CANTERBURY MARKETS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18416, 24 June 1925, Page 10

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

.'nv cvs. cokmep.ciai. editob.) Tuesday Evening. Wheat v.'ill be arriving very shortly from Australia. The first shipment will l>-? for Auckland, and probably the liluff and Lyttelton will follow in turn. Millers in Canterbury hare supplies for some time yet. an<l in view of the impending importations, they are. only prepared to buy at schedule prices. It is understood" that the wheat lias been bought well on the prices now ruling, and the millers will be enabled to sell flour at the present rate of £33 a ton. The fowl wheat' market haa been steadied to some extent by the arrivals due from Australia. From 6s lid to ~s f.o.b. is being quoted, but there is not the activity of a fortnight back. Oats are in good demand still, and sales have been made at 4s 6d for A s and 4s 2d for B's. f.0.b., s.i. Good briaht chaff is very difficulty to procure. Most of the stuff comin.K forward is tvoll outsit the stnudnnl of C 2P> lyntrs to the ton. and is badly coloured. For good chaff £4 on trucks is available. Potatoes have made a. move upwaTc.s during the we'-It. and £3 15s to £4 on trucks is r.vailahle. There v.'ere no -nipments north last week from Lvttelton, but about 50C0 sacks were suit from Timaru. The Kaiwarra to-dav is expected to take- from 4000 to 5f!00 sacks, and the prospects of.a shortage i i Aucklniul are now influencing Auckland Tnercbants to buy f.o.b. instead of ex-wharf. The Auckland enquiries are now more numerous. The Australian business has developed to the extent that about 400 sacks are leaving bv the Waikouaiti about Friday for Svdnev, and much heavier quantities are bping quoted fo.b. to Sydnev enquirers. The price over -there at last duntat-ion was from £S to £ll a ton. which apparently leaves a margin. The earlier forecast that potatoes would be better value appears as if it would be confirmed.

No alteration is to be noted in the value of seeds. ... ■ ,

The following are nomin-al (-(notations, free of commission, sacks extra,; 'except where otherwise stated : Wheat—Tuscan 6s Bd, Hrntcrs 6s ICd, Pearl <s f.0.b.. sacks extra. Oats—Gartoii A's. 3s Sd; 13 , 5 ; .3s 4d; Algerians.' 2s 8d -to 3s. '• Chaff—Good bright £4. "White Clover —12d to lod. Peas—-ss.

OoWgrass—9d to KM. Italian Ryegrass—2s 9d to 3s. Perennial Ryegrass—4s. Cocksfoot—'To CJd. ' Linseed—£l7. Potatoes—£3 Rs' to £4. Onions—To £8 10s for prompt. Flour—£lß a ton f.'o.b. nearest port; smaller packing,' 1001b £l9; 50's, £l9 12s 6d; 25's. £2O. Pollard —£9 f.o.b. nearest port, 10s extra for smaller packing'. Bran—£B per ton f.0.1). n&nrest port, 10s extra for smaller packing. RANGIORA MARKET.

Tho bulk of the entry at the " Rangiora market yesterday consisted oi store ehesp and pigs.- The, yarding comprised. .71 fat lambs, 128 fat ewes and wethers, 938 store ehoep, 161 pigs, and 12 head of cattle. The principal sales of fate were:— Lambs—lß at 363 7d, 25 at 80s 6d, 19 at 275. Ewes—l 7at 29s 4d, 49 at 253 Gd, 21 at 20s. Wethers—3s at 35s 6d. In the store pens two-tooth ewes sold at S3s, aged ewes at 15s Cd, forward wether? at 32a to 38s, ordinary, wethers at 20s to--29s Id. A line of 165 ewe hoggets mado 30s. 6d and SO wether hoggets sold at 20a. Pigs sold well, showing an improvement on recent rates.. Values wer.o: —Heavy baconers £4 17s. Gd to £5 8s 6d, medium £4 It's to £4 16s 6d, light £3 10a 6d'to £4 8s Gd, porkors £2 ss. 6d to £3'3s,6d, stores 23s to 40s, and weaners Jfifl fo 23*. Cattle —Springers realised'£6 10s> to £ll 10s, fat cows £6 2s Cd to £6 15s, and sto-re cows 30s to 52s 6d. Poultry—Roosters mrdo lis a couple, hens 6a to. 8a„ pullets 8s; ducks 7s £d. Produce—Chickwheat. 20s to 24s a. bag, meal 15s, to 16s, oatsheaf chaff 5s to Gs, straw chaff 2s 6d, potatoes 83 to 10a, marrows 6s dozen, parsnips 2s kit, carrots 2s, onions Hd lb artichokes la tin, melonß 3s dozen, rhubarb "63 dozen bundles, apple? 4s to 6a case.

Skins, etc. —Halforcd sheepskins brought He, crossbred ■ 103, hogget 7s, calfskins S3 Gd to 49,- crutchings s}d lb, fleeco .wopl 15d, horsehair la '6d,' hides 4*d, fat 2*id.

f ASHBURTON MARKET. . There was. a moderate attendance and a ■small yarding at tho Tinwcid sale yesterday.. Tho entry <jf sheop waa 1619, made t.p of 660 iat ewes, 37 fat wethers, 494 fat lambs, and. 438 stores. ' Fat sheep sold at an all-round, average of 51d per lb. There was a drop of Is per head in fat lambs. The over-all price was just about 10|d per lb. Tho principal salee were:— Ewes—ls at 2>s 9d, 12 at 27» 6d, 10 at 24 s 7d, 21 at 28s Id, 13 at 21s, 13 at 19s Id, 15 at :18s Id, 34 at 25s • Id, 8 at 19s lid, 13 at 19s 4d, 8 at. 26s 7d, •13 at 25s 6d, 12 at 25s Bd, 12 at 25a lOd, 15 at 25s id, 11 at 25s 9d, 10 at 80s 3d, 15 at 24s 9d, 10 at 24s Id, 15 at 25s 7d, 11 at'flSs,'lo'at 26s 6d, 32 at 26s 4d, 12 at 275, 12 .at 26s ed, 16; at. 26s od, 1C at 23s 3d, 11 at 27s Sd, 11 at 2Sa Bd, 11 at 28s 4d, 12 at . 27s Bd, 18 at 17s 9d, 21 at 17s 9d, 10 at 23a 2d, 10 at 17s, 18 at 27 7d, 32 at 275, 38 at 25s 3d. "Wethers —14 at 83s Bd, 8 at 40s 9d, 5 at 33a Gd. I*ambs —4 at 25s 3d, 5 at 30a 6d, 75 at •jrls 4d, 40 at 29f1, 41 at 265, 49 at 2is Id, 14 at 25s '7d, 8 at 28s Sd, 13 at 29s 4d, 16 at 20s 7d, JO at 30s €d, 101 at 26s Id, A at 26s Id, 21 at 26s lOd, 26 at 25 s.

Stores—Tho only eale wr3 81 fat and forward wethers, which were disposed of in three separate lots at 'Bos 9d. Cattle—Springing cow* brought £7 2s 6d and £8 and a springing heifer £s'ss.

BRITAIN'S TRADE WITH N.Z. Our London correspondent (writing on May 21st) mentioned that the Einpiro Week Supplement of th 6 "Brighton Heraid" has an article entitled "Our Trade with New Zealand," written by Sir James Allen, who says:—"The Dominion of New Zealand has always 6tood emphatically for trade within the Empire. Her own trade-figures <lemcnstrato the extent to which e-he carries out tho principle.". Following u&eful information qi statistical' interest-, ■ he continues: "New Zea-i&nderß general.y hold the view that tra-de within tho -Kinj-iro is one of the essentials to Empire unity. Though at present the populations ot tho Dominions and Colonies are small, they are rapidly increasing, and in a very little whilo the so countries should be ailo to absorb the major portion of the output of the Mothar Country. Already, tho trade figures in thia respect are voiy extensive, comprising mors than one-third of the total exports of thesa shores. On the othor hand, tho Dominions look to Great "Britain for their chief market, not only at the present time, but whep -deve'opment, which is constantly proceeding, ohall havo greatly increased their outputs. Drawing so largely upon tho Mother Coun'-jry 3or populations as the Dominions are at present, it will bo the British who will benefit from thia trade, and in return they will draw upon the manutectureg ot- Great Britain."

EGG AUCTION, ' Messrs Harris Bros., Ltd., report that the usual- weekly auction Bade - of "Feather Brand" guaranteed fresh eggs, on behalf of the' Canterbury Egg Farmers' Cooperative Association, was held in their rooms, 168 Hereford street, yesterday oitemcon. The following prices were realised:—Hen eggs, first grade (2oa or over) 23 3d; hen eggs, second grade (under 2oz) 2a. —G