COMMERCIAL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XL, Issue 44, 2 December 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

BALCLUTHA, STOCK SALE. Donald Reid and Company, Limited, report aB follows: ' At the usual fortnightly sale on Friday there was a small yarding of sheep but a fair yarding of 'cattle. We sold at the following prices:—Fat wethers, 25s 6d to 28s 9d; shorn do., 25s to 275; ewes and lambs, lis 8d; store wethers, 24s 4il. Fat Cattle: Cows, £5 5s to £9 7s (3d; heifers, £5 2s 6d to £7 ss; store cows, £4 15s; two-year-qld steers, £5; dairy cows, £5 15s to £7 10s. Pigs: Suckers, to 225.

LAND SALES AT OWAKA. Mr H. T. Stodart, land agent, Owaka, reports having sold to a southern client, three jacres sections of Mr Sehleapfer's subdivision at a satisfactory figure for both buyer and soller. Anyone desirous of obtaining one or more of these nice lying building sites, had better apply at once, as they are nearly all taken up.

CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. The Central Produce Mart, Limited (Reilly, Gill and Company, proprietors) report for week ending Friday, 28th ult., as follows: — During the past week business has been confined chiefly to local items, strawberries from Alexandra claiming most attention. Oversea fruits have been conspicuous by their absence, though we expect large quantities of Canadian and American apples, also California]) oranges, to reach us during the coming week. Some of the strawberries coming forward are of excellent quality, and prices, considering the social unrest must be considered satisfactory. A limited number of pigs came to hand, which met an excellent demand at Old per lb. Old potatoes are very much in evidence, and dragging sales have been the .result. In vegetables, cauliflowers, good spring green peas and new potatoes have been in excellent demand. Onions are in sliort supply. Fair quantities of eggs are coming 'on the market, and sales are somewhat slow. Butter has been meeting a good demand from B<l to Is per lb, according to quality. We give below the actual prices secured by us for our consignors:— Flowers.—Koses, specially selected, in good order, realised (id to fid per dozen. Lemons.—Messiuas to arrive, 18s. Apples.—Choice Nelson Stunners, 12s (id per case; Calif ornians (specially selected), 14s 6d to 15s; Canadian Jonathans, 15s-.

Oranges.—Milduras, 17s (J.I; Californian navels to arrive, SO case lots 17s, 25 cases 17s 6d, 10 cases 18s, 5 cases 18s 6d, single cases li)s. Pines.—None available.

Rhubarb.—l4s per cwt. New Potatoes.—Ancklands, l?d to 2d per lb; choice locals, :;]d to 4d per lb. Strawberries.—Desserts, sJil,5 J il, lUd, ,S.|, B ; Jd, 9.1, !Hd per lb; jam (poor), :\\d, 4d, shl per lb.' Cherries.—ll jd, Is 1.1, Is ;!.1,'154.1, Is (3<l, Is 6*d per lb. Green Gooseberries.—ad to ;![..! per lb; ;>hl for specially fine. Tomatoes.—ls lid. 2s 1.1, 2s 3.1 2s 3d 2s 6d. ' Grapes.—lis ;!.! per lb. New Peas.—lid, lijd, lUd, ,'S,d and 4d. Cucumbers.—l2s, 12s 0.1, 14s ;!d and 14s 6.1 per dozen. Honey.—Prime sections, 6s per dozen; 51b tins brought 2s each; 101b tins, 2s fld; bulk honey, 50 to 601b, .'i|d to lij'd per lb, • Asparagus.—u",a to (T|<l per lb. Cabbage—2s, 2s (id, :is, lis 6d and 4s 6d per sack. Lettuce. —Choice, 2s per dozen. _ Cauliflowers.—4s, 4s 6.1, 4s B<l, 5s and (is 6d per sack. Onions.—Choice Friscos, arrive on Monday, 16s per case-. Potatoes.—Slow sale; to-day's values, 32s 6d to 35s per ton, ex truck; small lines, 2s 6.1 per cwt. Oat Sheaf Chaff.—Prime oat sheaf wanted, £4 7s 6d to £4 12s 6d being secured ex truck's side. Fowl Wheat.—Wanted; lis 4h\, 8s Gil, lis 10.1 per bushel.. Butter.—ln .over-supply; 9.1 to lOd per lb for separator; special brands, Is oer lb; dairy butter, S.l per lb. -Cheese.—Good lines, sJltl to 6d; factory, 6|d and (»<1 per lb. Eggs.—ls 04.1 for stamped; case eggs, to Is per dozen. Bacon.—9d to 9J-.1 per lb; prime rolls, HHd per lb; odd lines, ,'Ud, ;sj ( | and 6d per )b. Tea.—Finest broken orange Pekoe tips, 51b and 101b chests, Is 2d; 25 to oOlb chests, Is Id per lb. Poultry.—Hens, 2s, 2s 2d, 2s Ij'd, 2s oil, 2s 6d, 2s 9d and 3s; cockerels, 2s to 2s 6d; chickens, 9d, Is, la lid, Is 6d, 2s 8(1. 2s lOd, 3s and 3s 3d each; ducklings, 3s, 3s 9d and 4s, Turkey gobblers made ?id to lOd per lb; turkey hens, 71(1: jocks, 6Jd to BJd. Coekelshell Grits.—sa Gil per ewt. Piga,—Wanted, Wo secured Old for all our consignment!. Rieemeal.—7« (3d m bae, Pollard.—Ba (hi Blading Twiu«.—"Kiwi" brand, 42s par ewt; ton lots, £4O per ton. Write for sample ball. Paper Bags.— Specially low quotations to clear.

Spray-Pumps.—Billon's "Little Wonder, " 20s to 50s. Barrel Pump.—Tlio celebrated "Conqueror," £9 16b. Power' Pump.—The "Conqueror," toO, Get particulars. Rabbitskins realised 13Jd to 21d per lb. Hiiles.—7|«[ to B:}d per lb. Calfskins.—BJ<i, !).],| to 10d per lb. Fat.—lßs, 21s to 22s s,|. Horsehair.—ls 6d to Is 7d. ■ Opossum Skins,—None forward. We specially advise early consignments of .pigs, new potatoes, green peas, eggs, cucumbers, cherries, strawberries and tomatoes, REILL», GILL AND COMPANY, AUCTIONEERS ANI* COMMISSION AGENTS, MORAY PLACE, DUNEDIN.