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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 190, 16 June 1903, Page 4

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Christchurch, June 10. i The following are current prices paid | to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free j v <f commission, except where otherwise specified : ' j Wheat, Hunter’s 3s 9d ’per | bushel, Tuscan 3s 9d to 3s 103, Pearl | 4s Od at country stations. I Oats.—Heavy 1 Canadians Is 9d to Is | lOd, short feed Is 8d to Is 9d, Duns | is 7d to Is 8d Danish Is 7d to Is Bd, ! at country stations. ‘ • Barley : Prime malting, 3s Od to 3s 3d ; secondary quality, 2s 9d, to 3s at country stations. Peas : Blue Prussians 5s 9d, Partridge 3s 6d to 3s 9d, at countf-y stations. Flour, millers’ quotations, Poller .£lO. Pollard : <£6 ton. Bran : £4 Os. Oatmeal £lO 10s f.o.b. Ryegrass— Well dressed farmers’ parcels, 2s 6d*to 3s Od, extra prime 2s 9d to 3s 3d, Italian ryegrass 3s to 3s 6d; cocksfoot, 11 lb seed to 2fd, 131 b seed to 3 jd. Oatsheaf chaff, 50s to 55s at J country stations. s Potatoes,' Early varieties, 70s to 80 Derwents 50s ton at country stationsOnions, 50s at country stations. Dairy Produce; Cheese, factory 5d to6d, dairy 5d to SJ, butter factory,local lOidper lb,-North Island lid, dairy, Bd'to 9d prime, salt (in boxes) Bdto 9d, bacon 9d, liamstolOd; factory bacon and hams §d higher, fo.b.—Christchurch Press. —o— WELLINGTON PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs George Thomas and Co., fruit and produce auctioneers, Wellington, r eport prices-ruling in the Wellington Market, under date 10th June, as follows : —Dessert apples 6s to 9s Od, cooking apples ss'. to 6s Od ; cooking pears, 6s per case ; good dessert pears, 6s 6d to 10s: onions, 5s Od per cwt ; walnuts, s|d to 6d ; fresh eggs, 2s T.o 2s 2d per dozen, limed Is 5d dozen ; fowls, 2s 6d to 3s 3d, ducks, 4s 6d, turkeys 10s; pickling onions 12s per cwt ; honey, at 4d per lb, citron melons, 5s 6d per cwt ; pie melons, 7s 6d per cwt ; chaff, 80s per ton : oats, short oats, 2s 3d ; long pats, 2s Id, swedes, 2s 6d cwt ; quinces 5s per case; pumpkins 6s per sack ; marrows 6s per sack ; garlic 15s per cwt ; grapes Is to Is 6d lb ; french -beans 3d lb ; cape gooseberries 6d per lb. STOCK SALES. Messrs Freeman 11. Jackson and Co., in conjunction with Messrs Abraham and Willia'ms, report on their sale a,t Johnsonville on Thursday last as f fflows :—A poor entry of prime bullocks came forward. Bidding for the heavy lot was keen. Beef made 25s per 1001bs. s Best bullocks £lO 17s 6d to £ll, others £lO to £lO 15s. A good entry of prime sheep met a keen sals. Best wethers 15s 8d to 16s lid, others 15s Gd ; best ewes l'4s IQd, others 13s Id to 14s 6d, light 12s lid to 13s 4d ; lambs 10s ‘Od.

Christchurch, June 10

All classes of stock-were well represented at Addington market today, and there was a large attendande. Fat cattle—23B. head came forward, the entry including a' fair proportion of steers and some good heifers. , The sale opened poorly, and though it improved subsequently, it was irregular throughout, Steers £7 to £ll, heifers~£6 15s to £lO 2s 6.d, cows £5 10s to £9 2s 6d. Beef ruled from 26s to 29s per 1001 b. Fat sheep —Though the entry was huger than. . usual the sale opened briskly, but as it went on competition became less keen, and as a whole business was somewhat disappointing. Primest quality freezing sheep maintained their Values, but medium quality and lightest weights were decidedly

easier. Batchers’ ewes were eagerly competed tor at prices a shade lower than those ruling last week. Extra heavy wethers 26s to 445, best freezing wethers 18s to 21s 3d, lighter 15s lid t0.17s fid, best butchers’ ewes 15s to 20s, others 11s to 14s 6d.

Fat lambs—The 3000 yarded met keen demand, export buyers operating freely. Tegs 17s to 17s 9d, freezers 13s 6d to 16s 6d, butchers’ 8s 9d to 14s.

Pigs: A fair yarding. The sale .vas a dragging one, and prices showed a further decline. Baconers 47s 6d to 575, equal to 4d per lb ; porkers 32s 6d to 42s fid, equal to 4|d ; stores IBs to 265, slips 10s to IBs, weaners 5s to 10s.