COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Issue 18847, 12 June 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

SOUTHLAND STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKET. Times Office, Friday. The only stock sale during the week was held at Wairio. Entries were very poor and there was a lack of keenness to purchase. This being so, and as there has been practically nothing doing privately, it is pretty well impossible to judge the full state of the market. OATS. —The market is quiet. North Island sellers are offering B grade for forward delivery at 5/8, but it is impossible to buy oats from farmers at this money, and local merchants are asking from 5/8, f.o.b.s.i. To farmers the price remains at about 5/-, on trucks. CHAFF.—There is a good demand, but the market is not as brisk as it was. Prime quality is worth £7, on trucks. POTATOES. —The market is quiet, in sympathy with Canterbury, and merchants are not .eager to pay £5 5/-, sacks included, unless for extra prime. A purchase is reported by a local merchant at £5 5/-, on trucks. RYEGRASS.—The market remains quiet, but firm. Many merchants hi the North Island are devoid of stocks, but they seem afraid to buy until sowing tune comes along. HEMP.—The market is very quiet in sympathy with the London market, but ail offering is being eagerly snapped up for shipment to Australia. CLEARING SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Co, Ltd., report hav- : ing held a clearing sale on June 7 on ac- ! count of Mr Alex. Roy, jnr, Mossburn. [ There was a large attendance of local lar- | mera, and buyers from Mataura, Rivcrsdale, Gore, Wmton, and Otautau were preI sent. Over 300 lots were submitted and bidding was exceptionally spirited, particularly tor horses, which sold well. The sale was one of the best ever held in the Mossburn district. Ample refreshments were provided for everybody present. The following are a few of the prices realised; —• Sheep—BsG 4, 0, 8-tooth ewes 27/9, 123 2-tooth ewes 24/0, 23 wethers at 33/-, 32 lambs at 33/-. Cattle.— Daily cow £l7, cow £l3 10/-, 18 young cattle at £5 5/-. Horses.—Gelding £O4 10/-, do. £52 10/-, do. £SO, do. £4O, mare £4O, 3 aped mares £l4 to £lB. Implements.—Binder £53, binder £sl, grubber £32 10/ (dough £2B, chain liarrows £l9 and £l7, drill £44, waggon £59, dray £4l 10/-. The rest of the implements and sundries sold well under keen competition. WYNDHAM STOCK SALE. THURSDAY, JUNE 10. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co, Ltd, re(>ort that a line yarding of sheep, but an extra small one of cattle came forward. There was a poor demand for all classes and most of the stock offered was passed. Sheep—We sold; 76 s.m. ewes 18/-, 0 rams 15/-. Cattle—ll 2-year-old steers £G, 8 18months’ steers £4. Messrs Hunter Bros, and Rice report having held their usual mid-monthly sale at these yards. There was a fair yarding of sheep, but only a few cattle canto forward. Prices showed a slight decrease throughout, but we managed to dispose of our yarding. We sold as follows: — Sheep—3s 2-tooth wethers at 24/-, 51 at 20/6, 47 2-toofh ewes 24/-. 100 at 22/9, 103 lambs 20/1, 35 at 21/-, 79 at 16/-, 119 4-tooth to f.m. ewes 18/1, S3 f.m. ewes 11/3, 17 at 14/-. Cattle—-Fat steer £lO 2/(i, IS 2-year steers £0 10/-, 2 store cows at £8 2/6. 1 at £4. 2 1 -vear heifers at £3. bull £2, dairy cow £l2 10/-, 1 at £ll 15/-. Pigs—3 weaners at. £1 17/-, 0 at £1 IS/-, 2 at £1 14/-, 1 at £1 10/-. Messrs Henderson ami Co, Ltd, report: A medium yarding of sheep- and a small of cattle came forward. Prices showed a decrease on last sale. Although there was only a small attendance of buyers we quitted the majority of our entry. Our sales were as follow ;

Shcem-ld fat wethers at 30/3, 1 at 34/0, 59 2 and 4-tooth wethers 32/S, ISO at 29/0, 44 at 28/9, 13 fat ewes 30/-, 15 at 29/-, 53 at 25/2, 50 at 22/8, 104 ewes 20/-, 0 dry ewes 13/-, passed- ■ G2 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 73 f. and f.m. owes, 340 m.s. hoggets and 104 wethers. Cattle —Fat cow £9 15/-, 2 fat heifers at £O, 2 cull cows at £3, 1 at £1 12/0. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., report :—A good yarding of sheep were forward. There, was a small attendance of buyers, and prices were again easier. Ewes wore very hard to sell, and lambs and wethers 2/- to 3/- below prices ruling at last sale. Cattle were a poor entry, ivutl all lots were hard to sell. There was no beef forward. We sold: — Sheep-—3l fat ewes 28/5, 90 fat wethers 34/-, 45 at 34/-, OS fat lambs 20/1, 90 m.s. lambs 15/-, 40 at 22/-. 5 at 20/-, 0 at 22/-, 30 wethers 28/-, 18 at 31/10, 102 2tooth ewes 22/-, 0) f. and f. ewes 12/-, 14 ewes 13/1, 00 sound ewes 18/-, 40 at IS/-. Cattle —Fat cow £lO, 1 at £9. 4 stores at £5 2/0, 1 at £4, 2 1-year do. at £3 2/-, 2 1-year heifers at £2 15/-. EDENDALE STOCK SALE. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report: —There was a fair yarding of sheep, but a small one, of cattle. Both classes weie slow of sale and hard to quit. We sold; - Sheep—97 2-tooth wethers 24/ i, 44 lambs 21/9, 85 at 13/-, 19 at 18/9, S at 10/-, 107 at 15/-, 5 cull lambs 4/0, 2 fat do. 30/-, 3 fat wethers 35/0, 2 rams 15/-, 1 at 13/-. Cattle—lD airy cow £lO 10/-, 1 at £lO, 2 at £O, 4 18-month steers £2 15/-, bull £1 10/-, 5 calves 39/-. Aged pony £ls ; sheep dog £2, 1 at 10/-. JERSEY CATTLE. RECORD PRICES AT NEW PLYMOUTH. (Per United Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, June 11. There was a large attendance from all parts of the North Island at a sale of pedigree Jerseys held by Mr Newton King on account of Mr F. W. Cornwall, Bell Block, this afternoon, some record prices being realised. Thirty-three cows totalled 3401 guineas. The best prices were: Rosalind’s Girl, bought by Messrs Murray Bros., Opotiki, 367gns; Belle Malone, bought by Mr Bert Luxton, Omata. 275gns; Kotiro, Murray Bros., 20Igns; Illusion, D. Malone, Riverlea, 175gns; bull Holly Bank Squire, Murray Bros., 220gns. At a clearing sale on account, of Mr C. W. Reube. West-own, on Wednesday, good prices were also obtained: Cows Waiwetu Trump and Lily, A, Sharpe, Mat-apu, 200 gns; Avoca’s Lady, J. Fulton, Whangarata, Auckland, 200gns; and Omato Queen, to Oxcnham, Uruti, IGlgns. CANTERBURY MARKETS. CONDITION OF STAGNATION. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 11. There is a lull in business in the grain and produce lines. Lack of shipping continues to be the bug-bear of merchants. Several steamers have been delayed in unloading, lack of (rucks and labour being jointly responisble in one case, that of the Waitomo, the belated departure of which for northern ports is causing congestion of produce at Lyttelton. The position has never been worse. Coastal boats to and from Auckland, which previously did the return run comfortably in thirteen days,

at ’ “bniop.oi this iHe inadequacy of 'trucks and the handling of those available -is causing delay in the departure of vessels. The position is stagnating business, and With both- merchants and growers it is a case of standing by. There is no quotable change in values, though the circumstances alluded to are having an easing tendency. The rains in Australia remove the prospect of a market there at present values for oats, and the same position applies to chaff. Any business being done in oats is on the basis of 5/- to 5/1 at country stations, and chaff is very firm at late quotations. Potatoes are not changing hands to any extent. The North Island is temporarily well supplied. Quotations remain unaltered. Onions continue to come forward in small parcel? at varying prices according to quality. of which there is a good deal of indifferent.