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(By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyriffbt.) MELBOURNE MARKETS. MELBOURXE, March , Barley—English, 5s to .* od; Cap < 3*6dto3s*l. Uui r as OJd, feed 36 3d to 3s id. , £ t 10s to £5. Onions £<Is to £o. ; GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. > (by oik commercial editok.) Friday Evening. The offerings of wheat are not quite ; so largo as vney were, though quantity has boon submitted durnio tne last few days.. » • „ oncl There are tew oats offering, an" mostly in small lots. \\hito oats aie particularly scarce. The f firmer, and bright sample* oiE colloin o or white oats are now worth up to ->d at country stations. , There i< practically no barley °^ nfr ina most of the grain now having ohaH market is a little qU There is a fairly large amount of potatoes offering, but only sound samples are in demand, _ and these ar firmer, the ruling price for this .uid next month's delivery being los to £i The threshing of. peas nienced. and tucre is a good demand in the hope that it may bo possible to export them. Partridge are worth < s to 7s 4d, at- country stations. The following are the prices paid to farmers at country stations, free or commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated: — Milling wheat, according to Government price, South Island, JanuaryFebruarv, and March us lOd, April os ]oid, May 5s Hd, June ss_ lHd, July 6s, August 6s OJd, f.0.b., North Island 4s additional. . ; Oats —Algerians, Duns, and Danish 4s to 4s -d; Gartons to 4s 2d„ Barley—ss 6d to 5s 9d, extra prime ■ to 6s, medium 5s to os sd. Flour —£15 10s ner ton; 1001b bags, ; £16 ss; 501b bags, £16 10s; 251b bags, ' £16 15s
Bran —Shipping £o 10s, local £5 15s per ton. Pollard —£7 10s per ton. Oatmeal —-51b bags £23 per ton, 71b bags*£26 per ton. Oatsheaf Chaff —£4 to £4 10s, best £5 to £5 os per ton. Cocksfoot lOjd to Is per lb. Ryegrass —231b to 261b seed 3s 6d to 4s, extra prime heavy seed to 4s Gd, lighter seed 2s 6d to 3s. White Clover —Best Is 9d to Is lOd per lb. Partridge peas—7s to 7s 4d. Onions—Main crop £3 los. Potatoes —£3 15s for present or forward delivery.
DAIRY PRODUCE. The supplies of dairy produce are normal, and there are no changes in pricos. The- wholesalo prices are:— Butter —Factory Is 6d net, farmers' separator Is 2d, dairy Is. Cheese —Factory 10d, dairy 9d, loaf 9jd. Bacon—Sides Is 2d, rolls Is 3d, hams Is 3d.' Honey—Extracted 6d per lb. Eggs—ls 6d per dozen.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Vegetables are in i>!entiful supply. Tomatoes have not been coming in so freely on account of the wet weather: Apples and pears are in good supply. A small shipment of Island oranges is expected shortly. The wholesale . prices are:— Apples, dessert 5s to 7s per case, cooking Ss to 4s, pears 4s to ss, nectarines 8s to 10s, plums 2s to 3s, Raratongan bananas 17s to 19s, Auckland passions 3s to ss, Cook Island oranges 18s to 20s, 'Frisco lemons, 360's, 50s, pineapples 18s to 20s, peaehes 2}d to 4d per lb. grapes lOd to Is 3d, tomatoes 2Ad to 4d. Kidney beans 2d per lb, broad beans 2g' per bag, beet 8d per dozen, bundles, carrots Bd, parsnips 9d, radishes 4d, spring onions 6d, turnips 4d, cabbages 6d to 9d per dozen, cauliflowers, large 6s to 9s, medium 2s to 4s 6d, lettuce 6d to 9d, marrows 3s to 4s, pumpkins 6s to 10s, cucumbers Is to Is 6d per box, celery 6d to 9d per bundle, green was Is to Is 3d per peck, kumeras 4s 6d per box. onions 5s per cwt, potatoes 8s to 10s per sack.
RAKAIA STOCK SALE. There was a large yarding at the Rakaia stock sale on Thursday, and bidding was brisk, all lots being disposed of. Prices realised were: —Fat lambs 26s lOd to 32s Bd, fat ewes 27s 9d to 29s 6d, six and eight-tooth ewes 34s Bd, wethers 22s to 30s 6d. ASHBURTON RAM AND EWE FAIR. The annual Ashburton ram and ewe fair was conducted at the Tinwald yards yesterday by the associated auctioneers. The yarding last year aggregated 11,000, but it is estimated that the yarding yesterday far exceeded that total. Every available pen and race was occupied with sheep, while other mobs were placed in the adjoining accommodation paddocks. Some owners who had brought sheep along and who oould not get them into the pens, decided: not to offer them at the sale. There was also a very lar<*e attendance of farmers, while several prospective buyers were present from outside localities. The yarding also included sheep from other districts. On account of the large yarding the . auctioneers deemed it advisable to adopt the time limit system, and one and a half minntes was the time allowed to dispose of each pen. The system worked well, and occasionally when an auctioneer exceeded the limit it was due to the slowness of buyers. The passings in ewes were fairly numerous, but no doubt many lines passed at auction changed hands privately during the course of tho day. The yarding of rams was about on an average with former sales. These were disposed of privately by the various firms before the sale of ewes commenced. .
The following sales were made up to ' the time the mail for the citv closed • I RAMS. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold:— Five English Leicestera at sgs, 6 do. at 653, 6 do. at sgs, 7 Border Leicester* at 'Gigs, <i do. at 7gs, 4 do. at 7gs. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association sold:—For Longboacli Estate, 44 one-shear English Leicestera at sgs; S. Cox, 10 Shropahires at 4gs. Mr H, A. Llovd 6old:—For Longbeach Estate, 17 English Loicostere ai, sgs, 4 do. it 4Jgs, 4 do. at 4gs, 6 Border Leicesters at 6gs, 4 do. at 5g3; 1 stud do. at 7gs, -2 So'jthdowts at 2-igs; J. Cochrane, 2 Shrop6hires at 4gs; J. Stevenson, 8 Borders at 3gs. Mr D. Friedlander sold:—Six two-tooth Border Leicesters at olgs, 2 do. at 6jrs, 5 do. at ogs, 9 English Leicesters (three-6hear), at 3gs, 5 one-shear Shropshires at 3gs. EWES. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association sold:—101 two-tooth at 27a 6d, 158 four, six, and eight-tooth at 29s 9d, 290 hulfbreds at 3Ss, 83 failing-mouth at 26s 3d, 102 two-tooth halfbreds at 31s 3d, 907 halfbred sound-mouth at 28s 4d, 101 two-tooth halfbreds at 40a, 3 Merinos at 9s, 120 ewe lambs at 27s 7d, 147 failing-mouth at 26s 3d, 143 four and six-tooth halfbreds at 265, 2-10 four-year halfbreds at 34s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold:—400 sound-mouth at 275. 190 do. at 2"s, 94 two-tooths at 35s 3d, 278 lialfbred sound-mouth at 25s 6d. 430 two-tooths at 39a 6d, 30 six-tooths at 37s 6d, 30 two, four, and six-tooth at 33s 9d, 144 sound and fail-ing-mouth halfbreds at 186 6d. Messrs Matson and Co. 6old: —200 four, six, and crossbreds at 31s 4d, 194 four, six, and eight-tooth halfbreds at 27s 3d, 235 two, four, and six-tooth at 30s 6d, 100 halfbreds at 40s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold:—185 two, four and eixtooths at 31s, 705 sound-mouth at 32s Id, 341 sound-mouth halfbreds at 30s. Mr H. A. Lloyd sold:—281 sound-mouth halfbreds at 355, 144 failing-mouth halfbreds at 24s Gd. Messrs Dalgetv and Co. 6old: —312 ewe lambs -t 2"i Id. Mr D. Friedlander sold :—137 four, bix, and at 33s Gd,
TIMAIUJ GRAIN MARKET. (STECIAL TO "THE PKESS.") TIMARU, March 22. \H wheat offering is being taken U P readilv, cither as milling or. fowl teed. V hi"' proportion of the wheat is in an condition, and the yields on the whole are very disappointing. The oat market is very bare, and it is next to impossible to obtain supplies. are now being brought here from Southland. They oost 4s 6d landed at Tiniarti. Locally-grown Algerians, puns, and Gartens are quoted at 4s to 4 S country stations, sacks extra. Seed lines arc worth ss. Chaff is very firm and difficult to procure in any quantity. Sales havo been made at £1 15s and £4 17s 6d, but since then prices have advanced to £5 for good quality, and £5 5s per ton for prime, on trucks, country stations. Cocksfoot is worth lid to 14d per lbPotatoes are somewhat firmer. Digging is now commencing, and the crops, nearly all of which are blighted, are not turning out well. Values to-day are given as £4 10s to £4 15s per ton, on trucks, for prompt delivery.
IMPERIAL SUPPLIES. V CHARGE OF MISMANAGEMENT. At Wednesday's meeting at Wel:in«rton t f the Industrial Corporation ?f N'cw Zealand, Mr C. J. "Ward (Wellington"; raised the question of "injury to industry through incompetent handling by Government officials of raw materials."' He said that during the last two or three years the Imperial Supplies Department had hanulen £50.000,000 worth of New Zealand produce, and there was 110 disguising cht fact that it had caused difficulties 111 many quarters. He could quote an illustration from Christehurch. The Woolston tanneries had specialised ; c the dressing of calfskins and had provided a large and expensive plant foi this purpose. The plan", had , been brougnfc almost to a standstill owing to a shortage of supplies of skins, while at tiic same time the Imperial Supplies Department had sent 25,000 calf; skins to Australia. The tannery hat sine? been able to get some skins fron Wellington, but only through information received from ail outside source. The Department had not assisted :l-< New Zealand firm. An Auckland iinr had quoted another grievance. It hac wanted to take hides from the Wai tara freezing works, and it had bee* necessary from its point of view *JrH the hides should be taken month hi month, owing to the seasonal variation; in oualitv. But the Department hac mado conditions that would have in | volved the firm in the purchase quantities far beyond Its requirements. Mr Ward said he was quite satisfiac there was something wrong with_ th< methods of the Department. When the trouble was he did not know. I might be incompetence, lack of interest, or lack of knowledge. He nac learned that the calfskins shipped tc Australia had been improperly pre pared, with the -esult that they hat arrived "slippy" and consequently hai deteiiorated in value. There hac been other cases of mismanagement it connexion with the official control ol produce. The Department was responsible to nobody but the Prime Minister, and it was very difficult for - inj person interested to see the Prime Minister. .
M.-- H. Dearslev (Auckland) said an Auckland tanner liad boon uuable to use pelts lying in his own yard because an officia' had not conic to ;mss them There had been a delay of t<vo months until representations had been mace to the Prime Minister. In another case representations Mr Triggs had produced a speedy result. The system should not require appeals to be made to the heads of the Department. It was decided that the matt?:should be referred by deputation to the Prime Minister. Mr Ward mentioned that New Zealand firm:; .Uad to purchase from Australia, and pay duty upon leather manufactured from hides that had jionc to Australia over the heads of New Zealand tanners.
BIG LAND SALE. (press association telegram.) HASTINGS, March 22. The biggest land sale held in Hawke's Bay in recent years was completed yesterday by Mr Bernard Chambers, the well-known Te Mata Estate being, purchased by Mr W. Richmond. The price was in the vicinity of £100,000.
CHBISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS. ,
YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER EXCHANGES. (press association telegrams.) WELLINGTON. Sale reported:—Bank of New Zealand (£3 6s 8d sharee) £12 Bs.
Buyers. Sellers. £ a. d. £ a. d. BREWERIES— Manning- .. ,..300 — CEMENTS— N.Z. Portland .. — 0 12 6 COAL— Taupiri .. — 0 17 0 Westport .. 1110 — W«stport-S tockton .. — 0 8 0 Westport-Stockton 8 per oent. preference) .. — 0 11 3 FINANCIAL— N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (preference) — 65 0 0 INSURANCE— National .. 3 0 9 — South British .. 6 2 6 — SHIPPING— New Zealand (6 percent. preference) .. 10 10 0 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi .. ,..,7 0 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Mason, Strathera (£1 pd.) — 12 9 N.Z. Drug Co. (£2 pd.) 2 12 0 — N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. — 2 8 0
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