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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16165, 20 March 1918, Page 9

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(JJy Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (.Aiuiralian and N. 55. Cabl« Association.) METALS. (Received March 19th, 9.25 p.m.) LONDON, March 18. . Tin—Spot £320, three months £319. Silver —43Jd per oss. Other metals unchanged. , GRAIN AND PRODUCE MAJtKETS. (nr oca commercial editor.) Tuesday Evening. The purchase and delivery of wheat is going on steadily, both milling and fowl wneat being taken, but the strongest demand is for the better quality wheat. • • e Oats are still scarce, and m view of the fact that the Australian market has risen and that there is a prospect of further export from there being prohibited, the local market seems likely to keep firm. Offerings of cats are, however, expected to be _ somewhat larger when the threshing of wheat is completed and the southern crops coeevS on tho market. The potato market is firmer in view of the fact that the crop is not turniijfr out too well so far as condition is "concerned. The price offered is now £3 15s at country stations, and there is pofc a. largo amount, of business doing. . ' The oatsheaf market keeps fairly firm. • The following are the prices paid to farmers at country stations, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated: — _ Milling wheat, according to Government price.- South Island, JanuarvFebruarv, and March 5s lOd, April ss, 10Jd, iiay 5s lid, June os July 6s, August 6s o*d, f.0.b., North Island 4s additional. Oats.—Algerians, Dnns, and Danish 3s 9d to 4s; Gartons 4s. Barley—ss 6d to 5s 9d : extra prime to 6s, medium 5s to 5s sd. t Flour—£ls 10s per ton; 1001b bags, £16 ss; 501b bags, £16 10s; 251b £16 15s. . ] Bran—Shipping £5 10s, local £5 los j per ton. j Pollard—£7 10s per ton. Oatmeal—2slb bags £23 per ton, (lb bags £26 per ton. Oatsheaf Chaff—£4 to £4 10s, best £5 per ton. Cocksfoot—lo4d to Is per lb. Ryegrass—23lb to 261b seed 3s 6cT to 4s, ex±ra prime heavy seed to 4s Cd, lighter seed 2s 6d to 3s. White Clover—Best Is 9d to Is lOd per lb. Onions—Main crop £3 los. Los for present or forward delivery.

RANGIORA MARKET. There was a good entry of sheep at i the Rangiora yards yesterday, l'ats l totalling 1853 and stores 4069. Com- j petition- was keen for all lines of fats, buyers operating freely. Stores, how-. ever, were a little easier, especially ewes, which showed a drop of about 2s. The range of pricos was: Prime lat I ewes 29s 4d to 345, medium 24s 4d to 2Ss 7d, best fat lambs 30s to 33s 3d, good 26s to 29s lid, extra prime fat wethers 37s lOd. prime 29s lOd to b3s 3d. The principal lines sold were: Fat Lambs. —AV. A. Wallace, 40 at 325; F. Kimber, 39 at 295; Hickland Bros., 63 at 29s lid; J. Haesen, 17 at 33s 3d; J. Galletley, 13 at 27s 6d;-Mrs M. J. -Mehrtens, 5*40 at 26s Bd' to 275; H. Garrett, 113 at 29s lid ; Ryan Bros., 78 at 30s 6d; AV, Atkinson, 53 at 30s Id; A. Atkinson, 18 »t 29s 3d: J. Bowden, 126 at 28s lid; AV. Barrett, 48 at 30s; J. Schaffer, 33 at 265; Thus. Croft, 43 at 31s; L. Banks, 221 at 30s 4d; A. R. Ivilrain, 13(5_ at 32s lid; Andersen and Barrie, 174 at 2Ss lOd to 31s Cd; E. Lord', 31 at 29s 3d. Fat Ewes.—l>. AV. L. Mehrtens, 30 at 23s 7d to 31s; J. Schaffer, 20 a t -6s 10d; C. McGrath, 100 at 24s 3d to 26s 4d; W. J. Henev, 33 at 24s 4d to 29s 4d; J. H. Ensor, 86 .at 28s 7d to 345. AVethers. —J. 11. Kiimr, 51 at 33s 7d to 37s lOd; J, Galletley, 14 «it 29s lOd; AV. J. Heney, 7 at 29s 6d: J. Schaffer, 13 at 3ls 6d; H. Garrett, 17 at 30s 3d; T. Bowden, 8 at 325. Stores. —Some of the lines Eold were: 24 s.m. ewes 28s 6d, 22 at 22s 6d, 7 at 21s 6d, 140 two-tooth ewes at 31s sd, 152 at 31s 3d, 295 at 345, 107 at 4ls, 146 at 325, 197 at 28s 6d, 116 soundmouth ewes at 21s 9d, 50 aged ewes at 15s 3d, 74 forward lambs at 25s 3 47 at 23s 7d, 173 at 23s 4d, 116 ewes lambs at 26s 2d, 25 mixed sex at 21s 6d, 40 at 20s, 148 at 10s lid, 12 at 20s. Cattle. —There iwas an entry of 53 head. Fat cows made £10 to £12 15s, fat heifers £9 to £10, springers £13 15s. calves £3 10s to £5 16s.

Pigs.—lo4 were penned. Heavy baconers made 100s to 117s 6d, light weight 78s to 90s, porkers 51s to C7.s, stores 445, and weaners 14s to 30s. Tn the poultry department roosters made to 7s 3d a couple, hens 3s 3d, pullets 4s 6d, ducks 6s, and gee«e 9s. In the produce yards, chick wheat made 6s 6d a bushel, oats 4s (id. grass seed 4s 6d, wheat meal ltis a sack, oateheaf chaff 4s 6d, straw chaff 2s, potatoes 8s to 10s, apples 2s to 3s a case, and pears 2s. - ASHBURTOX STOCK MARKET. The heavy rain yesterday interfered with the attendance at the weekly stock sale held at the Ashburton yards, but the entry of both fats and stores was again large, the formor aggregating 34.58. The entry included 815 ewes, 274 wethers, and 2395-; Prices

throughout were well up to late rates, ■ and tnoro were very few passings. Tho- * highest price ruling for ewes was 34s ] 3d, wethers 36s lOd, and lambs 31s 9d. Tho following was the range of prices obtained: Ewes 25s to 34s 3d, wethors 31s to 36s lOd, lambs 265-4 d to 31s 9d. There was only a small yarding of cattle-, and these were sold at tho following prices: Two fat cows £10, fat; heifer £10 15s, store cow £8, cow>. springing £10. A fat bullock,was passed at £20 ss.

MOUNT SOMERS STOCKS SALE. ' The following sales -were mado-afc tbo Mount Somers stock sale, on Monday: 160 failing-mouth owes 18s 3d, 96 mixed! sex lambs (small) 18s lOd, 227 wether lambs 20a 7d, 8 wethers 30s 9d, ll 1 wether lambs 24s 6d, 321 fair-mouth ewes 26s Gd/ 296 ewe lambs 26s Bd, 89 fair-mouth ewes 2os 3d, 85 mixed sex lambs (small) 15s sd, 324 sound-mouth, owes 28s Id, 226 sound-mouth hatfbred ewes 295, 200 wether lambs f£ts, 234 halfbred wethers 295, 401 merino wethers 21s Gd, 75 at 23s 6d. EGG MARKET REPORT. At the auction salo of guaranteed fresh eggs held yesterday by Harris Bros., there was a. smaller "entry owing to the birds moulting. The demand I was keen. Prices -were as follows: First' grade hen eggs Is 10Jd per dozensecond grade Is 9d to Is 9Jd per dozeik dnclc eggs Is lOfcd per -doaen. tCHEISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. XiATEST. QUOTATION'S.

1 Buyers. Sellers. ' £ 0. d. £ a. d. BANKSKotv Zealand (£3 6s 8d paid) .. .. 12 7 G — j^tENVERIES— Maiming .. .. 30-0 •— GAS— Chriatchurch ,, — 6 0S INSURANCE— , National .. ..806 — MEATS— N.Z. Refrigerating (bid) — 2 0 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Gleirmore Brick ' .. — 0 15 6 Mwon, Strutters (£1 j paid) .. 13 9 | N.Z. Farmers' C<w>p. — 2 3 G ; Sharland and Co. .. 18 0 —