*- The whole of the lines were sold at satisfactory puces. Our entries were from Bucheidtch, Primmer, John Gardner. McLean Bros, C. Miller, A. Jackson, W. H. Rule, R. Hampton, W. Bennett, A. Protheroe, George Cole, W. F. Allan, . Herring, W. Brown, N. Welsh, W. Orant, J. Gligg. Marriott. National Mortgage Co J. Ciossen, Annett Bros, S. Knox, W. J. hart, T. Wilson, C. Fawcett, Hepburn , and our principal sales were—7B crossbred wethers at I 2S. 21 merino wethers at «, 4° mermo ! wethers at 6s lod, 42 merino wethers at 6s 9 , 32 crossbred wethers at I is 6d, 38 ditto at I is, iq do at ns 6d, 196 merino ewes at 2s ?d,13» crossbred lambs at 6s 1 id, 174 crossbied lambs-at 6s 6d, 258 ditto at 8s gd, 120 crossbred twes at 10s 4d, 211 merino ewes at 2s 4d, 343 merino ewes at 2s 6d, 145 crossbred lambs at ?s Bd, 215 merino ewes at 3s 6d, 218 ditto at 4s, 159 ditto at 2s yd, 114 two-tooth at I2s 6d, 228 crossbred lambs at 6s Bd, 110 m rino wethers at is id, 16 ditto at is, 3 Lincoln rams at Li ?s 6d, 3 ditto at Li sf> 4 Border-Leicester rams at 2>£gs, 3 Lincoln rams at Lx 6s, 2 at Ll 6s, 2 bacon pigs at L2 7s 6d, 3 ditto at L2, 6 stubblers at Li 4s, 7 ditto at Li is, 1 sow L 3,2 Berkshire sows at L2 4s, I pure bred Berkshire boar Li iS j , 1 fat cow L 4 2s 6d, 3 fat heifers at 1 3 12s 6d, 1 store L2, 4 steers at L2 13s, 2 store steers at L2 2s 6d, 2 store steers at L2 2s 6d, I ditto at 14s fid, I springer L 8 2s fid. TTig following is the Christchurch Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, the Ist inst : The weather during the past week has been favorable for threshing operations, but the grain is not coming in m the best of condition, and little prime wheat is coming forward, buyers’ and sellers’ views on the value not agreeing, sellers considering they are entitled to an increased price on the expectation of war, while buyer hold that any advance in value would be purely of a speculative nature. Growers arc storing lar ely on their own account, especially prime sound lines. Many North Island orders have lately been transferred to the South to be executed on account of the superior condition of the grain over that of North Canterbury. Undoubtedly, the cables coming to hand have a hardening ten-dency-among sellers, but buyers do not respond, hence little business is being transacted. Large quantities of second quality are coming forward, but buyers are shy, and to force it would mean to accept chickfeed pri es. Oats —Prime, raiding, and bright short feed find ready sale, but inferior and discolored a e neglected. Barley—Brewers and malsters have lair stocks, and are not eager to purchase. Feed is dull oh account of th ■ low price of oats and chickwheat. Beans and peas maintain only a fair enquiry except for Prussian blues (true to name), which are sought after. Rye grass seed season may be considered past until the spring ; at the same time, any good farmers’ lines meet with a demand. Cocksfoot is wedk, several lines having changed hands at a slight decline on last week’s question, Potatoes have a brisk demand, owing to late cables from Sydney, but doubts are entertained as to whether the rise will be maintained, The following are the quotations for the week, viz:—Wheat ; Prime milling, 2s lod ; second quality, 2s to 2s fid ; chick feed, is gd to 2s, f.o.b. Oats: Prime milling, is lod ; bright short feed, is gd ; discolored and inferior, is 4d to is fid, f.o.b. Barley—Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9I; second quality, 2s fid to 3s 3d; feed, is gd to as, Christchurch, Beans and Peas—Beans : 2s fid to 2s gd. Peas : Prussian blues, 3s fid; feed, 2s 3d to 2s fid f.o.b. Rye Grass : Clean farmers’ lots, 2s gd to 3s; machine dressed, 3s gd to 4s, f.o.b. Cocksfoot, 3%d to 3% f.0.b., Lyttelton. Potatoes—Derwents, 32s fid to 355, country station-.