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Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 122, 14 October 1902, Page 4

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Christchurch, Oct 10. The following are current prices paid, to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free of commission, except where otherwise. * specified : J "Wheat : Hunter’s, and Tuscan, 3s i lid, Pearl 4s to 4s Id at country stations. . , Oats.—Long feed 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; short feed oats, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; milling ! Canadians 2s 6d at country stations. Barley (new) —3s to ’3s 6d at country 1 stations. { Flour (millers’ quotations): Roller { XIO 10s. 1 Pollard : X-5 10s ton. 1 Bran : X 5 10s. 1 Oatmeal: Xl4 f.o.b. ' Oatsheaf chaff: 70s to 75s Od atcountry stations. Onions : X 3 Os at country stations. Potatoes : Derwents, nominal, 75s 1 at country stations. i Grass Seed —Ryegrass, prime heavy ( town dressed 4s 3d to 4s 6d, cocksfoot 3d to 3|d, ryegrass, Italian, town dressed 4s 6d. Dairy Produce ; Cheese, factory 5d to s|d, dairy 4|d to 5d ; butter, factory local, 11 |d, North Island lid, dairy 1 Od, salt (in boxes) 9d ; bacon, hams ' 7d to 8d ; factory bacon and hams, id higher, fo.b. —Christchurch Press. i WELLINGTON PRODUCE RE- 1 PORT. ; Wheat (fowls’), 3s 8d to 3s 10d per 1 bushel, feed oats 3s Id to 3s 3d, Tar- • tariau seed 3s sd, dun oats 3s 2d. black oats 3s 3d, barley 3s 3d bushel, maize 4s 6d bushel, flour XII, pollard 135 s ton, bran 130 s ton, oatmeal Xl4los ton, oatsheaf chaff X 5 5s to X 5 10s ton, hay X 4 10s ton, horse beans 4s 3d bushel, I seed potatoes, Fluke Kidney X 5 10s, Breeze’s Prolific, Magnum Bonum, seed derwents 90s, Derwegts 955; onions, Spanish Xl2, American XI 6 a | ton ; cheese s|d, factoty; bacon, Bd, J best factory ; hamsß|d, rolls B|d, prime j butter lOd lb, fowls 4s to 4s 9d pair ; ducks 5s 6d to 6s pair ; turkeys, hens 7s to 8s pair, gobblers 9s to 11s pair, geese 5s 6d pair, fresh eggs lid dozen, cabbages 5s to 7s sack, cauliflowers 14s to 18s sack for choice; pumpkins X 3 10s to X 4 ton, cooking apples 5s to 6s 401 b case ; dessert apples 6s to 9s 401 b case ; red carrots 60s ; swedes 80s ton ; parsnips 10s to 12s sack; rhubarb 5s to 7s dozen. STOCK SALES. Christchurch, October Bth. At Addington to-day the fat cattle numbered 196. They were a mixed entry. Owing to exporters and butoheis having satisfied their wants in North Otago and Southland, the demaud was not so keen, and there was a decline of 2s 6d per 1001 b, beef selling at 27s to 32s 6d. Prime steers Lll to LI 4, others L 6 12s 6d to LlO, prime heifers LlO to LIS 2s 6d, others L 5 12s 6d to L 9, prime cows L 9 to LI3, others Lsss to LB. Store cattle —300. There was improved demand. Calves 17s, yearlings LI 15s to LI 19s, 15 and 18-months L2 7s to L2 19s 6d, 2-year steers L 4 6-,> heifers L 3 15s to L 3 19s 6d, 3-year Hteers L 5 14s to L 5 15s, heifers L 5, dairy cows L2 10s to L 4, dairy cows L 3 15s to L 9. Fat sheep —3000, mostly prime crossbred and merino wethers. There ' was great- scarcity of ew T es. Good sheep showed a rise of fully Is 6d. Prime wethers 23s to 245, freezers 18s 6d to 22s Bd, light 14s 9d to 17s 6d, shorn wethers 17s 4d, prime heavy ewes 20s to 23s 2d, good wethers 16s to 20s Bd, ewes 12s 4d. Fat lambs —60 sold at 14s 6d to 17s 3d, others 9s 6d to 14s. Store sheep —A mixed entiy of 3388

There was slightly improved demand for hoggets, but other sorts /were hard to quit at vendors’ reserves, and more than half the yarding was withdrawn. Wethers lA$ Id to 15s large line of shorn passed at 8s lOd, ewes and lambs 8s 3d to 9s Id all counted, hoggets 8s to 10s 6d. Pigs—About 400. There was im proved demand for all sorts. Baconers 38s to 545, porkers 25s to 37s good stores 14s to 225, small 6s to 10s 6d.

Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co. in conjunction with Messrs Abraham and Williams, report on their stock sale at Johnsonville on Tuesday last as follows : —A small entry of bullocks of prime quality sold freely. We quote beef at 30s per 1001 b, a few pens bringing up to 325, best bullocks XI3 15s to XI4 ss, .LI2 12s 6d and XI3 10s; others XII 7s 6d to XI2 10s. There was a smaller entry of sheep than last week. The ewes were of good quality ; and wethers with the exception of one pen, were only stores. Best ewes 14s 6d to 15s 3d ; wethers 17s Id ; others 12s Id ; stores 10s 6d. Two pens of lambs made 12s and 13s.