COMMERCIAL.
CANTERBURY MARKETS. Christchttrch, Sept 18. The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free of commission, except where otherwise specified : Wheat : Hunter's pearl and velvet, 2ssdto 2s 6d, and Tuscan. 2s 6d to 2s 6=§d f.o.b. Oats : Canadian 2s 2d to 2s2|d, short feed 2s Id to 2s 2d, duns and Danish 2s to 2s Id, f.o.b. Barley : (nominal) malting 2s 3d to 2s 6d, secondary Is 8d to Is lOd at country stations. Beans : 2s 7d to 2s 8d. v f.o.b. Peas : (nominal). Flour (millers' quotations) : Roller, £Q 15s. Sharps : £4. Bran. : .£3 10s. Oatmeal : .£l2 f.o.b. Potatoes : Derwents.£4 5s to .£4 10s at handy country stations. Oatsheaf chaff —4O s 45s at near country stations. Hay : .£2 10s to £2 15s delivered ; primest baled £4 fo.b. Grass Seed—Ryegrass, farmers' lots, Is 3d to Is 6d, heavier. Is 9d to 2s, prune heavy, town di essed 2s 6d to'3s 3d, cocksfoot 2|d tr> t >wnr machinedressed, 161 b tod 71b old seed 'to f.o.b., eowgrass 6d to extra choice 7d, white clover Gd to Bd, deli vert-d. Dairy Produce; Chee-e, factory 4r]dto 3d, dairy 4d to 5u ; factory, local, Is 2d, frozen lid, North Island Is, dairy lid, sr.lt (inboxes) 9d to lOd bacon, hams, 6d to and hams gd higher, fo.b. STOCK SALES. At Tatter-sail's on Saturday there were 55 horses offered, mostly medium worts, and only for the best, of these was there any demand. Draughts made .£l9 10s to .£2B, harness and Kiddle horses £9 a hunter ,£27, and weeds and aged light horses £2 10s and upwards. There were good entries of pigs at Saturday's markets, prices being firmer, light porkers selling at 21s to 28s, stores lis to 18s, and suckers and weaners 4s 9d to 10s. There was a moderate entry of poultry, and all classes, except ducks, sold well, competition for local consumption being keen. Hens made 2s 9d to 3s 3d, pullets 2s 9d to 4s 3d, roosters 3s to 4s 9d, ducks 4s to 5s 6d, turkey cocks 19s to 21s, and hens 5s 6d to 8s 6d, all at per pair. Johxsonville.—-Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co., in coujunction with Messrs Abraham and Williams, quote beef at 22s 6d ; best bullocks, .£9 2s 6d to ,£lO ; others, .£8 15s to £9 7s 6d ; lighter sorts, .£8 to .£8 12s 6d. Best ewes, 15s Id to 15s 3d ; others, 14s 8d to 14s 9d ; lighter wethers, 14s lOd.
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Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 13, 24 September 1901, Page 4
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