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Southland Times, Issue 18816, 8 May 1920, Page 2

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SOUTHLAND STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKET. Times Office, Friday, May 7. During the week there has been a slight hardening tendency in the. sheep market.. At Win ton .sale there was a fair yarding in sheep, and there was a much keener demand than at previous sales of late. At the last Wallaoctown sale there was a poor yarding of store cattle, and the market remains very slack in this line. Fat cattle, towards the beginning of the sale, met with a fair demand which slackened as butchers filled their requirements. Fat sheep, composed mostly of ewes, sold at about 3/per head increase on former sales. OATS.—The market is firmer. North Island buyers are now offering to buy on the basis of 5/8, f.0.b., s.i., for forward delivery for B Cartons, but this is still a long. way below the price Southland farmers are prepared to accept, about 5/1 on trucks at country sidings for A grade Cartons, or equal to about 6/-, f.0.b., S.L, are in demand at from 5/5 to 5/5 on trucks, whilst choice samples would bring more. CHAFF.—The market is firm at £6 IS/-, on tracks, for prime new. The demand is at present purely local, the Auckland market being well supplied in the meantime. POTATOES— Digging is now well forward and sales have been made during the week at £6, on tracks, sacks in. From reports to hand it would appear that ample stocks are available in the South Canterbury and North Otago districts, and in the meantime it does not look as if prices will advance. In fact, during the flush of deliveries prices may ease. HEMP.—There is a good inquiry for the higher grades by the Dominion millers. Good-fair is worth from £37 to £3B, on trucks, but fair grade is not inquired for, and would probably not realise more than £32, on trucks, at the present time.

RYEGRASS.—There is a fairly strong demand for both dressed and undressed. Very few sales, however, have been going through as buyers’ and sellers’ ideas do not agree. WINTON STOCK! SALE. There was a large yarding at the Winton sale on Thursday, and a big attendance. Prices were quite up to last sale, and the bulk of the yarding was cleared. In many instances good values were obtained. Following are some of the sales: — Wright, Stephenson A Co., Ltd.—s calves £1 7/6, fat heifer £l4 10/-, heifer £3 10/-, cow £4, springing cow £l4 15/-, 5 calves £B, 5 do. £lO, 8 steers £5 7/6, 2 pigs £4 10/-, 3 pigs £3 10/-. Sheep—9l ewoe 19/3, 187 2, 4, 8-tooth ewea 24/9, 100 at 24/6, 98 at 24/9, 105 24/3, 62 2-tooth wethers 29/1, 61 ewee 14/6, lOOht 28/2, 58 at 10/1, 178 at 25/6, 69 at 26/-, 100 lambs 17/9, 60 at 21/0, 50 ewes 25/-, 53 2-tooth wethers 25/7, 66 lambs 19/1, 20 ewes 14/-, 26 2 and 4teoth wethers 26/-, 66 ewes 9/9, 155 at 12/-, 60 at 24/9, 164 at 27/9, 60 wethers 19/1. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. —150 ewes 22/8, steers £B, 7 at £7 10/-. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd. —l5O lambs 17/6, 130 at 17/9, 51 at 13/7, 60 at 21/6, 46 at 12/-, 60 at 21/6, 149 at 11/-, 176 at 14/9, 100 m.s. iambs 15/9, 100 wethere 31/1, 38 at 26/4, 90 at 3IA. 86 ewes 12/5, 73 at 24/-, 45 at 22/6, 100 at 15/-, 147 at 15/-, 60 at 19/6, 45 at 19/9, 20 at 31/-, 50 at 21/3, 30 at 19/6. 50 at 13/6, 75 at 11/-, 134 at 17/-, 234 at 23/6. Cattle—s steers £9 15/-, 8 at £5 14/-, 10 at £6 12/6, 1 cow £lO, 5 at £B. Pigs—t at £1 10/-. 2 at 16/-, I at 12/-. Farmers’ Co.-op. Assn., Ltd.—47 f. and f.m ewes 11/-, 25 ewes 24/-, 10 at 30/-, 24 at 21/-, 86 at 26/1,. 29 at 19/3, 4 wethers 23/-, 86 2-tooth ■ ewea 24/-, 250 mjs, lambs 19/-, 69 ewes 28/-, 35 iambs 14/1, 0 ewes 24/-, 292 2, 6 and 8-tooth ewes 28/-, 40 lambs 16/-, 186 6 and 3-tooth ewes 27/7, 25 lambs 17/-, 24 fat ewes 27/-, 51 lambs 20/7, 63 fat ewes 28/3, 52 4tooth ewes 26/-, 132 „ fat ewea 26 /6, 24 lamb# 22/-, 24 nt lambs 16/7, 228 4, 6, 8-tooth ewes 30/-, 255 lambs 18/3, 153 ma. lambs 12/2, 150 lambs 20/-, 50 4 and 6-tooth ewes 23/4, 33 2-tooth ewes 21/1, 21 ewes 9/1, 25 lambs 24/9, 24 fat lambs 25/9, 63 erwes 29/-, 68 lambs 20/3, S3 ewes 29/-. Cattle—B steers £7 10/-, 4 empty heifers £2, 7 heifers £3 10/-, 5 at £4 10/-, 8 at £4 5/-, I heifer calf £1 10/-, dairy cow £l9 10/-, 12 calves £1 6/-, 8 steers £4 6/-, 11 calves £1 2/-, bull £6, 7 calves £1 .12/6, .;mpty cow £4 10/-, heifer £2 10/-, dairy :< o w £2l 5/-, bull £6, dairy cow £l6 10/-. CANTERBURY MARKETS. ■ (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 7. The grain and produce market continues exceptionally quiet. A grade Cartons remain firm at up to 5/- at country stations. Several lines of oats have changed hands during the last few days, but the business has been mostly between merchants, and prices to farmors have not altered. The inquiry for oats is considerably better than hj has been for some time, and the oat market is decidedly firm. The tone of the potato market remains weak, owing to the prevailing shipping difficulties. Growers have been unable to obtain their set prices of £4 10/-, and there is plenty offering at up to £4 6/-. There is no alteration in prices for barley, of which there has not been much offering during the week. Chaff remains firm at recent quotations.

FORAGE SCARCE AND DEAR. POSITION IN NEW SOUTH WALES. <fly Telegraph. — Press Assn.—Copyright. (Australian and NJS. Cable Association.; SYDNEY, May 7. (Received May 7, 10.55 pjn.) Owing to the heavy, demand from the drought areas, forage is scarce and prices are exceptionally high. The price of foodstuffs is leading pooit ry - keepers to make a largo reduction in their stocks. Eggs are scarce, the supplies being smaller and the prices higher than for years. LONDON TALLOW SALES. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Atntrakan and N-Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 6. Taßow—2oo9 casks were offered, and 1(777 sold at an all-round decline of a shilling a cwt. THE VICTORIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, May 7. Barley—GagliA, 6/3 to 6/9; Cape, 6/3 to 6/5. Oats, Algerian willing, 5/74 to 5/84; feed, 5/2 to 5/5. Potatoes, £lO to £lO 10/- per too. Onions, £l2 to £l2 10/-. STARVATION. It is no exaggeration to say that there are n—w and woman starred of their proper nourishment, because indigestion robe them of the good in the food they take. Dieting oa jy aggravates the trouble, and cheats them of wl*t they require. Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabaka soothe and heal the irritated dkastire tract, and help you to digest the food you taka, ao that you gain strength : i o { it. That k jnst what you want. Dr Sbckton’s Digestive Tabnlas do you fnwn the start. Pwaavece with t-v—. and even chronic indigestion will vkbL and you will again enjoy your meab aa ypo wd to. Obtainable everywhere. Keep the krddke waff- "NAZOL” is ana piiMlintain against coughs and colds. Sprinkle baby's pillow. Older children can take .it on sugar. W doaea 1/6.—(Adst,)