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Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 21, 22 October 1901, Page 4

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CANTERBURY MARKETS. Cheistchurch, Oct 17. The following'are current prices pa : d to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free of commission, except where otherwise specified : Wheat : Hunter's pearl and velvet, 2s 5d to 2s 6d, and Tuscan 2s 6d f.o.b. ' " Oats - : Milling 2s 4d to 2s sd, shoit feed 2s 3d to 2s 4d, duns and Danish 2s 2d to 2s 2|d, f.o.b. Barley : (nominal) malting 2s 3d to 2s 6d, secondary Is 8d to Is 1 Od at countrv stations. Beans : 2s 8d to 2s 9d, f.o.b. Peas : (nominal). Flour (millers' quotations) : Roller, .£6 15s. Sharps : £4. Bran : .£3 10s. Oatmeal : £l3 f.o.b. Oatsheaf charl —35 s 40s at near country stations. Hay: £2 10> t> .£2 15s delivered ; Grass Seed—Ryegrass, farmers' lots, Is 9d to 2s, prime heavy, town chessed 2s 6d to 3s, cocksfoot 2|ol to 2f d, town machine-dressed, 161 b to 171 b old seed 3|d to 3|d, f.0.b., cowgrass 6d to 6|d, extra choice 7d, white clover 6d to Bd, delivered. Dairy Produce; Cheese, factory 4gd to sd, dairy 4d ; butter, factory, local, lid, North Island lOd, dairy 9d to lOd, salt (in boxes) 8d ; bacon, hams, 6d to 6|d ; factory bacon and hams id higher, fo.b. STOCK SALES. Christchurch Oct 18. AtTattersalFson Saturday there was an entry of seventy horses, including a draft of twenty from the North Inland. There was a good all round demand, and a fair clearance was effected. Best draughts made L 33 to L3B 10s. medium, L2O L2B, aged L 5 to Li 6, best saddle and harness horses LIB to L 26, medium LlO to LI 4, hacks L 5 to L 9, unbroken hacks from the North Island L 7 to LlO, tiammers LI 6 to L 23, broken-in saddle and harness horses Ll 4 10s to L2O. Me SSl's Freeman R. Jackson and Co. (in conjunction with Messrs Abraham and Williams) report as to their John- t sonville sale, that they had an average J entry of bullocks of good quality throughout. Notwithstanding tLe presence of a Southern buyer, the demand was not so keen as last week, anol prices were easierby Is per 1001 b. A short supply of sheep were well competed for. The wethers were only light weights, but the ewes were of j prime quality. Only one pen of lambs came forward, for which good value was offered" "and refused. Quotations are :—Best bullocks, .£9 15s to j£lo 5s ; medium weight do, £H 17s 6d to wethers. 14s 6d ; prime ewes, 15s lOd t 0.175; light ewes, 14s 3d; sow in pig, 325. FARM and DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs G. Thomas and Co. report the following" wholesale prices on the Wellington produce market:—Wheat, 3s Id per bushel; broken, 2s 9d per bushel ; oats, 2s 7d to 2s 8d per bushel ; seed, 2s 9d per bushel ; barley, 2s 3d per busbel ; maize, 3s Id per bushel : pollard, £A 15s : bran, .£4 40s per ton ; chaff, .£3 10s per ton ; hay, <£4 10s per ton ; new potatoes, <£l4 per ton ; seed potatoes, <£4 10s to £5 per ton ; onions, American, .£lB per ton ; butter, choice 90l per lb, medium 801 per lb ; bacon, per lb ; hams, per lb ; fowls, 3s 9d to 4s 6d per pair ; ducks, 5s to 5s 6d per pair; turkeys, 7s to 12s per- pair ; geese, 5s 6d per pair per pair; fresh eggs, lOd ; cabb-" ages, Is 6d to 2s 6d per sack ; cauli-

flowers, 5s to 7s per sack ; pumpkins, 4s to 5s per sack : mari-ows, 4s to 4s 6d ; lettuce. Is to Is 6d per dozen ; celeiy. Is to 2s per dozen ; parsnips, 2s to 3s per s ck ; rhubarb, 2s 6d to 6s per dozen ; carrots, 35s to 40s per ton.