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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 202, 28 July 1903, Page 4

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Christchurch, July 22

The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, and free com mission, except where otherwise specified: Wheat, Hunter’s 3s 8d to 3s 9d per bushel, Tuscan 3s 8d to 3s 9d, Pearl 3s lOd so 3s lid at country stations. Oats.—Heavy Canadians Is 8d to Is 8 Id, short feed .Is 6d to Is 7d, Dims is 6d and Danish Is 5d to Is 6d, at country stations. Barley : Prime malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; ‘feed, nominal, 2s 7d to 2s 8d at country stations. Flour, millers’ quotations, Roller £ 10. Pollard :£5 ton. Bran : £4 Os. Oatmeal: £lO 10s f.o.b. Ryegrass— Well dressed farmers’ parcels, 2s 6d to 3s Od, extra prime 2s 9.1 to 3s 3d, Italian ryegrass 3s to 3s 6d; cxiksfoot, 111 b seed 2|d to 2|d, 131 b seed 3d to 3gd. Oatsheaf chaff, £2 12s 6d to £2 15s at country stations. Potatoes, -Early Rose L 3 lOs, kidneys L 4, Derwents L2 5s to L2 7s 6d at country stations. Onions, 40s at country stations. Dairy Produce; Cheese, factory 5d to6d, dairy 5d to s£, butter factory,local 11 Id per lb, North Island lid, dairy, 91 to lOd prime, salt (in boxes) 81 to 9d, bacon Sd to 9d, hams 8g to 9|d, factory bacon and hams |d higher, fo.b.— eggs Is 4d dozen.—Christchurch Press. STOGKSALES. Christchurch, July 32, There was. a fail attendance at the Addington market to-day. Fat cattle—lßß head came forward, and met spirited competition. Prices showed a marked rise, and beef was valued at from 29s to 32s 6d per 100 lbs. Steers, £7 10s to £l4 5s ; heifer*, £6 to .£ll ss; cows, £5 15s to .£l3 ss. Fat sheep—There was a large yarding, including a good proportion of prime wethers and young ewes. Foithese competition was very brisk, and the high prices ruling recently were exceeded. Freezing buyers bought very few ewes, but competed keenly for wetiers. Even unfinished ewes were eagerly snapped up by butchers at from 13s to 16s, whilst for prime quality auctioneers had no difficulty in getting over 10s. The range of prices was: Prime crossbred wet.heis, 21s to 27s 3d lighter 17s 3d 'to 20s; prime merino wethers, 17s 6d to 22s 3d ; lighter, 15s prime wethers and ewes, 18s 9d to 23s 9 1 ; unfinished 16s to 17s 6d ; prime ewes 20s to 24s 3d ; medium, 17s 3d to 19s 9<i ; light 13s to 16s. Fat lambs—The yarding of about 850 comprised very mixed quality, and there were not many really prime pens. Prices were on a par with last week’s. Tegs, 17s 6d to 2is ; freezers, 133 3d to 173; butchers’ 12s 6d to 18s gd. Pigs—The yarding was small, and all good sorts sold readily at last week’s rates, Dest porkers showing a slight rise. Choppers, to 15s; baconers, 45s to 60s, equal to gd per lb ; porkers 33s to 445, equal to 6d per lb.