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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 56, 25 February 1902, Page 4

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CANTERBURY MARKETS. Christchurch, Feb. 20. The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free of commission, except where otherwise specified: Wheat: Prime milling, Tuscan 2slld to 3s ; Hunter’s pearl and velvet 2s lid to 3s ; new, 2s 8d to 2s 9d at country stations. Old Oats, (nominal)-2s 4d to 2s 4gd, f.o.b. ; new oats, Is lOd to Is lid ; short feed. Is lid to 2s, at country stations. - - Barley (new)—3s to 3s 3d at country stations. Beans : 2s 8d to 2s 9d, f.o.b! Peas: (nominal). , - Flour (millers’ quotations): Roller £B. Sharps : £4 5s Pollard : £4 5s per ton. Bran : .£3 10s. Oatmeal : £l3 f.o.b. Hay: £2 10s to £2 15s delivered. Oatsbeaf chaff: 45s to 47s 6d at country stations. > Onions : £4 at country stations. Potatoes : Beauty of Hebron, 40s to 45s at country stations.

Grass Seed— : Ryegrass, prime heavy town dressed 4s 3d to 4s 6d, cocksfoot, 3d, ryegrass, Italian, town dressed 4s 6d, cowgrass 6d to 6fd, extra choice 7d. Whie clover, 6d to 8d delivered.

Dairy Produce; Cheese, factory 3|d to 4d, dairy 4d ; butter, factory, local, lid,North Island! Od, dairyßdto 9d, salt (in boxes) 8d ; bacon, hams 5Jd to 6gd ; factory bacon and hams =sd higher, fo.b. . STOCK SALES. Christchurch, Feb 19. Fat cattle—2o2 yarded, mostly light weight heifers and cows. Rather a dull sale, with downward tendency. Steer beef, 16s to 21s; heifers, .£6 5s to £8 and up to £9 5s for extra prime; cows, £5 5s to £7 2s 6d, and up to £8 12s 6d for extra.

Store cattle—A large entry, but a poor sale for young sorts. Fresh conditioned, well-grown cattle selling well. Yearlings, 25s to 27s ; 15 to 18 months. 35s to 56s ; 2-year .steers, .£4 2s 6d to £5 2s 6d ; do, heifers, £3 2s 6d to £3 9s 6d ; 3-year steers, £5 15s; do heifers, £5 15s ; dry cows, £2 to £3 10s ; dairy cows. best,,. L 7 to L 9 ; others, L 4 to L 6.

Fat slieep—37oo penned, mostly ewes, with a number of North Island freezers. The entry sold at a slight advance for best, and ewes showed an improved sale, but sold irregularly. A few prime wethers, 18s 6d to 19s; best freezers, 15s to 17s ; lighter, 13s to 14s 6d ; best ewes, 12s 6d to 14s 6d ; others, down to 6s 9d ; ordinary merino, wethers, 7s 3d to 11s: prime, 11s 3d to 13s 6d.

Fat lambs—22ls penned, mostly unfinished sorts. There was a good sale, considering the quality. 1256 were taken for export at 12s to 13s 6d, and 14s to 14s 8d for extra prime ; 3365 butchers, 10s 4d to 13s 6d ; 150 graziers, 9s 6d to 10s 7d. Nearly 500 were passed at 7s to 13s lOd. Store sheep—-9295, mostly wethers and* ewes. The bulk were inferior sheep from the North Island and Marlborough, and a dull sale resulted in nearly half being withdrawn. A few forward wethers, 11s 6d to 13s; others, 8s lOd ; good ewes, 11s to 13s ; fair, 8s to 10s 6d, others, ,5s 6d to 7s 6d ; good lambs, 8s to 10s ild ; others, 4s 4d to 7s 6d. -

Pigs—Bso yarded, including a lot of unfinished sorts in fat pens. Fats were down and good stores sold well for stubble , purposes. Baconers, 36s to 545, equal to 3|d to 4d per lb ; porkers 35s to 365, equal to 4:d to , 4|d ; large stores, 15s to 28s“;‘ sifialler, 10s to 14s; suckers, and weaners, 5s to 9s.

.. Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co, (in conjunction with Messrs Abraham and Williams) reppipb that at; their 1 sale at Johnsonville, near Wellington, on Friday last as follows :—A small entry of beasts 'to-day met; a good demand. The • entry, consisted mostly of heavy.bullocks, from prikie to good qua-* lity, no cow beef being yarded. Best bullocks made from L 9. to L 9 10s; others L 8 to L 8 10s, average 21s per 1001 b. S.: eep wer rather dull of sale. Good ewes made 9s 6d to 10s : wethers, * 10s 9d to 11s 7d ; medium lambs, 8 s to 9s .. PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs Laery and Co., Ltd., report the following wholesale prices on the Wellington produce market:—Wheat, 3s7d to 3s 8d per bushel; oats, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel ; barley 2s 6d. per bushel ; maize’, 3s bushel; flour, £9 per.ton ; pollard, 110 s ton; brail,. 100sper ton; oatmeal, £l4 10s per ton ; chaff, 70s to 75s per- ton ; Canterbury hay, £4 10s per ton ; field beans, 3s 6d per bushel field peas, 4s 3d per bushel; potatoes. L 3 ; ryegrass seed, 4s bushel; cocksfoot seed, 2|d to 3gd lb : onions, Canterbury, L 7, local L 5 to L 6 per ton; butter, prime, 8d per lb ; cheese 5d ; breon 6fd, best factory; hams, 7gd ; rolls, 7|d ; fowls, 2s 9d to 3s per pair ; roiosters, 3s 6d per pair ; ducks 4s per pair; turkeys, hens 8s per pair, gobblers 9s to 13s per paii ; geese, 5s per pair ; fresh eggs, Is 2d* per dozen; cabbages, Is 6d to 3s per sack ; green peas, 3d to 5d per peck; cooking apples, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per case 401 b.