COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16141, 20 February 1918, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT. < Tho Department et' Agriculture, hi- ' (iustries, and Commerce has received ihe following cablegram, dated London. ' Fegrur.rv ISth. from the High Cora- ' missioner for New^Sealand: — Meat. —Although slight increase in ; supplies coining forward, demand ex- ' cceds the .supply. All descriptions ' selling at maximum prices, inehuliivg New Zealand and Patagonian lam'.-, : United States frozen beef, and - Xv " gentine chilled.beef. | ' Butter and Cheese.—Conditions unchanged. In active demand with ■ short supplie.*. Maximum prices have I < not changed. I Hemp.—Manila and New Zealand ! spot market strong. Manila, mode- ] rate business has heen done for lor-j ward shipment. New Zealand. r.o- j thin;: doing on account of freight. : Manila output last, week in January, j '20.000 hales. Stocks at February lsti 19.27.1 bales, against 41,165 bales < n : February Ist last year. I "Wheat.—Market quiet, owing to ;ho, absence of offers. . j Oats.—Active demand at' full prices. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (BY Ol'R COMMERCIAL EDITOR.) Tuesday Evening. The heavy rain at the end of last week and light showers during the past two days have checked harvest operations so far as stacking and threshing are concerned. There has been very little business doing in grain since ihe last report, offerings of any kind being very limited. There is no business doing in potatoes, as the markets are well supplied front local crops. The rain is expected to do further damage in crops that were showing signs of decay through blight, which is prevalent on heavy land. The main crop of onions _ is now coming on the market, and is said to be a good one. The price is now £3 los at country stations. The following are the prices paid to farmers at country stations. 1 * commission, sacks extra, except wTiero otherwise stated: — Milling wheat, according to Government price. South Island, JanuaiyFebruarv, and March os lOd, April ;>s IOJd. May 5s lid. June ll}d, Julv 6s, August 6s Old, f.o.b. North Island 4d additional. Oats —Algerians, Duns, and Danish 3s to Bs*< 3d. Gartons 3s 3d to 3s 6d. B ar ley_os 6d to os_9d. extra prime to 6s. medium 5s to 5s sd. p'lour—£lo per ton; 1001b bags £15 10s- 501 b bags, £15 15s; 2olb bags. £16. Bran—£3 10s per ton. Pollard—£6 15s per ton. Oatmeal—2slb bags, £22 per ton. Oatsheaf Chaff —New chaff £4 to £4 ss, for immediate delivery, and £3 10s for forward delivery. Cocksfoot—losd to Is per lb. Ryegrass—23lb to 261b seed 3s to T?s 6d. extra prime heavy seed to 4s, lighter seed 2s to 2s 9d. Onions—Main crop £3 los. Potatoes—Early varieties £4 for delivery within the week, £3 10s for March delivery. AMBERLEY MARKET. There was a largo jarding of sheep and " cattle at the Amberley sale on Monday. Tho entry comprised 6247 sheep, of which 3352 were fats, the remainder being stores. The following sales were made:— Ewes —H. B. Hadler at 28s Id. Tl Hassall 12 at 275, F. P. Coleman 13 at 28s Id, W. Hale 31 at 30s. H. McLean 52 at 27s Id, McAdam Bros. 15 r.t 21s 9d, Glennie Bros. 31 at 28s 7d to 29s 7d, T. Retallick 12 at 29s 6d, Mrs O'Brien 15 at 27s 6d, R.. E. Wornnil 10 at 30s Bd, J. Moore 33 at 26s 2d, L. Johns 62 at 28s 7d to 325. T. Hibbard 21 at 26s 7d, J. TJren 51 at 25s lOd to 26s lid. Lambs—H. McLean 205 at 26s to 275, B. Hadler 102 at 25s 4d, T. Hassall 55 at 25s lOd. W. H. Rhodes 56 at 26s Id, W. H. Hale 109 at 27s lOd, L. Johns 473 at 26s to 27s lOd, J. Moore 37 afc 24s 3d, W. Blake 32 at 26s 3d. Mrs O'Brien 32 at 265. A. J. Watson 23 at 28s 7d, Mrs Watkins 48 at 2-is 4d, AV. Allison 30 at 27s 3d, T. Retallick 54 at 26s 6d, A. Watson 37 at 26s 6d, J. Russell 62 at 26s od, W. May 67 at 27s lid, McAdam Bros. 156 at 28s to 30s 2d, J. H. Watson 171 at 26s 6d to 28s, G. Hibbard 76 at 24s 9d to 27s 2d, E. Ward 70 at 25s sd, H. McKenzie 251 at 24s to 26s 3d. Wethers.—T. Coleman 21 at 31s Sd, T. Sheppherd 26 at 33s Bd, T. Buscli 7 at 32s 9d, Mrs O'Brien 13 at 30s. Store Sheep—229 ewe lambs at 2cs 9d. 170 wether lambs at 23s 3d, 169 mixed sex lambs at 245, 411 at 19s 3d. 42 two-tooth ewes at 38s, 18 ewes at 18s 2d, 61 four and six-tooth ewes at 35s 4d. 70 four and six-tooth wethers at 30s 3d. 270 wether lambs at 2is Vd, 272 mixed sex lambs at 19s Bd, 405 at 225, 70 failing-mouth ewes at 21s, I 73 at 27s Id, 149 at 26s 2d. 279 wethers at 30s 4d to 30s 9d. Cattle.—H. Little, 6 steers at £16 os, 15 at £16, 11 at £14 15s, 7 at £12 ss, .1 cow at £16 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £18 2s 6d, 4 heifers at £13 15s 2 at £11, 12 at £10 lbs 6d: W. H. Hale, 3 steers at £15 12s 6d; L. Oram, 1 cow at £10 15s, 1 heifer at £10 los. 1 at £9 10s, 1 steer at £8 15s; W. Allison. 1 cow at £16; F. Busch, 9 steers at £17 17s 6d; T. James, 1 heifer at £12 17s. Yearlings £6 15s to £7, 40 18-months cattle (Borrows Bros.) £6 15s; G. L. Stead, 13 steers at £10 (passed), and 26 at £15 15s (passed). RANGIORA MARKET. There was a. -very large attendance at tho Raugiora market yesterday, farmers taking advantage of the wet spell to visit the market. The entry of sheep was a very heavy one, there being & yarding of 7115, of which 2991 were fats.. The range of prices was: Prime fat ewes 27s I'd to 29s 4d, good. 25s 4d to '27s Id, others 24s 3i, primo fat lambs 27s to 29s Id, good i'os to 20s Sd, lighter sorts 21s to 2-is lOd, extra prime wethers 32s to 33s "d, prime 29s to 38s 7d, good 26s 4d to 27s 2d. The principal sales were:— Fat Lambs.—D. Mcintosh, 31 at 27s 2d ; T. Mcintosh, 40 at 27s Del: F. W. Foster. 113 at 275: G. S. .Smith, 14 at 24s lOci: W. Burrell Estate, 59 at 26s 7d: J. F. Dawson, 5(3 at 28s Gd; W. Springer. 77 at 25s (id: J. Banks, 107 at 28s Id; Ryan Bros., 144 at from 26s 2d to 27r 9d; C. Lindsay, 37 at 24s 3d to 20s Id; G. Begg 35 at 26s ; W, McHugn, 41 at -Ss • R. Forsythe, 87 at 25s 7d; R. J. CorU tt, 23 at 26s to 29s Id; Ryan Bros., 50 at 26s 3d ; E. .Fantham, 15 at 26s ]d ; T. W. Merrin, 40 at- 26s 4d: H. Garrett, 145 at 27s 2d ; Mrs M. A. Brown. 50 at 25s 9d to 23s Sd; H. Clothier. 46 at 28s. Fat Ewes. —S. E. Ritchie, 42 at 24s 3d; 11. Garrett. 31 at 29s 4d; F. W. Merrin. 13 at 28s: G. F. Geerinu, 10 at 295; V>". Booker, 13 at 295: J. F. Dawson, 10 at 27s 9d; J. Banks. 40 .atfrom 27s Gd to 29s Id; W. McHugh, 21 at 295: G. Beggs, 28 at 295; E. Fantham, 15 at 27s Id ; client. 20 at 26s 7d ; H. Clothier, 30 at 28s: Feather Bros., 21 at 265. Fat Wethers. —W. Scoon, 12 at 2Ds; F. Dixon. 14 at 33s 7d ; H. Garrett, 34 ai 325: C. Lindsay. ]fl at 30s 7d: F. W. Merrin. 51 at 29s Bd. ■ j stores.—The principal lots sold were: 77 forward ewes at 25s 2d, 74 at 22s 238 six and eight-tooth at ols 6d, 17V5 two-tooths at 35s Id. 19fj at 31s. 49 at 3'is. 207 four-tooths at 40s, 58 two and four-tooths at 235, 89 at 20s 9d, 58 two, four, six and eight-tooths nt 6d, 175 two ?nd four-tooths at 335, two-tooths at 36s Od. 64 failinginouilis at 265, 120 two-tooths at 335, 00 do. at 32s sd. Wethers: ICO twotoothfi at 27s Bd, 33 at 27s 6d 72 it '-3s Gd, 93 at 27s Id, 242 at 25s 2d, 104 four and six-tooths at 27s G-J 105 at 24s i?vl. 44 at 28s lOd. 29 pt 25= 7d. Lambs: >?9 at 21s Id. ]53 at 20s 2d. 53 at 19s 3d. and 6? at 21s. Pigs—There wag an entry of 120.

Light baco 11crs made 7os to Sos, heavy 90s to 119s 6d, stores 40s to 60s, and small pigs iios to 3os. In tiie poultry department roosters jtiado "s ltd a couple, lions 3s 3d, and ducks <3s rd. In the produce yards chickwheat sold at (Js tid a bushel, oats 4s to 4s <id, grass seed 3s 6d, Partridge poas (ss. wheat inca! 2t)s per 220! h bag. ontsheaf ehctf 4s Od, sjtraw chaff 2s, potatoes Ss to Ps. apples 4s a case, peas 2s (id. pimns 'i[ to Id per lb, apricots?

3d. peaches 3d, tomatoes "s a case. ' onions 3s a kit. I i ASHBCIiTOX .MARKET. ! Thciv wau a large attendance ai ibe ! < weekly stock sale held at the Askburton ( yards yesterday, and the total entry of fat sheep aggregated 1144, which included 140 ewes. 24 wethers, and t?SO lambs. There was a keen demand lor all classes of fats, and prices were exceptionally high. liiuibs -nuking up to 29s 3d, ewes to 32s lid, and wethers 37s <j(l. Ewes made from 24s Sd to 32s lid, merino owes lvs Gd, wethers troui 23s 3d to 37s Gd. and lamh> 2os lid to 29s 3d. The yarding of store sheep aggregated 409(5. and included 40l wethers, 1037 • lambs, the balance being ewes. There was a good demand, and only S9.~> wcro passed at auction. Rape ewes made from ISs to 24s 3d. two-tooth ewes 32s 3d to 37s 2d, sound-mouth ewes 30s to 395, failing-mouth 24s to 295, mixed sex lambs 23s to 23s 3d, two-tooth wethers 24s 10d. In the cattle pens two prime steers made CIS each, and three heifers £14 10s each. Other prices wore: Fat cow £13. fat .steers ~10 17s 6d, .£'ll. £'12 10s; Holstein hull £13. two young steers £8 os. cow, springer, £11. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. . Sa'.c reported:—N.Z. Refrij. Mcatt (newl. •iCs Gd. LATEST QUOTATIONS.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER EXCHANGES. (fIISS ASSOCIATION" TBLEGRAMS.) AUCKLAND. Sales: —Auckland Gas, 13s 6d; W*ihi Grand Junction, lis. DUNEDIN. Sales:—Mt. Lyell,-29a Bd, 29s 8d; HnddartParter, 36b <d, 36b sd, 36s 6d, 36s 6d, 36s 8c!, 3(is 8d; Westport Coa), 30s Gd. Sale reported:—'Waihi Grand Junction, 14s.

Buyer?. Sellers. £ B. d. £ 8. d. DEBENTURES— N.Z. Government per cent. .. .. 38 10 0 — N.Z. Refrig., G percent. — 100 0 0 Whitcombe and Tombs, 5i per cent. .. 100 0 0 101 0 0 BANKS— national .. .. 3 7 6 — New South "Walee •• — 38 5 0 Sew Zealand (X3 ts 3d paid) .. .. 12 S 0 — COAL— Taupiri .. •• — 0 IS 0 Weatport-Stockton •• — 0 0 3 GAS— Cbristcliurch .. •• — C10 Hokitika •• •• — 5 0 0 INSURANCE— Standard •• •• 2 10 — MEATS— N.Z. Refrig. .. .. — 2 10 N.Z. Rcfrijj. (new) — 2 0 6 SHIPPING— Hndd art-Parker •• 1 16 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Mason, Struthera (£1 paid) .. ..116136 N.Z. Drug Co. (£2 paid) 2 11 3 — N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. .. — 2 3 6 Papuan Products •• 0 3 6 — Weeks. Ltd. ... «• 5 10 0 — MINING— Mt. Lvell .. .. 19 0 1 10 0