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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 90, 24 June 1902, Page 4

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CANTERBURY MARKETS. " Christchurch, June 20. The following are current prices paid to farmers,. f.o.b. r Lyttelton, and free of commission, except where otherwise specified - - - v~y. Wheat : Hunter’s, Pearl and Tuscan, 3s 9gd‘ to 3s lOd at country stations. Oats. —Long feed, 2s 3d ; short feed oats, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; milling Canadians 2s 6d at country stations. Barley (new)- —3s to 3s 6d at country stations. Peas : Partridge, 3s to 3s 6d ; Blue Prussians 5s 6d to 5s 9dat country stations. Beans—3s to 3s 3d, at country stations. . Flour (millers’ quotations) : Roller .£lO 10s. Pollard : £5 10s ton. Bran : £4 10s. Oatmeal : £ls f.o.b. Oatsbeaf chaff : 80s at country stations. Onions : £4 0s at country stations. Potatoes : Beauty of Hebron £4 ; kidneys for forward delivery, 80s to 85s, and derwents £2 15s at country stations. Grass Seed —Ryegrass, prime heavy town dressed 4s 3d to 4s 6d, cocksfoot 3 b d to 3|d, ryegrass, Italian, town dressed 4s 6d. Dairy Produce; Cheese, factory 4|d to sd, dairy 4d to 4gd ; butter, factory local, Is Id, North Island Is, dairy 10d,salt (in boxes) 9d ; bacon, hams, 6d to 7d ; factory bacon and hams, higher, fo.b.

STOCK SALES. Christchurch, June 18. At the Addington market there was a large yaiding of fat cattle and slight weakening in prices, beef ruling at f om 19s to 24s per 1001 b. Prime steers made from £9 to £ll, others £6 to £8 10s, heifers £5 to £B, prime cows £8 to £9 17s 6d, others £4 Iss to £7. . Fat sheep —The bulk of yarding were ewes, many of which were of indifferent quality. Really good wethers were rather scarce, owing partly to un-sati.-factory news from London. Freezing buyers had reduced their limits for C>th wethers and ewes, and although t e sale opened fairly well, it had not proceeded far before a sharp decline took place. Before the close many lines were withdrawn. On the whole, a dron of fully from Is 6d to 2-! per head ca-n be recorded in both wethers and ewes. A few prime heavy weight wethers were taken by butchers at from 18s 7d to 20s 4d while those tiken f >r freezing made from 1 os to 18s (VI. Unfinished sorts sold as low as G4s. Prime-"heavy-ewes for local trade brought -14 s 6d to 16s 1< . those taken for export made from 8s 6d to 13s 9d, and inferior sorts down to 7s 6d. Fat lambs —About 1000 came for-, ward, very few of which were of good quality. Considering the entry, a fair sale resulted, the bulk being taken for export at, 10s to 12s lid, unfinished sorts 8s 6 1 to 9s 3d. Pigs —The high prices ruling lately, owing t> small markets, caused a vei y heavy yarding to come forward this week. All classes .were easier, baconei*i showing a decline of 4s per bead, while small stores were hardly saleable. Baconers sold at from 33s 6d to 48s 6d and up to 50s for extra heavy averaging 3 . d per lb, porkers 22s to 31s, equal to 3|d and 4d per lb, stores 9s t,> ISs, weaners 4s 6a to Bs, afid suckers I s G 1 tr > ss. Dunedin, June 18. At Bumside-market 172 cattle were yarded* prices, ruling firm at last week’s

rates, q Best bullocks £lO to £ll 17s 6d, medium £8; to £9 / 15s, best cows and heifers £6 10s to £8 2s 6d,-medium; £5 to £6 2s 6d. Sheep —2963 were penrjed, prices ruling about the sa-itfe as last week. Best 1 w.eth.ers ; 16s tp • ;1.75• 6d, extra heavy 925, medium 14s .to 15s 6d, -best ewes 14s to 15s 9d; extra beayy up to 19s 6d,.medium 12s 6d to 13s 9d. ■/ Lambs -669 were yarded. Prices ruled slightly lower than last week. Best lambs 9s 6d to 11s, and 8s to 9s, others 6s to 7s 6d. ' Pigs —132 were penned. All classes met a fair demand and sold at prices in favour of vendors.

The following are the wholesale selling prices on the Wellington produce market .-——Wheat (fowls’) 3s 8d to 3s. 9d bushel, feed oats 3s Id to. 3s 2d, dun pats 3s Id, barley 3s 3d to 3s 6d bushel, rye-corn 4s bushel, four £1 It ton, pollard 130 s tonjjxran 115 s ton, oatmeal £l4 10s ton', oatsheaf chaff £5 to £5 5s ton, Canterbury hay, L 4 10s ton, partridge peas 4s, horse beans; 4s 3d bushel, cocksfoot seed dressed to farmers’ parcels 3d to 3|dlb, seed potatoes Beauty of Hebron,, Early Rose L 6, prime Derwents 90s, Up-to-date, Peach Blossom, Victory,’ Yermonts all at 100 s, onions L 6 to L 7 ton, dairy butter 10d lb, cheese factory ; bacon 6|d, best factory ; hams, 7gd, rolls 7|d, fowls 2s 6d to 3s 3d pair, clucks 3s 6d to 4s pair, turkeys hens 8s pair, gobblers 9s to 11s pair, geese 5s pair, fresh eggs Is lOd to 2s, limed eggs Is 3d to .Is 4d dozen, cabbages 3s to 4s sack,.cauliflowers 6s to 10s 6d sack, pumpkins L2 per ton, marrows 3s to 4s sack, cooking apples 3s to 5s per 401 b case, dessert apples 5s to 8s 401 b case, carrots 40s, swedes 40s ton, wild ducks 4s to, 4s 6d pair, quail Is 6d per brace, pigeons 2s 6d pair, pheasants 8s brace, hares Is 6d to 2s each.