MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17288, 2 October 1916, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

POULTRY. Ther6 was an excellem entry of poultry at the saleyards on Saturday. Prices wore exceptionally good tor the prime ■ qualities. Table ohiokens realised 7s 9d to lis Jd, hens Os 3d to 8s 4d, pullets 5s to lis Sd, ducks 7s to 10s 3d, geese 8s fo lis, turkey hens 8s to 16s, turkey gobblers 16s to 32s per pair. Thsro was a good entry of prime quality birds at another saleyards on Saturday. There was, however, an absence of ducks, turkeys and gecte, for which there wis considerable inquiry. Prices realised were as follow:—Hens, 5s lOd to 8s; late pullets, 6s 7d to 8s; roosters, 4s 8d to 10s id. EOGS. The supply of eggs continues very heavy, and is met with equal demand. On Saturday Canterbury Egg Circlo first grades realleged lfl' Id a dozen and seconds Is. LEESTON. . " Entries of stock for Friday's market at Loeston comprised a low umall lines of sheep, CO fai pigs, IBG store pigs and 90 head of cattle. The demand for store, sheep was very keen and prices in consequenco were firm. Fat stock of all kinds so:d ex-

ceptionally well, and store pigs showed a marked advance. Ths prices for stores were much better proport.onaiely than fats. The demand for good dairy cows wasl keen, but few animals of good quality were' offered. Some-of the cattle were -in very pocr condition and there was a fair percentage of young cattle. Tho sheep sales inc'.uded fat ewes at 28s

9d and fat wethers at 23s 3d. Bacon pigs mado 70s 6d to 103 s, porksrs up to 525, largo stores 30s to 565, medium from 21s, small from 13s 3d, sows in pig lo £7, cows in profit £1 5s to £B 7s 6<L springers £3 17s Gd to £lO, fat cows £7 12s 6d to £l], fat steers £d 2s 6d to £lO, store sleers £4 6s to £5 12s 6d, and dry cows £i 13a Gd.

north otago. [From Ocr Corrrspokdekt.] OAMARU, September 30. There is still a umall amount of business passing in this market. A few Hno3 of wheat changed hands at the following .rates: —Velvet, 5s 8d net, delivered at country mill from a cartinj distance; Solid Straw. Tuacan, 4s lOd net, country station; Marshall's White, 4s 9c? net, country station; p. mixed line comprising Velvet, Marshall's White and Sen. sation, 4s net, country station. Potatoes have improved in for freshly picked over table tubers, with few iirstclaßs lots offering. Sales of Up-to-dates have besn made at £7 10s net at country stations, »nd £3 net, delivered Oamaru. CLEARING SALES. Pyiw and Co. report holding a most successful clearing saio -at Lobum, on account of Mr E. Duncan. The followiug prices were realised:—ll2 ewes, with. 1'29 lambs, all counted, 22s 3d; 49 owes, with 60 lambs, all counted, 20s; 43 owes, with 60 lambs, all counted, 16s 3d; 49 ewes, with 56 lambs, all counted, 17s (3d; 21 ©w*s, with 27 lambs, all counted, 17s; 35 ewes, with 38 lambs, a" counted, 17s; 27 ew6s, with 40 lambs, ail counted, 17s 9d; 93. ewes in lamb, 33s Gd; 31 fat owes, 28s 3d; 7 fat wethers, 37a.

Horses—Agod £ls to £27, unbroken horses £ls 10s. Implements—Cambridge roller £ls, two-furrow plough £l4, disc .plough £l*, three-furrow plough £2l ss. Giant harrows £s,' cultivator £ll, disc harrows £ls 103, -i-lenf harrows £6, Mo'Cormick binder £35, drill £&.',■ spring cart £lB. ' The Now Zealand Farmers' Co-operative, Association, Ltd., report having held a clearing sale at Hawarden, in conjunction with Messrs H. Matson and Co., on account q! Mr W. O'Brien, on Thursday last. There was a larsro attendance of buyers, and the bidding throughout was spirited, resulting in fair markot values beinsr obtained through-

out. Some of tho prices are aa loi.ow: Bay gelding, Major, <yrn, £39; brown gelding, Toby, 4yrs, £l3; bay gelding, Baldy, Bya, £25; bay gelding, Pr.uce, syr3, £lb; groy mare, Kate, Vyrs, £25; bay mare, Madam,; 9yrs, £3O; bay mare, Joan, Byrs. £18; chestnut pony, lOyrs, £l2; yearling filly by Goodwood, £2 ss; yearling co'A by Moor's Bride-

groom, £l4 10s. Dairy cows, £6 17s fid to £0; eighteen-months heifer, £7 15s; kali/ 2yrs, £9; 144 ewe 'hoggets, at lis 10d; 15 raerinocs, at 28s; store pi<js>, £.l lfls to. £2 3s; farm dravs, £lO 10s to £l3; binder, £l3; broadoas'.er. £27 10s; Duncan drill,-£3l 10s; stripper, 13; roller, £22; discs, £l6 105.,, . TATTERSALL'S HORSE SALE. There was an entry of 43 horses at Tattorsall's on Saturday. Several uscfui draught

horses oame forward and these were keenly competed for, but in come cases tho .'owners' resevvss were above market value and precluded business being done. Active ..harness horses wore also in demand. Among jthe saleis. were:—Account of a. client, haek-geid-' ing, £11; R. M'Phorson (Lakeside), four-year old marc, £27; C. Driscoll (Kaiapoi), aged child's pony, £lO 10a; cliont, aged draught

mare, £l3, aged mare £ls; client, accd harness gelding, £'J; F. Heron (Belfast), three-year-old maTo, £l9 10s. Other sales of- harness horses were made at £5, £6 10s, £7 and £S 103, and down to £1 for old .and useless animals. SALE OF ROMNEY RAM HOGGETS'. The New Zealand Farmers'" , Co-operative Association of Canterbury, L'.d.,' report having sold to Mr M. J. Dixon,-"West Eyrcton, on account of Mk W. A. Bftxter. of Kelao, all hio Homnoy ram hoge-ets, 140 in number, for delivery in February ttestf.'ttt n satisfactory figure. Mr Baxter's flock -was founded

in 1907 by the purchase ! of- 'SO ewes from J. B. Logon ox:d subsequent purchases of ewes from t'ho flocks of J. B. Keid.J. F. Reid. W. Dickson and J. B. Logan. The sires used wero tho bstt procurable and include rams from the following ratfed breeders:—John Millor, W. O Ladbrook and Son, J. B. Logan. J. F. Reid. D. Murray and T. L. 'Barn-hill..- These sheep.' were-reared under natural conditions op fairly high country and are notable for their, sirens constitutions, good bono and heavy fleece. As Mr Dixon has purchased more rams thnn ho will «-' quiro;-for 'his <vwn r uee, he is. prepared to sell a limited number at,a reasonable price. 6