COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Issue 18853, 19 June 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

SOUTHLAND STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Times Office, Friday, June 18. There is very little alteration to report in the stock market from last week. Very little stuff has come forward, but most of it has met with a ready demand. Fat cattle on offer have not been of high quality, but prices have shown an advance on account of butchers' operations. Store cattle have not been of exceptional quality either, and the market is practically dead. Tire yardings at auction sales of fat sheep have beeq, small, and very few lines of heavyvveights are being offered Prices for mediums are on a par with late rates, but there is a good demand for well finished heavy ewes and wethers. Prices in this class show a slight increase. The store sheep market for wethers and hogget.s has hardened considerably and prices obtained at a country sale yesterday showed an advance in the former of from 3/- to 5/- per head. The demand for ewes slackened considerably.

OATS. —The market is quiet and there is very little offering from the country'. Stocks in merchants’ hands are not large and are firmly held for 5/10 to 5/11 for B grade, f.0.b.5.i., Bluff. On lire prices that have been paid to farmers this season these prices leave practically no profit. CHAFF.-—There is a good demand both locally and for shipment. Prime quality is worth £7, on trucks. POTATOES.— Local retailers seem now to have secured ample supplies, and, owing to the low prices in Canterbury, there is no shipping demand warranting the prices that have been paid to local growers. Purchases have been made at from £5 5/- to £5 10/on trucks, sacks in, but even at these figures merchants are not anxious to buy as they are still above the Canterbury parity. RYEGRASS.—A sale was made this week of a 30-pound dressed seed at 10/-, and there are now a good many inquiries. It is expected that the market will be more active during the next day or two. HEMP.—The market is very quiet in view of the easy feeling in London, but there is not a great deal available. Tow has been in very active demand and nearly the whole of the available supplies have been shipped. WINTON STOCK SALE. There was a large yarding at the Winton stock sale on Thursday, and bidding throughout was spirited. Prices were fully 4/- better till round than at the Olautau sale, and 2/- better than at last Winton sale. Farmers’ Co.-operative Assn, Ltd.:—2 cows £4 15/-, 4 heifers £4 11/-, 4 at £7 7/6, 1 at £2 12/6, 1 cow £l6 2/6, dairy heifers £ll 5/-, £ll 0/-, £l2 7/6, £ll 10/-, heifer £2 12/G,fi 2 empty cows £5, heifers £7 10/- and £B. 1 cow £4, 4 heifers £6 7/6, 1 cow £lO, 1 cow £9, 1 fat cow £l4. Sheep—2s7 lambs 22/-, 20 at 15/-, 30 at 21/0, SO at 25/3, 85 at 25/-, 100 at 22/-, 50 2-tooth ewes 28/-, 50 4 and 6tooth ewes 24/4, 27 2-tooth wethers 20/3, 9 wethers 40/9, 188 at 25/10, 99 at 22/5, 15 ewes 25/6, 19 at 15/6, 50 at 17/-, 70 at 21/3, 27 2-tooth wethers 23/2, 23 at 25/9, 211 at 36/-, 0 rams 24/6, 96 lambs 21/11, pen at 16/9. 70 acres turnips—£s per acre. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd. —54 4-tooth wethers 35/-, 79 2-tooth ewes 25/5, S3 2-tooth wethers 27/7. 94 m.s. lambs 24/7, 80 at 22/7, 50 wethers 21/4, 22 f. and f. ewes 10/4, 52 lambs 13/-, 09 at 14/1, 102 2-tooth wethers 27/-, SO 4tooth ewes 54/6, 75 4 and 6-tooth ewes 27/3, 93 2-tooth wethers 26/9, 74 4-tooth wethers 33/-, 34 m.s. lambs 23/6, 75 4 and 6-tooth ewes 28/9. 50 m.s. lambs 22/1. Cattle.-- Dairy cows £ls 10/-, £lO, 5 steers £3 7/6. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having yarded 1500 sheep and SO head of rattle and cleared the whole of the yarding at satisfactory prices. The following are some of the sales: -Account H. Cowie, 121 ewe hoggets at 29/9 ; account Trustees late Jas. Keith, 212 lambs at 22/-, 93 iambs at 19/6; account Philip Gerrard, 27 lambs at IS/-; account Charles Clark, 205 lambs at 19/1. IS2 lambs at 17/3; account William Hamilton, 50 lambs at 20/6; account W. L. Andrews, 154 lambs at 28/4, 41 wethers at 28/3, 15 lambs at 16/9; account Poynter Bros., 12 lambs at 19/-, 10 ewes at 23/6; account G. F. B. Poynter, 67 lambs at 21/6; account Duncan McDonald. 91 wethers at 31/1; account Donald McKerchar, 55 lambs at 24/-, 12 lambs at 13/10; account A. Langmuir, 32 ewes at 16/-; account Miss F. McNeil, 1 cow at £l6 7/6; account Inn. McLean, 7 calves at 37/-, 1 empty cow at £3 5/-; account D. Johnstone, J cow at £O. 1 heifer at £4, i heifer at £3; account T. M. Stewart. 11 steers at £5 10 '-; account A. Langmuir, 1 ■steer at. £l2; account Win. Rabbit, jnr., 9 steers at £7 12/6; account G. Mathews, 1 cow at £4; account J. N. Thompson, 1 cow at £l6 10/-. CANTERBURY MARKETS. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, June IS. Business is lifeless in grain and produce lines, due to the shortage of shipping. The stores are full, and merchants are negotiating little business. The sale of oats in Dunedin is not regarded as a forerunner of extensive trade opening up with the Commonwealth, particularly at present quotations. The potato market is stagnant, merchants holding stocks for which shipping is not available. Quotations are £3 10/- to £3 15/- at country slat ions. It is understood that a recent shipment of onions to Sydney realised very disappointing values, freight and duty eating up the bulk of the price realised. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Press Assm.-—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOL 7 RNE, June 18. Barley. English, 7/- to 8/- per bushel; Cape, 6/S to 7/-. Oats, Algerian, ,5/10 to 6/2 per bushel. Potatoes, £l4 to £l4 10/per ton. Onions, £l2 to £l3 10/-.