THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9469, 11 June 1909, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Sydney, Jane 9. Wheat. —Nominal 6s flour, £l2 10s; oats, Algerian 3a 5d to 2a 6d, white 2s 6d to 2s 8d; barley, Gape 3a to 3s 8d ; maize, 4s 3d ; bran, £5; pollard, £5 10s; potatoea, iasmaniaua £4 10s; onions, New Zealand’£s, Victorian £6 6s to £5 10s, butter, prime 106 s to 110 a; cheese, 7d to Bd, bacon to Bd. , Melbourne, June 9. Wheat, Is ll&d to ss, flour fill 10a, eats, Algerian 1b lid to 2s, Tartarian 2s 6d ; barley, English malting, 4s; Gape, 2s 9d to 2b lid, maize 4s, bran lid. P otatoes £3 to £4, onions £5 6s to £o 10s. Adelaide, June J. Wheat 4s lid, flour £H, bran Is, pollard Is id.

FROZEN MEAT. Press Association. Napier, June 10. The O O. <S; D. Company, London, to-day cabled the following the frozen meat market . Tin nhanse in the mutton and lamb market. First quality lamb has declined Ud in value. Tnere is , lm proved demand for ,}ost ’ lh aD m P S- a have advanced per lb. To-day a are Mutton : Canterbury 5Md ; Napier, Wellington and North Island '2%d. Lamb first quality 4%d, second 4d. Beet, hmcls 4%d, fores 2%d.

ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. Christchurch, June 9. There was a fairly large entry and a good ‘ iattendance. Eat cattle showed a further rise. Store sheep sold well, fat lambs were a little firmer, and fat sheep were weaker in consequence of the heavy en yPigs of all classes showed an easier tendency. There was a very good demand for store sheep m oonaequenoe ofjthe continued fl “ e weather and all descriptions sold at late level ° f Good 89 ’half bred hoggets, mixed sexes, up to 13s, average lines of mixed sexes 9s to 10s 6d, wether hoggets to ils, good sound month merino owes m lamb 9s bd, sound mouth crossbred ewes in good condition 12s to 13s 6d, aged ewes 10s to 11s, forward wethers to 12a bd, others 10s to 11s. ■. Eat lambs: The general range tor prime freezers was 12s to IBs 8d anu heavier weights was 14s to 15s Id, and light sorts 10s to lls 6d. Eat sheep: Prime wethers made 14s to 16a 6d, extra to 17s, lighter lls Id to 13a 20d, prime ewes lls bd tol3s 4d, medium 9s 6d to lls, aged 7s 6d to 9s, merino wethers 9s 6d. Pat cattle: Steers sold at £6 rlOs to £ll 7s 6d, heifers £5 to £8 10s, and cows £4 Is to £8, —equal to 21s Gd to 23s for prime, 19s 6d to 21s lor medium, and 18s to 19s for cow aud inferior per 1001 b. Store oattlei. Yearling 16s, 15 to 18-months 38s, 3-year heifers £3, and dry cows 20s to £3 12a 6d. Dairy oows sold at £6 5s to £lO. . . Figs : Choppers np to £4 os, large baooners 56s to 625, smaller 46s to ' 535, eqnal to per lb, large porkers 40s to 44s 6d, smaller 32s to 88s, equal to 5d to 6d per lb. large stores 80s to 36a, smaller 20s to 255, and ‘ weaners 10s 6d to 12s.

STOCK REPORT. The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile reportAt Himatangi on Monday a medium entry of both sheep and cattle came forward and a good sale resulted. All lines were quitted at auction at prices in favour of the vendor. At Palmerston on Thursday there was a good attendance of buyers and all classes of stock met with good competition, practically everycbing being sold under the hammer. We quote:—Himatangi.— Ewes in lamb 12a 2d, forward wethers 11s 7d cull wethers 6s 9d. Cattle; Weaners small 15s to 16a, store cows 20a, forward cows £2 10s, 3-year steers £2 11s to £3, forward heifers £2 10a, cows in calf £2 2s 6d to £2 12s 6d, springing cows £4 15a to £6. Palmerston North. —Sheep: Aged ewes in lamb 10s 7d, forward ewes, 9s 6d to 9a lid, good lambs 7s 8d to 8s 6d, Cattle ; Weaner heifers good 255, weaner steers 25a 6d, fat cows £5, light fat cows £3 15s to £4, store cows 30s to 37b, forward cows £2 10s lo £2 17s, cows in calf £2 10s to £4. Messrs Abraham & Williams report At Palmerston on Thursday we offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. The attendance was large and bidding was very spirited for all classes of stock. Good breeding ewes and good lambs were very keenly competed for. We have to report a total clearance of sheep and cattle at advanced rates. We quote ;-Sbeep; Four-tooth to s.xn. ewes in lamb 13a Id, 6-tcoth to f.m ewes in lamb 10a, to 10s 6d, lambs fair 7a Id to 7s lOd, medium 6s 7d, small 5a Sd, fat ewea lla 6d to 13s, forward wethers 11s 6d, forward «wea and wethers 10s 6d to lla 6d. Cattle: Speyed heifers £2 16s, fat and forward heifers £4 14a, fat cows £4 to £5 ss, forward cows £3 Is to £3 Bs, 18-months steers £2 0s 6d to £2 2s od, empty oows £2 to £3 la, weaners 30s to 25s 6d, small weaners 8s 6d to 10s, springing heifers £3los, yearling jheifers 255, • Meaara'Dalgety & Oo. # Ltd., repots having held a very successful clearing sale on account of Mr Wm. Follett, of Porewa. There was a very large attendance of buyers and the dairy stock which was the principal feature of the sale met with very keen demand. Prices; Backward springers £4 to £6, August and September oalvers £8 2s 6d to £9 2b 6d, backward springing heifers £8 7a 6d to £8 15s, yearling heifers to 32s 6d, Jersey bull £4.. The whole herd averaged £6 fin 6d. Sows in pig £3 2s 6d to £3 10s, poultry 2s 6d to 7s 6d per pair. A very large quantity of dairy utensils sold at full market prices.