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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 192, 23 June 1903, Page 4

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Christchurch, June 17

The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.o.h-, Lyttelton, and free ©f commission, except where otherwise

specified : ', . Wheat, Hunter's 3s : 9d per bushel, Tuscan.3s 9d to 3s lOd, Pearl 4s Od at country stations. Oats.-Heavy Canadians Is 9d to Is 10.1, short feed Is 8d to Is 9d, Duns Is 7d to Is 8d and .Danish Is Bd, at country stations. Barley : Prinie 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 country stations. Flour, millers' quotations, Roller j£ 10, Pollard : .£6 ton. Brant .£i os. Oatmeal : .£lO 10s f.o.b. Ryegrass — Well dressed, farmers' parcels, 2s 6d to 3s Od, extra prinie 2s 8d to 3s 3d, Italian ryegrass 3s to 3s 6d; eocksfoot, 111 b. seed 2=§d to 2|d. 131 b seed 3|dto 3Jd. Oatsheaf chaff, £2 -15 s at country stations. s

Potatoes, Early varieties, 70s to 80 _ Derwents 50s ton at country stations Onions, 50s at country stations. Dairy Produce; Cheese, factory 5d t »6d, dairy 54 to 5 g,butter factory,local J Ud per lb, North Island lid, dairy, 9.1 to lOd prime, salt (in boxes) 8d to9d, bacon 8d to 9d, hams 8d to lOd, factory bacon and hams |d higher, fo.b.— ey-s Is 4d dozsn.-Christchurch Press. WELLINGTON PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs George Thomas and Co., fruit and produce auctioneers, Wellington, report prices ruling in the Wellington Market, under date 17th June, as follows : —Dessert apples 7s to 9s od, cooking apples 5s to 6s Od ; cooking pears, 6s per case ; good dessert pears, 8s Od to 10s: onions, 5s Od per cwt ; walnuts, 5d to 6d ; fresh eggs, Is Is lOd per dozen, limed Is 5d dozen ; fowls, 2s 6d to 3s Od, ducks, 4s od, turkeys 10s; pickling onions 12s per cwt ;"honey, at 4d pe'r lb, ■ citron melons, 5s 6d per cwt ; pie melons, 7s 6d por cwt ; chaff, 85s to 95s per ton : oats, I short oats, 2s 2d ; long oats, 2s Id, swedes, 2s 6cl cwt ; quinces 5s per case;pumpkins 6s per sack ; marrows 6s per sack; garlic 15s per cwt;' butter, dairy. 8d to 9d ; cabbages, Is 6d petsack ■; cauliflowers, 7s 6d per sack ; carrots 2s 6d per cwt. STOCK SALES. Christchurch, June 17. There were good entries at the Addington market* today. Fat cattle—27l ! head came forward', mainly fair quality'steers and. heifers. The sale opened weak, but subsequently became brisk, and the prices realised wete slightly in advance of those of last week: Steers, £6 5s /' to .£lO, 15s; heifers £6 15s to LlO 15s : cows L 6 17s 6d to LlO ; beef, 27s to 30s- per* 1001 b. .-■■■■

Fat sheep—A larger yarding thau usual met with keen demand for all of prime quality. Butchers competed eagerly for bast ewes, and going be-, yond the limits of . freezing. - buyer-s, secured the bulk. . Wethers were very firm, and sold at from 6d to 9d per head above last weekW : rates. • Freezing wethers, 18s to 235; extra to 325; lighter •■ 16s to I7s6d, merinos • for freezing 17s 8d to 18s,"Tighter 14s 3d : : young freezing ewes 16s 5d- to 17s 9d; aged lis 9d to 15s, extra prime butch ers' ewes 17s to 19s 9d, medium 14s 6d to 16s 6d ; others lis 3d to 14s ; wethers and maiden ewes, 17s to 20s 6d. Fat lambs—About 2400 were- yarded, including several large lines of prime quality. Butchers* were apparently well supplied, and scarcely touch-

ed the market, but export buyers bought freely in an irregular maiket. Prices as a whole barely touched last week's rates. Tegs 17s 3d to 17s lid ; prime, freezers 14s 6d to 16s lOd ; lighter weights 12s to 14s; butchers' lis to 12s 6d.

Pigs—There was a good entry and a fairly keen demand. Heavy baooners, 48s od to 65s ; lighter 38s to 455, equal to 4|d lb ; porkers 25s to 40s equal to 5d lb ; stores 22s to 25s ; slipj> 10s to 12s 6d. , .