COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7064, 9 February 1893, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

' (By Tbmsbaph.) ADDINGTON LIVE STUCK MARKET. .CHRISTCHURCH. February 8. CATTLE. A small supply of fat cattle met with a fair demaud. Prices remained about on a par w;ith those of last week. There were but few store cattle yarded, and sales were unimportant. In dairy cows there was a strong demand. Good sorts sold at a considerable advance oh late rates, prices ranging from ,£8 to £9, second quality £5 to £7los. . . MGS, About the same as last week, and the high range of prices ruling were fully maintained. Porkers 18s to 80s, baconers to 4Ss. .. .SHEEP. ' There was a good entry of store sheep and a satisfactory demand. Good crossbred ewes sold up to 14s 3d, and crossbred lambs lls Id. The entry of fat lambs was very large, and the demand was. again good, though a little easier towards the close when requirements had been satisfied. Best pens sold from 12s fid to Us, medium 10s 3d to lls fid. In fat sheep, including some very good quality lots, prices were about on a par with last week’s sales.: Crossbred wethers 14s fid to 17s 2d, wethers and maiden ewes 12s 9d to 15s fid, dry crossbred ewes 14s 9dtolfia 3d, merino wethers 10s 4d to lls 81, and some prime so ts up toT4s Id. . .BURNSIDE MARKETS. DUNEDIN. February 8. CATTLE. The entry of fat cattle was 136 head, chiefly cattle of old quality, with a few pens extra prime. - There was a good attendance of the trade, and prices showed an improvement on last -week. Best bullocks brought from £8 to ,£9103, medium to good £6IOB to £7 17s fid, light weights £5 10s ,to £6 ss, best cows £6 5s to. £7 12s. fid, medium £5 to £6 ss, light weights and aged'£3 5s to £4l7s fid. •* SHEEP. 2159 fat sheep were penned, comprising 1659 crossbreds and 500 merinos. The quality, ranged from medium to good, with a few pens extra-prime. The . demand for best quality ■ was fair, and prices were nearly up to last week’s. Ordinal quality bad less attention, and towards the close of the day were difficult to sell. Best crossbred ewes fetched . 13s to 13s 9d, light weights and medium quality 10s to 12s 3d, best merino wethers 9a to 12s, other sorts 7s fid to 8s fid. GEAIN. Wheat—There is; nothing that might be in any way-considered favourable to record in regard to the tone of the market since last ,* Locally, nothing is, doing of any consequence. Buyers for local consumption are working off old'stocks.in'order to make , roonv fbrthe new greiu> and are only, purchasing odd lots for mixing. Harvesting has been hardly started yet in the south, and up to the present we have not seen any samples of new wheat, but the prevailing idea is that present quotations will not be maintained when the season’s crop is available. Late quotations ore stUl applicable, say, for best milling 2s 7d to 2s"9d,'extra prime and free from sprout 3s, medium to good 2s 3d to 2s fid, inferior and whole fowls’wheat 2s to 2s 3d, broken Is fid to Is lOd (ex store, sacks weighed in; terms). Oats—No animation of any consequence is apparent in the tone of the market. At the same time there is no lack of buyers, and all offered are freely taken up, although at prices shoving a* slight decline on those lately obtaining. Now arrivals are hardly sufficient for requirements, but holders of lots in store, despairing of better prices being secured, now seem to quit at the beat prices obtainable; which* has somewhat tended to weaken the market and slightly "reduce prices. Prime milling Is 9d to Is 9}d, best short feed bright and plump, la Bid.to Is 9d, medium to yood Is 7sd to Is BJd, inferior Is fid to Is 7d (ex store, sacks extra; net). . Barley—No sales are effected, owing to the market ‘being entirely cleaned out. Nothing ■ ’ will be done till the new crop comes to hand. By all accounts the quantity to come forward is limited, Quotations are nominal.'